| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) SF - Earl Cameron (fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (fresh) C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (fresh) SG - Lee Clark (fresh) SF - Jonathan McDonough (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | William Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson's pass is intercepted by Elliot Hall | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Robert Walker picks off the pass by Elliot Hall in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson lays it in set up by Robert Walker | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Lee Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster is hacked by Thomas Kempton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | William Richardson is fouled on the floor by Robert Walker - foul #1 on Robert Walker, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough is fouled on the floor by Earl Cameron - foul #1 on Earl Cameron, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), John Whitby (SF), Lin Sun (PF), James Norwood (C) Robert Walker, Thomas Kempton, Earl Cameron, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Daron Leavell (SF), Norman Dunn (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Elliot Hall, Lee Clark, Jonathan McDonough, William Richardson, Nelson Brewster | |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | UC Riverside | James Norwood comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | James Norwood tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn is whistled for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), Billy Cusson (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Steven Hudson, John Whitby, Lin Sun, James Norwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF), William Richardson (PF), Nelson Brewster (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Daron Leavell, Norman Dunn, Melvin Valladares | |
| 16:09 | UC Riverside | Elliot Hall is called for the reach on Leon Witherspoon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elliot Hall, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG) Leon Witherspoon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Shaw (fresh) SF - Joe Henderson (fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Clark (tiring) SF - Jonathan McDonough (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mudada Abdo | 11-9 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | William Richardson is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), Earl Cameron (SF), Lin Sun (C) Robert Walker, Jonathan Shaw, Joe Henderson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daron Leavell (SG), Melvin Valladares (C) Lee Clark, Nelson Brewster | |
| 14:47 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron lays it up and in | 13-9 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:29 | UC Riverside | William Richardson steals the ball from Earl Cameron | 13-9 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Thomas Kempton is called for the reach on Elliot Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kempton, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), John Whitby (SF) Thomas Kempton, Earl Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lee Clark (SG) William Richardson | |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:47 | UC Riverside | John Whitby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Lee Clark gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Cusson - foul #1 on Billy Cusson, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (PG), Mudada Abdo (C) Robert Walker, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Nelson Brewster (C) Elliot Hall, Lee Clark, Melvin Valladares | |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:34 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon's pass is intercepted by Ray Wentzel in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Wendell Zehr is called for the reach on Steven Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wendell Zehr, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), James Norwood (SF) Leon Witherspoon, John Whitby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Norman Dunn (PF) Daron Leavell | |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo tips it home | 15-10 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough hits a jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Wendell Zehr picks off the pass by Mudada Abdo | 15-12 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Steven Hudson is called for the reach on Jonathan McDonough - foul #1 on Steven Hudson, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), Joe Henderson (SF), John Whitby (PF), Lin Sun (C) Steven Hudson, Jonathan Shaw, James Norwood, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Daron Leavell (SF), William Richardson (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Jonathan McDonough, Norman Dunn, Nelson Brewster | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (tired) 1 ast. SG - Leon Witherspoon (tiring) SF - Joe Henderson (fresh) PF - John Whitby (fairly fresh) C - Lin Sun (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (tiring) SG - Lee Clark (tiring) SF - Daron Leavell (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Richardson (tiring) C - Melvin Valladares (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | William Richardson swats the layup by Leon Witherspoon | 15-14 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | William Richardson grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall is hacked by Robert Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Walker, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (SG), Earl Cameron (SF), Billy Cusson (PF) Robert Walker, Joe Henderson, John Whitby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough (SF) Lee Clark | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:24 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses long on a jumper from close range | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Daron Leavell | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Billy Cusson and he's fouled by Daron Leavell - foul #1 on Daron Leavell, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG) Leon Witherspoon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG) Daron Leavell | |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | William Richardson is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 18-14 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | Ray Wentzel takes the ball from Earl Cameron in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall throws it down on a great pass from Ray Wentzel | 18-16 |
| 09:47 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson makes the 3 from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Joe Henderson (SF), James Norwood (PF), John Whitby (C) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron, Billy Cusson, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Norman Dunn (PF), Nelson Brewster (C) Elliot Hall, Ray Wentzel, William Richardson, Melvin Valladares | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Lee Clark's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Shaw | 21-16 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | James Norwood snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:03 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw is fouled on the floor by Lee Clark - foul #1 on Lee Clark, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson (SG), Mudada Abdo (C) Jonathan Shaw, Joe Henderson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG), Daron Leavell (PF) Lee Clark, Jonathan McDonough | |
| 08:52 | UC Riverside | Norman Dunn blocks the jumper by James Norwood | 21-16 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-16 |
