| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) SG - George Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rhine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Peck inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | John Houseknecht picks off the pass by Robert Crawford | 37-26 |
| 18:58 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Millan takes the ball from Gregory Vonstein in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Brian Peck slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brian Peck - foul #1 on Brian Peck, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | James Rhine comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | James Rhine makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | James Rhine makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Peck - foul #2 on Brian Peck, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Millan | 40-35 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Houseknecht | 40-35 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George Fuller | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth can't connect on a runner in the paint | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Richard Millan's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Barnes | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein loses the dribble to Brian Peck | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the floater in the paint set up by Richard Millan and the foul's on George Fuller - foul #2 on George Fuller, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Peter Barnes, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), David Jourdan (PF) James Rhine, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz | |
| 16:25 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Farley is called for the reach on Charles Dowd - foul #2 on Nicholas Farley, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Loeffler (C) John Houseknecht | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Nicholas Farley - foul #3 on Nicholas Farley, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes (PF) Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG) Richard Millan | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Murrow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley hits the finger roll | 43-40 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes tips it in | 45-40 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Casey Wright is denied by Carl Murrow | 45-40 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | James Lach drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | David Jourdan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nicholas Farley | 47-42 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | John Bullock clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Casey Wright grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Joel Costello clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Peter Barnes | 47-42 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | John Bullock lays it in set up by James Lach | 49-42 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | James Loeffler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), George Fuller (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, Charles Dowd, Carl Murrow, Peter Barnes, John Bullock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Brian Peck (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello, David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | George Fuller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Peck | 49-45 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Houseknecht - foul #3 on John Houseknecht, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SG) Casey Wright | |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht clanks a floater from close range | 51-45 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Ian Lantz - foul #2 on Ian Lantz, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes (PF) Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | James Rhine is whistled for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (C) John Houseknecht | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Rhine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Jourdan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | David Jourdan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | David Jourdan steals it from Peter Barnes | 56-45 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | James Rhine clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-45 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Brian Peck gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | Peter Barnes picks off the pass by James Rhine | 56-45 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | George Fuller drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-45 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | George Fuller grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | George Fuller misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Rhine - foul #1 on James Rhine, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), John Bullock (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, Gene Wurth, Peter Barnes, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (PG), Casey Wright (SG), Joel Costello (SF), Rocco Romano (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Richard Millan, James Rhine, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz, David Jourdan | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | George Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | George Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 09:11 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Casey Wright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht hits the follow up shot | 61-47 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Joel Costello steals it from Carl Murrow | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Joel Costello clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Garrison - foul #1 on Steven Garrison, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG), Peter Barnes (PF) George Fuller, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Joel Costello makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Joel Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes blows the layup but he's fouled by Rocco Romano - foul #1 on Rocco Romano, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SF) Rocco Romano | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 07:46 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the jump hook from the left block | 63-51 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | James Rhine steals the ball from Carl Murrow | 63-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Murrow (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Rhine (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joel Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Casey Wright hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | John Bullock gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd travels with the ball | 66-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), George Fuller (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, Charles Dowd, John Bullock, Carl Murrow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Brian Peck (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), David Jourdan (C) Nicholas Farley, Casey Wright, Joel Costello, John Houseknecht | |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the easy layup | 66-54 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Peter Barnes | 66-54 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the dunk | 66-54 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Brian Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | George Fuller steals it from Richard Millan | 66-54 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein lays it in set up by George Fuller | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses long on a floater from the right block | 68-54 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | David Jourdan snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 05:17 | East Carolina | James Rhine is whistled for traveling | 68-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Bullock (PF) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG) James Rhine | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein connects on the runner from the right block | 70-54 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Casey Wright | 70-57 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | George Fuller loses the dribble to Casey Wright | 70-57 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Brian Peck makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Casey Wright | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford banks in the layup set up by Gregory Vonstein | 72-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Fuller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Wurth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casey Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Peck (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ian Lantz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jourdan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Brian Peck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-59 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Jourdan | 72-59 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | David Jourdan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #3 on Robert Crawford, team foul #4 | 72-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), Steven Garrison (SF), Peter Barnes (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, John Bullock, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), John Houseknecht (C) Richard Millan, Casey Wright, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Garrison | 74-61 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), John Bullock (SF) Charles Dowd, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Casey Wright (SG) Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello | |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | David Jourdan's layup is rejected by Peter Barnes | 74-61 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Carl Murrow | 74-61 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | John Bullock connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Vonstein | 76-61 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Houseknecht, team foul #9 | 76-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG), Steven Garrison (PF) Gregory Vonstein, Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, Casey Wright, John Houseknecht | |
| 01:20 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-61 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | David Jourdan clanks a jumper from the left side | 76-61 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison pulls down the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow scores on a jumper from the right side set up by John Bullock | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Joel Costello hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 78-61 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | James Rhine snags the offensive board | 78-61 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | David Jourdan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | James Lach runs out the clock | 78-61 |