| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hiram Simek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Hiram Simek inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | Hiram Simek grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:28 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | John Delaney gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Ignacio Navarro is called for the reach on Philip Shelton - foul #2 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary, Thomas Nichols | |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland scores on a shot from the right side set up by Nicolas Hines | 39-37 |
| 18:52 | Alabama | Philip Shelton takes the ball from Ignacio Navarro in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses the lay-in | 39-37 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | John Delaney's pass is intercepted by Ignacio Navarro | 39-37 |
| 18:14 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Shannon - foul #3 on Carl Shannon, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Logan Pascua (SG), Randy Coke (SF), Walter Dufault (PF), Frank Hannah (C) Charlie Bradley, Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek, Norman Humphrey, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:44 | Alabama | Robert Fox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Hannah | 42-38 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is fouled on the floor by Robert Fox - foul #3 on Robert Fox, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG) Robert Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG) Lewis Erwin | |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Dufault - foul #2 on Walter Dufault, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | Frank Hannah gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:13 | Alabama | Randy Coke misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro tips it home | 44-38 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is hacked by Logan Pascua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Logan Pascua, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Louis Gary comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 44-38 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Walter Dufault is fouled on the floor by Gregory Favors - foul #1 on Gregory Favors, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Hiram Simek (SF) Logan Pascua | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) John Delaney, Gregory Favors | |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Hiram Simek clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Frank Hannah tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland is called for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Norman Humphrey (PF), Jerold Thurston (C) Randy Coke, Walter Dufault, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Bradley | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hiram Simek (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Norman Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerold Thurston (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Jerold Thurston swats the shot by Andrew Highland | 49-38 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it in | 49-40 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 15:16 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:56 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Norman Humphrey | 51-40 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Louis Gary makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nicolas Hines | 51-43 |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Jerold Thurston loses the dribble to Louis Gary in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton hits the finger roll set up by Louis Gary | 51-45 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland can't throw it down | 51-45 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland gets the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Highland | 51-45 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 13:37 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ignacio Navarro, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (PG), Robert Fox (SG), Walter Dufault (SF), Frank Hannah (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek, Norman Humphrey, Jerold Thurston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), John Sargent (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Robert Fox steals the ball from Lewis Erwin in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | Walter Dufault double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Walter Dufault steals it from Lewis Erwin | 51-45 |
| 12:59 | Alabama | Robert Fox loses the dribble to John Sargent | 51-45 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Lewis Erwin | 51-47 |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Robert Fox is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Hannah | 51-47 |
| 12:39 | Alabama | Walter Dufault gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:35 | Alabama | Randy Coke is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | John Sargent lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lewis Erwin and he's hacked by Frank Hannah - foul #1 on Frank Hannah, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Gregory Favors | |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | John Sargent makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Randy Coke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | John Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randy Coke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Dufault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Hannah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Erwin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Sargent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - John Delaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | John Sargent drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdeldayen | 53-52 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | Robert Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 11:17 | Alabama | Randy Coke tips it in | 55-52 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Louis Gary | 55-54 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Robert Fox misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Shannon - foul #4 on Carl Shannon, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF) Randy Coke, Robert Fox, Frank Hannah, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, John Delaney | |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Hiram Simek throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Norman Humphrey - foul #1 on Norman Humphrey, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG) Lewis Erwin | |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is hacked by Thomas Nichols - foul #3 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| 09:53 | Alabama | Walter Dufault hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 55-57 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 09:40 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:35 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Ignacio Navarro takes the ball from John Sargent | 58-57 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro jams it | 60-57 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | John Sargent misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Norman Humphrey | 60-57 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Sargent | 60-57 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Jerold Thurston (C) Ignacio Navarro, Hiram Simek, Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), John Delaney (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Nichols | 60-60 |
