| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Allsup (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Kim (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Briner (fresh) C - Charles Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Abraham Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dunnam (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Alan Kim inbounds the ball | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | Charles Hillman is called for the reach on Raymond Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Hillman, team foul #1 | 23-45 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | James Allsup hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 23-45 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Alan Kim grabs the offensive board | 23-45 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Abraham Frazier - foul #2 on Abraham Frazier, team foul #2 | 23-45 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the 1st free throw | 23-45 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the 2nd free throw | 23-45 |
| 19:30 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner grabs the board | 23-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Charles Hillman | 23-47 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | James Allsup can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-47 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans snags the defensive board | 23-47 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Hillman | 23-49 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | James Allsup hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Briner | 25-49 |
| 17:48 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans loses the dribble to Raymond Gordon | 25-49 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon banks in the layup | 27-49 |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 17:21 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner grabs the offensive board | 27-49 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-49 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon snags the defensive board | 27-49 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-49 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | James Allsup hits the follow up shot | 29-49 |
| 16:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman is hacked by Raymond Gordon - foul #2 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #1 | 29-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Jermaine King (PF), Kenny Tostado (C) Charles Hillman, Abraham Frazier, Ernest Evans, Richard Dunnam, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Eisenhower | 29-51 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the runner in the lane | 31-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Gordon (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Allsup (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Kim (tired) 10 pts. PF - James Briner (tired) C - Charles Walker (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Eisenhower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Love (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jermaine King (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenny Tostado (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower is fouled on the floor by Alan Kim - foul #3 on Alan Kim, team foul #2 | 31-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG), John Slezak (SF), Richard Dunnam (PF) Stanley Eisenhower, Lawrence Love, Kenny Tostado | |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Charles Walker - foul #3 on Charles Walker, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King makes the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King makes the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon is open but misses the lay-in | 31-53 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | James Allsup grabs the offensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-53 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by James Briner - foul #1 on James Briner, team foul #4 | 31-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Johnny Faulkner (C) Willie Padron, John Slezak | |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Alan Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans (SF) Jermaine King | |
| 14:10 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 31-57 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Jeffery Lewis takes the ball from James Allsup in the backcourt | 31-57 |
| 13:52 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Hillman | 31-59 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Alan Kim is blocked by Johnny Faulkner | 31-59 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 13:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (PG), Abraham Frazier (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Kenny Tostado (PF), Jermaine King (C) Charles Hillman, Jeffery Lewis, Ernest Evans, Richard Dunnam, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-59 |
| 13:26 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado gets the rebound | 31-59 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | James Allsup is called for the reach on Abraham Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Allsup, team foul #5 | 31-59 |
| 13:11 | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stanley Eisenhower | 31-62 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | James Allsup can't connect on a shot from the left side | 31-62 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King pulls down the rebound | 31-62 |
| 12:32 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King is fouled on the floor by Alan Kim - foul #4 on Alan Kim, team foul #6 | 31-62 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 31-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (SG), John Slezak (SF) Abraham Frazier, Jermaine King | |
| 12:16 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love is hacked by Raymond Gordon - foul #3 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #7 | 31-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam (PF) Kenny Tostado | |
| 12:16 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love misses the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Charles Walker pulls down the rebound | 31-62 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Stanley Eisenhower steals it from Raymond Gordon in the backcourt | 31-62 |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love knocks in the shot from the baseline | 31-64 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Charles Walker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hillman (PG), Johnny Faulkner (C) Stanley Eisenhower, Lawrence Love | |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner blows the dunk but the foul's on Charles Walker - foul #4 on Charles Walker, team foul #8 | 31-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (SG), Ernest Evans (SF) Willie Padron, John Slezak | |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 31-65 |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Kim (very tired) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Briner (very tired) C - Charles Walker (very tired) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Hillman (tiring) 7 ast. SG - Jeffery Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Dunnam (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Faulkner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-66 |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Richard Dunnam snags the defensive board | 31-66 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alan Kim - foul #5 on Alan Kim, team foul #9 | 31-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Printz (SF) Alan Kim | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Abraham Frazier (SG), Jermaine King (PF) Charles Hillman, Richard Dunnam | |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans makes the 1st free throw | 31-67 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ernest Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 31-68 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | James Allsup double dribbles | 31-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Lawrence Love (SF), Kenny Tostado (PF) Abraham Frazier, Ernest Evans, Johnny Faulkner | |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenny Tostado | 31-71 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Kenny Tostado denies the turnaround by James Allsup | 31-71 |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado gets the rebound | 31-71 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Walker - foul #5 on Charles Walker, team foul #10 | 31-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen (C) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (SG), John Slezak (SF) Jeffery Lewis, Lawrence Love | |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower makes the 1st free throw | 31-72 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower makes the 2nd free throw | 31-73 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-73 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King snags the defensive board | 31-73 |
