| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Preston Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Schneider | 40-28 |
| 19:34 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-28 |
| 19:33 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Hensley | 40-28 |
| 19:04 | Howard | Randy Selby knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Hensley | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Clark - foul #1 on Billy Clark, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Billy Stokes lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Clark | 41-32 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 17:48 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Stokes | 41-32 |
| 17:34 | Howard | Jerome Gibson makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Clark | 41-35 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren (C) Preston Winter | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:55 | Howard | Randy Selby loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF), Mike Adame (PF) Drew Trudeau, David Schneider | |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (SF), Rick Campfield (PF) Jerome Gibson, Billy Stokes | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 16:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Clark | 41-35 |
| 16:20 | Howard | Randy Selby drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Campfield and the foul's on Mike Adame - foul #1 on Mike Adame, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG) Brian McElvy | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG) Steven Hensley | |
| 16:20 | Howard | Randy Selby makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) Gary Burrow, Clarence Damon, Mike Adame, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | Howard | Paul Josey (SG), Billy Stokes (PF) Randy Selby, Rick Campfield | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wix (fresh) PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Howard | Fred Wegner is called for the reach on Billy Clark - foul #4 on Fred Wegner, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Preston Winter (C) Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | Howard | Jerome Gibson (SF), Rick Campfield (C) James Wix, Billy Clark | |
| 15:17 | Howard | Preston Winter picks off the pass by Billy Stokes | 41-38 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Billy Stokes is called for the reach on Drew Trudeau - foul #2 on Billy Stokes, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Gary Burrow (SG) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Hensley (SG) Paul Josey | |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Drew Trudeau | 43-38 |
| 14:28 | Howard | Tyler Joyce misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:27 | Howard | Billy Stokes tips it home | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Billy Clark (C) Tyler Joyce, Billy Stokes | |
| 14:08 | Howard | Steven Hensley is hacked by Drew Trudeau - foul #2 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF), Christopher Warren (C) Drew Trudeau, David Schneider | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 13:58 | Howard | Jerome Gibson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Billy Clark is called for the reach on Christopher Warren - foul #2 on Billy Clark, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (SF) Jerome Gibson | |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren is hacked by Randy Selby - foul #1 on Randy Selby, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Howard | Billy Stokes (PF) Rick Campfield | |
| 13:05 | Howard | Billy Clark buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Randy Selby | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is hacked by James Wix - foul #1 on James Wix, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF) Clarence Damon, Preston Winter | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| 12:20 | Howard | Billy Clark can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 12:18 | Howard | Billy Stokes hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | David Schneider makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Burrow | 45-47 |
| 11:48 | Howard | Drew Trudeau takes the ball from Billy Stokes | 45-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wix (fresh) PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 11:21 | Howard | The rebound goes to James Wix | 45-47 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Billy Clark scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-49 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy buries a 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 10:28 | Howard | Billy Stokes's floater is tipped away by Christopher Warren | 48-49 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian McElvy | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Howard | James Wix misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-49 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Billy Clark can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | David Schneider grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Gary Burrow | 52-49 |
| 09:30 | Howard | James Wix is fouled on the floor by Drew Trudeau - foul #3 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Clarence Damon (SF), Mike Adame (PF), Preston Winter (C) Brian McElvy, Gary Burrow, Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), David Jackson (PF), Rick Campfield (C) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, James Wix, Billy Stokes, Billy Clark | |
| 09:12 | Howard | Jerome Gibson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:52 | Howard | The rebound goes to Rick Campfield | 52-49 |
| 08:46 | Howard | David Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-49 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Jackson - foul #1 on David Jackson, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:24 | Howard | David Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 08:05 | Howard | Paul Josey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 08:03 | Howard | Jerome Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:47 | Howard | Paul Josey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-49 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Rick Campfield gets the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Damon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Adame (fresh) 2 pts. C - Preston Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Tyler Joyce (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Josey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jackson (fresh) C - Rick Campfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Howard | Tyler Joyce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 07:28 | Howard | Rick Campfield tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Josey picks off the pass by Michael Amos | 53-51 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Paul Josey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerome Gibson | 53-54 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 53-54 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Paul Josey grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 06:18 | Howard | Paul Josey drills a jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John O'Hanesian | 55-56 |
| 05:59 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Gary Burrow (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos, Clarence Damon, Mike Adame, Preston Winter | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Billy Stokes (PF), Billy Clark (C) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, David Jackson, Rick Campfield | |
| 05:41 | Howard | Steven Hensley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:23 | Howard | The rebound goes to Billy Clark | 55-56 |
| 04:54 | Howard | Jerome Gibson double dribbles | 55-56 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | David Schneider misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Billy Clark snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Billy Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Wix (SF) Jerome Gibson | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | David Schneider is fouled on the floor by Billy Clark - foul #3 on Billy Clark, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | David Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Randy Selby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Hensley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wix (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Stokes (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Howard | Randy Selby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | David Schneider pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Schneider | 60-56 |
| 02:43 | Howard | Billy Stokes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-56 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | David Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Schneider | 63-56 |
| 02:01 | Howard | Steven Hensley is hacked by Fred Wegner - foul #5 on Fred Wegner, team foul #5 | 63-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Clarence Damon (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Brian McElvy, Gary Burrow, Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (PG), Paul Josey (SG), Jerome Gibson (SF), Rick Campfield (PF) Randy Selby, Steven Hensley, James Wix, Billy Stokes | |
| 01:42 | Howard | Paul Josey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-56 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Gary Burrow (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos, Clarence Damon, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | Howard | Randy Selby (PG), Steven Hensley (SG), Billy Stokes (PF) Tyler Joyce, Paul Josey, Rick Campfield | |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Billy Stokes steals it from Preston Winter | 63-56 |
| 01:01 | Howard | Drew Trudeau swats the layup by Randy Selby | 63-56 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau is hacked by Steven Hensley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Hensley, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (C) Preston Winter | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Billy Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Jerome Gibson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Selby | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Burrow and the foul's on Steven Hensley - foul #4 on Steven Hensley, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Preston Winter (C) Clarence Damon | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Billy Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Jerome Gibson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Billy Clark grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:14 | Howard | Randy Selby misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Billy Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Randy Selby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Preston Winter | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hensley - foul #5 on Steven Hensley, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| Subs | Howard | Tyler Joyce (SG) Steven Hensley | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Billy Clark hits a shot from the right wing set up by Randy Selby | 69-60 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (SF) Preston Winter | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy runs out the clock | 69-60 |