| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Cunningham (fresh) C - Ron Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Reginald Brown - foul #1 on Reginald Brown, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wendell Hecht | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ron Todd - foul #1 on Ron Todd, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:55 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ben Rankins | 31-32 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 17:59 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner misses the jumper from the left side | 31-32 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG), Paul Elizondo (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Roderick Key, Ben Rankins, Joseph Turner, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ivan Stepchinski | 36-32 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller's pass is intercepted by Leonard Stewart | 36-32 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Louis Horan | 36-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Elizondo (fresh) SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fresh) PF - Randall Mapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Horan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp knocks in the floater from the right side | 36-34 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stefan Russo | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | Texas Southern | Ivan Stepchinski steals the ball from Ralph Hunsaker | 39-34 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Leonard Stewart, Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Ben Rankins (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Thomas Miller, Paul Elizondo, Ralph Hunsaker, Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Turner | 39-34 |
| 14:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:12 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht loses the dribble to Ben Rankins | 39-34 |
| 13:49 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht can't throw it down but he's fouled by Arthur Cunningham - foul #2 on Arthur Cunningham, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Ivan Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:00 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner can't connect on a floater in the lane | 40-36 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown double dribbles | 40-36 |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Colin Carnevale - foul #2 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Stefan Russo (PF) Reynaldo Serrano, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker (SF) Joseph Turner | |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo buries a turnaround in the lane | 42-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Reginald Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Rankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fresh) PF - Arthur Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Ron Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is hacked by Ron Todd - foul #2 on Ron Todd, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG), Paul Elizondo (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Roderick Key, Ben Rankins, Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 10:35 | Texas Southern | Stefan Russo is called for the reach on Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Stefan Russo, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:17 | Texas Southern | Wendell Hecht denies the turnaround by Joseph Turner | 45-38 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG) Leonard Stewart | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Ben Rankins (SG) Thomas Miller, Paul Elizondo | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roderick Key and he's fouled by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #1 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SF), Reginald Brown (C) Reynaldo Serrano, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 09:14 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis Horan | 47-43 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Rankins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Mapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Horan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG), Paul Elizondo (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Roderick Key, Ben Rankins, Joseph Turner, Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-43 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Leonard Stewart is called for the reach on Paul Elizondo - foul #1 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 05:43 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Reynaldo Serrano | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd jams it set up by Arthur Cunningham | 53-45 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Reginald Brown (C) Colin Carnevale, Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Ben Rankins (SG) Thomas Miller, Paul Elizondo | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-47 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Castiglione | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key's pass is intercepted by Ivan Stepchinski in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Cunningham - foul #3 on Arthur Cunningham, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Leonard Stewart, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan loses the dribble to Wendell Hecht | 57-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Rankins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Randall Mapp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Horan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 57-47 |
| 03:39 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 03:36 | Texas Southern | Ivan Stepchinski is called for the reach on Roderick Key in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reginald Brown (C) Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner (SF) Thomas Miller | |
| 03:28 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp loses the ball out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Horan - foul #1 on Louis Horan, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:17 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 02:29 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Ben Rankins is called for the reach on Arnulfo Russo - foul #2 on Ben Rankins, team foul #8 | 61-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Stefan Russo (PF) Ivan Stepchinski, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham lays it up and in and he's hacked by Colin Carnevale - foul #3 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the 3 from straight away | 62-50 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Brown | 62-50 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:07 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 62-50 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd tips it in | 62-52 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Roderick Key is called for the reach on Leonard Stewart - foul #3 on Roderick Key, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham's pass is intercepted by Leonard Stewart | 63-52 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leonard Stewart | 65-52 |
| 00:37 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd hits a runner from the baseline | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht scores on a jumper in the paint | 67-54 |
| 00:11 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale runs out the clock | 67-54 |