| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Nicholas Zell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Cordes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Hess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Penning (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | John Lui pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland knocks in the floater from close range set up by John Lui | 31-43 |
| 19:07 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-43 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | George Penning hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Hess - foul #3 on Brian Hess, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby (C) Brian Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 18:39 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses the floater from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | James Steele can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 18:24 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gerald Sims | 34-44 |
| 18:20 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Richard Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:02 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby is hacked by George Penning - foul #1 on George Penning, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| 17:46 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-44 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | George Penning gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by John Lui is blocked by David Maultsby | 34-44 |
| 17:36 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to David Maultsby | 34-44 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 17:30 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 17:18 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker (SF) Gerald Sims | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF), Ira Whittaker (C) Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| 17:01 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-47 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-47 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | George Penning gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Walter Becker - foul #1 on Walter Becker, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Villarreal (PG), James Lovett (SG), Gerald Sims (PF) Nicholas Zell, Jim Cordes, Richard Rhodes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Neumann - foul #3 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess (SF), Michael Eppler (C) Walter Becker, Gerald Sims | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth (PF), James Steele (C) Ira Whittaker, Robert Sims | |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:58 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Steele | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Maultsby (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Eppler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the floater from close range on a great pass from John Lui | 35-50 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess misses the jumper from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett hits the follow up shot | 37-50 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | James Lovett picks off the pass by John Lui in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby lays it up and in set up by Michael Villarreal | 39-50 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | James Steele comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Maultsby - foul #3 on David Maultsby, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell (PG), Jim Cordes (SG), Richard Rhodes (PF) Michael Villarreal, James Lovett, David Maultsby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), George Penning (SF) John Lui, John Devlin | |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:14 | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-52 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George Penning | 39-52 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | James Steele hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Aaron Holland | 39-55 |
| 13:43 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jim Cordes - foul #1 on Jim Cordes, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims (C) Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (C) James Steele | |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | Richard Rhodes snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 13:01 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Hess and he's hacked by John Devlin - foul #1 on John Devlin, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (C) Joseph Stallworth | |
| 13:01 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | John Devlin tips it but misses | 44-56 |
| 12:49 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Gerald Sims | 44-56 |
| 12:31 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Cordes | 47-56 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 12:13 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 12:09 | Virginia Tech | Richard Rhodes scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Cordes | 49-56 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | George Penning snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Nicholas Zell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Cordes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Rhodes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Penning (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | John Devlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | George Penning hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Neumann | 49-58 |
| 11:05 | Virginia Tech | Richard Rhodes is hacked by Ira Whittaker - foul #1 on Ira Whittaker, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Villarreal (PG), James Lovett (SG), David Maultsby (PF), Michael Eppler (C) Nicholas Zell, Jim Cordes, Brian Hess, Richard Rhodes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), James Steele (C) Thomas Neumann, George Penning | |
| 10:47 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | James Steele can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 10:27 | Virginia Tech | David Maultsby gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:18 | Virginia Tech | James Steele steps in front of the Michael Eppler pass | 49-58 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | John Lui makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Steele | 49-60 |
| 09:45 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett tips it home | 51-60 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker drills a driving attempt near the basket | 51-62 |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett is called for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell (PG), Jim Cordes (SG), Brian Hess (SF), Richard Rhodes (PF) Michael Villarreal, James Lovett, Gerald Sims, Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG), George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, John Devlin, Ira Whittaker, James Steele | |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 08:44 | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | Robert Sims takes the ball from Richard Rhodes | 51-62 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth is fouled on the floor by Richard Rhodes - foul #2 on Richard Rhodes, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Hess - foul #4 on Brian Hess, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker (SF) Brian Hess | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (C) Robert Sims | |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 08:02 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 07:40 | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 07:39 | Virginia Tech | Jim Cordes can't tip it in | 51-62 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Nicholas Zell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Cordes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Becker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Maultsby (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Penning (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the easy layup | 51-62 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | John Devlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Penning | 51-64 |
| 06:39 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth grabs the board | 51-64 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | George Penning knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Neumann | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:05 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Becker | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 05:40 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Brian Hess (SF), Michael Eppler (C) Walter Becker, David Maultsby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), James Steele (C) Thomas Neumann, John Devlin | |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Richard Rhodes can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 54-67 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | John Lui grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Brian Hess swats the layup by James Steele | 54-67 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Steele - foul #2 on James Steele, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Lovett (SG) Jim Cordes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG) John Lui | |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:53 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | James Lovett is called for the reach on Aaron Holland - foul #2 on James Lovett, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims (PF) Richard Rhodes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF) Joseph Stallworth | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 04:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | James Steele snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-69 |
| 04:03 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Zell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-69 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | James Steele gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann hits the follow up shot | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Nicholas Zell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Sims (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Eppler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Penning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims loses the dribble to George Penning | 56-71 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico State | John Devlin hits the follow up shot | 56-73 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-73 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Michael Eppler gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:15 | Virginia Tech | James Lovett's pass is intercepted by James Steele | 59-73 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Steele | 59-76 |
| 01:33 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims is hacked by John Devlin - foul #2 on John Devlin, team foul #6 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Villarreal (PG), Walter Becker (SF), David Maultsby (C) Nicholas Zell, Brian Hess, Michael Eppler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (SF), Shawn Parker (PF), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning, James Steele | |
| 01:20 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Lovett | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Becker - foul #2 on Walter Becker, team foul #8 | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Lovett | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | John Devlin makes the turnaround from close range | 64-78 |
| 00:22 | Virginia Tech | Walter Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 00:21 | Virginia Tech | Gerald Sims hits the follow up shot | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann runs out the clock | 66-78 |