| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) PF - John Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Pfeifer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Darrow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico | John Delaney is hacked by Richard Pfeifer - foul #1 on Richard Pfeifer, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | John Sargent misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | John Delaney is hacked by Glen Smith - foul #1 on Glen Smith, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Sargent | 31-43 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines's floater is tipped away by Bill Reinhart | 31-43 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | John Sargent grabs the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Pfeifer - foul #2 on Richard Pfeifer, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) John Delaney, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (PG), William Williams (SG), Martin Tirrell (SF), Steve Gable (PF), Michael Grant (C) Christopher Smith, Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer, Joseph Darrow, Bill Reinhart | |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:09 | NC State | Antonio Evans hits a shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors tips it back up and in | 35-45 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Michael Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 35-45 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 17:14 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 35-45 |
| 16:55 | NC State | William Williams hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Gable | 35-48 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Glen Smith (SG), Richard Pfeifer (SF), Joseph Darrow (PF), Bill Reinhart (C) Antonio Evans, William Williams, Martin Tirrell, Steve Gable, Michael Grant | |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:44 | NC State | Glen Smith grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 16:28 | NC State | Nicolas Hines steals the ball from Joseph Darrow | 36-48 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton is fouled on the floor by Christopher Smith - foul #3 on Christopher Smith, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Carter (PG) Christopher Smith | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Pfeifer - foul #3 on Richard Pfeifer, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | NC State | William Williams (SF) Richard Pfeifer | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:55 | NC State | Glen Smith's pass is intercepted by Nicolas Hines | 37-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Philip Shelton (tiring) 8 pts. SG - John Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (tiring) 1 pts. PF - John Sargent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Arthur Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Darrow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Nichols | 39-48 |
| 15:44 | NC State | The jump hook by Joseph Darrow is blocked by Nicolas Hines | 39-48 |
| 15:42 | New Mexico | John Delaney gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols's pass is intercepted by Arthur Carter | 39-48 |
| 15:00 | NC State | Bill Reinhart is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint | 39-50 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | John Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) Philip Shelton, John Delaney | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Antonio Evans (SG), Richard Pfeifer (SF), Steve Gable (PF), Michael Grant (C) Arthur Carter, Glen Smith, William Williams, Joseph Darrow, Bill Reinhart | |
| 14:13 | NC State | John Sargent is called for the reach on Steve Gable - foul #3 on John Sargent, team foul #1 | 39-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:08 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-52 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the easy layup | 39-52 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen can't tip it in | 39-52 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Louis Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Louis Gary double dribbles | 39-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Thomas Nichols, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | NC State | Joseph Darrow (PF) Michael Grant | |
| 13:33 | NC State | Antonio Evans is hacked by Dikembe Abdeldayen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 13:25 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer is fouled on the floor by Lewis Erwin - foul #2 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Joseph Darrow buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Andrew Highland - foul #1 on Andrew Highland, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| 13:08 | NC State | Joseph Darrow makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Gary and the foul's on Steve Gable - foul #2 on Steve Gable, team foul #7 | 41-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Tirrell (PG), Glen Smith (SG), Bill Reinhart (C) Christopher Smith, Antonio Evans, Steve Gable | |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses the free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:50 | NC State | Bill Reinhart grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Joseph Darrow misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| 12:35 | NC State | Bill Reinhart can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines clanks a turnaround from the left block | 41-55 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Louis Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin lays it in on a nice dish by John Delaney | 43-55 |
| 11:55 | NC State | Lewis Erwin steps in front of the Richard Pfeifer pass in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin lays it up and in | 45-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Delaney (tiring) 3 reb. SF - Lewis Erwin (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Martin Tirrell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Pfeifer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Darrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Reinhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:46 | NC State | Martin Tirrell is hacked by Nicolas Hines - foul #2 on Nicolas Hines, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Antonio Evans (SG), Steve Gable (PF), Michael Grant (C) Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer, Joseph Darrow, Bill Reinhart | |
| 11:23 | NC State | Martin Tirrell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Smith | 45-58 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 11:10 | NC State | The rebound goes to Christopher Smith | 45-58 |
| 11:08 | NC State | Christopher Smith is hacked by Louis Gary in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Gary, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Philip Shelton (SG) Louis Gary, John Delaney | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Pfeifer (SF) Martin Tirrell | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Antonio Evans is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-60 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin double dribbles | 45-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines (C) Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | NC State | Arthur Carter (PG), Glen Smith (SG), William Williams (SF), Joseph Darrow (PF), Bill Reinhart (C) Christopher Smith, Antonio Evans, Richard Pfeifer, Steve Gable, Michael Grant | |
| 10:07 | NC State | Joseph Darrow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Philip Shelton | 45-60 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-60 |
| 09:42 | NC State | Joseph Darrow snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 09:26 | NC State | Joseph Darrow is open but misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Nicolas Hines | 45-60 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Steve Gable (PF), Michael Grant (C) Arthur Carter, Joseph Darrow, Bill Reinhart | |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 09:13 | NC State | Steve Gable grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Glen Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Delaney - foul #3 on John Delaney, team foul #7 | 45-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Pfeifer (SF) William Williams | |
| 09:11 | NC State | Glen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:11 | NC State | Glen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:51 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors is denied on a dunk by Michael Grant | 45-62 |
