| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 19:42 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 19:41 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Harry Coleman steals it from Willie Baptiste | 37-44 |
| 18:59 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens tips it in | 37-46 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Stevens steps in front of the Arthur Ayoub pass | 37-46 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | William Needham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Rogers - foul #2 on John Rogers, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | Curtis Todd misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Nicholas James | 37-48 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| 17:38 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub is fouled on the floor by Kevin Stevens - foul #3 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe (SG) Kevin Stevens | |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by John Rogers - foul #3 on John Rogers, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby (C) John Rogers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 16:54 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Duprey swats the shot by Richard Strickland | 37-51 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | William Needham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-51 |
| 16:47 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 16:27 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby travels with the ball | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter (SG) Curtis Todd | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), David Fields (SG), Andre Brown (PF), James Lobato (C) Willie Baptiste, William Needham, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | James Lobato buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 15:47 | Cal State Northridge | Andre Brown steals the ball from Douglas Carter | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Ayoub (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Strickland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Holz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Fields (fresh) SF - Michael Ratcliffe (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lobato (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | John Holz misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-54 |
| 15:34 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 15:28 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 15:26 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 15:10 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Douglas Carter, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Benton Rodgers (PG), Edward Janssen (SF), Michael Boswell (PF), John Rogers (C) Arthur Ayoub, Harry Coleman, Richard Strickland, Michael Kirby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), Kevin Stevens (SG), Brian Pruett (SF), William Needham (PF) John Holz, David Fields, Michael Ratcliffe, James Lobato | |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | William Needham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-54 |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Curtis Todd (SG) Benton Rodgers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nicholas James (PF), Stephen Duprey (C) William Needham, Andre Brown | |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Edward Janssen swats the layup by Nicholas James | 38-54 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey gets the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 14:00 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James is hacked by Michael Boswell - foul #4 on Michael Boswell, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub (PG), Harry Coleman (SF), Richard Strickland (PF) Douglas Carter, Edward Janssen, Michael Boswell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey travels with the ball | 38-54 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Curtis Todd | 41-54 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 12:43 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 12:21 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-54 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey blows the layup | 41-54 |
| 12:00 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:54 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 11:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub tips it in | 43-54 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 11:38 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers grabs the board | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Duprey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas James - foul #1 on Nicholas James, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter (SG), Michael Kirby (C) Curtis Todd, John Rogers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Michael Ratcliffe (SG), William Needham (PF), Andre Brown (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| 11:11 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 11:11 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 10:48 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 10:36 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-54 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | William Needham grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Holz | 45-57 |
| 10:13 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 10:07 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland loses the ball out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Janssen (SG), Jeffrey Jones (C) Arthur Ayoub, Richard Strickland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lobato (C) Brian Pruett | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | James Lobato hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 09:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 09:31 | Cal State Northridge | William Needham steals it from Edward Janssen | 45-57 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Kirby picks off the pass by James Lobato | 45-57 |
| 08:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby lays it in set up by Douglas Carter | 47-57 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Kirby steals the ball from James Lobato | 47-57 |
| 08:15 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | James Lobato buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Holz | 50-60 |
| 07:45 | Cal State Northridge | Harry Coleman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | William Needham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub (PG), Curtis Todd (SG), Richard Strickland (SF), Michael Boswell (PF), John Rogers (C) Douglas Carter, Edward Janssen, Harry Coleman, Michael Kirby, Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), Kevin Stevens (SG), Brian Pruett (SF), Nicholas James (PF), Stephen Duprey (C) John Holz, Michael Ratcliffe, William Needham, Andre Brown, James Lobato | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Ayoub (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Boswell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas James (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Michael Boswell | 50-60 |
| 06:38 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Stevens is called for the reach on Richard Strickland - foul #4 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-60 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 06:02 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 05:40 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:22 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Curtis Todd steals it from Brian Pruett | 50-60 |
| 04:51 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey hits a shot from the right wing | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Ayoub hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett drills a turnaround from the right block | 52-64 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | John Rogers's floater is tipped away by Brian Pruett | 52-64 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Stevens | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Ayoub (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Strickland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Boswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Duprey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Stevens | 52-66 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Duprey | 52-68 |
| 02:31 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Arthur Ayoub | 54-68 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 54-68 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 02:15 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Boswell snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 01:57 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 54-68 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James throws it down set up by Brian Pruett and he's hacked by John Rogers - foul #4 on John Rogers, team foul #5 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Douglas Carter (PG), Edward Janssen (SF), Michael Kirby (PF), Jeffrey Jones (C) Arthur Ayoub, Curtis Todd, Michael Boswell, John Rogers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Michael Ratcliffe (SG), William Needham (SF), Andre Brown (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Brian Pruett, Stephen Duprey | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James makes the free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:20 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | William Needham pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | John Holz connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas James | 54-73 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Strickland drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Carter | 57-73 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | William Needham hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Holz and the foul's on Douglas Carter - foul #3 on Douglas Carter, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lobato (C) Nicholas James | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 57-76 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe grabs the board | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe is fouled on the floor by Edward Janssen - foul #1 on Edward Janssen, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffrey Jones grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Kirby banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Strickland | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John Holz runs out the clock | 59-76 |