| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Pellot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Mayo (fresh) C - Derek Diener (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Ronald Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Prosperie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Diep (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry James (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot is fouled on the floor by Harry James - foul #2 on Harry James, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot is hacked by Ronald Griffin - foul #3 on Ronald Griffin, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire (SF) Ronald Griffin | |
| 19:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot knocks in the jumper in the paint | 27-34 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 18:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew Mayo pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 18:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot buries a shot from the left side | 29-34 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Porter | 29-37 |
| 17:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Porter is called for the reach on Patrick Pierce - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 17:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Mayo and he's fouled by Ronald Porter - foul #2 on Ronald Porter, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| 17:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico Highlands | Harry James scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Diep | 33-39 |
| 17:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell clanks a floater from the baseline | 33-39 |
| 17:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep loses the dribble to Andrew Mayo | 35-39 |
| 16:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry James picks off the pass by Patrick Pierce | 35-39 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico Highlands | Ronald Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-39 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Harry James grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire's floater is knocked away by Derek Diener | 35-39 |
| 16:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Robinson (PG), Gilbert Ryan (SG), Austin True (SF), James Joseph (PF), Samuel Dennis (C) Patrick Pierce, Robert Mitchell, Steven Pellot, Andrew Mayo, Derek Diener | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran (PG), John Overbey (SG), Ronald Griffin (SF), Ben Greer (PF), George Woodward (C) Ronald Porter, Herbert Prosperie, Curtis Wire, Nathan Diep, Harry James | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - John Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gilbert Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Austin True (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Dennis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Fred Cothran (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Overbey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Greer (fresh) C - George Woodward (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico Highlands | John Overbey double dribbles | 35-39 |
| 15:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gilbert Ryan misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico Highlands | John Overbey gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 35-39 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico Highlands | John Overbey can't tip it in | 35-39 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Ben Greer snags the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico Highlands | John Robinson is called for the reach on Fred Cothran - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Ronald Porter (PG), Curtis Wire (PF) John Overbey, George Woodward | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Gilbert Ryan takes the ball from Fred Cothran | 35-39 |
| 14:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Joseph is hacked by Ben Greer - foul #1 on Ben Greer, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell (SG), Derek Diener (C) Gilbert Ryan, Samuel Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 14:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Austin True clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Griffin - foul #4 on Ronald Griffin, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce (PG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie (SG), John Overbey (SF) Fred Cothran, Ronald Griffin | |
| 14:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Austin True makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Austin True makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 13:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Derek Diener | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell misses long on a floater in the paint | 37-39 |
| 13:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Joseph tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot (SF), Andrew Mayo (PF) Austin True, James Joseph | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep (PF), Harry James (C) John Overbey, Ben Greer | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 13:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Steven Pellot - foul #2 on Steven Pellot, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener can't tip it in | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell tips it in | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 12:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 11:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Pierce | 47-43 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Pellot (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Diener (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Ronald Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Prosperie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Wire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Diep (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Porter | 47-46 |
| 11:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Porter is called for the reach on Steven Pellot - foul #3 on Ronald Porter, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Robinson (PG), Gilbert Ryan (SG), James Joseph (PF), Samuel Dennis (C) Patrick Pierce, Robert Mitchell, Andrew Mayo, Derek Diener | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran (PG), John Overbey (SG), Claude Wooten (SF) Ronald Porter, Herbert Prosperie, Curtis Wire | |
| 11:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Cothran | 49-48 |
| 10:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Dennis drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Claude Wooten makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 09:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot connects on the floater near the basket set up by John Robinson | 53-51 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran buries a turnaround in the paint set up by John Overbey | 53-53 |
| 09:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Joseph's pass is intercepted by Fred Cothran | 53-53 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Claude Wooten banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Cothran | 53-55 |
| 09:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Robinson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gilbert Ryan and the foul's on Harry James - foul #3 on Harry James, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell (SG), Austin True (SF), Andrew Mayo (PF), Derek Diener (C) Gilbert Ryan, Steven Pellot, James Joseph, Samuel Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Ronald Porter (PG), Herbert Prosperie (SG), Curtis Wire (PF), Ben Greer (C) Fred Cothran, Claude Wooten, Nathan Diep, Harry James | |
| 09:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Robinson makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Porter | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell is hacked by Curtis Wire - foul #1 on Curtis Wire, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce (PG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 08:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Ben Greer pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 07:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ben Greer - foul #2 on Ben Greer, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Ronald Griffin (SF) John Overbey | |
| 07:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Patrick Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Austin True (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Diener (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Ronald Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Prosperie (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Wire (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ben Greer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie drills a shot from the left side set up by Ronald Griffin | 58-59 |
| 07:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce drills a 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Austin True is called for the reach on Ronald Griffin - foul #1 on Austin True, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep (PF) Ben Greer | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Mitchell is called for the reach on Herbert Prosperie - foul #2 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran (SG) Herbert Prosperie | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep misses the floater from the left block | 61-59 |
| 06:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 06:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot (SF), James Joseph (PF), Samuel Dennis (C) Austin True, Andrew Mayo, Derek Diener | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Harry James (C) Curtis Wire | |
| 05:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep hits the finger roll set up by Fred Cothran and he's hacked by James Joseph - foul #2 on James Joseph, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce is fouled on the floor by Ronald Porter - foul #4 on Ronald Porter, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Robinson (SG) Robert Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie (SG) Fred Cothran | |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep scores on a floater from the left block set up by Ronald Porter | 63-64 |
| 04:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot is fouled on the floor by Ronald Porter - foul #5 on Ronald Porter, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gilbert Ryan (SG), Derek Diener (C) Patrick Pierce, Samuel Dennis | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran (PG), Curtis Wire (PF) Ronald Porter, Nathan Diep | |
| 04:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gilbert Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 04:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot tips it but misses | 63-64 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 04:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Joseph loses the ball out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Mitchell (SG), Andrew Mayo (PF) Gilbert Ryan, James Joseph | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | John Overbey (SF), Ben Greer (C) Ronald Griffin, Harry James | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Wire can't finish the layup | 63-64 |
| 03:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - John Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Pellot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Derek Diener (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Fred Cothran (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Prosperie (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Overbey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Curtis Wire (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ben Greer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot can't finish the layup but the foul's on Curtis Wire - foul #2 on Curtis Wire, team foul #13 | 63-64 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce (PG) John Robinson | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep (PF) Herbert Prosperie | |
| 03:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 65-64 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico Highlands | John Overbey grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie (SG), Ronald Griffin (SF), Harry James (C) John Overbey, Curtis Wire, Ben Greer | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran can't finish the layup | 65-64 |
| 02:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce makes the shot in the paint | 67-64 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep connects on the floater near the basket | 67-66 |
| 01:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Steven Pellot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-66 |
| 01:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Derek Diener can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Fred Cothran pulls down the rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie loses the dribble to Robert Mitchell | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce is hacked by Herbert Prosperie - foul #2 on Herbert Prosperie, team foul #14 | 67-66 |
| 00:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Herbert Prosperie's layup is rejected by Derek Diener | 68-66 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico Highlands | Ronald Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Mitchell - foul #3 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Nathan Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Patrick Pierce connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |