| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kamangeni Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph McCauley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Earl Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams is hacked by Danny Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Miller, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Guel (PF) Danny Miller | |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:58 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro loses the dribble to Gary Sauer in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 18:53 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer banks in the layup | 41-33 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Sauer - foul #2 on Gary Sauer, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nathan Knight (PG), Matthew Fraley (SG), David Major (PF), Anthony Debusk (C) Byron Vanostberg, Kamangeni Okoro, Joseph McCauley, Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Danny Miller (PF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Earl Dumas, John Guel, Leslie Lewis | |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Williams | 42-36 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | David Major misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:54 | Texas Southern | Ross Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Charles Sale swats the layup by Gerald Williams | 42-36 |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is hacked by Nathan Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Knight, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Wes Cornejo (SF), Richard Latch (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) Nathan Knight, Matthew Fraley, Gerald Williams, David Major, Anthony Debusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Ross Brown, Scott Williams, Charles Sale | |
| 17:10 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer misses the lay-in | 42-36 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Richard Latch drills a jumper in the lane set up by Byron Vanostberg and the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #3 on Danny Miller, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley (PF) Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Guel (PF) Danny Miller | |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Richard Latch makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:42 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-38 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico | Richard Latch is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | John Guel snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:20 | Texas Southern | John Guel drills a jumper near the basket set up by Gary Sauer | 45-40 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy (PG), Matthew Fraley (SF), Joseph Waltz (C) Byron Vanostberg, Wes Cornejo, Richard Latch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Gary Sauer, Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, John Guel | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Kamangeni Okoro (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fraley (fresh) PF - Joseph McCauley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Miller (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph McCauley | 47-40 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Williams | 47-42 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ryan Tracy | 50-42 |
| 14:56 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter is hacked by Kamangeni Okoro - foul #1 on Kamangeni Okoro, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nathan Knight (PG), Gerald Williams (SF), David Major (PF), Anthony Debusk (C) Ryan Tracy, Kamangeni Okoro, Joseph McCauley, Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Scott Williams, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Gerald Williams - foul #2 on Gerald Williams, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | David Major hits the finger roll | 52-43 |
| 14:11 | Texas Southern | Ross Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-43 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | David Major snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight is hacked by Ross Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ross Brown, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Joseph Waltz (C) Nathan Knight, Matthew Fraley, David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG) Ross Brown | |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | John Guel picks off the pass by Anthony Debusk | 52-43 |
| 13:42 | Texas Southern | John Guel lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Carpenter | 52-45 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Gary Sauer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Sauer, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy (PG), David Major (PF) Byron Vanostberg, Anthony Debusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Williams - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #7 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SF), Joseph McCauley (PF) Gerald Williams, David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 12:53 | Texas Southern | Joseph Waltz steps in front of the Leslie Lewis pass | 53-45 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley double dribbles | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Matthew Fraley (SF), David Major (C) Ryan Tracy, Kamangeni Okoro, Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SF), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Scott Williams, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 12:15 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Carpenter | 53-48 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 11:47 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wes Cornejo (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Fraley (tiring) PF - Joseph McCauley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Major (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Carpenter (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Guel (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Texas Southern | Matthew Fraley steps in front of the Thomas Carpenter pass in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | David Major misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by John Guel - foul #3 on John Guel, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nathan Knight (PG), Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Anthony Debusk (PF), Richard Latch (C) Byron Vanostberg, Wes Cornejo, Matthew Fraley, Joseph McCauley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Scott Williams (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Earl Dumas, Charles Sale, John Guel | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | David Major makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | David Major makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:23 | Texas Southern | Ross Brown loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Williams (SF) David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight is hacked by Leslie Lewis - foul #2 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:59 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Knight - foul #2 on Nathan Knight, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy (SG) Kamangeni Okoro | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ross Brown | 57-51 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk's pass is intercepted by Leslie Lewis | 57-51 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the runner from close range set up by Robert Williams | 57-53 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight is fouled on the floor by Ross Brown - foul #4 on Ross Brown, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro (SG), David Major (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) Ryan Tracy, Anthony Debusk, Richard Latch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), William Kuiper (SF), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Ross Brown, Scott Williams, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Nathan Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:46 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams is hacked by Kamangeni Okoro - foul #2 on Kamangeni Okoro, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Matthew Fraley (SF), Joseph McCauley (PF) Nathan Knight, Gerald Williams, David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (SG) Robert Williams | |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Sauer | 58-56 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Matthew Fraley misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 09:04 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Guel | 58-58 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy (SG), Wes Cornejo (SF), Anthony Debusk (PF) Kamangeni Okoro, Matthew Fraley, Joseph McCauley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Earl Dumas, Charles Sale, John Guel | |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy misses the easy open layup | 58-58 |
