| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Stephen Larrabee (fresh) SG - Ernest Lanier (fresh) SF - Robert Nielsen (fresh) PF - Dudley Sands (fresh) C - Arnold Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hart (fresh) SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) PF - Justin Schonberger (fresh) C - Jonathan Walton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Arnold Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Hart | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Johnson | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Boston College | Dudley Sands misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:42 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson is called for 3 seconds | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ernest Lanier and the foul's on Ronald Mellon - foul #1 on Ronald Mellon, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 18:13 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:13 | Boston College | Dudley Sands snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:55 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier's pass is intercepted by Robert Hart | 6-5 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart lays it up and in | 6-7 |
| 17:41 | Boston College | Robert Nielsen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Larrabee | 9-7 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | Keith Wagner (PG), Scott Marble (SG), Ronnie Kay (C) Stephen Larrabee, Ernest Lanier, Arnold Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:56 | Boston College | Jonathan Walton is called for the reach on Ronnie Kay - foul #1 on Jonathan Walton, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold (C) Jonathan Walton | |
| 16:43 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Ronnie Kay | 11-7 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Martin Johnson | 11-9 |
| 16:09 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Keith Wagner | 13-9 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Nielsen | 13-9 |
| 15:49 | Boston College | Scott Marble gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Keith Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Marble (fresh) SF - Robert Nielsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dudley Sands (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Kay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Schonberger (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Arnold (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon loses the dribble to Robert Nielsen | 13-9 |
| 14:52 | Boston College | Scott Marble hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-9 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 14:20 | Boston College | Keith Wagner hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dudley Sands | 19-11 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Wagner - foul #1 on Keith Wagner, team foul #1 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee (PG), Ernest Lanier (SG), Edward Mathews (PF), Arnold Mitchell (C) Keith Wagner, Scott Marble, Dudley Sands, Ronnie Kay | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), George Holder (SG), Jason Pitts (PF), Jonathan Walton (C) Robert Hart, Martin Johnson, Justin Schonberger, Thomas Arnold | |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 13:57 | Boston College | Robert Nielsen gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 13:38 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier misses the lay-in | 19-12 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-12 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Davis (SF) Ronald Mellon | |
| 13:06 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier is hacked by George Holder - foul #1 on George Holder, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| 12:55 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Lanier | 22-12 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | George Holder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-12 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold (PF) Jason Pitts | |
| 12:30 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 12:28 | Boston College | Edward Mathews tips it back up and in | 24-12 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | George Holder drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Davis | 24-15 |
| 12:10 | Boston College | Edward Mathews is hacked by Jonathan Walton - foul #2 on Jonathan Walton, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ronnie Kay (PF) Edward Mathews | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts (C) Jonathan Walton | |
| 12:02 | Boston College | Thomas Arnold is called for the reach on Ernest Lanier - foul #1 on Thomas Arnold, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Dudley Sands (PF) Ronnie Kay | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:42 | Boston College | Robert Nielsen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-15 |
| 11:41 | Boston College | Arnold Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Stephen Larrabee (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Lanier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Nielsen (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Dudley Sands (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arnold Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) SG - George Holder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Pitts (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Boston College | Dudley Sands throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-15 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scott Marble (SF), Ronnie Kay (C) Robert Nielsen, Arnold Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hart (PG) Terry Holt | |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold lays it up and in on a great pass from George Holder | 24-17 |
| 10:46 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Ernest Lanier blocks the jumper by Jason Pitts | 24-17 |
| 10:27 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Scott Marble | 24-17 |
| 10:09 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Stephen Larrabee | 26-17 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 09:27 | Boston College | Dudley Sands hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 26-20 |
| 09:25 | Boston College | Dudley Sands tips it in | 28-20 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Scott Marble steps in front of the Thomas Arnold pass | 28-20 |
| 08:56 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ernest Lanier, team foul #2 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Keith Wagner (PG), Robert Nielsen (SF), Arnold Mitchell (C) Stephen Larrabee, Scott Marble, Dudley Sands | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Justin Schonberger (PF), David Mackie (C) George Holder, Anthony Davis, Thomas Arnold, Jason Pitts | |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | David Mackie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 08:34 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Robert Nielsen | 28-20 |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier is hacked by Robert Hart - foul #1 on Robert Hart, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Edward Mathews (PF) Ronnie Kay | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG) Robert Hart | |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 08:28 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon is fouled on the floor by Robert Nielsen - foul #1 on Robert Nielsen, team foul #3 | 30-20 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Mellon is blocked by Keith Wagner | 30-20 |
| 07:52 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Arnold Mitchell | 30-20 |
| 07:47 | Boston College | Robert Nielsen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Keith Wagner | 33-20 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Nielsen - foul #2 on Robert Nielsen, team foul #4 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scott Marble (SF), Dudley Sands (PF) Robert Nielsen, Edward Mathews | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts (C) David Mackie | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon makes the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Keith Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Lanier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Marble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dudley Sands (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arnold Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Justin Schonberger (fresh) C - Jason Pitts (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Boston College | Ernest Lanier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Scott Marble steals the ball from Ronald Mellon | 33-22 |
| 06:22 | Boston College | Scott Marble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Lanier | 35-22 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Arnold Mitchell is called for the reach on Terry Holt - foul #1 on Arnold Mitchell, team foul #5 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Swan (PG), Stephen Larrabee (SG), Robert Nielsen (SF), Ronnie Kay (C) Keith Wagner, Ernest Lanier, Scott Marble, Arnold Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hart (PG), Thomas Arnold (PF) Martin Johnson, Justin Schonberger | |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 05:57 | Boston College | Robert Nielsen snags the defensive board | 35-22 |
| 05:29 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Larrabee | 37-22 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 05:07 | Boston College | Michael Swan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Michael Swan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hart - foul #2 on Robert Hart, team foul #8 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Boston College | Arnold Mitchell (C) Dudley Sands | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Anthony Davis (SF), Justin Schonberger (PF) Robert Hart, Terry Holt, Ronald Mellon, Jason Pitts | |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Michael Swan makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Michael Swan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-22 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold hits the follow up shot | 39-24 |
| 04:21 | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Nielsen | 42-24 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Swan is called for the reach on George Holder - foul #1 on Michael Swan, team foul #6 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Scott Marble (SG), Dudley Sands (PF) Michael Swan, Ronnie Kay | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Mackie (C) Thomas Arnold | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | David Mackie misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-24 |
| 03:58 | Boston College | Dudley Sands pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Dudley Sands connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Marble | 44-24 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Robert Nielsen is called for the reach on George Holder - foul #3 on Robert Nielsen, team foul #7 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Boston College | Keith Wagner (SG), Ronnie Kay (C) Robert Nielsen, Arnold Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hart (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jason Pitts (PF), Jonathan Walton (C) Martin Johnson, Anthony Davis, Justin Schonberger, David Mackie | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | George Holder makes the 1st free throw | 44-25 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | George Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Stephen Larrabee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Marble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dudley Sands (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Kay (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Pitts (fresh) C - Jonathan Walton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:55 | Boston College | Jason Pitts is called for the reach on Dudley Sands - foul #1 on Jason Pitts, team foul #9 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ernest Lanier (SG) Stephen Larrabee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (SG), Thomas Arnold (PF) George Holder, Jason Pitts | |
| 02:55 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 02:55 | Boston College | Dudley Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 46-28 |
| 02:25 | Boston College | Scott Marble connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Lanier | 49-28 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-28 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold misses the tip | 49-28 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton tips it in | 49-30 |
| 01:49 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay buries a shot from the left block set up by Keith Wagner and the foul's on Robert Hart - foul #3 on Robert Hart, team foul #10 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Stephen Larrabee (PG), Arnold Mitchell (C) Keith Wagner, Dudley Sands | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson (SG), Justin Schonberger (PF) Robert Hart, Thomas Arnold | |
| 01:49 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay makes the free throw | 52-30 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 52-30 |
| 01:37 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay snags the defensive board | 52-30 |
| 01:31 | Boston College | Ronnie Kay misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-30 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Justin Schonberger snags the defensive board | 52-30 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Justin Schonberger misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Marble - foul #1 on Scott Marble, team foul #8 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Boston College | Keith Wagner (SG), Edward Mathews (PF) Ernest Lanier, Ronnie Kay | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Justin Schonberger makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Justin Schonberger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 00:57 | Boston College | Scott Marble is fouled on the floor by Ronald Mellon - foul #2 on Ronald Mellon, team foul #11 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Boston College | Dudley Sands (PF) Edward Mathews | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (PG), Thomas Arnold (C) Terry Holt, Jonathan Walton | |
| 00:57 | Boston College | Scott Marble makes the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 00:57 | Boston College | Scott Marble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Schonberger and he's fouled by Arnold Mitchell - foul #2 on Arnold Mitchell, team foul #9 | 54-34 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Thomas Arnold makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| 00:30 | Boston College | Arnold Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-35 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Justin Schonberger pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon travels with the ball | 54-35 |