| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dwayne Howard (fresh) SG - Frank Frederick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Laster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Bilansky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Otis Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Terry Rethman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Hinkle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Gilfillan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clarence Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Mullis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 26-28 |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | Clarence Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | Texas Southern | Dwayne Howard takes the ball from Patrick Hinkle | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard lays it up and in | 28-28 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis hits the finger roll | 28-30 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Hinkle - foul #4 on Patrick Hinkle, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland (SG) Patrick Hinkle | |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Otis Harrison - foul #2 on Otis Harrison, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Callanan (SF) Richard Laster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Douglas Callanan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 18:00 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:57 | Texas Southern | Dwayne Howard picks off the pass by Terry Rethman in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Terry Rethman steals the ball from Otis Harrison | 30-32 |
| 17:24 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Timothy Ragland and the foul's on Douglas Callanan - foul #3 on Douglas Callanan, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Taylor (PG), Steven Earp (SG), Richard Laster (SF), Adrian Bowens (PF), Benjamin Wolfe (C) Dwayne Howard, Frank Frederick, Douglas Callanan, Marshall Bilansky, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:24 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | George Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 17:00 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Clarence Abbott | 30-35 |
| 16:45 | Texas Southern | Richard Laster steps in front of the Timothy Ragland pass | 30-35 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Richard Laster clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Ragland - foul #3 on Timothy Ragland, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard (PG), Frank Frederick (SG) George Taylor, Steven Earp | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Richard Laster makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Richard Laster makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Ragland | 32-37 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Adrian Bowens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Howard | 32-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dwayne Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Frederick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Laster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Terry Rethman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Ragland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Gilfillan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Clarence Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mullis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Richard Laster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 15:18 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Richard Laster snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Richard Laster clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 14:53 | Texas Southern | Clarence Abbott grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland makes the jumpshot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | Clarence Abbott grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis tips it home | 32-41 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Clarence Abbott - foul #2 on Clarence Abbott, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Taylor (PG), Douglas Callanan (SF), Marshall Bilansky (PF), Otis Harrison (C) Dwayne Howard, Richard Laster, Adrian Bowens, Benjamin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood (SF), Albert Degennaro (PF), James Shelly (C) Vincent Gilfillan, Clarence Abbott, Kenneth Mullis | |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:37 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | George Taylor gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | George Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Earp (SG) Frank Frederick | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro blows the layup | 34-41 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Douglas Callanan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 12:53 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 12:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood's pass is intercepted by George Taylor in the backcourt | 34-41 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Steven Earp buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Marshall Bilansky | 37-41 |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland is fouled on the floor by Douglas Callanan - foul #4 on Douglas Callanan, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard (PG), Richard Laster (SF) Steven Earp, Douglas Callanan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Hinkle (SG), Kenneth Mullis (C) Timothy Ragland, James Shelly | |
| 12:04 | Texas Southern | Richard Laster swats the short shot by Kenneth Mullis | 37-41 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Otis Harrison snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Terry Rethman picks off the pass by Richard Laster | 37-41 |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman lays it in | 37-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dwayne Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - George Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Laster (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marshall Bilansky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Otis Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Terry Rethman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Hinkle (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Millwood (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Albert Degennaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Mullis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Frederick (SG), Benjamin Wolfe (SF) George Taylor, Richard Laster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Smith (SF), Clarence Abbott (PF) Charles Millwood, Albert Degennaro | |
| 10:49 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman tips it in | 37-45 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick lays it up and in set up by Marshall Bilansky | 39-45 |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Otis Harrison - foul #3 on Otis Harrison, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Earp (PG), Adrian Bowens (SF) Dwayne Howard, Benjamin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland (PG), Vincent Gilfillan (SF) Terry Rethman, David Smith | |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Clarence Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Adrian Bowens takes the ball from Patrick Hinkle | 39-45 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Steven Earp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Adrian Bowens | 41-45 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Adrian Bowens gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard (PG), George Taylor (SG), Richard Laster (SF), Benjamin Wolfe (C) Steven Earp, Frank Frederick, Marshall Bilansky, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood (SF), Albert Degennaro (PF), James Shelly (C) Timothy Ragland, Clarence Abbott, Kenneth Mullis | |
