| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Victor Holt inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Southern | David Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | James Wright comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 19:34 | Southern | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 19:30 | Southern | David Duncan buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Mills | 45-41 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ralph Zambrana and the foul's on Alfred Mills - foul #3 on Alfred Mills, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) Alfred Mills | |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 18:43 | Southern | David Corona misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 18:21 | Southern | David Needham grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 18:14 | Southern | Ralph Zambrana steals the ball from David Needham | 48-41 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | James Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 17:51 | Southern | Victor Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:49 | Southern | James Green is called for the reach on James Black in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), Joel Turner (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) David Corona, James Black, Victor Holt, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 17:39 | Southern | Herbert Harris is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Austin Hurst | 51-44 |
| 17:23 | Southern | Thomas Nagel is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Scott Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 17:17 | Southern | Herbert Harris comes up short on the floater near the basket | 51-44 |
| 17:16 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Austin Hurst | 53-44 |
| 16:45 | Southern | Herbert Harris's pass is intercepted by Austin Hurst in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is denied on a layup by Thomas Gingrich | 53-44 |
| 16:36 | Southern | Troy Bird gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:20 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Nagel | 53-46 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff is called for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) Thomas Nagel, Herbert Harris, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, Troy Bird | |
| 15:42 | Southern | James Black comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Milton Cummins - foul #2 on Milton Cummins, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG) Victor Holt | |
| 15:42 | Southern | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:42 | Southern | James Black misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 15:42 | Southern | David Needham grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Black (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Corona (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Southern | James Black drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Mills | 53-50 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk throws it down | 55-50 |
| 14:52 | Southern | David Duncan misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 55-50 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Black - foul #2 on James Black, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), John Alexander (SG), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) James Black, David Corona, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 14:04 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | John Alexander connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Kirk | 60-53 |
| 13:24 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | John Alexander grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Scott Johnson is called for the reach on Austin Hurst - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, John Alexander, Robert Kirk, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), David Needham (PF), David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson, Thomas Gingrich, Troy Bird | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Joel Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG) Thomas Nagel | |
| 12:20 | Southern | David Duncan loses the dribble to James Wright in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Terry Etter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:48 | Southern | David Duncan is fouled on the floor by Ralph Zambrana - foul #3 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Austin Hurst (SF) Joel Turner, Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG) James Black | |
| 11:37 | Southern | Austin Hurst is called for the reach on David Duncan - foul #1 on Austin Hurst, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) Craig Bard | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Hurst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Needham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Southern | Victor Holt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Zambrana - foul #4 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:29 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:29 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | James Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 11:04 | Southern | David Needham gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:58 | Southern | David Duncan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) James Wright, James Green | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Thomas Gingrich (PF), Troy Bird (C) Herbert Harris, David Needham, David Duncan | |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | David Corona takes the ball from John Alexander | 60-55 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Victor Holt misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst travels with the ball | 60-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Terry Etter (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, John Alexander, Austin Hurst, Milton Cummins, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Thomas Nagel (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Needham (PF) David Corona, James Black, Victor Holt, Troy Bird | |
| 09:47 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses short on a floater from the left side | 60-55 |
| 09:46 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:35 | Southern | Thomas Nagel can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 09:33 | Southern | David Needham grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 09:11 | Southern | Scott Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Terry Etter snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Joel Turner lays it in set up by James Green | 62-55 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Scott Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Bruce Ballard (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), Troy Bird (PF), David Duncan (C) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson, David Needham, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | John Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | David Duncan swats the layup by James Green | 62-55 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nagel - foul #2 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Milton Cummins (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) John Alexander, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Southern | Craig Bard (PG) Thomas Nagel | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 07:33 | Southern | Craig Bard gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (tiring) 6 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Craig Bard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Black (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Holt (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Troy Bird (fairly fresh) C - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Southern | David Duncan blows the layup but the foul's on James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF) Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), David Corona (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Needham (PF) Craig Bard, James Black, Victor Holt, Troy Bird | |
| 07:17 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 07:17 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 07:00 | Southern | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ojore Sato - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:54 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:54 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Terry Etter throws it down on a nice dish by Austin Hurst | 64-59 |
| 06:29 | Southern | Alfred Mills loses the dribble to Austin Hurst | 64-59 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst hits the finger roll | 66-59 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Alfred Mills is hacked by Ralph Zambrana - foul #5 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF) Joel Turner, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG) David Corona | |
| 06:19 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:19 | Southern | Alfred Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard double dribbles | 66-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Victor Holt (SF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| 05:54 | Southern | John Alexander is called for the reach on James Black in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| 05:54 | Southern | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:54 | Southern | James Black makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Nagel steals it from Austin Hurst in the backcourt | 66-63 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Victor Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 05:19 | Southern | David Needham grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:13 | Southern | Victor Holt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | John Alexander can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Thomas Nagel is hacked by Austin Hurst in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Hurst, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) Austin Hurst, John Alexander, James Green | |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Troy Bird (SF), Scott Johnson (PF), David Duncan (C) James Black, Victor Holt, David Needham, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 04:45 | Southern | Thomas Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:45 | Southern | Thomas Nagel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Nagel - foul #3 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SF) David Duncan | |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:32 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 04:27 | Southern | Alfred Mills hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Troy Bird | 67-66 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Joel Turner clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 04:01 | Southern | Thomas Nagel hits a 3 from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-69 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | James Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Nagel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Corona (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Troy Bird (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-69 |
| 03:17 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 02:59 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-69 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the offensive board | 67-69 |
| 02:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Joel Turner, James Wright, Robert Kirk, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Thomas Gingrich (PF), David Duncan (C) Thomas Nagel, David Corona, Scott Johnson | |
| 02:40 | Southern | David Duncan misses the shot from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Austin Hurst (SF), James Green (PF) John Alexander, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SF), David Needham (PF) Troy Bird, Thomas Gingrich | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | James Green is whistled for traveling | 67-69 |
| 02:01 | Southern | David Needham drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Corona | 67-71 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-71 |
| 01:32 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Needham | 67-71 |
| 01:26 | Southern | Alfred Mills hits a wide open shot from the right block set up by David Needham | 67-73 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | James Wright hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Green | 70-73 |
| 00:57 | Southern | David Duncan is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | James Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Floyd Bickerstaff | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern | James Black throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF), Bruce Ballard (C) Austin Hurst, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF) David Corona | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | James Green connects on the shot from the left block | 75-75 |
| 00:14 | Southern | David Needham can't finish the uncontested layup | 75-75 |
| 00:13 | Southern | Victor Holt hits the follow up shot | 75-77 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | David Needham swats the shot by Robert Kirk | 75-77 |
| 00:05 | Southern | James Black grabs the board | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Southern | James Black is hacked by James Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Southern | James Black makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:04 | Southern | James Black makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the halfcourt shot | 78-79 |