| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) C - Randolph Huber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fresh) SG - Patrick Craig (fresh) SF - Chuck Jaime (fresh) PF - Rafael Mericle (fresh) C - Paul Johnston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Alvin Robertson steps in front of the Patrick Craig pass | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle is fouled on the floor by Freddy Waller - foul #1 on Freddy Waller, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Alvin Robertson denies the turnaround by Alex Mangual | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chuck Jaime | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses long on a floater near the basket | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson lays it up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Chuck Jaime | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnston - foul #1 on Paul Johnston, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Rafael Mericle, Paul Johnston | |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | William Clark is called for the reach on Howard Dixon - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel (C) Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Craig | 2-9 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Pichardo | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Joel McDaniel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Craig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Dixon (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Patrick Craig | 5-11 |
| 15:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Larry Pichardo | 8-11 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Craig - foul #1 on Patrick Craig, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith, Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Brescia (PG), Thomas Hafley (SG), Del Simmons (SF), Rafael Mericle (PF), Paul Johnston (C) Alex Mangual, Patrick Craig, Chuck Jaime, Roger Whitaker, Howard Dixon | |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Huber | 8-11 |
| 14:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | Randolph Huber is called for the reach on Thomas Hafley - foul #1 on Randolph Huber, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG) Larry Pichardo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Brescia and he's fouled by Jeremy Moffitt - foul #1 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Hafley | 8-16 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by Del Simmons | 8-16 |
| 12:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | Richard Brescia drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Johnston | 10-19 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston blows the layup | 10-19 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons tips it in | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fairly fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Brescia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hafley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Del Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Mericle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnston (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt is fouled on the floor by Rafael Mericle - foul #1 on Rafael Mericle, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Huang Chin (SG), William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Thomas Hamlin, Alvin Robertson, Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual (PG), Patrick Craig (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Roger Whitaker (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Richard Brescia, Thomas Hafley, Del Simmons, Rafael Mericle, Paul Johnston | |
| 11:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-21 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Larry Pichardo steals the ball from Roger Whitaker | 10-21 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses long on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Patrick Craig - foul #2 on Patrick Craig, team foul #4 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones (SG) Patrick Craig | |
| 10:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin misses the 3rd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 11-21 |
| 10:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber (C) Joel McDaniel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon connects on the runner from the right block set up by Alex Mangual | 11-23 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-23 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo tips it back up and in | 13-23 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual hits a floater from the left side set up by Chuck Jaime and the foul's on Larry Pichardo - foul #2 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #6 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), Alvin Robertson (SG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF) Larry Pichardo, Huang Chin, William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (SG), Rafael Mericle (PF), Paul Johnston (C) Timothy Jones, Roger Whitaker, Howard Dixon | |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses the free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber gets the rebound | 13-25 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alex Mangual - foul #1 on Alex Mangual, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddy Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual travels with the ball | 15-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Del Simmons (SF) Chuck Jaime | |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin scores on a jumper from the left side | 17-25 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle's dunk attempt is rejected by Randolph Huber | 17-25 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Thomas Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Del Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Mericle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeremy Moffitt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeremy Moffitt, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Joel McDaniel (C) Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Brescia (PG) Alex Mangual | |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Richard Brescia connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel is fouled on the floor by Paul Johnston - foul #2 on Paul Johnston, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Roger Whitaker (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Thomas Hafley, Del Simmons, Rafael Mericle, Paul Johnston | |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Daniel Smith knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Huang Chin | 20-30 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses short on a jumper near the basket | 20-30 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 20-30 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel is hacked by Howard Dixon - foul #1 on Howard Dixon, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Santos Ward (PG), Freddy Waller (PF), Randolph Huber (C) Thomas Hamlin, William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual (PG) Richard Brescia | |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Freddy Waller - foul #2 on Freddy Waller, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Doug Robertson (PF) Huang Chin, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Doug Robertson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-31 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chuck Jaime | 22-33 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel loses the dribble to Howard Dixon | 22-33 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | Alvin Robertson picks off the pass by Roger Whitaker | 22-33 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Alex Mangual steals it from Alvin Robertson | 22-33 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Timothy Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Alex Mangual | 22-35 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo (PG), Jeremy Moffitt (SF), Freddy Waller (PF) Santos Ward, Joel McDaniel, Doug Robertson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (SG), Del Simmons (SF), Rafael Mericle (PF), Paul Johnston (C) Timothy Jones, Chuck Jaime, Roger Whitaker, Howard Dixon | |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Randolph Huber is called for the reach on Alex Mangual - foul #2 on Randolph Huber, team foul #9 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SG) Alvin Robertson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 03:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Patrick Craig takes the ball from Larry Pichardo in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Rafael Mericle | 23-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Larry Pichardo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Huang Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Moffitt (fresh) PF - Freddy Waller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randolph Huber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Del Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Mericle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | Paul Johnston knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Alex Mangual | 23-41 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses short on a shot from the right side | 23-41 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 02:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Larry Pichardo is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Larry Pichardo - foul #3 on Larry Pichardo, team foul #10 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Hamlin (PG), William Clark (SG), Daniel Smith (C) Larry Pichardo, Huang Chin, Randolph Huber | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Rafael Mericle blocks the short jumper by Daniel Smith | 26-43 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Mericle | 26-43 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Craig | 26-45 |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Rafael Mericle | 26-45 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Daniel Smith steals it from Alex Mangual | 26-45 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | William Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #11 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Robertson (SG), Randolph Huber (C) Jeremy Moffitt, Freddy Waller | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Brescia (PG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Roger Whitaker (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Alex Mangual, Del Simmons, Rafael Mericle, Paul Johnston | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime is whistled for traveling | 26-45 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Randolph Huber makes the floater from the left block | 28-45 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Brescia and the foul's on Alvin Robertson - foul #1 on Alvin Robertson, team foul #12 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Huang Chin (SF), Joel McDaniel (PF) William Clark, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses the free throw | 28-47 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Joel McDaniel comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 28-47 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The clock runs out | 28-47 |