| 09:03 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Richard Laster misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | James Shelly gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benjamin Wolfe - foul #1 on Benjamin Wolfe, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Otis Harrison (C) Adrian Bowens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Richard Laster | 41-46 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | George Taylor travels with the ball | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman (PG) Vincent Gilfillan | |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro misses the turnaround in the paint | 41-46 |
| 08:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood tips it home | 41-48 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe loses the dribble to Charles Millwood | 41-48 |
| 07:41 | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman is hacked by Richard Laster in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Laster, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Frederick (SG), Marshall Bilansky (PF), Douglas Callanan (C) George Taylor, Benjamin Wolfe, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Smith (SF), Clarence Abbott (PF) Charles Millwood, Albert Degennaro | |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | James Shelly misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Richard Laster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dwayne Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Frederick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Laster (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marshall Bilansky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Callanan (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Terry Rethman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Hinkle (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Richard Laster connects on the turnaround near the basket | 43-48 |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | James Shelly misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Callanan - foul #5 on Douglas Callanan, team foul #7 | 43-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Earp (PG), Adrian Bowens (SF), Otis Harrison (C) Dwayne Howard, Richard Laster, Douglas Callanan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland (PG), Vincent Gilfillan (SF) Terry Rethman, David Smith | |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | James Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | James Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Hinkle - foul #5 on Patrick Hinkle, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Taylor (PG), Benjamin Wolfe (PF) Steven Earp, Marshall Bilansky | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Smith (SF), Kenneth Mullis (C) Patrick Hinkle, James Shelly | |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | Benjamin Wolfe is called for the reach on Timothy Ragland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Wolfe, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Degennaro (PF) Clarence Abbott | |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Adrian Bowens | 45-50 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 06:08 | Texas Southern | David Smith gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan misses the driving attempt from the right block | 45-50 |
| 06:02 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 05:50 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 45-52 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard (PG), Steven Earp (SG), Richard Laster (SF), Marshall Bilansky (PF) George Taylor, Frank Frederick, Adrian Bowens, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman (PG), Charles Millwood (SF), Clarence Abbott (PF) Vincent Gilfillan, David Smith, Albert Degennaro | |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Marshall Bilansky steps in front of the Terry Rethman pass in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky blows the layup | 47-52 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Clarence Abbott pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis travels in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Otis Harrison (C) Benjamin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Otis Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Richard Laster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Howard | 47-52 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Otis Harrison clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Richard Laster hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Earp - foul #1 on Steven Earp, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Frederick (SG), Adrian Bowens (C) Steven Earp, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan (SG), Albert Degennaro (PF) Timothy Ragland, Clarence Abbott | |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Millwood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dwayne Howard | 52-53 |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dwayne Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Frederick (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Richard Laster (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marshall Bilansky (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Bowens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Terry Rethman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Gilfillan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Millwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Degennaro (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Mullis (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | Richard Laster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Taylor (PG), Benjamin Wolfe (PF), Otis Harrison (C) Dwayne Howard, Richard Laster, Marshall Bilansky | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Smith (SF), Clarence Abbott (PF), James Shelly (C) Charles Millwood, Albert Degennaro, Kenneth Mullis | |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard (PG) George Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis (C) James Shelly | |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Abbott | 52-55 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Otis Harrison connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dwayne Howard | 55-55 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Terry Rethman double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dwayne Howard | 58-55 |
| 02:04 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Mullis can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Vincent Gilfillan picks off the pass by Frank Frederick | 58-55 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Abbott | 58-57 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Frank Frederick drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Adrian Bowens | 60-57 |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | Dwayne Howard steals it from Vincent Gilfillan in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Otis Harrison hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Adrian Bowens | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan's pass is intercepted by Frank Frederick | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Benjamin Wolfe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Laster (SF), Marshall Bilansky (PF) Adrian Bowens, Benjamin Wolfe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland (SG) David Smith | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dwayne Howard | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Terry Rethman is called for the reach on Dwayne Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Rethman, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Taylor (SG), Adrian Bowens (C) Frank Frederick, Otis Harrison | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard is hacked by Kenneth Mullis - foul #4 on Kenneth Mullis, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Dwayne Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vincent Gilfillan | 64-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Rethman - foul #2 on Terry Rethman, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Frederick (SG), Otis Harrison (C) George Taylor, Adrian Bowens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Marshall Bilansky makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Timothy Ragland misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Vincent Gilfillan snags the offensive board | 66-60 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | The clock runs out | 66-60 |