| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) C - Dale Laughter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Cioffi (fresh) SG - Michael Saunders (fresh) SF - Owen Jones (fresh) PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fresh) C - Lawrence Nestor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's | Lawrence Nestor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Cioffi | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Saunders | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter lays it up and in | 4-5 |
| 18:40 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Clinton Nevarez | 6-7 |
| 18:10 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi is hacked by Joshua Janssen - foul #1 on Joshua Janssen, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Carmelo Johnson - foul #1 on Carmelo Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), David Coughlan (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Joshua Janssen, Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | David Reese is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Jones - foul #1 on Ronald Jones, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (SF), Evan McNinch (PF) Julian Veiga, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Andrew Wilcox (C) Lawrence Nestor | |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:14 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | David Reese misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 6-10 |
| 16:39 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship is denied on a layup by Ronald Jones | 6-10 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Wilcox - foul #1 on Andrew Wilcox, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), David Coughlan (PF) Garry Ralston, David Reese, William Schwegel, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead (SF), Michael Meyer (PF) Owen Jones, Malcolm Blankenship | |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi's layup is rejected by Ronald Jones | 8-10 |
| 15:55 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to David Grinstead | 8-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Cioffi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Saunders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Grinstead (fresh) PF - Michael Meyer (fresh) C - Andrew Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer misses badly on a shot from the left block | 8-10 |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:31 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders misses the floater from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:29 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Michael Meyer | 8-10 |
| 14:20 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Cioffi, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Dale Laughter (C) Joshua Janssen, Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Wallace Nunley (SG), Owen Jones (SF), Malcolm Blankenship (PF), Lawrence Nestor (C) David Cioffi, Michael Saunders, David Grinstead, Michael Meyer, Andrew Wilcox | |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Julian Veiga and the foul's on Owen Jones - foul #1 on Owen Jones, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF) David Reese, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Garry Ralston - foul #1 on Garry Ralston, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 13:39 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones is fouled on the floor by Dale Laughter - foul #1 on Dale Laughter, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF) Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Evan McNinch - foul #1 on Evan McNinch, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF) David Reese, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez travels with the ball | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Nestor | 10-13 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Wallace Nunley is called for the reach on Clinton Nevarez - foul #1 on Wallace Nunley, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), David Reese (SG), Julian Veiga (SF) Garry Ralston, Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi (PG), Michael Saunders (SG) Charles Erickson, Wallace Nunley | |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | David Cioffi is called for the reach on Joshua Janssen - foul #2 on David Cioffi, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF) Joshua Janssen, David Reese, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG) David Cioffi | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter's pass is intercepted by Owen Jones | 10-13 |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders throws it down set up by Owen Jones | 10-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) C - Dale Laughter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wallace Nunley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Owen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Nestor (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Dale Laughter is denied by Owen Jones | 10-15 |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:16 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Owen Jones | 10-18 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Dale Laughter is blocked by Lawrence Nestor | 10-18 |
| 10:51 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 10:28 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship makes the floater from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Malcolm Blankenship - foul #1 on Malcolm Blankenship, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), William Schwegel (SF), Julian Veiga (PF) Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Grinstead (SF), Michael Meyer (PF), Andrew Wilcox (C) Owen Jones, Malcolm Blankenship, Lawrence Nestor | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:46 | St. Joseph's | Garry Ralston steals it from Michael Saunders | 12-20 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter's layup is rejected by David Grinstead | 12-20 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 09:03 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Garry Ralston, William Schwegel, Julian Veiga, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-20 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch tips it in | 14-20 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Wilcox | 14-22 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | Wallace Nunley is called for the reach on David Reese - foul #2 on Wallace Nunley, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter (C) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Rodney Hidalgo (SG), Owen Jones (SF) Michael Saunders, Wallace Nunley, David Grinstead | |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | David Reese makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | David Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:11 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:03 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Erickson | 15-24 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen hits a 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joshua Janssen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Reese (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Laughter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Charles Erickson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Hidalgo (fresh) SF - Owen Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Meyer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones hits a turnaround in the paint | 18-26 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen's pass is intercepted by Michael Meyer | 18-26 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones travels with the ball | 18-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), William Schwegel (SF), David Coughlan (PF) David Reese, Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders (SG), Malcolm Blankenship (PF), Lawrence Nestor (C) Rodney Hidalgo, Michael Meyer, Andrew Wilcox | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen is fouled on the floor by Charles Erickson - foul #1 on Charles Erickson, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch (PF), Ronald Jones (C) David Coughlan, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi (PG) Charles Erickson | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 06:18 | St. Joseph's | Joshua Janssen steals the ball from Michael Saunders | 19-26 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Janssen | 21-26 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 21-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), Julian Veiga (PF), Dale Laughter (C) William Schwegel, Evan McNinch, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Clinton Nevarez and the foul's on Lawrence Nestor - foul #1 on Lawrence Nestor, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch (PF) Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:32 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Nevarez - foul #1 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| 05:32 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:32 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 24-28 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship is fouled on the floor by Evan McNinch - foul #2 on Evan McNinch, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), David Coughlan (PF) Joshua Janssen, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer (SF) Owen Jones | |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's | Malcolm Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | David Cioffi picks off the pass by Dale Laughter | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders lays it up and in on a great pass from David Cioffi | 24-30 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Michael Meyer steals it from Garry Ralston | 24-30 |
| 04:00 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders's 3 pointer is rejected by Garry Ralston | 24-30 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) C - Dale Laughter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - David Cioffi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Saunders (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Malcolm Blankenship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Nestor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders is fouled on the floor by Clinton Nevarez - foul #2 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Julian Veiga (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Garry Ralston, Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones (SF), Andrew Wilcox (C) Michael Meyer, Lawrence Nestor | |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Andrew Wilcox steals it from Evan McNinch | 26-31 |
| 02:52 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Jones - foul #2 on Ronald Jones, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Dale Laughter (C) Clinton Nevarez, Julian Veiga, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wallace Nunley (SG) David Cioffi | |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico State | Dale Laughter grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Blankenship - foul #2 on Malcolm Blankenship, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), William Schwegel (SF) Joshua Janssen, David Reese, Carmelo Johnson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson (PG), Michael Meyer (PF) Michael Saunders, Malcolm Blankenship | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:36 | St. Joseph's | Charles Erickson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Garry Ralston | 31-36 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer banks in the layup and he's fouled by Evan McNinch - foul #3 on Evan McNinch, team foul #11 | 31-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen (PG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Julian Veiga (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Garry Ralston, William Schwegel, Evan McNinch, Dale Laughter | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi (PG), Lawrence Nestor (C) Charles Erickson, Andrew Wilcox | |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | Michael Meyer makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Joshua Janssen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's | Owen Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Owen Jones | 31-42 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Nestor - foul #2 on Lawrence Nestor, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SG), David Coughlan (PF), Dale Laughter (C) Clinton Nevarez, Julian Veiga, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Saunders (SG), David Grinstead (SF), Malcolm Blankenship (PF) Wallace Nunley, Owen Jones, Michael Meyer | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | David Cioffi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |