| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Whitmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Mae (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Al Morrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Mastropietro (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - William Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Santo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Rees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 19:37 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 19:15 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro double dribbles | 48-31 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Louis Love (SG) John Flowers | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Charles Thomas (SF), Joe Darr (PF), Edward Herrell (C) John Santo, Billy Rees, Russell Hatfield | |
| 19:13 | Northern St. | James Whitmore picks off the pass by William Armstrong in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 19:12 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae misses the easy layup | 48-31 |
| 19:10 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell pulls down the rebound | 48-31 |
| 19:03 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-31 |
| 19:01 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 18:48 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Whitmore | 51-31 |
| 18:26 | Northern St. | Manuel Mae steals it from William Armstrong | 51-31 |
| 18:11 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-31 |
| 18:09 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:49 | Northern St. | William Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 17:48 | W. New Mexico | Al Morrell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 17:46 | W. New Mexico | Charles Thomas picks off the pass by James Whitmore in the backcourt | 51-31 |
| 17:43 | Northern St. | William Armstrong hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 51-33 |
| 17:38 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-33 |
| 17:36 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 17:18 | Northern St. | Joe Darr misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-33 |
| 17:17 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell snags the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 16:59 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Leo Johnson | 51-35 |
| 16:54 | W. New Mexico | Edward Herrell picks off the pass by Manuel Mae in the backcourt | 51-35 |
| 16:41 | Northern St. | William Armstrong is fouled on the floor by James Whitmore - foul #1 on James Whitmore, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (PG), John Flowers (SG), Phillip Irving (SF), Raymond Pompey (PF), Calvin Newsome (C) James Whitmore, Louis Love, Manuel Mae, Al Morrell, Peter Mastropietro | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki (PG), Andrew Thomas (SG), John Santo (SF), Billy Rees (PF), Russell Hatfield (C) William Armstrong, Leo Johnson, Charles Thomas, Joe Darr, Edward Herrell | |
| 16:27 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Willie Wysocki | 51-37 |
| 16:21 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers is hacked by Andrew Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Thomas, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| 16:01 | W. New Mexico | Russell Hatfield steals the ball from Willard Sours | 51-37 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Willard Sours (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Phillip Irving (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Pompey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Calvin Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Willie Wysocki (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Santo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Rees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northern St. | Calvin Newsome takes the ball from Andrew Thomas | 51-37 |
| 15:24 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Santo - foul #2 on John Santo, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG), Peter Mastropietro (C) Willard Sours, Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Leo Johnson (SG), Edward Mattson (SF), Stephen Hollars (PF) Andrew Thomas, John Santo, Billy Rees | |
| 15:24 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 15:24 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 15:21 | Northern St. | Phillip Irving is called for the reach on Edward Mattson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Irving, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae (SF) Phillip Irving | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 15:07 | Northern St. | Manuel Mae takes the ball from Edward Mattson | 52-37 |
| 14:46 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 14:45 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 14:41 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Mae - foul #1 on Manuel Mae, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (PG), Al Morrell (PF) Robert Genova, Raymond Pompey | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), Billy Rees (PF) Leo Johnson, Russell Hatfield | |
| 14:25 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Armstrong | 52-39 |
| 14:02 | W. New Mexico | Al Morrell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willard Sours and he's hacked by Edward Mattson - foul #2 on Edward Mattson, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Louis Love (SF) Manuel Mae | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Leo Johnson (SG), John Santo (SF), Russell Hatfield (C) Willie Wysocki, Edward Mattson, Stephen Hollars | |
| 14:02 | W. New Mexico | Al Morrell misses the free throw | 54-39 |
| 14:02 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:59 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-39 |
| 13:48 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love makes the shot in the paint set up by Willard Sours | 56-39 |
| 13:26 | Northern St. | Billy Rees hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Russell Hatfield | 56-41 |
| 13:24 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers is hacked by Leo Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG), Manuel Mae (SF), Calvin Newsome (PF) Willard Sours, John Flowers, Al Morrell | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Charles Thomas (SG), Joe Darr (C) William Armstrong, Leo Johnson, Russell Hatfield | |
| 13:13 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-41 |
| 13:11 | Northern St. | Joe Darr snags the defensive board | 56-41 |
| 13:05 | Northern St. | Billy Rees misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Calvin Newsome - foul #2 on Calvin Newsome, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey (C) Peter Mastropietro | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 13:05 | Northern St. | Billy Rees makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:05 | Northern St. | Billy Rees misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:05 | W. New Mexico | Calvin Newsome grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 12:58 | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova is hacked by Billy Rees in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Rees, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG), Phillip Irving (SG), Peter Mastropietro (C) Robert Genova, Louis Love, Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki (SG), Russell Hatfield (C) Charles Thomas, Billy Rees | |
| 12:41 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Leo Johnson (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Andrew Thomas, John Santo | |
