| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington's floater is knocked away by Curtis Hall | 35-32 |
| 19:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:20 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards loses the dribble to William Vizcarra | 35-32 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra is hacked by Clarence Richards - foul #2 on Clarence Richards, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | George Maiden steals it from Doug Witherington | 35-32 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from George Maiden and he's hacked by Doug Witherington - foul #2 on Doug Witherington, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards hits a jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:36 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Clarence Richards | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 17:06 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall (SF), Frank Triana (C) George Maiden, Curtis Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Ronald McDole (SG), James Hemby (SF), Anthony Holloway (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Doug Witherington, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, William Vizcarra | |
| 16:25 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 16:23 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Richards | 43-35 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | Brett Marshall steps in front of the Gary Baldwin pass | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brett Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Seymour (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Frank Triana (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald McDole (fresh) SF - James Hemby (fresh) PF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour hits a fadeaway near the basket | 45-35 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-35 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Frank Triana pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:45 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-35 |
| 14:43 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Marshall | 45-35 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | James Hemby grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson is called for 3 seconds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Timothy Brown (SG), George Maiden (SF), Curtis Hall (C) Robert Anderson, Clarence Richards, Norbert Seymour, Frank Triana | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF), William Vizcarra (C) Gary Baldwin, Ronald McDole, James Hemby, Anthony Holloway, Dennis Shannon | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall steals it from Nathan Gibson | 45-37 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Troy Oh - foul #3 on Troy Oh, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson's floater is tipped away by Brett Marshall | 47-37 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Doug Witherington | 47-39 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Curtis Hall | 49-39 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Brett Marshall steals the ball from Doug Witherington | 49-39 |
| 12:10 | Louisiana Tech | Doug Witherington steals the ball from Curtis Hall | 49-39 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Phillip Shelley | 49-42 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 11:40 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden hits the follow up shot | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Timothy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson drills a jump hook in the paint | 51-44 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Maiden | 54-44 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 10:47 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Marshall | 57-44 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nathan Gibson | 57-47 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Doug Witherington - foul #3 on Doug Witherington, team foul #3 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF), Norbert Seymour (PF), Frank Triana (C) Timothy Brown, George Maiden, Brett Marshall, Curtis Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Maurice Walker (SG), James Hemby (SF), Anthony Holloway (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Doug Witherington, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, William Vizcarra | |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:06 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Marshall - foul #1 on Charles Marshall, team foul #2 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG) Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 09:23 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour knocks in the jumper from the left block | 61-48 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Shannon | 61-50 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour grabs the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker is hacked by Robert Anderson - foul #1 on Robert Anderson, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden (SF), Curtis Hall (C) Wesley Dibiase, Frank Triana | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), William Vizcarra (C) Gary Baldwin, Maurice Walker, James Hemby, Anthony Holloway | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Norbert Seymour is called for the reach on Dennis Shannon - foul #3 on Norbert Seymour, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF) Dennis Shannon | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 07:36 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Maiden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Seymour (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-50 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra makes the shot in the paint | 61-52 |
| 06:43 | Louisiana Tech | Nathan Gibson picks off the pass by Norbert Seymour | 61-52 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 06:12 | Louisiana Tech | George Maiden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Oh | 61-52 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Troy Oh | 61-55 |
| 05:08 | Louisiana Tech | William Vizcarra swats the layup by Robert Anderson | 61-55 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra misses the easy layup | 61-55 |
| 04:44 | Louisiana Tech | Curtis Hall snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:30 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour clanks a turnaround in the lane | 61-55 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra is called for a backcourt violation | 61-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Timothy Brown (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF), Brett Marshall (PF), Frank Triana (C) Robert Anderson, Clarence Richards, George Maiden, Norbert Seymour, Curtis Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Maurice Walker (SG), James Hemby (SF), Anthony Holloway (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Doug Witherington, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, William Vizcarra | |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Brown | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Marshall - foul #2 on Charles Marshall, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Charles Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wesley Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brett Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Triana (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Maurice Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hemby (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | Brett Marshall lays it up and in | 65-56 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra (C) Anthony Holloway | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson (PG), Clarence Richards (SG), George Maiden (SF), Norbert Seymour (PF), Curtis Hall (C) Charles Marshall, Timothy Brown, Wesley Dibiase, Brett Marshall, Frank Triana | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF) Gary Baldwin, Maurice Walker, James Hemby | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Norbert Seymour - foul #4 on Norbert Seymour, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF) Dennis Shannon | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:24 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Anderson | 67-58 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington loses the ball out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Doug Witherington - foul #4 on Doug Witherington, team foul #4 | 67-58 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra banks in the layup on a great pass from Doug Witherington | 69-60 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | Phillip Shelley is called for the reach on George Maiden - foul #2 on Phillip Shelley, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| 00:52 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Louisiana Tech | Norbert Seymour is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Witherington - foul #5 on Doug Witherington, team foul #6 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Gragg (SF), Kevin Pine (C) George Maiden, Curtis Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG) Doug Witherington | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | William Vizcarra is called for the reach on Kevin Pine - foul #2 on William Vizcarra, team foul #7 | 69-60 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Pine makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Pine makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall (PG), Brett Marshall (SF), Frank Triana (PF) Robert Anderson, Clarence Richards, Norbert Seymour | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker (SG), James Hemby (SF), Anthony Holloway (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, William Vizcarra | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | The jumper by Charles Marshall is denied by Dennis Shannon | 71-60 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker is hacked by Michael Gragg - foul #1 on Michael Gragg, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Timothy Brown (SG), Wesley Dibiase (SF) Michael Gragg, Kevin Pine | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Marshall runs out the clock | 71-62 |