| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) SG - Mark Todd (fresh) SF - Christopher Key (fresh) PF - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) C - Todd Hicks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is hacked by Todd Hicks - foul #1 on Todd Hicks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard O'Laughlin | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | UMBC | Todd Hicks hits a floater near the basket set up by Mark Todd | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Scruggs | 6-2 |
| 18:23 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell's floater is tipped away by Val Dickson | 6-2 |
| 18:21 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Bardwell | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is hacked by Mark Todd - foul #1 on Mark Todd, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin travels with the ball | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell is hacked by Val Dickson - foul #1 on Val Dickson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | UMBC | Todd Hicks is called for traveling | 6-2 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | John Scruggs loses the ball out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) SG - Mark Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Key (fresh) PF - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UMBC | Todd Hicks buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Enlai Xiao | 6-4 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:21 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:02 | UMBC | Todd Hicks is whistled for traveling | 6-4 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | John Scruggs buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 9-4 |
| 14:33 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Scruggs | 11-4 |
| 13:58 | UMBC | Ricky Beane takes the ball from Phillip Bardwell | 11-4 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is whistled for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UMBC | Brandon Lerma (PF) Phillip Bardwell | |
| 13:35 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma drills a jump hook from the baseline | 11-6 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 13-6 |
| 13:00 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is whistled for traveling | 13-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, James Winters, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Andrew Timms (SF), Terry Reed (C) Christopher Key, Todd Hicks | |
| 12:32 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-6 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is hacked by Mark Todd - foul #2 on Mark Todd, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SF) Johnny Hanna, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Loewenthal (PG), Phillip Bardwell (PF) Enlai Xiao, Mark Todd | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-6 |
| 12:02 | UMBC | Terry Reed pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Sean Ament (fresh) SF - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Loewenthal (fresh) SG - Andrew Timms (fresh) SF - Terry Reed (fresh) PF - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UMBC | Terry Reed lays it up and in set up by Andrew Timms | 13-8 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is hacked by Terry Reed - foul #1 on Terry Reed, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG) James Winters, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Christopher Key (SF), Todd Hicks (C) John Loewenthal, Terry Reed, Brandon Lerma | |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Val Dickson | 15-8 |
| 10:34 | UMBC | Christopher Key misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 10:32 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Timms | 15-8 |
| 10:21 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Allen Hitt - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| 10:21 | UMBC | Todd Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:21 | UMBC | Todd Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Val Dickson drills a floater from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 09:40 | UMBC | The short jumper by Todd Hicks is denied by Allen Hitt | 17-9 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Val Dickson snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Enlai Xiao - foul #1 on Enlai Xiao, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (SF), Edward Peterson (PF) Richard O'Laughlin, Val Dickson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Wooden (SG), Brandon Lerma (PF) Andrew Timms, Phillip Bardwell | |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Todd Hicks - foul #2 on Todd Hicks, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | UMBC | Terry Reed (C) Todd Hicks | |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 08:50 | UMBC | Roy Wooden's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Peterson | 19-9 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | John Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 19-9 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 22-9 |
| 08:17 | UMBC | Ricky Beane denies the turnaround by Enlai Xiao | 22-9 |
| 08:15 | UMBC | Brandon Lerma pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-9 |
| 07:57 | UMBC | Christopher Key buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Lerma | 22-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Enlai Xiao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Wooden (fresh) SF - Christopher Key (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brandon Lerma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 22-12 |
| 07:46 | UMBC | Christopher Key snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 07:28 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-12 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson tips it home | 24-12 |
| 06:57 | UMBC | Terry Reed can't finish the layup | 24-12 |
| 06:55 | UMBC | Christopher Key tips it in | 24-14 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Christopher Key steals it from Ricky Beane | 24-14 |
| 06:24 | UMBC | Roy Wooden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 24-14 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the finger roll set up by John Scruggs and he's fouled by Terry Reed - foul #2 on Terry Reed, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UMBC | John Loewenthal (PG), Andrew Timms (SG), Phillip Bardwell (PF) Enlai Xiao, Christopher Key, Terry Reed | |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 27-14 |
| 05:59 | UMBC | Roy Wooden comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-14 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Val Dickson gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Beane | 30-14 |
| 05:41 | UMBC | Roy Wooden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SG), Richard O'Laughlin (SF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | UMBC | Christopher Key (SF) Roy Wooden | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Sean Ament buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Val Dickson | 32-14 |
| 05:09 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-14 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-14 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Val Dickson buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Winters | 34-14 |
| 04:17 | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-14 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Winters | 36-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - John Loewenthal (fresh) SG - Andrew Timms (fresh) SF - Christopher Key (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Bardwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Lerma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:34 | UMBC | Andrew Timms comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-14 |
| 03:32 | UMBC | Christopher Key snags the offensive board | 36-14 |
| 03:21 | UMBC | Val Dickson is called for the reach on Phillip Bardwell - foul #2 on Val Dickson, team foul #3 | 36-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG) James Winters, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | UMBC | Enlai Xiao (PG), Mark Todd (SG), Terry Reed (SF), Todd Hicks (C) John Loewenthal, Andrew Timms, Christopher Key, Brandon Lerma | |
| 03:03 | UMBC | Johnny Hanna picks off the pass by Terry Reed | 36-14 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs lays it in set up by Johnny Hanna | 38-14 |
| 02:48 | UMBC | Terry Reed blows the layup but he's fouled by Val Dickson - foul #3 on Val Dickson, team foul #4 | 38-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | UMBC | Erik Estes (PF) Phillip Bardwell | |
| 02:48 | UMBC | Terry Reed misses the 1st free throw | 38-14 |
| 02:48 | UMBC | Terry Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 38-14 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 38-14 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Todd - foul #3 on Mark Todd, team foul #8 | 38-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Wooden (SG) Mark Todd | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 39-14 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-14 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #5 | 40-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Andrew Timms (SG) Roy Wooden | |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 40-15 |
| 02:20 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao misses the 2nd free throw | 40-15 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 40-15 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Erik Estes - foul #1 on Erik Estes, team foul #9 | 40-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 41-15 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 2nd free throw | 41-15 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 3rd free throw | 42-15 |
| 01:39 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Todd Hicks | 42-18 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Enlai Xiao is called for the reach on Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Enlai Xiao, team foul #10 | 42-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) James Winters | |
| Subs | UMBC | Phillip Bardwell (PF) Erik Estes | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 43-18 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 44-18 |
| 01:15 | UMBC | Johnny Hanna steals it from Terry Reed | 44-18 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson throws it down on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 46-18 |
| 00:33 | UMBC | Enlai Xiao is called for traveling | 46-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UMBC | Roy Wooden (SG) Andrew Timms | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-18 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the offensive board | 46-18 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Ricky Beane is blocked by Todd Hicks | 46-18 |
| 00:03 | UMBC | Roy Wooden snags the defensive board | 46-18 |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Roy Wooden misses the halfcourt shot | 46-18 |