| Lineup | Furman | PG - William Herndon (fresh) SG - George Hartford (fresh) SF - Tim Farr (fresh) PF - Frank Hill (fresh) C - Walter Lesher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fresh) SG - Kendall Hern (fresh) SF - Brant Cooper (fresh) PF - Christopher Reeves (fresh) C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Furman | Walter Lesher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Furman | Furman is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Furman | George Hartford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Furman | William Herndon grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Furman | Brian Spears takes the ball from Tim Farr | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Lesher | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Furman | William Herndon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Furman | Kendall Hern steals the ball from William Herndon | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Frank Hill is called for the reach on Brian Spears - foul #1 on Frank Hill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Furman | George Hartford pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Furman | Frank Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves buries a floater from the baseline set up by Kendall Hern | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Furman | William Herndon hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Hill | 2-2 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kendall Hern | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Furman | Walter Lesher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Furman | William Herndon pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:32 | Furman | Brian Spears takes the ball from Walter Lesher | 2-4 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | Furman | Walter Lesher snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:13 | Furman | Walter Lesher hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Reeves | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - William Herndon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Hartford (fresh) SF - Tim Farr (fresh) PF - Frank Hill (fairly fresh) C - Walter Lesher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kendall Hern (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brant Cooper (fresh) PF - Christopher Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Furman | George Hartford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 15:42 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern tips it in | 2-8 |
| 15:16 | Furman | Tim Farr's layup is rejected by Jack Eppinger | 2-8 |
| 15:15 | Furman | Walter Lesher snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:56 | Furman | Frank Hill misses the easy layup | 2-8 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Tim Farr is called for the reach on Brant Cooper - foul #1 on Tim Farr, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Furman | Paul Page (PG), Kelly Dudash (SG), Ivan Winarski (SF), Danny Rose (PF), Gerald Cook (C) William Herndon, George Hartford, Tim Farr, Frank Hill, Walter Lesher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Cross (SG), Kendall Custer (SF), William Vizcarra (PF) Kendall Hern, Brant Cooper, Christopher Reeves | |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger blows the layup but he's fouled by Danny Rose - foul #1 on Danny Rose, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG) Brian Spears | |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:38 | Furman | Gerald Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 14:30 | Furman | Paul Page buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kelly Dudash | 4-9 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kelly Dudash - foul #1 on Kelly Dudash, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:59 | Furman | Ivan Winarski is hacked by Jack Eppinger - foul #1 on Jack Eppinger, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Furman | William Herndon (PG) Kelly Dudash | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood (C) Jack Eppinger | |
| 13:48 | Furman | Paul Page misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 13:47 | Furman | Ivan Winarski gets the offensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:35 | Furman | Ivan Winarski scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Herndon and the foul's on Kendall Custer - foul #1 on Kendall Custer, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG), Brant Cooper (SF) Steven Maglio, Kendall Custer | |
| 13:35 | Furman | Ivan Winarski misses the free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Paul Cross gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | William Herndon is called for the reach on Brian Spears - foul #1 on William Herndon, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Furman | George Hartford (SG), Tim Farr (SF) Paul Page, Danny Rose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern (SG) Paul Cross | |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Herndon - foul #2 on William Herndon, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Furman | Paul Page (PG) William Herndon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:46 | Furman | Gerald Cook is hacked by Brian Spears - foul #1 on Brian Spears, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) William Vizcarra, Jonathan Norwood | |
| 12:40 | Furman | George Hartford hits a runner from the right block set up by Tim Farr and he's fouled by Kendall Hern - foul #1 on Kendall Hern, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| 12:40 | Furman | George Hartford misses the free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 12:18 | Furman | Gerald Cook grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 11:58 | Furman | George Hartford clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-13 |
| 11:56 | Furman | Paul Page tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Paul Page (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Hartford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tim Farr (fresh) PF - Ivan Winarski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kendall Hern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brant Cooper (fresh) PF - Christopher Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper connects on the jumper from the right block | 10-15 |
| 10:56 | Furman | George Hartford knocks in the jumper from the right side | 12-15 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 10:42 | Furman | Gerald Cook snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:27 | Furman | Ivan Winarski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:25 | Furman | Tim Farr tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern misses the floater from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears is fouled on the floor by Paul Page - foul #1 on Paul Page, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Furman | Kelly Dudash (PG), William Dillon (SG), Danny Rose (SF), Frank Hill (PF), Walter Lesher (C) Paul Page, George Hartford, Tim Farr, Ivan Winarski, Gerald Cook | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Cross (SG), Kendall Custer (SF), William Vizcarra (PF), Jonathan Norwood (C) Kendall Hern, Brant Cooper, Christopher Reeves, Jack Eppinger | |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | Furman | Walter Lesher snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:23 | Furman | William Dillon is fouled on the floor by Paul Cross - foul #1 on Paul Cross, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Furman | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG) Brian Spears | |
