| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Knapp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Booth (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Nicklas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zorya Jelinek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Valentin Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Dow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-23 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | John Lewis grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-23 |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Knapp steals the ball from William Nicklas | 29-23 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp lays it in | 31-23 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Knapp is called for the reach on William Nicklas - foul #1 on Paul Knapp, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:51 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | John Lewis gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is hacked by Thomas Dow - foul #1 on Thomas Dow, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp is fouled on the floor by William Nicklas - foul #1 on William Nicklas, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-23 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:12 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-23 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 17:37 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-23 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:57 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Hall | 34-26 |
| 16:21 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Lewis | 36-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Knapp (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Booth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Nicklas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Zorya Jelinek (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Valentin Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Dow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-28 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses the jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:55 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Miller steals it from Zorya Jelinek | 36-28 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall dunks the ball set up by Alfred Miller | 38-28 |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore scores on a runner from the right block set up by Paul Knapp | 40-31 |
| 13:53 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | William Nicklas steps in front of the Fred Hall pass | 40-31 |
| 13:34 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth banks in the layup on a great pass from William Nicklas | 40-33 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gerald Booth - foul #3 on Gerald Booth, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (SG), Bobby Kemp (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Paul Knapp, Alfred Miller, Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wescott (PG), William Wenger (SG), Ramiro Martin (SF), Kiho Abdur (PF), Dana Walker (C) Gerald Booth, William Nicklas, Zorya Jelinek, Valentin Bruno, Thomas Dow | |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:56 | Cal State Northridge | Kiho Abdur hits a shot from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Bobby Kemp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Dana Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | William Wenger hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gregory Wescott | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Fred Hall and he's fouled by Ramiro Martin - foul #1 on Ramiro Martin, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Patton (SG) Fred Hall | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones makes the free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Patton (fresh) SF - Bobby Kemp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Gruber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gregory Wescott (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Wenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kiho Abdur (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | Kiho Abdur comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bobby Kemp - foul #2 on Bobby Kemp, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | Kiho Abdur makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:29 | Cal State Northridge | Kiho Abdur misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Kevin Jones is denied by Kiho Abdur | 45-39 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp (SG), John Lewis (C) William Patton, Bobby Kemp | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek (SF), Valentin Bruno (PF) Kiho Abdur, Dana Walker | |
| 10:39 | Cal State Northridge | Kevin Jones steps in front of the William Wenger pass | 45-39 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | David Pugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | David Pugh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 10:03 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:44 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek buries a floater from the left block | 45-41 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Pugh | 48-41 |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | William Wenger is called for a backcourt violation | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), Alfred Miller (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF) David Pugh, Kevin Jones, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth (PG), William Nicklas (SG), Thomas Dow (C) Gregory Wescott, William Wenger, Ramiro Martin | |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Gerald Booth steals it from Fred Hall in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 09:09 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerald Booth | 48-43 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 50-43 |
| 08:36 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp is whistled for a carry | 50-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (SG), Todd Gruber (C) Paul Knapp, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek is hacked by Alfred Miller - foul #1 on Alfred Miller, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lee Merganthaler (SF) Zorya Jelinek | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Todd Gruber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Booth (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Nicklas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Merganthaler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Valentin Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Dow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 07:31 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno tips it in | 50-45 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Fred Hall | 53-45 |
| 06:54 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from William Nicklas | 53-47 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Fred Hall is denied by Thomas Dow | 53-47 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore tips it home | 55-47 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Gruber steps in front of the Valentin Bruno pass | 55-47 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Lee Merganthaler steals it from Todd Gruber | 55-47 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Hall is called for the reach on Gerald Booth - foul #1 on Fred Hall, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp (SG), Bobby Kemp (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), John Lewis (C) Fred Hall, Alfred Miller, Michael Gilmore, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wescott (PG), William Wenger (SG), Zorya Jelinek (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dana Walker (C) Gerald Booth, William Nicklas, Lee Merganthaler, Valentin Bruno, Thomas Dow | |
| 05:10 | Cal State Northridge | Dana Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | William Wenger tips it home | 55-49 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Bobby Kemp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones tips it in | 57-49 |
| 04:16 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Wescott scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ramiro Martin | 57-52 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico State | John Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-52 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bobby Kemp - foul #3 on Bobby Kemp, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), Alfred Miller (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF) David Pugh, Bobby Kemp, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth (PG), William Nicklas (SG), Thomas Dow (C) Gregory Wescott, William Wenger, Dana Walker | |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Knapp (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Booth (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Nicklas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zorya Jelinek (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Dow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Nicklas | 59-57 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 03:17 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow loses the dribble to Paul Knapp | 59-57 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Ramiro Martin - foul #2 on Ramiro Martin, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno (PF) Ramiro Martin | |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 02:23 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas gets the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Dow is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #2 on Thomas Dow, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 01:36 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Fred Hall is called for the reach on Zorya Jelinek - foul #2 on Fred Hall, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Alfred Miller | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Fred Hall - foul #3 on Fred Hall, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| 00:54 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:54 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller hits a jumper in the lane set up by Paul Knapp | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek is fouled on the floor by Fred Hall - foul #4 on Fred Hall, team foul #9 | 66-60 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Booth - foul #4 on Gerald Booth, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Kevin Jones (SF), Todd Gruber (C) Fred Hall, Alfred Miller, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:23 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:16 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno grabs the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-64 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), Alfred Miller (SF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Kevin Jones, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | William Nicklas is called for the reach on Paul Knapp in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Nicklas, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |