| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Guiterrez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Roddy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Bobby Heaps (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bronk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sheley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Ewalt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | James Roddy inbounds the ball | 46-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Thomas | 48-43 |
| 19:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk loses the dribble to Bradley Dennis | 48-43 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Thomas | 50-43 |
| 18:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Sheley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Heaps | 50-45 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Thomas | 52-45 |
| 18:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Samuel Thomas | 52-45 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 52-45 |
| 17:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 17:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 17:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 17:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 52-45 |
| 17:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Willard Walsh | 52-45 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Bronk is called for the reach on Willard Walsh - foul #3 on Paul Bronk, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin (SF), Leif Buffington (PF), Lewis Riley (C) James Roddy, Willard Walsh, Bradley Dennis | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien (PG), Clifton Sea (SG), Charles Tiffany (SF), Bill Summerall (PF), Jeffrey Dennis (C) Bobby Heaps, Paul Bronk, John Sheley, William Ewalt, William Weaver | |
| 16:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Leif Buffington is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Leif Buffington, team foul #1 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins (PG) Samuel Thomas | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 16:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Eugene Guiterrez steals the ball from Charles Tiffany | 52-45 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 16:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Dennis pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 16:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lewis Riley - foul #2 on Lewis Riley, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| 16:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 16:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 16:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 16:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 16:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany misses the floater from the left block | 52-46 |
| 15:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Haskins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grady Colin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leif Buffington (fresh) C - Lewis Riley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - John Bastien (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifton Sea (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Tiffany (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bill Summerall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas (PG), James Roddy (SF), Willard Walsh (PF), Bradley Dennis (C) Robert Haskins, Eugene Guiterrez, Leif Buffington, Lewis Riley | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps (PG), Paul Bronk (SG), John Sheley (SF), William Ewalt (PF) John Bastien, Clifton Sea, Charles Tiffany, Jeffrey Dennis | |
| 15:06 | New Mexico Highlands | James Roddy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico Highlands | John Sheley is called for the reach on James Roddy - foul #2 on John Sheley, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver (C) Bill Summerall | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Bronk steals it from Willard Walsh | 52-46 |
| 14:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps hits the finger roll set up by Paul Bronk | 52-48 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez (SG) Grady Colin | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 13:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on William Ewalt, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico Highlands | John Sheley steals the ball from James Roddy | 52-48 |
| 13:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Willard Walsh - foul #2 on Willard Walsh, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins (PG) Samuel Thomas | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea (SG), Bill Summerall (SF), Jeffrey Dennis (PF) Paul Bronk, John Sheley, William Ewalt | |
| 13:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Guiterrez | 54-49 |
| 12:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Bobby Heaps | 54-51 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas (PG), Grady Colin (SF), Leif Buffington (PF), Lewis Riley (C) Eugene Guiterrez, James Roddy, Willard Walsh, Bradley Dennis | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien (PG), Paul Bronk (SG), John Sheley (SF) Bobby Heaps, Clifton Sea, William Weaver | |
| 11:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Bastien | 54-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Haskins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Grady Colin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Leif Buffington (fresh) C - Lewis Riley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - John Bastien (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Bronk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Sheley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bill Summerall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Leif Buffington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 11:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Jeffrey Dennis gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien's pass is intercepted by Lewis Riley | 54-54 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 54-54 |
| 10:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 10:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Sheley drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Bastien | 54-56 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Bronk - foul #4 on Paul Bronk, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Roddy (SF), Willard Walsh (PF), Bradley Dennis (C) Robert Haskins, Leif Buffington, Lewis Riley | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps (PG), Clifton Sea (SG), Charles Tiffany (SF), William Ewalt (PF), William Weaver (C) John Bastien, Paul Bronk, John Sheley, Bill Summerall, Jeffrey Dennis | |
| 10:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin makes the 3rd free throw | 57-56 |
| 09:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Samuel Thomas steps in front of the Charles Tiffany pass | 57-56 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Thomas | 60-56 |
| 09:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh can't connect on a shot from close range | 60-56 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 08:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 08:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Ewalt | 60-58 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico Highlands | William Ewalt swats the short shot by Willard Walsh | 60-58 |
| 08:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 08:16 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 60-58 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico Highlands | James Roddy misses badly on a jumper from close range | 60-58 |
| 07:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Samuel Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Grady Colin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Roddy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Bobby Heaps (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifton Sea (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ewalt (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - William Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins (PG), Eugene Guiterrez (SG), Leif Buffington (PF), Lewis Riley (C) Samuel Thomas, Grady Colin, Willard Walsh, Bradley Dennis | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk (SG), John Sheley (SF), Bill Summerall (PF), Jeffrey Dennis (C) Clifton Sea, Charles Tiffany, William Ewalt, William Weaver | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins is hacked by Bobby Heaps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Heaps, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien (PG) Bobby Heaps | |
| 07:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Leif Buffington knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Eugene Guiterrez | 62-58 |
| 06:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dennis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dennis, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Bastien | 63-61 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 05:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk is called for traveling | 65-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin (SF), Willard Walsh (PF), Bradley Dennis (C) James Roddy, Leif Buffington, Lewis Riley | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps (PG), William Ewalt (PF) John Bastien, Jeffrey Dennis | |
| 05:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by William Ewalt - foul #2 on William Ewalt, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:07 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 05:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt misses the tip | 67-61 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bradley Dennis | 70-61 |
| 04:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Ewalt | 70-63 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin is hacked by John Sheley - foul #3 on John Sheley, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas (PG) Robert Haskins | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea (SG), Charles Tiffany (SF), William Weaver (C) Paul Bronk, John Sheley, Bill Summerall | |
| 04:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 04:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 04:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Thomas and he's fouled by William Ewalt - foul #3 on William Ewalt, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Leif Buffington (SF) Eugene Guiterrez | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 03:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Bradley Dennis makes the free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Ewalt clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 74-66 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Bradley Dennis | 74-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Samuel Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Grady Colin (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Leif Buffington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willard Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradley Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Bobby Heaps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifton Sea (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Tiffany (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Ewalt (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - William Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Grady Colin | 77-66 |
| 03:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-66 |
| 03:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Tiffany grabs the offensive board | 77-66 |
| 02:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez (SG), James Roddy (SF), Lewis Riley (C) Grady Colin, Willard Walsh, Bradley Dennis | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Paul Bronk (SG), John Sheley (SF), Bill Summerall (PF), Jeffrey Dennis (C) Clifton Sea, Charles Tiffany, William Ewalt, William Weaver | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Willard Walsh (PF), Bradley Dennis (C) Leif Buffington, Lewis Riley | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Weaver (C) Jeffrey Dennis | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Heaps steals it from Eugene Guiterrez | 77-66 |
| 02:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Heaps clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico Highlands | Samuel Thomas snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bradley Dennis and he's hacked by Paul Bronk - foul #5 on Paul Bronk, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins (PG), Grady Colin (SF), Leif Buffington (PF), Lewis Riley (C) Samuel Thomas, James Roddy, Willard Walsh, Bradley Dennis | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien (PG), Clifton Sea (SG), Charles Tiffany (SF), Jeffrey Dennis (C) Bobby Heaps, Paul Bronk, John Sheley, William Weaver | |
| 01:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Eugene Guiterrez makes the free throw | 80-66 |
| 01:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Bastien's pass is intercepted by Grady Colin | 80-66 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin misses long on a jump hook from close range | 80-66 |
| 00:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dennis | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Bastien and the foul's on Leif Buffington - foul #2 on Leif Buffington, team foul #4 | 80-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Johnny Shea (C) Eugene Guiterrez | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 00:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bill Summerall makes the free throw | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Grady Colin connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Haskins | 83-69 |
| 00:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Clifton Sea can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 83-69 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico Highlands | Johnny Shea grabs the board | 83-69 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Haskins runs out the clock | 83-69 |