| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Carl Meisner (fresh) SG - Alvin Wilson (fresh) SF - David Little (fresh) PF - Dale Ellis (fresh) C - Leonard Mandeville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - David James (fresh) SG - Edward Gerson (fresh) SF - Terry Sewell (fresh) PF - Christopher Bright (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:45 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David James | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Fort Hays St. | John Taylor steps in front of the Leonard Mandeville pass | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | W. New Mexico | Carl Meisner picks off the pass by Terry Sewell in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Fort Hays St. | David Little scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leonard Mandeville - foul #1 on Leonard Mandeville, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Fort Hays St. | David James steps in front of the Alvin Wilson pass in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 19:01 | W. New Mexico | David James lays it up and in | 2-6 |
| 18:41 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:39 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville tips it in | 4-6 |
| 18:22 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Taylor | 4-9 |
| 18:17 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner can't finish the layup | 4-9 |
| 18:16 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 18:11 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Meisner and he's hacked by Terry Sewell - foul #1 on Terry Sewell, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| 18:11 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 18:08 | W. New Mexico | Carl Meisner is called for the reach on David James in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Meisner, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 17:55 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 17:54 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 17:44 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David James | 7-11 |
| 17:42 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Gerson - foul #1 on Edward Gerson, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), James Copeland (C) Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, David Little, Dale Ellis, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Robert Walters (SF), James Hammer (PF), Christopher McGinnis (C) David James, Edward Gerson, Terry Sewell, Christopher Bright, John Taylor | |
| 17:29 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 7-11 |
| 17:27 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 17:10 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 17:09 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:45 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters clanks a jumper from the right side | 7-11 |
| 16:43 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Walter Mustafa | 7-11 |
| 16:26 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 7-11 |
| 16:24 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 16:14 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters is whistled for traveling | 7-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Paul Brown (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Arnold Lofton (C) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG), Leonard Ward (SF), Christopher Bright (PF), John Taylor (C) Peter Jacobs, Robert Walters, James Hammer, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 16:03 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 7-11 |
| 16:01 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:57 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Ward, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson (SG) Stanley Peel | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Carl Meisner (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Paul Brown (fresh) PF - Dale Ellis (tiring) C - Arnold Lofton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - David James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Gerson (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Ward (fresh) PF - Christopher Bright (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:46 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:38 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor misses the jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:37 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:32 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Brown | 10-11 |
| 15:20 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by David James | 10-13 |
| 14:59 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton's floater is tipped away by John Taylor | 10-13 |
| 14:57 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 14:52 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson misses long on a turnaround from close range | 10-13 |
| 14:51 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 14:47 | Fort Hays St. | Edward Gerson steals the ball from Carl Meisner | 10-13 |
| 14:44 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson lays it in | 10-15 |
| 14:28 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown misses the shot from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 14:27 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Bright | 10-15 |
| 14:08 | W. New Mexico | David James misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 14:07 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Dale Ellis | 10-15 |
| 14:05 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, Paul Brown, Dale Ellis, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (PG), Stanley Peel (SG), Robert Walters (SF), Christopher McGinnis (PF), James Hammer (C) David James, Edward Gerson, Leonard Ward, Christopher Bright, John Taylor | |
| 13:55 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Walters | 10-18 |
| 13:35 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland (C) Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG) Terry Sewell | |
| 13:27 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 13:26 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 13:11 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher McGinnis - foul #1 on Christopher McGinnis, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (PG) Stanley Peel | |
| 13:11 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 13:11 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:53 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 12:52 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 12:49 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns loses the dribble to Terry Sewell in the backcourt | 12-20 |
| 12:39 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Walters | 12-23 |
| 12:29 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 12:28 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott gets the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 12:03 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Copeland, team foul #3 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), David Little (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Randall Elliott, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG), Stanley Peel (SG), Christopher Bright (PF), John Taylor (C) Peter Jacobs, Robert Walters, James Hammer, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 11:48 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David James | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Carl Meisner (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Ellis (tired) 2 reb. C - Leonard Mandeville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - David James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Peel (fresh) SF - Terry Sewell (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Bright (tired) 6 reb. C - John Taylor (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Sewell - foul #2 on Terry Sewell, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG), Arnold Lofton (PF) Alvin Wilson, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SF), James Hammer (C) Terry Sewell, John Taylor | |
