| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Hiett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Terence Hiett is denied by Andrew Chichester | 36-37 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton tips it in | 36-39 |
| 18:55 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tommy Holman, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester hits the finger roll | 36-41 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett's pass is intercepted by Roland Clayton | 36-41 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roland Clayton | 36-44 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) David Hodgdon, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Tommy Tyler and the foul's on Craig Andres - foul #3 on Craig Andres, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Craig Andres | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:59 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-47 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton blows the dunk but the foul's on Forrest Morgan - foul #2 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford (SG) Terence Hiett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (SF) Tommy Tyler | |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:16 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Buford | 38-49 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer is called for 5 seconds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker (SF), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) Roger Carr, Forrest Morgan, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Roland Clayton | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Holman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Andres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) SF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Chichester - foul #3 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG) Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF) Jason Hayter | |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:40 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tommy Tyler | 40-52 |
| 15:17 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres's pass is intercepted by Van McGinnis | 40-52 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester buries a shot from the right block | 40-54 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Chichester swats the short shot by Terence Hiett | 40-54 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bruce Schwartzer | 40-54 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Schwartzer | 40-56 |
| 14:13 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 40-56 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), David Hodgdon (SG), Dan Kiker (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Dennis Buford, Terence Hiett, Steven Wilson, Tommy Holman, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Jason Hayter (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Thomas Epperson (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Tommy Tyler, Bruce Schwartzer, Andrew Chichester | |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Bill Bullock | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon is fouled on the floor by Bill Bullock - foul #1 on Bill Bullock, team foul #2 | 40-58 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 43-58 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bill Bullock | 43-61 |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Bill Bullock steals it from Jonathan Rosenbalm | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton can't tip it in | 43-61 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Kiker (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Carr - foul #1 on Roger Carr, team foul #4 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Tommy Holman (PF), Craig Andres (C) David Hodgdon, Forrest Morgan, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Jason Hayter, Thomas Epperson | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 43-62 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terence Hiett | 45-63 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Chichester | 45-66 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Chichester - foul #4 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Thomas Epperson (C) Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 10:38 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the shot from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 10:16 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr snags the defensive board | 47-66 |
| 10:12 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-66 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Tommy Holman - foul #2 on Tommy Holman, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Steven Wilson (SF) Roger Carr, Dan Kiker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Jason Hayter (C) Bill Bullock, Thomas Epperson | |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 09:31 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-68 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler snags the defensive board | 47-68 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter loses the ball out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan (PF) Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis (SG), Roland Clayton (PF) Frank Clark, Jason Hayter | |
| 08:43 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson is denied on a layup by Roland Clayton | 47-68 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roland Clayton | 47-68 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | David Hodgdon picks off the pass by Raymond Leiser | 47-68 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-68 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 50-68 |
| 07:56 | Northern Illinois University | Craig Andres snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson can't connect on a floater from the left block | 50-68 |
| 07:49 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett grabs the offensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis snags the defensive board | 50-68 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Hiett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Andres (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Tommy Tyler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Dennis Buford (SG), Dan Kiker (SF), Tommy Holman (PF) David Hodgdon, Terence Hiett, Steven Wilson, Craig Andres | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Jason Hayter (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Tommy Tyler, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-68 |
| 07:06 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker snags the offensive board | 50-68 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-68 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Clark and he's hacked by Tommy Holman - foul #3 on Tommy Holman, team foul #6 | 50-70 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| 06:11 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-71 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Forrest Morgan - foul #3 on Forrest Morgan, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (C) Dennis Buford, Forrest Morgan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF) Jason Hayter, Roland Clayton | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 05:22 | Northern Illinois University | Tommy Holman drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roger Carr | 53-73 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | The 3pt attempt by Tommy Tyler is denied by Tommy Holman | 53-73 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer grabs the offensive board | 53-73 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Terence Hiett steps in front of the Andrew Chichester pass | 53-73 |
| 04:36 | Northern Illinois University | Terence Hiett misses the easy layup | 53-73 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock gets the rebound | 53-73 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer makes the jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Tommy Holman - foul #4 on Tommy Holman, team foul #8 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG), Dennis Buford (SG), Steven Wilson (SF), Forrest Morgan (PF) Roger Carr, Terence Hiett, Dan Kiker, Tommy Holman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), Jason Hayter (SF), Thomas Epperson (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Tommy Tyler, Andrew Chichester | |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer makes the free throw | 53-76 |
| 03:49 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-76 |
| 03:47 | Northern Illinois University | Forrest Morgan tips it home | 55-76 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Hayter and the foul's on Jonathan Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Jonathan Rosenbalm, team foul #9 | 55-78 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser makes the free throw | 55-79 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Hodgdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Buford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Forrest Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon buries a 3 from straight away | 58-79 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis loses the dribble to David Hodgdon | 58-79 |
| 02:34 | Northern Illinois University | Dennis Buford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-79 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson snags the defensive board | 58-79 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Wilson - foul #1 on Steven Wilson, team foul #10 | 58-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricardo Rodriquez (PG) David Hodgdon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker (PF) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter makes the 1st free throw | 58-80 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-80 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker snags the offensive board | 58-80 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson hits the finger roll | 58-82 |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 58-82 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm gets the offensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Forrest Morgan is blocked by Thomas Epperson | 58-82 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 01:40 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-82 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson grabs the board | 58-82 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Steven Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Epperson - foul #2 on Steven Wilson, team foul #11 | 58-82 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Hodgdon (PG) Ricardo Rodriquez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (PF) Gilbert Baker | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 58-83 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 01:03 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 60-84 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Epperson | 60-86 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Steven Wilson is whistled for traveling | 60-86 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Raymond Leiser | 60-88 |
| 00:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-88 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser runs out the clock | 63-88 |