| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) PF - David Kraft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Lett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Ogden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Everson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Curtis Mee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Millard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Ogden | 36-33 |
| 19:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 19:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield is called for traveling | 36-33 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard tips it in | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lett | 36-38 |
| 17:52 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 17:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Kraft | 39-38 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden is hacked by Earl Barfield - foul #1 on Earl Barfield, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball (SG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) Charles Byers, Harold Fisk, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | John Varney (PG), John Jorgensen (SG), Dennis Halverson (PF), Brett Winstead (C) Robert Lett, Kenneth Ogden, Curtis Mee, Paul Millard | |
| 16:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Collins steps in front of the John Jorgensen pass | 39-38 |
| 16:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrick Shroyer makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Brett Winstead | 41-41 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrick Shroyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - John Varney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jorgensen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Everson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dennis Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Winstead (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King scores on a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF), David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) David King, Robert Ball, Kenneth Spencer, Darrick Shroyer, Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett (PG), Kenneth Ogden (SG), Curtis Mee (PF) John Jorgensen, Michael Everson, Brett Winstead | |
| 15:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 14:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico Highlands | John Varney grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee lays it up and in and the foul's on Harold Fisk - foul #3 on Harold Fisk, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard (C) Dennis Halverson | |
| 14:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harold Fisk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden is fouled on the floor by Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson (SF) John Varney | |
| 13:26 | New Mexico Highlands | David Kraft steps in front of the Curtis Mee pass | 44-45 |
| 13:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David King | 46-45 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 12:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball (SG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) Charles Byers, Harold Fisk, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | John Varney (PG), John Jorgensen (SG) Robert Lett, Kenneth Ogden | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico Highlands | John Varney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG) David King | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Halverson (PF) Curtis Mee | |
| 11:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Kenneth Collins | 48-45 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Gary Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrick Shroyer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - John Varney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Jorgensen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Everson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dennis Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Halverson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dennis Halverson, team foul #1 | 48-45 |
| 11:29 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrick Shroyer is called for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Brett Winstead (C) Paul Millard | |
| 11:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Darrick Shroyer picks off the pass by John Jorgensen | 48-45 |
| 10:50 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrick Shroyer blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen drills a runner from the baseline set up by John Varney | 48-47 |
| 10:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-47 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Halverson gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Spencer - foul #2 on Kenneth Spencer, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF), David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) Gary Taylor, Robert Ball, Kenneth Spencer, Darrick Shroyer, Kenneth Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett (PG), Kenneth Ogden (SG), Curtis Mee (PF), Paul Millard (C) John Varney, John Jorgensen, Dennis Halverson, Brett Winstead | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Millard - foul #3 on Paul Millard, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Kurt Clowers (SF) Michael Everson | |
| 09:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico Highlands | Harold Fisk steals the ball from Kurt Clowers | 50-47 |
| 08:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee tips it in | 53-49 |
| 08:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King's pass is intercepted by Robert Lett in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Lett | 53-51 |
| 08:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David King | 56-51 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee can't finish the layup | 56-51 |
| 07:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Kraft (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Lett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Ogden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Clowers (fresh) PF - Curtis Mee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Millard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Earl Barfield - foul #2 on Earl Barfield, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Ball (SG), Kenneth Spencer (SF), Darrick Shroyer (PF), Kenneth Collins (C) Charles Byers, Harold Fisk, David Kraft, Earl Barfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | John Varney (PG), John Jorgensen (SG), Michael Everson (SF), Dennis Halverson (C) Robert Lett, Kenneth Ogden, Kurt Clowers, Paul Millard | |
| 06:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Collins buries a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Dennis Halverson - foul #3 on Dennis Halverson, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Brett Winstead (C) Curtis Mee | |
| 06:33 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Collins makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Varney | 59-56 |
| 05:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Dennis Halverson | 59-56 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Brett Winstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico Highlands | Brett Winstead misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico Highlands | John Jorgensen tips it home | 59-58 |
| 05:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrick Shroyer is hacked by Michael Everson - foul #2 on Michael Everson, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Gary Taylor (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Harold Fisk (SF), David Kraft (PF), Earl Barfield (C) David King, Robert Ball, Kenneth Spencer, Kenneth Collins, Darrick Shroyer | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett (PG), Kenneth Ogden (SG), Curtis Mee (PF) John Varney, John Jorgensen, Brett Winstead | |
| 04:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico Highlands | Dennis Halverson is fouled on the floor by Earl Barfield - foul #3 on Earl Barfield, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard (C) Dennis Halverson | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 04:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 03:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson is fouled on the floor by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King (PG) Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Mee | 62-59 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lett | 62-62 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - David King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Fisk (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Kraft (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Barfield (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Robert Lett (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Ogden (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Everson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Curtis Mee (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Millard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 02:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Kenneth Ogden steps in front of the Earl Barfield pass | 62-62 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico Highlands | Kenneth Ogden can't finish the layup | 62-62 |
| 02:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft can't connect on a shot in the paint | 62-62 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Michael Everson | 62-62 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico Highlands | Curtis Mee blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 02:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield's pass is intercepted by Robert Lett | 62-62 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett hits the finger roll | 62-64 |
| 01:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David King | 64-64 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico Highlands | Paul Millard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 00:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | David Kraft grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Lett - foul #2 on Robert Lett, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Earl Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Ogden and the foul's on David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Robert Lett makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Charles Byers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael Everson runs out the clock | 65-67 |