| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Meisner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Lofton (fresh) C - Randall Elliott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Sewell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Ward (fresh) PF - James Hammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Bright (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:58 | W. New Mexico | Paul Brown is called for the reach on Stanley Peel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Brown, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:42 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Peel | 34-32 |
| 19:25 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Brown | 36-32 |
| 18:56 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel comes up short on the shot in the lane | 36-32 |
| 18:55 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:53 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Ward - foul #1 on Leonard Ward, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), James Copeland (C) Paul Brown, Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, Arnold Lofton, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SF), Christopher McGinnis (C) Leonard Ward, Christopher Bright | |
| 18:48 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville lays it up and in | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 18:27 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Little | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters misses the dunk | 40-32 |
| 18:01 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:40 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer double dribbles | 40-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Alvin Wilson (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Randall Elliott (C) David Little, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Leonard Mandeville, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG), Leonard Ward (SF), Christopher Bright (C) Stanley Peel, Terry Sewell, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 17:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Hammer - foul #4 on James Hammer, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee (PF) James Hammer | |
| 17:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 17:29 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:10 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Jacobs | 42-34 |
| 17:06 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton (PF) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG) Robert Walters | |
| 16:39 | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee is fouled on the floor by Paul Brown - foul #2 on Paul Brown, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG), Randall Elliott (C) Carl Meisner, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (SG), Jack Hathaway (SF), Christopher McGinnis (PF) Peter Jacobs, Leonard Ward, Antonio Hardee | |
| 16:20 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:18 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:02 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Randall Elliott | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ty Scher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arnold Lofton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Peel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Sewell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Hathaway (fresh) PF - Christopher McGinnis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Bright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Peel | 44-37 |
| 15:14 | Fort Hays St. | Jack Hathaway blocks the jumper by Paul Brown | 44-37 |
| 15:12 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:08 | W. New Mexico | Alvin Wilson steals the ball from Jack Hathaway | 44-37 |
| 15:05 | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 15:01 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), David Little (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), James Copeland (C) Paul Brown, Ty Scher, Alvin Wilson, Arnold Lofton, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Leonard Ward (SF), Antonio Hardee (PF) Stanley Peel, Terry Sewell, Jack Hathaway, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 14:56 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Christopher Bright - foul #2 on Christopher Bright, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 14:56 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:56 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:56 | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:27 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs is called for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG) David Little | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 14:10 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner loses the dribble to Christopher Bright | 47-37 |
| 13:51 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 13:49 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 13:45 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns is hacked by Robert Walters - foul #2 on Robert Walters, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Arnold Lofton (PF), Dale Ellis (C) Michael Stearns, Leonard Mandeville, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel (PG), Christopher McGinnis (PF) Peter Jacobs, Antonio Hardee | |
| 13:39 | Fort Hays St. | Robert Walters takes the ball from Paul Brown | 47-37 |
| 13:35 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters banks in the layup | 47-39 |
| 13:28 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher McGinnis - foul #1 on Christopher McGinnis, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (SF) Walter Mustafa | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (SG) Robert Walters | |
| 13:28 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:28 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:28 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:05 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 13:03 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:41 | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 12:39 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:33 | Fort Hays St. | Peter McDaniel steals it from Paul Brown | 47-39 |
| 12:31 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Ty Scher (SG), David Little (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Randall Elliott (C) Paul Brown, Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, Arnold Lofton, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Robert Walters (SF), James Hammer (PF), Antonio Hardee (C) Peter McDaniel, Leonard Ward, Christopher McGinnis, Christopher Bright | |
| 12:19 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Sewell is called for the reach on Randall Elliott - foul #3 on Terry Sewell, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 12:01 | Fort Hays St. | Terry Sewell steals the ball from David Little | 47-39 |
| 11:43 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 11:42 | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee can't tip it in | 47-39 |
| 11:40 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Michael Stearns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ty Scher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Little (fairly fresh) PF - Leonard Mandeville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Elliott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Peel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Sewell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Walters (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hammer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Antonio Hardee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher is hacked by Terry Sewell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Sewell, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF), James Copeland (C) David Little, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SF), Christopher McGinnis (C) Terry Sewell, Antonio Hardee | |
| 11:37 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:37 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 11:17 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Arnold Lofton (PF) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Jack Hathaway (SF) Robert Walters | |
| 11:06 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown is hacked by Stanley Peel - foul #2 on Stanley Peel, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright (C) Christopher McGinnis | |
| 11:06 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:06 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:06 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:49 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Hathaway and he's hacked by Carl Meisner - foul #1 on Carl Meisner, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott (C) James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 10:49 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:41 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Hathaway - foul #1 on Jack Hathaway, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Alvin Wilson (SF), Dale Ellis (PF) Walter Mustafa, Arnold Lofton | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters (SG), Leonard Ward (SF) Peter Jacobs, Jack Hathaway | |
| 10:41 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:41 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:21 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters is fouled on the floor by Dale Ellis - foul #1 on Dale Ellis, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Ty Scher (SG) Paul Brown, Carl Meisner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee (C) Christopher Bright | |
| 10:02 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Alvin Wilson - foul #1 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF) Alvin Wilson, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 10:02 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:02 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:47 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa is fouled on the floor by Antonio Hardee - foul #1 on Antonio Hardee, team foul #10 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland (C) Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel (PG), Christopher McGinnis (C) Stanley Peel, Antonio Hardee | |
| 09:47 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:47 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:23 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-44 |
| 09:21 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:09 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa buries a jumper from the right side | 53-44 |
| 09:05 | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel is hacked by Michael Stearns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Stearns, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | David Little (PG), Carl Meisner (SG), Alvin Wilson (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF) Michael Stearns, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Leonard Mandeville | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Jack Hathaway (SF), Christopher Bright (C) Peter McDaniel, Robert Walters, Leonard Ward, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 08:36 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Peter Jacobs | 53-46 |
| 08:25 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 53-46 |
| 08:23 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland tips it but misses | 53-46 |
| 08:22 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:07 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 08:05 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:51 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-46 |
| 07:50 | Fort Hays St. | David Little grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:45 | Fort Hays St. | David Little misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 07:43 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:32 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton is whistled for a carry | 53-46 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Dale Ellis (PF), Randall Elliott (C) David Little, Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, Arnold Lofton, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Terry Sewell (SG), Robert Walters (SF), Antonio Hardee (C) Peter Jacobs, Jack Hathaway, Christopher Bright | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ty Scher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Ellis (fresh) C - Randall Elliott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Peel (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terry Sewell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Walters (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hammer (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Antonio Hardee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dale Ellis - foul #2 on Dale Ellis, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel (PG) Stanley Peel | |
| 07:06 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:06 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:06 | Fort Hays St. | Dale Ellis snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 07:02 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa is hacked by Terry Sewell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Sewell, team foul #11 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward (SF), Christopher McGinnis (C) Terry Sewell, Antonio Hardee | |
| 07:02 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:02 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:37 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Ward | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Ward - foul #2 on Leonard Ward, team foul #12 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville (PF) Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Antonio Hardee (C) Peter McDaniel, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 06:24 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:04 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Walters, team foul #13 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), Alvin Wilson (SF) Paul Brown, Walter Mustafa | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 06:02 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters is fouled on the floor by Leonard Mandeville - foul #1 on Leonard Mandeville, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG) Ty Scher | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis (C) Antonio Hardee | |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:17 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 55-51 |
| 05:15 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher McGinnis | 55-51 |
| 04:57 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Alvin Wilson - foul #2 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Ty Scher (SG), Walter Mustafa (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF), Dale Ellis (C) Michael Stearns, Carl Meisner, Alvin Wilson, Leonard Mandeville, Randall Elliott | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SF), Antonio Hardee (PF), Christopher Bright (C) Leonard Ward, James Hammer, Christopher McGinnis | |
| 04:57 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:57 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:55 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-53 |
| 04:36 | W. New Mexico | A charge is called on Stanley Peel - foul #3 on Stanley Peel, team foul #14 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward (SF) Robert Walters | |
| 04:33 | Fort Hays St. | Peter Jacobs is called for the reach on Ty Scher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #15 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland (C) Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel (PG) Stanley Peel | |
| 04:33 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:33 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 04:33 | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | W. New Mexico | Peter McDaniel makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa dunks the ball set up by Arnold Lofton | 58-55 |
| 03:23 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs hits a floater near the basket | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Paul Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ty Scher (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Walter Mustafa (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Arnold Lofton (tired) 3 reb. C - James Copeland (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Peter McDaniel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Peter Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Ward (tiring) PF - Antonio Hardee (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Bright (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Mustafa blows the dunk | 58-57 |
| 03:10 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 03:07 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward's pass is intercepted by Paul Brown in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| 02:57 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 02:55 | Fort Hays St. | James Copeland can't tip it in | 60-57 |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Antonio Hardee pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns (PG), David Little (SG), Alvin Wilson (SF), Leonard Mandeville (PF), Dale Ellis (C) Paul Brown, Ty Scher, Walter Mustafa, Arnold Lofton, James Copeland | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel (PG), Robert Walters (SG), Jack Hathaway (SF), James Hammer (PF), Christopher McGinnis (C) Peter McDaniel, Peter Jacobs, Leonard Ward, Antonio Hardee, Christopher Bright | |
| 02:32 | W. New Mexico | James Hammer misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 02:30 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Stearns grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:17 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Alvin Wilson and the foul's on James Hammer - foul #5 on James Hammer, team foul #16 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG) Alvin Wilson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright (C) James Hammer | |
| 02:17 | Fort Hays St. | Leonard Mandeville misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:17 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:54 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Stanley Peel | 62-59 |
| 01:31 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Stearns | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 01:20 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters's pass is intercepted by Michael Stearns | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Fort Hays St. | David Little lays it up and in set up by Michael Stearns | 67-59 |
| 01:15 | W. New Mexico | Michael Stearns is called for the reach on Stanley Peel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Stearns, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown (PG), Alvin Wilson (SF), Arnold Lofton (PF), Randall Elliott (C) Michael Stearns, David Little, Leonard Mandeville, Dale Ellis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward (SF) Jack Hathaway | |
| 01:15 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:15 | W. New Mexico | Stanley Peel misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 01:15 | Fort Hays St. | Randall Elliott pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:03 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is whistled for traveling | 67-59 |
| 00:45 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:43 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Bright snags the offensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | W. New Mexico | Carl Meisner is called for the reach on Leonard Ward - foul #2 on Carl Meisner, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:40 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:40 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:40 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:38 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner is hacked by Stanley Peel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Peel, team foul #17 | 67-60 |
| 00:38 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:38 | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:36 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Wilson - foul #3 on Alvin Wilson, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| 00:36 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | W. New Mexico | Leonard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Stanley Peel is called for the reach on Paul Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanley Peel, team foul #18 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG) Carl Meisner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs (SG) Stanley Peel | |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:35 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:31 | W. New Mexico | Paul Brown picks off the pass by Robert Walters in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher dunks the ball set up by Paul Brown | 72-62 |
| 00:23 | W. New Mexico | Robert Walters's layup is rejected by Arnold Lofton | 72-62 |
| 00:22 | W. New Mexico | Christopher McGinnis pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Brown - foul #3 on Paul Brown, team foul #13 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Carl Meisner (SG) Ty Scher | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | W. New Mexico | Peter Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:19 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Arnold Lofton | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walters - foul #4 on Robert Walters, team foul #19 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ty Scher (SG) Carl Meisner | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:16 | Fort Hays St. | Arnold Lofton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:10 | W. New Mexico | Paul Brown takes the ball from Christopher McGinnis | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | Paul Brown runs out the clock | 73-63 |