| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Allen James (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Peter Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Alan Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Tice (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Rivenbark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | John Joseph inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eric Hunter, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers (PF) Eric Hunter | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 19:40 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith buries a runner from the left block | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman buries a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 18:40 | W. New Mexico | Kenneth Tice takes the ball from John Joseph | 31-33 |
| 18:17 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard buries a jump hook near the basket | 31-35 |
| 18:06 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 18:04 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Lawrence | 31-38 |
| 17:33 | W. New Mexico | John Joseph misses the shot from the right block | 31-38 |
| 17:31 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith misses the tip | 31-38 |
| 17:30 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers tips it in | 33-38 |
| 17:11 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 33-38 |
| 17:09 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence snags the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 16:45 | Michigan Tech. | John Joseph is called for the reach on Kenneth Howard - foul #3 on John Joseph, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Max Salters (SG), Kenneth William (SF), Charles Taylor (PF), Philip Gray (C) Peter Wallace, John Joseph, Vaughn Rogers, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp (PG), Douglas Barnett (SG), Andre Parris (SF), Jeffery Arnold (PF), Harold Hall (C) Alan Lawrence, Scott Hoffman, Kenneth Howard, Kenneth Tice, Scott Rivenbark | |
| 16:29 | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 16:17 | W. New Mexico | Charles Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 16:15 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:05 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris is called for 10 seconds | 33-40 |
| 15:44 | W. New Mexico | Max Salters connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Allen James | 36-40 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Allen James (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Max Salters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth William (fresh) PF - Charles Taylor (fresh) C - Philip Gray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Neal Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andre Parris (fresh) PF - Jeffery Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 36-40 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Harriss (SG), John Joseph (SF), Eric Hunter (PF), Richard Smith (C) Max Salters, Kenneth William, Charles Taylor, Philip Gray | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Louis Moorman (SF), Scott Rivenbark (C) Neal Kopp, Harold Hall | |
| 15:14 | W. New Mexico | Allen James comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 15:12 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:57 | W. New Mexico | Allen James buries a jumper from the right block | 38-40 |
| 14:55 | Michigan Tech. | Allen James steals it from Douglas Barnett in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 14:52 | W. New Mexico | Allen James lays it in | 40-40 |
| 14:45 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Arnold loses the dribble to Eric Hunter | 40-40 |
| 14:27 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Eric Hunter | 42-40 |
| 14:04 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Rivenbark is hacked by Eric Hunter - foul #4 on Eric Hunter, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Wallace (PG), Vaughn Rogers (PF), Philip Gray (C) Allen James, Eric Hunter, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence (PG), Scott Hoffman (SG), Kenneth Tice (PF), Harold Hall (C) Douglas Barnett, Andre Parris, Jeffery Arnold, Scott Rivenbark | |
| 13:54 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Lawrence | 42-42 |
| 13:42 | W. New Mexico | Philip Gray can't finish the layup but the foul's on Louis Moorman - foul #1 on Louis Moorman, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Kenneth William (SG), Charles Taylor (PF) Gary Harriss, John Joseph | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard (SF) Louis Moorman | |
| 13:42 | W. New Mexico | Philip Gray makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | W. New Mexico | Philip Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:21 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard misses the runner from close range | 44-42 |
| 13:19 | W. New Mexico | Charles Taylor gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:07 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 13:05 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:55 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:54 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:43 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 12:42 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:30 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Scott Hoffman | 44-44 |
| 12:18 | W. New Mexico | Philip Gray misses long on a shot near the basket | 44-44 |
| 12:17 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 11:49 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Max Salters (PG), Gary Harriss (SG), John Joseph (SF), Richard Smith (C) Peter Wallace, Kenneth William, Charles Taylor, Philip Gray | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp (PG), Douglas Barnett (SG), Louis Moorman (SF), Scott Rivenbark (C) Alan Lawrence, Scott Hoffman, Kenneth Howard, Harold Hall | |
| 11:31 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Barnett - foul #1 on Douglas Barnett, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris (PF) Kenneth Tice | |
| 11:31 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:31 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Max Salters (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Joseph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vaughn Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Neal Kopp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Moorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Parris (fresh) C - Scott Rivenbark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:08 | Michigan Tech. | Max Salters is called for the reach on Scott Rivenbark - foul #1 on Max Salters, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Arnold (PF) Louis Moorman | |
| 10:45 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Rivenbark's fadeaway is rejected by Vaughn Rogers | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | W. New Mexico | Max Salters snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 10:28 | W. New Mexico | John Joseph makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Max Salters | 49-44 |
| 10:07 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:05 | W. New Mexico | Max Salters gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:44 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Barnett - foul #2 on Douglas Barnett, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Allen James (PG), Peter Wallace (SG), Philip Gray (PF) Max Salters, Gary Harriss, Vaughn Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence (PG), Scott Hoffman (SG), Louis Moorman (SF), Kenneth Tice (PF) Neal Kopp, Douglas Barnett, Andre Parris, Jeffery Arnold | |
| 09:44 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:44 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:20 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Scott Hoffman | 50-46 |
| 09:05 | W. New Mexico | Peter Wallace banks in the layup set up by Allen James | 52-46 |
| 09:03 | Michigan Tech. | Allen James is called for the reach on Louis Moorman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen James, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers (PF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard (SF), Jeffery Arnold (C) Louis Moorman, Scott Rivenbark | |
