| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Deluca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Seguin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Deering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca lays it in set up by Ryan Alexander | 39-37 |
| 19:25 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Nunez - foul #3 on Ramiro Nunez, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bray (SF) Ramiro Nunez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 19:16 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering is denied on a layup by Raymond Deluca | 39-37 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Bray | 41-37 |
| 18:54 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Robert Bray misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-37 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander's floater is knocked away by Arthur Flood | 41-37 |
| 18:14 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto buries a shot from the left side set up by Arthur Flood | 41-39 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | The refs have stopped play. Frank Seguin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Wesley Bowen (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Ryan Alexander, Phillip Bryant, Robert Bray, Ronald Smith, Raymond Deluca | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG), Patrick Nevers (SG), Shane Lawley (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF), James Will (C) Nathaniel Mitchell, Frank Seguin, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood, Theodore Nieto | |
| 17:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Will misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Herrick | 43-39 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen hits a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Buchanan and the foul's on Shane Lawley - foul #1 on Shane Lawley, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen misses the free throw | 45-39 |
| 16:40 | Louisiana Tech | James Will snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Hickerson | 45-42 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen lays it in | 47-42 |
| 16:00 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers is open and scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Will | 47-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Buchanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wesley Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Herrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Nevers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Hickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Will (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel Curry (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Ramiro Nunez (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Raymond Deluca (C) Robert Buchanan, Brad Cudd, Wesley Bowen, Ming-Hoa Xue, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto (C) Edgar Hickerson | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Deluca - foul #1 on Raymond Deluca, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Perry Holland (SF), Arthur Flood (PF) Patrick Nevers, Shane Lawley, James Will | |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:35 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Nathaniel Mitchell steals the ball from Daniel Curry | 47-46 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell lays it up and in | 47-48 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering (SF) Leroy Daley | |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Deluca - foul #2 on Raymond Deluca, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SG), Robert Bray (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Phillip Bryant, Ronald Smith, Raymond Deluca | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:47 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Daniel Curry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 14:23 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Theodore Nieto | 47-50 |
| 14:21 | Louisiana Tech | Daniel Curry is called for the reach on Nathaniel Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Curry, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG), Wesley Bowen (C) Daniel Curry, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Pollard (PG), Shane Lawley (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF) Nathaniel Mitchell, Brian Deering, Arthur Flood | |
| 14:03 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ramiro Nunez | 47-50 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd loses the ball out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Ronald Smith (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Ryan Alexander, Brad Cudd, Ramiro Nunez, Robert Bray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG), Frank Seguin (SG), Patrick Nevers (SF), James Will (C) David Pollard, Perry Holland, Shane Lawley, Theodore Nieto | |
| 13:19 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Seguin | 47-52 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Nevers - foul #1 on Patrick Nevers, team foul #2 | 47-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez (SF) Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Arthur Flood (PF) Leroy Daley, Edgar Hickerson | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:31 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:50 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Robert Bray (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF), Raymond Deluca (C) Robert Buchanan, Phillip Bryant, Ramiro Nunez, Ronald Smith, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (SG), Brian Deering (SF), Shane Lawley (PF), Theodore Nieto (C) Frank Seguin, Patrick Nevers, Arthur Flood, James Will | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Bray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Deering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander misses the shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 11:28 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:15 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Bray is called for the reach on Brian Deering - foul #1 on Robert Bray, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Perry Holland (SG) Nathaniel Mitchell | |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 10:54 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 10:53 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 10:41 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Perry Holland | 49-58 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Perry Holland steals it from Ming-Hoa Xue | 49-58 |
| 09:59 | Louisiana Tech | Perry Holland is fouled on the floor by Brad Cudd - foul #3 on Brad Cudd, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel Curry (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Ramiro Nunez (SF), Ronald Smith (PF), Wesley Bowen (C) Ryan Alexander, Brad Cudd, Robert Bray, Ming-Hoa Xue, Raymond Deluca | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Frank Seguin (SG), Patrick Nevers (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF), James Will (C) Leroy Daley, Perry Holland, Brian Deering, Shane Lawley, Theodore Nieto | |
| 09:41 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ramiro Nunez | 52-58 |
