| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jerome Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Purdue (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Grise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Burford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Josef Klinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pagano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Barcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Ronald Barcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | James Cooley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:16 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:57 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Walsh - foul #1 on James Walsh, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:46 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford connects on the floater from the left block | 28-31 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | James Walsh misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | James Walsh tips it in | 28-33 |
| 18:14 | Jacksonville State | William Grise scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Thompson | 30-33 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | James Cooley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Pagano - foul #1 on John Pagano, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 17:36 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | James Cooley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Barcomb | 33-39 |
| 17:07 | Jacksonville State | William Grise scores on a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Barcomb - foul #3 on Ronald Barcomb, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver (SG), Bobby Recasner (SF) John Pagano, Ronald Barcomb | |
| 17:07 | Jacksonville State | William Grise makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | James Walsh buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Josef Klinski | 36-42 |
| 16:31 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Cooley - foul #1 on James Cooley, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo (SF), John Tann (PF), Kyle Brown (C) David Purdue, William Grise, Scott Burford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Shows (PF), Colin Stokes (C) James Cooley, James Walsh | |
| 16:31 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 16:31 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | George Shows travels with the ball | 38-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Canning (PG), Edward Salmon (SG) Jerome Fields, Barry Thompson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:53 | Jacksonville State | Josef Klinski steps in front of the Edward Salmon pass | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Michael Canning (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Salmon (fresh) SF - Michael Fajardo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Tann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Josef Klinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sarver (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Recasner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Shows (fresh) C - Colin Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | George Shows misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 15:35 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to Michael Canning | 38-42 |
| 15:16 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 15:15 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Brown | 38-42 |
| 15:01 | Jacksonville State | Michael Canning is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields (PG), Barry Thompson (SG), David Purdue (SF), William Grise (PF), Scott Burford (C) Michael Canning, Edward Salmon, Michael Fajardo, John Tann, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Pagano (SG), Ronald Barcomb (SF), James Cooley (PF), James Walsh (C) Josef Klinski, Bobby Recasner, George Shows, Colin Stokes | |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | James Walsh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on David Purdue - foul #1 on David Purdue, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | James Walsh makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 14:31 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | James Cooley grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Ronald Barcomb clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | James Cooley grabs the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | John Pagano misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by William Grise - foul #2 on William Grise, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | John Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | John Pagano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:46 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields is hacked by Charles Sarver - foul #1 on Charles Sarver, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski (PG) Charles Sarver | |
| 13:26 | Jacksonville State | Ronald Barcomb swats the short shot by William Grise | 38-47 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | John Pagano pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to James Walsh | 38-47 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | James Cooley can't connect on a runner near the basket | 38-47 |
| 12:48 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:28 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields is hacked by John Pagano - foul #2 on John Pagano, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo (PG), Kyle Brown (C) Jerome Fields, Scott Burford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner (C) James Walsh | |
| 12:12 | Jacksonville State | James Cooley picks off the pass by David Purdue | 38-47 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | David Purdue takes the ball from Bobby Recasner | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Michael Fajardo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Purdue (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Grise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Josef Klinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pagano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Barcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Recasner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner misses the floater from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | Jacksonville State | William Grise grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Fajardo and he's hacked by Josef Klinski - foul #2 on Josef Klinski, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields (PG), John Tann (PF), Scott Burford (C) David Purdue, William Grise, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver (PG), Michael Francis (SG), Colin Stokes (PF), James Walsh (C) Josef Klinski, John Pagano, Ronald Barcomb, James Cooley | |
| 10:51 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 41-47 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 10:17 | Jacksonville State | John Tann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Francis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Edward Salmon (SG) Barry Thompson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:52 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Sarver | 41-51 |
| 09:29 | Jacksonville State | John Tann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | David Purdue (SF) Edward Salmon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski (PG), Ronald Barcomb (SF), James Cooley (PF) Michael Francis, Bobby Recasner, Colin Stokes | |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | James Walsh can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-51 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski tips it home | 41-53 |
