| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Unrein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Cassidy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cotto (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Carl Lattimer inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Howard | Carl Lattimer clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy tips it in | 31-38 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-40 |
| 19:16 | Howard | The jump hook by Steven Caudell is blocked by Christopher Castiglione | 31-40 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Castiglione | 31-40 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | James Cotto gets the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson lays it up and in on a great pass from Ricardo Enriquez | 31-42 |
| 18:26 | Howard | William Crawford misses the shot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 18:24 | Howard | Robert Unrein can't tip it in | 31-42 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Wendell Hecht | 31-44 |
| 17:53 | Howard | William Crawford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| 17:53 | Howard | William Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:53 | Howard | William Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 17:41 | Howard | Carl Lattimer gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:24 | Howard | Robert Unrein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | James Cotto's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Cassidy | 32-44 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Lattimer - foul #2 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Steven Caudell, William Crawford, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Robert Lim (C) Grant Paulson, James Cotto, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:47 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy pulls down the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Robert Leake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 32-45 |
| 16:33 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Cassidy | 32-45 |
| 16:16 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford clanks a floater in the paint | 32-45 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez lays it in set up by Warren Adams | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) SG - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Unrein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Cassidy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lim (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Robert Leake comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 15:42 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Warren Adams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-47 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Robert Leake grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 15:25 | Howard | Dennis Wilson is hacked by Warren Adams - foul #1 on Warren Adams, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), William Crawford (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Robert Leake, Jonathan Crawford, Robert Unrein, Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| 15:10 | Howard | Steven Caudell misses the lay-in | 32-47 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Lee Corcoran is called for the reach on Warren Adams - foul #4 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Tommy Cassidy (C) Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-47 |
| 14:36 | Howard | William Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy is whistled for traveling | 32-47 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses the floater from the right side | 32-47 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico | James Cotto can't tip it in | 32-47 |
| 14:14 | Howard | William Crawford snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 13:55 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Robert Unrein (PF) Steven Caudell, Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (PG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Warren Adams, Robert Lim | |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the 3 from straight away | 32-47 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Robert Unrein gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-47 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | James Cotto hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Reynaldo Serrano | 32-49 |
| 12:24 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Crawford | 34-49 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:01 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SG), Dennis Wilson (SF) Robert Leake, William Crawford, Carl Lattimer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Warren Adams (SG), Robert Lim (C) Grant Paulson, James Cotto, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) SF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) PF - Robert Unrein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy Cassidy (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lim (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ricardo Enriquez | 34-54 |
| 11:20 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Steven Caudell is called for the reach on Warren Adams - foul #2 on Steven Caudell, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Lattimer (SF) Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is whistled for traveling | 34-54 |
| 10:18 | Howard | Dennis Wilson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Lim - foul #2 on Robert Lim, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Warren Adams, James Cotto | |
| 10:18 | Howard | Dennis Wilson makes the free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-54 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht can't tip it in | 37-54 |
| 09:48 | Howard | Carl Lattimer grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Dennis Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Howard | William Crawford (SG), Tommy Cassidy (C) Jonathan Crawford, Robert Unrein | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione (C) Robert Lim | |
| 09:28 | Howard | Dennis Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Dennis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 09:02 | Howard | William Crawford pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Wendell Hecht - foul #3 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Robert Unrein (PF) Steven Caudell, Dennis Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), James Cotto (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| 08:50 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | James Cotto is fouled on the floor by Robert Unrein - foul #3 on Robert Unrein, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | James Cotto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 08:14 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy grabs the board | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:58 | Howard | James Cotto denies the turnaround by Robert Unrein | 40-54 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) SG - William Crawford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Unrein (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Cassidy (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson blows the layup but he's hacked by William Crawford - foul #1 on William Crawford, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Jonathan Crawford (SF), Dennis Wilson (PF), Lee Corcoran (C) Carl Lattimer, Robert Unrein, Tommy Cassidy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Lim (PF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:21 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford double dribbles | 40-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG) Robert Leake | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses long on a jumper near the basket | 40-56 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it but misses | 40-56 |
| 07:02 | Howard | Dennis Wilson gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:49 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-56 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Robert Lim pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 40-58 |
| 06:06 | Howard | Lee Corcoran connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steven Caudell | 42-58 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Corcoran - foul #5 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Kelly Maske (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Robert Unrein (PF), Tommy Cassidy (C) William Crawford, Jonathan Crawford, Dennis Wilson, Lee Corcoran | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Warren Adams, James Cotto, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Robert Lim blocks the short jumper by Tommy Cassidy | 42-59 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-59 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the offensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ricardo Enriquez | 42-61 |
| 04:34 | Howard | Carl Lattimer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wendell Hecht | 42-61 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ricardo Enriquez | 42-64 |
| 04:05 | Howard | Kelly Maske's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (PG), Jonathan Crawford (SF), Dennis Wilson (PF) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer, Robert Unrein | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Grant Paulson, Wendell Hecht | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the lay-in | 42-64 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez tips it in | 42-66 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Robert Leake (fresh) SG - Kelly Maske (fresh) SF - Jonathan Crawford (fresh) PF - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tommy Cassidy (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lim (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Howard | Dennis Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-66 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Crawford | 45-66 |
| 02:49 | Howard | Tommy Cassidy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-66 |
| 02:48 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Cassidy | 45-66 |
| 02:30 | Howard | Robert Lim is called for the reach on Jonathan Crawford - foul #3 on Robert Lim, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 02:10 | Howard | Dennis Wilson travels with the ball | 45-66 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano is hacked by Kelly Maske - foul #1 on Kelly Maske, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 01:43 | Howard | Dennis Wilson gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 01:28 | Howard | Jonathan Crawford drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Leake | 48-67 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Reynaldo Serrano | 48-69 |
| 01:05 | Howard | Reynaldo Serrano steals the ball from Dennis Wilson | 48-69 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | James Cotto can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 48-69 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Robert Lim pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Jonathan Crawford - foul #1 on Jonathan Crawford, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the free throw | 48-71 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Dennis Wilson pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Dennis Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-71 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Lim | 48-71 |