| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie George (fresh) SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brandon Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Staberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 6 pts. C - Like Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edward Boer inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Charlie George is called for the reach on Huang-fu Hong - foul #1 on Charlie George, team foul #1 | 18-29 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Roland Furst is fouled on the floor by William Grant - foul #3 on William Grant, team foul #2 | 18-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez (SF) William Grant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:52 | Kent State | Herman Abad banks in the layup | 18-31 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-31 |
| 18:38 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 18:15 | Kent State | Charlie George picks off the pass by Edward Boer | 18-31 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Charlie George misses the easy layup | 18-31 |
| 18:10 | Kent State | Herman Abad gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Luis Ramirez steals it from Edward Boer | 18-31 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Luis Ramirez - foul #2 on Luis Ramirez, team foul #3 | 18-31 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charlie George | 20-31 |
| 16:44 | Kent State | Luis Ramirez steals it from Like Chin | 20-31 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Edward Boer blocks the jumper by Warren Bakker | 20-31 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Herman Abad throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Walker (SG), William Grant (SF), Charles Harris (C) Warren Bakker, Luis Ramirez, Brandon Staberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (PF) Herman Abad | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie George (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Walker (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Like Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Charlie George throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SG) Charlie George | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:21 | Kent State | Edward Boer is hacked by William Grant - foul #4 on William Grant, team foul #4 | 20-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Hunt (PG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Duane Mobley (PF) Brandon Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Anthony Hunt buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 23-31 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Duane Mobley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Roland Furst snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 13:41 | Kent State | Roland Furst lays it up and in on a great pass from Like Chin | 23-35 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Anthony Hunt double dribbles | 23-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie George (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Luis Ramirez (SF), Brandon Bishop (PF), Brandon Staberg (C) Anthony Hunt, Paul Walker, Larry McGuckin, Duane Mobley, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Herman Abad (PF) Shaun Whatley | |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong knocks in the 3 from straight away | 23-38 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Brandon Bishop is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brandon Bishop, team foul #5 | 23-38 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roland Furst | 23-40 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Brandon Bishop connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Brandon Staberg | 25-40 |
| 11:42 | Kent State | Charlie George takes the ball from Edward Boer | 25-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie George (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Luis Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brandon Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Staberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Brandon Staberg misses the easy layup but the foul's on Huang-fu Hong - foul #3 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Brandon Staberg misses the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Brandon Staberg misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 11:23 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Herman Abad | 25-40 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Roland Furst connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Huang-fu Hong | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez misses the runner near the basket | 25-42 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker can't tip it in | 25-42 |
| 10:32 | Kent State | Roland Furst grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Like Chin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Staberg - foul #3 on Brandon Staberg, team foul #6 | 25-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Walker (SG), Larry McGuckin (SF) Warren Bakker, Luis Ramirez | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Like Chin makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 10:03 | Kent State | Like Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Brandon Bishop snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Charlie George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Boer - foul #3 on Edward Boer, team foul #2 | 25-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Harris (C) Brandon Staberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Charlie George makes the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Charlie George makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Paul Walker drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-46 |
| 08:52 | Kent State | Edward Boer clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Larry McGuckin | 30-46 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Charlie George clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-46 |
| 08:40 | Kent State | Like Chin gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer scores on a shot from the left block set up by Roland Furst and he's fouled by Larry McGuckin - foul #1 on Larry McGuckin, team foul #7 | 30-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez (SF), Brandon Staberg (C) Charlie George, Brandon Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (PF), William Davis (C) Herman Abad, Like Chin | |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the free throw | 30-49 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Brandon Staberg's floater is knocked away by William Davis | 30-49 |
| 08:08 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 07:40 | Kent State | William Davis can't finish the layup | 30-49 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Brandon Staberg snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Paul Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Staberg (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Boer (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | Paul Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie George (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), William Grant (SF), Brandon Bishop (PF) Paul Walker, Larry McGuckin, Luis Ramirez, Charles Harris | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Herman Abad (SF), Like Chin (C) Huang-fu Hong, Edward Boer, William Davis | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Charlie George clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| 06:20 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Guadalupe Medina | 30-51 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Like Chin is called for the reach on Brandon Staberg - foul #1 on Like Chin, team foul #3 | 30-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Walker (PG), Larry McGuckin (SG), Luis Ramirez (SF), Duane Mobley (PF), Charles Harris (C) Charlie George, Warren Bakker, William Grant, Brandon Bishop, Brandon Staberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Huang-fu Hong (SG) Roland Furst, Guadalupe Medina | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Harris makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Walker | 33-51 |
| 05:38 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong is whistled for traveling | 33-51 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Shaun Whatley | 33-51 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses the turnaround from close range | 33-51 |
| 05:01 | Kent State | Like Chin tips it home | 33-53 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Paul Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez misses the dunk but the foul's on Herman Abad - foul #2 on Herman Abad, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roland Furst (PG), Edward Boer (SF), William Davis (PF) Moises Fernandez, Herman Abad, Shaun Whatley | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez misses the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | The rebound goes to William Davis | 34-53 |
| 04:14 | Kent State | Edward Boer drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Davis | 34-55 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Duane Mobley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-55 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Roland Furst snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 03:35 | Kent State | William Davis hits the follow up shot | 34-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Paul Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry McGuckin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Luis Ramirez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Duane Mobley (fresh) C - Charles Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 34-57 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Like Chin pulls down the rebound | 34-57 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Larry McGuckin - foul #2 on Larry McGuckin, team foul #8 | 34-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Hunt (PG) Larry McGuckin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Herman Abad (PF), Shaun Whatley (C) Huang-fu Hong, William Davis, Like Chin | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Charles Harris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-59 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez misses the tip | 34-59 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Duane Mobley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-59 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Anthony Hunt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-59 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the rebound | 34-59 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Luis Ramirez is called for the reach on Roland Furst - foul #3 on Luis Ramirez, team foul #9 | 34-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SG) Anthony Hunt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (SG), Like Chin (C) Guadalupe Medina, Shaun Whatley | |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 01:59 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 34-61 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Duane Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-61 |
| 01:16 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-61 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Charles Harris snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Luis Ramirez - foul #4 on Luis Ramirez, team foul #10 | 37-61 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Edward Boer makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Paul Walker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-63 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Luis Ramirez grabs the offensive board | 37-63 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Like Chin picks off the pass by Larry McGuckin | 37-63 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Roland Furst runs out the clock | 37-63 |