| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lester Fitzgibbons (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Griego (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Dow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Oluhyode Victor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ramon Los (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | John Rosol inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-42 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | Ramon Los grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marc Green - foul #2 on Marc Green, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James White | 27-42 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | James White can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ramon Los - foul #1 on Ramon Los, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | James White misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Griego and the foul's on James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow makes the free throw | 28-45 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Lester Fitzgibbons picks off the pass by James White | 28-45 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Oluhyode Victor | 28-48 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski misses short on a shot from the right wing | 28-48 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego grabs the defensive rebound | 28-48 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | Oluhyode Victor connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Griego | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Marc Green travels in the backcourt | 28-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), James Winans (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) William Morgan, Gary Janoski, John Rosol, James White, Marc Green | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Lee (PG), Jed Cornwall (SG), Omer Szychowski (SF), Enoch Zarek (PF), Paul Brase (C) Lester Fitzgibbons, Ricky Griego, Steven Dow, Oluhyode Victor, Ramon Los | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Jed Cornwall is fouled on the floor by James Winans - foul #1 on James Winans, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 28-50 |
| 17:14 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase grabs the offensive board | 28-50 |
| 16:56 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase is fouled on the floor by Maurice Becker - foul #2 on Maurice Becker, team foul #4 | 28-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (SG) James Winans | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #5 | 28-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons (PG) Jed Cornwall | |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek makes the free throw | 28-53 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe is hacked by Enoch Zarek - foul #2 on Enoch Zarek, team foul #2 | 28-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), James Winans (SF), Marc Green (C) Steve Forsythe, Maurice Becker, Raymond Harvey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner (PF), Ramon Los (C) Omer Szychowski, Paul Brase | |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 28-53 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek grabs the defensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 15:40 | UC Riverside | Ramon Los is whistled for traveling | 28-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rosol (SF), James White (PF) Gary Janoski, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego (SG), Steven Dow (SF), Oluhyode Victor (PF) James Lee, Enoch Zarek, Michael Reiner | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winans (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - James White (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lester Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricky Griego (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Oluhyode Victor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ramon Los (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | John Rosol is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Griego - foul #2 on Ricky Griego, team foul #3 | 28-53 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | James Winans misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lester Fitzgibbons - foul #1 on Lester Fitzgibbons, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jed Cornwall (PG) Lester Fitzgibbons | |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | James Winans makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | James Winans makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 15:13 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jed Cornwall | 30-55 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Marc Green connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Morgan | 32-55 |
| 14:43 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Ricky Griego | 32-57 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | James White is denied on a layup by Ramon Los | 32-57 |
| 14:24 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow pulls down the rebound | 32-57 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | Ramon Los hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Griego | 32-59 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Ramon Los is called for the reach on Marc Green - foul #2 on Ramon Los, team foul #5 | 32-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), Gary Janoski (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) William Morgan, James Winans, John Rosol, James White, Marc Green | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons (PG), James Lee (SG), Omer Szychowski (SF), Enoch Zarek (PF), Paul Brase (C) Jed Cornwall, Ricky Griego, Steven Dow, Oluhyode Victor, Ramon Los | |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses the shot from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Jones | 32-59 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-59 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek snags the defensive board | 32-59 |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 32-61 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe is fouled in the backcourt by James Lee - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #6 | 32-61 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-61 |
| 12:44 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase snags the defensive board | 32-61 |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | James Lee misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Janoski - foul #2 on Gary Janoski, team foul #6 | 32-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rosol (SF) Raymond Harvey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner (PF) Paul Brase | |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-62 |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-62 |
| 12:35 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Enoch Zarek | 32-62 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | James Lee is whistled for traveling | 32-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert (PG), James White (PF) Steve Forsythe, Maurice Becker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego (SG), Steven Dow (SF), Oluhyode Victor (PF) James Lee, Omer Szychowski, Michael Reiner | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-62 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones tips it but misses | 32-62 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-62 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Enoch Zarek - foul #3 on Enoch Zarek, team foul #7 | 32-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), James Winans (SG) Kevin Lambert, Gary Janoski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ramon Los (C) Enoch Zarek | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 32-62 |
