| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Hagemann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jumper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jeffrey Baransky (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lariviere (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Meadow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Daulton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Keith Meadow inbounds the ball | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Cornell | Earl Daulton is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jumper | 45-52 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut tips it in | 47-52 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Earl Daulton can't finish the layup | 47-52 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Kohut | 49-52 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Mike Miller (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Gregory Hilton (C) Melvin Neal, Keith Hagemann, Kenneth Jumper, Joseph Kohut, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG), William Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (SF), Jason Ray (PF), John Cooper (C) Jeffrey Baransky, Michael Lariviere, Keith Meadow, Earl Daulton, Clarence Blue | |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith is open and buries a fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | The short jumper by Jason Ray is denied by Gregory Hilton | 51-52 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Smith and the foul's on John Cooper - foul #2 on John Cooper, team foul #1 | 53-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SG) Mike Miller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Lariviere (SG), Earl Daulton (PF), Clarence Blue (C) William Ellis, Jason Ray, John Cooper | |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Earl Daulton buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #1 | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Kenneth Jumper (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Joseph Smith, Gregory Hilton, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Keith Meadow (SF) Michael Goss, Eli Chen | |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Earl Daulton misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper's layup is rejected by Clarence Blue | 54-54 |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 17:08 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky travels in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann (SG) Carlos Daluz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Ray (PF) Earl Daulton | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 16:54 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jason Ray | 54-54 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | Melvin Neal steals it from Jason Ray | 54-54 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses the lay-in | 54-54 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | Clarence Blue grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Clarence Blue can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Keith Hagemann - foul #3 on Keith Hagemann, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Mike Miller (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Gregory Hilton (C) Melvin Neal, Keith Hagemann, Kenneth Jumper, Joseph Kohut, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG), William Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (SF), John Cooper (PF) Jeffrey Baransky, Michael Lariviere, Keith Meadow, Jason Ray | |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 56-56 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | William Ellis is hacked by Mike Miller - foul #2 on Mike Miller, team foul #3 | 56-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Michael Lariviere (SG), Earl Daulton (PF) Michael Goss, William Ellis, Clarence Blue | |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Earl Daulton knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Lariviere | 56-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Hilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jeffrey Baransky (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Lariviere (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eli Chen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Daulton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann (SG), Joseph Kohut (PF) Joseph Smith, Gregory Hilton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Ellis (PG), Keith Meadow (SF), Jason Ray (C) Jeffrey Baransky, Eli Chen, John Cooper | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Keith Meadow loses the dribble to Joseph Kohut | 56-58 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Meadow - foul #3 on Keith Meadow, team foul #2 | 56-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Mike Miller makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Melvin Neal | 59-58 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Keith Hagemann is called for the reach on Michael Lariviere - foul #4 on Keith Hagemann, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SG), Kenneth Jumper (SF), Warren Rhodes (C) Keith Hagemann, Mike Miller, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG) Keith Meadow | |
| 14:53 | Cornell | Earl Daulton misses the easy layup | 59-58 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Kohut | 59-58 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Neal | 62-58 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky is hacked by Melvin Neal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Neal, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Joseph Smith (C) Melvin Neal, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG), William Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Jeffrey Baransky, Michael Lariviere, Earl Daulton, Jason Ray | |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Eli Chen double dribbles | 62-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Miller (SG), Gregory Hilton (PF) Carlos Daluz, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Eli Chen - foul #3 on Eli Chen, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Meadow (SF), John Cooper (C) William Ellis, Clarence Blue | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Mike Miller hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Neal | 64-58 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | John Cooper is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane | 64-60 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut (PF), Thomas Wilson (C) Gregory Hilton, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Michael Lariviere (SG), Earl Daulton (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Michael Goss, Keith Meadow, Eli Chen, John Cooper | |
| 13:21 | Cornell | Clarence Blue is open and lays it up and in | 64-62 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Jumper | 67-62 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Mike Miller gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Carlos Daluz (SG), Joseph Smith (SF) Melvin Neal, Mike Miller, Kenneth Jumper | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Ellis (SG), Keith Meadow (SF), Jason Ray (C) Michael Lariviere, Timothy Ellis, Clarence Blue | |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-62 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 67-62 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | William Ellis gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | Thomas Wilson steps in front of the Jeffrey Baransky pass in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Michael Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Joseph Kohut, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG), Michael Lariviere (SG), Timothy Ellis (SF), Eli Chen (PF), John Cooper (C) Jeffrey Baransky, William Ellis, Keith Meadow, Earl Daulton, Jason Ray | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Daluz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Goss (fresh) SG - Michael Lariviere (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Ellis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eli Chen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Eli Chen misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 67-62 |
