| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marcus Manley - foul #1 on Marcus Manley, team foul #1 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF) Johnny Hanna, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 19:27 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 19:25 | The Citadel | James Ashburn snags the offensive board | 21-18 |
| 19:07 | The Citadel | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-18 |
| 19:05 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | John Scruggs clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-18 |
| 18:39 | The Citadel | William Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 18:26 | The Citadel | James Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side | 21-20 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory is denied on a layup by James Ashburn | 21-20 |
| 18:05 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 17:39 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois hits a 3 from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 21-23 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 21-23 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford tips it in | 23-23 |
| 16:21 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Freddie Deblois is called for the reach on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Freddie Deblois, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls (SF), Charles Ferguson (PF), Gregory Frink (C) Marcus Manley, William Hamblin, James Ashburn | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Sauls (fresh) PF - Charles Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Frink (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | James Winters knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Johnny Hanna | 26-26 |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Winters - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Arteaga (SG) James Smith | |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 15:33 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | James Winters loses the dribble to Patrick Sauls | 26-27 |
| 15:04 | The Citadel | Gregory Frink drills a floater from the left block | 26-29 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 14:40 | The Citadel | Gregory Frink snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 14:18 | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Arteaga | 26-31 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 26-31 |
| 14:02 | The Citadel | David Arteaga grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:58 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Smith (SG), Marcus Manley (SF), William Hamblin (PF), James Ashburn (C) Freddie Deblois, Patrick Sauls, Charles Ferguson, Gregory Frink | |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses short on a floater from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 13:32 | The Citadel | David Arteaga grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:15 | The Citadel | William Hamblin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Pickens - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 13:03 | The Citadel | James Ashburn can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 26-31 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 12:39 | The Citadel | James Ashburn gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:33 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-31 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Anthony Pickens | 26-31 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-31 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Scruggs | 29-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - David Arteaga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | The Citadel | David Arteaga can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 11:25 | The Citadel | William Hamblin can't tip it in | 29-31 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Marcus Manley steps in front of the Allen Hitt pass | 29-31 |
| 11:04 | The Citadel | William Hamblin blows the dunk | 29-31 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 29-31 |
| 10:35 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by James Smith and he's hacked by Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Michael Gregory, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois (PG), George Smith (SG), Charles Ferguson (PF), Gregory Frink (C) David Arteaga, James Smith, William Hamblin, James Ashburn | |
| 10:18 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Winters | 31-33 |
| 09:55 | The Citadel | Anthony Pickens blocks the short jumper by George Smith | 31-33 |
| 09:54 | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson misses the tip | 31-33 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Winters | 31-33 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the runner from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Sean Ament grabs the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Ferguson - foul #2 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls (SF) Marcus Manley | |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:07 | The Citadel | Patrick Sauls's pass is intercepted by Michael Gregory | 33-33 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford is hacked by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF) Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Smith (SG), William Hamblin (PF), James Ashburn (C) George Smith, Charles Ferguson, Gregory Frink | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the driving attempt near the basket | 35-33 |
| 08:02 | The Citadel | James Smith can't finish the layup | 35-33 |
| 08:00 | The Citadel | William Hamblin tips it in | 35-35 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory tips it home | 37-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Sauls (fresh) PF - William Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | The Citadel | James Ashburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory's pass is intercepted by Freddie Deblois | 37-35 |
| 06:48 | The Citadel | William Hamblin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory slams it home on a great pass from James Winters | 39-35 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | James Smith clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Arteaga (PG), Marcus Manley (SF), Charles Ferguson (C) Freddie Deblois, Patrick Sauls, James Ashburn | |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 06:03 | The Citadel | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 05:41 | The Citadel | Charles Ferguson snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 05:15 | The Citadel | David Arteaga is whistled for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (C) Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | George Smith (SG), Gregory Frink (C) James Smith, William Hamblin | |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois (PG) George Smith | |
| 04:38 | The Citadel | David Arteaga hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Freddie Deblois | 39-39 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is hacked by David Arteaga - foul #3 on David Arteaga, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Smith (SG), James Ashburn (C) David Arteaga, Gregory Frink | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Marcus Manley - foul #2 on Marcus Manley, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 03:27 | The Citadel | James Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Freddie Deblois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-39 |
| 03:04 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 03:00 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Scruggs and the foul's on Charles Ferguson - foul #3 on Charles Ferguson, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | The Citadel | William Hamblin (PF) Charles Ferguson | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 02:22 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens hits a jumper in the lane set up by Raymond Axford | 45-39 |
| 01:34 | The Citadel | James Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 01:32 | The Citadel | James Ashburn grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 01:23 | The Citadel | Freddie Deblois can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 00:59 | The Citadel | William Hamblin snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Smith and he's hacked by Raymond Axford - foul #2 on Raymond Axford, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 00:23 | The Citadel | Marcus Manley gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | The Citadel | William Hamblin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Smith | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Deblois - foul #2 on Freddie Deblois, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 00:12 | The Citadel | James Ashburn gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Shawn Bergert steals it from Freddie Deblois | 46-44 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Freddie Deblois - foul #3 on Freddie Deblois, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | James Smith connects on the 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |