| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Brad Stutler (fresh) SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) SF - James Mease (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) C - Alan Lehman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Belmont | Brad Stutler is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Stutler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper hits a floater from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Edward Hess's floater is tipped away by Alan Lehman | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Alan Lehman | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman lays it up and in set up by Tony Buckley | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Belmont | Daniel Larson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Hess | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Tony Buckley and he's fouled by Brad Stutler - foul #2 on Brad Stutler, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), David Mapes (SF), John Pifer (PF), Lloyd Towry (C) Brad Stutler, Lester Yoder, James Mease, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Samuel Kull (SG), Carmine Kight (SF), Gerald Walker (PF) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor | |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:28 | Belmont | John Pifer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Alan Lehman | 3-7 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | David Mapes picks off the pass by Alan Lehman | 3-7 |
| 17:03 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | David Mapes tips it but misses | 3-7 |
| 16:59 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Williams and he's fouled by David Mapes - foul #1 on David Mapes, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG), James Mease (SF), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, David Mapes, John Pifer, Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG) Samuel Kull, Alan Lehman | |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Carmine Kight is called for the reach on Lester Yoder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carmine Kight, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Becker (PF) Gerald Walker | |
| 16:15 | Belmont | James Mease clanks a floater from the left block | 3-10 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | Daniel Larson tips it but misses | 3-10 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Andrew Becker grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Yoder - foul #1 on Lester Yoder, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Andrew Williams, Andrew Becker, Carmine Kight | |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) SG - Lester Yoder (fresh) SF - James Mease (fresh) PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) C - Alan Lehman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Belmont | James Mease is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bonds - foul #1 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (SF) James Mease | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Blake Newborn (SG) Ronald Bonds | |
| 15:29 | Belmont | David Mapes misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 3-11 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | David Mapes steals it from Aaron Cropper | 3-11 |
| 14:51 | Belmont | Daniel Larson connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-11 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alan Lehman | 5-14 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | David Mapes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), John Pifer (SG), James Mease (SF), Lloyd Towry (C) Daniel Bailey, Lester Yoder, Daniel Larson, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Carmine Kight (SF), Andrew Becker (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Blake Newborn, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor, Alan Lehman | |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses long on a floater from the baseline | 5-14 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 13:35 | Belmont | John Pifer grabs the board | 5-14 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Andrew Becker steps in front of the Darin Jones pass in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker misses the lay-in | 5-14 |
| 13:26 | Belmont | David Mapes grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | James Mease can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Andrew Becker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-14 |
| 12:45 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | John Pifer scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 12:06 | Belmont | James Mease gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:47 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 11:46 | Belmont | James Mease misses the tip | 8-14 |
| 11:45 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Darin Jones | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fairly fresh) SG - John Pifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Mease (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Mapes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lloyd Towry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Becker (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Darin Jones is hacked by Andrew Becker - foul #1 on Andrew Becker, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Bailey (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), Daniel Larson (PF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, John Pifer, David Mapes, Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Samuel Kull (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Andrew Williams, Ronald Bonds, Carmine Kight, Andrew Becker, Gerald Walker | |
| 11:27 | Belmont | Lester Yoder is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Bailey | 10-14 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull's floater is knocked away by Daniel Larson | 10-14 |
| 11:07 | Belmont | Daniel Larson gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Buckley - foul #1 on Tony Buckley, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 10:46 | Belmont | Daniel Larson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-14 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Daniel Larson comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Reasor - foul #1 on Dale Reasor, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), David Mapes (SF), John Pifer (C) Lester Yoder, James Mease, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Blake Newborn (SG) Tony Buckley, Samuel Kull | |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Daniel Larson makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | Daniel Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bailey | 12-17 |
| 09:36 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey banks in the layup | 14-17 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor can't finish the layup | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | Belmont | Daniel Larson pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 09:27 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey's pass is intercepted by Aaron Cropper in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Darin Jones is called for the reach on Blake Newborn - foul #1 on Darin Jones, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Belmont | Lester Yoder (SG), Lloyd Towry (C) Daniel Bailey, Daniel Larson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Carmine Kight (C) Blake Newborn, Aaron Cropper, Alan Lehman | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor hits a fadeaway from close range | 14-19 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Carmine Kight steals the ball from Lloyd Towry | 14-19 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Carmine Kight | 14-21 |
| 08:06 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Brooks (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, Lester Yoder, John Pifer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Samuel Kull (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Andrew Becker (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams, Dale Reasor, Carmine Kight | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull scores on a runner in the paint | 14-23 |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry is fouled on the floor by Andrew Becker - foul #2 on Andrew Becker, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Larson (PF) Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dale Reasor (PF) Andrew Becker | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darryl Brooks (fresh) SG - Daniel Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mapes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Samuel Kull (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Cropper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Reasor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Lehman (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Belmont | Aaron Cropper steps in front of the Daniel Bailey pass | 14-23 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman misses short on a jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 06:55 | Belmont | Edward Hess grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey is hacked by Ronald Bonds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Mease (SF) David Mapes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Gerald Walker (C) Samuel Kull, Ronald Bonds, Alan Lehman | |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dale Reasor | 14-23 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 06:35 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Daniel Larson | 14-23 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Edward Hess misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Blake Newborn - foul #1 on Blake Newborn, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darin Jones (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), John Pifer (SF) Darryl Brooks, Daniel Bailey, James Mease | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Carmine Kight (C) Blake Newborn, Dale Reasor | |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (SF) Edward Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Blake Newborn (SG), Dale Reasor (PF) Aaron Cropper, Gerald Walker | |
| 05:44 | Belmont | John Pifer misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 05:35 | Belmont | Darin Jones grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | David Mapes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 05:23 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to John Pifer | 16-23 |
| 05:18 | Belmont | Daniel Larson buries a driving attempt in the paint | 18-23 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Daniel Larson picks off the pass by Dale Reasor | 18-23 |
| 04:53 | Belmont | Daniel Larson comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 18-23 |
| 04:52 | Belmont | Daniel Larson grabs the offensive board | 18-23 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Lester Yoder connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Mapes | 21-23 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carmine Kight | 21-26 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Lester Yoder misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 03:30 | Belmont | Lester Yoder gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Darin Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Lester Yoder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Mapes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Larson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Newborn (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dale Reasor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Belmont | John Pifer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Darin Jones - foul #2 on Darin Jones, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Brad Stutler (PG), Daniel Bailey (SG), James Mease (SF), Lloyd Towry (PF), Edward Hess (C) Darin Jones, Lester Yoder, David Mapes, Daniel Larson, John Pifer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Becker (SF), Gerald Walker (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Blake Newborn, Andrew Williams, Dale Reasor, Carmine Kight | |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Lloyd Towry pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey is hacked by Ronald Bonds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Samuel Kull (SG) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds | |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Daniel Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 02:24 | Belmont | Brad Stutler gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:10 | Belmont | James Mease connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 24-27 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-27 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | James Mease grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:30 | Belmont | Edward Hess makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Daniel Bailey | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Edward Hess loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Mapes (PF) Lloyd Towry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (PF) Samuel Kull, Andrew Becker, Gerald Walker | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 26-32 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Brian Gaskell takes the ball from Edward Hess | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Darryl Brooks (PG), Lester Yoder (SG), John Pifer (C) Brad Stutler, Daniel Bailey, Edward Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Carmine Kight (PF) Brian Gaskell, Dale Reasor | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Darryl Brooks misses the halfcourt shot | 26-32 |