| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 6 pts. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer comes up short on the runner from the right block | 44-40 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | Tony Foster swats the layup by Robert Cook | 44-40 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Michael Rau steals it from Todd Hoffman | 44-40 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Young - foul #3 on Steve Young, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Zynda (C) Steve Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Michael Rau (PF) Amos Scott, Byron Harris | |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Zynda - foul #2 on Charles Zynda, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen travels in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Robert Cook, Byron Harris | |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Marlon Coy picks off the pass by Todd Hoffman | 44-42 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) Cameron Springer, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Frank Rao grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Dicks and he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (SG), Roger Alexander (PF) Frank Rao, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Byron Harris | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Amos Scott steps in front of the Johnathan Derosa pass | 49-45 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 49-47 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey misses the floater from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Tony Foster (PF) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the driving attempt near the basket | 49-47 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Cook | 51-49 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey is whistled for a carry | 51-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG), Steve Young (C) Bruce Godfrey, Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega loses the ball out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy | |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Robert Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Todd Hoffman | 53-49 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cameron Springer | 55-49 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Carmelo Ortega is denied by Steve Young | 55-49 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | James Bell tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Frank Rao works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is whistled for traveling | 55-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Charles Zynda (PF) Cameron Springer, Todd Hoffman, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 55-51 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Byron Harris gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Frank Rao grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | William Dicks is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Frank Rao buries a floater from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 12:35 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega blows the layup | 57-51 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Zynda | 57-51 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | William Dicks comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jared Lewis - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (SG), Roger Alexander (PF) Frank Rao, Steve Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | William Dicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is hacked by Charles Zynda - foul #3 on Charles Zynda, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Foster (PF) Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garf Zand (PF) Michael Rau | |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tomas Hall | 59-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dicks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Tony Foster banks in the layup set up by William Dicks and he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #4 | 61-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG) William Dicks | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rau (PF) Garf Zand | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tomas Hall - foul #2 on Tomas Hall, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Roger Alexander (C) Bruce Godfrey, Johnathan Derosa, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is fouled on the floor by Cameron Springer - foul #2 on Cameron Springer, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is hacked by Roger Alexander - foul #2 on Roger Alexander, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | Tony Foster steals it from Carmelo Ortega | 64-56 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the jumper from the right block | 64-56 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Hoffman | 66-56 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega scores on a shot near the basket | 66-58 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Tony Foster gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Amos Scott grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Amos Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 66-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Bruce Godfrey (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Charles Zynda (PF), Steve Young (C) Cameron Springer, Frank Rao, Todd Hoffman, Tony Foster, Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey connects on the floater near the basket | 68-58 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega tips it in | 68-60 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Jared Lewis - foul #3 on Jared Lewis, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Steve Young comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Carmelo Ortega - foul #3 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #7 | 68-60 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Michael Rau knocks in the shot from the right side | 70-62 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Michael Rau steps in front of the Bruce Godfrey pass | 70-62 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Charles Zynda swats the layup by Carmelo Ortega | 70-62 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the board | 70-62 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Gene Jansen steps in front of the Charles Zynda pass | 70-62 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 70-64 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Dicks and the foul's on Gene Jansen - foul #3 on Gene Jansen, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Tony Foster (PF) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa, Steve Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Michael Rau | |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Robert Cook connects on the shot from close range | 73-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 07:14 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Robert Cook's floater is knocked away by Todd Hoffman | 73-66 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Tony Foster gets the rebound | 73-66 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Byron Harris - foul #2 on Byron Harris, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG), Roger Alexander (C) Bruce Godfrey, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Foster | 75-66 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash tips it but misses | 75-66 |
| 06:37 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis tips it in | 75-68 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Frank Rao works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Michael Rau hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 75-68 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Michael Rau can't tip it in | 75-68 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Michael Rau buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Gene Jansen | 75-70 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the floater from the left side | 75-70 |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Rau | 75-70 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Cameron Springer is called for the reach on Marlon Coy - foul #3 on Cameron Springer, team foul #6 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Steve Young (C) Cameron Springer, Todd Hoffman, Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa grabs the board | 75-70 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Steve Young is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Frank Rao | 77-70 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | James Bell knocks in the shot from close range and he's fouled by Frank Rao - foul #2 on Frank Rao, team foul #7 | 77-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | James Bell makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Frank Rao knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Dicks | 80-73 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Zynda (PF) Tony Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa misses the turnaround from the left block | 80-73 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the offensive board | 80-73 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Frank Rao can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #4 on Jared Lewis, team foul #10 | 80-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (PF) Steve Young | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Michael Rau is denied by Charles Zynda | 81-73 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Bruce Godfrey (SG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Tony Foster (PF) William Dicks, Frank Rao, Johnathan Derosa, Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Zynda - foul #4 on Charles Zynda, team foul #8 | 81-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Cameron Springer and the foul's on Marlon Coy - foul #3 on Marlon Coy, team foul #11 | 83-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the free throw | 83-75 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 83-75 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 83-75 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Todd Hoffman - foul #1 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #9 | 83-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (C) Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG), Steve Young (C) Bruce Godfrey, Roger Alexander | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Michael Rau | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #4 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #12 | 83-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's layup is rejected by Todd Hoffman | 85-77 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 85-77 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Tony Foster grabs the offensive board | 85-77 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Frank Rao evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Frank Rao - foul #3 on Frank Rao, team foul #10 | 87-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Michael Rau | |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 87-78 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses long on a shot from the baseline | 87-78 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| 01:02 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Lewis | 87-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman is hacked by Garf Zand - foul #3 on Garf Zand, team foul #13 | 87-81 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Charles Zynda (PF) Cameron Springer, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Michael Rau double dribbles | 88-81 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Jared Lewis is called for the reach on Frank Rao in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jared Lewis, team foul #14 | 88-81 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG) Jared Lewis | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 90-81 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 90-81 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-81 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Amos Scott is called for the reach on Charles Zynda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #15 | 90-81 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 92-81 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 92-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | William Dicks runs out the clock | 92-81 |