| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ernesto Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davies (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Engram (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted inbounds the ball | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Blackmon is called for traveling | 30-41 |
| 19:17 | Howard | John Hart is hacked by Emery Olmsted - foul #1 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 19:01 | Howard | Michael Davies hits a wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Farmer | 30-43 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | James Blackmon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh snags the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Graham | 33-43 |
| 18:14 | Howard | Michael Davies makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Ernesto Martin | 33-45 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 17:51 | Howard | John Hart is whistled for traveling | 36-45 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Michael Davies gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Ernesto Martin's pass is intercepted by Kevin Rose in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Davies - foul #3 on Michael Davies, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Rich (SF), Russel Dubois (C) Michael Davies, Thomas Engram | |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:41 | Howard | David Farmer loses the dribble to Emery Olmsted | 38-45 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh tips it home | 40-45 |
| 16:17 | Howard | David Farmer jams it | 40-47 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Ernesto Martin - foul #1 on Ernesto Martin, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (SG), David Lazzaro (PF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Raymond Graham, James Blackmon, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (PG), Ronald Cevallos (C) Ernesto Martin, David Farmer | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lazzaro | 43-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Boucher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emery Olmsted (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Lazzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russel Dubois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Cevallos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Howard | William Rich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Emery Olmsted - foul #2 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG) Kevin Rose | |
| Subs | Howard | Reggie Patterson (SG), Thomas Engram (C) John Hart, Ronald Cevallos | |
| 15:44 | Howard | William Rich makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:44 | Howard | William Rich misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Lazzaro | 46-48 |
| 15:17 | Howard | Reggie Patterson misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Lazzaro - foul #1 on David Lazzaro, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Blackmon (PF) David Lazzaro | |
| Subs | Howard | Ernesto Martin (PG), Michael Davies (SF) Joseph Cobb, William Rich | |
| 15:17 | Howard | Reggie Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:17 | Howard | Reggie Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 15:01 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thomas Engram | 46-50 |
| 14:57 | Howard | Ernesto Martin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (SG) Reggie Patterson | |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 14:18 | Howard | Joseph Cobb misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Ernesto Martin takes the ball from Nicholas Morrison | 48-50 |
| 14:08 | Howard | Joseph Cobb misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 14:06 | Howard | Thomas Engram snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 13:45 | Howard | Ernesto Martin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 13:43 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Davies | 48-50 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Michael Davies can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Engram steals the ball from Raymond Reynolds | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | Howard | Joseph Cobb scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ernesto Martin | 48-53 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:35 | Howard | The rebound goes to Michael Davies | 48-53 |
| 12:18 | Howard | Joseph Cobb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:17 | Howard | Ernesto Martin snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 12:06 | Howard | Thomas Engram connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted is whistled for a carry | 48-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Graham (SG), Kevin Rose (SF), David Lazzaro (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Mike Boucher, Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon, Raymond Reynolds | |
| Subs | Howard | Reggie Patterson (PG), John Hart (SG), William Rich (SF), David Farmer (PF), Ronald Cevallos (C) Ernesto Martin, Joseph Cobb, Michael Davies, Russel Dubois, Thomas Engram | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Lazzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Reggie Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rich (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald Cevallos (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Howard | John Hart hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Reggie Patterson | 48-58 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | John Hart is called for the reach on Nicholas Morrison - foul #1 on John Hart, team foul #3 | 48-58 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose tips it home | 50-58 |
| 10:29 | Howard | William Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (SF) Nicholas Morrison | |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Davies (SF) Ronald Cevallos | |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | David Lazzaro misses the tip | 50-58 |
| 10:17 | Howard | William Rich snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 09:58 | Howard | David Farmer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-58 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher hits a runner from close range | 52-58 |
| 09:38 | Howard | William Rich connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Reggie Patterson | 52-60 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Raymond Graham and the foul's on William Rich - foul #2 on William Rich, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Blackmon (PF) David Lazzaro | |
| Subs | Howard | Ernesto Martin (PG), Thomas Engram (C) Reggie Patterson, William Rich | |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:54 | Howard | Michael Davies is fouled on the floor by Raymond Graham - foul #3 on Raymond Graham, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG) Mike Boucher | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:41 | Howard | John Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | James Blackmon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nicholas Morrison | 58-60 |
| 08:00 | Howard | Ernesto Martin can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 58-60 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Frederick Welsh | 58-60 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ernesto Martin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davies (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Farmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Engram (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Howard | Michael Davies misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | James Blackmon grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison snags the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 06:55 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thomas Engram | 61-60 |
| 06:42 | Howard | Michael Davies comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Rose | 64-60 |
| 06:28 | Howard | David Farmer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Thomas Engram grabs the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 06:11 | Howard | John Hart makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ernesto Martin and he's fouled by Nicholas Morrison - foul #4 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (SG), Emery Olmsted (SF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Raymond Graham, Kevin Rose, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Howard | William Rich (SF), Russel Dubois (PF), Ronald Cevallos (C) Michael Davies, David Farmer, Thomas Engram | |
| 06:11 | Howard | John Hart makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is fouled on the floor by William Rich - foul #3 on William Rich, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (SG) John Hart | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | James Blackmon connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Morrison | 67-63 |
| 05:20 | Howard | Joseph Cobb connects on the floater from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 04:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to William Rich | 67-65 |
| 04:50 | Howard | Emery Olmsted picks off the pass by Russel Dubois | 67-65 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted lays it up and in | 69-65 |
| 04:26 | Howard | Ronald Cevallos misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Morrison | 71-65 |
| 03:50 | Howard | Joseph Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lazzaro (PF) James Blackmon | |
| Subs | Howard | John Hart (SG), Michael Davies (SF), Thomas Engram (C) Ernesto Martin, William Rich, Ronald Cevallos | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike Boucher (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Lazzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Cobb (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davies (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russel Dubois (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Engram (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher drills a jump hook in the paint | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Howard | Thomas Engram misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 73-65 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Raymond Graham (SG), James Blackmon (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Nicholas Morrison, Mike Boucher, David Lazzaro, Raymond Reynolds | |
| Subs | Howard | Ernesto Martin (PG), David Farmer (PF) Joseph Cobb, Russel Dubois | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Graham | 76-65 |
| 02:27 | Howard | David Farmer misses the wide open floater in the lane | 76-65 |
| 02:25 | Howard | David Farmer grabs the offensive board | 76-65 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Davies clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Raymond Graham - foul #4 on Raymond Graham, team foul #6 | 76-65 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Davies makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:12 | Howard | Michael Davies misses the 3rd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Howard | Michael Davies's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (SG), David Lazzaro (PF), Raymond Reynolds (C) Raymond Graham, James Blackmon, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Cobb (PG), Reggie Patterson (SG), William Rich (SF), Russel Dubois (PF), Ronald Cevallos (C) Ernesto Martin, John Hart, Michael Davies, David Farmer, Thomas Engram | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | A charge is called on Mike Boucher - foul #2 on Mike Boucher, team foul #7 | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Joseph Cobb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-67 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Cevallos - foul #2 on Ronald Cevallos, team foul #6 | 79-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rolando Delagarza (C) Emery Olmsted | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Howard | Joseph Cobb makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Reggie Patterson | 81-70 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose runs out the clock | 81-70 |