| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cory Gore (fresh) PF - Francis Duren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sandford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams inbounds the ball | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Cory Gore denies the turnaround by Scott Sandford | 34-51 |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Scott Sandford - foul #4 on Scott Sandford, team foul #1 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Cody Young (C) Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Jones (C) Scott Sandford | |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 19:33 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla blows the dunk | 35-51 |
| 19:12 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson travels with the ball | 35-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Jason Evans (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Ryan Swenson, Joseph Lowe, Cory Gore, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Jonathan Berard steals the ball from John Armstrong | 35-51 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 18:10 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans tips it in | 37-51 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Francis Duren takes the ball from Antonio Padilla | 37-51 |
| 17:45 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 17:44 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Evans - foul #3 on Jason Evans, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Cody Young (C) Aaron Alex, Melvin Jackson, Jason Evans, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (SF), Clement Mitchell (C) Roosevelt Williams, Richard Jones | |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe misses the floater from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | David Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | David Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 16:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Cody Young | 39-52 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe is hacked by Clement Mitchell - foul #1 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Lipson (PF) Antonio Padilla | |
| 16:32 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Cody Young tips it home | 41-52 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | David Lucas misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-52 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Joseph Lowe, Francis Duren, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams (SF), Richard Jones (C) David Lucas, Clement Mitchell | |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:51 | Rhode Island | Corey Easter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Richard Jones gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Corey Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Pruitt - foul #4 on Bernard Pruitt, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF) Corey Easter, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:17 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | John Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Richard Jones snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Jason Evans (PF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), David Lucas (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Clement Mitchell (C) John Armstrong, David Williams, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson, Richard Jones | |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla lays it in | 42-56 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Antonio Padilla steals it from Jason Evans | 42-56 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jason Evans - foul #4 on Jason Evans, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Francis Duren (PF), Jonathan Berard (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Jason Evans, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Sandford (C) Clement Mitchell | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhuang Chio | 42-59 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Padilla | 42-59 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson grabs the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Zhuang Chio - foul #1 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Corey Easter (SF), Cody Young (C) Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Ratko Zuchelkowski (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Clement Mitchell (PF) Robert Kokocinski, Zhuang Chio, David Lucas, Antonio Padilla | |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 12:22 | Rhode Island | Melvin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | John Armstrong hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Ratko Zuchelkowski | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Scott Sandford is called for the reach on Cody Young - foul #5 on Scott Sandford, team foul #5 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Christopher Andrews (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Melvin Jackson, Corey Easter, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Williams (SG), Richard Jones (C) Ratko Zuchelkowski, Scott Sandford | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard connects on the runner from the left block | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Andrews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Francis Duren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Berard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | John Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-61 |
| 11:36 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-61 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | John Armstrong hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 10:47 | Rhode Island | John Armstrong is called for the reach on Francis Duren - foul #1 on John Armstrong, team foul #6 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Cody Young (C) Ryan Swenson, Joseph Lowe, Christopher Andrews, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Antonio Padilla (PF) John Armstrong, David Williams, Clement Mitchell | |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Cody Young banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Alex | 47-64 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Jones and he's hacked by Melvin Jackson - foul #1 on Melvin Jackson, team foul #4 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG) Aaron Alex | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio misses the free throw | 47-66 |
| 10:34 | Rhode Island | Cody Young grabs the defensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 10:22 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore lays it in on a nice dish by Cody Young | 49-66 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Zhuang Chio and the foul's on Christopher Andrews - foul #1 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #5 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (SF) Roosevelt Williams | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski makes the free throw | 49-69 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Cody Young comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 49-69 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses long on a shot near the basket | 49-69 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Cody Young | 49-69 |
| 09:31 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren lays it in on a nice dish by Corey Easter | 51-69 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico | Richard Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Zhuang Chio | 51-71 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex is whistled for traveling | 51-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), David Williams (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Clement Mitchell (C) Robert Kokocinski, Zhuang Chio, David Lucas, Antonio Padilla, Richard Jones | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson clanks a runner in the lane | 51-71 |
