| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fresh) C - Tyler Hale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) SF - Jonathan Walsh (fresh) PF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) C - Thomas Harmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Robert White double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Tyler Hale swats the layup by Timothy Strickland | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Jonathan Walsh | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Smith and the foul's on Tyler Hale - foul #1 on Tyler Hale, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert White | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Timothy Strickland | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #1 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan makes the floater from the left side | 0-7 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale can't finish the layup | 0-7 |
| 17:03 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Timothy Strickland | 0-7 |
| 16:44 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Morgan | 0-9 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frank Costner | 3-9 |
| 16:17 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 3-9 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF), David Jordan (C) Alan Patterson, Robert White, Tyler Hale | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:55 | Cal State Northridge | Russell Williams steals it from Andrew Smith | 3-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) SF - Harold Nguyen (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Walsh (fresh) PF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen is hacked by Jonathan Walsh - foul #1 on Jonathan Walsh, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs (SF), Glenn Grounds (C) Frank Costner, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wilfredo Lopez (PG), Ronald Satterfield (C) Andrew Smith, Thomas Harmon | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 15:20 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 14:57 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-9 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Daniel Suggs | 3-9 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | David Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), Robert White (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Tyler Hale (C) Harold Nguyen, Russell Williams, Daniel Suggs, David Jordan, Glenn Grounds | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith (PG), Gregory Joyce (SG), Casey Anderson (SF), Matthew May (C) Wilfredo Lopez, Michael Morgan, Jonathan Walsh, Timothy Strickland | |
| 14:37 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce is whistled for a carry | 3-9 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alan Patterson | 5-9 |
| 14:21 | Cal State Northridge | A charge is called on Casey Anderson - foul #1 on Casey Anderson, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon (C) Matthew May | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-9 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert White | 5-9 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner makes the shot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SF) Robert White | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh (SF), Timothy Strickland (PF) Casey Anderson, Ronald Satterfield | |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh blows the layup but he's fouled by Tyler Hale - foul #2 on Tyler Hale, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Jordan (C) Tyler Hale | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan (SG) Gregory Joyce | |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams misses short on a runner near the basket | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 12:51 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | David Jordan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:29 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Costner | 9-9 |
| 12:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Williams (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Jordan | 12-12 |
| 11:22 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | David Jordan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:00 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:44 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland misses short on a floater from close range | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Walsh - foul #2 on Jonathan Walsh, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen (SG), Daniel Suggs (SF), Glenn Grounds (C) Alan Patterson, Russell Williams, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wilfredo Lopez (PG), Gregory Joyce (SG), Casey Anderson (SF), Ronald Satterfield (PF), Matthew May (C) Andrew Smith, Michael Morgan, Jonathan Walsh, Timothy Strickland, Thomas Harmon | |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Casey Anderson scores on a floater from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs connects on the shot in the lane set up by Frank Costner | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Ramsey (PG), Ronald Green (PF) Frank Costner, David Jordan | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland (PF) Matthew May | |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Timothy Strickland - foul #1 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG) David Ramsey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan (SG) Casey Anderson | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:07 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 08:51 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Satterfield hits the follow up shot | 17-17 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Williams | 17-17 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 17-17 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds tips it home | 19-17 |
| 07:52 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 19-17 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Harold Nguyen | 19-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harold Nguyen (fresh) SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Grounds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Wilfredo Lopez (fresh) SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Joyce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Ronald Satterfield steps in front of the Harold Nguyen pass | 19-17 |
| 07:17 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Joyce - foul #1 on Gregory Joyce, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), David Jordan (C) Harold Nguyen, Russell Williams, Glenn Grounds | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith (PG), Casey Anderson (SF), Matthew May (PF), Thomas Harmon (C) Wilfredo Lopez, Gregory Joyce, Timothy Strickland, Ronald Satterfield | |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs makes the 3rd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon's pass is intercepted by Daniel Suggs | 22-20 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner is fouled on the floor by Casey Anderson - foul #2 on Casey Anderson, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SF) Daniel Suggs | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce (SF) Casey Anderson | |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:06 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:05 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan tips it back up and in | 24-22 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Andrew Smith | 24-22 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen (SF) Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wilfredo Lopez (SG), Ronald Satterfield (SF), Timothy Strickland (PF) Michael Morgan, Gregory Joyce, Matthew May | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wilfredo Lopez - foul #1 on Wilfredo Lopez, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:01 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Thomas Harmon is denied by David Jordan | 26-22 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith makes the fadeaway from the right side | 26-24 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG), Glenn Grounds (C) Alan Patterson, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Matthew May (C) Thomas Harmon | |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Russell Williams | 28-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harold Nguyen (fresh) PF - David Jordan (fresh) C - Glenn Grounds (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilfredo Lopez (fresh) SF - Ronald Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew May (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Wilfredo Lopez | 28-27 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Costner | 31-27 |
| 02:59 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Nguyen is called for the reach on Andrew Smith - foul #1 on Harold Nguyen, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Ramsey (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), Robert White (SF), Tyler Hale (C) Frank Costner, Harold Nguyen, David Jordan, Glenn Grounds | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Jonathan Walsh (SF), Thomas Harmon (C) Andrew Smith, Wilfredo Lopez, Ronald Satterfield, Matthew May | |
| 02:53 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Russell Williams - foul #1 on Russell Williams, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| 02:53 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | Cal State Northridge | Timothy Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Timothy Strickland - foul #2 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Casey Anderson (PG) Timothy Strickland | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale misses the 3rd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale tips it in | 35-32 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Harmon | 35-34 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walsh steps in front of the Russell Williams pass | 35-34 |
| 01:24 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Harmon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Joyce pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Morgan buries a 3 from straight away set up by Casey Anderson | 35-37 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson is fouled on the floor by Casey Anderson - foul #3 on Casey Anderson, team foul #10 | 35-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Ronald Green (PF) David Ramsey, Russell Williams | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Smith (PG), Timothy Strickland (PF), Ronald Satterfield (C) Casey Anderson, Gregory Joyce, Thomas Harmon | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Jonathan Walsh misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-37 |