| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Lehman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Facer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Weinman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Weinman inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rhode Island | David Weinman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | John Futch misses the tip | 40-27 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor is whistled for a carry | 40-27 |
| 19:18 | Rhode Island | David Facer can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 40-27 |
| 19:16 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo grabs the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | David Facer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Spencer Leonardo and the foul's on Ronald Bonds - foul #3 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG) Ronald Bonds | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 19:00 | Rhode Island | David Facer makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Facer - foul #1 on David Facer, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carmine Kight (C) Alan Lehman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:26 | Rhode Island | David Facer makes the wide open jump hook near the basket set up by John Futch | 42-32 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight is fouled on the floor by John Futch - foul #2 on John Futch, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Samuel Kull (SG), Andrew Becker (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), Jason Cox (SG), Gerald Coats (SF), Scott Strothers (PF), Jamie Palmer (C) Spencer Leonardo, David Facer, David Weinman, Robert Metcalf, John Futch | |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 17:52 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:42 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox is called for 10 seconds | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Lehman (C) Andrew Becker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-32 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Lehman picks off the pass by Jason Cox | 42-32 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker misses the runner in the lane | 42-32 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 16:46 | Rhode Island | Samuel Kull picks off the pass by Brandon Stalnaker in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight is called for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Andrew Becker (SF), Dale Reasor (PF) Andrew Williams, Samuel Kull, Carmine Kight, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG), David Facer (SG), David Weinman (SF), John Futch (C) Brandon Stalnaker, Jason Cox, Gerald Coats, Jamie Palmer | |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Lehman is called for the reach on David Weinman - foul #1 on Alan Lehman, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (SF) Andrew Becker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (PF) Scott Strothers | |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo loses the ball out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Newborn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alan Lehman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Facer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Weinman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Metcalf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Futch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Spencer Leonardo is called for the reach on Tony Buckley - foul #2 on Spencer Leonardo, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Becker (PF) Blake Newborn, Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson (SF) David Weinman | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Spencer Leonardo steals the ball from Tony Buckley | 42-32 |
| 14:45 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-32 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | John Futch gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 42-32 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper connects on the runner from close range set up by Ronald Bonds | 44-32 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Spencer Leonardo | 44-35 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Buckley | 46-35 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | John Futch makes the driving attempt in the lane | 46-37 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Samuel Kull (SG), Carmine Kight (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Andrew Becker, Alan Lehman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), Jason Cox (SG), David Weinman (SF), Scott Strothers (PF), Jamie Palmer (C) Spencer Leonardo, David Facer, Stephen Johnson, Robert Metcalf, John Futch | |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Dale Reasor takes the ball from Scott Strothers | 46-37 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the dunk | 46-37 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 12:27 | Rhode Island | David Weinman gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | David Weinman lays it in | 46-39 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Williams (fresh) SG - Samuel Kull (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmine Kight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brandon Stalnaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Weinman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) C - Jamie Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dale Reasor - foul #2 on Dale Reasor, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Blake Newborn (SG) Samuel Kull, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats (SF) Brandon Stalnaker | |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:35 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor blows the dunk | 46-40 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats is called for a backcourt violation | 46-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF) Blake Newborn, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG), David Facer (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Yo Tang (C) Jason Cox, David Weinman, Scott Strothers, Jamie Palmer | |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 10:24 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Brian Gaskell is called for the reach on David Facer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Gaskell, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Lehman (C) Carmine Kight | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG) Spencer Leonardo | |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | David Facer is hacked by Brian Gaskell - foul #2 on Brian Gaskell, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Aaron Cropper - foul #2 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Samuel Kull (SG) Brian Gaskell, Ronald Bonds | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (PF) Gerald Coats | |
| 09:47 | Rhode Island | Stephen Johnson makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Buckley | 46-43 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Dale Reasor is denied by Robert Metcalf | 46-43 |
| 09:09 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Kull - foul #2 on Samuel Kull, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Andrew Becker (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Samuel Kull, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor, Alan Lehman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo (PG), Jason Cox (SG), David Weinman (SF), Scott Strothers (PF) Brandon Stalnaker, David Facer, Stephen Johnson, Robert Metcalf | |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Becker gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Spencer Leonardo | 49-46 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 08:13 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Spencer Leonardo | 49-48 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds makes the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Gaskell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) PF - Andrew Becker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Spencer Leonardo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Weinman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Strothers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Yo Tang (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Cox | 52-50 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Walker | 54-50 |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Gaskell - foul #3 on Brian Gaskell, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Carmine Kight (C) Brian Gaskell, Ronald Bonds, Andrew Williams, Andrew Becker, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Facer (SG), Gerald Coats (SF), John Futch (C) Jason Cox, David Weinman, Yo Tang | |
| 07:06 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Blake Newborn | 57-50 |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Gerald Coats hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Blake Newborn | 60-50 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Spencer Leonardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-50 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Spencer Leonardo - foul #3 on Spencer Leonardo, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Samuel Kull (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Alan Lehman (C) Blake Newborn, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), Jason Cox (SG), Stephen Johnson (SF), Jamie Palmer (PF) Spencer Leonardo, David Facer, Gerald Coats, Scott Strothers | |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Kull - foul #3 on Samuel Kull, team foul #9 | 62-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG) Tony Buckley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf (PF) John Futch | |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Carmine Kight | 62-50 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull blows the layup | 62-50 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Lehman | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Kull | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf drills a jumper from the left block | 64-52 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the easy layup | 64-52 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman tips it in | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Samuel Kull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carmine Kight (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Lehman (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Brandon Stalnaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Metcalf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Metcalf makes the runner from close range set up by Jason Cox | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight clanks a turnaround in the lane | 66-54 |
| 03:09 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:05 | Rhode Island | Andrew Williams picks off the pass by Jason Cox in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds banks in the layup set up by Andrew Williams | 68-54 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Jamie Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Andrew Becker (SF), Gerald Walker (PF) Samuel Kull, Ronald Bonds, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Weinman (SG), Gerald Coats (SF), Scott Strothers (PF), Yo Tang (C) Brandon Stalnaker, Stephen Johnson, Robert Metcalf, Jamie Palmer | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight can't connect on a shot in the paint | 68-54 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | Yo Tang drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker is fouled on the floor by Scott Strothers - foul #3 on Scott Strothers, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Samuel Kull (SG) Brian Gaskell, Blake Newborn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker (PG), Jamie Palmer (C) Gerald Coats, Yo Tang | |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight makes the jumper from the left block set up by Andrew Becker | 70-56 |
| 01:23 | Rhode Island | Brandon Stalnaker is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Strothers | 70-58 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull double dribbles | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Rhode Island | Scott Strothers is called for traveling | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight grabs the offensive board | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams runs out the clock | 70-58 |