| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Karl Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Derezinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey double dribbles | 27-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Warren Haffner (C) Robert Dorsey, Jerome Owen, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 19:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | George Gough misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 19:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 19:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins's pass is intercepted by Kevin Rudder | 27-25 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp banks in the layup | 29-25 |
| 18:57 | Cal State Fullerton | The short jumper by John White is denied by Scott Sharp | 29-25 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Fullerton | John White tips it in | 29-27 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Oscar Hummel swats the layup by Theodore Korte | 29-27 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Haffner | 29-27 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Wallace Derezinski - foul #1 on Wallace Derezinski, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Robert Sease (SG) George Gough, Kevin Rudder | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:11 | Cal State Fullerton | John White misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Bao Ming (C) Theodore Korte, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 17:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Rudder - foul #1 on Kevin Rudder, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Preston Agar (C) Oscar Hummel | |
| 16:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sharp | 30-27 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bao Ming | 33-27 |
| 15:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski buries a jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Robert Sease (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Karl Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Derezinski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Agar (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:25 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Sam Collins | 33-29 |
| 15:06 | Cal State Fullerton | John White knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Sam Collins is called for the reach on Scott Sharp - foul #3 on Sam Collins, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG), Theodore Korte (SF), Warren Haffner (C) Robert Dorsey, Robert Sease, Kevin Rudder, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Thompson (PG), David Phillips (SG), Stephen Scoggins (SF), Gary Serio (PF), Oscar Hummel (C) Karl Carroll, Wallace Derezinski, John White, Sam Collins, Preston Agar | |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | George Gough connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Theodore Korte | 35-32 |
| 14:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Gary Serio lays it up and in on a great pass from Brandon Thompson | 35-34 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Oscar Hummel steals it from Jerome Owen | 35-34 |
| 13:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Oscar Hummel's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Sharp | 35-34 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Hummel | 35-34 |
| 13:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Brandon Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 13:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Scoggins grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 13:05 | Cal State Fullerton | Warren Haffner steals it from Oscar Hummel | 35-34 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Scoggins - foul #2 on Stephen Scoggins, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Bao Ming (C) George Gough, Jerome Owen, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll (PG), Wallace Derezinski (SG), John White (SF) Brandon Thompson, David Phillips, Stephen Scoggins | |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Bao Ming blocks the short jumper by Wallace Derezinski | 37-34 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Theodore Korte | 37-34 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Sease (SG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF) Kevin Rudder, Scott Sharp | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins (PF), Preston Agar (C) Gary Serio, Oscar Hummel | |
| 11:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SF), Scott Sharp (PF) Theodore Korte, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Robert Sease (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Karl Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Derezinski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Preston Agar (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-34 |
| 11:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:04 | Cal State Fullerton | John White is hacked by Kevin Rudder - foul #2 on Kevin Rudder, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG), Theodore Korte (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF) Robert Sease, Kevin Rudder, Scott Sharp | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 10:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll is fouled on the floor by Robert Dorsey - foul #1 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Sease (SG), Scott Sharp (PF) Jerome Owen, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 10:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Dorsey - foul #2 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF) Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Oscar Hummel (C) Preston Agar | |
| 10:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 10:21 | Cal State Fullerton | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll's pass is intercepted by Jerome Owen in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann's pass is intercepted by Sam Collins | 37-36 |
| 09:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Collins | 37-38 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Theodore Korte (SF), Scott Sharp (PF) Jerome Owen, Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | David Phillips (PG), Stephen Scoggins (SF) Karl Carroll, John White | |
| 09:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Sam Collins - foul #4 on Sam Collins, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann (C) Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Gary Serio (PF) Sam Collins | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Fullerton | David Phillips misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Dorsey - foul #3 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG), Bao Ming (C) Kevin Rudder, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Preston Agar (C) Oscar Hummel | |
| 08:59 | Cal State Fullerton | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Fullerton | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 08:50 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Stephen Scoggins | 39-40 |
| 08:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Gary Serio's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Korte | 39-40 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bao Ming | 39-40 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp misses the shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 08:09 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Wallace Derezinski | 39-40 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 07:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 07:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Scoggins jams it on a great pass from Preston Agar | 39-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bao Ming (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wallace Derezinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Scoggins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Serio (fresh) 5 pts. C - Preston Agar (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the turnaround near the basket | 39-42 |
| 07:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Scoggins gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Stephen Scoggins connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Serio | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 06:37 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Gary Serio | 39-44 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Gary Serio hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Phillips | 39-46 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Theodore Korte | 42-46 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Preston Agar is fouled on the floor by Bao Ming - foul #1 on Bao Ming, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Robert Dorsey, Jerome Owen, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll (PG), John White (SF), Sam Collins (PF), Oscar Hummel (C) David Phillips, Stephen Scoggins, Gary Serio, Preston Agar | |
| 05:27 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski scores on a fadeaway from close range | 42-48 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG) George Gough | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll drills a shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner makes the floater from the left side set up by Robert Dorsey | 46-50 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Dorsey takes the ball from Sam Collins | 46-50 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease scores on a shot from close range | 48-50 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Fullerton | John White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp (PF), Bao Ming (C) Carlos Kuhlmann, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | David Phillips (SG) Wallace Derezinski | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming comes up short on the floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Sease (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Sharp (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Karl Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John White (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Oscar Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Karl Carroll - foul #1 on Karl Carroll, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Robert Sease | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Preston Agar (C) Oscar Hummel | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey makes the 3rd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG) Robert Dorsey, Theodore Korte | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski (SG), Oscar Hummel (C) David Phillips, Preston Agar | |
| 02:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-53 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-53 |
| 02:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Karl Carroll gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:15 | Cal State Fullerton | John White's pass is intercepted by Jerome Owen | 50-53 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-53 |
| 01:38 | Cal State Fullerton | John White misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Sam Collins misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 00:55 | Cal State Fullerton | George Gough steps in front of the Sam Collins pass | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Theodore Korte (SF) George Gough, Kevin Rudder | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar Hummel - foul #1 on Oscar Hummel, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:26 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Wallace Derezinski | 54-53 |
| 00:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Wallace Derezinski misses the shot from the left block | 54-53 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Carroll - foul #2 on Karl Carroll, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Oscar Hummel pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Fullerton | John White makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen's floater is knocked away by Sam Collins | 55-56 |