| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Benefield (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Boyd Ledger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Head (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willard Robinette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Buker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pippen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico State | George Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Willard Robinette | 34-39 |
| 19:47 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 19:43 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Ian Benefield and the foul's on Stacey Goodwin - foul #3 on Stacey Goodwin, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG) Stacey Goodwin | |
| 19:43 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | David Pippen hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Oscar Nowak | 37-41 |
| 19:11 | Canisius | David Pippen steals the ball from Richard Head | 37-41 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | David Pippen's floater is tipped away by Richard Head | 37-41 |
| 18:49 | Canisius | Ian Benefield grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | David Pippen snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Richard Head is called for the reach on George Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Head, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Willard Robinette steals it from Curtis Buker | 37-41 |
| 17:54 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Buker and the foul's on Ian Benefield - foul #3 on Ian Benefield, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (PG), James Clevenger (SG), Thomas Gregory (PF) Charles Tate, Ian Benefield, Richard Head | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Dehart (SG), Manuel Pilakowski (SF) Curtis Buker, Kevin Simonsen | |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:22 | Canisius | James Clevenger makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Boyd Ledger | 43-44 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Boyd Ledger steps in front of the George Jackson pass | 43-44 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | James Clevenger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeff Dehart - foul #1 on Jeff Dehart, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louis Anderson (SF), Gary Edison (C) Boyd Ledger, Willard Robinette | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Green (PG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Oscar Nowak, George Jackson, David Pippen | |
| 17:10 | Canisius | James Clevenger makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:10 | Canisius | James Clevenger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Thomas Gregory steals the ball from Jeff Dehart | 45-44 |
| 16:30 | Canisius | Gary Edison misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-44 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | James Green connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ryan Wilson | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Clevenger (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Adam Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Edison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeff Dehart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Canisius | Adam Quijano misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-47 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | James Green grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | James Green clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Gregory - foul #1 on Thomas Gregory, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Tate (PG), Ian Benefield (SG), Boyd Ledger (SF), Richard Head (PF), Willard Robinette (C) James Clevenger, Adam Quijano, Louis Anderson, Thomas Gregory, Gary Edison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore (SG), Curtis Buker (SF), George Jackson (PF), David Pippen (C) Jeff Dehart, Kevin Simonsen, Ryan Wilson, Manuel Pilakowski | |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 14:47 | Canisius | Curtis Buker picks off the pass by Richard Head | 45-49 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | James Green misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-49 |
| 14:20 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 14:15 | Canisius | Charles Tate misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 14:13 | Canisius | Richard Head tips it in | 47-49 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | David Pippen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 13:56 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | George Jackson pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | James Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | David Pippen gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker is fouled on the floor by Boyd Ledger - foul #1 on Boyd Ledger, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG) James Green | |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 13:16 | Canisius | Willard Robinette pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:11 | Canisius | Ian Benefield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | George Jackson gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | Canisius | Richard Head pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:43 | Canisius | Stacey Goodwin is called for the reach on Charles Tate - foul #4 on Stacey Goodwin, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (PG), Thomas Gregory (PF) Charles Tate, Richard Head | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Manuel Pilakowski (SF) Stacey Goodwin, Curtis Buker | |
| 12:32 | Canisius | Adam Quijano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Canisius | Louis Anderson (SF), Gary Edison (C) Boyd Ledger, Willard Robinette | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (PF) George Jackson | |
| 12:10 | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 11:51 | Canisius | Thomas Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Pilakowski | 47-51 |
| 11:49 | Canisius | Thomas Gregory grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Adam Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Benefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Edison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Pippen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Canisius | The short jumper by Gary Edison is denied by Ryan Wilson | 47-51 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ryan Wilson | 47-51 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-51 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Adam Quijano scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Anderson | 49-53 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 10:50 | Canisius | Thomas Gregory gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 10:45 | Canisius | Adam Quijano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | David Pippen is fouled on the floor by Gary Edison - foul #1 on Gary Edison, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Tate (PG), James Clevenger (SG), Boyd Ledger (SF), Richard Head (PF), Willard Robinette (C) Adam Quijano, Ian Benefield, Louis Anderson, Thomas Gregory, Gary Edison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker (SG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), George Jackson (PF) Brad Fulmore, Ryan Wilson, David Pippen | |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from George Jackson and he's hacked by Willard Robinette - foul #3 on Willard Robinette, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | George Jackson blocks the jumper by James Clevenger | 49-56 |
