| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Delmer Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Smit (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) C - John Chung (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Victor Gascon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Messing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boston College | Bobby Smit inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Boston College | John Chung can't finish the layup | 36-25 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Albert Williams blocks the short jumper by Jason Brown | 36-25 |
| 19:11 | Boston College | Bobby Smit gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:58 | Boston College | Bobby Smit scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Delmer Carey | 38-25 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 18:44 | Boston College | Bobby Smit grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:30 | Boston College | Bobby Smit drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Byrd | 40-25 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | David Byrd steps in front of the Victor Gascon pass | 40-25 |
| 18:06 | Boston College | William Stubblefield steals the ball from Delmer Carey | 40-25 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 17:29 | Boston College | Bobby Smit knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Byrd | 42-27 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown banks in the layup set up by Spencer Johnson and he's fouled by John Chung - foul #2 on John Chung, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Chappell (SG), Jeffery Pollard (PF) David Byrd, Albert Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG) William Stubblefield | |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown misses the free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing gets the offensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing hits a jumpshot from the left side | 42-31 |
| 16:42 | Boston College | Jonathan Messing is called for the reach on Bobby Smit - foul #3 on Jonathan Messing, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG), Larry Super (SG) Delmer Carey, Bobby Smit | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Timothy Franson (SF), Douglas Owens (PF), Robert Flanigan (C) Spencer Johnson, Victor Gascon, Jason Brown, Jonathan Messing | |
| 16:15 | Boston College | Larry Super clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 16:14 | Boston College | Gary Chappell can't tip it in | 42-31 |
| 16:12 | Boston College | Larry Super gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:02 | Boston College | David Byrd is hacked by Timothy Franson - foul #1 on Timothy Franson, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Albert Williams (PF), Glenn Stanley (C) Jeffery Pollard, John Chung | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG) Gary Rodenberger | |
| 15:41 | Boston College | Larry Super blows the dunk | 42-31 |
| 15:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan grabs the board | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Super (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Stubblefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Franson (fresh) PF - Douglas Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Flanigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Timothy Franson and he's fouled by Glenn Stanley - foul #2 on Glenn Stanley, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (PG), Bobby Smit (SF) David Byrd, Larry Super | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson (SG), Victor Gascon (SF), Jonathan Messing (C) Jeffrey Duerr, Timothy Franson, Robert Flanigan | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:16 | Boston College | Gary Chappell gets the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Bobby Smit buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gary Chappell and he's hacked by William Stubblefield - foul #3 on William Stubblefield, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Chung (C) Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:58 | Boston College | Bobby Smit makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing travels with the ball | 45-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Brown (PF) Douglas Owens | |
| 14:21 | Boston College | Delmer Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon scores on a runner in the lane | 45-35 |
| 13:48 | Boston College | The jump hook by Albert Williams is blocked by Victor Gascon | 45-35 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Victor Gascon | 45-38 |
| 13:28 | Boston College | John Chung is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | Jeffery Pollard (PF) Albert Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG) William Stubblefield | |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 13:07 | Boston College | Bobby Smit pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:03 | Boston College | Gary Chappell scores on a floater from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Chung - foul #3 on John Chung, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG), Larry Super (SG), Glenn Stanley (C) Delmer Carey, Bobby Smit, John Chung | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr (SF), Douglas Owens (PF) Victor Gascon, Jason Brown | |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Boston College | Glenn Stanley comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Messing - foul #4 on Jonathan Messing, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson (SF), Robert Flanigan (C) Spencer Johnson, Jonathan Messing | |
| 12:16 | Boston College | Glenn Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:16 | Boston College | Glenn Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Duerr | 48-42 |
| 11:55 | Boston College | Larry Super banks in the layup on a great pass from David Byrd | 50-42 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 11:37 | Boston College | Gary Chappell grabs the board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Super (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Chappell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jeffery Pollard (fresh) C - Glenn Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Rodenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Franson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Flanigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Boston College | Gary Chappell banks in the layup on a great pass from David Byrd | 52-42 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 11:12 | Boston College | The rebound goes to David Byrd | 52-42 |
| 11:08 | Boston College | Larry Super can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens tips it home | 52-44 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Gary Chappell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Rodenberger - foul #1 on Gary Rodenberger, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (PG), Bobby Smit (SF), Albert Williams (PF), John Chung (C) David Byrd, Larry Super, Jeffery Pollard, Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG), Spencer Johnson (SG), Victor Gascon (SF), Jason Brown (PF) Gary Rodenberger, Jeffrey Duerr, Timothy Franson, Robert Flanigan | |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:21 | Boston College | Gary Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Albert Williams picks off the pass by William Stubblefield | 54-44 |
| 09:47 | Boston College | Douglas Owens swats the short shot by Albert Williams | 54-44 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 09:31 | Boston College | Delmer Carey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | John Chung steals it from Jason Brown | 54-46 |
| 08:50 | Boston College | Delmer Carey buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by John Chung | 57-46 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Bobby Smit takes the ball from William Stubblefield | 57-46 |
