| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Sheeran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Flinn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Luter - foul #2 on Ronald Luter, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn loses the ball out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Moody drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 18:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico Highlands | The jumper by Larry Ellard is denied by Robert Lyman | 25-32 |
| 18:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown is hacked by Stephen Newell - foul #2 on Stephen Newell, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 17:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Flinn | 25-34 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran is hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Danny Green (C) Robert Sheeran, Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Thomas Brown | |
| 16:55 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard loses the dribble to Robert Lyman | 25-34 |
| 16:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson is fouled on the floor by Danny Green - foul #2 on Danny Green, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond (SG), Rodney Murdoch (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Richard Flinn, Howard Jones, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| 16:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Calaway | 25-36 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell misses badly on a floater from the right block | 25-36 |
| 15:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway grabs the board | 25-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Derrick Allender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Newell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Danny Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Nelson Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Rosamond (fresh) SF - Rodney Murdoch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Calaway (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson clanks a jumper from the right side | 25-36 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Larry Ellard | 27-36 |
| 15:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Nelson Larson | 27-38 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard drills a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Bobby Rosamond - foul #1 on Bobby Rosamond, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG), Gerald Telford (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Jerry Moody (C) Derrick Allender, Roger Wolfe, Stephen Newell, Danny Green | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Richard Flinn (SG), Howard Jones (SF), Robert Lyman (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Nelson Larson, Bobby Rosamond, Rodney Murdoch, Johnny Herren, Donald Calaway | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moody - foul #3 on Jerry Moody, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall (SG) Larry Ellard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 14:36 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn banks in the layup | 30-40 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Thomas is whistled for a carry | 30-40 |
| 14:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman drills a shot from the left side set up by Howard Jones | 30-42 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Brown steps in front of the Robert Thomas pass | 30-42 |
| 13:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones lays it up and in set up by Thomas Brown | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Marshall | 32-44 |
| 12:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jerry Moody blocks the jumper by Howard Jones | 32-44 |
| 12:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall is called for traveling | 32-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Larry Ellard (SG), Roger Wolfe (SF), Stephen Newell (PF) Robert Sheeran, Alvin Marshall, Gerald Telford, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren (C) Ronald Luter | |
| 12:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Larry Ellard is called for the reach on Thomas Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Ellard, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| 12:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 12:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman misses the tip | 32-46 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Johnny Herren blocks the short jumper by Jerry Moody | 32-46 |
| 11:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Johnny Herren | 32-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Derrick Allender (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Ellard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Newell (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jerry Moody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Flinn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Lyman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Johnny Herren (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green (C) Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG), Bobby Rosamond (SG), Rodney Murdoch (SF), Donald Calaway (C) Thomas Brown, Richard Flinn, Howard Jones, Robert Lyman | |
| 11:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard's floater is knocked away by Johnny Herren | 32-46 |
| 11:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 10:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Larson | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-49 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green tips it home | 34-49 |
| 10:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-49 |
| 10:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren tips it in | 34-51 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Ellard | 37-51 |
| 10:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Danny Green is called for the reach on Rodney Murdoch - foul #3 on Danny Green, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG) Derrick Allender | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Richard Flinn (SG), Howard Jones (SF), Robert Lyman (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Nelson Larson, Bobby Rosamond, Rodney Murdoch, Johnny Herren, Donald Calaway | |
| 09:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Lyman | 37-54 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 09:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman gets the rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 37-56 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard's floater is knocked away by Ronald Luter | 37-56 |
| 09:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 37-58 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Flinn - foul #2 on Richard Flinn, team foul #4 | 37-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall (SG), Robert Thomas (PF), Jerry Moody (C) Larry Ellard, Stephen Newell, Danny Green | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Thomas Brown | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran misses the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Nelson Larson | 38-60 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Roger Wolfe lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Sheeran | 40-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Sheeran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Wolfe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Moody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Nelson Larson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Flinn (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Robert Lyman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Luter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter's pass is intercepted by Alvin Marshall | 40-60 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall jams it | 42-60 |
| 06:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Alvin Marshall is called for the reach on Ronald Luter - foul #1 on Alvin Marshall, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Larry Ellard (SG), Gerald Telford (SF), Stephen Newell (PF) Robert Sheeran, Alvin Marshall, Roger Wolfe, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Bobby Rosamond (SG), Rodney Murdoch (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Nelson Larson, Richard Flinn, Howard Jones, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| 06:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rodney Murdoch | 42-63 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard buries a 3 from straight away set up by Derrick Allender | 45-63 |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 06:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway grabs the offensive board | 45-63 |
| 05:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green (C) Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones (SF) Bobby Rosamond | |
| 05:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-63 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico Highlands | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Green | 45-63 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 05:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Howard Jones | 45-63 |
| 05:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-63 |
| 04:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Murdoch | 45-65 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico Highlands | Larry Ellard knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Derrick Allender | 48-65 |
| 04:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran (PG), Roger Wolfe (SF), Jerry Moody (C) Derrick Allender, Gerald Telford, Danny Green | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn (SG), Robert Lyman (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Rodney Murdoch, Johnny Herren, Donald Calaway | |
| 04:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Newell pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Sheeran misses the easy layup | 48-65 |
| 03:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Wolfe - foul #3 on Roger Wolfe, team foul #7 | 48-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender (PG), Alvin Marshall (SG), Gerald Telford (SF), Robert Thomas (PF), Danny Green (C) Robert Sheeran, Larry Ellard, Roger Wolfe, Stephen Newell, Jerry Moody | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG), Rodney Murdoch (SG), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Thomas Brown, Richard Flinn, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| 03:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 03:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Derrick Allender (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Telford (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Nelson Larson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Murdoch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Calaway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Rodney Murdoch takes the ball from Robert Thomas | 48-67 |
| 03:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch hits the finger roll | 48-69 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico Highlands | A charge is called on Danny Green - foul #4 on Danny Green, team foul #8 | 48-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 02:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-69 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford lays it up and in | 50-69 |
| 02:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Rosamond | 50-71 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White (SG) Donald Calaway | |
| 01:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren drills a fadeaway from the right side | 50-73 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Derrick Allender loses the dribble to Nelson Larson | 50-73 |
| 01:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Derrick Allender - foul #1 on Derrick Allender, team foul #9 | 50-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway (C) Andrew White | |
| 01:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 01:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Rosamond - foul #2 on Bobby Rosamond, team foul #5 | 50-75 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Johnny Herren | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford clanks a shot from the left block | 51-75 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Gerald Telford pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Alvin Marshall clanks a shot from the right side | 51-75 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Danny Green tips it back up and in | 53-75 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson runs out the clock | 53-75 |