| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Gregory Ross inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 19:42 | Yale | Gregory Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:27 | Yale | Gregory Ross hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-27 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 27-27 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Brian Allen and he's hacked by William Larsen - foul #2 on William Larsen, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Yale | William Larsen buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 18:37 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:18 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Brian Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Yale | William Larsen is hacked by Jurica Kurowski - foul #3 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 17:22 | Yale | William Larsen's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Fred Ward | 30-33 |
| 17:21 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Bilodeau | 30-33 |
| 17:10 | Yale | Darrel Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:08 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it home | 32-33 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | William Larsen takes the ball from Brian Allen | 32-33 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Darrel Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Larsen | 34-33 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #2 on Darrel Smith, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:12 | Yale | The rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 34-34 |
| 15:52 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the shot from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Jones | 34-36 |
| 15:07 | Yale | William Larsen connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is hacked by Raymond Laursen - foul #1 on Raymond Laursen, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Herbert Bowen - foul #2 on Herbert Bowen, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Fred Ward gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson tips it in | 37-40 |
| 13:32 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 13:10 | Yale | The rebound goes to Darrel Smith | 37-40 |
| 13:05 | Yale | Brian Allen picks off the pass by Darrel Smith | 37-40 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Ward | 37-42 |
| 12:34 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Frederick Bilodeau blocks the short jumper by Brian Allen | 37-42 |
| 12:05 | Yale | Gregory Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on Herbert Bowen - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 11:37 | Yale | Raymond Laursen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Yale | William Green (SG) Darrel Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (PG) Brian Allen | |
| 10:49 | Yale | William Larsen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 10:47 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the tip | 37-42 |
| 10:45 | Yale | Edwin Rich tips it home | 39-42 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:13 | Yale | William Green misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher scores on a 3 from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 09:33 | Yale | Bernard Ballard lays it up and in set up by Edwin Rich | 41-45 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kendall Jones and the foul's on William Larsen - foul #3 on William Larsen, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) William Green, Raymond Laursen, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:54 | Yale | Bernard Ballard lays it in | 43-48 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard O'Laughlin | 43-50 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Larsen | 45-50 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | William Larsen is called for the reach on Fred Ward - foul #4 on William Larsen, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #3 on Darrel Smith, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 07:23 | Yale | Gregory Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Dwayne Cipriani (PF) Herbert Bowen, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dwayne Cipriani - foul #2 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:41 | Yale | Gregory Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Cipriani | 48-53 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Ricky Beane is denied by Dwayne Cipriani | 48-53 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Peterson and he's hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #4 on Darrel Smith, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Jurica Kurowski (C) Brian Allen, Edward Peterson | |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:25 | Yale | Gregory Ross clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-56 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits the follow up shot | 50-56 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Charles Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Beane | 50-59 |
| 04:44 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the 3 from straight away | 50-59 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 50-59 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 50-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Charles Jones, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane | |
| 04:03 | Yale | William Green is hacked by Jurica Kurowski - foul #4 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 03:47 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 03:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it in | 52-59 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones is hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #1 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG) William Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:53 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF) Herbert Bowen, Raymond Laursen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 02:38 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-61 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ricky Beane | 54-64 |
| 02:08 | Yale | William Larsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory Ross | 57-64 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the follow up shot | 57-66 |
| 01:42 | Yale | William Larsen misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-66 |
| 01:41 | Yale | William Larsen grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 01:28 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau blows the dunk | 57-66 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Fred Ward gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Brian Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Yale | William Larsen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (0) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Darrel Smith is called for the reach on Richard O'Laughlin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrel Smith, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG) Darrel Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses the jumper from close range | 60-67 |
| 00:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it home | 62-67 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is fouled in the backcourt by William Larsen - foul #5 on William Larsen, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| 00:35 | Yale | Bernard Ballard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Brian Allen gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is hacked by Herbert Bowen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Bowen, team foul #13 | 62-69 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale 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 (0) | |
| 00:27 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is hacked by Herbert Bowen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Bowen, team foul #14 | 62-70 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:21 | Yale | Bernard Ballard loses the ball out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Yale | William Green (SG), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (PG), Charles Jones (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher runs out the clock | 62-72 |