| 09:14 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Slezak | 31-76 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | James Allsup can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-76 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen gets the offensive rebound | 31-76 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Slezak - foul #1 on John Slezak, team foul #3 | 31-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angelo Alvarado (C) James Printz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Lawrence Love (SF) Stanley Eisenhower, John Slezak | |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 32-76 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-76 |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-76 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Angelo Alvarado snags the defensive board | 33-76 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | The jump hook by James Allsup is blocked by Kenny Tostado | 33-76 |
| 07:55 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Love | 33-76 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Printz (SF) Angelo Alvarado | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (SG) Willie Padron | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Printz (fairly fresh) PF - James Briner (very tired) C - Manuel Bowen (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Eisenhower (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jermaine King (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenny Tostado (tiring) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-76 |
| 07:28 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love grabs the defensive rebound | 33-76 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 33-76 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Jermaine King takes the ball from Raymond Gordon | 33-76 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Allsup - foul #4 on James Allsup, team foul #11 | 33-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (SG), John Slezak (SF) Stanley Eisenhower, Kenny Tostado | |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love makes the 1st free throw | 33-77 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love misses the 2nd free throw | 33-77 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen snags the defensive board | 33-77 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | James Allsup's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Love | 33-77 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love pulls down the rebound | 33-77 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffery Lewis | 33-79 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | John Slezak steals it from James Allsup in the backcourt | 33-79 |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Slezak | 33-82 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | John Slezak takes the ball from James Allsup in the backcourt | 33-82 |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Printz - foul #1 on James Printz, team foul #12 | 33-82 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower (SG), Kenny Tostado (PF) Willie Padron, John Slezak | |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love makes the 1st free throw | 33-83 |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love makes the 2nd free throw | 33-84 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-84 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen grabs the offensive board | 33-84 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Stanley Eisenhower is called for the reach on Manuel Bowen - foul #1 on Stanley Eisenhower, team foul #4 | 33-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Slezak (SF) Lawrence Love | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses short on a turnaround from close range | 33-84 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King gets the rebound | 33-84 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-84 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower snags the offensive board | 33-84 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stanley Eisenhower | 33-86 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-86 |
| 03:32 | Texas Southern | Kenny Tostado grabs the defensive rebound | 33-86 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (very tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Printz (tired) PF - James Briner (very tired) C - Manuel Bowen (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Stanley Eisenhower (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Lewis (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Slezak (tiring) 3 stl. PF - Kenny Tostado (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Jermaine King (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-86 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-86 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | James Allsup can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-86 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | John Slezak grabs the defensive rebound | 33-86 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | John Slezak clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Briner - foul #2 on James Briner, team foul #13 | 33-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Willie Padron (PG), Lawrence Love (PF) Jeffery Lewis, Kenny Tostado | |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses the 1st free throw | 33-86 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses the 2nd free throw | 33-86 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen grabs the board | 33-86 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Willie Padron steals it from James Allsup in the backcourt | 33-86 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Willie Padron hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 33-86 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | James Briner snags the defensive board | 33-86 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | John Slezak steps in front of the Raymond Gordon pass in the backcourt | 33-86 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Slezak | 33-88 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | James Allsup is fouled on the floor by Willie Padron - foul #1 on Willie Padron, team foul #5 | 33-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis (PG), Kenny Tostado (C) Willie Padron, John Slezak | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-88 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-88 |
| 01:10 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love grabs the offensive rebound | 36-88 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower is fouled on the floor by James Allsup - foul #5 on James Allsup, team foul #14 | 36-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Robison (PG) James Allsup | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower makes the 1st free throw | 36-89 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Stanley Eisenhower makes the 2nd free throw | 36-90 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-90 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Robison | 36-90 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon is hacked by Jermaine King - foul #3 on Jermaine King, team foul #6 | 36-90 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 36-90 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Love pulls down the rebound | 36-90 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Printz - foul #2 on James Printz, team foul #15 | 36-90 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King misses the 1st free throw | 36-90 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Jermaine King makes the 2nd free throw | 36-91 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | James Printz double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-91 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Lewis runs out the clock | 36-91 |