| 08:42 | Jacksonville State | John Tann can't finish the layup | 41-53 |
| 08:40 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | James Cooley misses the easy layup | 43-53 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski tips it but misses | 43-53 |
| 08:26 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:12 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson (SG), William Grise (PF), Kyle Brown (C) Michael Fajardo, John Tann, Scott Burford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Pagano (SG), Bobby Recasner (C) Charles Sarver, James Walsh | |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Ronald Barcomb travels with the ball | 43-53 |
| 07:37 | Jacksonville State | David Purdue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | James Cooley grabs the board | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jerome Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Purdue (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Grise (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Josef Klinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pagano (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Barcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Recasner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Barcomb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 07:16 | Jacksonville State | Kyle Brown gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 07:10 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | James Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-53 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Ronald Barcomb misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 06:59 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 06:45 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Canning (PG), John Tann (SF), Scott Burford (C) Jerome Fields, David Purdue, Kyle Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Walsh (C) James Cooley | |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 06:35 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to William Grise | 43-53 |
| 06:21 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | John Pagano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 06:15 | Jacksonville State | The rebound goes to John Tann | 46-53 |
| 06:11 | Jacksonville State | John Tann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Barcomb - foul #4 on Ronald Barcomb, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo (PG) Michael Canning | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver (PG), Colin Stokes (PF) Josef Klinski, Ronald Barcomb | |
| 06:11 | Jacksonville State | John Tann makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:11 | Jacksonville State | John Tann misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Colin Stokes pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 06:00 | Jacksonville State | John Tann pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson is hacked by Colin Stokes - foul #2 on Colin Stokes, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Francis (SG) John Pagano | |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:43 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Colin Stokes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 05:18 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 05:00 | Jacksonville State | John Tann clanks a jumper from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 04:58 | Jacksonville State | William Grise hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Colin Stokes misses the shot from the right block | 51-53 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | James Walsh gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver makes the runner in the paint set up by Michael Francis | 51-55 |
| 04:17 | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields (PG), David Purdue (SF) Michael Fajardo, John Tann | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Josef Klinski (PG), John Pagano (SG), Ronald Barcomb (SF), James Cooley (PF) Charles Sarver, Michael Francis, Bobby Recasner, Colin Stokes | |
| 04:09 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | James Cooley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 03:49 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 03:37 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico State | James Walsh gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Jacksonville State | PG - Jerome Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Purdue (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Grise (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Burford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Josef Klinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pagano (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Barcomb (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Cooley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | John Pagano scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Josef Klinski | 51-57 |
| 03:15 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | James Cooley snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | John Pagano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 02:50 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | William Grise comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Walsh - foul #2 on James Walsh, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo (SG) Barry Thompson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner (C) James Walsh | |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | William Grise makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | William Grise misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:32 | Jacksonville State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Burford | 52-57 |
| 02:21 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Fajardo | 54-57 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Bobby Recasner connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 01:39 | Jacksonville State | Michael Fajardo hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | John Pagano misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Barcomb | 57-60 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | James Cooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson (SG) Michael Fajardo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Walsh (C) Bobby Recasner | |
| 01:10 | Jacksonville State | James Walsh picks off the pass by Barry Thompson | 57-60 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | James Walsh drills a jump hook from close range | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Josef Klinski is called for the reach on Jerome Fields - foul #3 on Josef Klinski, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:40 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | John Pagano misses the shot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | James Cooley tips it home | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Jacksonville State | Barry Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 00:08 | Jacksonville State | Scott Burford gets the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:05 | Jacksonville State | Jerome Fields can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Walsh | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | James Walsh is hacked by Jerome Fields in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerome Fields, team foul #3 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Jacksonville State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Sarver (PG), Bobby Recasner (SF) Josef Klinski, Ronald Barcomb | |
| Game Plan | Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | James Walsh runs out the clock | 59-64 |