| 09:50 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Robinette | 49-56 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Willard Robinette misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Pilakowski - foul #1 on Manuel Pilakowski, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Green (PG), David Pippen (C) Oscar Nowak, Manuel Pilakowski | |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Willard Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | Willard Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | George Jackson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Simonsen and the foul's on James Clevenger - foul #3 on James Clevenger, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (SG) James Clevenger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (C) David Pippen | |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | George Jackson misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Richard Head snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:57 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | James Green misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Canisius | Richard Head grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:29 | Canisius | Charles Tate is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wilson - foul #1 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Benefield (SG) Adam Quijano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:23 | Canisius | Ian Benefield knocks in the 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico State | James Green's pass is intercepted by Ian Benefield in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 08:04 | Canisius | Ian Benefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | George Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Head is called for the reach on George Jackson - foul #2 on Richard Head, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Canisius | James Clevenger (PG), Louis Anderson (SF), Thomas Gregory (PF), Gary Edison (C) Charles Tate, Boyd Ledger, Richard Head, Willard Robinette | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), Brad Fulmore (SG), Manuel Pilakowski (SF), David Pippen (C) James Green, Curtis Buker, Kevin Simonsen, Ryan Wilson | |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 07:38 | Canisius | Louis Anderson is hacked by Manuel Pilakowski - foul #2 on Manuel Pilakowski, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (PG) James Clevenger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Adam Quijano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Benefield (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Louis Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Edison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Fulmore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pippen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Canisius | Ian Benefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 07:22 | Canisius | Gary Edison hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico State | David Pippen drills a driving attempt from close range | 59-62 |
| 06:35 | Canisius | Adam Quijano can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-62 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | George Jackson snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin drills a jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 05:59 | Canisius | Gary Edison misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 05:57 | Canisius | Louis Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:57 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Tate (PG), Boyd Ledger (SF), Richard Head (PF), Willard Robinette (C) Adam Quijano, Louis Anderson, Thomas Gregory, Gary Edison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Manuel Pilakowski, George Jackson | |
| 05:43 | Canisius | Ian Benefield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Willard Robinette blocks the jumper by Stacey Goodwin | 59-64 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | David Pippen pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 04:54 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Ian Benefield | 59-64 |
| 04:49 | Canisius | Charles Tate hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | David Pippen grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Jackson (PF) Ryan Wilson | |
| 04:16 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ian Benefield | 61-64 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Simonsen and he's fouled by Willard Robinette - foul #4 on Willard Robinette, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (SG) Ian Benefield | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin makes the free throw | 61-67 |
| 03:34 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 03:33 | Canisius | Willard Robinette tips it in | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Charles Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Quijano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boyd Ledger (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Head (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Willard Robinette (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Fulmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Pippen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore buries a jumper from the right side set up by Stacey Goodwin | 63-69 |
| 03:18 | Canisius | Brad Fulmore picks off the pass by Boyd Ledger | 63-69 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Fulmore | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Canisius | Boyd Ledger scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Tate | 66-71 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Adam Quijano pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:54 | Canisius | Willard Robinette buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Adam Quijano | 68-71 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Canisius | Ian Benefield (SG) Adam Quijano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Kevin Simonsen steals it from Richard Head | 68-71 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Simonsen | 68-73 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Willard Robinette is hacked by Kevin Simonsen - foul #1 on Kevin Simonsen, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Willard Robinette makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Willard Robinette makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | George Jackson misses badly on a shot near the basket | 70-73 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Richard Head gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Richard Head can't finish the layup | 70-73 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | George Jackson snags the defensive board | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Charles Tate is called for the reach on George Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Tate, team foul #10 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker (SF) Kevin Simonsen | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | George Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | George Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Canisius | Ian Benefield is whistled for a carry | 70-75 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (PF) David Pippen | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Charles Tate is called for the reach on Brad Fulmore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Tate, team foul #11 | 70-75 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Charles Tate scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ian Benefield | 73-77 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Charles Tate is called for the reach on Brad Fulmore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Tate, team foul #12 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Canisius | Adam Quijano (PG) Charles Tate | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pippen (C) George Jackson | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Ian Benefield misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-79 |