| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne tips it home | 28-34 |
| 19:31 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline double dribbles | 28-34 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Cain | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Lamberth - foul #1 on Richard Lamberth, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:23 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain clanks a floater from the left side | 30-35 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant is hacked by Jeffrey Cain - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cain, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Brett McLean scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Bryant swats the shot by Robert Owens | 30-38 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor snags the offensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor buries a shot from the right block | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Travis Jones - foul #1 on Travis Jones, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant, Larry Moline | |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner buries a floater from the left side set up by Robert Owens | 34-40 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh lays it in on a great pass from Brett McLean | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Fason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dana Zarrineh - foul #1 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG) Robert Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG), Charles Parker (SG) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean | |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Bernard Green misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 35-42 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Wedge | 35-42 |
| 15:20 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF) Charles Parker, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Bernard Green drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey McClaskey | 35-44 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-44 |
| 14:45 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Bernard Green lays it in on a great pass from Stuart Bryant | 37-46 |
| 13:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Jeffrey Cain (SF), William Trainor (PF), Travis Jones (C) Richard Lamberth, Frank Wedge, William Fason, Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Gerald Bayne, Bernard Green | |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Travis Jones - foul #2 on Travis Jones, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF) Stuart Bryant | |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-48 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dana Zarrineh | 37-48 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Bernard Green (PF) Andrew Hogg, Wayne Riffle, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 12:18 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Moline blocks the short jumper by Robert Owens | 37-48 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Brett McLean scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey McClaskey | 37-50 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey McClaskey - foul #1 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG) Alex Botsford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Stuart Bryant (PF) Brett McLean, Bernard Green | |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 11:55 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Trainor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the easy layup | 39-50 |
| 11:31 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-50 |
| 11:25 | Eastern Illinois | William Trainor misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Robert Owens picks off the pass by Gerald Bayne | 39-50 |
| 10:42 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 39-50 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wayne Riffle | 39-50 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Larry Moline blows the layup | 39-50 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cain | 39-50 |
| 10:12 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones clanks a jumper from the left block | 39-50 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Travis Jones is called for the reach on Gerald Bayne - foul #3 on Travis Jones, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Robert Owens, Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Bernard Green (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Gerald Bayne, Larry Moline | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is hacked by Ronald Regner - foul #1 on Ronald Regner, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (C) Stuart Bryant | |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Lamberth - foul #2 on Richard Lamberth, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:55 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:37 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 08:36 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 08:13 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner makes the driving attempt in the paint | 41-52 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-52 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Brett McLean | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Lamberth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Botsford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Fason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Riffle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh is hacked by William Fason - foul #1 on William Fason, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Jeffrey Cain (SF), William Trainor (PF), Travis Jones (C) Richard Lamberth, Frank Wedge, William Fason, Ronald Regner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG), Stuart Bryant (PF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain is hacked by Dana Zarrineh - foul #2 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF) Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 06:51 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 06:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain grabs the offensive board | 41-54 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones loses the dribble to Wayne Riffle | 41-54 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Travis Jones - foul #4 on Travis Jones, team foul #9 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth (PG) Alex Botsford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Larry Moline takes the ball from Jeffrey Cain | 41-54 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Trainor - foul #3 on William Trainor, team foul #10 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), Frank Wedge (SF), William Fason (PF) Robert Owens, Jeffrey Cain, William Trainor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG) Wayne Riffle | |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:17 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey McClaskey is called for the reach on Richard Lamberth - foul #2 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Alex Botsford | 43-54 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Larry Moline comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 43-54 |
| 04:41 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Lamberth pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Stuart Bryant swats the dunk try by Frank Wedge | 43-54 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Larry Moline gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Brett McLean is blocked by Travis Jones | 43-54 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne tips it but misses | 43-54 |
| 04:14 | Eastern Illinois | Travis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Gerald Bayne | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brett McLean and he's hacked by William Fason - foul #2 on William Fason, team foul #11 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens (PG), Jeffrey Cain (SG), Thomas Atkins (PF), Ronald Regner (C) Richard Lamberth, Alex Botsford, William Fason, Travis Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Wayne Riffle (SG), Dana Zarrineh (SF), Bernard Green (C) Jeffrey McClaskey, Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Larry Moline | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Robert Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Cain (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frank Wedge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Atkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Regner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stuart Bryant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 43-57 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant loses the dribble to Ronald Regner in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Hogg | 43-59 |
| 02:24 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Wedge misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-59 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-59 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Regner grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jeffrey Cain misses the jumper from the right block | 43-59 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh is fouled on the floor by Frank Wedge - foul #3 on Frank Wedge, team foul #12 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford (SG), William Fason (PF) Jeffrey Cain, Thomas Atkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG) Stuart Bryant | |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 01:13 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Charles Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 43-60 |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason can't finish the layup | 43-60 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Fason hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Bernard Green loses the dribble to Ronald Regner | 45-60 |
| 00:10 | Eastern Illinois | Alex Botsford knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg runs out the clock | 47-60 |