| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Eric Kuntz (fresh) SG - Glenn Allen (fresh) SF - Ricky Jackson (fresh) PF - Dewayne Walker (fresh) C - Brett Ballard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Patrick Carpenter (fresh) SG - Harold Marques (fresh) SF - Jonathon Hill (fresh) PF - Jerry McKew (fresh) C - Paul Simpson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry McKew | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Ricky Jackson | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill's pass is intercepted by Eric Kuntz in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Allen - foul #1 on Glenn Allen, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (PG), Benny Parker (SG), Ben Breen (SF), Mario Waltman (PF), Stephen Griffis (C) Eric Kuntz, Glenn Allen, Ricky Jackson, Dewayne Walker, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew (PG), Robert Kirkland (SG), Floyd Rhoads (SF), Thomas Russell (PF) Patrick Carpenter, Harold Marques, Jonathon Hill, Jerry McKew | |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis (C) Paul Simpson | |
| 17:06 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland is hacked by Benny Parker - foul #1 on Benny Parker, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew's floater is knocked away by Stephen Griffis | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | S. Dakota | Thomas Russell tips it home | 2-7 |
| 16:53 | W. New Mexico | Robert Kirkland picks off the pass by Fred Carroll in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland banks in the layup | 2-9 |
| 16:35 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen hits a shot from the baseline set up by Fred Carroll and he's fouled by Floyd Rhoads - foul #1 on Floyd Rhoads, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (PG), Glenn Allen (SG), Dewayne Walker (PF), Brett Ballard (C) Fred Carroll, Benny Parker, Mario Waltman, Stephen Griffis | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter (PG), Harold Marques (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Jerry McKew (PF), Robert Watkins (C) Jeffery Crew, Robert Kirkland, Floyd Rhoads, Thomas Russell, Justin Ellis | |
| 16:35 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:35 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:26 | S. Dakota | Brett Ballard steals the ball from Jerry McKew | 4-9 |
| 16:23 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Carpenter - foul #1 on Patrick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Roger Jackson (SF) Ben Breen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 16:07 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Watkins - foul #1 on Robert Watkins, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG) Glenn Allen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 16:07 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:07 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:07 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:47 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Marques | 4-11 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Eric Kuntz (fairly fresh) SG - Leo Small (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) PF - Dewayne Walker (tiring) C - Brett Ballard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Patrick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Marques (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Hill (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry McKew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | W. New Mexico | Roger Jackson's pass is intercepted by Harold Marques | 4-11 |
| 15:16 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill blows the layup but he's fouled by Dewayne Walker - foul #1 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (PG), Benny Parker (SG), Ricky Jackson (SF), Mario Waltman (PF) Eric Kuntz, Leo Small, Roger Jackson, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew (PG), Robert Kirkland (SG), Justin Ellis (PF), Paul Simpson (C) Patrick Carpenter, Harold Marques, Jerry McKew, Robert Watkins | |
| 15:16 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:16 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:16 | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman snags the defensive board | 4-12 |
| 14:54 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Paul Simpson - foul #1 on Paul Simpson, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Stephen Griffis (PF) Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Floyd Rhoads (SF) Jonathon Hill | |
| 14:54 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:54 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:54 | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:44 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Ellis | 5-15 |
| 14:42 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-15 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG), Glenn Allen (SG) Benny Parker, Fred Carroll | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew (PF) Justin Ellis | |
| 14:33 | S. Dakota | Floyd Rhoads buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jeffery Crew | 5-17 |
| 14:14 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen lays it up and in set up by Ricky Jackson | 7-17 |
| 14:02 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Kirkland | 7-19 |
| 13:37 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn Allen | 9-19 |
| 13:32 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson travels in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (PG), Benny Parker (SG), Ben Breen (SF), Dewayne Walker (PF), Brett Ballard (C) Eric Kuntz, Glenn Allen, Ricky Jackson, Stephen Griffis, Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops (PG), Harold Marques (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Thomas Russell (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Jeffery Crew, Robert Kirkland, Floyd Rhoads, Jerry McKew, Paul Simpson | |
| 13:15 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 13:14 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen grabs the offensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:55 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-19 |
| 12:35 | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 12:33 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:28 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 11-19 |
| 12:27 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen tips it home | 13-19 |
| 12:07 | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 12:06 | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota | Thomas Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (PG), Glenn Allen (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Mario Waltman (PF) Fred Carroll, Benny Parker, Ben Breen, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter (PG), Jerry McKew (PF), Robert Watkins (C) Billy Hoops, Thomas Russell, Justin Ellis | |
| 11:39 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Marques - foul #1 on Harold Marques, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew (SG), Robert Kirkland (SF) Harold Marques, Jonathon Hill | |
| 11:39 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:39 | W. New Mexico | Glenn Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Jerry McKew | 14-19 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Leo Small (fresh) SG - Glenn Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) PF - Mario Waltman (tiring) C - Brett Ballard (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Patrick Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Crew (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry McKew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter is hacked by Roger Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Jackson, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| 11:22 | S. Dakota | Glenn Allen is called for the reach on Jeffery Crew - foul #2 on Glenn Allen, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Ricky Jackson (SF), Stephen Griffis (PF) Leo Small, Glenn Allen, Roger Jackson, Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 11:13 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Kirkland | 14-21 |