| 08:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:29 | UC Riverside | Norman Dunn is called for the reach on Steven Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF), Billy Cusson (PF) James Norwood, John Whitby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), William Richardson (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Norman Dunn, Nelson Brewster | |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall is fouled on the floor by Mudada Abdo - foul #1 on Mudada Abdo, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw (SG), Joe Henderson (SF) Steven Hudson, Earl Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lee Clark (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF) Ray Wentzel, William Richardson | |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Elliot Hall misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:31 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the turnaround from the left block | 23-16 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (tired) SG - Jonathan Shaw (tiring) SF - Joe Henderson (fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mudada Abdo (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Lee Clark (tiring) SF - Jonathan McDonough (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Daron Leavell (tiring) 6 pts. C - Melvin Valladares (tiring) | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Lee Clark loses the dribble to Joe Henderson | 23-16 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-16 |
| 06:53 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jonathan McDonough | 23-16 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Jonathan Shaw is called for the reach on Lee Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Shaw, team foul #9 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (PG), Steven Hudson (SG), Earl Cameron (SF), James Norwood (PF), John Whitby (C) Leon Witherspoon, Jonathan Shaw, Joe Henderson, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Norman Dunn (SF), William Richardson (PF), Nelson Brewster (C) Elliot Hall, Jonathan McDonough, Daron Leavell, Melvin Valladares | |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Lee Clark makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Lee Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Nelson Brewster - foul #1 on Nelson Brewster, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG) Lee Clark | |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:17 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Steven Hudson snags the defensive board | 25-18 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | James Norwood is denied on a layup by Nelson Brewster | 25-18 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | William Richardson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ray Wentzel | 25-20 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun loses the dribble to Wendell Zehr | 25-20 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr misses the lay-in | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | UC Riverside | James Norwood gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron is hacked by Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Norman Dunn, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Jonathan Shaw (SG), Billy Cusson (PF) Steven Hudson, John Whitby, James Norwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF), Daron Leavell (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, Norman Dunn, William Richardson, Nelson Brewster | |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Lee Clark is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Clark, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Whitby (SF) Earl Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG) Lee Clark | |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonathan McDonough - foul #1 on Jonathan McDonough, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo (C) Lin Sun | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:26 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Whitby - foul #1 on John Whitby, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson (SF) John Whitby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:03 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 03:49 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson hits a jumper from the right side | 28-20 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Thomas Kempton (SG), James Norwood (SF), Lin Sun (C) Leon Witherspoon, Jonathan Shaw, Joe Henderson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lee Clark (SG) Ray Wentzel | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kempton (fresh) SF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy Cusson (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lin Sun (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Elliot Hall (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Lee Clark (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan McDonough (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daron Leavell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Valladares (tiring) | |
| 03:15 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson misses short on a floater from the left block | 28-20 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Elliot Hall - foul #2 on Elliot Hall, team foul #11 | 28-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Whitby (SF) James Norwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Richardson (PF), Nelson Brewster (C) Daron Leavell, Melvin Valladares | |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | John Whitby grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 30-20 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:28 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 30-20 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) John Whitby, Lin Sun | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Zehr (PG), Norman Dunn (C) Elliot Hall, Nelson Brewster | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Robert Walker picks off the pass by Jonathan McDonough in the backcourt | 30-20 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | William Richardson pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Billy Cusson - foul #2 on Billy Cusson, team foul #11 | 30-20 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel (SG) Lee Clark | |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 01:59 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Joe Henderson connects on the open shot in the paint set up by Robert Walker | 32-21 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | William Richardson lays it in | 32-23 |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Jonathan McDonough steals the ball from Billy Cusson | 32-23 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough misses short on a shot from the right block | 32-23 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 00:45 | UC Riverside | Thomas Kempton loses the dribble to Norman Dunn | 32-23 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel tips it in | 32-25 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Earl Cameron (SF), James Norwood (PF), Lin Sun (C) Joe Henderson, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Elliot Hall (PG), Lee Clark (SG), Daron Leavell (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Wendell Zehr, Ray Wentzel, William Richardson, Norman Dunn | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #12 | 32-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG) Robert Walker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Lee Clark loses the dribble to Leon Witherspoon | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-25 |