| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Michael Caison (fresh) SG - Steve Hanson (fresh) SF - Kevin Colclough (fresh) PF - Albert Strouth (fresh) C - Carlos Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Albert Strouth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Elon | Kevin Colclough clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Elon | Carlos Baker hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Albert Strouth is called for the reach on John Scruggs - foul #1 on Albert Strouth, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Gregory | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Elon | Michael Caison clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory lays it in on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Elon | Kevin Colclough makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the runner from close range set up by John Scruggs | 7-5 |
| 17:41 | Elon | Kevin Colclough makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Caison | 7-7 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens's layup is rejected by Carlos Baker | 7-7 |
| 17:13 | Elon | Carlos Baker pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Elon | Steve Hanson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kevin Colclough - foul #1 on Kevin Colclough, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | William Freed (SG) Steve Hanson | |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:21 | Elon | William Freed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the easy layup | 9-10 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the tip | 9-10 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 9-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Michael Caison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Freed (fresh) SF - Kevin Colclough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Strouth (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Winters | 11-10 |
| 15:24 | Elon | Kevin Colclough makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Caison | 11-12 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is fouled on the floor by Carlos Baker - foul #1 on Carlos Baker, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (C) Michael Gregory, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Elon | Steve Hanson (SG), Richard Lester (SF), James Guill (PF), Israel James (C) William Freed, Kevin Colclough, Albert Strouth, Carlos Baker | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | James Winters's floater is knocked away by Richard Lester | 11-12 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Elon | Richard Lester pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:20 | Elon | Steve Hanson buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Caison | 11-15 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | James Winters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 13:57 | Elon | James Guill pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 13:51 | Elon | Michael Caison is fouled on the floor by Raymond Axford - foul #1 on Raymond Axford, team foul #1 | 11-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Elon | William Freed (PG) Michael Caison | |
| 13:45 | Elon | James Guill connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #2 | 11-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | Albert Strouth (PF), Carlos Baker (C) Richard Lester, Israel James | |
| 13:13 | Elon | Johnny Hanna is called for the reach on Steve Hanson - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Caison (PG), Kevin Colclough (SF) William Freed, James Guill | |
| 13:01 | Elon | Steve Hanson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 11-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Elon | William Freed (SG) Steve Hanson | |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Sean Ament scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 12:20 | Elon | Carlos Baker misses short on a shot in the lane | 14-18 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Sean Ament | 14-18 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 12:01 | Elon | William Freed gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:49 | Elon | Albert Strouth is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | Steve Hanson (SG) William Freed | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Michael Caison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Colclough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Strouth (fresh) C - Carlos Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the jumper from the right side set up by John Scruggs and he's fouled by Michael Caison - foul #1 on Michael Caison, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Elon | James Guill (C) Carlos Baker | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:02 | Elon | James Guill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 11:00 | Elon | Albert Strouth grabs the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 10:44 | Elon | Steve Hanson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Albert Strouth - foul #2 on Albert Strouth, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Johnny Hanna, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Elon | Richard Lester (SF), Israel James (C) Kevin Colclough, Albert Strouth | |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:32 | Elon | James Guill pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | Elon | Richard Lester knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Caison | 19-21 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 21-21 |
| 09:43 | Elon | Israel James can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 21-21 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Hanson - foul #1 on Steve Hanson, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (C) Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | William Freed (PG), Gilbert Touchstone (SG), Carlos Baker (C) Michael Caison, Steve Hanson, Richard Lester | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:04 | Elon | William Freed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway is fouled on the floor by Israel James - foul #1 on Israel James, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Caison (PG), Kevin Colclough (SF) Gilbert Touchstone, Israel James | |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:33 | Elon | The rebound goes to Carlos Baker | 23-21 |
| 08:11 | Elon | Arthur Greenway steals it from James Guill | 23-21 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Michael Caison steps in front of the Shawn Bergert pass | 23-21 |
| 07:36 | Elon | Michael Caison clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Michael Caison (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Freed (fresh) SF - Kevin Colclough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Guill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Freed - foul #1 on William Freed, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Elon | Steve Hanson (SG), Israel James (PF) William Freed, James Guill | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:57 | Elon | Kevin Colclough is whistled for traveling | 24-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 27-21 |
| 06:23 | Elon | Kevin Colclough misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 06:22 | Elon | Israel James tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Steve Hanson - foul #2 on Steve Hanson, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Elon | William Freed (SG), Richard Lester (C) Steve Hanson, Carlos Baker | |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:48 | Elon | Shawn Bergert swats the layup by Kevin Colclough | 29-23 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Israel James picks off the pass by Michael Gregory | 29-23 |
| 05:36 | Elon | Michael Caison is fouled on the floor by Anthony Pickens - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #4 | 29-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Elon | James Guill (PF) Kevin Colclough | |
| 05:23 | Elon | The jumper by James Guill is denied by Shawn Bergert | 29-23 |
| 05:22 | Elon | William Freed misses the tip | 29-23 |
| 05:21 | Elon | Michael Caison grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 05:08 | Elon | Richard Lester knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Freed | 29-25 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-25 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the offensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 04:13 | Elon | James Guill is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Guill, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Elon | Gilbert Touchstone (SG), Kevin Colclough (SF), Carlos Baker (C) Michael Caison, Richard Lester, Israel James | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 03:47 | Elon | William Freed gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 03:43 | Elon | Raymond Axford picks off the pass by William Freed | 31-25 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-25 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - William Freed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Touchstone (fresh) SF - Kevin Colclough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Guill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Guill - foul #2 on James Guill, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Elon | Michael Caison (PG), Steve Hanson (SG), Albert Strouth (PF) William Freed, Gilbert Touchstone, James Guill | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:49 | Elon | Albert Strouth can't throw it down | 33-25 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 33-25 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | The refs have stopped play. Anthony Pickens is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF) John Scruggs, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory blows the layup | 33-25 |
| 02:19 | Elon | The rebound goes to Carlos Baker | 33-25 |
| 01:51 | Elon | Steve Hanson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 01:50 | Elon | Kevin Colclough grabs the offensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:35 | Elon | Steve Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Bergert | 33-25 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-25 |
| 00:53 | Elon | Albert Strouth misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 00:52 | Elon | Steve Hanson hits the follow up shot | 35-27 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory jams it | 37-27 |
| 00:21 | Elon | Albert Strouth loses the dribble to James Winters | 37-27 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-27 |