| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Norman Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dean Keo (fresh) SF - John May (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Seales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 5 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | John May inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Southern Illinois | John May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Norman Dunn | 22-32 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Colin Carnevale | 22-35 |
| 19:24 | Southern Illinois | David Seales double dribbles | 22-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Norman Dunn, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-35 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the offensive board | 22-35 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Reginald Brown | 22-38 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Stewart | 24-41 |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin is hacked by Reginald Brown - foul #1 on Reginald Brown, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Frank Perrault (PF) Roger Howard, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:47 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-41 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to John May | 24-41 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-41 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Perrault - foul #1 on Frank Perrault, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Edward Pickell (PF) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 16:48 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Seales | 24-42 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 16:26 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo gets the offensive rebound | 24-42 |
| 16:11 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dean Keo | 26-42 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 26-42 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht snags the offensive board | 26-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Seales (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione's pass is intercepted by David Seales | 26-42 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Wendell Hecht - foul #1 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) John May | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Leonard Stewart, Reynaldo Serrano, Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:17 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edward Pickell - foul #2 on Edward Pickell, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF) Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 14:43 | Southern Illinois | David Seales comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 14:41 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 14:21 | Southern Illinois | John May shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 27-44 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin can't tip it in | 27-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Roger Howard is called for the reach on Colin Carnevale - foul #4 on Roger Howard, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (PG), Edward Pickell (PF) Roger Howard, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | John May pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:50 | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell misses badly on a runner near the basket | 27-44 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown is whistled for traveling | 27-44 |
| 13:21 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-44 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Stefan Russo | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Southern Illinois | David Seales misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 27-46 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 12:23 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt pulls down the rebound | 27-46 |
| 12:02 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 11:46 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Riley Witt (fresh) SG - Dean Keo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Seales (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | John May splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Keo | 32-46 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale's pass is intercepted by Riley Witt in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Reginald Brown steals the ball from Riley Witt | 32-46 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Stepchinski | 32-48 |
| 10:48 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo tips it back up and in | 35-50 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Riley Witt, John May, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Arnulfo Russo, Stefan Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is fouled on the floor by David Seales - foul #3 on David Seales, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (SF) Roger Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 36-50 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin loses the dribble to Christopher Castiglione | 36-50 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is hacked by Dean Keo - foul #3 on Dean Keo, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), John May (SF) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Seales - foul #4 on David Seales, team foul #6 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater (C) David Seales | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:44 | Southern Illinois | Colin Carnevale steals the ball from John May | 36-52 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 08:08 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin is whistled for a carry | 36-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Frank Perrault (PF) Roger Howard, Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG) Colin Carnevale | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is called for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard (PG), Edward Pickell (PF), David Seales (C) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | John May evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Howard | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dean Keo (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John May (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Pickell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Seales (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione banks in the layup | 39-57 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 39-57 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | John May tips it but misses | 39-57 |
| 07:01 | Southern Illinois | John May grabs the offensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | David Seales makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Dean Keo and he's fouled by Christopher Castiglione - foul #2 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Frank Perrault (PF), Kevin Prater (C) John May, Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 06:53 | Southern Illinois | David Seales makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Colin Carnevale is called for the reach on Dean Keo - foul #1 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF) Frank Perrault, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard is hacked by Colin Carnevale - foul #2 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Edward Pickell (PF) Calvin Tamplin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:56 | Southern Illinois | Stefan Russo steps in front of the John May pass | 42-59 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the lay-in | 42-59 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | David Seales pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | David Seales misses the turnaround in the lane | 42-59 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 05:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Pickell | 42-59 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | John May works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Arnulfo Russo - foul #1 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin (PF) Edward Pickell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Colin Carnevale, Leonard Stewart | |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | John May makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:06 | Southern Illinois | John May misses the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Reginald Brown | 43-59 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Roger Howard steps in front of the Reynaldo Serrano pass | 43-59 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Dean Keo can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo is hacked by Calvin Tamplin - foul #1 on Calvin Tamplin, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt (SG), Charles Sweatman (SF), Kevin Prater (C) Dean Keo, John May, David Seales | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione (C) Reginald Brown | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:58 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Riley Witt | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Reynaldo Serrano | 46-63 |
| 03:37 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the board | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Roger Howard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Riley Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Sweatman (fresh) PF - Calvin Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Prater (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-63 |
| 03:11 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Tamplin grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 02:56 | Southern Illinois | Stefan Russo steals it from Kevin Prater | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione is denied on a layup by Calvin Tamplin | 46-63 |
| 02:31 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Castiglione - foul #3 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Norman Dunn (PG), Frank Perrault (PF), Brian Nichols (C) Charles Sweatman, Calvin Tamplin, Kevin Prater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Leonard Stewart (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Arnulfo Russo, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Leonard Stewart and he's hacked by Brian Nichols - foul #1 on Brian Nichols, team foul #8 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John May (SF), Calvin Tamplin (PF), Kevin Prater (C) Norman Dunn, Frank Perrault, Brian Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the free throw | 48-65 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Kevin Prater pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | Roger Howard scores on a 3 from the left wing | 51-65 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Riley Witt is whistled for traveling | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by John May - foul #2 on John May, team foul #9 | 51-68 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Wendell Hecht | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale runs out the clock | 51-68 |