| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Panos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | John Taylor inbounds the ball | 40-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Parham - foul #2 on Steven Parham, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Israel Noren (SF), Lawrence Vogel (C) John Taylor, Aaron Clarke | |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky is fouled on the floor by Bradley Tyson - foul #1 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) Israel Noren | |
| 19:26 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) James Jones, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Rudolph Linehan steals it from Kevin Williams | 40-38 |
| 18:40 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by John Taylor is denied by James Patterson | 40-38 |
| 18:39 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan tips it back up and in | 40-40 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams is hacked by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Andre Lanier, Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Aaron Clarke | |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:01 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bradley Tyson - foul #2 on Bradley Tyson, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Steven Parham (C) Tony Cornell, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Lloyd Morgan, Robert Wymer, James Jones, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), John Taylor (SF) T-Bone Miles, Israel Noren | |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | John Taylor lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Dustin Hrabovsky | 40-44 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Rudolph Linehan is called for the reach on Rodney Harris - foul #1 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Steven Parham (C) Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Aaron Clarke (C) Rudolph Linehan, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 40-44 |
| 16:49 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky scores on a shot from the right side | 40-46 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham hits a wide open jumper from the right side | 42-46 |
| 16:07 | Western Carolina | Tony Cornell is called for the reach on Dustin Hrabovsky - foul #1 on Tony Cornell, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Robert Wymer, James Jones, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) T-Bone Miles, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 15:47 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams is hacked by Rudolph Linehan - foul #2 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Parham (C) Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG) Lloyd Morgan | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Andre Lanier, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan's pass is intercepted by Tony Cornell in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Williams | 42-46 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Harris | 44-46 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Williams - foul #1 on Travis Williams, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan, Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | James Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | James Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier is called for traveling | 45-46 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Aaron Clarke denies the turnaround by Bradley Tyson | 45-46 |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos loses the dribble to Lloyd Morgan | 45-46 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | James Patterson knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wymer | 47-46 |
| 13:16 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Wymer - foul #2 on Robert Wymer, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Robert Wymer, James Patterson, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG) Andre Lanier, T-Bone Miles | |
| 13:00 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the dunk | 47-46 |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 12:37 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Rodney Harris takes the ball from Rudolph Linehan | 47-48 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses the lay-in | 47-48 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Linehan - foul #3 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Patterson (PF) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams, James Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Israel Noren - foul #2 on Israel Noren, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson (C) Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) Israel Noren | |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:48 | Western Carolina | Lloyd Morgan takes the ball from Dustin Hrabovsky in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Chester Panos (PF) T-Bone Miles, John Taylor, Travis Williams | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:29 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Tony Cornell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Harris (tired) 4 ast. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Patterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Parham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Israel Noren (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chester Panos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Harris - foul #3 on Rodney Harris, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF) Robert Wymer | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) Dustin Hrabovsky | |
| 11:12 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren is denied on a layup by James Patterson | 50-48 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | James Patterson pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | James Patterson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Steven Parham | 52-48 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, Rudolph Linehan, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 10:14 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Harris - foul #4 on Rodney Harris, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Rodney Harris, Robert Wymer, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Israel Noren, Travis Williams | |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:09 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 09:49 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Aaron Clarke | 52-52 |
| 09:23 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Hrabovsky | 52-55 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses short on a shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:41 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dustin Hrabovsky | 52-58 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Chester Panos takes the ball from Steven Parham | 52-58 |
| 08:16 | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | James Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Williams | 54-58 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | John Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Rodney Harris (SG), Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Tony Cornell, Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Dustin Hrabovsky, T-Bone Miles, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris is called for traveling | 54-58 |
| 07:38 | Western Carolina | Bradley Tyson picks off the pass by Andre Lanier in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris double dribbles | 54-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG) Andre Lanier | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Harris (tired) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Wymer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Rudolph Linehan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Taylor (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 07:06 | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Rodney Harris is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Rodney Harris, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (PG), Andre Ricci (SG), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Rodney Harris, James Jones, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Israel Noren (SF), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, John Taylor, Travis Williams | |
| 06:28 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 06:26 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 06:17 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer tips it in | 56-60 |
| 05:51 | Western Carolina | Robert Wymer steals it from Israel Noren in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Rudolph Linehan - foul #4 on Rudolph Linehan, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Williams (SF), James Jones (PF), Bradley Tyson (C) Robert Wymer, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), John Taylor (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Andre Lanier, Israel Noren, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:37 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:16 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | John Taylor comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Tony Cornell, James Jones, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Chester Panos (PF) Travis Williams | |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:59 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | James Patterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 57-62 |
| 04:39 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Steven Parham is called for the reach on Rudolph Linehan - foul #3 on Steven Parham, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Wymer (SF), James Jones (PF) Kevin Williams, James Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Lawrence Vogel (C) Aaron Clarke | |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:23 | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 03:57 | Western Carolina | John Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 59-63 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham banks in the layup on a great pass from James Jones and the foul's on Lawrence Vogel - foul #2 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), James Patterson (PF) Andre Ricci, Robert Wymer, James Jones | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Rudolph Linehan, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by James Patterson - foul #3 on James Patterson, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson (C) Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF) Israel Noren | |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:36 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 03:13 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lloyd Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tony Cornell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Patterson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Bradley Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Dustin Hrabovsky (tiring) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - T-Bone Miles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Clarke (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | John Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Williams - foul #4 on Kevin Williams, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), Chester Panos (PF) Dustin Hrabovsky, Travis Williams | |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:11 | Western Carolina | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | James Patterson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-66 |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 02:26 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos double dribbles | 62-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Morgan (PG), Robert Wymer (SF), Bradley Tyson (C) Andre Ricci, Kevin Williams, Steven Parham | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG), Israel Noren (SF), Travis Williams (PF), Lawrence Vogel (C) Andre Lanier, T-Bone Miles, John Taylor, Chester Panos, Aaron Clarke | |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 62-66 |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Travis Williams snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 01:43 | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Travis Williams | 62-68 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Bradley Tyson makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Lloyd Morgan | 64-68 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Israel Noren hits a wide open shot from close range | 64-70 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci (SG), Kevin Williams (SF), Steven Parham (C) Lloyd Morgan, Robert Wymer, Bradley Tyson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Taylor (SF), Chester Panos (PF), Aaron Clarke (C) Israel Noren, Travis Williams, Lawrence Vogel | |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Dustin Hrabovsky steals it from Tony Cornell | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | John Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #10 | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell buries a jump hook near the basket | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is hacked by Tony Cornell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Cornell, team foul #14 | 66-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG), T-Bone Miles (SG) Dustin Hrabovsky, Rudolph Linehan | |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:34 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell is fouled on the floor by John Taylor - foul #4 on John Taylor, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Dustin Hrabovsky (PG), Rudolph Linehan (SG) Andre Lanier, T-Bone Miles | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Ricci - foul #1 on Andre Ricci, team foul #15 | 67-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) Rudolph Linehan | |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | Aaron Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | James Patterson gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Aaron Clarke is called for the reach on Tony Cornell - foul #1 on Aaron Clarke, team foul #12 | 67-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Rudolph Linehan (SG) T-Bone Miles | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:19 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Chester Panos | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is fouled in the backcourt by Andre Ricci - foul #2 on Andre Ricci, team foul #16 | 67-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | T-Bone Miles (SG) Rudolph Linehan | |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:16 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Williams | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos is hacked by Tony Cornell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Cornell, team foul #17 | 70-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Andre Lanier (PG) Dustin Hrabovsky | |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Carolina | Chester Panos makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Andre Ricci misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-75 |