| 11:01 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson misses the dunk attempt | 14-21 |
| 11:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:57 | S. Dakota | Eric Kuntz is called for the reach on Jeffery Crew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Kuntz, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman (C) Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Harold Marques (SG), Paul Simpson (C) Jeffery Crew, Robert Watkins | |
| 10:42 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson tips it but misses | 14-21 |
| 10:40 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:21 | W. New Mexico | The jump hook by Ricky Jackson is blocked by Paul Simpson | 14-21 |
| 10:20 | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman gets the offensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:05 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 10:03 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland is fouled on the floor by Ricky Jackson - foul #1 on Ricky Jackson, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Dewayne Walker (PF), Brett Ballard (C) Fred Carroll, Ricky Jackson, Stephen Griffis, Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew (SG), Thomas Russell (PF) Harold Marques, Jerry McKew | |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 09:43 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:38 | W. New Mexico | Patrick Carpenter picks off the pass by Leo Small in the backcourt | 14-23 |
| 09:36 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter hits the finger roll | 14-25 |
| 09:13 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Russell - foul #1 on Thomas Russell, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops (SG), Floyd Rhoads (SF), Robert Watkins (PF) Patrick Carpenter, Robert Kirkland, Paul Simpson | |
| 09:13 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:13 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:13 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small makes the 3rd free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:11 | S. Dakota | Floyd Rhoads is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Jackson - foul #2 on Ricky Jackson, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker (SG), Ben Breen (SF) Leo Small, Ricky Jackson | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 09:11 | S. Dakota | Floyd Rhoads misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:11 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 09:09 | W. New Mexico | Thomas Russell is called for the reach on Ben Breen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Russell, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew (PF) Thomas Russell | |
| 09:09 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:09 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:09 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:51 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 17-25 |
| 08:49 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:46 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (SG), Roger Jackson (SF) Eric Kuntz, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill (SF), Justin Ellis (PF) Floyd Rhoads, Jerry McKew | |
| 08:26 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Jackson | 19-25 |
| 08:22 | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops travels in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG), Dewayne Walker (PF) Leo Small, Ben Breen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 08:17 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Brett Ballard - foul #1 on Brett Ballard, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen (SF), Mario Waltman (C) Roger Jackson, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Harold Marques (SG), Jerry McKew (PF) Billy Hoops, Justin Ellis | |
| 08:11 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:11 | W. New Mexico | Dewayne Walker pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 07:58 | W. New Mexico | Jerry McKew steps in front of the Dewayne Walker pass | 22-25 |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mario Waltman - foul #1 on Mario Waltman, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (SG), Stephen Griffis (PF), Brett Ballard (C) Benny Parker, Dewayne Walker, Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter (PG), Paul Simpson (C) Jeffery Crew, Robert Watkins | |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Eric Kuntz (tiring) SG - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Breen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Griffis (fairly fresh) C - Brett Ballard (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Patrick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Marques (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathon Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry McKew (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Simpson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-26 |
| 07:26 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:23 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Floyd Rhoads (SF) Jonathon Hill | |
| 07:06 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-26 |
| 07:05 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard tips it home | 24-26 |
| 06:49 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques hits a wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Carpenter | 24-28 |
| 06:33 | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry McKew | 24-28 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Patrick Carpenter | 24-28 |
| 06:28 | S. Dakota | Fred Carroll is called for the reach on Patrick Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (PG), Benny Parker (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Dewayne Walker (PF), Mario Waltman (C) Eric Kuntz, Fred Carroll, Ben Breen, Stephen Griffis, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew (SG), Robert Kirkland (SF), Justin Ellis (PF) Harold Marques, Floyd Rhoads, Jerry McKew | |
| 06:28 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:28 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:10 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-30 |
| 06:09 | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman snags the offensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:58 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-30 |
| 05:57 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 05:41 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Kirkland | 24-32 |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker is hacked by Jeffery Crew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Crew, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (SG), Stephen Griffis (C) Leo Small, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops (PG), Harold Marques (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Jerry McKew (PF) Patrick Carpenter, Jeffery Crew, Robert Kirkland, Paul Simpson | |
