| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Matthew Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregorio (fresh) 8 pts. C - Sidney Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon inbounds the ball | 41-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Nichols denies the turnaround by Ian Krug | 41-25 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-25 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio tips it in | 41-27 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe blows the layup but the foul's on Lee Miller - foul #1 on Lee Miller, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe makes the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-27 |
| 18:59 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 18:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug is fouled on the floor by James Gregorio - foul #1 on James Gregorio, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| 18:34 | Cal State Northridge | Sidney Nichols steals it from Rafael Holloway | 43-27 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Matthew Gibson | 43-30 |
| 18:07 | Cal State Northridge | James Gregorio is called for the reach on Robert Howe - foul #2 on James Gregorio, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| 17:48 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-30 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio comes up short on the shot from the right side | 43-30 |
| 17:37 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:10 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Gibson is called for the reach on Robert Howe - foul #3 on Matthew Gibson, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter (C) Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (PG), Rene Marino (SG) Matthew Gibson, Lee Miller | |
| 16:56 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 16:55 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon tips it but misses | 43-30 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 43-30 |
| 16:48 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:28 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon is whistled for a carry | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (PG), Jeffery Patton (SG), Gary Messerly (SF), George Baron (C) James Mellen, Robert Howe, Michael Gordon, Ian Krug | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Horace Miller (SF), Mark Bailey (C) Michael Thomas, Sidney Nichols | |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | Timothy Painter swats the short shot by Rene Marino | 43-30 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - George Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Patton (fresh) SF - Gary Messerly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Painter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Horace Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregorio (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Patton is called for the reach on Rene Marino - foul #2 on Jeffery Patton, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway (C) George Baron | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG), Lee Miller (SG) Horace Miller, James Gregorio | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh can't connect on a floater from the left block | 43-30 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the offensive board | 43-30 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Messerly - foul #1 on Gary Messerly, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Ian Krug (PF) Jeffery Patton, Gary Messerly, Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas (SF) Mark Bailey | |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:00 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Howe | 46-31 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 14:21 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Jackson | 48-31 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Rafael Holloway is called for the reach on Lee Miller - foul #1 on Rafael Holloway, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon (SF), Timothy Painter (C) George Jackson, Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Gregorio (PF), Sidney Nichols (C) Heromin Zarrineh, Rene Marino | |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 13:41 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 13:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:09 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-31 |
| 13:08 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:39 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (PG), Jeffery Patton (SG), Rafael Holloway (C) James Mellen, Robert Howe, Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (SG), Rene Marino (SF) Lee Miller, Michael Thomas | |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Heromin Zarrineh - foul #2 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #5 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter (PF) Ian Krug | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 12:02 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Painter snags the defensive board | 53-31 |
| 11:40 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Jackson | 55-31 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Patton (fresh) SF - Michael Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Painter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Matthew Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gregorio (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols buries a floater from the right side | 55-33 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-33 |
| 11:13 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway tips it but misses | 55-33 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Gibson | 55-35 |
| 10:35 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-35 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh gets the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG), Robert Howe (SG), Ian Krug (PF) Jeffery Patton, Michael Gordon, Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), Michael Thomas (SF), Horace Miller (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Matthew Gibson, Rene Marino, James Gregorio, Sidney Nichols | |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lee Miller - foul #2 on Lee Miller, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Baron (C) Timothy Painter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Thomas | 57-37 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe can't connect on a shot from close range | 57-37 |
| 09:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:01 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen is denied on a layup by Mark Bailey | 57-37 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Horace Miller gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Heromin Zarrineh | 57-39 |
| 08:06 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Howe misses the dunk attempt | 57-39 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Horace Miller | 57-39 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Heromin Zarrineh | 57-42 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-42 |
| 07:29 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Mellen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Howe (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ian Krug (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Lee Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Baron - foul #2 on George Baron, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon (SF), Rafael Holloway (C) George Jackson, George Baron | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG), Rene Marino (SG), James Gregorio (PF) Heromin Zarrineh, Lee Miller, Horace Miller | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:56 | Cal State Northridge | Matthew Gibson steps in front of the Ian Krug pass | 59-44 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Patton (PG), Gary Messerly (SG) James Mellen, Robert Howe | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols (C) Mark Bailey | |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 59-44 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 06:10 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 05:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ian Krug knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 61-44 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-44 |
| 05:27 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 05:04 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 05:03 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Gordon snags the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Rafael Holloway comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-44 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio hits a floater from the left side set up by Michael Thomas | 61-46 |
| 04:28 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Mellen (PG), Robert Howe (SG) Jeffery Patton, Gary Messerly | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), Heromin Zarrineh (SF) Rene Marino, Michael Thomas | |
| 03:59 | Cal State Northridge | Heromin Zarrineh steals the ball from James Mellen | 61-46 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Matthew Gibson, team foul #7 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson (PG), Jeffery Patton (SG), Gary Messerly (SF), Timothy Painter (PF), George Baron (C) James Mellen, Robert Howe, Michael Gordon, Ian Krug, Rafael Holloway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rene Marino (SG), Horace Miller (SF), Mark Bailey (C) Matthew Gibson, Lee Miller, Sidney Nichols | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Bailey is called for the reach on George Jackson - foul #2 on Mark Bailey, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Horace Miller gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Patton (fresh) SF - Gary Messerly (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy Painter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SG - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Horace Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gregorio (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio hits a floater from the left block | 61-48 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson tips it home | 63-48 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-48 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino tips it home | 63-50 |
| 02:21 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron misses the 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | George Baron takes the ball from Heromin Zarrineh | 63-50 |
| 01:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Patton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Gregorio | 63-50 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio misses the lay-in | 63-50 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio grabs the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron can't finish the layup but the foul's on Horace Miller - foul #3 on Horace Miller, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Gregorio | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Jackson - foul #1 on George Jackson, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | Heromin Zarrineh is called for the reach on George Baron in the backcourt - foul #3 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #10 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Carter (SF) Gary Messerly | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Patton | 64-53 |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | George Baron hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Patton | 66-53 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh is hacked by George Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Jackson, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Messerly (SF) Larry Carter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino buries a driving attempt near the basket | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | George Jackson runs out the clock | 66-55 |