| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Michael Genova (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Henderson (fresh) SF - Scott Lounsbury (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Matamoros (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Rasch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Tony Giles (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Miladen Lesniewski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hamidi Mohd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ferrier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | W. New Mexico | The short jumper by Dexter Brown is denied by Michael Matamoros | 20-33 |
| 19:41 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 19:20 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 19:18 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 19:00 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros is hacked by Miladen Lesniewski - foul #2 on Miladen Lesniewski, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (PG), Bernard Courtney (SG), Robert Bannowsky (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) Michael Genova, Ryan Henderson, Scott Lounsbury, Michael Matamoros | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 18:52 | N. Kentucky | William Ferrier blocks the short jumper by Anthony Smith | 20-33 |
| 18:50 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 18:31 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-33 |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 18:16 | N. Kentucky | Robert Bannowsky lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Smith | 22-33 |
| 17:57 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 22-33 |
| 17:56 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 17:34 | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney hits the finger roll | 24-33 |
| 17:10 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Smith - foul #1 on Anthony Smith, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova (PG), Ryan Henderson (SG), Scott Lounsbury (SF) Ruben Savage, Bernard Courtney, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (SF), Craig Rodgers (PF), Lawrence Shelton (C) Dexter Brown, Hamidi Mohd, William Ferrier | |
| 17:10 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:10 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:10 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 16:51 | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson loses the dribble to Bernard Olvera | 24-34 |
| 16:24 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Genova - foul #3 on Michael Genova, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (PG), Michael Matamoros (PF), Roger Davenport (C) Michael Genova, Anthony Smith, Donald Rasch | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd (PF) Tony Giles | |
| 16:24 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:24 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 16:11 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hamidi Mohd - foul #3 on Hamidi Mohd, team foul #2 | 24-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch (C) Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown (SF) Hamidi Mohd | |
| 16:11 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:11 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 16:11 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:47 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown misses short on a floater from the right block | 25-36 |
| 15:46 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch grabs the board | 25-36 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Ruben Savage (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ryan Henderson (fresh) SF - Scott Lounsbury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Matamoros (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Rasch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Bernard Olvera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miladen Lesniewski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lawrence Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Brown - foul #3 on Dexter Brown, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova (PG), Bernard Courtney (SF), Anthony Smith (PF), Robert Bannowsky (C) Ruben Savage, Scott Lounsbury, Michael Matamoros, Donald Rasch | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd (PF) Dexter Brown | |
| 15:28 | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Henderson | 28-36 |
| 15:04 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski is fouled on the floor by Anthony Smith - foul #2 on Anthony Smith, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury (SF), Donald Rasch (C) Ryan Henderson, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (PG), Dexter Brown (SF), William Ferrier (C) Bernard Olvera, Craig Rodgers, Lawrence Shelton | |
| 14:44 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier is hacked by Donald Rasch - foul #2 on Donald Rasch, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson (SG), Michael Matamoros (PF) Bernard Courtney, Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 14:33 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles is fouled on the floor by Michael Genova - foul #4 on Michael Genova, team foul #5 | 28-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (PG), Bernard Courtney (SG) Michael Genova, Ryan Henderson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 14:19 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Rasch - foul #3 on Donald Rasch, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson (SG), Anthony Smith (PF), Roger Davenport (C) Bernard Courtney, Michael Matamoros, Donald Rasch | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 14:19 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:19 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:19 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd grabs the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 14:05 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 14:03 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier misses the tip | 28-37 |
| 14:01 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:46 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-37 |
| 13:19 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-37 |
| 13:18 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:02 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 13:00 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Smith grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury clanks a shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 12:37 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport tips it home | 32-37 |
| 12:12 | W. New Mexico | The jump hook by Dexter Brown is blocked by Anthony Smith | 32-37 |
| 12:11 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Smith gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:47 | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Smith | 35-37 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Ruben Savage (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ryan Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Lounsbury (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Roger Davenport (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Tony Giles (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Miladen Lesniewski (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hamidi Mohd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Ferrier (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Miladen Lesniewski and he's fouled by Scott Lounsbury - foul #1 on Scott Lounsbury, team foul #7 | 35-39 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney (SG), Robert Bannowsky (SF), Michael Matamoros (PF), Donald Rasch (C) Ryan Henderson, Scott Lounsbury, Anthony Smith, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG), Craig Rodgers (SF), Lawrence Shelton (C) Miladen Lesniewski, Dexter Brown, William Ferrier | |
| 11:21 | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:08 | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Rasch | 37-40 |
| 10:44 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hamidi Mohd | 37-42 |
| 10:24 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros is denied on a layup by Craig Rodgers | 37-42 |
| 10:22 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:59 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 37-42 |