| 08:47 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard throws it down on a nice dish by Alan Lawrence | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | W. New Mexico | John Joseph clanks a floater from the left side | 52-48 |
| 08:28 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 08:27 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Arnold gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:03 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Howard | 52-50 |
| 07:51 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 07:49 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Arnold snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 07:32 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice misses short on a floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 07:30 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice tips it in | 52-52 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Allen James (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Joseph (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vaughn Rogers (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Alan Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Hoffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Tice (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeffery Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | W. New Mexico | Peter Wallace drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allen James | 55-52 |
| 06:46 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence loses the dribble to Peter Wallace | 55-52 |
| 06:25 | W. New Mexico | Allen James misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 06:24 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 06:04 | Michigan Tech. | Jeffery Arnold connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Lawrence | 55-54 |
| 05:43 | W. New Mexico | Allen James misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-54 |
| 05:42 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:23 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman is hacked by John Joseph - foul #4 on John Joseph, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Max Salters (PG), Gary Harriss (SG), Kenneth William (SF), Eric Hunter (PF), Charles Taylor (C) Allen James, Peter Wallace, John Joseph, Vaughn Rogers, Philip Gray | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp (PG), Douglas Barnett (SG), Andre Parris (SF), Harold Hall (PF), Scott Rivenbark (C) Alan Lawrence, Scott Hoffman, Kenneth Howard, Kenneth Tice, Jeffery Arnold | |
| 05:12 | Michigan Tech. | Neal Kopp hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 05:11 | W. New Mexico | Charles Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:54 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter is hacked by Harold Hall - foul #1 on Harold Hall, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| 04:38 | W. New Mexico | Kenneth William misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:36 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:23 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall can't finish the layup | 55-54 |
| 04:22 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:58 | W. New Mexico | Gary Harriss drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 03:33 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth William - foul #1 on Kenneth William, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Allen James (PG), Vaughn Rogers (SF), Richard Smith (C) Max Salters, Kenneth William, Charles Taylor | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence (PG), Louis Moorman (SF) Neal Kopp, Harold Hall | |
| 03:33 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:33 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Allen James (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Harriss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Rogers (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan Tech. | PG - Alan Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Moorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Parris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Rivenbark (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter misses long on a shot from the left block | 58-55 |
| 03:15 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Rivenbark grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 03:02 | Michigan Tech. | Andre Parris can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-55 |
| 03:00 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Eric Hunter | 58-55 |
| 02:56 | W. New Mexico | Allen James misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 02:55 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Rivenbark gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:55 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall (PF) Louis Moorman | |
| 02:37 | Michigan Tech. | Harold Hall misses short on an open floater from the right side | 58-55 |
| 02:36 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:15 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 02:15 | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Wallace (PG), Max Salters (SG), Kenneth William (SF) Allen James, Gary Harriss, Vaughn Rogers | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman (SG), Kenneth Howard (SF) Douglas Barnett, Scott Rivenbark | |
| 01:58 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Allen James (PG), Gary Harriss (SG), John Joseph (SF) Peter Wallace, Max Salters, Kenneth William | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Tice (PF), Scott Rivenbark (C) Harold Hall, Andre Parris | |
| 01:47 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter is hacked by Alan Lawrence - foul #3 on Alan Lawrence, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 01:34 | W. New Mexico | Gary Harriss's pass is intercepted by Alan Lawrence | 61-55 |
| 01:31 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman misses the easy layup | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | Michigan Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Rivenbark | 61-55 |
| 01:13 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard is hacked by Gary Harriss - foul #4 on Gary Harriss, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 01:13 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | Michigan Tech. | Kenneth Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:13 | W. New Mexico | Eric Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 00:51 | W. New Mexico | Gary Harriss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 00:49 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan Tech. | Alan Lawrence can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-56 |
| 00:39 | W. New Mexico | Allen James snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | W. New Mexico | Alan Lawrence is called for the reach on Allen James in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alan Lawrence, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers (SF) John Joseph | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | | |
| 00:35 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Scott Hoffman - foul #2 on Scott Hoffman, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 00:35 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | W. New Mexico | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:29 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | W. New Mexico | Scott Hoffman is called for the reach on Vaughn Rogers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Hoffman, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | W. New Mexico | Vaughn Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Michigan Tech. | The rebound goes to Scott Hoffman | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Rivenbark's pass is intercepted by Vaughn Rogers | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Allen James is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Lawrence - foul #5 on Alan Lawrence, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Michigan Tech. | Douglas Barnett (PG) Alan Lawrence | |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Allen James makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Allen James makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:16 | Michigan Tech. | Scott Hoffman loses the dribble to Eric Hunter in the backcourt | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan Tech. | Michigan Tech. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | Allen James runs out the clock | 66-56 |