| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Virgil McLeon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allen Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Parker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Cotton (fresh) 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Marco Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | George Washington | Karl Parker inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | George Washington | Allen Williams misses the shot from the left block | 40-30 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin is open but misses the lay-in | 40-30 |
| 19:41 | George Washington | Marco Hines snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:19 | George Washington | Virgil McLeon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 40-30 |
| 19:17 | George Washington | Allen Williams gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:57 | George Washington | Nathan Gibson picks off the pass by Allen Williams | 40-30 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathan Gibson | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | George Washington | Dennis Shannon swats the short shot by Allen Williams | 40-32 |
| 18:46 | George Washington | Karl Parker tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Phillip Shelley | 42-34 |
| 18:06 | George Washington | Virgil McLeon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marco Hines | 44-34 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Marco Hines - foul #2 on Marco Hines, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | George Washington | Thomas Parker (PG), Christopher Leonard (SF), Russell Dickson (PF), Erik Frey (C) Virgil McLeon, Karl Parker, George Cotton, Marco Hines | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (SG), Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Larry Davis (C) Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Dennis Shannon | |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 17:21 | George Washington | Christopher Leonard travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (SG) Gary Baldwin | |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | James Hemby makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 16:47 | George Washington | Ronald McDole picks off the pass by Russell Dickson | 44-39 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Doug Witherington | 44-41 |
| 16:13 | George Washington | Erik Frey clanks a jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 16:11 | George Washington | Christopher Leonard gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:57 | George Washington | Russell Dickson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Doug Witherington | 44-41 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Allen Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Leonard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Dickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erik Frey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald McDole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) PF - James Hemby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Allen Williams steals it from Doug Witherington in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 15:37 | George Washington | Thomas Parker makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Leonard | 46-41 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | George Washington | Virgil McLeon (PG), Karl Parker (SF), George Cotton (PF), Marco Hines (C) Thomas Parker, Allen Williams, Russell Dickson, Erik Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Doug Witherington, Ronald McDole, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby, Larry Davis | |
| 15:02 | George Washington | George Cotton blows the dunk but he's fouled by Troy Oh - foul #1 on Troy Oh, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| 15:02 | George Washington | George Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:02 | George Washington | George Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Baldwin | 48-43 |
| 14:24 | George Washington | Karl Parker hits a 3 from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Karl Parker picks off the pass by Troy Oh | 51-43 |
| 13:45 | George Washington | Phillip Shelley steals it from George Cotton | 51-43 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley can't tip it in | 51-43 |
| 13:34 | George Washington | The rebound goes to George Cotton | 51-43 |
| 13:18 | George Washington | George Cotton comes up short on the shot near the basket | 51-43 |
| 13:16 | George Washington | George Cotton tips it but misses | 51-43 |
| 13:15 | George Washington | Marco Hines grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 13:01 | George Washington | Karl Parker knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Phillip Shelley - foul #1 on Phillip Shelley, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | George Washington | Thomas Parker (PG), Allen Williams (SG), Russell Dickson (PF), Erik Frey (C) Virgil McLeon, Christopher Leonard, George Cotton, Marco Hines | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Ronald McDole (SG), Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Larry Davis (C) Gary Baldwin, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Dennis Shannon | |
| 13:01 | George Washington | Karl Parker makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Hemby | 54-46 |
| 12:32 | George Washington | Karl Parker drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 56-46 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington's pass is intercepted by Thomas Parker in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 12:20 | George Washington | Larry Davis steals the ball from Allen Williams | 56-46 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on Doug Witherington - foul #3 on Thomas Parker, team foul #2 | 56-46 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley (SG), Dennis Shannon (C) Ronald McDole, Larry Davis | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | James Hemby connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Doug Witherington | 56-49 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Allen Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Parker (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Dickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Erik Frey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) PF - James Hemby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | George Washington | Karl Parker double dribbles | 56-49 |
| Subs | George Washington | Virgil McLeon (PG), George Cotton (PF) Allen Williams, Erik Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF) Doug Witherington, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 11:01 | George Washington | Russell Dickson grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:42 | George Washington | Karl Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-49 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon's pass is intercepted by Thomas Parker in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| 10:30 | George Washington | George Cotton buries a jump hook in the lane | 58-49 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Phillip Shelley and he's hacked by Virgil McLeon - foul #3 on Virgil McLeon, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | George Washington | Allen Williams (SG), Christopher Leonard (SF), Marco Hines (C) Russell Dickson, Karl Parker, Thomas Parker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (SG), Larry Davis (C) Phillip Shelley, Dennis Shannon | |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:14 | George Washington | Allen Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by Doug Witherington - foul #2 on Doug Witherington, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | George Washington | Erik Frey (SF) George Cotton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (SG), Matthew Kellner (SF) Gary Baldwin, Nathan Gibson | |
