| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Thiele (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Western (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville 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 (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor is hacked by James Western - foul #3 on James Western, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson (PF) James Western | |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Mark Thiele knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Franjo Zabaneh | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones tips it in | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:00 | Evansville | Mark Thiele misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor is hacked by Edward Jenkinson - foul #1 on Edward Jenkinson, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Evansville | Jamie Graham can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner hits a floater from the right wing set up by Edward Jenkinson | 36-40 |
| 17:47 | Evansville | Jamie Graham hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Franjo Zabaneh | 39-40 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is called for 10 seconds | 39-40 |
| 17:21 | Evansville | Mark Thiele scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kristopher Taylor | 42-40 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Turner | 42-42 |
| 17:15 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh's pass is intercepted by Clinton Nevarez in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Garry Ralston | 42-42 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Thiele - foul #3 on Mark Thiele, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (SF), Roy Pryce (PF), Kevin Cannon (C) Rogelio Marino, Jamie Graham, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:22 | Evansville | Roy Pryce can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clinton Nevarez - foul #1 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SG), Brian Patten (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:22 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:22 | Evansville | Roy Pryce misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Jenkinson | 43-43 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Ronald Jones is blocked by Roy Pryce | 43-43 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Roy Pryce grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 16:01 | Evansville | Victor Ream hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Jones - foul #3 on Ronald Jones, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols (C) Ronald Jones | |
| 16:01 | Evansville | Victor Ream makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:01 | Evansville | Victor Ream makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Victor Ream (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Drazen Legerski (fresh) SF - Roy Pryce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Patten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edward Jenkinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 15:38 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 15:36 | Evansville | Roy Pryce tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Brian Patten takes the ball from Richard Turner | 45-45 |
| 14:58 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 14:57 | Evansville | Roy Pryce grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Roy Pryce and the foul's on Delbert Nuckols - foul #2 on Delbert Nuckols, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Kristopher Taylor (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Mark Thiele (C) Victor Ream, Drazen Legerski, Roy Pryce, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Western (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Edward Jenkinson, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 14:48 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Western | 47-45 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | James Western pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 14:07 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 47-45 |
| 13:47 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:46 | Evansville | Mark Thiele tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez's pass is intercepted by Kevin Cannon | 49-45 |
| 13:15 | Evansville | James Western swats the short shot by Kristopher Taylor | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Mark Thiele is called for the reach on Ronald Jones - foul #4 on Mark Thiele, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jamie Graham (PF), Roy Pryce (C) Kevin Cannon, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Cornell Socha (SF) Garry Ralston, Richard Turner | |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Clinton Nevarez and the foul's on Franjo Zabaneh - foul #2 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:09 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Cornell Socha grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rogelio Marino - foul #2 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (SF) Rogelio Marino | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG) Clinton Nevarez | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:53 | Evansville | Victor Ream gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kristopher Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Ream (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jamie Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Pryce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cornell Socha (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Western (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Jones - foul #4 on Ronald Jones, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols (C) Ronald Jones | |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:36 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | James Western snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Jamie Graham grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 10:58 | Evansville | Roy Pryce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Cornell Socha | 52-49 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:36 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 10:12 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 10:10 | Evansville | Jamie Graham tips it in | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | James Western is hacked by Victor Ream - foul #2 on Victor Ream, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Drazen Legerski (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF), Kevin Cannon (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Kristopher Taylor, Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Richard Turner (SF) Jeffrey Lee, Cornell Socha | |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Victor Ream is called for the reach on Garry Ralston - foul #3 on Victor Ream, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is hacked by Victor Ream - foul #4 on Victor Ream, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Brian Patten (C) Victor Ream, Roy Pryce | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:14 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | James Western snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner clanks a fadeaway from close range | 54-51 |
| 08:58 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 08:34 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner's floater is knocked away by Brian Patten | 57-51 |
| 08:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Rogelio Marino | 57-51 |
| 08:24 | Evansville | Drazen Legerski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Patten | 59-51 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Brian Patten steals the ball from Garry Ralston | 59-51 |
| 07:51 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Garry Ralston | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Drazen Legerski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rogelio Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Patten (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Western (tiring) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Delbert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Franjo Zabaneh is called for the reach on Garry Ralston - foul #3 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (PG), Kristopher Taylor (SG), Jamie Graham (PF), Mark Thiele (C) Franjo Zabaneh, Drazen Legerski, Kevin Cannon, Brian Patten | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson (PF), Ronald Jones (C) James Western, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:45 | Evansville | Jamie Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:23 | Evansville | Richard Turner steals it from Rogelio Marino | 59-52 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Turner | 59-54 |
| 06:59 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Ream | 62-54 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Jamie Graham swats the layup by Garry Ralston | 62-54 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the turnaround from close range | 62-56 |
| 06:03 | Evansville | Jamie Graham misses short on a shot from the baseline | 62-56 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a jumper from the left block | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits the follow up shot | 62-58 |
| 05:18 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-58 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Jenkinson | 62-58 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones blows the layup | 62-58 |
| 05:02 | Evansville | Jamie Graham gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:00 | Evansville | Victor Ream's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh (PG), Roy Pryce (SF), Kevin Cannon (PF) Victor Ream, Rogelio Marino, Jamie Graham | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee (PG), Cornell Socha (SF), James Western (PF) Garry Ralston, Richard Turner, Edward Jenkinson | |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses short on a floater from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:22 | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor connects on the 3 from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Thiele - foul #5 on Mark Thiele, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Evansville | Victor Ream (SG), Brian Patten (C) Kristopher Taylor, Mark Thiele | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:08 | Evansville | Kevin Cannon pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 03:52 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Ream | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee is hacked by Roy Pryce - foul #2 on Roy Pryce, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Franjo Zabaneh (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Victor Ream (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roy Pryce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Kevin Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Patten (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clinton Nevarez (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornell Socha (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Western (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh is hacked by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Evansville | Jamie Graham (PF) Brian Patten | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:32 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:32 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | James Western scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lee | 69-62 |
| 03:05 | Evansville | Roy Pryce can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-62 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Cornell Socha pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville 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 (-3) | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Lee | 69-65 |
| 02:44 | Evansville | Evansville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Evansville | Kristopher Taylor (SG), Rogelio Marino (SF) Victor Ream, Kevin Cannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Turner (SF) Cornell Socha | |
| 02:30 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Marino | 72-65 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones slams it home on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lee | 72-67 |
| 01:49 | Evansville | Roy Pryce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | James Western pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee jams it | 72-69 |
| 01:14 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lee - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 01:14 | Evansville | Rogelio Marino misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Franjo Zabaneh - foul #4 on Franjo Zabaneh, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:56 | Evansville | Jamie Graham gets the rebound | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Evansville | Franjo Zabaneh misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 72-70 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | James Western pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-70 |
| 00:17 | Evansville | Roy Pryce snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Clinton Nevarez is called for the reach on Roy Pryce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:15 | Evansville | Roy Pryce makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner is hacked by Rogelio Marino - foul #3 on Rogelio Marino, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Clinton Nevarez is called for the reach on Jamie Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jamie Graham makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Evansville | Jamie Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the offensive board | 76-72 |