| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Leroy Guo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Dusty Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Selby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Fish (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 19:40 | E. Central | Leroy Guo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:19 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 30-27 |
| 18:56 | E. Central | James Hansen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 18:55 | E. Central | John McCleary grabs the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | E. Central | John McCleary misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 18:37 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:12 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 18:10 | E. Central | John McCleary grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:47 | E. Central | Mark Watts is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Davis (PG), Ron Harris (SG), Rudy Young (SF), Ryan Lee (PF) Dusty Hill, John Taylor, Wallace Selby, Douglas Fish | |
| 17:23 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder is hacked by Mark Watts - foul #2 on Mark Watts, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Max Rickards (C) Jimmy Schroeder | |
| 17:07 | E. New Mexico | David Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 16:41 | E. Central | Mark Watts hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 16:40 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | E. New Mexico | David Davis buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ron Harris | 30-29 |
| 16:10 | E. Central | James Hansen drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leroy Guo | 32-29 |
| 15:45 | E. New Mexico | Brian Taylor is called for the reach on Ryan Lee - foul #2 on Brian Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | E. Central | Ronald Graves (PF) John McCleary | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Douglas Fish (PF), Jimmy Schroeder (C) David Davis, Ron Harris, Rudy Young, Ryan Lee, Max Rickards | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Leroy Guo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Graves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Dusty Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Selby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Douglas Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dusty Hill | 32-32 |
| 15:26 | E. Central | John Taylor steals the ball from Leroy Guo in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Graves - foul #1 on Ronald Graves, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | E. Central | Charles McAlister (SG), Christopher Hickman (SF), Steven Lamm (C) Mark Watts, James Hansen, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| 15:10 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | E. Central | Steven Lamm gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:43 | E. Central | Christopher Hickman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Guo | 34-32 |
| 14:15 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder lays it in on a great pass from Dusty Hill | 34-34 |
| 13:50 | E. Central | Charles McAlister buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Lamm | 37-34 |
| 13:21 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | E. Central | Patrick Ramsey (PG), Mark Watts (SG), James Hansen (SF), John McCleary (PF), Brian Taylor (C) Leroy Guo, Charles McAlister, Christopher Hickman, Ronald Graves, Steven Lamm | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Davis (PG), Ron Harris (SG), Rudy Young (SF), Ryan Lee (PF), Max Rickards (C) Dusty Hill, John Taylor, Wallace Selby, Douglas Fish, Jimmy Schroeder | |
| 12:59 | E. Central | Mark Watts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 12:58 | E. Central | James Hansen tips it in | 39-34 |
| 12:31 | E. New Mexico | Ron Harris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ron Harris, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | E. Central | Leroy Guo (PG) Patrick Ramsey | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder (C) Max Rickards | |
| 12:05 | E. Central | Mark Watts connects on the 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:52 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leroy Guo - foul #2 on Leroy Guo, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | E. Central | Charles McAlister (SG), Christopher Hickman (SF) Mark Watts, James Hansen | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG) Ron Harris | |
| 11:52 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:52 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Leroy Guo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McAlister (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Dusty Hill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rudy Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | E. Central | Charles McAlister can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | E. Central | Ronald Graves (PF), Steven Lamm (C) John McCleary, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Douglas Fish (PF) David Davis, Rudy Young, Ryan Lee | |
| 11:27 | E. Central | Charles McAlister makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:27 | E. Central | Charles McAlister makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:05 | E. New Mexico | Ronald Graves is called for the reach on John Taylor - foul #2 on Ronald Graves, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Max Rickards (C) Jimmy Schroeder | |
| 10:47 | E. New Mexico | Max Rickards misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 10:45 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill grabs the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 10:21 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Graves - foul #3 on Ronald Graves, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | E. Central | Patrick Ramsey (PG), Mark Watts (SG), James Hansen (SF) Leroy Guo, Charles McAlister, Christopher Hickman | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Davis (PG), Ron Harris (SG) Dusty Hill, John Taylor | |
| 10:21 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:21 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:57 | E. Central | James Hansen banks in the layup set up by Patrick Ramsey | 46-38 |
| 09:40 | E. New Mexico | Ron Harris misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 09:38 | E. Central | Steven Lamm gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:32 | E. Central | Ron Harris picks off the pass by Patrick Ramsey in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 09:30 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby slams it home on a nice dish by Ron Harris | 46-40 |
| 09:28 | E. Central | Patrick Ramsey is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | E. Central | Leroy Guo (PG), John McCleary (PF), Brian Taylor (C) Patrick Ramsey, Ronald Graves, Steven Lamm | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Rudy Young (SF), Ryan Lee (PF), Jimmy Schroeder (C) Wallace Selby, Douglas Fish, Max Rickards | |
| 09:03 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 09:01 | E. Central | James Hansen gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 08:32 | E. Central | James Hansen is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | E. Central | Charles McAlister (SG), Christopher Hickman (SF) Mark Watts, James Hansen | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), John Taylor (SG) David Davis, Ron Harris | |
| 08:11 | E. New Mexico | The jumper by Jimmy Schroeder is denied by Christopher Hickman | 46-40 |
| 08:09 | E. Central | Leroy Guo pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 07:52 | E. Central | Leroy Guo loses the dribble to Rudy Young | 46-40 |
| 07:28 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 07:27 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill tips it home | 46-42 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Leroy Guo (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McAlister (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Dusty Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudy Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | E. Central | Charles McAlister's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| Subs | E. Central | Patrick Ramsey (PG), Ronald Graves (PF), Steven Lamm (C) Leroy Guo, John McCleary, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby (SF), Douglas Fish (PF) Rudy Young, Ryan Lee | |
| 07:12 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | E. Central | Mark Watts (SG) Charles McAlister | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Max Rickards (C) Jimmy Schroeder | |
| 06:45 | E. Central | Mark Watts drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 06:20 | E. New Mexico | Ronald Graves steals the ball from John Taylor | 49-42 |
| 06:16 | E. Central | Patrick Ramsey is hacked by Dusty Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dusty Hill, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | E. Central | Leroy Guo (PG), James Hansen (SF) Patrick Ramsey, Christopher Hickman | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Davis (PG), Ron Harris (SG), Rudy Young (SF), Jimmy Schroeder (C) Dusty Hill, John Taylor, Wallace Selby, Max Rickards | |
| 05:58 | E. Central | James Hansen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rudy Young - foul #1 on Rudy Young, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | E. Central | Charles McAlister (SG), Raymond Lamb (PF), Brian Taylor (C) Mark Watts, Ronald Graves, Steven Lamm | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| 05:58 | E. Central | James Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:58 | E. Central | James Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:49 | E. New Mexico | Rudy Young can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Taylor - foul #3 on Brian Taylor, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| 05:49 | E. New Mexico | Rudy Young makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 05:49 | E. New Mexico | Rudy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:45 | E. Central | James Hansen is hacked by Rudy Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rudy Young, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| 05:26 | E. Central | Charles McAlister misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 05:25 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:20 | E. New Mexico | Rudy Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 05:19 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder misses the tip | 51-44 |
| 05:18 | E. Central | James Hansen snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 05:04 | E. Central | Leroy Guo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | E. Central | Christopher Hickman (SF), John McCleary (PF) James Hansen, Raymond Lamb | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Ryan Lee (PF) Ron Harris, Rudy Young, Douglas Fish | |
| 04:41 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Schroeder | 51-46 |
| 04:39 | E. Central | John Taylor takes the ball from Christopher Hickman in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 04:22 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 04:21 | E. Central | Brian Taylor gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 04:02 | E. Central | John McCleary hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-46 |
| 04:00 | E. Central | Charles McAlister snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 03:44 | E. Central | Charles McAlister hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 03:43 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 03:38 | E. New Mexico | David Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 03:37 | E. Central | Brian Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 03:23 | E. Central | Charles McAlister loses the dribble to Ryan Lee | 51-46 |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Leroy Guo (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles McAlister (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McCleary (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Taylor (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Selby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ryan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmy Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Lee | 51-48 |
| 02:55 | E. Central | Charles McAlister makes the jumper from the left block | 53-48 |
| 02:55 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | E. Central | Mark Watts (SG), James Hansen (SF), Ronald Graves (PF), Steven Lamm (C) Charles McAlister, Christopher Hickman, John McCleary, Brian Taylor | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), Ron Harris (SG), Rudy Young (SF), Douglas Fish (PF) David Davis, John Taylor, Wallace Selby, Ryan Lee | |
| 02:37 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 02:36 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 02:23 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Lamm - foul #2 on Steven Lamm, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Max Rickards (C) Jimmy Schroeder | |
| 02:23 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:23 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:21 | E. Central | E. Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | E. Central | John McCleary (PF) Ronald Graves | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Jimmy Schroeder (C) Ron Harris, Rudy Young, Max Rickards | |
| 02:01 | E. Central | James Hansen is fouled on the floor by Wallace Selby - foul #3 on Wallace Selby, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian Taylor (C) Steven Lamm | |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| 01:46 | E. Central | Mark Watts comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 01:46 | E. Central | Mark Watts misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:46 | E. Central | Mark Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 01:46 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:28 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on James Hansen - foul #1 on James Hansen, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| 01:28 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:28 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 01:28 | E. Central | John McCleary pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:23 | E. Central | John Taylor steps in front of the Leroy Guo pass in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 01:06 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 01:05 | E. Central | James Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:43 | E. Central | Mark Watts misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-50 |
| 00:41 | E. New Mexico | Jimmy Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:21 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by John Taylor | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | E. Central | Dusty Hill is called for the reach on Mark Watts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dusty Hill, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:19 | E. Central | Mark Watts makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:19 | E. Central | Mark Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:10 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dusty Hill | 55-55 |
| 00:10 | E. Central | E. Central calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:03 | E. Central | James Hansen is fouled on the floor by Douglas Fish - foul #2 on Douglas Fish, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:03 | E. Central | James Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | E. Central | James Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:03 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 57-55 |