| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dimatteo (fresh) SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) C - Steve Young (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Steve Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | New Mexico | Ian Cox is called for the reach on Andrew Delacerda - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Dimatteo | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Steven Neil knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Fredric Smith steals the ball from Roger Alexander | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Samford | Bert Dunagan blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Delacerda | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Ian Cox misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Steve Young pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Fredric Smith scores on a jumper from the right side set up by William Topete and he's fouled by William Dimatteo - foul #1 on William Dimatteo, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Bert Dunagan can't connect on a jumper from close range | 5-7 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Steve Young tips it home | 5-9 |
| 16:53 | Samford | Steve Young blocks the short jumper by Fredric Smith | 5-9 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo double dribbles | 5-9 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Joseph Waltz (PF), David Major (C) William Dimatteo, Roger Alexander, Steve Young | |
| 16:24 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Bert Dunagan tips it back up and in | 7-9 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Delacerda | 7-11 |
| 15:51 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Waltz (fresh) C - David Major (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Samford | Steven Neil is whistled for a carry | 7-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SF), Roger Alexander (PF) Gerald Williams, Joseph Waltz | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (SG), Steve Young (C) Andrew Delacerda, David Major | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Steve Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 15:15 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bert Dunagan | 9-11 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Samford | George West (C) Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | Samford | Ian Cox gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Steven Neil scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Parish | 12-12 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg hits a driving attempt from close range | 12-14 |
| 14:24 | Samford | Steven Neil's pass is intercepted by Byron Vanostberg in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the lay-in | 12-14 |
| 14:21 | Samford | George West pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 14:03 | Samford | Maurice Parish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Maurice Parish, Bryan Gomes, George West | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Joseph Waltz (PF), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Roger Alexander, Steve Young | |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Neil - foul #2 on Steven Neil, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG) Steven Neil | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Williams (SF) Earl Little | |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:29 | Samford | Fredric Smith loses the dribble to Andrew Delacerda | 12-15 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is called for traveling | 12-15 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 12:57 | Samford | William Topete snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:40 | Samford | Andrew Delacerda is called for the reach on Ian Cox - foul #1 on Andrew Delacerda, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Earl Little (SG) William Dimatteo, Andrew Delacerda | |
| 12:35 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bert Dunagan | 15-15 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Earl Little grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Earl Little hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-15 |
| 12:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:58 | Samford | William Topete is whistled for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), George West (C) Ian Cox, William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Roger Alexander (PF), Steve Young (C) Gerald Williams, Joseph Waltz, David Major | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Bryan Gomes - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SG - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) C - George West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Little (fresh) PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski travels with the ball | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bert Dunagan (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, George West | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SF) Earl Little | |
| 10:53 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Kimsey - foul #1 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz (PF) Wes Cornejo | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Bryan Gomes knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Gordon Kimsey | 19-19 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | William Topete is called for the reach on Roger Alexander - foul #1 on William Topete, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG), Gerald Williams (SF), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Joseph Waltz, Steve Young | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Zdrojkowski | 21-21 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo slams it home | 21-23 |
| 08:50 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-23 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo drills a turnaround near the basket | 23-25 |
| 08:25 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is fouled on the floor by David Major - foul #1 on David Major, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF) Gordon Kimsey, William Topete, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Earl Little (SG), Joseph Waltz (PF), Steve Young (C) William Dimatteo, Andrew Delacerda, Roger Alexander, David Major | |
| 08:08 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Maurice Parish gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:49 | Samford | Gerald Williams takes the ball from Maurice Parish | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Earl Little (fresh) SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Waltz (fresh) C - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams buries a 3 from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 07:14 | Samford | Ian Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Waltz | 23-28 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 07:07 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:45 | Samford | Ian Cox connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Zdrojkowski | 26-28 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the shot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 06:38 | Samford | The rebound goes to Ian Cox | 26-28 |
| 06:12 | Samford | Fredric Smith is fouled on the floor by Gerald Williams - foul #1 on Gerald Williams, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Maurice Parish, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Anthony Debusk (PF), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Gerald Williams, Joseph Waltz, Steve Young | |
| 06:03 | Samford | Ian Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk is hacked by William Topete - foul #2 on William Topete, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (PG), Bobby Blackburn (SF) Edward Zdrojkowski, William Topete | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (SF) Earl Little | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:48 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 05:27 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Dimatteo | 28-30 |
| 04:56 | Samford | David Major swats the layup by Gordon Kimsey | 28-30 |
| 04:54 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:44 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-30 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roger Alexander | 28-30 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo is fouled on the floor by Gordon Kimsey - foul #2 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Maurice Parish (SF), George West (C) Gordon Kimsey, Bobby Blackburn, Bryan Gomes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Joseph Waltz (PF) Andrew Delacerda, Anthony Debusk | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:39 | Samford | The rebound goes to George West | 28-30 |
| 04:26 | Samford | Ian Cox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander snags the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Bert Dunagan - foul #2 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (PF) Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SF), Steve Young (C) Roger Alexander, David Major | |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Waltz - foul #1 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Steve Young jams it on a nice dish by Earl Little | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George West (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Little (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Waltz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Samford | Ian Cox comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on George West - foul #1 on George West, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Gordon Kimsey (SG), William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Ian Cox, Maurice Parish, Bryan Gomes, George West | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda (SG), Gerald Williams (SF) Byron Vanostberg, Earl Little | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:16 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses the fadeaway from the right side | 30-36 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Steve Young pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-36 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Steve Young can't throw it down | 30-36 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses the tip | 30-36 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 02:21 | Samford | Steven Neil clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Waltz | 30-40 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Gordon Kimsey loses the dribble to Steve Young | 30-40 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Williams | 30-42 |
| 01:19 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a shot from the right side | 30-42 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Bert Dunagan tips it home | 32-42 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Fredric Smith denies the turnaround by Gerald Williams | 32-42 |
| 00:54 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Steven Neil can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Waltz - foul #2 on Joseph Waltz, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (C) Gordon Kimsey, William Topete, Fredric Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Earl Little (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), David Major (C) William Dimatteo, Gerald Williams, Joseph Waltz, Steve Young | |
| 00:49 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:49 | Samford | Steven Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Maurice Parish snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 00:30 | Samford | Ian Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Neil - foul #3 on Steven Neil, team foul #12 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), George West (C) Steven Neil, Bert Dunagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:01 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-44 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Major snags the defensive board | 34-44 |