| 12:31 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 12:18 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 12:16 | Northern St. | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 11:52 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Irving - foul #3 on Phillip Irving, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG), John Flowers (SG), Louis Love (SF), Al Morrell (PF), Calvin Newsome (C) James Whitmore, Phillip Irving, Manuel Mae, Raymond Pompey, Peter Mastropietro | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), Edward Mattson (SF), Billy Rees (PF) Leo Johnson, Charles Thomas, Joe Darr | |
| 11:52 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:52 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Robert Genova (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Flowers (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Louis Love (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Al Morrell (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - William Armstrong (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Wysocki (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Mattson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Billy Rees (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Hatfield (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | W. New Mexico | Al Morrell misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 11:35 | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:15 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 11:14 | W. New Mexico | Calvin Newsome pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:55 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 10:53 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 10:53 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (PG), Manuel Mae (SF), Peter Mastropietro (C) Robert Genova, John Flowers, Al Morrell | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Leo Johnson (SG), Edward Herrell (PF), Stephen Hollars (C) William Armstrong, Willie Wysocki, Billy Rees, Russell Hatfield | |
| 10:40 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson is whistled for a carry | 56-47 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey (PF) Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 10:34 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Charles Thomas (SG) Leo Johnson | |
| 10:21 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 56-47 |
| 10:19 | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas snags the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 10:09 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 09:51 | W. New Mexico | Stephen Hollars is called for the reach on Willard Sours - foul #1 on Stephen Hollars, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG), Phillip Irving (SF), Al Morrell (PF) Louis Love, Manuel Mae, Raymond Pompey | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Leo Johnson (SG), John Santo (SF), Billy Rees (PF), Joe Darr (C) Andrew Thomas, Edward Mattson, Edward Herrell, Stephen Hollars | |
| 09:37 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-50 |
| 09:36 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours can't tip it in | 56-50 |
| 09:35 | Northern St. | Billy Rees gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:30 | Northern St. | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Peter Mastropietro - foul #2 on Peter Mastropietro, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Flowers (SG) Willard Sours | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| 09:20 | Northern St. | Al Morrell is called for the reach on Billy Rees - foul #3 on Al Morrell, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Calvin Newsome (C) Peter Mastropietro | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 09:20 | Northern St. | Billy Rees makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:20 | Northern St. | Billy Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:18 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 09:09 | Northern St. | John Santo is whistled for a carry | 56-52 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG), Manuel Mae (SF) James Whitmore, Phillip Irving | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Edward Herrell (C) Billy Rees | |
| 08:46 | W. New Mexico | John Santo picks off the pass by Calvin Newsome | 56-52 |
| 08:23 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 08:23 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (SG), Phillip Irving (SF), Peter Mastropietro (C) John Flowers, Manuel Mae, Al Morrell | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Willie Wysocki (SG), Edward Mattson (SF), Stephen Hollars (PF) William Armstrong, Leo Johnson, John Santo, Edward Herrell | |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Wysocki - foul #1 on Willie Wysocki, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG) Robert Genova | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield (C) Joe Darr | |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:19 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:17 | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas loses the dribble to James Whitmore in the backcourt | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore hits the finger roll | 60-55 |
| 08:07 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Calvin Newsome - foul #3 on Calvin Newsome, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey (PF) Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 08:07 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:07 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:03 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Mattson - foul #3 on Edward Mattson, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Charles Thomas (PG) Willie Wysocki | |
| 08:03 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:03 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:48 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield's layup is rejected by Raymond Pompey | 62-57 |
| 07:46 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson tips it but misses | 62-57 |
| 07:45 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Whitmore (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Sours (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Phillip Irving (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Pompey (tiring) 4 pts. C - Peter Mastropietro (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mattson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Hatfield (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Peter Mastropietro and the foul's on Stephen Hollars - foul #2 on Stephen Hollars, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Louis Love (SG), Manuel Mae (SF) Willard Sours, Phillip Irving | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), Willie Wysocki (SG), Billy Rees (PF), Joe Darr (C) Andrew Thomas, Edward Mattson, Stephen Hollars, Russell Hatfield | |
| 07:28 | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey misses the free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:28 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 07:08 | Northern St. | Billy Rees is hacked by James Whitmore - foul #2 on James Whitmore, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG) James Whitmore | |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Santo (SF), Edward Herrell (C) William Armstrong, Joe Darr | |
| 07:08 | Northern St. | Billy Rees makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 07:08 | Northern St. | Billy Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 06:49 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro tips it back up and in | 66-59 |
| 06:47 | Northern St. | Robert Genova takes the ball from Edward Herrell in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 06:36 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |
| 06:35 | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 06:18 | W. New Mexico | Edward Herrell blocks the short jumper by Peter Mastropietro | 66-59 |
| 06:17 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Billy Rees | 66-59 |
| 06:15 | Northern St. | John Santo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Santo, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (PG), John Flowers (SG), Al Morrell (PF), Calvin Newsome (C) Robert Genova, Manuel Mae, Raymond Pompey, Peter Mastropietro | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Leo Johnson (SG), Stephen Hollars (PF), Joe Darr (C) Willie Wysocki, Charles Thomas, Billy Rees, Edward Herrell | |
| 06:04 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love is open and lays it up and in | 68-59 |
| 06:02 | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Edward Mattson (SF) John Santo | |
| 05:45 | W. New Mexico | Joe Darr blocks the jumper by Willard Sours | 68-59 |
| 05:43 | Northern St. | Stephen Hollars grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 05:40 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson is hacked by Louis Love in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Love, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG), Phillip Irving (SF) John Flowers, Louis Love | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), Russell Hatfield (C) Andrew Thomas, Stephen Hollars | |
| 05:40 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:40 | Northern St. | Edward Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:28 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving makes the wide open jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Whitmore | 70-61 |
| 05:06 | Northern St. | William Armstrong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 05:04 | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| 04:45 | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willard Sours | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:37 | Northern St. | Joe Darr hits a runner near the basket | 73-63 |
| 04:21 | W. New Mexico | Al Morrell is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Al Morrell, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova (PG), John Flowers (SG), Manuel Mae (SF), Raymond Pompey (PF), Peter Mastropietro (C) James Whitmore, Willard Sours, Phillip Irving, Al Morrell, Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Willie Wysocki (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Billy Rees (PF), Edward Herrell (C) William Armstrong, Leo Johnson, Edward Mattson, Joe Darr, Russell Hatfield | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:57 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell is hacked by Peter Mastropietro - foul #3 on Peter Mastropietro, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Stephen Hollars (C) Billy Rees | |
| 03:57 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:57 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | W. New Mexico | Robert Genova is called for traveling in the backcourt | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-65 |
| 03:47 | W. New Mexico | Raymond Pompey snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Robert Genova (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Flowers (tired) 6 pts. SF - Manuel Mae (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Pompey (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Mastropietro (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Andrew Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Wysocki (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Hollars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Herrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 03:20 | Northern St. | Edward Herrell grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 03:16 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki is fouled in the backcourt by John Flowers - foul #2 on John Flowers, team foul #13 | 73-65 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG), Louis Love (SG), Al Morrell (PF) Robert Genova, John Flowers, Raymond Pompey | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), John Santo (SF), Billy Rees (PF) Andrew Thomas, Charles Thomas, Stephen Hollars | |
| 03:16 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:16 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love is hacked by Billy Rees in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Rees, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:13 | W. New Mexico | Louis Love makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:51 | Northern St. | Billy Rees is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Wysocki | 74-69 |
| 02:51 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Willard Sours (PG), Calvin Newsome (PF) James Whitmore, Al Morrell | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Stephen Hollars (C) Edward Herrell | |
| 02:26 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 74-69 |
| 02:24 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to William Armstrong | 74-69 |
| 02:12 | Northern St. | Willie Wysocki travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Whitmore (PG), Phillip Irving (SG) Willard Sours, Manuel Mae | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Andrew Thomas (PG), Leo Johnson (SG), Edward Mattson (SF), Joe Darr (PF), Russell Hatfield (C) William Armstrong, Willie Wysocki, John Santo, Billy Rees, Stephen Hollars | |
| 01:50 | W. New Mexico | Phillip Irving's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-69 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Flowers (SG), Manuel Mae (SF), Al Morrell (PF) Phillip Irving, Louis Love, Calvin Newsome | |
| Subs | Northern St. | William Armstrong (PG), John Santo (SF), Billy Rees (PF) Andrew Thomas, Edward Mattson, Joe Darr | |
| 01:44 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-69 |
| 01:29 | Northern St. | John Santo misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 74-69 |
| 01:28 | Northern St. | Russell Hatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:16 | Northern St. | Billy Rees buries a 3 from the right corner set up by William Armstrong | 74-72 |
| 01:16 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-72 |
| 01:14 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Johnson - foul #4 on Leo Johnson, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 01:14 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:14 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:14 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to Russell Hatfield | 74-72 |
| 01:12 | Northern St. | John Flowers picks off the pass by John Santo in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 01:03 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Whitmore | 76-72 |
| 01:01 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 76-72 |
| 00:49 | Northern St. | John Santo banks in the wide open layup and he's hacked by Manuel Mae - foul #2 on Manuel Mae, team foul #14 | 76-74 |
| 00:49 | Northern St. | John Santo misses the free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:49 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro grabs the defensive rebound | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | W. New Mexico | Peter Mastropietro is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | Northern St. | William Armstrong snags the defensive board | 76-74 |
| 00:21 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | Northern St. | Peter Mastropietro blocks the short jumper by Billy Rees | 76-74 |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | John Flowers pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 00:05 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae is hacked by William Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Armstrong, team foul #13 | 76-74 |
| 00:04 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | W. New Mexico | Manuel Mae misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:04 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson snags the defensive board | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | Leo Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 77-74 |