| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nick Stutes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danial Putman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McAll (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Morgan | 29-25 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Freddie Hillhouse and the foul's on Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 29-28 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Nick Stutes is called for the reach on John Lance - foul #3 on Nick Stutes, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG) Nick Stutes | |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses long on a shot from the left block | 29-28 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Danial Putman | 29-28 |
| 17:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 17:24 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lance | 31-30 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Freddie Hillhouse | 31-33 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico | John Lance is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Brett McLean, Larry Moline, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton (SF) John McAll | |
| 16:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Keith Gross | 31-36 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | John Lance misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse grabs the board | 31-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danial Putman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Steppe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dana Zarrineh | 31-36 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Bernard Green's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Steppe | 31-36 |
| 15:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Freddie Hillhouse | 31-38 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Bernard Green misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 14:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Riffle steps in front of the Danial Putman pass | 31-38 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Riffle | 33-38 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton lays it up and in set up by Danial Putman and the foul's on Stuart Bryant - foul #1 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Arnold Harris (PF), Mohamed Horne (C) Keith Gross, Danial Putman, Freddie Hillhouse, Robert Steppe | |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | John Lance comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Larry Moline tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 12:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Fred Melton steals it from Wayne Riffle | 35-40 |
| 12:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton makes the shot from close range | 35-42 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Brett McLean connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Riffle | 38-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Riffle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Nick Stutes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arnold Harris (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Moline - foul #3 on Larry Moline, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski (SF) Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman (SG), John McAll (SF) Richard Elkins, Fred Melton | |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Larry Moline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe (C) Mohamed Horne | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Larry Moline comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-44 |
| 10:20 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Odebralski steps in front of the Danial Putman pass | 38-44 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is called for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Stuart Bryant (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Brett McLean, Carl Odebralski, Larry Moline, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Arnold Harris | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-47 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | John McAll steals the ball from Dana Zarrineh | 38-47 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman is fouled on the floor by Wayne Riffle - foul #1 on Wayne Riffle, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Mohamed Horne (C) Nick Stutes, Danial Putman, John McAll, Robert Steppe | |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Elkins is hacked by Bernard Green - foul #2 on Bernard Green, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF) Wayne Riffle, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Melton | 38-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by Mohamed Horne | 38-50 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Larry Moline tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 07:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the floater from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-50 |
| 06:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne tips it home | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is called for a charge - foul #2 on Brett McLean, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PG), Wayne Riffle (SG), Carl Odebralski (SF), Raymond Morgan (C) John Lance, Brett McLean, Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Nick Stutes (PG), Danial Putman (SG), John McAll (SF), Arnold Harris (PF), Robert Steppe (C) Keith Gross, Richard Elkins, Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse, Mohamed Horne | |
| 05:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Larry Moline grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by John McAll - foul #1 on John McAll, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bernard Green (PF) Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Arnold Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Arnold Harris, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lance (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Stuart Bryant (SF) Dana Zarrineh, Wayne Riffle, Carl Odebralski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 40-52 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Bernard Green tips it home | 42-52 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe clanks a floater from the left block | 42-52 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Steppe can't finish the layup | 42-52 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Brett McLean grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Bernard Green's pass is intercepted by John McAll | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Harris and he's fouled by John Lance - foul #3 on John Lance, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Larry Moline (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mohamed Horne (C) Robert Steppe | |
| 03:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan is fouled on the floor by John McAll - foul #2 on John McAll, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Bernard Green (C) Brett McLean, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross (PG), Richard Elkins (SG), Fred Melton (SF), Freddie Hillhouse (PF) Nick Stutes, Danial Putman, John McAll, Arnold Harris | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Keith Gross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Melton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Freddie Hillhouse (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mohamed Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Bernard Green is denied on a layup by Mohamed Horne | 42-55 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Elkins | 42-55 |
| 02:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Bernard Green denies the turnaround by Freddie Hillhouse | 42-55 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Freddie Hillhouse gets the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 02:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Stuart Bryant | 42-55 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Bernard Green buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lance | 44-55 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Riffle is called for the reach on Keith Gross - foul #2 on Wayne Riffle, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Raymond Morgan (C) Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Larry Moline's floater is tipped away by Freddie Hillhouse | 44-56 |
| 01:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Fred Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Morgan picks off the pass by Richard Elkins in the backcourt | 44-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | John Lance misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Fred Melton - foul #1 on Fred Melton, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | John Lance makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | John Lance makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Raymond Morgan takes the ball from Richard Elkins | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Brett McLean can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Keith Gross - foul #2 on Keith Gross, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | John Lance is called for the reach on Keith Gross in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lance, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Danial Putman (SG), John McAll (SF), Arnold Harris (PF), Robert Steppe (C) Richard Elkins, Fred Melton, Freddie Hillhouse, Mohamed Horne | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Larry Moline scores on a driving attempt from close range | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Brett McLean is called for the reach on Keith Gross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brett McLean, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Keith Gross steals the ball from Stuart Bryant | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross is open and scores on a jumper from the left block | 49-61 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Brett McLean clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | John McAll gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Keith Gross runs out the clock | 49-61 |