| 08:35 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Gerald Williams (SF), David Major (PF) Byron Vanostberg, Wes Cornejo, Anthony Debusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper | |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | David Major blocks the short jumper by Leslie Lewis | 58-58 |
| 07:45 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams tips it home | 58-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ryan Tracy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kamangeni Okoro (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Major (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Waltz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ross Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Miller (tired) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Lewis (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz tips it but misses | 58-60 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | David Major tips it home | 60-60 |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams connects on the jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams travels with the ball | 60-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nathan Knight (PG), Matthew Fraley (SG), Wes Cornejo (SF), Joseph McCauley (PF), Richard Latch (C) Ryan Tracy, Kamangeni Okoro, Gerald Williams, David Major, Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Earl Dumas (SF), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Ross Brown, Scott Williams, Robert Williams, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is whistled for a carry | 60-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk (PF) Joseph McCauley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Knight | 62-62 |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer connects on the floater from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Debusk, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Gerald Williams (SF), Joseph McCauley (PF), David Major (C) Nathan Knight, Matthew Fraley, Wes Cornejo, Anthony Debusk, Richard Latch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Thomas Carpenter, Earl Dumas, John Guel | |
| 05:06 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Byron Vanostberg | 62-64 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 04:48 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Kuiper | 62-64 |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-64 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Tracy (SG), Matthew Fraley (SF), Anthony Debusk (C) Kamangeni Okoro, Gerald Williams, David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF), John Guel (C) Gary Sauer, Robert Williams, William Kuiper, Charles Sale, Leslie Lewis | |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Ross Brown misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | Texas Southern | John Guel pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:38 | Texas Southern | John Guel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ryan Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Fraley (tiring) PF - Joseph McCauley (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Debusk (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ross Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Danny Miller (tired) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Guel (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Ross Brown - foul #5 on Ross Brown, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Latch (C) Joseph McCauley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Robert Williams (C) Ross Brown, John Guel | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:30 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 03:15 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 66-67 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Matthew Fraley buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Byron Vanostberg | 68-67 |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Williams | 68-70 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 68-70 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is hacked by Byron Vanostberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Byron Vanostberg, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nathan Knight (PG), Kamangeni Okoro (SG), Wes Cornejo (SF), David Major (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) Byron Vanostberg, Ryan Tracy, Matthew Fraley, Anthony Debusk, Richard Latch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), William Kuiper (SF), Charles Sale (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Thomas Carpenter, Scott Williams, Danny Miller, Robert Williams | |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo is hacked by William Kuiper in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Kuiper, team foul #12 | 68-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG) Earl Dumas | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:55 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the jumper near the basket | 70-72 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo lays it up and in set up by David Major | 72-72 |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses the 3 from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:17 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper grabs the offensive board | 72-72 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Carpenter | 72-74 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz connects on the turnaround in the paint | 74-74 |
| 00:50 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Gerald Williams (SF), Joseph McCauley (PF) Nathan Knight, Wes Cornejo, David Major | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF) Charles Sale | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter is called for 10 seconds | 74-74 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Waltz | 76-74 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-74 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | Byron Vanostberg takes the ball from William Kuiper in the backcourt | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg lays it up and in | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Texas Southern | Joseph Waltz picks off the pass by Gary Sauer in the backcourt | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | William Kuiper is called for the reach on Byron Vanostberg - foul #5 on William Kuiper, team foul #13 | 78-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SF) William Kuiper | |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #14 | 79-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk (C) Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Gary Sauer - foul #4 on Gary Sauer, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Carpenter | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sauer - foul #5 on Gary Sauer, team foul #16 | 81-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz (C) Joseph McCauley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG) Gary Sauer | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk misses the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams loses the dribble to Gerald Williams in the backcourt | 82-77 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Earl Dumas - foul #2 on Earl Dumas, team foul #17 | 82-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph McCauley (PF) Joseph Waltz | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 82-77 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis grabs the board | 83-77 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis clanks a fullcourt shot | 83-77 |