| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - David Lassiter (fresh) SG - Scott Johnson (fresh) SF - Darryl McCardle (fresh) PF - Howard Highland (fresh) C - James Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fresh) SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) C - Damon Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | James Howard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak 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) | |
| 19:44 | Georgia Southern | Howard Highland misses the fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Vitale | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott Johnson | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis clanks a jumper near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Virgil Greene - foul #1 on Virgil Greene, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:29 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Chauvin and he's fouled by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:13 | Georgia Southern | Howard Highland grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 17:51 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:50 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle misses the tip | 4-7 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Virgil Greene | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Georgia Southern | Anthony Chauvin is called for the reach on Scott Johnson - foul #1 on Anthony Chauvin, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel (PF) Howard Highland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:11 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 17:10 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 17:05 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 6-10 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings's fadeaway is rejected by James Howard | 6-10 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:34 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:29 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 16:01 | Georgia Southern | Anthony Chauvin picks off the pass by James Howard | 6-12 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin lays it up and in | 6-14 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - David Lassiter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl McCardle (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Goebel (fresh) C - James Howard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Damon Lewis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Georgia Southern | Anthony Chauvin takes the ball from Scott Johnson | 6-14 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits a 3 from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 14:58 | Georgia Southern | James Howard makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-17 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Goebel - foul #1 on Dennis Goebel, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski (PG), Willie Givens (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Howard Highland (PF), Corey Richards (C) David Lassiter, Scott Johnson, Darryl McCardle, Dennis Goebel, James Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Robert Shimizu (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Michael Burns (C) Anthony Chauvin, Virgil Greene, Robert Cummings, Damon Lewis | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 14:28 | Georgia Southern | Corey Richards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 14:26 | Georgia Southern | Howard Highland tips it in | 10-19 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Michael Burns | 10-21 |
| 13:51 | Georgia Southern | Thomas Williams knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marty Polski | 12-21 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico State | Corey Richards is called for the reach on Phillip Vitale - foul #1 on Corey Richards, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel (SF) Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis (C) Phillip Vitale | |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Damon Lewis | 12-24 |
| 12:51 | Georgia Southern | Willie Givens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis pulls down the rebound | 12-24 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Corey Richards takes the ball from Cody Boggs | 12-24 |
| 12:19 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel's layup is rejected by Damon Lewis | 12-24 |
| 12:18 | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski tips it back up and in | 14-24 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Cody Boggs | 14-26 |
| 12:03 | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski is called for traveling | 14-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter (PG), Scott Johnson (SG), Darryl McCardle (SF), James Howard (C) Marty Polski, Willie Givens, Dennis Goebel, Howard Highland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin (PG), Virgil Greene (SG), Robert Cummings (SF) Robert Shimizu, Michael Burns, Damon Lewis | |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | James Howard picks off the pass by Virgil Greene | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - David Lassiter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl McCardle (fresh) PF - Corey Richards (fresh) C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Chauvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) C - Cody Boggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:34 | Georgia Southern | Corey Richards is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #3 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Lozier (PF) Corey Richards | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF), Damon Lewis (C) Billy Schultz, Cody Boggs | |
| 11:26 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Lassiter | 16-26 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | James Howard is called for the reach on Damon Lewis - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel (PF) James Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burns (C) Damon Lewis | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 10:47 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 10:43 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-26 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Anthony Chauvin | 19-29 |
| 10:21 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Virgil Greene | 19-29 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Virgil Greene | 19-32 |
| 09:56 | Georgia Southern | Virgil Greene is called for the reach on Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Virgil Greene, team foul #4 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Howard Highland (PF) William Lozier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (SG), Cody Boggs (C) Virgil Greene, Phillip Vitale | |
| 09:39 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-32 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Billy Schultz | 19-32 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | David Lassiter is called for the reach on Anthony Chauvin - foul #1 on David Lassiter, team foul #5 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski (SG), Willie Givens (SF), Corey Richards (C) Scott Johnson, Darryl McCardle, Dennis Goebel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Highland - foul #1 on Howard Highland, team foul #6 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu (SG) Michael Burns | |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 09:04 | Georgia Southern | Howard Highland misses short on a floater from the left block | 19-34 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Howard Highland - foul #2 on Howard Highland, team foul #7 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Thomas Williams (SF), William Lozier (C) David Lassiter, Howard Highland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF), Damon Lewis (C) Anthony Chauvin, Robert Cummings | |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 08:42 | Georgia Southern | Corey Richards gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 08:28 | Georgia Southern | Willie Givens misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-35 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson (SG), Darryl McCardle (SF), Dennis Goebel (PF) Willie Givens, Thomas Williams, William Lozier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burns (SF) Robert Shimizu | |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-37 |
| 07:58 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle is fouled on the floor by Michael Burns - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #5 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu (SG) Damon Lewis | |
| 07:44 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Johnson and he's fouled by Billy Schultz - foul #1 on Billy Schultz, team foul #6 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter (PG) Marty Polski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Mazzeo (PG) Cody Boggs | |
| 07:44 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - David Lassiter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl McCardle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Goebel (fresh) C - Corey Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Mazzeo (fresh) SG - Robert Shimizu (fresh) SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) PF - Phillip Vitale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is hacked by Dennis Goebel - foul #2 on Dennis Goebel, team foul #9 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Lozier (C) Dennis Goebel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Chauvin (PG), Robert Cummings (SF) David Mazzeo, Billy Schultz | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 07:13 | Georgia Southern | William Lozier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale's pass is intercepted by Scott Johnson | 22-39 |
| 06:52 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson lays it in | 24-39 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Scott Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Shimizu | 24-39 |
| 06:23 | Georgia Southern | Corey Richards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Shimizu pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 24-39 |
| 06:08 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Darryl McCardle | 24-39 |
| 06:04 | Georgia Southern | Phillip Vitale blocks the short jumper by Scott Johnson | 24-39 |
| 06:03 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson can't tip it in | 24-39 |
| 06:01 | Georgia Southern | The offensive rebound goes to William Lozier | 24-39 |
| 05:45 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-39 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings clanks a floater from the left block | 24-39 |
| 05:19 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 05:14 | Georgia Southern | David Lassiter drills a floater from the right side | 26-39 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses the jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 04:48 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 04:42 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 04:41 | Georgia Southern | William Lozier grabs the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 04:31 | Georgia Southern | Scott Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Lassiter | 28-39 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings buries a fadeaway from the left side | 28-41 |
| 04:04 | Georgia Southern | Darryl McCardle misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-41 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Cummings | 28-44 |
| 03:29 | Georgia Southern | William Lozier double dribbles | 28-44 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski (PG), Willie Givens (SG), Dennis Goebel (SF), Howard Highland (PF), James Howard (C) David Lassiter, Scott Johnson, Darryl McCardle, Corey Richards, William Lozier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Virgil Greene (SG), David Mazzeo (SF), Billy Schultz (PF), Damon Lewis (C) Anthony Chauvin, Robert Shimizu, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Michael Burns | |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Marty Polski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Givens (fresh) SF - Dennis Goebel (fresh) PF - Howard Highland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Cody Boggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Mazzeo (fresh) PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) C - Damon Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Marty Polski - foul #1 on Marty Polski, team foul #10 | 28-44 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-46 |
| 02:59 | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-46 |
| 02:57 | Georgia Southern | James Howard snags the offensive board | 28-46 |
| 02:36 | Georgia Southern | Dennis Goebel is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Dennis Goebel, team foul #11 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Thomas Williams (SF) Dennis Goebel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:23 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Virgil Greene | 28-49 |
| 02:17 | Georgia Southern | Willie Givens is called for traveling | 28-49 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-49 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) David Mazzeo | |
| 01:37 | Georgia Southern | James Howard's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Phillip Vitale | 28-49 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Damon Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene loses the dribble to Howard Highland | 28-49 |
| 00:47 | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 28-49 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-49 |
| 00:24 | Georgia Southern | James Howard gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 00:18 | Georgia Southern | Marty Polski throws it down set up by Willie Givens | 30-49 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-49 |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | James Howard snags the defensive board | 30-49 |