| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Eagle (fresh) SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) C - Allen Foos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) SG - Daniel Lester (fresh) SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers loses the dribble to Clifford Caperton | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston is fouled on the floor by Allen Foos - foul #1 on Allen Foos, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Allen Foos is called for the reach on Ronald Stevens - foul #2 on Allen Foos, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski (C) Allen Foos | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Emil Winston | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Archie Harkins and he's hacked by Daniel Lester - foul #1 on Daniel Lester, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester misses badly on a floater from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester's pass is intercepted by Joshua Schippers | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain clanks a shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Lester | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Emil Winston steals the ball from Omer Monkowski | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston banks in the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:43 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewey McClain - foul #1 on Dewey McClain, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Phillip Thielen (SG), Howard Pierce (SF), Elmer Hatcher (C) Kenneth Eagle, Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:03 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-8 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) SG - Phillip Thielen (fresh) SF - Howard Pierce (fresh) PF - Omer Monkowski (fresh) C - Elmer Hatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Ronald Stevens is denied by Elmer Hatcher | 3-8 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski is hacked by Ronald Stevens - foul #1 on Ronald Stevens, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baker (C) Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (SG) Daniel Lester | |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny's pass is intercepted by Dwayne Zerangue | 3-8 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Hatcher - foul #1 on Elmer Hatcher, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF) Tomas Sevigny, Phillip Thielen, Howard Pierce, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christian Koch (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Emil Winston, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 14:38 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses the jumper in the lane | 3-9 |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Hatcher | 3-9 |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain lays it in and he's hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski (C) Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester (SG), Steven Rio (SF), Dusty Bartlett (C) Christian Koch, Clifford Caperton, Ronald Stevens | |
| 14:25 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Lester and he's hacked by Kenneth Eagle - foul #1 on Kenneth Eagle, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 13:57 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski is denied on a layup by Anthony Brown | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:42 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Eagle | 8-12 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Dewey McClain swats the short shot by David Dykstra | 8-12 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | Omer Monkowski tips it in | 10-12 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown double dribbles | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Elmer Hatcher (PF), Robert Baker (C) Kenneth Eagle, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Christian Koch (SG), Clifford Caperton (SF), Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) David Dykstra, Daniel Lester, Steven Rio, Anthony Brown, Dusty Bartlett | |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:35 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 10-12 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Zerangue | 10-12 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baker's layup is rejected by Dwayne Zerangue | 10-12 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tomas Sevigny (fresh) SG - Joshua Schippers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Phillip Thielen (fresh) PF - Elmer Hatcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Koch (fresh) SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Stevens | 10-15 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF), Omer Monkowski (C) Joshua Schippers, Phillip Thielen, Elmer Hatcher, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester (SG) Christian Koch | |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Tomas Sevigny steals the ball from Clifford Caperton | 10-15 |
| 10:29 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Tomas Sevigny | 13-15 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Eagle and the foul's on Clifford Caperton - foul #1 on Clifford Caperton, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Rio (SF), Anthony Brown (PF), Dusty Bartlett (C) Clifford Caperton, Dwayne Zerangue, Ronald Stevens | |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Eagle - foul #2 on Kenneth Eagle, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF) Kenneth Eagle, Archie Harkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Omer Monkowski | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio is fouled on the floor by Tomas Sevigny - foul #1 on Tomas Sevigny, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SF), Elmer Hatcher (PF), Robert Baker (C) Tomas Sevigny, Dewey McClain, Omer Monkowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Christian Koch (SG), Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) Emil Winston, Daniel Lester, Anthony Brown, Dusty Bartlett | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:59 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:52 | Northern Iowa | Elmer Hatcher's layup is rejected by Dwayne Zerangue | 19-17 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Koch | 19-19 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton (SF) Steven Rio | |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Howard Pierce - foul #1 on Howard Pierce, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins (SF) Howard Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Archie Harkins | 22-21 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens lays it in set up by David Dykstra | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Phillip Thielen (fresh) SG - Joshua Schippers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Hatcher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Dwayne Zerangue denies the turnaround by Elmer Hatcher | 22-23 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (PG), Dewey McClain (PF), Omer Monkowski (C) Joshua Schippers, Elmer Hatcher, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Daniel Lester (SG), Anthony Brown (PF), Dusty Bartlett (C) David Dykstra, Christian Koch, Dwayne Zerangue, Ronald Stevens | |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SG) Phillip Thielen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Archie Harkins steals it from Anthony Brown | 22-23 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dewey McClain, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Elmer Hatcher (C) Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) Anthony Brown, Dusty Bartlett | |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester's pass is intercepted by Omer Monkowski | 22-23 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers is hacked by Ronald Stevens - foul #2 on Ronald Stevens, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Phillip Thielen (SF) Howard Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Rio (SF), Anthony Brown (C) Clifford Caperton, Ronald Stevens | |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | Emil Winston is called for the reach on Tomas Sevigny - foul #1 on Emil Winston, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce (SF) Joshua Schippers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Howard Pierce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio travels with the ball | 22-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Baker (C) Elmer Hatcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (SG) Daniel Lester | |
| 04:14 | Northern Iowa | Robert Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tomas Sevigny | 24-23 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle (PG), Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Dewey McClain (PF), Allen Foos (C) Tomas Sevigny, Phillip Thielen, Howard Pierce, Omer Monkowski, Robert Baker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton (SF), Ronald Stevens (C) Steven Rio, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 03:48 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton is hacked by Joshua Schippers - foul #1 on Joshua Schippers, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christian Koch (SG) Emil Winston | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Eagle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Schippers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Archie Harkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewey McClain (fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Foos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christian Koch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Eagle | 28-24 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Christian Koch drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Dykstra | 28-26 |
| 02:51 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Dewey McClain tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens scores on a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Dewey McClain - foul #3 on Dewey McClain, team foul #11 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny (SG), Phillip Thielen (SF), Omer Monkowski (PF) Joshua Schippers, Archie Harkins, Dewey McClain | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester (SG), Dwayne Zerangue (PF) Christian Koch, Anthony Brown | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:14 | Northern Iowa | Allen Foos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Clifford Caperton | 30-29 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 30-29 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Omer Monkowski | 30-29 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | David Dykstra is called for the reach on Kenneth Eagle in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dykstra, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Steven Rio (SF) David Dykstra, Clifford Caperton | |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:50 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Ronald Stevens is denied by Omer Monkowski | 32-29 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue tips it home | 32-31 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Eagle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Dwayne Zerangue | 32-34 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Lester is called for the reach on Tomas Sevigny - foul #2 on Daniel Lester, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers (SG), Archie Harkins (SF), Elmer Hatcher (C) Kenneth Eagle, Phillip Thielen, Allen Foos | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton (SF), Anthony Brown (C) Steven Rio, Ronald Stevens | |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:51 | Northern Iowa | Tomas Sevigny makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 00:29 | Northern Iowa | Archie Harkins gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Schippers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-34 |