| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lee Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - John Asuncion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Higginbotham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joey Nehls (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kevin McBride | 37-35 |
| 19:28 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls's floater is tipped away by Mark Bailey | 37-35 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Heromin Zarrineh | 40-35 |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Asuncion | 40-37 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lee Miller and the foul's on Joey Nehls - foul #1 on Joey Nehls, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | Joey Nehls swats the dunk try by Kevin McBride | 42-37 |
| 18:26 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:11 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills is fouled on the floor by Heromin Zarrineh - foul #1 on Heromin Zarrineh, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:04 | The Citadel | John Asuncion buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Mills | 42-39 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 17:50 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG) John Asuncion | |
| 17:23 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller drills a jumper from the left side set up by Kevin McBride | 44-39 |
| 17:03 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills blows the layup | 44-39 |
| 17:01 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 16:17 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Miller | 50-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lee Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Higginbotham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joey Nehls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | The Citadel | James Dubose buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Rene Marino (SF), William Cason (PF), Micah Price (C) Lee Miller, Matthew Gibson, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Doug Long (SG), Buddy Green (SF), Mitchell Williams (PF), James Lavery (C) James Dubose, Frank Higginbotham, Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills, Joey Nehls | |
| 15:06 | The Citadel | John Asuncion comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 15:04 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | Mitchell Williams denies the turnaround by Micah Price | 50-46 |
| 14:45 | The Citadel | James Lavery pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:22 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Micah Price pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Micah Price is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| 13:56 | The Citadel | Doug Long buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mitchell Williams | 50-49 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Micah Price | 53-49 |
| 13:32 | The Citadel | The jump hook by Buddy Green is blocked by Micah Price | 53-49 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:23 | The Citadel | James Lavery gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:18 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams is hacked by William Cason - foul #2 on William Cason, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham (SG) Doug Long | |
| 12:59 | The Citadel | Buddy Green comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to William Cason | 53-49 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-49 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Hodermarsky - foul #4 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF) Robert Hodermarsky, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) John Asuncion, Buddy Green, James Lavery | |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:36 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 12:17 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:04 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Dubose | 55-53 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Casey - foul #3 on Patrick Casey, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey (C) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Joey Nehls (C) Mitchell Williams | |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Rene Marino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Joey Nehls (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (SG) Rene Marino | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses the driving attempt from the left block | 57-53 |
| 11:19 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:58 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham's floater is tipped away by Mark Bailey | 57-53 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | James Dubose is called for the reach on Heromin Zarrineh - foul #1 on James Dubose, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG) Matthew Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Doug Long (SG) James Dubose, Frank Higginbotham | |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich is fouled on the floor by John Asuncion - foul #2 on John Asuncion, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (PG) Lee Miller | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Cason (SF), Micah Price (PF) Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Buddy Green (SF), Mitchell Williams (PF) Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills | |
| 10:07 | The Citadel | Buddy Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Asuncion and he's hacked by William Cason - foul #3 on William Cason, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez (SF) Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 10:07 | The Citadel | Buddy Green makes the free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Joey Nehls picks off the pass by Micah Price | 57-56 |
| 09:28 | The Citadel | Buddy Green misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-56 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Micah Price | 57-56 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 09:00 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 08:38 | The Citadel | Micah Price swats the layup by Doug Long | 57-56 |
| 08:37 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Micah Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) James Goodrich, Esteban Hernandez, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Frank Higginbotham (SG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) John Asuncion, Doug Long, Mitchell Williams, Joey Nehls | |
| 07:50 | The Citadel | Buddy Green can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lee Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Higginbotham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | The Citadel | The refs have stopped play. Frank Higginbotham is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG) Matthew Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jerome Heron (SG), James Lavery (C) Frank Higginbotham, Buddy Green | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky buries a shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 07:14 | The Citadel | Jerome Heron misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin McBride | 61-58 |
| 06:36 | The Citadel | Jerome Heron knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dubose | 61-61 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Heromin Zarrineh | 64-61 |
| 05:59 | The Citadel | Jerome Heron is fouled on the floor by Lee Miller - foul #2 on Lee Miller, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Rene Marino (C) Lee Miller, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Doug Long (SG), Buddy Green (C) James Dubose, Jerome Heron, James Lavery | |
| 05:52 | The Citadel | Buddy Green loses the ball out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Joey Nehls (C) Buddy Green | |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino connects on the jumper from close range | 66-61 |
| 05:20 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 05:18 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls snags the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 05:01 | The Citadel | Doug Long misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Goodrich - foul #4 on James Goodrich, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Cason (PF), Micah Price (C) Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Buddy Green (SF), Mitchell Williams (PF) Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills | |
| 05:01 | The Citadel | Doug Long makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:01 | The Citadel | Doug Long makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rene Marino | 69-63 |
| 04:37 | The Citadel | Doug Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Micah Price pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | William Cason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 04:23 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 04:09 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 04:07 | The Citadel | Mitchell Williams can't tip it in | 69-63 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Rene Marino pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | William Cason knocks in the floater from the right side | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:42 | The Citadel | Buddy Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Rene Marino, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF) John Asuncion, Mitchell Williams, Joey Nehls | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Lee Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - James Dubose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Buddy Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 71-63 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Patrick Casey steals the ball from James Goodrich | 71-63 |
| 02:44 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills scores on a shot from close range | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses the shot in the paint | 71-65 |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 02:34 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG) Lee Miller | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Joey Nehls (C) James Dubose, Buddy Green | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:25 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 71-65 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Mark Bailey | 71-65 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hodermarsky | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:11 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kevin McBride | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 75-65 |
| 01:26 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Matthew Gibson (SG), Rene Marino (SF), William Cason (PF), Micah Price (C) Robert Hodermarsky, James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG), Buddy Green (SF), Mitchell Williams (PF), James Lavery (C) John Asuncion, Patrick Casey, Christopher Mills, Joey Nehls | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | James Lavery knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Dubose | 75-67 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Lee Miller, Matthew Gibson, Rene Marino, William Cason, Micah Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | John Asuncion (PG), Frank Higginbotham (SG), Patrick Casey (SF), Christopher Mills (PF), Joey Nehls (C) James Dubose, Doug Long, Buddy Green, Mitchell Williams, James Lavery | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky is hacked by Frank Higginbotham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Higginbotham, team foul #5 | 75-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), William Cason (SF), Micah Price (PF) James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky is fouled on the floor by John Asuncion - foul #3 on John Asuncion, team foul #6 | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | John Asuncion is called for the reach on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #4 on John Asuncion, team foul #7 | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:44 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:36 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Christopher Mills | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Micah Price is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Higginbotham - foul #2 on Frank Higginbotham, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride (SF) Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Micah Price misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride grabs the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is fouled on the floor by John Asuncion - foul #5 on John Asuncion, team foul #9 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (PF) Micah Price | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Dubose (PG) John Asuncion | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Higginbotham | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Mark Bailey (C) Robert Hodermarsky, William Cason | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller is fouled in the backcourt by James Dubose - foul #2 on James Dubose, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:25 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills pulls down the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | Joey Nehls can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:19 | The Citadel | Christopher Mills snags the offensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:16 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-73 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller gets the rebound | 77-73 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller is hacked by James Dubose in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Dubose, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:07 | The Citadel | Patrick Casey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | James Dubose is called for the reach on Mark Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Dubose, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), William Cason (PF) James Goodrich, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Frank Higginbotham misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-73 |