| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Fielder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Espinal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pastrana (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Tillison (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Jason Foy takes the ball from Anthony Espinal | 38-30 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Roger Tillison is called for the reach on Earl Leto - foul #2 on Roger Tillison, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 19:15 | American U. | Paul Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-30 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-30 |
| 18:31 | American U. | Earl Leto grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:08 | American U. | Gregory Quinn drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Foy | 38-33 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox's floater is tipped away by Paul Jacobs | 38-33 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 17:39 | American U. | Jamal Anderson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Jacobs | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico State | Gregory Quinn steals it from Daniel Fielder | 41-36 |
| 17:16 | American U. | Jamal Anderson banks in the layup set up by Gregory Quinn | 41-38 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Pastrana | 43-38 |
| 16:45 | American U. | Charles Pastrana denies the turnaround by Jason Foy | 43-38 |
| 16:43 | American U. | Jason Foy tips it in | 43-40 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal is called for 5 seconds | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Lacefield (PG), James Wilson (SF), George Orr (PF), Jerry Edick (C) Daniel Fielder, Shawn Cox, Charles Pastrana, Roger Tillison | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG), Peter Hairston (SG), Gregory Baumgartner (SF), Darren Evelyn (C) Jamal Anderson, Gregory Quinn, Paul Jacobs, Earl Leto | |
| 16:18 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Lacefield and he's fouled by Peter Hairston - foul #2 on Peter Hairston, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:02 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George Orr | 46-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Espinal (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Orr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Edick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jeffrey Froberg (fresh) SG - Peter Hairston (fresh) SF - Gregory Baumgartner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Evelyn (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | George Orr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | James Wilson hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 15:29 | American U. | Jason Foy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 15:28 | American U. | Darren Evelyn grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Darren Evelyn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-40 |
| 15:06 | American U. | Jason Foy snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:54 | American U. | Jason Foy hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Froberg | 48-43 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Edick | 50-43 |
| 14:26 | American U. | James Wilson steals the ball from Jeffrey Froberg | 50-43 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal's pass is intercepted by Jason Foy | 50-43 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Espinal - foul #2 on Anthony Espinal, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder (PG), Shawn Cox (SF), Charles Pastrana (PF), Roger Tillison (C) David Lacefield, Anthony Espinal, George Orr, Jerry Edick | |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Gregory Quinn (SG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Earl Leto (C) Jeffrey Froberg, Peter Hairston, Jason Foy, Darren Evelyn | |
| 13:41 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:41 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison misses the jumper from close range | 50-44 |
| 13:17 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gregory Quinn | 50-44 |
| 13:12 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roger Tillison | 50-44 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | James Wilson dunks the ball | 52-44 |
| 12:49 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 52-44 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Gregory Baumgartner swats the short shot by James Wilson | 52-44 |
| 12:31 | American U. | Earl Leto grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 12:10 | American U. | Gregory Quinn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana loses the dribble to Gregory Baumgartner | 52-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Fielder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Pastrana (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Tillison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gregory Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:27 | American U. | Gregory Quinn buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Leto | 52-46 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Baumgartner - foul #2 on Gregory Baumgartner, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal (SG), Jerry Edick (C) James Wilson, Roger Tillison | |
| Subs | American U. | Peter Hairston (SG), Jason Foy (PF), Darren Evelyn (C) Gregory Quinn, Gregory Baumgartner, Earl Leto | |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:53 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-46 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Charles Pastrana hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 10:23 | American U. | Peter Hairston knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 55-48 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Fielder | 57-48 |
| 09:49 | American U. | Jamal Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Cox - foul #3 on Shawn Cox, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Lacefield (PG), George Orr (SF), Roger Tillison (C) Daniel Fielder, Shawn Cox, Charles Pastrana | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (SG), Earl Leto (C) Paul Jacobs, Darren Evelyn | |
| 09:49 | American U. | Jamal Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:49 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-49 |
| 09:37 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jason Foy | 57-49 |
| 09:32 | American U. | Peter Hairston comes up short on the floater from the right block | 57-49 |
| 09:31 | American U. | Jason Foy hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | George Orr misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Jerry Edick misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 09:07 | American U. | Jason Foy gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:53 | American U. | David Lacefield picks off the pass by Jamal Anderson | 57-51 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Earl Leto - foul #1 on Earl Leto, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Cox (SF) Jerry Edick | |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Quinn (SG) Jamal Anderson | |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Gregory Quinn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Peter Hairston steals it from Shawn Cox | 58-51 |
| 07:31 | American U. | Jason Foy buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Froberg | 58-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Lacefield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Espinal (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Orr (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Tillison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jeffrey Froberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Leto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | George Orr connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Espinal | 61-54 |
| 07:02 | American U. | Gregory Quinn makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison banks in the layup | 63-57 |
| 06:24 | American U. | Earl Leto can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 63-57 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Earl Leto - foul #2 on Earl Leto, team foul #4 | 63-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder (PG), James Wilson (SG), Philip Ney (SF), Charles Pastrana (PF) David Lacefield, Anthony Espinal, Shawn Cox, George Orr | |
| Subs | American U. | Jamal Anderson (PG), Paul Jacobs (SF), Gregory Baumgartner (PF), Darren Evelyn (C) Jeffrey Froberg, Peter Hairston, Jason Foy, Earl Leto | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:48 | American U. | Paul Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Edick (C) Roger Tillison | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Gregory Quinn steals it from Philip Ney | 65-57 |
| 05:09 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-57 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 65-57 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jerry Edick | 68-57 |
| 04:18 | American U. | Gregory Quinn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 04:16 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Quinn | 68-57 |
| 03:59 | American U. | The short jumper by Darren Evelyn is denied by Jerry Edick | 68-57 |
| 03:58 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | American U. | Paul Jacobs buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Quinn | 68-59 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Espinal (SG), Shawn Cox (SF), Roger Tillison (C) James Wilson, Philip Ney, Jerry Edick | |
| Subs | American U. | Peter Hairston (SG), Jason Foy (PF), Earl Leto (C) Gregory Quinn, Gregory Baumgartner, Darren Evelyn | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Daniel Fielder drills a 3 from straight away | 71-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Fielder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Espinal (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Pastrana (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Roger Tillison (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jamal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Hairston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Foy (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Leto (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:20 | American U. | Jamal Anderson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 03:18 | American U. | Paul Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 03:05 | American U. | Anthony Espinal steps in front of the Jason Foy pass | 71-59 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Roger Tillison knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Espinal | 73-59 |
| 02:34 | American U. | Paul Jacobs misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Cox - foul #4 on Shawn Cox, team foul #4 | 73-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Lacefield (PG), James Wilson (SG), Philip Ney (SF), George Orr (PF), Jerry Edick (C) Daniel Fielder, Anthony Espinal, Shawn Cox, Charles Pastrana, Roger Tillison | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg (PG), Gregory Baumgartner (PF), Darren Evelyn (C) Jamal Anderson, Jason Foy, Earl Leto | |
| 02:34 | American U. | Paul Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:34 | American U. | Paul Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Peter Hairston picks off the pass by Jerry Edick | 73-60 |
| 01:50 | American U. | George Orr blocks the short jumper by Peter Hairston | 73-60 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-60 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Philip Ney connects on the shot from the right side set up by David Lacefield | 75-60 |
| 01:01 | American U. | Gregory Baumgartner lays it in | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Froberg is called for the reach on David Lacefield - foul #3 on Jeffrey Froberg, team foul #5 | 75-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | American U. | William Yoho (SF) Paul Jacobs | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Jerry Edick banks in the layup set up by Philip Ney | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | American U. | Jeffrey Froberg scores on a jump hook in the lane | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Lacefield runs out the clock | 77-64 |