| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Ream (fresh) SG - Andrew Nishida (fresh) SF - Richard Whitesell (fresh) PF - Stephen Bryant (fresh) C - James Nowak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Edwin McCalanahan (fresh) SG - Alfred Grossman (fresh) SF - Joseph Mandel (fresh) PF - Deshawn Jones (fresh) C - Kevin Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Mandel | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Kevin Brown swats the layup by Stephen Bryant | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Kevin Brown swats the short shot by Richard Whitesell | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Andrew Nishida connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Ream | 5-4 |
| 17:42 | Western Carolina | Stephen Bryant steps in front of the Kevin Brown pass | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Nishida - foul #1 on Andrew Nishida, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Trice (SG), David Workman (PF), Donald McCormick (C) Andrew Nishida, Stephen Bryant, James Nowak | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Barter (PG), Kevin Stegall (SG), Bryan Mak (SF), Randall Kubinski (PF) Edwin McCalanahan, Alfred Grossman, Joseph Mandel, Deshawn Jones | |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald McCormick - foul #1 on Donald McCormick, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Donald McCormick gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Erik Marmol (C) Kevin Brown | |
| 16:58 | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | David Workman pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Ream | 7-5 |
| 16:11 | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | David Workman grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Gary Ream misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Ream (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Trice (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Whitesell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Workman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald McCormick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mike Barter (fresh) SG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) SF - Bryan Mak (fairly fresh) PF - Randall Kubinski (fresh) C - Erik Marmol (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Barter | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Donald McCormick is blocked by Randall Kubinski | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter is fouled on the floor by David Workman - foul #1 on David Workman, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvaro Yazzie (PG), Andrew Nishida (SG), Tracy Sproul (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF), James Nowak (C) Gary Ream, John Trice, Richard Whitesell, David Workman, Donald McCormick | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan (PG), Alfred Grossman (SG), Joseph Mandel (SF), Deshawn Jones (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Mike Barter, Kevin Stegall, Bryan Mak, Randall Kubinski, Erik Marmol | |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones can't finish the uncontested layup | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | Kevin Brown steals it from Alvaro Yazzie | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown scores on a floater near the basket set up by Joseph Mandel | 7-9 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Tracy Sproul misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 7-9 |
| 13:43 | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Western Carolina | Stephen Bryant takes the ball from Kevin Brown | 7-9 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | James Nowak misses the driving attempt from the left block | 7-9 |
| 13:10 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Deshawn Jones | 7-9 |
| 12:53 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-9 |
| 12:52 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Brown | 7-9 |
| 12:45 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman is hacked by Andrew Nishida - foul #2 on Andrew Nishida, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Ream (PG), John Trice (SG), Richard Whitesell (SF), David Workman (PF), Donald McCormick (C) Alvaro Yazzie, Andrew Nishida, Tracy Sproul, Stephen Bryant, James Nowak | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Barter (PG), Kevin Stegall (SG), Jesse Patterson (SF), Randall Kubinski (PF), Erik Marmol (C) Edwin McCalanahan, Alfred Grossman, Joseph Mandel, Deshawn Jones, Kevin Brown | |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 12:26 | Western Carolina | Jesse Patterson hits the follow up shot | 7-11 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | John Trice misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell can't tip it in | 7-11 |
| 12:08 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | John Trice is called for the reach on Mike Barter in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Trice, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| 11:45 | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak (SF), Kevin Brown (C) Jesse Patterson, Erik Marmol | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Ream (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Trice (fresh) SF - Richard Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Workman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald McCormick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mike Barter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) SF - Bryan Mak (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Kubinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | David Workman is fouled on the floor by Bryan Mak - foul #1 on Bryan Mak, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvaro Yazzie (SG) John Trice | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | David Workman scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-11 |
| 10:46 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 9-13 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico | Alvaro Yazzie drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Whitesell | 12-13 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Barter | 12-15 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Donald McCormick double dribbles | 12-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Trice (PG), Bradley Phillips (SG), Tracy Sproul (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF), James Nowak (C) Gary Ream, Alvaro Yazzie, Richard Whitesell, David Workman, Donald McCormick | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan (PG), Alfred Grossman (SG), Joseph Mandel (SF), Jesse Patterson (PF), Erik Marmol (C) Mike Barter, Kevin Stegall, Bryan Mak, Randall Kubinski, Kevin Brown | |
| 09:33 | Western Carolina | Stephen Bryant steals the ball from Erik Marmol | 12-15 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jesse Patterson - foul #1 on Jesse Patterson, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:25 | Western Carolina | Erik Marmol gets the rebound | 13-15 |
| 09:14 | Western Carolina | Jesse Patterson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 13-15 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Bradley Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Edwin McCalanahan | 13-15 |
