| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (fresh) SG - Johnnie Kennison (fresh) SF - Scott Owenby (fresh) PF - Leo Pounds (fresh) C - James Wagner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Charles Edwards (fresh) SG - Marcus Whitaker (fresh) SF - Marty Ivey (fresh) PF - John Redmond (fresh) C - James Sievers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. New Mexico | James Wagner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tampa | Tampa is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Tampa | James Sievers buries a shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marty Ivey - foul #1 on Marty Ivey, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:43 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:39 | Tampa | Charles Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Tampa | The rebound goes to Marty Ivey | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Tampa | James Sievers connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison loses the dribble to Marcus Whitaker | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Tampa | Charles Edwards banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marcus Whitaker | 2-6 |
| 18:10 | E. New Mexico | James Wagner is fouled on the floor by James Sievers - foul #1 on James Sievers, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:45 | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 17:43 | Tampa | John Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:34 | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Edwards | 2-9 |
| 17:13 | E. New Mexico | Marcus Whitaker takes the ball from James Wagner | 2-9 |
| 17:10 | Tampa | Charles Edwards lays it up and in on a great pass from Marcus Whitaker | 2-11 |
| 16:50 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), John Taylor (SG), David Moore (SF), Douglas Fish (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Jude Eddington, Johnnie Kennison, Scott Owenby, Leo Pounds, James Wagner | |
| Subs | Tampa | Donald Williams (PG), Jon Conant (SG), Chad Beebe (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), Justin Graves (C) Charles Edwards, Marcus Whitaker, Marty Ivey, John Redmond, James Sievers | |
| 16:48 | Tampa | Donald Williams double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| 16:31 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman's layup is rejected by Justin Graves | 2-11 |
| 16:29 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 2-11 |
| 16:14 | Tampa | Justin Graves hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-11 |
| 16:12 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 16:08 | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Conant - foul #1 on Jon Conant, team foul #3 | 2-11 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Anthony Rasmussen (PF) Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| 15:54 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 2-11 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tampa | Jamie Kamen (PG), Harry Hayes (PF) Donald Williams, Dikembe Aoki | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joel Brown (fairly fresh) SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - David Moore (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Rasmussen (fresh) C - Leonard Chapman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Jamie Kamen (fresh) SG - Jon Conant (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Beebe (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Hayes (fresh) C - Justin Graves (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Tampa | Chad Beebe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 15:34 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Moore | 2-11 |
| 15:13 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-11 |
| 15:11 | Tampa | Justin Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:07 | Tampa | Jamie Kamen misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 2-11 |
| 15:05 | Tampa | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Beebe | 2-11 |
| 14:52 | Tampa | Jamie Kamen scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-13 |
| 14:32 | E. New Mexico | David Moore makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Taylor | 5-13 |
| 14:07 | Tampa | Justin Graves is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Justin Graves, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Douglas Fish (PF), James Wagner (C) Joel Brown, John Taylor, Anthony Rasmussen, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Tampa | Charles Edwards (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Dikembe Aoki (SF), John Redmond (PF), James Sievers (C) Jamie Kamen, Jon Conant, Chad Beebe, Harry Hayes, Justin Graves | |
| 13:54 | E. New Mexico | David Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #1 | 5-13 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby (SF) David Moore | |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| 13:42 | Tampa | Douglas Fish swats the layup by James Sievers | 5-13 |
| 13:41 | Tampa | John Redmond gets the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:28 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki misses short on an open runner from the left block | 5-13 |
| 13:26 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 13:06 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 13:04 | E. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Johnnie Kennison | 5-13 |
| 12:46 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 12:44 | Tampa | Scott Owenby is called for the reach on Charles Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Owenby, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 12:44 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 7-13 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), David Moore (SF) Jude Eddington, Scott Owenby | |
