| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - William Shuff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Gage (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Keys (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lamar Michel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Reynosa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mortensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Stephen Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys buries a runner from the right block set up by Jerry Gage | 34-32 |
| 18:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Bryan Jenkins - foul #2 on Bryan Jenkins, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 18:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Bryan Jenkins | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Jenkins - foul #3 on Bryan Jenkins, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook (SG) Bryan Jenkins | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 18:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stephen Blocker and he's fouled by William Shuff - foul #2 on William Shuff, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| 17:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Gibson | 36-40 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Cook | 38-40 |
| 16:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 38-42 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Mortensen - foul #1 on Richard Mortensen, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin (PG), Tom Oswalt (SF), William Groover (PF) William Shuff, Jerry Gage, Matthew Keys | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wendell Bartlett (PG), Karl Hyde (SG), David Alford (SF), Ernest Galles (PF) Michael Gibson, George Reynosa, Richard Mortensen, Brian Crawford | |
| 16:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:04 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Karl Hyde double dribbles | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Donnie Breaux (C) Lamar Michel | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Tom Oswalt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Ernest Galles | 40-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Thomas Macklin (fresh) SG - Dennis Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Groover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnie Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Wendell Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Alford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Galles (fresh) C - Stephen Blocker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wendell Bartlett hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Alford | 40-44 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Ernest Galles picks off the pass by Tom Oswalt | 40-44 |
| 15:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ernest Galles scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Karl Hyde | 40-46 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico Highlands | William Groover is fouled on the floor by David Alford - foul #2 on David Alford, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff (PG), Bryan Jenkins (SG), Jerry Gage (SF), Matthew Keys (PF) Thomas Macklin, Dennis Cook, Tom Oswalt, Donnie Breaux | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa (SG), Brian Crawford (PF) Karl Hyde, Stephen Blocker | |
| 14:43 | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Gage | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wendell Bartlett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico Highlands | William Groover grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico Highlands | William Groover hits a turnaround from the left block set up by William Shuff | 44-46 |
| 13:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ernest Galles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Galles | 44-46 |
| 13:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ernest Galles can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Wendell Bartlett - foul #2 on Wendell Bartlett, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel (C) William Groover | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson (PG), Richard Mortensen (SF), Karl Hyde (PF), Stephen Blocker (C) Wendell Bartlett, David Alford, Brian Crawford, Ernest Galles | |
| 13:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Shuff - foul #3 on William Shuff, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook (PG), Tom Oswalt (SF), Donnie Breaux (PF) William Shuff, Jerry Gage, Matthew Keys | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 12:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Bryan Jenkins is hacked by Michael Gibson - foul #2 on Michael Gibson, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Donnie Breaux grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico Highlands | Tom Oswalt is fouled on the floor by Richard Mortensen - foul #2 on Richard Mortensen, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin (PG) Bryan Jenkins | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 12:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 12:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 11:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Karl Hyde pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 11:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Lamar Michel | 46-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Thomas Macklin (fresh) SG - Dennis Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Oswalt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lamar Michel (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Michael Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Reynosa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Mortensen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Karl Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Blocker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 46-48 |
| 11:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Stephen Blocker | 46-48 |
| 11:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by George Reynosa | 46-50 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Richard Mortensen is called for the reach on Thomas Macklin - foul #3 on Richard Mortensen, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff (PG), Bryan Jenkins (SG), Jerry Gage (SF), Matthew Keys (PF) Thomas Macklin, Dennis Cook, Tom Oswalt, Donnie Breaux | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford (PF), Ernest Galles (C) George Reynosa, Stephen Blocker | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel buries a fadeaway from the right side | 48-50 |
| 10:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford hits the finger roll set up by Michael Gibson | 48-52 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Bryan Jenkins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 09:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ernest Galles snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 09:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Karl Hyde | 48-55 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys misses short on a shot near the basket | 48-55 |
| 09:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico Highlands | Richard Mortensen steals it from Matthew Keys | 48-55 |
| 08:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jerry Gage denies the turnaround by Michael Gibson | 48-55 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Gage | 51-55 |
| 07:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen can't tip it in | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Lamar Michel grabs the board | 51-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - William Shuff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Gage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Keys (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lamar Michel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Michael Gibson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Hyde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Mortensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Ernest Galles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bryan Jenkins | 53-55 |
| 07:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson loses the dribble to Bryan Jenkins in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys is denied on a layup by Ernest Galles | 53-55 |
| 07:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Michael Gibson | 53-55 |
| 07:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bryan Jenkins is called for the reach on Richard Mortensen - foul #4 on Bryan Jenkins, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin (PG), Dennis Cook (SG), Tom Oswalt (SF), William Groover (PF), Donnie Breaux (C) William Shuff, Bryan Jenkins, Jerry Gage, Matthew Keys, Lamar Michel | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Wendell Bartlett (PG), George Reynosa (SG), David Alford (SF), Stephen Blocker (C) Michael Gibson, Karl Hyde, Richard Mortensen, Ernest Galles | |
| 06:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Thomas Macklin pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico Highlands | William Groover's pass is intercepted by Stephen Blocker | 53-55 |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Macklin steals it from David Alford | 53-55 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Tom Oswalt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Wendell Bartlett | 56-57 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico Highlands | Stephen Blocker steals the ball from Dennis Cook | 56-57 |
| 05:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donnie Breaux - foul #2 on Donnie Breaux, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff (PG), Jerry Gage (SF) Thomas Macklin, Tom Oswalt | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 05:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Reynosa - foul #2 on George Reynosa, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys (PF) Donnie Breaux | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 05:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Shuff steals it from George Reynosa | 57-59 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico Highlands | William Groover makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Keys | 59-59 |
| 04:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Stephen Blocker hits a jumper from the right side set up by David Alford | 59-61 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Crawford - foul #1 on Brian Crawford, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Donnie Breaux (C) William Groover | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Edward Davidson (PG), Richard Mortensen (SF), Karl Hyde (PF) Wendell Bartlett, David Alford, Brian Crawford | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Matthew Keys makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa banks in the layup set up by Richard Mortensen | 60-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - William Shuff (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Gage (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Keys (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Edward Davidson (fresh) SG - George Reynosa (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Mortensen (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Karl Hyde (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Blocker (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico Highlands | William Shuff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 03:21 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Karl Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 03:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Edward Davidson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by George Reynosa | 60-65 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Cook knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Shuff | 63-65 |
| 02:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Bryan Jenkins (SG), Lamar Michel (C) Dennis Cook, Donnie Breaux | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson (PG), Ernest Galles (PF) Edward Davidson, Karl Hyde | |
| 02:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ernest Galles double dribbles | 63-65 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico Highlands | Bryan Jenkins knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by William Shuff | 66-65 |
| 01:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | George Reynosa makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Gibson | 66-67 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bryan Jenkins | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson is hacked by William Shuff - foul #4 on William Shuff, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Brian Crawford (PF) Ernest Galles | |
| 01:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Gibson steals it from Bryan Jenkins | 69-69 |
| 00:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 00:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense 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 (0) | |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Mortensen makes the jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Jerry Gage misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-71 |