| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Lea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randolph Sumeriski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ron Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Bonawitz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eddie Newberry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregorio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio tips it in | 40-31 |
| 19:17 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry misses the easy layup | 40-31 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | William Lea snags the offensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Gregorio - foul #1 on James Gregorio, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce's fadeaway is rejected by Sidney Nichols | 41-31 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 17:54 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-33 |
| 17:52 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas's pass is intercepted by Randolph Sumeriski | 43-33 |
| 17:24 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce banks in the layup on a great pass from Randolph Sumeriski | 45-33 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Ray Bonawitz - foul #2 on Ray Bonawitz, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (PG), Samuel Pierce (SG), William Mellor (PF) William Lea, Randolph Sumeriski, Ray Bonawitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rene Marino (PG), Horace Miller (SG) Heromin Zarrineh, Lee Miller | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Sidney Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Thomas - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey (C) Sidney Nichols | |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Newberry - foul #2 on Eddie Newberry, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG) Michael Thomas | |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry is hacked by Mark Bailey - foul #1 on Mark Bailey, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | Mark Bailey takes the ball from Cedric Kovac | 47-36 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Cedric Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Mellor (fresh) 5 reb. C - Eddie Newberry (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rene Marino (fresh) SG - Lee Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Horace Miller (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Gregorio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-36 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 15:27 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Lee Miller | 47-40 |
| 14:53 | UC Riverside | Horace Miller takes the ball from Ron Pierce | 47-40 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino throws it down on a great pass from Horace Miller | 47-42 |
| 14:30 | UC Riverside | Mark Bailey steps in front of the Samuel Pierce pass | 47-42 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Pierce - foul #1 on Samuel Pierce, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Loren Ballantyne (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF), Ray Bonawitz (C) Cedric Kovac, Samuel Pierce, Ron Pierce, William Mellor, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG), Michael Thomas (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Sidney Nichols (C) Rene Marino, Horace Miller, James Gregorio, Mark Bailey | |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Loren Ballantyne steals it from Matthew Gibson | 47-42 |
| 13:46 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski hits a floater from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh banks in the layup set up by Matthew Gibson | 49-44 |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | William Lea scores on a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Matthew Gibson - foul #4 on Matthew Gibson, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Gregorio (PF) Matthew Gibson | |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | William Lea misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-44 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Ray Bonawitz | 51-44 |
| 12:30 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Loren Ballantyne | 54-44 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-44 |
| 12:15 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lea | 57-44 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh is hacked by William Lea in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lea, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce (PG), James Morgan (SG), Cedric Kovac (SF), William Mellor (C) William Lea, Randolph Sumeriski, Loren Ballantyne, Ray Bonawitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rene Marino (PG), Horace Miller (SG) Heromin Zarrineh, Lee Miller | |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio's pass is intercepted by Igor Niewieroski | 57-44 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Morgan (fresh) SF - Cedric Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Igor Niewieroski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Mellor (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rene Marino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Gregorio (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Sidney Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Rene Marino | 57-46 |
| 10:46 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce is fouled on the floor by Rene Marino - foul #1 on Rene Marino, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Ron Pierce (SF), Eddie Newberry (C) Samuel Pierce, James Morgan, Cedric Kovac, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (PG), Mark Bailey (C) Horace Miller, Sidney Nichols | |
| 10:24 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 10:23 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF) Ron Pierce, William Mellor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG) Rene Marino | |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-46 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas's pass is intercepted by Eddie Newberry in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 09:34 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry misses long on a jumper near the basket | 57-46 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Michael Thomas takes the ball from Loren Ballantyne | 57-49 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left block | 57-49 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Heromin Zarrineh - foul #1 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (PG), Samuel Pierce (SG), Ron Pierce (SF), Ray Bonawitz (PF) William Lea, Randolph Sumeriski, Loren Ballantyne, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Horace Miller (PG), Rene Marino (PF), Sidney Nichols (C) Lee Miller, James Gregorio, Mark Bailey | |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:59 | UC Riverside | Ron Pierce pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Ray Bonawitz snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Cedric Kovac (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Bonawitz (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Eddie Newberry (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Horace Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rene Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce's floater is knocked away by Rene Marino | 60-49 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 60-49 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Ron Pierce is called for the reach on Michael Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Pierce, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Mellor (C) Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG) Michael Thomas | |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | William Mellor denies the turnaround by Heromin Zarrineh | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | William Mellor gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce is hacked by Horace Miller - foul #3 on Horace Miller, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG) Cedric Kovac | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), James Gregorio (PF) Horace Miller, Rene Marino | |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski (SG), Loren Ballantyne (SF) Samuel Pierce, Ron Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | James Gregorio blocks the short jumper by Loren Ballantyne | 62-49 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Sidney Nichols | 62-49 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-49 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh hits the follow up shot | 62-51 |
| 05:26 | UC Riverside | William Lea is whistled for a carry | 62-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (PG), Ron Pierce (SF), Igor Niewieroski (PF), Eddie Newberry (C) William Lea, Loren Ballantyne, William Mellor, Ray Bonawitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Horace Miller (SG), Rene Marino (SF) Lee Miller, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Gibson, team foul #8 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas (SF) Matthew Gibson | |
| 05:10 | UC Riverside | Eddie Newberry's dunk attempt is rejected by Sidney Nichols | 62-51 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | Cedric Kovac steals the ball from Rene Marino | 62-51 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | Randolph Sumeriski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino is hacked by Cedric Kovac in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Kovac, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Lea (PG), Samuel Pierce (SG), William Mellor (C) Randolph Sumeriski, Ron Pierce, Eddie Newberry | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), Mark Bailey (C) James Gregorio, Sidney Nichols | |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | William Mellor blocks the short jumper by Mark Bailey | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | UC Riverside | Igor Niewieroski grabs the board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Thomas is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Thomas, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne (SF), Ray Bonawitz (C) Cedric Kovac, Igor Niewieroski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (PG), James Gregorio (PF) Horace Miller, Michael Thomas | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UC Riverside | William Mellor makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Pierce | 67-51 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Lea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Ballantyne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Mellor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ray Bonawitz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Heromin Zarrineh (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. SG - Lee Miller (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gregorio (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 67-53 |
| 03:00 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Lea | 69-53 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Loren Ballantyne steps in front of the Heromin Zarrineh pass in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | William Lea is hacked by Heromin Zarrineh - foul #2 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #10 | 69-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Morgan (SG) Samuel Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Horace Miller (SG), Michael Thomas (SF) Lee Miller, James Gregorio | |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | William Lea misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 02:30 | UC Riverside | William Lea makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Horace Miller is fouled in the backcourt by James Morgan - foul #2 on James Morgan, team foul #7 | 70-53 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac (SG) William Lea | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Horace Miller makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Horace Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Horace Miller - foul #4 on Horace Miller, team foul #11 | 70-55 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the turnaround from the left block | 71-55 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | William Mellor pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 01:19 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Heromin Zarrineh | 71-55 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino is hacked by Ray Bonawitz - foul #3 on Ray Bonawitz, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Pierce (SG) James Morgan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Gregorio (PF) Michael Thomas | |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:09 | UC Riverside | William Mellor grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | Loren Ballantyne makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cedric Kovac | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | James Gregorio buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | William Mellor misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Bailey - foul #2 on Mark Bailey, team foul #12 | 74-58 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | William Mellor makes the 1st free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | William Mellor makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Cedric Kovac runs out the clock | 76-60 |