| 11:40 | UC Riverside | Oluhyode Victor grabs the board | 32-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - James White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lester Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricky Griego (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Dow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Oluhyode Victor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ramon Los (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons is hacked by William Morgan - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #7 | 32-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey (PF), Marc Green (C) James White, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Brase (C) Ramon Los | |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons makes the 1st free throw | 32-63 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-64 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Morgan | 35-64 |
| 10:41 | UC Riverside | John Rosol picks off the pass by Ricky Griego | 35-64 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | William Morgan misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-64 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Harvey | 35-64 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 35-64 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey tips it back up and in | 37-64 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-64 |
| 09:46 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow snags the offensive board | 37-64 |
| 09:32 | UC Riverside | Steven Dow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), Gary Janoski (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), James White (PF), Steven Jones (C) William Morgan, James Winans, John Rosol, Raymond Harvey, Marc Green | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Lee (PG), Jed Cornwall (SG), Omer Szychowski (SF), Enoch Zarek (PF), Ramon Los (C) Lester Fitzgibbons, Ricky Griego, Steven Dow, Oluhyode Victor, Paul Brase | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Janoski | 39-64 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | Jed Cornwall misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-64 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gary Janoski | 39-64 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-64 |
| 08:35 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek grabs the board | 39-64 |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski hits a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Steve Forsythe - foul #1 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #8 | 39-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ricky Griego (SG), Michael Reiner (PF) Jed Cornwall, Ramon Los | |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski misses the free throw | 39-66 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #9 | 39-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SF), Marc Green (C) Maurice Becker, James White | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ramon Los (C) Omer Szychowski | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Steve Forsythe is called for the reach on James Lee - foul #3 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), James White (PF) Steve Forsythe, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lester Fitzgibbons (PG), Steven Dow (SF) Ricky Griego, Enoch Zarek | |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | James Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Marc Green | 39-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lester Fitzgibbons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Michael Reiner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ramon Los (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Marc Green drills a jump hook from the right block | 41-67 |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner double dribbles | 41-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert (PG), Maurice Becker (SF), Raymond Harvey (PF), Steven Jones (C) William Morgan, Gary Janoski, James White, Marc Green | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski (PG), Jed Cornwall (SG), Enoch Zarek (SF), Paul Brase (C) Lester Fitzgibbons, James Lee, Steven Dow, Ramon Los | |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (SG) James Winans | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Lee (SG) Michael Reiner | |
| 06:16 | UC Riverside | Enoch Zarek is whistled for a carry | 41-67 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Jed Cornwall steps in front of the Steven Jones pass | 41-67 |
| 06:00 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski jams it on a nice dish by Jed Cornwall | 41-69 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Jed Cornwall picks off the pass by Kevin Lambert in the backcourt | 41-69 |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Steven Jones steals it from Enoch Zarek | 41-69 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Steve Forsythe and he's fouled by Enoch Zarek - foul #4 on Enoch Zarek, team foul #8 | 43-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG) Steve Forsythe | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner (PF) Paul Brase | |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Raymond Harvey - foul #1 on Raymond Harvey, team foul #11 | 44-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG) Kevin Lambert | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Michael Reiner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe connects on the floater from the left wing set up by James Winans | 46-71 |
| 04:14 | UC Riverside | James Lee connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-73 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey loses the dribble to Omer Szychowski | 46-73 |
| 03:51 | UC Riverside | James Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 46-73 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-73 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | James Winans tips it but misses | 46-73 |
| 03:39 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski grabs the board | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski is called for traveling | 46-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Lambert (PG) James Winans | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Brase (C) Michael Reiner | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kevin Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Steve Forsythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Becker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - James Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jed Cornwall (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Omer Szychowski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Enoch Zarek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Brase (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase grabs the board | 46-73 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-73 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-73 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice Becker | 49-73 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Steve Forsythe - foul #4 on Steve Forsythe, team foul #12 | 49-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG) Kevin Lambert | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses the dunk | 49-73 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses long on a turnaround from close range | 49-73 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey tips it back up and in | 51-73 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | Omer Szychowski hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Becker | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Winans - foul #2 on James Winans, team foul #13 | 53-75 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Paul Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Enoch Zarek takes the ball from Raymond Harvey | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | James Lee runs out the clock | 53-76 |