| 05:38 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:38 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 05:27 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Mario Waltman - foul #2 on Mario Waltman, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Brett Ballard (C) Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:27 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:27 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 05:25 | W. New Mexico | Harold Marques picks off the pass by Benny Parker in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 05:08 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Billy Hoops | 24-36 |
| 05:03 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-36 |
| 04:48 | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis blows the wide open layup | 26-36 |
| 04:47 | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis hits the follow up shot | 26-38 |
| 04:31 | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll is whistled for traveling | 26-38 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG), Ben Breen (SF), Dewayne Walker (PF) Benny Parker, Roger Jackson, Stephen Griffis | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter (PG), Jeffery Crew (SG), Floyd Rhoads (SF), Robert Watkins (C) Billy Hoops, Harold Marques, Jonathon Hill, Justin Ellis | |
| 04:17 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 04:16 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 04:02 | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-40 |
| 04:00 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 03:54 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins is hacked by Eric Kuntz - foul #2 on Eric Kuntz, team foul #13 | 26-40 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (PG), Glenn Allen (SG), Ricky Jackson (SF), Mario Waltman (C) Eric Kuntz, Fred Carroll, Ben Breen, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland (SF), Thomas Russell (C) Floyd Rhoads, Jerry McKew | |
| 03:54 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 03:54 | S. Dakota | Robert Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 03:54 | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 03:46 | W. New Mexico | Patrick Carpenter takes the ball from Dewayne Walker | 26-40 |
| 03:23 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Kirkland | 26-42 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Leo Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dewayne Walker (very tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Waltman (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Patrick Carpenter (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Crew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirkland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Russell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | W. New Mexico | Robert Kirkland picks off the pass by Ricky Jackson | 26-42 |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | Glenn Allen is called for the reach on Patrick Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Allen, team foul #14 | 26-42 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG), Benny Parker (SG), Stephen Griffis (C) Leo Small, Glenn Allen, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Harold Marques (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Paul Simpson (C) Jeffery Crew, Robert Kirkland, Robert Watkins | |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 03:08 | S. Dakota | Patrick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:47 | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops (PG) Patrick Carpenter | |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota | Benny Parker is called for the reach on Harold Marques in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Parker, team foul #15 | 26-43 |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques misses the 1st free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:45 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques misses the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 02:45 | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker gets the rebound | 26-43 |
| 02:31 | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (SG), Brett Ballard (C) Benny Parker, Mario Waltman | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Justin Ellis (C) Paul Simpson | |
| 02:22 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Billy Hoops | 26-45 |
| 01:58 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-45 |
| 01:56 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Thomas Russell | 26-45 |
| 01:54 | S. Dakota | Jonathon Hill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Hill, team foul #9 | 26-45 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (PG), Ben Breen (PF) Eric Kuntz, Stephen Griffis | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland (PG), Jeffery Crew (SG), Floyd Rhoads (SF) Billy Hoops, Harold Marques, Jonathon Hill | |
| 01:37 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson makes the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Floyd Rhoads - foul #2 on Floyd Rhoads, team foul #10 | 28-45 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Benny Parker (SG), Dewayne Walker (PF) Fred Carroll, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew (PF) Justin Ellis | |
| 01:37 | W. New Mexico | Ricky Jackson makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| 01:35 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Parker - foul #3 on Benny Parker, team foul #16 | 29-45 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eric Kuntz (PG) Benny Parker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 01:35 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 01:35 | S. Dakota | Jeffery Crew makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 01:19 | W. New Mexico | Floyd Rhoads is called for the reach on Leo Small - foul #3 on Floyd Rhoads, team foul #11 | 29-47 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Mario Waltman (C) Ben Breen | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Harold Marques (SG), Paul Simpson (C) Floyd Rhoads, Thomas Russell | |
| 01:19 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-47 |
| 01:19 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 01:19 | W. New Mexico | Leo Small misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 01:19 | S. Dakota | Paul Simpson grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 01:04 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew is hacked by Dewayne Walker - foul #2 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #17 | 30-47 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fred Carroll (SG), Brett Ballard (C) Leo Small, Dewayne Walker | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Hoops (SG) Harold Marques | |
| 01:04 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 01:04 | S. Dakota | Jerry McKew makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:47 | W. New Mexico | Paul Simpson picks off the pass by Eric Kuntz | 30-49 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ricky Jackson - foul #3 on Ricky Jackson, team foul #18 | 30-49 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Leo Small (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), Ben Breen (PF), Stephen Griffis (C) Eric Kuntz, Ricky Jackson, Mario Waltman, Brett Ballard | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Harold Marques (SG), Jonathon Hill (SF), Robert Watkins (PF), Justin Ellis (C) Jeffery Crew, Billy Hoops, Jerry McKew, Paul Simpson | |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:27 | S. Dakota | Robert Kirkland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 00:03 | W. New Mexico | Ben Breen hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block | 32-50 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | Harold Marques can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 32-50 |