| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joshua Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Amos (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Jackson inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Gibson | 37-38 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Donald Becker is called for the reach on Joshua Gibson - foul #1 on Donald Becker, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | James Jones comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Ben Amos tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SF) Ray Denn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Edward Carreras (SF), Todd Mason (C) Joshua Gibson, John Jackson, James Jones | |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Carreras | 37-43 |
| 17:42 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Villani - foul #1 on Christopher Villani, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), George Williams (SF), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) Donald Becker, Christopher Villani, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SG), Frank Jewell (C) Joseph Espino, Ben Amos | |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik is hacked by Chad Hutton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Hutton, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 17:22 | Southern Illinois | George Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 17:21 | Southern Illinois | William Finley snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 17:09 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Billy Smith is fouled on the floor by Alan Janik - foul #3 on Alan Janik, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Allen (PG), Ray Denn (SF) Alan Janik, George Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (PG), John Jackson (SF), James Jones (C) Billy Smith, Edward Carreras, Frank Jewell | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton's pass is intercepted by Paul Allen | 37-44 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley blows the layup | 37-44 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Todd Mason gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | John Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), Christopher Villani (SG) Paul Allen, Dwayne Bosley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG), Ben Amos (PF) Chad Hutton, Todd Mason | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alan Janik (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Buganski (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joshua Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ben Amos (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Espino takes the ball from Alan Janik in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 15:36 | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik is hacked by Joshua Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Gibson, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Lee Wright (PF), William Bradley (C) Alan Janik, John Buganski, William Finley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SF) John Jackson | |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Ben Amos - foul #2 on Ben Amos, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Jewell (C) James Jones | |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Ben Amos gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | William Bradley steps in front of the Ben Amos pass | 38-44 |
| 15:07 | Southern Illinois | Joseph Espino steals it from William Bradley in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Ben Amos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-44 |
| 14:50 | Southern Illinois | Ray Denn grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Joshua Gibson | 41-46 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Frank Jewell takes the ball from Christopher Villani | 41-46 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Smith | 41-48 |
| 13:27 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ben Amos | 41-48 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Lee Wright steals the ball from Joshua Gibson | 41-48 |
| 13:14 | Southern Illinois | Frank Jewell steals it from Ray Denn | 41-48 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Billy Smith misses the floater from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 12:49 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | Ben Amos steals the ball from Donald Becker | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Billy Smith loses the dribble to William Bradley | 41-48 |
| 12:04 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Becker | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Becker (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Villani (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Bradley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joshua Gibson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Espino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ben Amos (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Jewell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Frank Jewell lays it in | 44-50 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:26 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:08 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 44-50 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Ben Amos snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | William Bradley snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Espino - foul #2 on Joseph Espino, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SF), John Buganski (PF), William Finley (C) Donald Becker, Ray Denn, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Arthur Justus (SG), John Jackson (SF), Edward Carreras (PF), James Jones (C) Joshua Gibson, Joseph Espino, Billy Smith, Ben Amos, Frank Jewell | |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:31 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 46-50 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras tips it in | 46-52 |
| 10:00 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:58 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Jones | 46-52 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | John Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | William Finley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | Chad Hutton is called for the reach on Alan Janik - foul #3 on Chad Hutton, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Williams (SF) Christopher Villani | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | James Jones takes the ball from Alan Janik | 46-52 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Buganski - foul #3 on John Buganski, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG), Douglas Arrington (SF), Todd Mason (C) Arthur Justus, John Jackson, James Jones | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:45 | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Buganski | 46-53 |
| 08:26 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino can't finish the layup | 46-53 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | William Finley pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Alan Janik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Bosley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Buganski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Finley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Espino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Arrington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Carreras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Southern Illinois | George Williams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Todd Mason | 46-53 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Todd Mason double dribbles | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Russell Ashley (SF), Lee Wright (PF), William Bradley (C) Alan Janik, Dwayne Bosley, George Williams, John Buganski, William Finley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Justus (PG), James Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Edward Carreras | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Arrington is called for the reach on Paul Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Arrington, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (SF) Douglas Arrington | |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Todd Mason blocks the short jumper by Lee Wright | 46-53 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Lee Wright is called for the reach on Joseph Espino - foul #2 on Lee Wright, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (PF) Todd Mason | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Ben Amos hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Justus | 46-55 |
| 06:47 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Justus steals it from Russell Ashley in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino lays it in on a great pass from James Jones | 46-57 |
| 06:28 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley (SG), George Williams (PF), John Buganski (C) Donald Becker, Lee Wright, William Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (PG), Chad Hutton (SG) Arthur Justus, Joseph Espino | |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Paul Allen takes the ball from Chad Hutton | 46-57 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley is hacked by Joshua Gibson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Gibson, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Mason (C) James Jones | |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:00 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Hutton | 48-60 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton snags the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson tips it in | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Southern Illinois | Dwayne Bosley knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Todd Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Allen (PG), Christopher Villani (SG), Ray Denn (SF), William Finley (PF), William Bradley (C) Alan Janik, Dwayne Bosley, Russell Ashley, George Williams, John Buganski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (PG), Arthur Justus (SG), Douglas Arrington (SF), Edward Carreras (PF), Frank Jewell (C) Joshua Gibson, Chad Hutton, John Jackson, Ben Amos, Todd Mason | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:00 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Arrington steals the ball from William Bradley | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Villani (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Denn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Finley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Justus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Arrington (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Carreras (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Arthur Justus comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-62 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras tips it in | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | William Finley is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 03:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Villani hits the follow up shot | 53-64 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Frank Jewell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Carreras | 53-67 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Paul Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | William Finley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-67 |
| 02:55 | Southern Illinois | Paul Allen tips it in | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker (PG), Dwayne Bosley (SF), Lee Wright (PF), John Buganski (C) Paul Allen, Ray Denn, William Finley, William Bradley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Todd Mason (PF), James Jones (C) Billy Smith, Arthur Justus, Douglas Arrington, Frank Jewell | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Jones | 55-69 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Lee Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 55-69 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | James Jones gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Espino | 55-71 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Mason - foul #1 on Todd Mason, team foul #8 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Williams (SF), William Finley (C) Christopher Villani, Lee Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SG), Frank Jewell (C) Joseph Espino, James Jones | |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 01:57 | Southern Illinois | Donald Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Frank Jewell misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Finley - foul #1 on William Finley, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik (PG) Donald Becker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Frank Jewell misses the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Frank Jewell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:28 | Southern Illinois | William Finley gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 01:18 | Southern Illinois | George Williams is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by William Finley | 59-71 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton can't finish the layup | 59-71 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | John Buganski grabs the board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Illinois | George Williams double dribbles | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Billy Smith drills a floater from just outside the lane | 59-73 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Alan Janik scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dwayne Bosley | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton runs out the clock | 61-73 |