| 11:22 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 11:22 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 11:05 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 14-25 |
| 11:04 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to David Little | 14-25 |
| 11:02 | Fort Hays St. | Stanley Peel steps in front of the Carl Meisner pass in the backcourt | 14-25 |
| 10:53 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ty Scher - foul #1 on Ty Scher, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Randall Elliott (PF) Carl Meisner, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Taylor (C) Christopher Bright | |
| 10:53 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 10:53 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 10:31 | Fort Hays St. | David Little clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 14-27 |
| 10:30 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 10:26 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters is hacked by David Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Little, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), James Copeland (C) Paul Brown, Ty Scher, David Little, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 10:17 | W. New Mexico | David James drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 10:02 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #6 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson (SG), Christopher Bright (PF) Stanley Peel, James Hammer | |
| 10:02 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 10:02 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 10:00 | W. New Mexico | David James loses the dribble to James Copeland in the backcourt | 15-29 |
| 09:35 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Walter Mustafa and the foul's on Christopher Bright - foul #1 on Christopher Bright, team foul #7 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Leonard Mandeville (C) Michael Stearns, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward (SF), James Hammer (C) Robert Walters, John Taylor | |
| 09:35 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton misses the free throw | 17-29 |
| 09:35 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 09:17 | W. New Mexico | David James makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Hammer and the foul's on Paul Brown - foul #1 on Paul Brown, team foul #6 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG), David Little (SF), Dale Ellis (PF) Alvin Wilson, Walter Mustafa, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (SG) Edward Gerson | |
| 09:17 | W. New Mexico | David James misses the free throw | 17-31 |
| 09:17 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 09:13 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Ward picks off the pass by Ty Scher in the backcourt | 17-31 |
| 08:59 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Peel | 17-33 |
| 08:57 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-33 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), James Copeland (C) Paul Brown, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG), Christopher McGinnis (C) Stanley Peel, James Hammer | |
| 08:45 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Bright - foul #2 on Christopher Bright, team foul #8 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF) David Little | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SF), John Taylor (C) Leonard Ward, Christopher Bright | |
| 08:45 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 08:45 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 08:45 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 08:42 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Meisner - foul #2 on Carl Meisner, team foul #7 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG) Carl Meisner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 08:42 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 08:42 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 08:20 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Walter Mustafa, team foul #8 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Randall Elliott (PF) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (SG), James Hammer (PF) Robert Walters, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 08:06 | W. New Mexico | David James is hacked by James Copeland - foul #2 on James Copeland, team foul #9 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (SF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Walter Mustafa, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SF) Peter Jacobs | |
| 08:06 | W. New Mexico | David James makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 08:06 | W. New Mexico | David James makes the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 07:47 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown hits a floater from the left wing set up by David Little | 19-37 |
| 07:47 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-37 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Arnold Lofton (PF) Paul Brown, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG) David James | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (tiring) SG - Alvin Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Little (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Lofton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Mandeville (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Peel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Walters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hammer (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taylor (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Peel | 19-39 |
| 07:28 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF) Alvin Wilson, David Little | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis (C) John Taylor | |
| 07:20 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer buries a shot in the lane | 19-41 |
| 07:12 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 06:55 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ty Scher - foul #2 on Ty Scher, team foul #10 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Alvin Wilson (SG), Randall Elliott (PF) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG), Leonard Ward (SF), John Taylor (C) Peter Jacobs, Robert Walters, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 06:55 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 06:55 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-43 |
| 06:43 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-43 |
| 06:42 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel grabs the defensive rebound | 21-43 |
| 06:38 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel is hacked by Alvin Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #11 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (PG), Christopher Bright (PF) David James, James Hammer | |
| 06:38 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel makes the 1st free throw | 21-44 |
| 06:38 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-45 |
| 06:25 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 21-45 |
| 06:23 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Mandeville | 21-45 |
| 06:09 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #9 | 23-45 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (SF), Randall Elliott (PF), Arnold Lofton (C) Walter Mustafa, Dale Ellis, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG), Edward Gerson (SG), Christopher McGinnis (C) Stanley Peel, Leonard Ward, John Taylor | |
