| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fresh) SG - Jewell Larsen (fresh) SF - Michael Mickelsen (fresh) PF - Kevin Cross (fresh) C - Chris Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) PF - John Sargent (fresh) C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Chris Burns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Michael Mickelsen | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | McNeese State | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Thad Stitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | McNeese State | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Thad Stitt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 18:44 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jewell Larsen | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Thad Stitt picks off the pass by Thomas Nichols | 4-0 |
| 18:17 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jewell Larsen | 7-0 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 7-0 |
| 18:02 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:45 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-0 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Sargent | 7-0 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | John Sargent's pass is intercepted by Kevin Cross | 7-0 |
| 17:21 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt's pass is intercepted by Philip Shelton in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Louis Gary banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Shelton | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross misses badly on a floater in the lane | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Nicolas Hines | 7-2 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Gary | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | McNeese State | Chris Burns misses the driving attempt in the lane | 7-4 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:49 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jewell Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Chris Burns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Philip Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Nichols (fairly fresh) PF - John Sargent (fairly fresh) C - Nicolas Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses short on a floater near the basket | 7-4 |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Chris Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | McNeese State | Louis Gary is called for the reach on Thad Stitt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Gary, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Frankie Carrow (SG), Jacob Suits (SF), Daniel Powell (PF), Jason Noel (C) Thad Stitt, Jewell Larsen, Michael Mickelsen, Kevin Cross, Chris Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), John Delaney (SG), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 15:10 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell misses the lay-in | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell tips it home | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jacob Suits - foul #1 on Jacob Suits, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:38 | McNeese State | Andrew Highland swats the short shot by Daniel Powell | 9-6 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | John Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Thomas Nichols | |
| 14:14 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Louis Gary - foul #2 on Louis Gary, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG), Thomas Nichols (SF) Louis Gary, Andrew Highland | |
| 14:14 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Philip Shelton | 12-8 |
| 13:55 | McNeese State | Philip Shelton steps in front of the Michael Chastain pass in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton hits the finger roll | 12-10 |
| 13:41 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Darrington (PG), Jewell Larsen (SG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Kevin Cross (PF), Chris Burns (C) Michael Chastain, Frankie Carrow, Jacob Suits, Daniel Powell, Jason Noel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Gregory Favors | |
| 13:23 | McNeese State | Chris Burns is whistled for a carry | 15-10 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | John Delaney double dribbles | 15-10 |
| 13:12 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen is hacked by Thomas Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| 13:01 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen travels with the ball | 15-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Andrew Highland (PF) John Delaney, John Sargent | |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-10 |
| 12:44 | McNeese State | Chris Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:23 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen is fouled on the floor by Lewis Erwin - foul #1 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow (PG), Michael Chastain (SF) David Darrington, Michael Mickelsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG), John Sargent (PF) Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland | |
| 12:07 | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Chastain | 18-10 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the easy layup | 18-10 |
| 11:50 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Frankie Carrow and the foul's on Thomas Nichols - foul #2 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Daniel Powell (PF), Jacob Suits (C) Kevin Cross, Chris Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| 11:35 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses the free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the board | 20-10 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Frankie Carrow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jewell Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Chastain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Suits (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lewis Erwin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Delaney (fairly fresh) SF - Philip Shelton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Sargent (tiring) C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Erwin | 20-10 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | John Sargent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 20-10 |
| 11:05 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 10:53 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jewell Larsen | 23-10 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines hits a fadeaway from close range set up by John Sargent and he's fouled by Frankie Carrow - foul #1 on Frankie Carrow, team foul #2 | 23-12 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Jason Noel (PF), Chris Burns (C) Frankie Carrow, Michael Chastain, Daniel Powell, Jacob Suits | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF) John Sargent | |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen is hacked by Philip Shelton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Shelton, team foul #8 | 23-13 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 10:33 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 10:00 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Highland | 25-16 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-16 |
| 09:43 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Chris Burns | 25-16 |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Lewis Erwin is called for the reach on Thad Stitt - foul #2 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #9 | 25-16 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (SG), Kevin Cross (PF), Daniel Powell (C) Jewell Larsen, Jason Noel, Chris Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-16 |
| 09:10 | McNeese State | Kevin Cross grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 09:03 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-16 |
| 09:01 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell tips it home | 29-16 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-19 |
| 08:41 | McNeese State | Nicolas Hines picks off the pass by Michael Chastain | 29-19 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Sargent | 29-22 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Shelton - foul #2 on Philip Shelton, team foul #10 | 29-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow (SG), Jacob Suits (SF), Jason Noel (PF), Chris Burns (C) Michael Chastain, Michael Mickelsen, Kevin Cross, Daniel Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Philip Shelton | |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 07:59 | McNeese State | Jason Noel pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 07:42 | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow buries a jumper from the left side | 33-22 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 33-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Darrington (PG) Thad Stitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 33-22 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | Louis Gary pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Darrington (fresh) SG - Frankie Carrow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Suits (fresh) PF - Jason Noel (fresh) C - Chris Burns (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - John Delaney (tired) PF - Andrew Highland (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | John Delaney is fouled on the floor by Jason Noel - foul #1 on Jason Noel, team foul #3 | 33-22 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Daniel Powell (PF) David Darrington, Chris Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Gary | 33-25 |
| 06:42 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Chastain and he's hacked by Andrew Highland - foul #1 on Andrew Highland, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen (SG) Jason Noel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:42 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell makes the free throw | 36-25 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-25 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses long on a shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen tips it back up and in | 36-27 |
| 05:43 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jewell Larsen | 38-27 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | John Delaney clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-27 |
| 05:27 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Chastain and he's fouled by Andrew Highland - foul #2 on Andrew Highland, team foul #12 | 40-27 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Kevin Cross (PF) Frankie Carrow, Michael Chastain, Jacob Suits | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 05:20 | McNeese State | Daniel Powell misses the free throw | 40-27 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | John Sargent pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols hits the finger roll | 40-29 |
| 04:49 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 04:48 | McNeese State | Michael Mickelsen snags the offensive board | 40-29 |
| 04:36 | McNeese State | Thad Stitt knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Mickelsen | 42-29 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Louis Gary drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Nichols and the foul's on Kevin Cross - foul #1 on Kevin Cross, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Darrington (PG), Jason Noel (SF), Chris Burns (C) Thad Stitt, Michael Mickelsen, Daniel Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 04:23 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Chris Burns | 42-31 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Chris Burns is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Hines - foul #1 on Nicolas Hines, team foul #13 | 42-31 |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) Louis Gary | |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Chris Burns makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Chris Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses long on a floater from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it home | 44-33 |
| 03:30 | McNeese State | Jewell Larsen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Darrington | 46-33 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | John Delaney is called for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Frankie Carrow (SG), Michael Chastain (SF) David Darrington, Jewell Larsen, Jason Noel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Thad Stitt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frankie Carrow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chastain (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Cross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | Chris Burns is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-35 |
| 01:55 | McNeese State | Frankie Carrow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 01:51 | McNeese State | Michael Chastain is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Darrington (PG), Jewell Larsen (SG), Michael Mickelsen (SF), Jacob Suits (PF) Thad Stitt, Frankie Carrow, Michael Chastain, Kevin Cross | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin double dribbles | 48-35 |
| 01:15 | McNeese State | Chris Burns is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jacob Suits | 50-35 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Jacob Suits | 50-35 |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | John Sargent is called for the reach on Chris Burns - foul #1 on John Sargent, team foul #14 | 50-35 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael Chastain (PG), Frankie Carrow (SG), Jason Noel (PF) David Darrington, Jewell Larsen, Jacob Suits | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Andrew Highland (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Chris Burns misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 00:41 | McNeese State | Chris Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Nichols | 51-38 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jason Noel is hacked by Andrew Highland - foul #3 on Andrew Highland, team foul #15 | 51-38 |
| Subs | McNeese State | Thad Stitt (PG), Daniel Powell (C) Michael Mickelsen, Chris Burns | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Sargent (PF) Thomas Nichols, Andrew Highland | |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jason Noel makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 00:00 | McNeese State | Jason Noel misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |