| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Penning (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Chalmers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - August Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vernon Fasano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Waggener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener buries a 3 from straight away set up by August Williams | 31-29 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Steele | 34-29 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | August Williams makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Timothy Waggener and the foul's on John Lui - foul #1 on John Lui, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:19 | UC Riverside | August Williams makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | John Lui grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Ryan - foul #3 on Gerald Ryan, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (C) Gerald Ryan | |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:51 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Steele | 35-32 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Vernon Fasano takes the ball from Aaron Holland | 35-32 |
| 18:22 | UC Riverside | August Williams throws it down set up by Vernon Fasano | 35-34 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Richard Klein - foul #2 on Richard Klein, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF) Joseph Stallworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (PG), Robert Stark (PF), Timothy Bolduc (C) David Chalmers, Vernon Fasano, Timothy Waggener | |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:50 | UC Riverside | John Lui steals it from Robert Stark | 37-34 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on John Lui - foul #2 on John Lui, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG), Ira Whittaker (PF), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:10 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-34 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | John Devlin loses the dribble to August Williams in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | August Williams can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 17:03 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | George Hooker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Sims | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann loses the dribble to George Hooker in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 16:24 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-36 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | UC Riverside | George Hooker connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Stark | 39-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Devlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sims (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - George Hooker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - August Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Klein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Bolduc (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | George Hooker steals it from John Devlin in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 15:30 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | John Lui pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 15:23 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | George Hooker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | John Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), James Steele (C) Thomas Neumann, John Devlin, Ira Whittaker, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), David Chalmers (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, August Williams, Richard Klein, Robert Stark, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | John Lui snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | James Steele can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener is hacked by Joseph Stallworth - foul #3 on Joseph Stallworth, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG) John Lui | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 13:31 | UC Riverside | David Chalmers drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann is fouled in the backcourt by David Chalmers - foul #1 on David Chalmers, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (C) James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt (SF) Vernon Fasano | |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | John Devlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Nutting and he's fouled by Aaron Holland - foul #1 on Aaron Holland, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker (PF), Ira Whittaker (C) George Penning, Joseph Stallworth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | August Williams (SG), Richard Klein (PF) David Chalmers, Timothy Waggener | |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Ronald Nutting picks off the pass by Thomas Neumann in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ira Whittaker - foul #1 on Ira Whittaker, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG) Thomas Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:01 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-45 |
| 11:59 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:52 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | John Devlin grabs the board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Devlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Parker (fresh) C - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - August Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Ewalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | John Lui is hacked by Scott Ewalt - foul #1 on Scott Ewalt, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Steele (C) Shawn Parker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Timothy Waggener (PF) August Williams, Scott Ewalt, Gerald Ryan | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | John Lui is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Holland | 42-45 |
| 11:25 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-45 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 11:06 | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | John Devlin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is hacked by Ronald Nutting in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG), George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), Robert Sims (C) John Lui, John Devlin, Ira Whittaker, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (PG), August Williams (SG), Timothy Bolduc (C) Ronald Nutting, David Chalmers, Richard Klein | |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 42-45 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | George Penning grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Robert Sims is denied by Timothy Bolduc | 42-45 |
| 09:58 | UC Riverside | August Williams gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:43 | UC Riverside | August Williams banks in the layup set up by Vernon Fasano | 42-47 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | George Hooker is called for the reach on Aaron Holland in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Hooker, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG) Aaron Holland | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Robert Stark (PF) August Williams, Vernon Fasano, Timothy Waggener | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 09:27 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:13 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from George Hooker | 42-49 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | John Lui is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF), James Steele (C) Joseph Stallworth, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (PG), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | John Lui pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Penning | 44-49 |
| 07:47 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), Ira Whittaker (PF) John Lui, George Penning | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Nutting (PG), August Williams (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF) David Chalmers, Scott Ewalt, Robert Stark | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Devlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Nutting (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - August Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fasano (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:23 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:13 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan is hacked by James Steele - foul #2 on James Steele, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Joseph Stallworth (PF) Thomas Neumann, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (SG), Timothy Waggener (PF) August Williams, Gerald Ryan | |
| 07:07 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:05 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener tips it home | 44-51 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Nutting is called for the reach on John Lui - foul #5 on Ronald Nutting, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | August Williams (SG), Timothy Bolduc (C) Ronald Nutting, Richard Klein | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 06:22 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Hooker | 46-54 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | John Lui is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Holland | 48-54 |
| 05:47 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Vernon Fasano is blocked by Ira Whittaker | 48-54 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Lui | 48-54 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Timothy Bolduc takes the ball from John Devlin | 48-54 |
| 05:09 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland's pass is intercepted by August Williams in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| 04:52 | UC Riverside | August Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-57 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Devlin | 48-57 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is hacked by George Hooker in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hooker, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG), George Penning (SF), James Steele (C) John Lui, Joseph Stallworth, Ira Whittaker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Chalmers (PG), Richard Klein (SG), Scott Ewalt (SF), Robert Stark (PF), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, August Williams, Vernon Fasano, Timothy Waggener, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | John Devlin makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | John Devlin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt is hacked by George Penning - foul #2 on George Penning, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker (PF) John Devlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Scott Ewalt misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | James Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 50-58 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to David Chalmers | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Shawn Parker picks off the pass by David Chalmers | 50-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Penning (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Parker (fresh) C - James Steele (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Chalmers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Klein (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Scott Ewalt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stark (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker lays it up and in | 52-58 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:03 | UC Riverside | Shawn Parker picks off the pass by Robert Stark | 52-58 |
| 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) | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Ewalt - foul #2 on Scott Ewalt, team foul #9 | 52-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), John Devlin (PF), Ira Whittaker (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | August Williams (SG), Timothy Waggener (PF), Timothy Bolduc (C) Scott Ewalt, Robert Stark, Gerald Ryan | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | Timothy Bolduc grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 02:39 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein is hacked by Thomas Neumann - foul #3 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF) Shawn Parker, Ira Whittaker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (SG) August Williams | |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:16 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | John Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-60 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stallworth | 53-60 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 01:28 | UC Riverside | Richard Klein grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 01:28 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), James Steele (C) Thomas Neumann, John Devlin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | August Williams (SG), Vernon Fasano (SF), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, Richard Klein, Timothy Bolduc | |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | George Penning steals it from Vernon Fasano | 53-60 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | John Lui lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Penning | 55-60 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan travels with the ball | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | James Steele is denied on a layup by Timothy Waggener | 55-60 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan is hacked by Aaron Holland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Holland, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | George Hooker (SF) Vernon Fasano | |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | August Williams grabs the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | August Williams is hacked by Aaron Holland - foul #3 on Aaron Holland, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Stark (C) Gerald Ryan | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | August Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | James Steele pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | David Chalmers is called for the reach on John Lui in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Chalmers, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano (SF), Gerald Ryan (C) George Hooker, Robert Stark | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Holland - foul #4 on Aaron Holland, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Klein (SF) Vernon Fasano | |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | John Lui hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Holland | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Vernon Fasano (SF) Richard Klein | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener is hacked by Aaron Holland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Aaron Holland, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG) Aaron Holland | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | Timothy Waggener makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | August Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Lui | 60-64 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Gerald Ryan runs out the clock | 60-64 |