| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Rafael Mericle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | The 3pt attempt by Alex Mangual is denied by Stanley Moore | 33-27 |
| 19:41 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Louis Blackmon | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker is hacked by Jason Eversole - foul #2 on Jason Eversole, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Whitaker | 36-29 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks misses the fadeaway from the left side | 36-29 |
| 18:39 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Rafael Mericle denies the turnaround by Wesley Parks | 36-29 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore tips it but misses | 36-29 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 18:06 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (C) Jason Eversole | |
| 17:25 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker's pass is intercepted by Wesley Parks | 36-29 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual is called for 5 seconds | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (SG), Steven Parham (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, Roger Whitaker, Rafael Mericle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Glen Tignor (SG) Louis Blackmon, Harold Stevens | |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:01 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chuck Jaime (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Parham (fresh) C - Howard Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Tignor (fresh) SF - Stanley Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wesley Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Pierre Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Hafley steps in front of the Pierre Bryant pass | 36-32 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stewart steals it from Steven Parham | 36-32 |
| 14:49 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore's floater is knocked away by Steven Parham | 36-32 |
| 14:48 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Moore | 36-32 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Steven Parham swats the short shot by Wesley Parks | 36-32 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Pierre Bryant denies the turnaround by Chuck Jaime | 36-32 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:45 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Moore - foul #1 on Stanley Moore, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Roger Whitaker (PF), Rafael Mericle (C) Thomas Hafley, Steven Parham, Howard Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Harold Stevens (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Thomas Stewart, Glen Tignor, Stanley Moore, Wesley Parks, Pierre Bryant | |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 13:15 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses the jump hook near the basket | 38-32 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 12:28 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tony Cornell | 43-32 |
| 12:00 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Rieke | 43-34 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker dunks the ball | 45-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Whitaker (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Rafael Mericle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 5 reb. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Stevens | 45-36 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Alex Mangual | 47-36 |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Whitaker - foul #1 on Roger Whitaker, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Del Simmons (SF) Alex Mangual, Chuck Jaime | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Wesley Parks (C) Harold Stevens, Robert Rieke, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:45 | St. Joseph's | Jason Eversole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Eversole - foul #3 on Jason Eversole, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (SG), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, Rafael Mericle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Pierre Bryant (C) Jason Eversole | |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:13 | St. Joseph's | Patrick Craig steals it from Stanley Moore | 49-37 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Wesley Parks steps in front of the Del Simmons pass | 49-37 |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Louis Blackmon and the foul's on Thomas Hafley - foul #3 on Thomas Hafley, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Parham (PF) Roger Whitaker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Glen Tignor (SG) Louis Blackmon | |
| 09:48 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks connects on the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Hafley - foul #4 on Thomas Hafley, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Rafael Mericle (C) Thomas Hafley, Howard Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SG) Glen Tignor | |
| 09:11 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Craig | 51-43 |
| 08:26 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses the lay-in | 51-43 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Parham | 53-43 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual (PG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Roger Whitaker (PF) Patrick Craig, Del Simmons, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Thomas Stewart, Wesley Parks, Pierre Bryant | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Mangual (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Whitaker (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Rafael Mericle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Moore (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Eversole (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Wilbur Simmons is called for the reach on Rafael Mericle - foul #4 on Wilbur Simmons, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Cornell | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:48 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 06:30 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:01 | St. Joseph's | Alex Mangual picks off the pass by Jason Eversole | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual lays it in | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:44 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Harold Stevens steals the ball from Chuck Jaime | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:53 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Blackmon - foul #2 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (SG), Del Simmons (SF), Steven Parham (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, Chuck Jaime, Roger Whitaker, Rafael Mericle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart (PG), Glen Tignor (SG), Robert Rieke (SF), Wesley Parks (PF), Pierre Bryant (C) Louis Blackmon, Harold Stevens, Stanley Moore, Jason Eversole, Wilbur Simmons | |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | St. Joseph's | Robert Rieke's floater is knocked away by Alex Mangual | 58-48 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hafley | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 03:57 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | St. Joseph's | Thomas Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Stewart, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (SG), Roger Whitaker (PF) Alex Mangual, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Louis Blackmon (PG) Glen Tignor | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Del Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Whitaker (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Howard Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Louis Blackmon (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Thomas Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Rieke (fresh) PF - Wesley Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Pierre Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Roger Whitaker loses the ball out of bounds | 58-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime (SF) Del Simmons | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 02:58 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Rieke | 58-50 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual (PG), Tony Cornell (SG), Rafael Mericle (C) Thomas Hafley, Patrick Craig, Howard Dixon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens (SG), Stanley Moore (SF), Jason Eversole (PF), Wilbur Simmons (C) Thomas Stewart, Robert Rieke, Wesley Parks, Pierre Bryant | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Alex Mangual misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 02:44 | St. Joseph's | Wilbur Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Rafael Mericle gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 58-50 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alex Mangual | 60-50 |
| 01:53 | St. Joseph's | Stanley Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Patrick Craig (SG), Del Simmons (SF), Steven Parham (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Alex Mangual, Tony Cornell, Chuck Jaime, Roger Whitaker, Rafael Mericle | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley is fouled on the floor by Louis Blackmon - foul #3 on Louis Blackmon, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilbur Simmons - foul #5 on Wilbur Simmons, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks (C) Wilbur Simmons | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | St. Joseph's | Harold Stevens hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Wesley Parks is called for the reach on Steven Parham - foul #3 on Wesley Parks, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's | Wesley Parks connects on the shot near the basket | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley runs out the clock | 66-55 |