| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SG - Russell Perz (fresh) SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) C - David Severin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fresh) SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) C - Richard Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | David Severin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Russell Perz is denied by Bobby Banks | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Middle Tenn. State | David Severin steals it from Willie Bruton | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | David Severin can't connect on a floater in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Skinner | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | William Blackledge hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Skinner - foul #1 on Richard Skinner, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Russell Perz steals the ball from Willie Bruton in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | William Blackledge misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Szczesny Mroczkowski - foul #1 on Szczesny Mroczkowski, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | William Blackledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard tips it home | 7-5 |
| 17:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 7-5 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Severin | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | David Severin is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz, Kal Lenard, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Michael Courville (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (SF), John Peterson (PF), Amos Meadows (C) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller, Richard Skinner | |
| 17:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 7-5 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 16:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville is fouled on the floor by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #1 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Douglas Endo, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks (SF) Amos Meadows | |
| 16:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks hits the finger roll set up by John Peterson | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 15:59 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson grabs the board | 7-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fairly fresh) SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fresh) SG - Michael Courville (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner is hacked by William Blackledge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Blackledge, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Thomas Miller (PF) Mitchell Turner, Michael Courville, John Peterson | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Szczesny Mroczkowski | 7-10 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | William Blackledge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Willie Bruton - foul #1 on Willie Bruton, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF), David Severin (C) William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner (C) Oluhyode Abdi | |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Carl Ellison (PF) Tony Thibeault, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman (SF) Bobby Banks | |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | David Severin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Perz | 12-10 |
| 14:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Perz - foul #1 on Russell Perz, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Michael Courville (SG), Amos Meadows (PF) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Willie Bruton, Thomas Miller | |
| 14:27 | Middle Tenn. State | David Severin steps in front of the Melvin Weidman pass | 12-10 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carl Ellison, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Michael Jones (C) John Fancher, Kal Lenard, Carl Ellison, David Severin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks (SF), John Peterson (PF), Oluhyode Abdi (C) Melvin Weidman, Amos Meadows, Richard Skinner | |
| 14:03 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Bobby Banks | 12-12 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Jones and he's hacked by Mitchell Turner - foul #1 on Mitchell Turner, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG) Michael Courville | |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Banks | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-14 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Michael Jones snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is fouled on the floor by Bobby Banks - foul #1 on Bobby Banks, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Kal Lenard (SF), William Blackledge (PF), David Severin (C) Trevor Burke, Russell Perz, Ivan Sliwinski, Douglas Endo, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Mitchell Turner, John Peterson | |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | David Severin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 15-14 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Oluhyode Abdi | 15-16 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard hits a turnaround in the lane | 17-16 |
| 11:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner hits the finger roll | 17-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fairly fresh) SG - Josh Cheney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kal Lenard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Severin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Oluhyode Abdi (fairly fresh) SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Willie Bruton steals it from Tony Thibeault in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner is hacked by Kal Lenard - foul #1 on Kal Lenard, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), Carl Ellison (C) Josh Cheney, Kal Lenard, David Severin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Michael Courville (SG), Melvin Weidman (SF), John Peterson (C) Oluhyode Abdi, Willie Bruton, Bobby Banks, Richard Skinner | |
| 11:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-18 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Carl Ellison | 17-18 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 17-18 |
| 11:00 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski is hacked by Tony Thibeault - foul #1 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG), Douglas Endo (PF), Michael Jones (C) Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (PG), Amos Meadows (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Thomas Miller, John Peterson | |
| 10:21 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner's floater is tipped away by Michael Jones | 17-18 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | Russell Perz grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 09:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman misses long on a floater from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman can't tip it in | 17-18 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-18 |
| 09:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Russell Perz clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-18 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo tips it back up and in | 21-18 |
| 08:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows lays it up and in on a great pass from Mitchell Turner | 21-20 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Fancher | 24-20 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Endo - foul #1 on Douglas Endo, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), David Severin (C) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz, John Fancher, Douglas Endo, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), Thomas Miller (PF) Mitchell Turner, Michael Courville, Melvin Weidman, Richard Skinner | |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | David Severin lays it in on a nice dish by Josh Cheney and he's fouled by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), John Peterson (PF) Thomas Miller, Amos Meadows | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | David Severin misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | John Peterson gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks lays it in set up by Szczesny Mroczkowski and the foul's on Ivan Sliwinski - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Ivan Sliwinski, David Severin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the board | 26-23 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Trevor Burke (fresh) SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Ellison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Szczesny Mroczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fresh) SF - Bobby Banks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oluhyode Abdi (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Josh Cheney | 28-23 |
| 07:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-23 |
| 06:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Ellison - foul #2 on Carl Ellison, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Russell Perz (SG), David Severin (C) Trevor Burke, Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SG), Amos Meadows (PF), Richard Skinner (C) Willie Bruton, John Peterson, Oluhyode Abdi | |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses long on a runner from close range | 28-24 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard can't tip it in | 28-24 |
| 06:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Russell Perz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard is fouled on the floor by Bobby Banks - foul #2 on Bobby Banks, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (SF) Szczesny Mroczkowski, Bobby Banks | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 05:32 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Willie Bruton is denied by Kal Lenard | 28-24 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tony Thibeault | 28-24 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 05:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-24 |
| 05:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner tips it but misses | 28-24 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Russell Perz snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | William Blackledge's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Skinner | 28-24 |
| 04:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | David Severin picks off the pass by Richard Skinner | 28-24 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | David Severin scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-24 |
| 03:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 03:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 03:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Oluhyode Abdi comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 03:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Russell Perz (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Blackledge (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Severin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Mitchell Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Bruton (fairly fresh) SF - Oluhyode Abdi (fairly fresh) PF - Amos Meadows (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Skinner (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Amos Meadows knocks in the floater from the left block | 30-26 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz, Kal Lenard, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville (PG), Melvin Weidman (SG), Bobby Banks (SF), Thomas Miller (PF), John Peterson (C) Mitchell Turner, Willie Bruton, Oluhyode Abdi, Amos Meadows, Richard Skinner | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 02:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-26 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Melvin Weidman tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 02:23 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Thomas Miller | 32-28 |
| 02:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Michael Courville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 02:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 01:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 32-28 |
| 01:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Miller tips it home | 32-30 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski scores on a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski (PG), Willie Bruton (SG), Oluhyode Abdi (C) Michael Courville, Melvin Weidman, John Peterson | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Szczesny Mroczkowski makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Banks | 35-32 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mitchell Turner (SF), Amos Meadows (C) Bobby Banks, Thomas Miller | |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is hacked by Josh Cheney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Josh Cheney, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo drills a floater from the right wing set up by Kal Lenard | 37-34 |
| 00:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF) Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Skinner (C) Szczesny Mroczkowski | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Richard Skinner steals the ball from William Blackledge | 37-34 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton is fouled in the backcourt by Josh Cheney - foul #2 on Josh Cheney, team foul #11 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), David Severin (C) Tony Thibeault, Josh Cheney, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Banks (SF), John Peterson (PF) Amos Meadows, Richard Skinner | |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Willie Bruton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | David Severin snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Severin clanks a halfcourt shot | 37-35 |