| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Cody Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Borgen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Huckins (fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Drees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs is called for a charge - foul #3 on Cody Boggs, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG) Cody Boggs | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 19:22 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale tips it in | 20-28 |
| 18:28 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Drees | 20-31 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 18:12 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jeffery Dudley | 20-31 |
| 17:43 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | David Drees tips it home | 20-33 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is called for traveling | 20-33 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the dunk | 20-33 |
| 16:55 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley tips it back up and in | 20-35 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-35 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus tips it home | 22-35 |
| 16:37 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Huckins | 22-37 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Vitale | 25-37 |
| 16:05 | Kansas | Edward Niehaus is called for the reach on Vernon Borgen - foul #3 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Bowen (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Billy Schultz (PF), Michael Burns (C) Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:38 | Kansas | David Drees can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fairly fresh) SG - David Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Borgen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Huckins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Drees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Dudley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 25-37 |
| 15:21 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:05 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Burns - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), Edward Niehaus (C) Virgil Greene, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 15:05 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 15:05 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF) Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:42 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-38 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus drills a runner from the right block and the foul's on Orville Quinlan - foul #1 on Orville Quinlan, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) David Bowen | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Cody Boggs is called for the reach on Orville Quinlan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cody Boggs, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (PG) Cody Boggs | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:06 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-38 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | David Drees snags the defensive board | 28-38 |
| 13:36 | Kansas | Edward Niehaus picks off the pass by Jeffery Dudley | 28-38 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits the finger roll | 30-38 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | John Huckins is called for traveling | 30-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Michael Burns (C) Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Kansas | Peter Worcester (SF) John Huckins | |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht connects on the shot in the lane set up by Virgil Greene | 32-38 |
| 12:25 | Kansas | David Drees blows the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Vitale - foul #2 on Phillip Vitale, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Bowen (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Billy Schultz (PF) Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Kroll (SG) Vernon Borgen | |
| 12:25 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 12:25 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico State | David Bowen drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 11:48 | Kansas | Peter Worcester misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | David Bowen tips it home | 36-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Bowen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SG - Edward Kroll (fresh) SF - Peter Worcester (fresh) PF - David Drees (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Dudley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 10:52 | Kansas | Peter Worcester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Edward Niehaus (C) David Bowen, Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen McCoy (PG), Vernon Borgen (SG), John Huckins (SF), Anthony Rothwell (PF) Orville Quinlan, Edward Kroll, Peter Worcester, David Drees | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Rothwell - foul #1 on Anthony Rothwell, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jonathan Shaffer (C) Jeffery Dudley | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | Kansas | John Huckins blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on John Huckins - foul #2 on John Huckins, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:51 | Kansas | Anthony Rothwell pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:37 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 08:45 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 07:55 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the dunk attempt | 46-45 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus lays it up and in on a nice dish by Barry Albrecht | 48-45 |
| 07:17 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen's pass is intercepted by Robert Cummings | 48-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Vitale (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Stephen McCoy (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Borgen (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Huckins (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Anthony Rothwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings is denied on a layup by Jonathan Shaffer | 48-45 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Shaffer | 48-45 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Barry Albrecht - foul #1 on Barry Albrecht, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs (PG), David Bowen (SG), Lloyd Shaul (SF), Billy Schultz (PF), Michael Burns (C) Virgil Greene, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Kansas | Orville Quinlan (PG), Peter Worcester (SF), David Drees (PF), Jeffery Dudley (C) Stephen McCoy, John Huckins, Anthony Rothwell, Jonathan Shaffer | |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Vernon Borgen makes the 3rd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Bowen and the foul's on Vernon Borgen - foul #1 on Vernon Borgen, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Kroll (SG) Vernon Borgen | |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:15 | Kansas | David Drees grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:53 | Kansas | David Drees misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Burns - foul #2 on Michael Burns, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| 05:53 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:53 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 05:38 | Kansas | David Drees snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:11 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Kroll | 50-52 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul tips it but misses | 50-52 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | David Drees grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 04:46 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley lays it up and in on a great pass from Orville Quinlan | 50-54 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Cody Boggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Edward Niehaus (C) Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:09 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley scores on a floater from the left block | 50-56 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) David Bowen | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Huckins (SF) Peter Worcester | |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Cody Boggs - foul #5 on Cody Boggs, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG) Cody Boggs | |
| Subs | Kansas | Vernon Borgen (SG) Edward Kroll | |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Orville Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus tips it in | 52-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Orville Quinlan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Borgen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Huckins (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Drees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Dudley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Jeffery Dudley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Vernon Borgen is called for the reach on Barry Albrecht - foul #2 on Vernon Borgen, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (PF) Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:46 | Kansas | John Huckins is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 01:46 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:46 | Kansas | John Huckins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings is whistled for traveling | 55-57 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | David Drees can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-57 |
| 01:09 | Kansas | David Drees can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is hacked by Orville Quinlan - foul #2 on Orville Quinlan, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht's fadeaway is rejected by John Huckins | 55-57 |
| 00:29 | Kansas | John Huckins gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kansas | John Huckins is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Greene - foul #1 on Virgil Greene, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | John Huckins makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:27 | Kansas | John Huckins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Barry Albrecht | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Virgil Greene is called for the reach on David Drees in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgil Greene, team foul #12 | 58-59 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | David Drees steals it from Barry Albrecht | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Kansas | David Drees is hacked by Virgil Greene in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Greene, team foul #13 | 58-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Peter Worcester (SF) John Huckins | |
| 00:07 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | David Drees is fouled in the backcourt by Virgil Greene - foul #4 on Virgil Greene, team foul #14 | 61-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Huckins (SF) Peter Worcester | |
| 00:01 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | Kansas | David Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-65 |