| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) C - Douglas Endo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Vincent Smith (fresh) SG - James Gay (fresh) SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Smith - foul #1 on Vincent Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier's floater is knocked away by Michael Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Smith - foul #2 on Vincent Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (PG) Vincent Smith | |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | William Blackledge misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Bobby Brown - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | William Blackledge misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis is hacked by Marion Dampier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Dampier, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay's floater is tipped away by Ivan Sliwinski | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tony Thibeault - foul #1 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:03 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:03 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the board | 1-1 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | William Blackledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-1 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Trevor Burke (SG), John Fancher (SF), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 17:28 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay travels with the ball | 1-1 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (SG), Stanley Halcomb (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) James Gay, Virgil Sing, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | John Fancher lays it in uncontested | 3-1 |
| 17:03 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses long on an open shot from the left block but he's hacked by Russell Perz - foul #1 on Russell Perz, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 17:03 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:03 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Fred Bettis steals the ball from Russell Perz in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 16:50 | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG) Fred Bettis | |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | David Severin misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jeffrey Love - foul #1 on Jeffrey Love, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Bobby Brown (PF) Bruce Young, Jeffrey Love, Johnny Franklin | |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | David Severin misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | David Severin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stanley Halcomb and he's fouled by Josh Cheney - foul #1 on Josh Cheney, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Josh Cheney, David Severin | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones (C) Stanley Halcomb | |
| 16:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones tips it in | 4-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fairly fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Garland Blevins (fairly fresh) SG - James Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgil Sing (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Brown (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Douglas Endo (C) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Jeffrey Love (PF) Garland Blevins, James Gay, Bobby Brown | |
| 15:09 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis scores on a shot from close range set up by Virgil Sing | 4-9 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | John Fancher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Carl Ellison (PF) Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 14:55 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the easy open layup | 4-9 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison tips it in | 6-9 |
| 14:42 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF) John Fancher | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SG), Stanley Halcomb (SF), Bobby Brown (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Jeffrey Love, Michael Jones | |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:21 | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:02 | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Endo | 6-9 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Russell Perz buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Ellison | 9-9 |
| 13:32 | Central Oklahoma | Russell Perz is called for the reach on Bruce Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Perz, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), David Severin (PF), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Josh Cheney, Trevor Burke, Carl Ellison, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (PG), Garland Blevins (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Michael Jones (C) Bruce Young, James Gay, Stanley Halcomb, Johnny Franklin | |
| 13:05 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #1 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #6 | 9-9 |
| 13:05 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:05 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 11-11 |
| 12:40 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Garland Blevins | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Michael Jones dunks the ball | 13-13 |
| 12:08 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, David Severin, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SG), Jeffrey Love (PF) Garland Blevins, Bobby Brown | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Fred Bettis takes the ball from Marion Dampier in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 12:02 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Bettis | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault connects on the 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 1 pts. C - Douglas Endo (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Fred Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Virgil Sing (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Love (fresh) C - Michael Jones (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-15 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb (PF) Jeffrey Love | |
| 11:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Marion Dampier - foul #2 on Marion Dampier, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 11:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:15 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 11:03 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:58 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 10:58 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:58 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | William Blackledge scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Fancher | 18-19 |
| 10:30 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 18-21 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | William Blackledge gets the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Fancher | 20-21 |
| 09:39 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Tony Thibeault, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Garland Blevins (SG), Jeffrey Love (SF), Johnny Franklin (PF), Michael Jones (C) Fred Bettis, James Gay, Virgil Sing, Bobby Brown, Stanley Halcomb | |
| 09:19 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Ellison | 23-21 |
| 08:48 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Trevor Burke - foul #1 on Trevor Burke, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SG), Stanley Halcomb (SF) Bruce Young, Johnny Franklin | |
| 08:48 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:48 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | William Blackledge grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | John Fancher's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Love | 23-22 |