| 09:13 | Furman | William Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-15 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Paul Cross hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 08:36 | Furman | Frank Hill drills a shot from the left block | 16-18 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Hill - foul #2 on Frank Hill, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Furman | Tim Farr (SF) Frank Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger (C) Kendall Custer | |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:02 | Furman | Danny Rose knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kelly Dudash | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Tim Farr steals it from William Vizcarra | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - Kelly Dudash (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Dillon (fresh) SF - Tim Farr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Rose (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Lesher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steven Maglio (fresh) SG - Paul Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Norwood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Vizcarra (fresh) C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Furman | Kelly Dudash is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Maglio - foul #1 on Steven Maglio, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Furman | George Hartford (SG) William Dillon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG), Brant Cooper (SF) Steven Maglio, Jonathan Norwood | |
| 07:21 | Furman | Danny Rose scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kelly Dudash | 21-19 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Danny Rose - foul #2 on Danny Rose, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Furman | Paul Page (SF), Ivan Winarski (PF) Tim Farr, Danny Rose | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern (SG), Christopher Reeves (PF) Paul Cross, William Vizcarra | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:45 | Furman | Christopher Reeves blocks the short jumper by George Hartford | 21-21 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Reeves | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | Furman | Walter Lesher misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Spears | 21-26 |
| 05:19 | Furman | Paul Page makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from George Hartford | 23-26 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | Furman | Walter Lesher gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:47 | Furman | Paul Page can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Reeves - foul #1 on Christopher Reeves, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Furman | William Dillon (SG), Tim Farr (SF), Gerald Cook (C) Kelly Dudash, George Hartford, Walter Lesher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Cross (SG), Kendall Custer (SF), William Vizcarra (PF), Jonathan Norwood (C) Kendall Hern, Brant Cooper, Christopher Reeves, Jack Eppinger | |
| 04:47 | Furman | Paul Page makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:47 | Furman | Paul Page misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 04:23 | Furman | Tim Farr snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 04:17 | Furman | Tim Farr hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Page | 26-26 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood can't tip it in | 26-26 |
| 03:55 | Furman | Tim Farr grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 03:41 | Furman | Paul Page misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Spears - foul #2 on Brian Spears, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Furman | William Herndon (PG), Frank Hill (PF) William Dillon, Ivan Winarski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG), Kendall Hern (SG), Brant Cooper (SF), Jack Eppinger (C) Brian Spears, Paul Cross, Kendall Custer, Jonathan Norwood | |
| 03:41 | Furman | Paul Page makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:41 | Furman | Paul Page makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Furman | PG - William Herndon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Farr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steven Maglio (fresh) SG - Kendall Hern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brant Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Vizcarra (fresh) C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Tim Farr picks off the pass by Steven Maglio | 28-26 |
| 03:29 | Furman | Tim Farr lays it in | 30-26 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 03:21 | Furman | Tim Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:06 | Furman | The jump hook by Paul Page is blocked by Jack Eppinger | 30-26 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 02:46 | Furman | Frank Hill gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | Furman | William Herndon is hacked by Steven Maglio - foul #2 on Steven Maglio, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Furman | George Hartford (SG) Paul Page | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG), Christopher Reeves (PF) Steven Maglio, William Vizcarra | |
| 02:28 | Furman | William Herndon misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Reeves | 30-28 |
| 01:44 | Furman | George Hartford clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern is hacked by George Hartford - foul #1 on George Hartford, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Furman | Ivan Winarski (SF), Walter Lesher (C) Tim Farr, Gerald Cook | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer (SF) Brant Cooper | |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Reeves | 30-31 |
| 01:12 | Furman | George Hartford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 01:10 | Furman | Walter Lesher pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:00 | Furman | Ivan Winarski connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Herndon | 32-31 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Ivan Winarski swats the layup by Kendall Custer | 32-31 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jack Eppinger, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Furman | Tim Farr (SF), Gerald Cook (C) Frank Hill, Walter Lesher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Cross (SG), Brant Cooper (SF), William Vizcarra (PF), Jonathan Norwood (C) Kendall Hern, Kendall Custer, Christopher Reeves, Jack Eppinger | |
| 00:00 | Furman | William Herndon clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-31 |