| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William McKellop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby inbounds the ball | 36-16 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-16 |
| 19:41 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 36-16 |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by David Petrone | 36-18 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Whipkey | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:45 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-18 |
| 18:16 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Percy Flynn | 39-18 |
| 18:11 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-18 |
| 18:10 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens tips it but misses | 39-18 |
| 18:09 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski snags the offensive board | 39-18 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Owens | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 42-21 |
| 17:33 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-21 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby snags the defensive board | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey loses the ball out of bounds | 42-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF) Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG), Thomas Gibbons (C) David Petrone, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 16:56 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-21 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | William McKellop grabs the board | 42-21 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William McKellop | 44-21 |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt connects on the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Lester Motta - foul #2 on Lester Motta, team foul #1 | 44-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Tony Gregory (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Reginald Mackey, William McKellop | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF), Carl Pierce (PF) Patrick Owens, Percy Flynn | |
| 16:35 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory lays it up and in and he's hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #1 on Carl Pierce, team foul #1 | 46-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SG), Rex Kerby (SF) Kerry Hazard, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG) Henry Schmidt | |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the free throw | 47-24 |
| 15:41 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook is fouled on the floor by Mark Hooks - foul #2 on Mark Hooks, team foul #2 | 47-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG) Edward Greenberg | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn (PF), Nenad Jezierski (C) Carl Pierce, Thomas Gibbons | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Motta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Makofsky (fresh) SF - Charles Cook (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Percy Flynn (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Nenad Jezierski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks grabs the board | 47-24 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory clanks a floater in the paint | 47-24 |
| 15:03 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky grabs the board | 47-24 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Mark Hooks takes the ball from Nenad Jezierski | 47-24 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby is fouled on the floor by Nenad Jezierski - foul #3 on Nenad Jezierski, team foul #2 | 47-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Reginald Mackey (PF), William McKellop (C) Mark Hooks, Rex Kerby, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens (SF) David Petrone | |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Nenad Jezierski denies the turnaround by Lester Motta | 47-24 |
| 14:15 | Western Carolina | Nenad Jezierski snags the defensive board | 47-24 |
| 13:55 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Makofsky | 47-27 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta knocks in the turnaround from close range | 49-27 |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-27 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the defensive rebound | 49-27 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | William McKellop drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lester Motta and he's fouled by Nenad Jezierski - foul #4 on Nenad Jezierski, team foul #3 | 51-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Rex Kerby (SF) Donald Rousseau, Lester Motta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Petrone (PG), Henry Schmidt (SG), Carl Pierce (PF), Thomas Gibbons (C) William Makofsky, Charles Cook, Percy Flynn, Nenad Jezierski | |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | William McKellop makes the free throw | 52-27 |
| 12:39 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce loses the dribble to Wayne Whipkey | 52-27 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey lays it in | 54-27 |
| 12:19 | Western Carolina | Wayne Whipkey steals it from David Petrone | 54-27 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 56-27 |
| 12:10 | Western Carolina | Wayne Whipkey is called for the reach on David Petrone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #3 | 56-27 |
| 11:50 | Western Carolina | Patrick Owens hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Gibbons | 56-29 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-29 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | William McKellop snags the offensive board | 56-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William McKellop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Petrone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Schmidt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Owens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Gibbons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Patrick Owens is called for the reach on Rex Kerby - foul #2 on Patrick Owens, team foul #4 | 56-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Kerry Hazard, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, William McKellop | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (SF), Percy Flynn (PF) Patrick Owens, Carl Pierce | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-29 |
| 10:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons is hacked by Wayne Whipkey - foul #2 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #4 | 59-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (PG) David Petrone | |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-29 |
| 10:27 | Western Carolina | Percy Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 59-29 |
| 10:12 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-29 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta pulls down the rebound | 59-29 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-29 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the tip | 59-29 |
| 09:43 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons gets the rebound | 59-29 |
| 09:28 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-29 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the defensive rebound | 59-29 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory knocks in the jumper from close range | 61-29 |
| 08:53 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-29 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta pulls down the rebound | 61-29 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-29 |
| 08:32 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Percy Flynn | 61-29 |
| 08:28 | Western Carolina | Henry Schmidt scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Gibbons | 61-31 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau is fouled on the floor by Henry Schmidt - foul #1 on Henry Schmidt, team foul #5 | 61-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (PG), Edward Greenberg (SG), Wayne Books (SF) Wayne Whipkey, Donald Rousseau, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor (SG), Edward Stookey (SF), Carl Pierce (PF), Jonathan Brown (C) Henry Schmidt, Charles Cook, Percy Flynn, Thomas Gibbons | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Stookey - foul #1 on Edward Stookey, team foul #6 | 61-31 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books makes the 1st free throw | 62-31 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books misses the 2nd free throw | 62-31 |
| 07:39 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey gets the rebound | 62-31 |
| 07:16 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce is called for 3 seconds | 62-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Greenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Books (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tony Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Motta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Douglas Trainor (fresh) SG - William Makofsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Stookey (fresh) PF - Carl Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) | |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-31 |
| 06:53 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Stookey | 62-31 |
| 06:44 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey comes up short on the shot from the left block | 62-31 |
| 06:43 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 62-31 |
| 06:29 | Western Carolina | Wayne Books steals the ball from Douglas Trainor | 62-31 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Lester Motta | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Charles Cook (PG) William Makofsky | |
| 05:50 | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Trainor | 62-33 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless is hacked by Jonathan Brown - foul #1 on Jonathan Brown, team foul #7 | 62-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons (C) Jonathan Brown | |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the 1st free throw | 62-33 |
| 05:43 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce gets the rebound | 62-33 |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamie Chambless - foul #2 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #5 | 62-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Makofsky (SG) Edward Stookey | |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 62-34 |
| 05:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books misses long on a shot from the left side | 62-35 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory can't tip it in | 62-35 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 62-35 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Douglas Trainor | 62-38 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Pierce - foul #2 on Carl Pierce, team foul #8 | 62-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Lester Motta (SF) Edward Greenberg, Wayne Books | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 63-38 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 64-38 |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Tony Gregory - foul #2 on Tony Gregory, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edward Stookey (PF) Carl Pierce | |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Douglas Trainor misses the free throw | 64-40 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless pulls down the rebound | 64-40 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Stookey - foul #2 on Edward Stookey, team foul #9 | 64-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Jonathan Brown (C) Thomas Gibbons | |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta makes the 2nd free throw | 66-40 |
| 03:47 | Western Carolina | William Makofsky misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-40 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 68-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Trainor | 68-43 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta makes the 3 from the left wing | 71-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Hooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lester Motta (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tony Gregory (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - William Makofsky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Trainor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Stookey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Brown (fresh) | |
| 02:35 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook travels with the ball | 71-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SG), Wayne Books (SF) Mark Hooks, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce (PF), Thomas Gibbons (C) Edward Stookey, Jonathan Brown | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-43 |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons gets the rebound | 71-43 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Makofsky | 71-45 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-45 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses the tip | 71-45 |
| 01:31 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Gibbons | 71-45 |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Makofsky and the foul's on Wayne Books - foul #1 on Wayne Books, team foul #7 | 71-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Jamie Chambless (C) Edward Greenberg, Wayne Books | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:14 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons makes the free throw | 71-48 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta travels with the ball | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Carl Pierce comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-48 |
| 00:44 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 71-48 |
| 00:41 | Western Carolina | Charles Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-48 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory gets the rebound | 71-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Douglas Trainor steals the ball from Tony Gregory | 71-48 |
| 00:08 | Western Carolina | Thomas Gibbons scores on a turnaround near the basket | 71-50 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey runs out the clock | 71-50 |