| 08:39 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren pulls down the rebound | 51-71 |
| 08:26 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-71 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 08:15 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews grabs the offensive board | 51-71 |
| 07:57 | Rhode Island | Francis Duren scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Andrews | 53-71 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Cory Gore - foul #1 on Cory Gore, team foul #6 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Bernard Pruitt (PF), Cody Young (C) Christopher Andrews, Melvin Jackson, Cory Gore, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (SF) Roosevelt Williams | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 07:41 | Rhode Island | Cody Young gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ryan Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Cody Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Lucas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clement Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-72 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson lays it up and in set up by David Lucas | 56-74 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clement Mitchell - foul #2 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #7 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (SG), Cory Gore (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Richard Jones (C) John Armstrong, David Williams, David Lucas, Michael Lipson, Clement Mitchell | |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 06:37 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-74 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Jonathan Berard | 58-74 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Bernard Pruitt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-74 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews tips it back up and in | 60-74 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Roosevelt Williams | 60-74 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Robert Kokocinski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio gets the offensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roosevelt Williams, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Jason Evans (C) Ryan Swenson, Christopher Andrews, Cory Gore, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), David Lucas (SF) Robert Kokocinski, Roosevelt Williams | |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by David Lucas - foul #1 on David Lucas, team foul #9 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Corey Easter (SF) Melvin Jackson, Francis Duren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex makes the 3rd free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Bernard Pruitt - foul #5 on Bernard Pruitt, team foul #7 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Cody Young (C) Aaron Alex, Joseph Lowe, Corey Easter, Bernard Pruitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Williams (SG), Clement Mitchell (C) Zhuang Chio, Richard Jones | |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Lowe (SG), Jonathan Berard (C) Melvin Jackson, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | David Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-77 |
| 03:59 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 65-77 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the board | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | John Armstrong makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by David Williams and he's hacked by Christopher Andrews - foul #2 on Christopher Andrews, team foul #8 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex (PG), Melvin Jackson (SG), Corey Easter (SF), Cody Young (C) Christopher Andrews, Joseph Lowe, Francis Duren, Jonathan Berard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams (SF), Michael Lipson (PF) David Lucas, Antonio Padilla | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | John Armstrong makes the free throw | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Rhode Island | Aaron Alex drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-80 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Aaron Alex (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Corey Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Cody Young (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Clement Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | John Armstrong connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clement Mitchell | 68-82 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | John Armstrong steals the ball from Cody Young | 68-82 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-82 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews (PG), Joseph Lowe (SG), Francis Duren (SF), Jonathan Berard (C) Aaron Alex, Melvin Jackson, Corey Easter, Cody Young | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla (PF), Richard Jones (C) Michael Lipson, Clement Mitchell | |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Duren - foul #3 on Francis Duren, team foul #9 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Gore (SF) Francis Duren | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-83 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 68-83 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard pulls down the rebound | 68-83 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | The jumper by Joseph Lowe is denied by Roosevelt Williams | 68-83 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Richard Jones pulls down the rebound | 68-83 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | David Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Evans | 68-83 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Jason Evans grabs the board | 68-83 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews knocks in the shot from the left wing | 70-83 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Richard Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-83 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson (PG), Francis Duren (PF) Joseph Lowe, Jason Evans | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:38 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by John Armstrong | 70-83 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | John Armstrong clanks a floater from the left wing | 70-83 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard snags the defensive board | 70-83 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Ryan Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-83 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Duren - foul #4 on Francis Duren, team foul #10 | 70-83 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Francis Duren and he's hacked by David Williams - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #11 | 72-85 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | Cory Gore misses the free throw | 72-85 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the defensive rebound | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-85 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Jonathan Berard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Williams - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #12 | 72-85 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | Christopher Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 72-85 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John Armstrong runs out the clock | 72-85 |