| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mosley (fresh) PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bruce Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fiorillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Derr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson inbounds the ball | 49-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson is open and buries a floater near the basket | 49-36 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 19:39 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour tips it in | 51-36 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Ronald Williamson | 51-38 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gregory Ray, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| 19:09 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour is whistled for traveling | 51-38 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson is hacked by Richard Gates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gates, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Martin Thrower | 54-38 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Jeffrey Fiorillo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fiorillo, team foul #1 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), Nile White (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier (C) Ronald Williamson | |
| 18:11 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley loses the dribble to Oliver Currier | 54-38 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Jason Stewart blocks the short jumper by Bruce Nelson | 54-38 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 17:31 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ferguson takes the ball from Angel Rodriguez | 54-38 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart blows the dunk but he's fouled by Oliver Currier - foul #2 on Oliver Currier, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Edward Brock (SG), Thomas Seymour (C) Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez, Nile White | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark (PG), Zachary Olson (SG), Jeffery Godwin (SF), Edward Graves (PF), Ronald Williamson (C) Bruce Nelson, Jeffrey Fiorillo, Justin Ferguson, Christopher Derr, Oliver Currier | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Seymour steps in front of the Zachary Olson pass | 56-41 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | John Rivenbark picks off the pass by Richard Gates in the backcourt | 56-41 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Zachary Olson clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-41 |
| 15:59 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Seymour | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Edward Brock (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Mosley (tiring) PF - Jason Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Rivenbark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zachary Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Graves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-41 |
| 15:50 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Seymour | 56-41 |
| 15:38 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Abraham Fey (PF) Edward Brock, William Mosley, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark misses the lay-in | 56-41 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark tips it in | 56-43 |
| 15:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Edward Graves is denied by Thomas Seymour | 59-43 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson can't tip it in | 59-43 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin is fouled on the floor by Angel Rodriguez - foul #1 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Edward Brock (SF), Nile White (C) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joe Farmer (PG), Jeffrey Fiorillo (SG), Justin Ferguson (SF), Oliver Currier (PF), Nicholas Cobb (C) John Rivenbark, Zachary Olson, Jeffery Godwin, Edward Graves, Ronald Williamson | |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Nile White | 62-46 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Gregory Ray picks off the pass by Jeffrey Fiorillo in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| 14:00 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray hits the finger roll | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Cobb misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 13:44 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 13:39 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG) Gregory Ray | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson (PG), Christopher Derr (PF) Joe Farmer, Nicholas Cobb | |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-46 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr grabs the offensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier connects on the open runner near the basket set up by Jeffrey Fiorillo and the foul's on Edward Brock - foul #1 on Edward Brock, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SF), Thomas Seymour (C) Edward Brock, Nile White | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin (SF) Justin Ferguson | |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Fiorillo | 66-51 |
| 12:23 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski banks in the layup on a great pass from Abraham Fey | 68-51 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier misses the 3 from straight away | 68-51 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo tips it back up and in | 68-53 |
| 11:58 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jeffery Godwin | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Pavel Skorupski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Thrower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Abraham Fey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bruce Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fiorillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffery Godwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Derr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Currier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 68-53 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski gets the rebound | 68-53 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez misses the easy layup | 68-53 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo misses the 3 from straight away | 68-53 |
| 11:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Abraham Fey | 68-53 |
| 11:11 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Gregory Ray (SG), William Mosley (SF), Edward Brock (PF), Nile White (C) Pavel Skorupski, Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark (PG), Zachary Olson (SG), Edward Graves (SF), Nicholas Cobb (PF), Ronald Williamson (C) Bruce Nelson, Jeffrey Fiorillo, Jeffery Godwin, Christopher Derr, Oliver Currier | |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates travels in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson (SF) Nicholas Cobb | |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | William Mosley picks off the pass by Zachary Olson | 68-56 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock loses the dribble to John Rivenbark | 68-56 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark hits the finger roll | 68-58 |
| 10:09 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Ray - foul #4 on Gregory Ray, team foul #5 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG), Jason Stewart (C) Gregory Ray, Edward Brock | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo (SG), Nicholas Cobb (PF) Zachary Olson, Justin Ferguson | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Cobb drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Edward Graves | 68-63 |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Gates and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fiorillo - foul #3 on Jeffrey Fiorillo, team foul #3 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Edward Brock (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Richard Gates, William Mosley, Nile White, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson (PG), Jeffery Godwin (SG), Justin Ferguson (SF), Christopher Derr (PF) John Rivenbark, Jeffrey Fiorillo, Edward Graves, Ronald Williamson | |
