| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Spataro (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Craig Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - Huey Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | John Rosol inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Robert Williams steals it from Craig Johnson | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Kent State | Milton Parsons comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 36-28 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Milton Parsons pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski loses the ball out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kyle Spataro | 39-28 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Robert Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | John Rosol misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Tony Davis | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Spataro - foul #2 on Kyle Spataro, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore is fouled on the floor by Ivan Tyburski - foul #1 on Ivan Tyburski, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Ivan Tyburski takes the ball from Craig Johnson | 39-29 |
| 17:24 | Kent State | Tony Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson (C) Tony Davis | |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Johnathon Simpson takes the ball from Kyle Spataro | 39-29 |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ivan Tyburski and he's hacked by Craig Johnson - foul #1 on Craig Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Annunziata (SG), Robert Gothard (SF), Marc Green (C) Craig Johnson, John Rosol, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | Antonio Rivera (PG), Christopher Davis (SF) Ivan Tyburski, Milton Parsons | |
| 16:41 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Annunziata | 42-32 |
| 16:03 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson's layup is rejected by Marc Green | 42-32 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Marc Green | 42-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Spataro (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Annunziata (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gothard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huey Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Antonio Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry snags the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 42-32 |
| 15:21 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Antonio Rivera | 42-32 |
| 15:05 | Kent State | Christopher Davis is fouled on the floor by Huey Barry - foul #3 on Huey Barry, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson (SG), John Rosol (SF), Nicholas Moore (C) Kyle Spataro, Huey Barry, Marc Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Milton Parsons (SF), Tony Davis (C) Alfonso Gonzales, Robert Williams, Johnathon Simpson | |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera loses the dribble to John Rosol | 42-32 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Tony Davis - foul #2 on Tony Davis, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:09 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-32 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 13:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Christopher Davis | 43-32 |
| 13:32 | Kent State | Milton Parsons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Rivera | 43-35 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | James Annunziata misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 13:06 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Milton Parsons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Davis | 43-35 |
| 12:31 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Rosol | 46-35 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard grabs the board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Annunziata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rosol (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Gothard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Rivera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | James Annunziata can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-35 |
| 11:46 | Kent State | Christopher Davis snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 11:30 | Kent State | Antonio Rivera comes up short on the jumper from close range | 46-35 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Tony Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:59 | Kent State | Milton Parsons scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Gothard | 49-38 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Milton Parsons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | John Rosol is hacked by Antonio Rivera - foul #2 on Antonio Rivera, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro (PG), Gary Janoski (SG), Michael Hankerson (SF), Huey Barry (PF), Marc Green (C) James Annunziata, Craig Johnson, John Rosol, Robert Gothard, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Vidrine (PG), Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Michael Palmer (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Johnathon Simpson (C) Ivan Tyburski, Antonio Rivera, Milton Parsons, Christopher Davis, Tony Davis | |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Michael Palmer picks off the pass by Huey Barry | 49-38 |
| 09:28 | Kent State | Johnathon Simpson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Robert Williams tips it home | 49-40 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Spataro and the foul's on James Vidrine - foul #1 on James Vidrine, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 08:47 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 08:45 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:34 | Kent State | Michael Palmer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Alfonso Gonzales picks off the pass by Marc Green | 52-40 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams slams it home on a nice dish by Alfonso Gonzales | 52-42 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Green | 52-42 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 07:48 | Kent State | Robert Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Annunziata (SG), Nicholas Moore (C) Gary Janoski, Marc Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Spataro (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - James Annunziata (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hankerson (fresh) PF - Huey Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - James Vidrine (fresh) SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Palmer (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnathon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 07:21 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | James Vidrine misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 06:36 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses long on a shot from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Hankerson pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | James Annunziata hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alfonso Gonzales - foul #1 on Alfonso Gonzales, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson (SG), John Rosol (SF) Kyle Spataro, Michael Hankerson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski (PG), Antonio Rivera (SG), Milton Parsons (SF), Christopher Davis (PF), Angelo Barrera (C) James Vidrine, Alfonso Gonzales, Michael Palmer, Robert Williams, Johnathon Simpson | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | James Annunziata makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | James Annunziata makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Rosol - foul #2 on John Rosol, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (PG), Robert Gothard (PF), Marc Green (C) James Annunziata, Huey Barry, Nicholas Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Christopher Davis misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:56 | Kent State | Christopher Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 05:25 | Kent State | Christopher Davis snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Milton Parsons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Gothard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Angelo Barrera snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marc Green - foul #2 on Marc Green, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro (PG), Huey Barry (PF), Nicholas Moore (C) Gary Janoski, Robert Gothard, Marc Green | |
| Subs | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales (SG), Robert Williams (PF), Tony Davis (C) Antonio Rivera, Christopher Davis, Angelo Barrera | |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Milton Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry gets the rebound | 56-44 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson buries a floater from the left side | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Kent State | Alfonso Gonzales misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-44 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Huey Barry | 60-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Spataro (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Craig Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rosol (fresh) PF - Huey Barry (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ivan Tyburski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alfonso Gonzales (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tony Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Kent State | Ivan Tyburski buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Williams | 60-47 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Spataro | 63-47 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | Robert Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Kyle Spataro is blocked by Robert Williams | 63-47 |
| 02:35 | Kent State | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Huey Barry denies the turnaround by Robert Williams | 63-47 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | Robert Williams tips it home | 63-49 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Craig Johnson misses the runner from close range | 63-49 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | John Rosol pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | John Rosol drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Spataro | 66-49 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Milton Parsons misses long on a shot from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | Tony Davis can't tip it in | 66-49 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Johnson | 69-49 |
| 00:54 | Kent State | Robert Williams's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Moore | 69-49 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry gets the rebound | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Moore buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Craig Johnson | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kent State | Huey Barry blocks the short jumper by Alfonso Gonzales | 71-49 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Huey Barry grabs the board | 71-49 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Kyle Spataro runs out the clock | 71-49 |