| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley can't tip it in | 37-25 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 19:16 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 19:09 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Janssen | 37-28 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 39-28 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 18:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico | Donald Rutledge picks off the pass by Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Janssen, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG), Louis Holt (SG), John Mason (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Eric Sappington, Andrew Longley, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Sean Ament loses the dribble to Micheal Day | 39-30 |
| 17:14 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Micheal Day steps in front of the Raymond Axford pass in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 17:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney's pass is intercepted by James Winters | 39-30 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Sean Ament lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Winters | 41-30 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Greenway | 41-30 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:13 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by Raymond Axford | 43-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Micheal Day (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Louis Holt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Ney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lapan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Winters - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, John Mason, Joseph Ney, David Lapan | |
| 15:45 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:45 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert buries a jumper near the basket | 45-34 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen drills a jumper near the basket | 45-36 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Joseph Janssen takes the ball from Michael Gregory in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Micheal Day | 45-39 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Micheal Day - foul #1 on Micheal Day, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), John Mason (SG), John Johnson (C) Micheal Day, Eric Sappington, Joseph Janssen | |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | James Winters is whistled for a carry | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Joseph Ney (C) Michael Frazier, John Johnson | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 13:33 | Texas Southern | James Winters steals the ball from John Mason | 45-39 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Ney | 45-39 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), Louis Holt (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Eric Sappington, Andrew Longley, John Mason, Joseph Ney | |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:07 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses long on a jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:00 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Day (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Texas Southern | Michael Gregory takes the ball from Michael Frazier | 45-39 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the jumper in the lane set up by John Scruggs | 47-39 |
| 11:08 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Micheal Day - foul #2 on Micheal Day, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Mason (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Micheal Day, Louis Holt, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:40 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington can't finish the layup | 48-41 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 48-41 |
| 10:17 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Mason | 48-41 |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | John Mason jams it on a nice dish by Andrew Longley and the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | John Mason makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | James Winters knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG) Andrew Longley | |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:23 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | David Lapan tips it home | 51-46 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Sean Ament slams it home | 53-46 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-46 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | David Lapan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:28 | Texas Southern | John Mason is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Andrew Longley (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Micheal Day, John Mason, Joseph Ney, David Lapan | |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory is called for 5 seconds | 53-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG) Eric Sappington | |
| 07:41 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pickens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier is denied on a layup by Michael Gregory | 53-46 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-46 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens is fouled on the floor by Michael Frazier - foul #2 on Michael Frazier, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), John Mason (SF), John Johnson (PF) Louis Holt, Andrew Longley, Michael Frazier | |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:08 | Texas Southern | John Mason snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:47 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Mason | 53-48 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is fouled on the floor by John Mason - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, John Johnson, Joseph Janssen | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:23 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Ney | 53-48 |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Sappington | 53-51 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 53-51 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ney | 53-51 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Sean Ament snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by David Lapan in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lapan, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Louis Holt (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Micheal Day, Eric Sappington, John Mason, David Lapan | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 03:51 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 03:50 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 03:35 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Ney and he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Johnson (C) Joseph Ney | |
| 03:35 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pickens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Holt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Frazier - foul #3 on Michael Frazier, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), David Lapan (C) Louis Holt, John Johnson | |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | David Lapan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | John Scruggs gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Joseph Janssen (C) Donald Rutledge, David Lapan | |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day comes up short on the jumper from close range | 55-54 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Winters is hacked by Joseph Janssen - foul #2 on Joseph Janssen, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG) Micheal Day | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:13 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Winters | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge can't connect on a floater from the left side | 59-54 |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Longley is blocked by Shawn Bergert | 59-54 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is hacked by Eric Sappington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Sappington, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG) Johnny Hanna, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Eric Sappington is called for the reach on John Scruggs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Sappington, team foul #12 | 61-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG) James Winters | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory is hacked by Donald Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Rutledge, team foul #13 | 63-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Johnny Hanna | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Gregory steals it from Joseph Janssen | 64-57 |