| 06:09 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 05:58 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-45 |
| 05:56 | W. New Mexico | David James grabs the offensive rebound | 24-45 |
| 05:43 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell is fouled on the floor by David Little - foul #2 on David Little, team foul #12 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Walter Mustafa (SF) Paul Brown, David Little | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SF) David James | |
| 05:43 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 05:43 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-46 |
| 05:43 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 05:26 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-46 |
| 05:13 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-46 |
| 05:11 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Walter Mustafa | 26-46 |
| 05:05 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Walters steals it from Arnold Lofton | 26-46 |
| 04:52 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Gerson | 26-48 |
| 04:31 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa scores on a jumper from the right side | 28-48 |
| 04:27 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-48 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (SG), Dale Ellis (PF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Alvin Wilson, Randall Elliott, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Leonard Ward (SF), James Hammer (PF), John Taylor (C) Terry Sewell, Edward Gerson, Robert Walters, Christopher Bright, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 04:13 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-48 |
| 04:12 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Hammer | 28-48 |
| 04:09 | W. New Mexico | Paul Brown is called for the reach on Peter Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Brown, team foul #13 | 28-48 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (SG) Paul Brown | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG) John Taylor | |
| 04:09 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 04:09 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 03:56 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-50 |
| 03:55 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns tips it back up and in | 30-50 |
| 03:45 | W. New Mexico | David James hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-50 |
| 03:43 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Walter Mustafa | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (tired) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Wilson (very tired) 3 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Ellis (tired) 2 reb. C - Leonard Mandeville (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - David James (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Peel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Ward (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Hammer (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Fort Hays St. | David James is called for the reach on Alvin Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David James, team foul #10 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (PG), David Little (SF), James Copeland (C) Michael Stearns, Walter Mustafa, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (SF), Christopher Bright (PF), John Taylor (C) Leonard Ward, Peter Jacobs, James Hammer | |
| 03:41 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 03:41 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 03:41 | Fort Hays St. | The offensive rebound goes to James Copeland | 31-50 |
| 03:29 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 03:27 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 03:06 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 03:04 | Fort Hays St. | David Little grabs the board | 31-50 |
| 03:01 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is fouled in the backcourt by David James - foul #2 on David James, team foul #11 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG) Alvin Wilson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson (SG), Robert Walters (SF), James Hammer (C) Stanley Peel, Terry Sewell, John Taylor | |
| 03:01 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 03:01 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 02:48 | W. New Mexico | Dale Ellis is called for the reach on James Hammer - foul #1 on Dale Ellis, team foul #14 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott (PF) Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 02:48 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 02:48 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 02:44 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher is hacked by Robert Walters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Walters, team foul #12 | 33-51 |
| 02:44 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 02:44 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 02:28 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer blows the wide open dunk | 35-51 |
| 02:26 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Ty Scher | 35-51 |
| 02:24 | Fort Hays St. | David James picks off the pass by Carl Meisner in the backcourt | 35-51 |
| 02:06 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Walters and the foul's on Carl Meisner - foul #3 on Carl Meisner, team foul #15 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Dale Ellis (PF) Carl Meisner, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG), John Taylor (C) David James, James Hammer | |
| 02:06 | W. New Mexico | Edward Gerson makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 01:51 | Fort Hays St. | David Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF) David Little | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (PG), Leonard Ward (SF) Edward Gerson, Robert Walters | |
| 01:42 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Jacobs | 35-57 |
| 01:39 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown loses the dribble to Leonard Ward in the backcourt | 35-57 |
| 01:20 | W. New Mexico | John Taylor hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Sewell | 35-59 |
| 01:14 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-59 |
| 01:13 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 01:05 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-59 |
| 01:03 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa pulls down the rebound | 35-59 |
| 01:03 | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-59 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Arnold Lofton (PF) Walter Mustafa, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | David James (PG), Stanley Peel (SG), Robert Walters (SF) Terry Sewell, Peter Jacobs, Leonard Ward | |
| 00:34 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-59 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (SF), Leonard Mandeville (C) Paul Brown, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Hammer (PF), Christopher McGinnis (C) Christopher Bright, John Taylor | |
| 00:22 | W. New Mexico | Ty Scher steals it from Stanley Peel | 35-59 |
| 00:17 | Fort Hays St. | David Little blows the layup | 35-59 |
| 00:15 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher McGinnis | 35-59 |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arnold Lofton - foul #1 on Arnold Lofton, team foul #16 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Randall Elliott (PF) Michael Stearns, David Little, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG), Christopher Bright (PF) Stanley Peel, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 00:01 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-61 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer snags the defensive board | 35-61 |