| 09:12 | Louisiana Tech | Patrick Nevers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Daniel Curry | 54-58 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin is hacked by Daniel Curry - foul #3 on Daniel Curry, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Charles Herrick (C) Daniel Curry, Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley (PG), Shane Lawley (SF), Arthur Flood (PF), Theodore Nieto (C) Nathaniel Mitchell, Patrick Nevers, Edgar Hickerson, James Will | |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-60 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith snags the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Frank Seguin is called for the reach on Phillip Bryant - foul #3 on Frank Seguin, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF), Raymond Deluca (C) Phillip Bryant, Ronald Smith, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Perry Holland (SG), Brian Deering (SF) Frank Seguin, Shane Lawley | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue can't finish the layup | 54-60 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca hits the follow up shot | 56-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ramiro Nunez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Deluca (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Leroy Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Holland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Deering (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Flood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Deering | 56-63 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander is hacked by Leroy Daley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Daley, team foul #4 | 56-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SG), Wesley Bowen (SF) Robert Buchanan, Ramiro Nunez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG) Perry Holland | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Bowen | 58-63 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley is fouled on the floor by Ming-Hoa Xue - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Xue, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel Curry (PG), Robert Bray (SF), Charles Herrick (C) Ryan Alexander, Ming-Hoa Xue, Raymond Deluca | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin (SG), Edgar Hickerson (PF), Patrick Nevers (C) Nathaniel Mitchell, Arthur Flood, Theodore Nieto | |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:56 | Louisiana Tech | Leroy Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Edgar Hickerson - foul #2 on Edgar Hickerson, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Ronald Smith (PF) Brad Cudd, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley (SF), James Will (C) Leroy Daley, Brian Deering | |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 06:18 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Nevers | 60-67 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Daniel Curry's fadeaway is rejected by James Will | 60-67 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Robert Bray tips it in | 62-67 |
| 05:42 | Louisiana Tech | Edgar Hickerson knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Patrick Nevers | 62-69 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Curry | 64-69 |
| 05:25 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin travels in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Ramiro Nunez (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF), Raymond Deluca (C) Robert Buchanan, Daniel Curry, Wesley Bowen, Ronald Smith, Robert Bray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell (PG), Leroy Daley (SG), Brian Deering (SF), Arthur Flood (PF), Theodore Nieto (C) Patrick Nevers, Frank Seguin, Shane Lawley, Edgar Hickerson, James Will | |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Theodore Nieto - foul #3 on Theodore Nieto, team foul #6 | 64-69 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering is whistled for a carry | 66-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant (SG) Brad Cudd | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander travels with the ball | 66-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SF) Ramiro Nunez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ming-Hoa Xue steps in front of the Arthur Flood pass | 66-69 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant misses the dunk but the foul's on Brian Deering - foul #1 on Brian Deering, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Smith (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Ming-Hoa Xue, Raymond Deluca | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Frank Seguin (SG), Shane Lawley (SF) Leroy Daley, Brian Deering | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell is hacked by Ryan Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Alexander, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez (SF) Phillip Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:59 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez clanks a fadeaway from close range | 68-71 |
| 03:45 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Cudd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ramiro Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Herrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Nathaniel Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Seguin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Lawley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Flood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Nieto (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Charles Herrick in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Frank Seguin steals the ball from Ramiro Nunez | 68-71 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Shane Lawley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Raymond Deluca (C) Ryan Alexander, Brad Cudd, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering (SF), Edgar Hickerson (PF), James Will (C) Shane Lawley, Arthur Flood, Theodore Nieto | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Buchanan | 70-71 |
| 02:43 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto (C) James Will | |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 70-71 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ramiro Nunez | 70-71 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-71 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca gets the offensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Edgar Hickerson - foul #3 on Edgar Hickerson, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG) Robert Buchanan | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood (PF) Edgar Hickerson | |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Smith | 74-71 |
| 01:12 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Seguin | 74-73 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Theodore Nieto - foul #4 on Theodore Nieto, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca grabs the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-73 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Ronald Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 74-73 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca gets the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca is fouled on the floor by Brian Deering - foul #2 on Brian Deering, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca misses the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:22 | Louisiana Tech | Brian Deering loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #2 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #11 | 75-73 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Raymond Deluca makes the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Ryan Alexander is called for the reach on Nathaniel Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ryan Alexander, team foul #10 | 77-73 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:16 | Louisiana Tech | Nathaniel Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Nathaniel Mitchell is called for the reach on Ramiro Nunez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #12 | 77-75 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Ramiro Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | Theodore Nieto loses the ball out of bounds | 79-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan (PG), Robert Bray (PF) Ryan Alexander, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Mitchell - foul #4 on Nathaniel Mitchell, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Robert Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bray - foul #2 on Robert Bray, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander (PG), Ronald Smith (PF) Robert Buchanan, Robert Bray | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Arthur Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ryan Alexander runs out the clock | 81-77 |