| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Ackerman (fresh) SG - Richard Bell (fresh) SF - John Massengale (fresh) PF - Luis Seigler (fresh) C - Brandon Faust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) C - Marc Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell is hacked by Marc Green - foul #1 on Marc Green, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell misses the shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James White | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | John Rosol hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico State | Marc Green hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust lays it in on a nice dish by John Ackerman | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico State | John Rosol misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Marc Green steals it from Richard Bell | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Marc Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | James White grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | John Rosol's pass is intercepted by Richard Bell | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale tips it in | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | William Morgan hits a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust loses the dribble to John Rosol | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | William Morgan hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Rosol | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust buries a turnaround near the basket set up by John Ackerman and he's hacked by Gary Janoski - foul #1 on Gary Janoski, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | William Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:31 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gary Janoski | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | James White is hacked by Luis Seigler - foul #1 on Luis Seigler, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight (SG), Frank Anguiano (SF), Terence Wright (PF) Richard Bell, John Massengale, Luis Seigler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Jerome Basnight steps in front of the John Rosol pass | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Koenig (PG), James Inniss (C) John Ackerman, Brandon Faust | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) James White, Marc Green | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Koenig (fresh) SG - Jerome Basnight (fresh) SF - Frank Anguiano (fresh) PF - Terence Wright (fresh) C - James Inniss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - Steven Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Harvey (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | John Rosol blows the dunk | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | Cal State Northridge | Terence Wright snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | James Inniss clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | William Morgan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Anguiano - foul #1 on Frank Anguiano, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell (SG), John Massengale (SF), Luis Seigler (PF) Jerome Basnight, Frank Anguiano, James Inniss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (SG), Maurice Becker (SF) Gary Janoski, John Rosol | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:39 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Bell is called for the reach on Steve Forsythe - foul #1 on Richard Bell, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman (PG), Brandon Faust (C) Joshua Koenig, Terence Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG), James White (PF), Marc Green (C) William Morgan, Steven Jones, Raymond Harvey | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Brandon Faust | 7-8 |
| 13:59 | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Marc Green snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Marc Green hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ackerman | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker is fouled on the floor by John Massengale - foul #1 on John Massengale, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight (SG), Frank Anguiano (SF), Terence Wright (PF) Richard Bell, John Massengale, Luis Seigler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (SG), John Rosol (SF) James Winans, Maurice Becker | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski comes up short on the shot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust's layup is rejected by James White | 9-11 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Faust | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steve Forsythe - foul #1 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | John Rosol clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Marc Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:55 | Cal State Northridge | Terence Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust is hacked by Marc Green - foul #2 on Marc Green, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell (SG), John Massengale (SF), Luis Seigler (PF) Jerome Basnight, Frank Anguiano, Brandon Faust | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) Steve Forsythe, James White, Marc Green | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Ackerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bell (fresh) SF - John Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Seigler (fresh) C - Terence Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - Steven Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Harvey (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Rosol | 11-11 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 11-11 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell hits the finger roll | 13-11 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | John Rosol's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Koenig (PG), Brandon Faust (C) John Ackerman, Terence Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker (SF) John Rosol | |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Koenig | 15-11 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Brandon Faust denies the turnaround by Steven Jones | 15-11 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker tips it but misses | 15-11 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale grabs the board | 15-11 |
| 09:25 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Bell | 17-11 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Luis Seigler - foul #2 on Luis Seigler, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman (PG), Jerome Basnight (SG), Frank Anguiano (SF), Terence Wright (PF) Joshua Koenig, Richard Bell, John Massengale, Luis Seigler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (SG), John Rosol (SF), James White (PF) Gary Janoski, Maurice Becker, Raymond Harvey | |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Forsythe - foul #2 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG) Steve Forsythe | |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones is hacked by Brandon Faust - foul #1 on Brandon Faust, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | William Morgan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Inniss (C) Brandon Faust | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Morgan can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Terence Wright - foul #1 on Terence Wright, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (SG) James Winans | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:52 | Cal State Northridge | Terence Wright knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerome Basnight | 22-14 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones's pass is intercepted by Terence Wright | 22-14 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - John Ackerman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerome Basnight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Anguiano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terence Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Inniss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell (SG), John Massengale (SF), Brandon Faust (C) Jerome Basnight, Frank Anguiano, James Inniss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert (PG), Raymond Harvey (C) William Morgan, Steven Jones | |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | John Rosol misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-14 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | John Rosol snags the offensive board | 22-14 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James White | 22-17 |
| 06:32 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 22-17 |
| 06:30 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Wright | 22-17 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | James White pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert snags the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Lambert | 22-20 |
| 05:35 | Cal State Northridge | Brandon Faust misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | John Rosol grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Brandon Faust denies the turnaround by James White | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Cal State Northridge | John Massengale pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Harvey - foul #1 on Raymond Harvey, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Koenig (PG), Frank Anguiano (SF), Terry William (PF) John Ackerman, John Massengale, Terence Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), James Winans (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), Steven Jones (C) Kevin Lambert, Gary Janoski, John Rosol, Raymond Harvey | |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:08 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | William Morgan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Anguiano - foul #2 on Frank Anguiano, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight (SG), John Massengale (SF), James Inniss (C) Richard Bell, Frank Anguiano, Brandon Faust | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:31 | Cal State Northridge | Terry William misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | William Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | James Inniss gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | Terry William clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano (SF), Brandon Faust (C) John Massengale, James Inniss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (SG), Marc Green (C) James Winans, James White | |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | Terry William misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Northridge | Terry William makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Marc Green loses the dribble to Terry William | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Koenig (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Basnight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Anguiano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry William (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Faust (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Becker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Koenig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Becker | 24-24 |
| 02:53 | Cal State Northridge | William Morgan steps in front of the Joshua Koenig pass in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Frank Anguiano steals the ball from Gary Janoski | 24-24 |
| 02:29 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Koenig misses the lay-in | 24-24 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-24 |
| 01:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jerome Basnight connects on the shot from the left side set up by Frank Anguiano | 26-24 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Marc Green clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 26-24 |
| 01:20 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Terry William | 26-24 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Anguiano is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Frank Anguiano, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman (PG), Richard Bell (SG), John Massengale (SF), Luis Seigler (PF), Terence Wright (C) Joshua Koenig, Jerome Basnight, Frank Anguiano, Terry William, Brandon Faust | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), John Rosol (SF), Raymond Harvey (PF) William Morgan, Maurice Becker, Steven Jones | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Marc Green clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Massengale - foul #2 on John Massengale, team foul #10 | 26-24 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Marc Green makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Marc Green misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Terence Wright snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Janoski - foul #2 on Gary Janoski, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG), James White (PF) Gary Janoski, Marc Green | |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Seigler misses the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | James White misses the easy layup | 27-25 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | John Ackerman snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Bell double dribbles | 27-25 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Jones (C) Raymond Harvey | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-25 |