| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski hits the finger roll | 33-30 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski is hacked by Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | North Texas | Yong Zhou hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | North Texas | Yong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | North Texas | Yong Zhou misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 18:28 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a 3 from straight away | 34-33 |
| 17:45 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski's pass is intercepted by Johnny Hanna | 34-33 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 34-35 |
| 16:58 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski loses the dribble to Shawn Bergert | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | John Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donnie Gulley (PF), John Barnhill (C) Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| 16:15 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery knocks in the floater from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Donnie Gulley is called for the reach on Arthur Greenway - foul #1 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG), Darrell Allen (C) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery, Jason Sawinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Larson (fresh) SF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Barnhill (fresh) 4 reb. C - Darrell Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Ament and he's fouled by John Barnhill - foul #2 on John Barnhill, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:27 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | North Texas | Edwin Daniel (PF) Darrell Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 36-40 |
| 14:41 | North Texas | Stephen Larson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Scruggs and he's hacked by Donnie Gulley - foul #2 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Ronald Montgomery (SG), Jason Sawinski (SF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Dennis Purpura, Stephen Larson, Donnie Gulley, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:11 | North Texas | Yong Zhou misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 14:09 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:57 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-43 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Sean Ament tips it in | 38-45 |
| 13:14 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Montgomery | 40-45 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:47 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:25 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | John Scruggs clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:05 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 11:47 | North Texas | Yong Zhou can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Scruggs - foul #2 on John Scruggs, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donnie Gulley (PF), John Barnhill (C) Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Shawn Bergert | |
| 11:47 | North Texas | Yong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:47 | North Texas | Yong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnhill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Allen (fresh) PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:17 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 10:58 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Barnhill | 44-45 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is fouled on the floor by Jason Sawinski - foul #3 on Jason Sawinski, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery, Jason Sawinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Brian Allen, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 10:00 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Barnhill | 47-47 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is fouled on the floor by Donnie Gulley - foul #3 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Jason Sawinski (SF), Edwin Daniel (PF) Stephen Larson, Donnie Gulley, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Brian Allen (SG) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Brian Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG) Dennis Purpura | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:14 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery double dribbles | 47-47 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 47-47 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 08:52 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:41 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Montgomery | 50-47 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert connects on the floater in the paint set up by James Winters | 50-49 |
| 08:07 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Sawinski | 52-49 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | James Winters can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 07:47 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Allen (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | North Texas | Yong Zhou throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donnie Gulley (PF), John Barnhill (C) Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Shawn Bergert | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Brian Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Allen Hitt | 52-52 |
| 07:09 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Allen Hitt - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:09 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:09 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:09 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:56 | North Texas | Stephen Larson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 06:55 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Sawinski | 53-52 |
| 06:35 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Brian Allen pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 53-54 |
| 05:49 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Edwin Daniel (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Stephen Larson, Jason Sawinski, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Brian Allen, Allen Hitt | |
| 05:49 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:49 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Dennis Purpura - foul #1 on Dennis Purpura, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG) Dennis Purpura | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Viktor Stechlinski is called for the reach on John Scruggs - foul #3 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:57 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:46 | North Texas | Sean Ament picks off the pass by Yong Zhou | 55-55 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #4 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jason Sawinski (SF) Donnie Gulley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:55 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel's layup is rejected by Shawn Bergert | 55-57 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert's fadeaway is rejected by Viktor Stechlinski | 55-57 |
| 03:29 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edwin Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Texas | Yong Zhou comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna lays it up and in | 55-59 |
| 02:29 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski misses the fadeaway in the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 55-59 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #5 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (SG), Donnie Gulley (PF), John Barnhill (C) Ronald Montgomery, Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Shawn Bergert | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:01 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Edwin Daniel (PF) Dennis Purpura, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Brian Allen | |
| 01:46 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery is whistled for a carry | 55-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Sean Ament scores on a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Jason Sawinski - foul #4 on Jason Sawinski, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:13 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel jams it | 57-64 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is hacked by Jason Sawinski - foul #5 on Jason Sawinski, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Barnhill (C) Jason Sawinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SG), Brian Allen (SF) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF) James Winters, Brian Allen | |
| 00:38 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is hacked by Ronald Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF) Sean Ament | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:31 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery banks in the layup set up by Yong Zhou | 59-68 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is hacked by Ronald Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #13 | 59-68 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:23 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-70 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs runs out the clock | 59-70 |