| Subs | Tampa | Marty Ivey (SF), Justin Graves (C) Dikembe Aoki, James Sievers | |
| 12:24 | Tampa | Charles Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:22 | Tampa | Justin Graves snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:13 | Tampa | Charles Edwards hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 7-16 |
| 11:54 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-16 |
| 11:52 | E. New Mexico | James Wagner hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joel Brown (tiring) SG - Johnnie Kennison (tired) SF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Fish (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Wagner (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marty Ivey (tiring) PF - John Redmond (tiring) 2 reb. C - Justin Graves (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tampa | Marty Ivey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:28 | E. New Mexico | David Moore gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:07 | E. New Mexico | David Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Edwards - foul #1 on Charles Edwards, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), John Taylor (SG), Anthony Rasmussen (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Joel Brown, Johnnie Kennison, Douglas Fish, James Wagner | |
| Subs | Tampa | Jamie Kamen (PG), Marcus Whitaker (SG), Chad Beebe (SF), Dikembe Aoki (PF), James Sievers (C) Charles Edwards, Donald Williams, Marty Ivey, John Redmond, Justin Graves | |
| 11:07 | E. New Mexico | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | E. New Mexico | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 11:07 | Tampa | Chad Beebe pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:48 | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chad Beebe | 10-19 |
| 10:19 | E. New Mexico | Anthony Rasmussen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Aoki - foul #1 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby (SF) David Moore | |
| Subs | Tampa | Harry Hayes (PF) Chad Beebe | |
| 10:19 | E. New Mexico | Anthony Rasmussen makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:19 | E. New Mexico | Anthony Rasmussen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:01 | Tampa | Harry Hayes can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 10:00 | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker gets the offensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:46 | Tampa | Harry Hayes misses the jumper from the left side | 12-19 |
| 09:45 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:16 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Aoki - foul #2 on Dikembe Aoki, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Leo Pounds (PF), James Wagner (C) Jude Eddington, John Taylor, Anthony Rasmussen, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Tampa | Charles Edwards (PG), Jon Conant (SG), Marty Ivey (SF), Chad Beebe (PF), Justin Graves (C) Jamie Kamen, Marcus Whitaker, Dikembe Aoki, Harry Hayes, James Sievers | |
| 09:16 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:16 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:03 | Tampa | Marty Ivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Moore (SF) Scott Owenby | |
| Subs | Tampa | | |
| 08:51 | E. New Mexico | Marty Ivey swats the shot by Leo Pounds | 14-19 |
| 08:49 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:26 | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown blows the layup | 14-19 |
| 08:24 | Tampa | Justin Graves pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:03 | Tampa | Jon Conant comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Johnnie Kennison - foul #1 on Johnnie Kennison, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Scott Owenby (SF), Douglas Fish (C) Johnnie Kennison, David Moore, James Wagner | |
| Subs | Tampa | Donald Williams (SF), Harry Hayes (PF), James Sievers (C) Marty Ivey, Chad Beebe, Justin Graves | |
| 08:03 | Tampa | Jon Conant makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:03 | Tampa | Jon Conant makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:53 | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown is called for 10 seconds | 14-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker (SG) Jon Conant | |
| 07:33 | Tampa | Charles Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:31 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby grabs the board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joel Brown (tiring) SG - John Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Scott Owenby (tired) 4 pts. PF - Leo Pounds (tiring) C - Douglas Fish (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Charles Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Whitaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Hayes (fresh) C - James Sievers (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 07:28 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Leonard Chapman (C) Joel Brown, Leo Pounds | |
| Subs | Tampa | Chad Beebe (SF) Charles Edwards | |
| 07:04 | Tampa | Harry Hayes misses the easy open layup | 14-21 |
| 07:02 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 06:34 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Harry Hayes - foul #1 on Harry Hayes, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison (SG), David Moore (SF), Anthony Rasmussen (PF) John Taylor, Scott Owenby, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Tampa | Charles Edwards (PG), Jamie Kamen (SG), Dikembe Aoki (SF), John Redmond (PF), Marty Ivey (C) Donald Williams, Marcus Whitaker, Chad Beebe, Harry Hayes, James Sievers | |
