| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Lott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Geier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | David Lott drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Barry Cohen | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Sean Klingbeil - foul #1 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Raymond Geier | 37-39 |
| 18:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 18:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Theodore Bond | 37-42 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Craig Lowry | 39-42 |
| 18:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Geier | 39-45 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico State | David Lott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 17:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Theodore Bond | 39-48 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico State | David Lott tips it home | 41-48 |
| 17:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins slams it home on a nice dish by Howard Adams | 41-50 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Howard Adams steals it from Sean Klingbeil | 41-50 |
| 16:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Maurice Bourn (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Jeffery Amin (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Craig Lowry, Ben Moore, Barry Cohen, David Lott, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Hubert Forbes (SF), Micah Scott (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Howard Adams, Theodore Bond, Paul Allen, Raymond Geier, Bradley Mullins | |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin misses short on a floater in the lane | 41-50 |
| 16:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on Micah Scott - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF) Maurice Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG) Hubert Forbes | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Amin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Clerk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micah Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Newkirk (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-50 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady misses the shot from the baseline | 41-50 |
| 15:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 14:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates loses the dribble to Jeffery Amin | 41-50 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Brady | 44-50 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Sean Klingbeil (C) Jeffery Amin, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Hubert Forbes (PF), Bradley Mullins (C) William Clerk, Ronald Hamilton, Micah Scott, Dean Newkirk | |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG) Daniel Brady | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG) Harold Bates | |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 13:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil tips it but misses | 44-52 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 12:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 12:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-52 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico State | Theodore Bond steals the ball from Craig Lowry | 46-52 |
| 12:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond hits the finger roll | 46-54 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Allen - foul #3 on Paul Allen, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Maurice Bourn (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Lott (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Craig Lowry, Ben Moore, Thomas Parker, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG), William Clerk (SF), Raymond Geier (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Howard Adams, Paul Allen, Hubert Forbes, Bradley Mullins | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Barry Cohen - foul #1 on Barry Cohen, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Bourn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Lott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Bond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Clerk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Raymond Geier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Newkirk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Dean Newkirk misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Barry Cohen | 46-54 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Dean Newkirk picks off the pass by Charles Marshall | 46-54 |
| 10:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | David Lott pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | David Lott can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 09:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Marshall is called for the reach on William Clerk - foul #3 on Charles Marshall, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Jeffery Amin (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Maurice Bourn, Barry Cohen, David Lott, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Micah Scott (C) Harold Bates, Theodore Bond, William Clerk, Dean Newkirk | |
| 09:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins (C) Raymond Geier | |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker is fouled on the floor by Paul Allen - foul #4 on Paul Allen, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG) Paul Allen | |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Micah Scott swats the layup by Jeffery Amin | 48-54 |
| 09:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Howard Adams steals the ball from Thomas Parker in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 08:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams banks in the layup | 48-56 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Lowry | 50-56 |
| 08:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams clanks a jumper in the paint | 50-56 |
| 08:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 08:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Micah Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker scores on a driving attempt from close range | 52-56 |
| 07:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffery Amin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Sean Klingbeil (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Howard Adams (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Theodore Bond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micah Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Mullins (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Adams - foul #2 on Howard Adams, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), David Lott (C) Craig Lowry, Thomas Parker, Jeffery Amin, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG), Paul Allen (SF), Hubert Forbes (PF), Dean Newkirk (C) Howard Adams, Ronald Hamilton, Micah Scott, Bradley Mullins | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Allen | 54-59 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady misses the easy layup | 54-59 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen tips it home | 56-59 |
| 06:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-59 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard is fouled on the floor by Theodore Bond - foul #1 on Theodore Bond, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Charles Marshall (C) Daniel Brady, Ben Moore, David Lott | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG), William Clerk (SG), Raymond Geier (PF), Bradley Mullins (C) Harold Bates, Theodore Bond, Hubert Forbes, Dean Newkirk | |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Craig Lowry | 58-59 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall misses long on an open floater near the basket | 58-59 |
| 05:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Marshall | 60-59 |
| 03:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Thomas Parker is called for the reach on William Clerk - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), Jeffery Amin (PF), David Lott (C) Barry Cohen, David Sheppard, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Hubert Forbes (PF), Micah Scott (C) Howard Adams, William Clerk, Raymond Geier, Bradley Mullins | |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Harold Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Bourn (SG) Craig Lowry | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Theodore Bond (SG), Dean Newkirk (C) Paul Allen, Micah Scott | |
| 03:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Hubert Forbes travels with the ball | 60-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Bourn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffery Amin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - David Lott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Harold Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Bond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hubert Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Newkirk (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Amin | 63-59 |
| 03:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG), Charles Marshall (C) Daniel Brady, Maurice Bourn, Jeffery Amin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk (PG), Micah Scott (PF) Harold Bates, Hubert Forbes | |
| 02:49 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk scores on a 3 from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen (SF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Thomas Parker, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Allen (SF) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 02:23 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen is fouled on the floor by Paul Allen - foul #5 on Paul Allen, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ronald Hamilton (SF), Raymond Geier (PF) Paul Allen, Dean Newkirk | |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | William Clerk grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 02:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF) David Lott | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams (PG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 01:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Adams scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Clerk | 63-64 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 63-64 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Raymond Geier | 63-64 |
| 01:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bradley Mullins (C) Micah Scott | |
| 01:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Craig Lowry is called for the reach on William Clerk - foul #2 on Craig Lowry, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| 01:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier hits a jumper from the right side | 63-66 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Lowry | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier is hacked by Craig Lowry - foul #3 on Craig Lowry, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Raymond Geier misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | William Clerk is called for the reach on Barry Cohen in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Clerk, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Moore | 65-67 |