| 11:25 | Cornell | Eli Chen grabs the offensive board | 67-62 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | Eli Chen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Mike Miller (SG), Kenneth Jumper (SF) Michael Ford, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Blue (C) John Cooper | |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-62 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Clarence Blue snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 10:42 | Cornell | Gregory Hilton is called for the reach on Eli Chen - foul #2 on Gregory Hilton, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut (PF) Gregory Hilton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Meadow (SF), Jason Ray (PF) Michael Goss, Eli Chen | |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Clarence Blue knocks in the floater from the left block | 67-64 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses badly on a floater in the paint | 67-64 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 09:35 | Cornell | Keith Meadow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-64 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Carlos Daluz (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (C) Melvin Neal, Mike Miller, Kenneth Jumper, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), William Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (SF), Earl Daulton (PF), John Cooper (C) Timothy Ellis, Michael Lariviere, Keith Meadow, Jason Ray, Clarence Blue | |
| 09:12 | Cornell | William Ellis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 67-64 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Eli Chen gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Eli Chen makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Daulton | 67-66 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Wilson | 69-66 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Carlos Daluz - foul #1 on Carlos Daluz, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Keith Hagemann (SG), Kenneth Jumper (SF), Gregory Hilton (PF) Michael Ford, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Smith, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Lariviere (SG), Timothy Ellis (SF), Jason Ray (PF), Clarence Blue (C) William Ellis, Eli Chen, Earl Daulton, John Cooper | |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann is hacked by Jeffrey Baransky - foul #3 on Jeffrey Baransky, team foul #4 | 69-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG) Jeffrey Baransky | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Hagemann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Jumper (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Hilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Goss (fresh) SG - Michael Lariviere (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Ellis (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jason Ray (tiring) 3 reb. C - Clarence Blue (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Keith Hagemann clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 07:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jason Ray | 69-68 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | The jump hook by Timothy Ellis is blocked by Thomas Wilson | 69-68 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Hagemann | 71-68 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere is fouled on the floor by Keith Hagemann - foul #5 on Keith Hagemann, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Mike Miller (SG), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, Keith Hagemann, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Meadow (SF), Eli Chen (PF), John Cooper (C) Timothy Ellis, Jason Ray, Clarence Blue | |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 71-70 |
| 06:24 | Cornell | Keith Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 06:07 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Meadow | 71-72 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Michael Lariviere - foul #1 on Michael Lariviere, team foul #5 | 71-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Smith (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF) Kenneth Jumper, Gregory Hilton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), William Ellis (SG), Earl Daulton (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Michael Goss, Michael Lariviere, Eli Chen, John Cooper | |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Mike Miller is whistled for a carry | 71-72 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Keith Meadow misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | William Ellis snags the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Clarence Blue can't connect on a floater in the paint | 71-72 |
| 05:06 | Cornell | Keith Meadow grabs the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | William Ellis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Blue | 71-72 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Carlos Daluz (SG), Gregory Hilton (C) Michael Ford, Mike Miller, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Goss (PG), Timothy Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (SF), John Cooper (C) Jeffrey Baransky, William Ellis, Keith Meadow, Clarence Blue | |
| 04:33 | Cornell | A charge is called on Timothy Ellis - foul #4 on Timothy Ellis, team foul #6 | 71-72 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Hilton | 73-72 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Michael Goss pass in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton snags the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-72 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carlos Daluz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Kohut (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Hilton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Goss (tiring) SG - Timothy Ellis (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eli Chen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Daulton (tired) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - John Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-72 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Gregory Hilton pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut can't finish the layup | 75-72 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Earl Daulton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Mike Miller (SG), Kenneth Jumper (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, Carlos Daluz, Joseph Smith, Joseph Kohut, Gregory Hilton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Michael Lariviere (SG), Keith Meadow (SF), Jason Ray (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Michael Goss, Timothy Ellis, Eli Chen, Earl Daulton, John Cooper | |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Clarence Blue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Warren Rhodes - foul #1 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 3rd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Clarence Blue is called for the reach on Warren Rhodes - foul #2 on Clarence Blue, team foul #7 | 75-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Joseph Kohut (PF) Michael Ford, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Daulton (PF) Jason Ray | |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Clarence Blue snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Clarence Blue misses the easy open layup | 76-75 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 76-75 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Clarence Blue pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Earl Daulton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Mike Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Mike Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Keith Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Michael Lariviere clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Baransky is called for the reach on Melvin Neal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Baransky, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal makes the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson (PF) Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal runs out the clock | 78-75 |