| 06:34 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:34 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:25 | Tampa | Charles Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnnie Kennison - foul #2 on Johnnie Kennison, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), Leo Pounds (PF), James Wagner (C) Jude Eddington, Johnnie Kennison, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | Tampa | Jon Conant (SG) Jamie Kamen | |
| 06:25 | Tampa | Charles Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:25 | Tampa | Charles Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:23 | E. New Mexico | Charles Edwards takes the ball from Joel Brown in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 06:09 | Tampa | Charles Edwards drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Redmond | 16-26 |
| 05:45 | E. New Mexico | Anthony Rasmussen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 05:43 | Tampa | John Redmond gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:36 | Tampa | Charles Edwards connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Aoki | 16-28 |
| 05:17 | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds connects on the runner in the paint | 18-28 |
| 04:59 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 18-30 |
| 04:59 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 18-30 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), John Taylor (SG), Leonard Chapman (C) Joel Brown, Leo Pounds, James Wagner | |
| Subs | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker (SG), Chad Beebe (SF), Harry Hayes (PF), Justin Graves (C) Jon Conant, Dikembe Aoki, John Redmond, Marty Ivey | |
| 04:53 | E. New Mexico | David Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| 04:39 | Tampa | Chad Beebe knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Marcus Whitaker | 18-32 |
| 04:19 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor misses short on a shot from the right side | 18-32 |
| 04:17 | Tampa | Harry Hayes snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 04:01 | Tampa | Chad Beebe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Edwards | 18-34 |
| 03:35 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-34 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Scott Owenby (SF), Douglas Fish (PF), James Wagner (C) Jude Eddington, John Taylor, David Moore, Anthony Rasmussen, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Tampa | Jamie Kamen (PG), Jon Conant (SG), Donald Williams (SF), John Redmond (PF), James Sievers (C) Charles Edwards, Marcus Whitaker, Chad Beebe, Harry Hayes, Justin Graves | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joel Brown (tiring) SG - Johnnie Kennison (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Owenby (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Fish (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Wagner (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tampa | PG - Jamie Kamen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jon Conant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Redmond (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Sievers (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Tampa | John Redmond misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-34 |
| 03:17 | E. New Mexico | James Wagner pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 02:56 | E. New Mexico | Jamie Kamen is called for the reach on Joel Brown - foul #1 on Jamie Kamen, team foul #9 | 18-34 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki (PF) James Sievers | |
| 02:56 | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:56 | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:56 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 02:41 | Tampa | John Redmond is called for traveling | 19-34 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG) Joel Brown | |
| Subs | Tampa | Marty Ivey (C) Jon Conant | |
| 02:12 | E. New Mexico | Jamie Kamen steals it from Scott Owenby | 19-34 |
| 01:58 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki makes the wide open shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Williams | 19-36 |
| 01:45 | E. New Mexico | John Redmond steals the ball from Scott Owenby | 19-36 |
| 01:23 | Tampa | Marty Ivey misses the jumper from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 01:21 | Tampa | John Redmond hits the follow up shot | 19-38 |
| 00:52 | E. New Mexico | John Redmond blocks the short jumper by Jude Eddington | 19-38 |
| 00:50 | Tampa | The rebound goes to John Redmond | 19-38 |
| 00:31 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jamie Kamen | 19-40 |
| 00:29 | E. New Mexico | Jamie Kamen steps in front of the Jude Eddington pass in the backcourt | 19-40 |
| 00:04 | Tampa | Dikembe Aoki is hacked by Douglas Fish - foul #1 on Douglas Fish, team foul #5 | 19-40 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joel Brown (PG), Anthony Rasmussen (SG), David Moore (SF), Leo Pounds (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Jude Eddington, Johnnie Kennison, Scott Owenby, Douglas Fish, James Wagner | |
| Subs | Tampa | Charles Edwards (PG), Marcus Whitaker (SG), Chad Beebe (SF), Harry Hayes (PF), James Sievers (C) Donald Williams, Jamie Kamen, Dikembe Aoki, John Redmond, Marty Ivey | |
| 00:01 | Tampa | Marcus Whitaker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 19-40 |
| 00:00 | Tampa | The clock runs out | 19-40 |