| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:52 | Northwestern | The short jumper by John Brown is denied by Fred Ward | 26-28 |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Price gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Raymond Price is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #2 on Raymond Price, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane blows the layup | 28-28 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 28-28 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | John Brown drills a shot from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Raymond Price blocks the jumper by Richard O'Laughlin | 30-28 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it in | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fred Ward - foul #1 on Fred Ward, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Brian Allen banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Ward and the foul's on George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:09 | Northwestern | John Brown is hacked by Fred Ward - foul #2 on Fred Ward, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson connects on the jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Raymond Price, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hawkins (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 3 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp hits the finger roll set up by Darryl Daniels | 34-37 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Edward Peterson is blocked by James Hawkins | 34-37 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the floater from the right side | 34-37 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Armand Costa pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leland Bopp | 34-37 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Steven Mayer (C) John Brown, James Hawkins, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 35-37 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Darryl Daniels picks off the pass by Brian Allen | 35-37 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Raymond Price misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Brian Allen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Ward | 35-40 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane can't finish the layup | 37-40 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Allen | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Ricky Beane picks off the pass by Raymond Price | 39-42 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Fred Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Allen | 39-44 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is hacked by Jurica Kurowski - foul #4 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG), John Brown (SG), James Hawkins (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp, Raymond Price, Steven Mayer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | John Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | James Hawkins comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | James Hawkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the finger roll on a great pass from Malcolm Archer | 45-48 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer's pass is intercepted by Charles Jones in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | John Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from James Hawkins and he's hacked by Kendall Jones - foul #2 on Kendall Jones, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Raymond Price (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Malcolm Archer, James Hawkins, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Fred Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Raymond Price is blocked by Ricky Beane | 50-54 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Allen and the foul's on Raymond Price - foul #3 on Raymond Price, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (PF) Fred Ward | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Raymond Price lays it in on a nice dish by John Brown | 54-57 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits a runner from the right block | 54-59 |
| 03:31 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp loses the dribble to Brian Allen | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jurica Kurowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses badly on a runner in the paint | 54-59 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 54-59 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Malcolm Archer, John Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Armand Costa, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 02:18 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels can't connect on a runner in the paint | 54-59 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Peterson | 54-59 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Brian Allen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 01:02 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the easy layup | 57-61 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Price hits the follow up shot | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Steven Mayer - foul #4 on Brian Allen, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (SG) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the board | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Darryl Daniels is called for the reach on Jurica Kurowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | George Hutchcraft is called for the reach on Brian Allen - foul #3 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jurica Kurowski is called for the reach on Steven Mayer - foul #5 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Edward Peterson (C) Charles Jones, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 60-65 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is hacked by Darryl Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | John Brown drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | John Brown is called for the reach on Fred Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Brian Allen steals it from John Brown | 63-65 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the finger roll set up by Brian Allen | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | John Brown hits a 3 from the left corner | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen runs out the clock | 66-67 |