| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) SG - Carlos Hulme (fresh) SF - Jason Ashcraft (fresh) PF - George Young (fresh) C - Jae Zurovec (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Francis (NY) | St. Francis (NY) is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec clanks a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdi - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Timothy Hodgins - foul #1 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tim Weatherholt | 0-1 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 17:53 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdi | 3-3 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdi steals the ball from Robert Cox | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme throws it down on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdi | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:48 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Ashcraft | 5-8 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi loses the dribble to Erik Ingle | 7-8 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery blows the dunk | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 16:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Hodgins - foul #2 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Alan Arnett (SF), Ron Roth (PF), Kyle Evins (C) Erik Ingle, Timothy Hodgins, Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin (SF) Jason Ashcraft | |
| 15:57 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) PF - Ron Roth (fresh) C - Kyle Evins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Hulme (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Gaskin (fresh) PF - George Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jae Zurovec (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Jae Zurovec is called for the reach on Alan Arnett - foul #1 on Jae Zurovec, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Peter Johnson (SG), Johnny Bickford (SF), Kenneth Bowen (C) Carlos Hulme, George Young, Jae Zurovec | |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Bickford - foul #1 on Johnny Bickford, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen is fouled on the floor by Kyle Evins - foul #1 on Kyle Evins, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft (PG) Dikembe Abdi | |
| 14:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Cantero - foul #1 on Howard Cantero, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF) Howard Cantero, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | | |
| 14:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 14:22 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 13:53 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin hits a floater from the right side set up by Jason Ashcraft | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Knuth | 11-13 |
| 13:16 | St. Francis (NY) | Kyle Evins swats the shot by Michael Gaskin | 11-13 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Bickford - foul #2 on Johnny Bickford, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Arnett (SG), Robert Cox (C) Lester Knuth, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi (PG), Carlos Hulme (SG), George Young (PF), Jae Zurovec (C) Jason Ashcraft, Peter Johnson, Johnny Bickford, Kenneth Bowen | |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Robert Cox gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Robert Cox hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 12:26 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Ron Roth (PF) Erik Ingle, Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Peter Johnson (SF) Michael Gaskin | |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Robert Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 14-13 |
| 12:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdi and he's hacked by Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft (SF) Peter Johnson | |
| 11:47 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) PF - Ron Roth (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Hulme (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Ashcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jae Zurovec (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Ron Roth comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 14-16 |
| 11:31 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:06 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carlos Hulme | 14-18 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 10:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:35 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 14-18 |
| 10:33 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to George Young | 14-18 |
| 10:11 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft misses the easy layup | 14-18 |
| 10:10 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young is fouled on the floor by Howard Cantero - foul #2 on Howard Cantero, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF), Kyle Evins (C) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Ron Roth, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Peter Johnson (PG), Michael Gaskin (SF), Kenneth Bowen (PF) Dikembe Abdi, Jason Ashcraft, George Young | |
| 09:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Hulme | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses short on a floater in the lane | 14-20 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle grabs the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alan Arnett, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG) Alan Arnett | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi (PG), Homer Phillips (PF) Carlos Hulme, Jae Zurovec | |
| 09:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew McCleery - foul #1 on Matthew McCleery, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:00 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Erik Ingle, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft (SG), George Young (PF) Peter Johnson, Homer Phillips | |
| 08:21 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin blows the wide open layup | 14-22 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Erik Ingle and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdi - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdi, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Arnett (SG), Robert Cox (C) Lester Knuth, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Peter Johnson (SG), Jae Zurovec (C) Dikembe Abdi, Kenneth Bowen | |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:37 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 07:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin gets the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Arnett (fresh) SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Jason Ashcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Johnson (fresh) SF - Michael Gaskin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jae Zurovec (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | St. Francis (NY) | Peter Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 17-22 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Arnett and he's hacked by George Young - foul #1 on George Young, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme (SG), Kenneth Bowen (PF) Jason Ashcraft, George Young | |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Robert Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Peter Johnson | 19-24 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Robert Cox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erik Ingle | 21-24 |
| 05:49 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-24 |
| 05:31 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:09 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Carlos Hulme | 21-26 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Robert Cox is fouled on the floor by Jae Zurovec - foul #2 on Jae Zurovec, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Ron Roth (PF) Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft (SF), George Young (PF) Michael Gaskin, Jae Zurovec | |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:40 | St. Francis (NY) | Robert Cox steals the ball from Carlos Hulme | 22-26 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Ingle | 25-26 |
| 04:15 | St. Francis (NY) | Jason Ashcraft connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Johnson | 25-28 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Kenneth Bowen is called for the reach on Alan Arnett - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowen, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kyle Evins (C) Robert Cox | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Homer Phillips (C) Kenneth Bowen | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Homer Phillips is hacked by Erik Ingle - foul #2 on Erik Ingle, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Matthew McCleery (PF) Erik Ingle, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi (PG), Johnny Bickford (SF), Jae Zurovec (C) Peter Johnson, Carlos Hulme, George Young | |
| 03:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Homer Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:41 | St. Francis (NY) | Homer Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Jason Ashcraft - foul #1 on Jason Ashcraft, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt (SF) Timothy Hodgins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | George Young (PF) Homer Phillips | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Evins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Francis (NY) | PG - Dikembe Abdi (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Ashcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Bickford (fresh) PF - George Young (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jae Zurovec (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | St. Francis (NY) | Johnny Bickford misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Knuth | 32-30 |
| 02:27 | St. Francis (NY) | Matthew McCleery blocks the short jumper by Jae Zurovec | 32-30 |
| 02:25 | St. Francis (NY) | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdi | 32-30 |
| 02:12 | St. Francis (NY) | George Young buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jason Ashcraft | 32-32 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 01:56 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 01:30 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec is wide open and slams it home | 32-34 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | A charge is called on Kyle Evins - foul #2 on Kyle Evins, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Alan Arnett (SF), Ron Roth (PF), Robert Cox (C) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme (SG), Michael Gaskin (SF), Kenneth Bowen (PF) Jason Ashcraft, Johnny Bickford, George Young | |
| 00:51 | St. Francis (NY) | Dikembe Abdi comes up short on the floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 00:50 | St. Francis (NY) | Jae Zurovec tips it home | 32-36 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Ron Roth's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Bowen | 32-36 |
| 00:36 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:20 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen misses the easy layup | 32-36 |
| 00:19 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:05 | St. Francis (NY) | Carlos Hulme shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-36 |
| 00:04 | St. Francis (NY) | Michael Gaskin can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | St. Francis (NY) | Kenneth Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | St. Francis (NY) | Alan Arnett steals the ball from Kenneth Bowen | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-36 |