| 08:17 | Boston College | The jump hook by John Chung is blocked by Douglas Owens | 57-46 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 07:54 | Boston College | John Chung grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 07:47 | Boston College | John Chung can't throw it down but he's hacked by Spencer Johnson - foul #3 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG) Gary Chappell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG), Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Robert Flanigan (PF), Jonathan Messing (C) William Stubblefield, Spencer Johnson, Jason Brown, Douglas Owens | |
| 07:47 | Boston College | John Chung makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:47 | Boston College | John Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing tips it home | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Delmer Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Smit (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Albert Williams (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - John Chung (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Rodenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Gascon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Flanigan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Messing (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Boston College | Delmer Carey scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by David Byrd | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan is fouled on the floor by Albert Williams - foul #3 on Albert Williams, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Super (SG), Jeffery Pollard (PF), Glenn Stanley (C) Delmer Carey, Albert Williams, John Chung | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson (SF) Victor Gascon | |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing misses the lay-in | 62-48 |
| 06:42 | Boston College | Glenn Stanley snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Larry Super is hacked by Jonathan Messing - foul #5 on Jonathan Messing, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG), Spencer Johnson (SG), Christopher Derr (C) Gary Rodenberger, Timothy Franson, Jonathan Messing | |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Larry Super makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Larry Super makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | David Byrd steals it from Robert Flanigan | 64-48 |
| 06:02 | Boston College | Bobby Smit can't finish the layup | 64-48 |
| 06:01 | Boston College | David Byrd tips it but misses | 64-48 |
| 06:00 | Boston College | Larry Super grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 05:49 | Boston College | Larry Super is hacked by Christopher Derr - foul #1 on Christopher Derr, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (SG), Gary Chappell (SF), John Chung (C) David Byrd, Bobby Smit, Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon (SF), Jason Brown (PF) Jeffrey Duerr, Christopher Derr | |
| 05:49 | Boston College | Larry Super makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 05:49 | Boston College | Larry Super makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon makes the jumper from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 05:25 | Boston College | John Chung slams it home | 68-50 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-50 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan tips it home | 68-52 |
| 04:56 | Boston College | Delmer Carey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-52 |
| 04:55 | Boston College | Gary Chappell snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 04:50 | Boston College | John Chung knocks in the floater from the left side | 70-52 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Larry Super - foul #1 on Larry Super, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Albert Williams (PF) Jeffery Pollard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Douglas Owens (C) Spencer Johnson, Robert Flanigan | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:31 | Boston College | John Chung's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Owens | 70-54 |
| 04:29 | Boston College | Gary Chappell snags the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 04:17 | Boston College | John Chung misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Douglas Owens - foul #3 on Douglas Owens, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | David Byrd (PG) Larry Super | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG), Timothy Franson (SF), Christopher Derr (C) William Stubblefield, Victor Gascon, Jason Brown | |
| 04:17 | Boston College | John Chung misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 04:17 | Boston College | John Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | John Chung takes the ball from Timothy Franson | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Boston College | Delmer Carey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Douglas Owens | 71-54 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Delmer Carey - foul #3 on Delmer Carey, team foul #6 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Super (SG), Bobby Smit (SF), Glenn Stanley (C) Delmer Carey, Gary Chappell, John Chung | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan (C) Christopher Derr | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson grabs the offensive board | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - David Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Super (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Smit (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Glenn Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Rodenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Franson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Flanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Glenn Stanley swats the layup by Jeffrey Duerr | 71-55 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Larry Super steps in front of the Gary Rodenberger pass | 71-55 |
| 02:52 | Boston College | Larry Super lays it up and in | 73-55 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger misses the 3 from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 02:35 | Boston College | Bobby Smit gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:16 | Boston College | David Byrd is fouled on the floor by Robert Flanigan - foul #1 on Robert Flanigan, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Chung (C) Glenn Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:16 | Boston College | David Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:16 | Boston College | David Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-57 |
| 01:45 | Boston College | John Chung makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Byrd | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens's floater is tipped away by John Chung | 76-57 |
| 01:28 | Boston College | John Chung snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 01:23 | Boston College | Larry Super connects on the shot from the left side set up by David Byrd | 78-57 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Smit - foul #2 on Bobby Smit, team foul #7 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Boston College | Delmer Carey (SG) Larry Super | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:56 | Boston College | Bobby Smit can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-59 |
| 00:54 | Boston College | Albert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Boston College | Robert Flanigan swats the short shot by David Byrd | 78-59 |
| 00:33 | Boston College | Delmer Carey tips it in | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens lays it up and in | 80-61 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | David Byrd runs out the clock | 80-61 |