| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Drew Farlow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Reser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Rickards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Israel Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Emmons (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bob Gutkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Futrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Holz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Central Michigan | Thomas Arnwine swats the shot by Drew Farlow | 30-23 |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | George Holz pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett grabs the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | George Holz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 30-23 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 19:03 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:53 | Central Michigan | Thomas Arnwine takes the ball from Drew Farlow | 30-23 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | George Holz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-23 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | George Holz grabs the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | George Holz is fouled on the floor by Israel Bennett - foul #1 on Israel Bennett, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SG), Leonard Price (C) Bob Gutkowski, Dennis Futrell | |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss double dribbles | 30-23 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 17:41 | Central Michigan | Dennis Emmons tips it but misses | 30-23 |
| 17:40 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards hits the follow up shot | 32-23 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Price | 32-26 |
| 17:22 | Central Michigan | Dennis Emmons travels with the ball | 32-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Hubbard (SG), Richard Walsh (PF), Toby Jager (C) Robert Reser, Israel Bennett, Dennis Emmons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SG) Leonard Price | |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Everett Hubbard is called for the reach on Bob Gutkowski - foul #1 on Everett Hubbard, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Richard Walsh is called for the reach on Thomas Arnwine - foul #1 on Richard Walsh, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Johnson (SG) Drew Farlow | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 16:40 | Central Michigan | Richard Walsh gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:33 | Central Michigan | Joseph Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Price (C) Richard Weiss | |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski scores on a floater from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Everett Hubbard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | George Holz gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Spencer Rickards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Walsh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Toby Jager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Gutkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Holz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonard Price (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Leonard Price is hacked by Toby Jager - foul #2 on Toby Jager, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow (PG), Robert Reser (SG), Israel Bennett (PF) Everett Hubbard, Spencer Rickards, Toby Jager | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), Jared Rubin (PF), Maynard Zullo (C) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Mark Burnett, Leonard Price | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Maynard Zullo tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 32-30 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Jared Rubin snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Richard Walsh swats the short shot by Maynard Zullo | 32-30 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens grabs the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens blows the wide open layup | 32-30 |
| 14:24 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:08 | Central Michigan | Richard Walsh misses the turnaround from the right block | 32-30 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | George Holz grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens loses the dribble to Joseph Johnson | 32-30 |
| 13:41 | Central Michigan | George Holz steals it from Drew Farlow | 32-30 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards (SF), Toby Jager (PF), Dennis Emmons (C) Joseph Johnson, Israel Bennett, Richard Walsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Steven Holt (SG), Bob Gutkowski (SF), Mark Burnett (PF), Leonard Price (C) Frederick Ahrens, Richard Weiss, George Holz, Jared Rubin, Maynard Zullo | |
| 13:09 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Arnwine | 35-33 |
| 12:43 | Central Michigan | Dennis Emmons is hacked by Leonard Price - foul #1 on Leonard Price, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Thomas George (PG), Everett Hubbard (SG) Drew Farlow, Robert Reser | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Holz (SF) Steven Holt | |
| 12:24 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards loses the dribble to George Holz | 35-33 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Weiss (SF), Maynard Zullo (C) George Holz, Leonard Price | |
| 11:53 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-33 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Jager | 35-33 |
| 11:38 | Central Michigan | Everett Hubbard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Thomas George (fresh) SG - Everett Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Rickards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Toby Jager (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Emmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Gutkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Maynard Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Richard Weiss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Toby Jager gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 11:06 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards drills a floater from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Maynard Zullo makes the shot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 10:38 | Central Michigan | Dennis Emmons misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Maynard Zullo snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Maynard Zullo | 37-38 |
| 09:58 | Central Michigan | Richard Weiss steals the ball from Dennis Emmons | 37-38 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Maynard Zullo connects on the shot near the basket set up by Thomas Arnwine | 37-40 |
| 09:45 | Central Michigan | Bob Gutkowski steals it from Everett Hubbard | 37-40 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Spencer Rickards takes the ball from Richard Weiss | 37-40 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Maynard Zullo - foul #1 on Maynard Zullo, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow (PG), Robert Reser (SG), Israel Bennett (PF), Richard Walsh (C) Thomas George, Everett Hubbard, Toby Jager, Dennis Emmons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens (PG), Steven Holt (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), George Holz (PF), Leonard Price (C) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Richard Weiss, Mark Burnett, Maynard Zullo | |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 09:06 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | George Holz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Israel Bennett - foul #2 on Israel Bennett, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Johnson (SF) Spencer Rickards | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG) Frederick Ahrens | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | George Holz misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | George Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:29 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 08:27 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Richard Walsh loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens (PG), Mark Burnett (PF) Thomas Arnwine, Dennis Futrell | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens is fouled on the floor by Richard Walsh - foul #2 on Richard Walsh, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Dennis Futrell (SF) Frederick Ahrens, Leonard Price | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | George Holz misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 39-41 |
| 07:39 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Drew Farlow (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Reser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Israel Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Walsh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Thomas Arnwine (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Futrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Holz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Central Michigan | Richard Walsh's pass is intercepted by George Holz | 39-41 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:13 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Drew Farlow | 39-41 |
| 06:52 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Drew Farlow | 41-41 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Steven Holt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Steven Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Burnett and he's hacked by Drew Farlow - foul #1 on Drew Farlow, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Everett Hubbard (SG), Spencer Rickards (PF), Toby Jager (C) Robert Reser, Israel Bennett, Richard Walsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SG), Jared Rubin (PF), Leonard Price (C) Steven Holt, Dennis Futrell, Mark Burnett | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:58 | Central Michigan | Everett Hubbard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Drew Farlow | 44-44 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Everett Hubbard takes the ball from Thomas Arnwine | 44-44 |
| 05:33 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow lays it in on a nice dish by Everett Hubbard | 46-44 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 04:39 | Central Michigan | Joseph Johnson misses the lay-in | 46-46 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to George Holz | 46-46 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | George Holz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-46 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | George Holz can't tip it in | 46-46 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Toby Jager | 46-46 |
| 04:13 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | George Holz pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 03:39 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Robert Reser (SG), Israel Bennett (PF), Dennis Emmons (C) Drew Farlow, Joseph Johnson, Toby Jager | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frederick Ahrens (PG), Richard Weiss (SG), Dennis Futrell (SF), Mark Burnett (C) Thomas Arnwine, Bob Gutkowski, Jared Rubin, Leonard Price | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Everett Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Reser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Rickards (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Israel Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Emmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Frederick Ahrens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Futrell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Holz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards makes the shot from the left side set up by Robert Reser | 51-49 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Everett Hubbard steps in front of the Mark Burnett pass | 51-49 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Holz - foul #3 on George Holz, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow (PG) Everett Hubbard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski (SF) Dennis Futrell | |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 02:14 | Central Michigan | Drew Farlow pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:06 | Central Michigan | Spencer Rickards misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | George Holz grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Drew Farlow - foul #2 on Drew Farlow, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine (PG), Dennis Futrell (SF) Frederick Ahrens, Richard Weiss | |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:26 | Central Michigan | Robert Reser buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Drew Farlow | 55-51 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Dennis Emmons denies the turnaround by Dennis Futrell | 55-51 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 00:59 | Central Michigan | Mark Burnett blocks the short jumper by Spencer Rickards | 55-53 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Mark Burnett gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Dennis Futrell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Bob Gutkowski tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | Central Michigan | Bob Gutkowski is called for the reach on Robert Reser - foul #3 on Bob Gutkowski, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Israel Bennett lays it up and in | 57-55 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Arnwine comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 57-55 |