| 08:19 | Alabama | Randy Coke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charlie Bradley | 63-60 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 08:03 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 08:01 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro (SG), Frank Hannah (PF) Logan Pascua, Norman Humphrey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Sargent (PF) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Thomas Nichols | |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ignacio Navarro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Coke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Hannah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerold Thurston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Delaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lewis Erwin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Sargent (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | John Sargent throws it down on a great pass from Nicolas Hines | 66-62 |
| 07:11 | Alabama | Randy Coke buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Charlie Bradley and he's hacked by John Delaney - foul #1 on John Delaney, team foul #4 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Norman Humphrey (PF), Carl Shannon (C) Charlie Bradley, Frank Hannah, Jerold Thurston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Philip Shelton (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary, John Delaney, John Sargent | |
| 07:11 | Alabama | Randy Coke makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Dikembe Abdeldayen and he's fouled by Carl Shannon - foul #5 on Carl Shannon, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Hiram Simek (SF), Walter Dufault (C) Randy Coke, Carl Shannon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Lewis Erwin is called for the reach on Ignacio Navarro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #5 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Lewis Erwin, Nicolas Hines | |
| 06:39 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-65 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols's layup is rejected by Hiram Simek | 69-65 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hiram Simek - foul #1 on Hiram Simek, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Logan Pascua (SG) Ignacio Navarro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Nicolas Hines (C) Philip Shelton, Gregory Favors | |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:16 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 06:12 | Alabama | Robert Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PF) Andrew Highland | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Robert Fox picks off the pass by John Delaney | 69-66 |
| 05:51 | Alabama | Thomas Nichols takes the ball from Norman Humphrey | 69-66 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines is hacked by Walter Dufault - foul #3 on Walter Dufault, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Randy Coke (SF), Frank Hannah (C) Robert Fox, Hiram Simek, Walter Dufault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Thomas Nichols | |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Frank Hannah buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Coke | 71-68 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines's layup is rejected by Norman Humphrey | 71-68 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey misses short on an open runner near the basket | 71-68 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Logan Pascua | 71-68 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Frank Hannah misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 04:27 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Humphrey | 71-68 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Frank Hannah hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-68 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Randy Coke | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Charlie Bradley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Logan Pascua (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Randy Coke (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Humphrey (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Hannah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (very tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Erwin (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Delaney (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey is hacked by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Ignacio Navarro (SG), Hiram Simek (SF), Jerold Thurston (PF), Walter Dufault (C) Charlie Bradley, Logan Pascua, Randy Coke, Norman Humphrey, Frank Hannah | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Lewis Erwin, Nicolas Hines | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Fox and he's hacked by Gregory Favors - foul #2 on Gregory Favors, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Ignacio Navarro makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton is fouled on the floor by Robert Fox - foul #4 on Robert Fox, team foul #13 | 74-68 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Walter Dufault hits a wide open turnaround from close range | 76-69 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton is fouled on the floor by Jerold Thurston - foul #1 on Jerold Thurston, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG) Robert Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) John Delaney, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Walter Dufault is hacked by John Sargent - foul #4 on John Sargent, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Fox (PG), Frank Hannah (PF) Charlie Bradley, Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Walter Dufault makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Walter Dufault makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols banks in the layup | 78-73 |
| 01:53 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charlie Bradley (PG), Hiram Simek (SF), Norman Humphrey (PF) Robert Fox, Frank Hannah, Jerold Thurston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines (C) Gregory Favors | |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Hiram Simek's fadeaway is rejected by Nicolas Hines | 78-73 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey tips it but misses | 78-73 |
| 01:27 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey grabs the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Gary - foul #2 on Louis Gary, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-73 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines banks in the layup | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley is hacked by Louis Gary in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Gary, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:44 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 82-75 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Shelton - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #11 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Randy Coke (SF) Hiram Simek | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 82-75 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Norman Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Ignacio Navarro takes the ball from John Sargent | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gary - foul #4 on Louis Gary, team foul #12 | 84-75 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:29 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-75 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Nichols | 86-75 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-75 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Walter Dufault gets the rebound | 86-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Charlie Bradley runs out the clock | 86-75 |