| 09:58 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 09:53 | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ruben Savage | 39-42 |
| 09:30 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard Olvera and the foul's on Michael Matamoros - foul #2 on Michael Matamoros, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson (SG), Scott Lounsbury (SF) Bernard Courtney, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski (SG), William Ferrier (C) Tony Giles, Lawrence Shelton | |
| 09:30 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:30 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:18 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 09:16 | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:54 | W. New Mexico | Ryan Henderson steals it from William Ferrier | 39-44 |
| 08:52 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Bannowsky (PF) Michael Matamoros | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown (SF) Hamidi Mohd | |
| 08:28 | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 08:27 | W. New Mexico | William Ferrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:17 | W. New Mexico | Scott Lounsbury is called for the reach on Miladen Lesniewski - foul #2 on Scott Lounsbury, team foul #9 | 39-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney (SG), Michael Matamoros (PF) Ryan Henderson, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 08:17 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:17 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 08:02 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bernard Courtney | 41-44 |
| 07:33 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown lays it up and in set up by Craig Rodgers | 41-46 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Ruben Savage (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Courtney (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Scott Lounsbury (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Matamoros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Rasch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Bernard Olvera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miladen Lesniewski (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dexter Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Rodgers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Ferrier (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova (PG), Ryan Henderson (SG), Robert Bannowsky (PF) Ruben Savage, Scott Lounsbury, Michael Matamoros | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton (PF) Craig Rodgers | |
| 06:54 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 06:53 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 06:40 | N. Kentucky | Robert Bannowsky misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 06:38 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 06:12 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Bannowsky - foul #1 on Robert Bannowsky, team foul #10 | 41-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury (SF), Anthony Smith (PF) Bernard Courtney, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (PG), Hamidi Mohd (PF) Bernard Olvera, William Ferrier | |
| 06:12 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:12 | W. New Mexico | Lawrence Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by Hamidi Mohd - foul #4 on Hamidi Mohd, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Miladen Lesniewski - foul #3 on Miladen Lesniewski, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros (PF) Anthony Smith | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers (SF) Miladen Lesniewski | |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:57 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:31 | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Hamidi Mohd | 42-51 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson is hacked by Tony Giles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Giles, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Anthony Smith (PF) Michael Matamoros | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski (SG), William Ferrier (C) Dexter Brown, Lawrence Shelton | |
| 05:05 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Genova | 44-51 |
| 04:38 | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 04:37 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Smith | 44-51 |
| 04:33 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Craig Rodgers - foul #3 on Craig Rodgers, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney (SG), Michael Matamoros (PF), Robert Bannowsky (C) Ryan Henderson, Anthony Smith, Donald Rasch | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown (SF), Lawrence Shelton (C) Craig Rodgers, William Ferrier | |
| 04:33 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:33 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:13 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 46-51 |
| 04:11 | N. Kentucky | Bernard Courtney grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Robert Bannowsky makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Genova | 48-51 |
| 03:52 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson (SG), Anthony Smith (PF), Donald Rasch (C) Scott Lounsbury, Michael Matamoros, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Olvera (PG) Tony Giles | |
| 03:29 | W. New Mexico | Donald Rasch swats the layup by Lawrence Shelton | 48-51 |
| 03:28 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Shelton | 48-51 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Michael Genova (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Henderson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Courtney (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Rasch (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Bernard Olvera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miladen Lesniewski (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hamidi Mohd (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | W. New Mexico | Hamidi Mohd clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 03:04 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Smith snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 02:52 | N. Kentucky | Donald Rasch is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Genova | 50-51 |
| 02:33 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury (SF), Michael Matamoros (PF), Robert Bannowsky (C) Ryan Henderson, Anthony Smith, Donald Rasch | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers (SF), William Ferrier (C) Miladen Lesniewski, Lawrence Shelton | |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury loses the dribble to Bernard Olvera | 50-51 |
| 01:44 | W. New Mexico | Craig Rodgers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 01:43 | N. Kentucky | Scott Lounsbury grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 01:39 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova is fouled in the backcourt by Bernard Olvera - foul #2 on Bernard Olvera, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson (SG), Donald Rasch (C) Bernard Courtney, Robert Bannowsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Tony Giles (PG), Miladen Lesniewski (SG) Bernard Olvera, Craig Rodgers | |
| 01:39 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:39 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:10 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Miladen Lesniewski | 52-53 |
| 00:51 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Michael Matamoros hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| 00:49 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| 00:24 | W. New Mexico | Dexter Brown drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Miladen Lesniewski | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Michael Genova's pass is intercepted by Tony Giles | 54-55 |
| 00:12 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:10 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski is hacked by Michael Genova in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Genova, team foul #11 | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (PG) Michael Genova | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 00:10 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | W. New Mexico | Miladen Lesniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Matamoros | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Ryan Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |