| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) C - Irving Huggard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rider | Rider is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Shawn Bergert | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Rider | Michael Gregory takes the ball from Irving Huggard | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens is denied on a layup by Irving Huggard | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher is denied on a layup by Shawn Bergert | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Gary Wakefield - foul #1 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | Rider | Gary Wakefield banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Rider | The rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Rider | John Scruggs takes the ball from Kevin Lomax | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Irving Huggard - foul #1 on Irving Huggard, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:35 | Rider | George Barclay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-2 |
| 16:33 | Rider | Gary Wakefield grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | Rider | Gary Wakefield connects on the runner near the basket | 6-4 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 4 pts. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Greenway - foul #1 on Arthur Greenway, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) Kevin Lomax | |
| 15:47 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Axford and the foul's on George Barclay - foul #1 on George Barclay, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:06 | Rider | Gary Wakefield hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Greenway - foul #2 on Arthur Greenway, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 15:06 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:06 | Rider | Gary Wakefield makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens is called for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (PF) Johnny Hanna, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Chris Bryant (PF) George Barclay, Gary Wakefield | |
| 14:28 | Rider | Arden Lekberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | Michael McKillop is called for the reach on Raymond Axford - foul #1 on Michael McKillop, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (C) Raymond Axford, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF) Irving Huggard | |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Lomax - foul #1 on Kevin Lomax, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Rider | George Barclay (SG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:24 | Rider | George Barclay clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 13-7 |
| 12:29 | Rider | George Barclay loses the dribble to Allen Hitt | 13-7 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico | Sean Ament buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-7 |
| 12:07 | Rider | Johnny Hanna is called for the reach on George Barclay - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Arden Lekberg, Chris Bryant, Michael McKillop | |
| 11:48 | Rider | Irving Huggard hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens's floater is tipped away by Gary Wakefield | 15-10 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses the tip | 15-10 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford is hacked by George Barclay - foul #2 on George Barclay, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG) Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG), Rodney Gladysiewski (SF) George Barclay, Kevin Lomax | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Rider | Irving Huggard grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 10:25 | Rider | Irving Huggard knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 15-12 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (C) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) Rodney Gladysiewski | |
| 09:45 | Rider | Gary Wakefield is denied on a layup by Michael Gregory | 15-12 |
| 09:43 | Rider | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Huggard | 15-12 |
| 09:38 | Rider | Irving Huggard misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens blows the layup but he's fouled by Irving Huggard - foul #2 on Irving Huggard, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (C) Michael McKillop, Irving Huggard | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:09 | Rider | Michael Gregory is called for the reach on Jeffery Belcher - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:45 | Rider | Kevin Lomax hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | | |
| 08:45 | Rider | Kevin Lomax misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:45 | Rider | Kevin Lomax makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | James Winters connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 19-13 |
| 08:13 | Rider | Kevin Lomax double dribbles | 19-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Gary Wakefield | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens lays it up and in set up by Michael Gregory | 21-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 9 pts. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - Arden Lekberg (fresh) SF - Kevin Lomax (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chris Bryant (fresh) C - Michael McKillop (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens lays it up and in on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 23-13 |
| 06:38 | Rider | Arden Lekberg can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-13 |
| 06:36 | Rider | Chris Bryant can't tip it in | 23-13 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Hitt | 23-13 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory blows the layup | 23-13 |
| 06:07 | Rider | Chris Bryant snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 05:58 | Rider | Allen Hitt swats the short shot by Michael McKillop | 23-13 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | John Scruggs grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Kevin Lomax picks off the pass by Allen Hitt | 23-13 |
| 05:07 | Rider | Kevin Lomax travels with the ball | 23-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (PG), Tomas Harvey (SG), Gary Wakefield (PF), Rodney Gladysiewski (C) Jeffery Belcher, Arden Lekberg, Kevin Lomax, Chris Bryant | |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gary Wakefield - foul #2 on Gary Wakefield, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Rider | James Knepp (SF) Gary Wakefield | |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Winters - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Rider | Chris Bryant (C) Michael McKillop | |
| 04:31 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski misses the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 04:31 | Rider | Rodney Gladysiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-13 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory tips it but misses | 25-13 |
| 04:10 | Rider | Chris Bryant gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 03:51 | Rider | James Knepp makes the floater from the right side set up by Chris Bryant and the foul's on Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Rider | Jeffery Belcher (PG), George Barclay (SG), Gary Wakefield (PF), Irving Huggard (C) Thomas Hill, Tomas Harvey, Rodney Gladysiewski, Chris Bryant | |
| 03:51 | Rider | James Knepp makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | James Winters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-16 |
| 03:28 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rider | PG - Jeffery Belcher (fresh) SG - George Barclay (fresh) SF - James Knepp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Wakefield (fresh) 7 pts. C - Irving Huggard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Rider | Gary Wakefield double dribbles | 25-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (SF) James Knepp | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | James Winters misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 27-16 |
| 02:13 | Rider | Jeffery Belcher clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-16 |
| 02:12 | Rider | Irving Huggard tips it but misses | 27-16 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Irving Huggard - foul #3 on Irving Huggard, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Arthur Greenway (PF) James Winters, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | Kevin Lomax (SF), Chris Bryant (C) Michael McKillop, Irving Huggard | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 01:07 | Rider | Gary Wakefield misses the floater from the baseline | 28-16 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Barclay - foul #3 on George Barclay, team foul #10 | 28-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Rider | Arden Lekberg (SG) George Barclay | |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 00:58 | Rider | Chris Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 00:39 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #8 | 29-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Rider | Thomas Hill (SG) Jeffery Belcher | |
| 00:39 | Rider | Arden Lekberg misses the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 00:39 | Rider | Arden Lekberg makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna and the foul's on Kevin Lomax - foul #2 on Kevin Lomax, team foul #11 | 31-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Rider | Michael McKillop (C) Gary Wakefield | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the free throw | 32-17 |
| 00:02 | Rider | The jumper by Michael McKillop is denied by Shawn Bergert | 32-17 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway grabs the defensive rebound | 32-17 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses short on a fullcourt shot | 32-17 |