| 09:01 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower misses the free throw | 70-63 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Christopher Derr | 70-63 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Pavel Skorupski is called for the reach on Bruce Nelson - foul #2 on Pavel Skorupski, team foul #6 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF) Martin Thrower | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson connects on the open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Godwin | 70-65 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Godwin - foul #1 on Jeffery Godwin, team foul #4 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson (C) Nicholas Cobb | |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico State | Edward Brock takes the ball from Christopher Derr | 72-65 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock is hacked by Christopher Derr - foul #2 on Christopher Derr, team foul #5 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Gregory Ray (SG), Abraham Fey (PF) Pavel Skorupski, William Mosley, Edward Brock | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joe Farmer (PG), Zachary Olson (SG), Oliver Currier (C) Bruce Nelson, Justin Ferguson, Ronald Williamson | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joe Farmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Godwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Derr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Oliver Currier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Derr - foul #3 on Christopher Derr, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson (SF) Jeffery Godwin | |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr is fouled on the floor by Abraham Fey - foul #3 on Abraham Fey, team foul #7 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF), Jason Stewart (C) Angel Rodriguez, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:27 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Derr - foul #4 on Christopher Derr, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo (SG), Edward Graves (PF) Zachary Olson, Christopher Derr | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Oliver Currier | 75-70 |
| 06:44 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses long on a floater from the left block | 75-70 |
| 06:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jason Stewart, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Nile White (C) Richard Gates, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson (PG), John Rivenbark (SG), Jeffery Godwin (SF), Nicholas Cobb (C) Joe Farmer, Jeffrey Fiorillo, Justin Ferguson, Oliver Currier | |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Cobb clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 75-70 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Graves - foul #1 on Edward Graves, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), Edward Brock (SF) Gregory Ray, William Mosley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Zachary Olson (SG), Ronald Williamson (C) John Rivenbark, Edward Graves | |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 05:50 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson pulls down the rebound | 76-70 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Cobb | 76-72 |
| 05:19 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico State | Nicholas Cobb gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Pavel Skorupski - foul #3 on Pavel Skorupski, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Gregory Ray (SG), Thomas Seymour (C) Pavel Skorupski, Abraham Fey, Nile White | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rivenbark (PG), Jeffrey Fiorillo (SG), Christopher Derr (PF) Bruce Nelson, Zachary Olson, Nicholas Cobb | |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Ferguson (SF) Jeffery Godwin | |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr blows the layup | 76-74 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-74 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-74 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Angel Rodriguez | 76-74 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray is fouled on the floor by Justin Ferguson - foul #2 on Justin Ferguson, team foul #9 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Martin Thrower (SF), Jason Stewart (PF) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez, Edward Brock | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Graves (SF), Oliver Currier (C) Justin Ferguson, Ronald Williamson | |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Fiorillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski is fouled on the floor by Edward Graves - foul #2 on Edward Graves, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joe Farmer (PG) John Rivenbark | |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:59 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Martin Thrower steps in front of the Edward Graves pass in the backcourt | 80-74 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Derr | 80-74 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Joe Farmer snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Pavel Skorupski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ray (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Martin Thrower (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jason Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joe Farmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Fiorillo (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Graves (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Derr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Oliver Currier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Oliver Currier drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joe Farmer | 80-76 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 80-76 |
| 03:19 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Ray | 80-76 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Pavel Skorupski | 83-76 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Joe Farmer hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeffrey Fiorillo | 83-78 |
| 02:56 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), William Mosley (SF), Abraham Fey (PF), Nile White (C) Pavel Skorupski, Gregory Ray, Jason Stewart, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson (PG), Justin Ferguson (SF), Ronald Williamson (C) Joe Farmer, Edward Graves, Christopher Derr | |
| 02:38 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Martin Thrower | 85-78 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Richard Gates picks off the pass by Oliver Currier in the backcourt | 85-78 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates lays it up and in | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson connects on the floater from the left wing | 87-80 |
| 02:06 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-80 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SG), Thomas Seymour (C) Martin Thrower, Nile White | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr (PF) Oliver Currier | |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Christopher Derr denies the turnaround by Thomas Seymour | 87-80 |
| 01:48 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour gets the offensive rebound | 87-80 |
| 01:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Seymour | 89-80 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | William Mosley steals the ball from Ronald Williamson | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Gates | 92-80 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Ronald Williamson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 92-80 |
| 00:57 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 92-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley drills a jumper from the left block set up by Abraham Fey | 94-80 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Christopher Derr is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Jeffrey Fiorillo | 94-82 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Gates | 96-82 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Bruce Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 96-82 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (PG), Angel Rodriguez (SG), Edward Brock (SF), Nile White (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Gregory Ray, William Mosley, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Godwin (PG), Zachary Olson (SG), Edward Graves (SF), Oliver Currier (PF), Nicholas Cobb (C) Bruce Nelson, Jeffrey Fiorillo, Justin Ferguson, Christopher Derr, Ronald Williamson | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower runs out the clock | 96-82 |