| 10:14 | George Washington | Allen Williams misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:14 | George Washington | Allen Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh misses the shot from the right side | 58-52 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 09:36 | George Washington | Allen Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 09:15 | George Washington | Allen Williams banks in the layup | 60-52 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh is open but misses the lay-in | 60-52 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Matthew Kellner pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Matthew Kellner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 08:44 | George Washington | Marco Hines pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:21 | George Washington | Marco Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | George Washington | Thomas Parker (PG), Russell Dickson (SG), George Cotton (PF), Thomas Bondy (C) Virgil McLeon, Allen Williams, Erik Frey, Marco Hines | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), James Hemby (PF), Anthony Holloway (C) Doug Witherington, Ronald McDole, Matthew Kellner, Troy Oh, Larry Davis | |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway is denied on a layup by George Cotton | 60-52 |
| 08:06 | George Washington | Thomas Bondy gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:55 | George Washington | George Cotton buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Leonard | 62-52 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses the jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Holloway | 62-52 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Russell Dickson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Christopher Leonard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Cotton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Thomas Bondy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hemby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Anthony Holloway is blocked by Christopher Leonard | 62-52 |
| 07:25 | George Washington | Christopher Leonard gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:15 | George Washington | Russell Dickson is fouled on the floor by Phillip Shelley - foul #2 on Phillip Shelley, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | George Washington | Karl Parker (SF) Christopher Leonard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon (C) Anthony Holloway | |
| 07:02 | George Washington | Karl Parker knocks in the runner in the lane | 64-52 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson lays it in on a great pass from Gary Baldwin | 64-54 |
| 06:30 | George Washington | Russell Dickson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 64-54 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson is hacked by Karl Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Karl Parker, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | George Washington | Virgil McLeon (PG), Allen Williams (SG), Marco Hines (C) Thomas Parker, Russell Dickson, Thomas Bondy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Anthony Holloway (SF), Troy Oh (PF) Gary Baldwin, Nathan Gibson, James Hemby | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh is hacked by Marco Hines - foul #3 on Marco Hines, team foul #5 | 64-54 |
| Subs | George Washington | Erik Frey (SF), Christopher Leonard (PF) Karl Parker, George Cotton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (SG) Phillip Shelley | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Doug Witherington | 64-56 |
| 05:29 | George Washington | Troy Oh swats the short shot by Marco Hines | 64-56 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 04:46 | George Washington | Virgil McLeon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | George Washington | Karl Parker (SF), Russell Dickson (PF) Allen Williams, Marco Hines | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), James Hemby (PF) Doug Witherington, Ronald McDole, Anthony Holloway, Troy Oh | |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | Virgil McLeon steps in front of the Dennis Shannon pass | 64-59 |
| 03:46 | George Washington | Gary Baldwin picks off the pass by Christopher Leonard | 64-59 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin hits the finger roll | 64-61 |
| Lineup | George Washington | PG - Virgil McLeon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Leonard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Karl Parker (fresh) 22 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Dickson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erik Frey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hemby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | George Washington | The short jumper by Christopher Leonard is denied by James Hemby | 64-61 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | James Hemby grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin connects on the runner in the paint set up by Phillip Shelley | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | George Washington | Virgil McLeon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | James Hemby is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Dickson - foul #2 on Russell Dickson, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | George Washington | George Cotton (PF), Marco Hines (C) Virgil McLeon, Erik Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Davis (PF), Anthony Holloway (C) James Hemby, Dennis Shannon | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan Gibson | 64-65 |
| 02:32 | George Washington | George Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Subs | George Washington | Allen Williams (SG) Russell Dickson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF), James Hemby (C) Larry Davis, Anthony Holloway | |
| 02:14 | George Washington | Christopher Leonard buries a jumper from the right side | 66-65 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Marco Hines picks off the pass by Nathan Gibson in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 02:01 | George Washington | Troy Oh picks off the pass by Marco Hines | 66-65 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Baldwin | 66-67 |
| 01:19 | George Washington | Karl Parker makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Marco Hines | 68-67 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-70 |
| 00:48 | George Washington | Christopher Leonard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin is hacked by George Cotton - foul #1 on George Cotton, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | George Washington | Virgil McLeon (PG) Christopher Leonard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon (C) James Hemby | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | George Washington | Karl Parker is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Karl Parker, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Matthew Kellner (SF), James Hemby (PF) Gary Baldwin, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh | |
| Game Plan | George Washington | George Washington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Virgil McLeon is called for the reach on Doug Witherington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Virgil McLeon, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | George Washington | Marco Hines grabs the board | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | George Washington | Karl Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:05 | George Washington | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Williams | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | George Washington | Karl Parker hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Virgil McLeon | 71-72 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | George Washington | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF) Doug Witherington, Matthew Kellner, James Hemby | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil McLeon - foul #5 on Virgil McLeon, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| Subs | George Washington | Christopher Leonard (PG) Virgil McLeon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:02 | George Washington | George Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | George Washington | Karl Parker can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 71-74 |