| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Allen Johnson (fresh) SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) SF - Julian Johnson (fresh) PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) C - Nathan Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | David Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Stonecipher | 3-5 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Michael Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 3-7 |
| 18:20 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater lays it up and in on a great pass from Julian Johnson | 5-7 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | David Miller can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Allen Johnson | 7-7 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher connects on the runner from the left block | 7-9 |
| 17:53 | Arkansas State | David Miller is called for the reach on Eddie Heater in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), James Judd (SF), Roger Jones (PF), David Wilson (C) David Miller, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Napier - foul #1 on Theodore Napier, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF) Julian Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Michael Ford | |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | James Judd pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Fred Brown (SG), Milton Maeda (PF), Leon McBride (C) Allen Johnson, Eddie Heater, Martin Southwell, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:54 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Milton Maeda | 10-9 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Roger Jones is blocked by Leon McBride | 10-9 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Leon McBride | 10-9 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG) Richard Maris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), David Miller (SG), Julian Delaney (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Allen Croker (C) Theodore Napier, Fred Murrill, James Judd, Roger Jones, David Wilson | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Michael Ford drills a jumper from close range set up by Allen Croker | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Allen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon McBride (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julian Delaney (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Croker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-11 |
| 15:27 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown tips it home | 14-11 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Michael Ford drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Julian Delaney | 14-13 |
| 15:09 | Arkansas State | David Miller steps in front of the Allen Johnson pass in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Nathan Lee (C) Allen Johnson, Fred Brown, James Frazier, Milton Maeda, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) David Miller, Julian Delaney, Allen Croker | |
| 14:39 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Southwell | 17-13 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (SG), Roger Jones (PF) Michael Ford, Leonard Gandhi | |
| 14:27 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater is fouled in the backcourt by James Judd - foul #1 on James Judd, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (C) Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (PF) Roger Jones | |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier's fadeaway is rejected by Julian Johnson | 17-13 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Trent Dorey - foul #1 on Trent Dorey, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG) Richard Maris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Allen Croker (PF) Theodore Napier, James Judd, David Wilson | |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:16 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the lay-in | 19-13 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Allen Croker pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Michael Ford double dribbles | 19-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (C) Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Julian Delaney (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 12:33 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | David Miller knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Allen Johnson | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Allen Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Wolf (fairly fresh) SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Julian Delaney (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 2 pts. C - Allen Croker (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Michael Ford connects on the floater from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 11:22 | Arkansas State | Michael Ford steals it from Allen Johnson in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | David Miller hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Allen Croker | 21-19 |
| 11:00 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Allen Johnson | 23-19 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | David Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Milton Maeda (PF), Leon McBride (C) Allen Johnson, William Wolf, James Frazier, Martin Southwell, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), James Judd (SF), Roger Jones (PF), David Wilson (C) Michael Ford, David Miller, Julian Delaney, Leonard Gandhi, Allen Croker | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda blows the layup | 23-19 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Richard Maris - foul #1 on Richard Maris, team foul #1 | 23-19 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Jones | 23-22 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas State | David Wilson swats the layup by Milton Maeda | 23-22 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits a wide open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Maris | 25-22 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride is open but misses the lay-in | 25-22 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | James Judd drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Napier | 25-25 |
| 08:49 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater is hacked by Fred Murrill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Murrill, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG), Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Nathan Lee (C) Richard Maris, Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Milton Maeda, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), David Miller (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Theodore Napier, Fred Murrill, James Judd, David Wilson | |
| 08:40 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Johnson | 27-25 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey scores on a 3 from straight away | 27-28 |
| 08:05 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | David Miller is hacked by Fred Brown - foul #1 on Fred Brown, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), William Wolf (PF) Allen Johnson, Martin Southwell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Roger Jones | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Richard Maris steals the ball from Leonard Gandhi | 27-28 |
| 07:35 | Arkansas State | William Wolf hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | James Frazier can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Frazier (fresh) PF - William Wolf (fresh) C - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Trent Dorey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 2 pts. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Julian Johnson (SF), Leon McBride (C) Richard Maris, Fred Brown, James Frazier, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Allen Croker (PF) David Miller, Leonard Gandhi | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 27-30 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 27-30 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Allen Johnson | 27-30 |
| 06:51 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater double dribbles | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda (PF) Julian Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Trent Dorey, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Michael Ford buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Judd and the foul's on Leon McBride - foul #1 on Leon McBride, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (C) William Wolf, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Fred Stonecipher (C) Theodore Napier, Allen Croker | |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:31 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Nathan Lee | 27-32 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Allen Johnson | 29-32 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Milton Maeda - foul #1 on Milton Maeda, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG) Eddie Heater | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (PG), Julian Delaney (SF), David Wilson (C) Michael Ford, James Judd, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas State | James Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Leonard Gandhi | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the jumper in the paint and the foul's on James Frazier - foul #1 on James Frazier, team foul #6 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell (PF) Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Fred Murrill - foul #2 on Fred Murrill, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Julian Johnson (SF), Leon McBride (C) Allen Johnson, James Frazier, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG) Fred Murrill | |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Julian Johnson steps in front of the Julian Delaney pass | 31-36 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 31-36 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson tips it but misses | 31-36 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | David Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | David Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Julian Johnson - foul #1 on Julian Johnson, team foul #7 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) William Wolf, Fred Brown, Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), James Judd (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Allen Croker (PF) Michael Ford, David Miller, David Wilson, Roger Jones | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Milton Maeda - foul #2 on Milton Maeda, team foul #8 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Nathan Lee (C) Allen Johnson, Leon McBride | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Trent Dorey, Julian Delaney | |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:47 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Maris - foul #3 on Richard Maris, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (PG), Julian Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF) Richard Maris, James Frazier, Milton Maeda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (SF) James Judd | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - William Wolf (fresh) SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Julian Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Nathan Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 5 pts. C - Allen Croker (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Wolf | 33-42 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas State | William Wolf misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 02:21 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee gets the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 02:07 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson loses the dribble to Leonard Gandhi | 33-45 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Allen Croker connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Nathan Lee - foul #1 on Nathan Lee, team foul #10 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson (PG), Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF), Leon McBride (C) William Wolf, Eddie Heater, Julian Johnson, Martin Southwell, Nathan Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), David Miller (SG), James Judd (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Theodore Napier, Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride is hacked by Allen Croker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Croker, team foul #8 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (PF) Allen Croker | |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #11 | 35-48 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson scores on a jumper from the baseline | 37-49 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | James Judd clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Michael Ford tips it in | 37-51 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda lays it in and the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG) Fred Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (SF), David Wilson (PF) James Judd, Roger Jones | |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-51 |