| 08:53 | Western Carolina | John Trice is called for the reach on Alfred Grossman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Trice, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Harold Dowdell (PG) John Trice | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones (PF) Jesse Patterson | |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Erik Marmol hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edwin McCalanahan | 13-17 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Harold Dowdell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 08:36 | Western Carolina | Erik Marmol gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:24 | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mandel grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Tracy Sproul - foul #1 on Tracy Sproul, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Ream (PG), Alvaro Yazzie (SG), Richard Whitesell (SF), Donald McCormick (C) Harold Dowdell, Bradley Phillips, Tracy Sproul, James Nowak | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Deshawn Jones, Erik Marmol | |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Alfred Grossman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant double dribbles | 13-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Barter (PG), Kevin Stegall (SG), Jesse Patterson (SF) Edwin McCalanahan, Alfred Grossman, Joseph Mandel | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Ream (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvaro Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald McCormick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mike Barter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) SF - Jesse Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randall Kubinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 07:30 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Ream | 15-21 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Alvaro Yazzie is called for the reach on Mike Barter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvaro Yazzie, team foul #8 | 15-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Workman (PF) Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bryan Mak (SF) Jesse Patterson | |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Workman | 15-22 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | David Workman is hacked by Bryan Mak - foul #2 on Bryan Mak, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Nowak (C) Donald McCormick | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Meek (SG), Jesse Patterson (SF), Deshawn Jones (PF) Kevin Stegall, Bryan Mak, Randall Kubinski | |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Gary Ream clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | David Workman tips it in | 17-22 |
| 06:04 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mike Barter and he's hacked by James Nowak - foul #1 on James Nowak, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bradley Phillips (SG) Alvaro Yazzie | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan (PG), Alfred Grossman (SG), Joseph Mandel (SF), Randall Kubinski (C) Mike Barter, William Meek, Jesse Patterson, Kevin Brown | |
| 06:04 | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Mandel - foul #1 on Joseph Mandel, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Harold Dowdell (PG), Donald McCormick (C) Gary Ream, James Nowak | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Erik Marmol (C) Deshawn Jones | |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:38 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 19-25 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | David Workman grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | David Workman hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Harold Dowdell | 21-25 |
| 05:00 | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Harold Dowdell | 21-25 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | David Workman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Ream (PG), Alvaro Yazzie (SG), Tracy Sproul (SF), Stephen Bryant (PF) Harold Dowdell, Bradley Phillips, Richard Whitesell, David Workman | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Barter (PG), William Meek (SF), Jesse Patterson (PF), Kevin Brown (C) Edwin McCalanahan, Joseph Mandel, Randall Kubinski, Erik Marmol | |
| 04:45 | Western Carolina | William Meek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Nowak (C) Donald McCormick | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall (SG) Alfred Grossman | |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Gary Ream clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-25 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | James Nowak snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | James Nowak comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 04:16 | Western Carolina | Jesse Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:03 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kevin Stegall | 21-27 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | William Meek steps in front of the Alvaro Yazzie pass | 21-27 |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Stegall | 21-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Ream (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alvaro Yazzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tracy Sproul (fresh) PF - Stephen Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Nowak (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Mike Barter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Stegall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Meek (fresh) PF - Jesse Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Tracy Sproul misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-29 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Alvaro Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Stephen Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Nishida (SG), Richard Whitesell (SF), Donald McCormick (C) Alvaro Yazzie, Tracy Sproul, James Nowak | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Edwin McCalanahan (PG), Alfred Grossman (SG), Joseph Mandel (SF), Deshawn Jones (PF), Randall Kubinski (C) Mike Barter, Kevin Stegall, William Meek, Jesse Patterson, Kevin Brown | |
| 02:52 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Alfred Grossman | 21-31 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Ream | 23-31 |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Mandel and he's fouled by Donald McCormick - foul #2 on Donald McCormick, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Trice (PG), David Workman (PF) Gary Ream, Stephen Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Kevin Brown (C) Deshawn Jones | |
| 02:14 | Western Carolina | Randall Kubinski makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Trice | 25-34 |
| 01:49 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mandel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvaro Yazzie (SG) Andrew Nishida | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Mike Barter (PG), Kevin Stegall (SG), Bryan Mak (SF) Edwin McCalanahan, Alfred Grossman, Joseph Mandel | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Richard Whitesell is hacked by Kevin Stegall - foul #2 on Kevin Stegall, team foul #6 | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tracy Sproul (PF) Richard Whitesell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Donald McCormick is denied by Randall Kubinski | 25-34 |
| 01:24 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Randall Kubinski | 25-34 |
| 01:19 | Western Carolina | Mike Barter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | David Workman is hacked by Kevin Brown - foul #1 on Kevin Brown, team foul #7 | 25-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Ream (PG), James Nowak (C) Alvaro Yazzie, Donald McCormick | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Deshawn Jones (PF) Randall Kubinski | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | David Workman makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | David Workman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall loses the dribble to David Workman in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Gary Ream makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 00:30 | Western Carolina | Kevin Stegall loses the dribble to Gary Ream in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Tracy Sproul can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |