| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey inbounds the ball | 39-18 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is hacked by Wendell Hecht - foul #2 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #1 | 39-18 |
| 19:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Griffin | 39-21 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses the lay-in | 39-21 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown snags the offensive board | 39-21 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Colin Carnevale | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-21 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown blows the layup | 41-21 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the board | 41-21 |
| 18:17 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses badly on a shot in the lane | 41-21 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-21 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Stewart | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Northern Iowa | William Davis comes up short on the floater in the paint | 43-21 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown is denied on a dunk by William Davis | 43-21 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Reginald Brown - foul #1 on Reginald Brown, team foul #2 | 43-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PF) William Davis | |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 1st free throw | 43-21 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses the 2nd free throw | 43-21 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the board | 43-21 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-21 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't finish the layup | 43-21 |
| 17:05 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:00 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the shot from the right side | 43-21 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it but misses | 43-21 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't tip it in | 43-21 |
| 16:56 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it in | 43-23 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Stepchinski | 45-23 |
| 16:27 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-23 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Griffin | 45-23 |
| 16:09 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Hobgood | 45-26 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Robert Hobgood takes the ball from Leonard Stewart | 45-26 |
| 15:49 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood hits the finger roll | 45-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski loses the dribble to William Griffin in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| 15:45 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin blows the layup | 45-28 |
| 15:44 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it but misses | 45-28 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-28 |
| 15:21 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Leonard Stewart, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF), David Springer (C) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-28 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Arnulfo Russo - foul #2 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses the free throw | 47-30 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-30 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Wendell Hecht is called for the reach on Sylvester Bakos - foul #3 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (SG) Leonard Stewart | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG) William Griffin | |
| 13:59 | Northern Iowa | David Springer's fadeaway is rejected by Wendell Hecht | 50-30 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Colin Carnevale | 52-30 |
| 13:31 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams (C) William Davis | |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown is whistled for a carry | 52-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos, David Springer | |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Griffin | 52-33 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the driving attempt in the paint | 54-33 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-36 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the tip | 54-36 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Darryl Williams | 54-36 |
| 11:41 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo grabs the board | 54-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is fouled on the floor by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #1 | 54-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Leonard Stewart (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), William Davis (PF), David Springer (C) William Griffin, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses long on a shot from the right block | 54-36 |
| 11:11 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos loses the dribble to Arnulfo Russo | 54-36 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-36 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:23 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses long on a shot near the basket | 54-36 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-36 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Wendell Hecht - foul #4 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Lim (C) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Darryl Williams (C) Robert Hobgood, David Springer | |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Stepchinski | 57-38 |
| 09:49 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin scores on a jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo is hacked by Sylvester Bakos - foul #2 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #2 | 57-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Arnulfo Russo | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos | |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-40 |
| 09:12 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hobgood | 57-40 |
| 08:46 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-40 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Swasey | 57-42 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione hits a runner from the left block | 59-42 |
| 07:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-42 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:41 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Hobgood | 59-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lim (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Ivan Stepchinski | 61-44 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 07:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey snags the offensive board | 61-44 |
| 06:55 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Robert Lim pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-44 |
| 06:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood snags the defensive board | 61-44 |
| 06:33 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Davis | 61-46 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Robert Lim clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione gets the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-46 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 05:35 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | William Davis can't tip it in | 61-46 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Leonard Stewart, Christopher Castiglione, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) William Griffin, Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, Darryl Williams | |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Wendell Hecht and the foul's on Loyd Ayer - foul #2 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos clanks a shot from the baseline | 64-46 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 04:45 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:19 | Northern Iowa | Colin Carnevale steals the ball from Loyd Ayer | 64-46 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Stewart | 66-46 |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | David Springer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-46 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-46 |
| 03:24 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos grabs the board | 66-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SF - Sylvester Bakos (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Springer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Olsen (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 03:13 | Northern Iowa | David Springer hits the follow up shot | 66-48 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-48 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Chad Farrish and the foul's on Colin Carnevale - foul #2 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #6 | 69-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the free throw | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 01:55 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 01:53 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Farrish | 69-53 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the shot from the free throw line | 69-53 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it in | 71-53 |
| 01:22 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-56 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Stepchinski | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Ivan Stepchinski steals it from Loyd Ayer | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 73-56 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-56 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski runs out the clock | 73-56 |