| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - David Swarey (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) SG - James Vance (fresh) SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) PF - Dave Williams (fresh) C - Charles Skinner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Charles Skinner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | VMI | James Vance misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | VMI | Dave Williams gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | VMI | Charles Skinner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | VMI | David Swarey picks off the pass by James Vance | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Banks | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | VMI | David Swarey takes the ball from Dave Williams | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is hacked by Jack Hurley - foul #1 on Jack Hurley, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (C) Charles Skinner | |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Greg Banks | 7-0 |
| 17:06 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-0 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin loses the dribble to Jack Hurley | 7-0 |
| 16:37 | VMI | James Vance misses the dunk attempt | 7-0 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | David Swarey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Dave Williams - foul #1 on Dave Williams, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (PG), Kelly Pascoe (SG), David Douglas (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Jack Hurley, James Vance, Ryan Lewis, Dave Williams | |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | David Swarey misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | David Swarey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:19 | VMI | Michael Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Boykin - foul #1 on Robert Boykin, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Paul Barrier (PF) Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:01 | VMI | David Douglas is hacked by Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Greg Banks, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 15:34 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 15:32 | VMI | Charles Skinner hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) SF - Jeff Scott (fresh) PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) C - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) SF - Wesley Byrd (fresh) PF - David Douglas (fresh) C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 8-2 |
| 15:14 | VMI | David Douglas snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:52 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe is fouled on the floor by Paul Barrier - foul #2 on Paul Barrier, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Jeff Scott, Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Ryan Lewis (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Kelly Pascoe, David Douglas, Charles Skinner | |
| 14:32 | VMI | Michael Holmes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-2 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Greg Banks | 8-2 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 14:12 | VMI | Dave Williams snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 13:56 | VMI | Dave Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Hurley | 8-4 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Szczesny Stepnoski | 10-4 |
| 13:21 | VMI | Jack Hurley drills a floater from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Greg Banks | 13-6 |
| 12:48 | VMI | Ryan Lewis's floater is tipped away by Roberto Costa | 13-6 |
| 12:47 | VMI | Michael Holmes grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 12:32 | VMI | Jack Hurley is called for traveling | 13-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), John Leiser (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Errol Russo (C) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, David Swarey, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), James Vance (SG), David Douglas (SF), Charles Skinner (C) Jack Hurley, Michael Holmes, Ryan Lewis, Wesley Byrd | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Skinner - foul #1 on Charles Skinner, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 11:57 | VMI | Dave Williams misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 15-6 |
| 11:56 | VMI | David Douglas tips it back up and in | 15-8 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| 11:36 | VMI | Dave Williams misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Leiser - foul #1 on John Leiser, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Greg Banks (SF) Jeff Scott, John Leiser | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 11:36 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 11:36 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 11:05 | VMI | Dave Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) C - Errol Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) SG - James Vance (fresh) SF - David Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:48 | VMI | David Douglas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Errol Russo | 15-9 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 15-9 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales tips it back up and in | 17-9 |
| 10:24 | VMI | James Vance misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 19-9 |
| 09:47 | VMI | David Douglas scores on a 3 from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Dave Williams is called for the reach on Gonzalo Gonzales - foul #2 on Dave Williams, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Jeff Scott (SF), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Greg Banks, Gonzalo Gonzales, Errol Russo | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF), Wesley Byrd (PF), Jeffrey Turner (C) Kelly Pascoe, James Vance, David Douglas, Dave Williams, Charles Skinner | |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa tips it back up and in | 21-12 |
| 08:41 | VMI | Jack Hurley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Wesley Byrd is called for the reach on David Swarey - foul #1 on Wesley Byrd, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) Robert Boykin | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Hurley - foul #2 on Jack Hurley, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Greg Banks (SF) Jeff Scott | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG) Jack Hurley | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:09 | VMI | Wesley Byrd gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:57 | VMI | James Vance connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Holmes | 22-18 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Turner denies the turnaround by Roberto Costa | 22-18 |
| 07:41 | VMI | James Vance pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:34 | VMI | Ryan Lewis clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 22-18 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Turner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Turner, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG) Alan Lamb | |
| Subs | VMI | Charles Skinner (C) Jeffrey Turner | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:15 | VMI | Wesley Byrd gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:00 | VMI | Charles Skinner loses the dribble to Roberto Costa | 22-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Swarey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Vance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) PF - Wesley Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) David Swarey | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (SG) James Vance | |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Wesley Byrd can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Greg Banks - foul #1 on Greg Banks, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Jeff Scott (SF) Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks | |
| Subs | VMI | David Douglas (PF) Ryan Lewis | |
| 06:27 | VMI | Wesley Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:27 | VMI | Wesley Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 06:07 | VMI | David Douglas pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 05:55 | VMI | David Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Errol Russo (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | VMI | Vic Grainger (SG), Jeffrey Turner (PF) Michael Holmes, Wesley Byrd | |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-19 |
| 05:31 | VMI | Charles Skinner snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:13 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), David Swarey (PF) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott, Errol Russo | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF) Vic Grainger, Charles Skinner | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ryan Lewis - foul #1 on Ryan Lewis, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) Robert Boykin | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (PG), Wesley Byrd (PF) Kelly Pascoe, David Douglas | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:44 | VMI | James Vance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 04:43 | VMI | Ryan Lewis tips it in | 25-21 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alan Lamb | 27-21 |
| 04:15 | VMI | Alan Lamb steals the ball from James Vance | 27-21 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 29-21 |
| 03:45 | VMI | James Vance comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-21 |
| 03:44 | VMI | Wesley Byrd can't tip it in | 29-21 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski grabs the board | 29-21 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | David Swarey drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 31-21 |
| 03:22 | VMI | Michael Holmes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Vance | 31-24 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), John Leiser (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, David Swarey, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Kelly Pascoe (SG), David Douglas (SF), Dave Williams (PF), Charles Skinner (C) Michael Holmes, James Vance, Ryan Lewis, Wesley Byrd, Jeffrey Turner | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) SF - John Leiser (fresh) PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) SF - David Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:26 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| 02:26 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:26 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (SF) David Douglas | |
| 01:36 | VMI | Jack Hurley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | John Leiser pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Wesley Byrd is called for the reach on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Wesley Byrd, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), David Swarey (PF) Jeff Scott, John Leiser, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | VMI | James Vance (SG), Ryan Lewis (SF) Kelly Pascoe, Wesley Byrd | |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 01:13 | VMI | Charles Skinner snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Ryan Lewis lays it up and in and he's hacked by Szczesny Stepnoski - foul #1 on Szczesny Stepnoski, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Ryan Lewis makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa loses the dribble to Jack Hurley | 31-29 |
| 00:38 | VMI | James Vance misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Dave Williams swats the shot by Roberto Costa | 31-29 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Charles Skinner steals the ball from David Swarey | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | VMI | Charles Skinner knocks in the shot from the left side | 31-31 |