| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts buries a shot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Chambless | 27-35 |
| 19:09 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Whitt | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Danny Vedder - foul #2 on Danny Vedder, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan makes the shot near the basket set up by Danny Vedder and he's fouled by Adam Sanford - foul #3 on Adam Sanford, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Betances (PF) Adam Sanford | |
| 18:33 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | William Betances snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the shot from the left block | 31-39 |
| 17:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is whistled for a carry | 31-39 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Donald Rousseau - foul #1 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rousseau picks off the pass by Mike Cole | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau can't throw it down | 31-39 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Edward Greenberg (SF) Donald Rousseau, Richard Nicol | |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Towns takes the ball from Jamie Chambless | 31-39 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Jamie Chambless steals the ball from Bruce Wright | 31-39 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | William Betances scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Hooks | 31-41 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Robert Towns is denied by William Betances | 31-41 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright snags the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Mark Hooks | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) C - James Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Greenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Betances (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Chambless (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico State | James Leighton is called for the reach on Jamie Chambless - foul #2 on James Leighton, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) James Leighton, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), Adam Sanford (PF) Kerry Hazard, Edward Greenberg, William Betances, Jamie Chambless | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy McMann steps in front of the Donald Rousseau pass | 31-41 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is hacked by Wayne Whipkey - foul #2 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mike Cole (SF) Timothy McMann, Bruce Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:41 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-41 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan tips it home | 33-41 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| 14:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Whitt | 35-41 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wayne Whipkey | 35-44 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipkey picks off the pass by Gerald Whitt | 35-44 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hooks | 35-46 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Wayne Whipkey steps in front of the Robert Roberts pass | 35-46 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Whipkey | 35-48 |
| 12:58 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford loses the dribble to Robert Roberts | 35-48 |
| 12:31 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 12:29 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Vedder | 35-48 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Sanford - foul #4 on Adam Sanford, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Edward Greenberg (SF), William Betances (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Richard Nicol, Adam Sanford, Mark Hooks | |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:16 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William Betances | 35-48 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Clark (C) Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by William Betances - foul #1 on William Betances, team foul #6 | 35-48 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) C - James Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Greenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Betances (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | William Betances hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Towns - foul #1 on Robert Towns, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | William Betances makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | William Betances makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:10 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rousseau takes the ball from James Clark | 36-50 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Rousseau | 36-52 |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | William Betances is called for the reach on Timothy McMann - foul #2 on William Betances, team foul #7 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) James Leighton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Richard Nicol (SF) Donald Rousseau, Edward Greenberg | |
| 10:33 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | William Betances gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless makes the shot from the left block | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns drills a runner from the right block | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Nicol, team foul #8 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), Mike Cole (SF), Mark Coogan (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Bruce Wright, Robert Towns, James Clark | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts double dribbles | 38-54 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (PF) William Betances | |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Kerry Hazard | 38-56 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts is hacked by Kerry Hazard - foul #3 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #9 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (SG) Gerald Whitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Edward Greenberg (SG) Kerry Hazard, Mark Hooks | |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey loses the ball out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (C) Mike Cole, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | Mark Coogan lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Roberts | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bruce Wright | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Greenberg - foul #1 on Edward Greenberg, team foul #10 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG) Robert Roberts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), William Betances (C) Wayne Whipkey, Richard Nicol, Steven Spivey, Jamie Chambless | |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 07:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses short on a jump hook from close range | 44-56 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Bruce Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Timothy McMann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Whitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Coogan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Towns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - William Betances (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Coogan | 46-56 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward Greenberg | 46-59 |
| 06:51 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:12 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 06:11 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 49-59 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #3 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts (PG), James Leighton (SG), Mike Cole (SF), James Clark (PF), Danny Vedder (C) Timothy McMann, Gerald Whitt, Bruce Wright, Mark Coogan, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol (SF), Jamie Chambless (C) Edward Greenberg, William Betances | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:44 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | James Clark can't finish the layup | 49-60 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless tips it but misses | 49-60 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | James Clark snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 04:44 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts drills a jump hook from the left block set up by James Leighton | 51-60 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jamie Chambless and he's fouled by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns (PF) James Clark | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | James Leighton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns hits the follow up shot | 53-63 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Nicol | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Towns pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Leighton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Cole (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Towns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Vedder (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Adam Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-65 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Danny Vedder pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt (SG), Mark Coogan (PF) James Leighton, Robert Towns | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), William Betances (PF) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Adam Sanford | |
| 02:39 | Northern Iowa | Gerald Whitt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | William Betances gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 02:07 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Mark Coogan | 53-65 |
| 02:02 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole's pass is intercepted by Jamie Chambless | 53-65 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless makes the jumper from the right block set up by Kerry Hazard | 53-67 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Robert Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:26 | Northern Iowa | Mike Cole tips it but misses | 53-67 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau is hacked by Gerald Whitt - foul #4 on Gerald Whitt, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann (PG), James Leighton (SG), Bruce Wright (SF), Robert Towns (PF), James Clark (C) Robert Roberts, Gerald Whitt, Mike Cole, Mark Coogan, Danny Vedder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Edward Greenberg (SF), Steven Spivey (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Richard Nicol, Jamie Chambless | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | William Betances banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Northern Iowa | Timothy McMann drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey runs out the clock | 55-69 |