| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fresh) SG - Lloyd Robinson (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) PF - Antonio Padilla (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) SG - John Aponte (fresh) SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | The jump hook by John Wilson is blocked by Donald Clayton | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | John Wilson is called for the reach on Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roosevelt Williams - foul #1 on Roosevelt Williams, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregorio Moretti | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | John Wilson buries a floater in the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the shot from the left block set up by Milton Libbey and he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz (C) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from John Aponte | 4-8 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Thomas Flynn (SG), Stephen Sica (SF) Ralph Riche, Lloyd Robinson, Roosevelt Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | John Armstrong double dribbles | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti comes up short on the runner from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Thomas Flynn pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) SG - Thomas Flynn (fresh) SF - Stephen Sica (fresh) PF - Antonio Padilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Radman Zeimetz (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski is denied on a layup by Antonio Padilla | 4-8 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla is fouled on the floor by Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG), Lloyd Robinson (SG), Richard Jones (PF), Scott Sandford (C) John Armstrong, Thomas Flynn, Antonio Padilla, Radman Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey gets the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Stephen Sica steps in front of the Christopher Majkowski pass | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice snags the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Sandford - foul #1 on Scott Sandford, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Thomas Flynn (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Radman Zeimetz (C) Ralph Riche, Lloyd Robinson, Stephen Sica, Richard Jones, Scott Sandford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Milton Libbey, Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Armstrong | 7-9 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Thomas Flynn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Flynn, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is hacked by Radman Zeimetz - foul #1 on Radman Zeimetz, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG) Christopher Majkowski | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Flynn steals it from Gregorio Moretti | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Milton Libbey is called for the reach on John Armstrong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Libbey, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz comes up short on the jumper from close range | 7-9 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz tips it but misses | 7-9 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico | John Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti blows the dunk but the foul's on Antonio Padilla - foul #1 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #7 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Sandford (C) Radman Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Milton Libbey, Donald Clayton | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fresh) SG - Thomas Flynn (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Padilla (tiring) 2 pts. C - Scott Sandford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Thomas Flynn is fouled on the floor by Josef Kizewski - foul #2 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Jones (PF) Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Josef Kizewski | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Thomas Flynn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Flynn, team foul #8 | 7-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Lloyd Robinson (SG), Stephen Sica (SF) Ralph Riche, Thomas Flynn, Roosevelt Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford blows the layup | 7-11 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Richard Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | John Armstrong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg snags the offensive board | 9-11 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 9-11 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lloyd Robinson, team foul #9 | 9-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), Radman Zeimetz (C) John Armstrong, Stephen Sica, Richard Jones, Scott Sandford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Donald Clayton (SF), Clifford Smith (C) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Ronald Rice | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Lloyd Robinson takes the ball from Donald Clayton in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla comes up short on the shot from the left side | 9-11 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Antonio Padilla - foul #2 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #10 | 9-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Jones (PF) Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Radman Zeimetz misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is hacked by Radman Zeimetz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Radman Zeimetz, team foul #11 | 9-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stephen Sica (SF), Scott Sandford (C) Roosevelt Williams, Radman Zeimetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) John Aponte | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Gregorio Moretti swats the shot by Stephen Sica | 9-14 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski double dribbles | 9-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (SG) Lloyd Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (fresh) SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Sica (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Sandford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Milton Libbey, Tim Weisenberg | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Aponte | 10-16 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF) Ralph Riche, Stephen Sica | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Donald Clayton, Clifford Smith | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg travels in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Gregorio Moretti steals it from Ralph Riche | 10-16 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the finger roll | 10-18 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Scott Sandford tips it but misses | 10-18 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Richard Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-18 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Robinson - foul #2 on Lloyd Robinson, team foul #12 | 10-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (SG), Stephen Sica (SF) Lloyd Robinson, Roosevelt Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Gregorio Moretti, Ronald Rice | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Ralph Riche knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Josef Kizewski | 13-22 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Richard Jones can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #3 on Milton Libbey, team foul #5 | 13-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Richard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Sica - foul #1 on Stephen Sica, team foul #13 | 14-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Clifford Smith | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Richard Jones grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica travels with the ball | 14-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Flynn (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (PF), John Wilson (C) John Armstrong, Stephen Sica, Richard Jones, Scott Sandford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 14-23 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it in | 14-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ralph Riche (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Flynn (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antonio Padilla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Aponte (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Christopher Majkowski steals the ball from John Wilson | 14-25 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 14-27 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Wilson misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #1 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #6 | 14-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Stephen Sica (SF) Ralph Riche, Roosevelt Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-27 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith tips it but misses | 16-27 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Wilson | 16-27 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Stephen Sica throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (SG) John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Thomas Flynn is called for the reach on Christopher Majkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Flynn, team foul #14 | 16-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Riche (PG) Thomas Flynn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | John Wilson gets the rebound | 16-28 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | John Wilson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Sica | 18-28 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Robinson in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | John Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson tips it but misses | 18-28 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg gets the rebound | 18-28 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Lloyd Robinson takes the ball from John Aponte | 18-28 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson hits the finger roll | 20-28 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski hits a floater from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Weisenberg - foul #1 on Tim Weisenberg, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Armstrong (PG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Radman Zeimetz (C) Ralph Riche, Stephen Sica, John Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the open dunk | 22-30 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it in | 22-32 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Aponte - foul #1 on John Aponte, team foul #8 | 22-32 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti buries a shot from the left wing | 22-34 |