| 08:49 | NC State | The rebound goes to Richard Pfeifer | 45-62 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Christopher Smith misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 45-62 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Andrew Highland | 45-62 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Delaney | 47-62 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Thomas Nichols is called for the reach on Glen Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | NC State | William Williams (SF) Richard Pfeifer | |
| 08:15 | NC State | Glen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 08:15 | NC State | Glen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Smith is called for the reach on Philip Shelton - foul #4 on Christopher Smith, team foul #8 | 47-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (SG), Joseph Darrow (PF) Glen Smith, Michael Grant | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Antonio Evans is hacked by Philip Shelton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Shelton, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | NC State | Martin Tirrell (SF) Christopher Smith | |
| 07:48 | NC State | Antonio Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:48 | NC State | Antonio Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Philip Shelton (tiring) 12 pts. PF - John Sargent (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Antonio Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Tirrell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Darrow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Steve Gable (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-66 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Steve Gable gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 07:29 | NC State | Martin Tirrell can't finish the layup | 49-66 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Steve Gable gets the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 07:12 | NC State | Steve Gable's pass is intercepted by Philip Shelton | 49-66 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Shelton | 51-66 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Martin Tirrell clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Philip Shelton - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PF) John Sargent | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Richard Pfeifer (SF), Bill Reinhart (C) Antonio Evans, William Williams, Steve Gable | |
| 06:55 | NC State | Martin Tirrell misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:55 | NC State | Martin Tirrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Richard Pfeifer - foul #4 on Richard Pfeifer, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF) Philip Shelton | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Gary - foul #5 on Louis Gary, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF) Louis Gary | |
| Subs | NC State | Glen Smith (SG), Michael Grant (PF) Martin Tirrell, Joseph Darrow | |
| 06:36 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 06:36 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Grant - foul #1 on Michael Grant, team foul #10 | 54-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) John Delaney, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:19 | NC State | Michael Grant gets the rebound | 55-69 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Christopher Smith hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Glen Smith | 55-72 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the jump hook from the left block | 57-72 |
| 05:38 | NC State | Glen Smith is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Smith, team foul #11 | 57-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Nicolas Hines (C) Thomas Nichols, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (PG), William Williams (SG), Martin Tirrell (SF), Joseph Darrow (PF) Christopher Smith, Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer, Michael Grant | |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Andrew Highland is blocked by Bill Reinhart | 57-72 |
| 05:31 | NC State | The rebound goes to Martin Tirrell | 57-72 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Bill Reinhart misses badly on a runner from the left block | 57-72 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Darrow - foul #1 on Joseph Darrow, team foul #12 | 57-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PG) Lewis Erwin | |
| Subs | NC State | Steve Gable (C) Bill Reinhart | |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 04:51 | NC State | Joseph Darrow grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 04:45 | NC State | Martin Tirrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Sargent (PF) Andrew Highland | |
| Subs | NC State | Glen Smith (SG), Richard Pfeifer (SF) William Williams, Martin Tirrell | |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen's floater is knocked away by Steve Gable | 58-72 |
| 04:34 | NC State | Joseph Darrow grabs the board | 58-72 |
| 04:27 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer hits a floater near the basket | 58-74 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | The short jumper by John Sargent is denied by Joseph Darrow | 58-74 |
| 04:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Steve Gable | 58-74 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Shelton - foul #4 on Philip Shelton, team foul #12 | 58-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | NC State | Christopher Smith (PG), Michael Grant (C) Antonio Evans, Joseph Darrow | |
| 04:09 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Richard Pfeifer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Glen Smith takes the ball from John Delaney | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | NC State | Christopher Smith can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-76 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Steve Gable hits the follow up shot | 58-78 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Delaney (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Nichols (very tired) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Sargent (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glen Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Pfeifer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Steve Gable (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-78 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Gregory Favors takes the ball from Steve Gable | 60-78 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Delaney is hacked by Richard Pfeifer - foul #5 on Richard Pfeifer, team foul #13 | 60-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Philip Shelton (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent | |
| Subs | NC State | Antonio Evans (PG), William Williams (SG), Martin Tirrell (SF) Christopher Smith, Glen Smith, Richard Pfeifer | |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 02:28 | NC State | Antonio Evans hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Grant | 62-81 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Steve Gable swats the short shot by Lewis Erwin | 62-81 |
| 02:09 | NC State | Martin Tirrell snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| 02:05 | NC State | William Williams is open and scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Tirrell | 62-83 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | John Delaney double dribbles | 62-83 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Michael Grant travels with the ball | 62-83 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-83 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Steve Gable pulls down the rebound | 62-83 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Antonio Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Highland - foul #2 on Andrew Highland, team foul #13 | 62-83 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Antonio Evans misses the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 01:25 | NC State | Antonio Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | John Delaney clanks a floater from the left wing | 62-84 |
| 01:07 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 62-84 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Antonio Evans is hacked by Lewis Erwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Antonio Evans makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Antonio Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-86 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | NC State | William Williams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 64-86 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Michael Grant gets the offensive rebound | 64-86 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Martin Tirrell drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Williams | 64-88 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | John Delaney connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-88 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Antonio Evans runs out the clock | 66-88 |