| 08:33 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:20 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Garland Blevins | 23-24 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault is hacked by James Gay - foul #1 on James Gay, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (PG), Virgil Sing (SF), Bobby Brown (PF) Garland Blevins, Stanley Halcomb, Jeffrey Love | |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | John Fancher snags the offensive board | 23-24 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:25 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Tony Thibeault (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Trevor Burke (tired) 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Endo (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Fred Bettis (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Gay (tired) 8 pts. SF - Virgil Sing (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Brown (tiring) C - Michael Jones (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 07:09 | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown tips it in | 23-26 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | James Gay picks off the pass by Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 07:03 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis banks in the layup set up by James Gay | 23-28 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Tony Thibeault, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Garland Blevins (SG), Johnny Franklin (C) Fred Bettis, James Gay, Michael Jones | |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Johnny Franklin denies the turnaround by Trevor Burke | 23-28 |
| 06:33 | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:13 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Young and he's fouled by Josh Cheney - foul #2 on Josh Cheney, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith (PG), Stanley Halcomb (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF) Bruce Young, Virgil Sing, Bobby Brown | |
| 06:13 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Garland Blevins - foul #1 on Garland Blevins, team foul #7 | 23-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF), David Severin (C) Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | James Gay (SG), Michael Jones (C) Garland Blevins, Johnny Franklin | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:42 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb is hacked by John Fancher in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Fancher, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| 05:42 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:42 | Central Oklahoma | Stanley Halcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Stanley Halcomb is called for the reach on Trevor Burke - foul #1 on Stanley Halcomb, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown (PF) Jeffrey Love | |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:29 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Thibeault - foul #2 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Tony Thibeault | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 05:29 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:29 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Halcomb takes the ball from Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 05:10 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Vincent Smith picks off the pass by Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 05:07 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith jams it | 27-38 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski connects on the 3 from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 04:44 | Central Oklahoma | Vincent Smith's pass is intercepted by John Fancher in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the lay-in but the foul's on Vincent Smith - foul #3 on Vincent Smith, team foul #9 | 30-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Douglas Endo (C) Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Fred Bettis (SG), Virgil Sing (SF), Jeffrey Love (PF), Johnny Franklin (C) Vincent Smith, James Gay, Stanley Halcomb, Bobby Brown, Michael Jones | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 04:00 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Bruce Young | 31-40 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Love swats the layup by Douglas Endo | 31-40 |
| 03:41 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 03:14 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Trevor Burke - foul #2 on Trevor Burke, team foul #13 | 31-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, David Severin, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (SG), Bobby Brown (PF), Michael Jones (C) Bruce Young, Jeffrey Love, Johnny Franklin | |
| 03:14 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:14 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Fred Bettis (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Sing (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Brown (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Josh Cheney | 33-41 |
| 02:48 | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Garland Blevins | 33-43 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 02:25 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Bobby Brown | 33-43 |
| 02:25 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 33-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Young (PG), Stanley Halcomb (C) Fred Bettis, Michael Jones | |
| 02:23 | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Perz | 36-43 |
| 01:51 | Central Oklahoma | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 36-43 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Russell Perz pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Virgil Sing - foul #1 on Virgil Sing, team foul #10 | 36-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Russell Perz, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Fred Bettis (PG), James Gay (SG), Jeffrey Love (SF), Michael Jones (C) Bruce Young, Garland Blevins, Virgil Sing, Bobby Brown | |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:19 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love is fouled in the backcourt by Josh Cheney - foul #3 on Josh Cheney, team foul #14 | 37-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| 01:19 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:19 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffrey Love misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it up and in | 39-44 |
| 01:01 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Thibeault - foul #3 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #15 | 39-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG) Tony Thibeault | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Virgil Sing (SF) Stanley Halcomb | |
| 01:01 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 01:01 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Fred Bettis - foul #1 on Fred Bettis, team foul #11 | 39-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Johnny Franklin (C) Michael Jones | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:20 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay's layup is rejected by Douglas Endo | 41-46 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | William Blackledge snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | James Gay is called for the reach on Russell Perz in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gay, team foul #12 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Garland Blevins (PG), Bobby Brown (PF), Michael Jones (C) Fred Bettis, Virgil Sing, Johnny Franklin | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 00:02 | Central Oklahoma | James Gay drills a jumper in the lane | 43-48 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Russell Perz can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 43-48 |