| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dowling (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk inbounds the ball | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by George Dowling - foul #1 on George Dowling, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman is fouled in the backcourt by Austin Hurst - foul #3 on Austin Hurst, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG) Austin Hurst | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 53-47 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | George Dowling grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Ralph Zambrana swats the short shot by Travis Jones | 53-47 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 53-47 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | James Green hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ralph Zambrana | 56-47 |
| 18:22 | Texas Southern | George Dowling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ralph Zambrana | 56-47 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 17:59 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is whistled for a carry | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PG), John Alexander (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Matthew Balls (PF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Patrick Taylor, Travis Jones | |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Andrew Webb is called for the reach on John Alexander - foul #1 on Andrew Webb, team foul #2 | 56-47 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Alexander | 58-47 |
| 17:04 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Sasso and he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Terry Etter, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Dowling (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Travis Jones (C) Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 17:04 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the free throw | 58-49 |
| 17:04 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is whistled for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG) Andrew Webb, Kenneth Cline | |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 58-49 |
| 16:19 | Texas Southern | George Dowling gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 16:12 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | George Dowling picks off the pass by Joel Turner in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | James Wright steals the ball from Patrick Taylor | 58-49 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana gets the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (tiring) SG - James Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Green (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dowling (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 15:26 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 15:10 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Austin Hurst (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Kenneth Cline (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Kevin Krupa (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Patrick Taylor, Travis Jones | |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Kenneth Cline takes the ball from Austin Hurst | 58-49 |
| 14:47 | Texas Southern | Floyd Bickerstaff takes the ball from Kevin Krupa in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 14:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Kevin Krupa drills a shot in the lane | 58-51 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Charles Sasso is called for the reach on Terry Etter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #3 | 58-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Milton Cummins (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Smith - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #4 | 58-51 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #3 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Travis Jones (C) Kenneth Cline, Patrick Taylor | |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Ojore Sato takes the ball from Jeffrey Jumper | 62-51 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst throws it down on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 64-51 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman is hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #4 on Ojore Sato, team foul #3 | 64-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Ojore Sato, John Alexander, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Patrick Taylor (PF) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 12:23 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor double dribbles | 64-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls (C) Travis Jones | |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Webb - foul #2 on Andrew Webb, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), George Dowling (SF) Andrew Webb, Kevin Krupa | |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | George Dowling's pass is intercepted by Robert Kirk | 64-51 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls grabs the board | 64-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Zambrana (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Dowling (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Balls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Texas Southern | Austin Hurst takes the ball from Johnny Benson | 64-51 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Balls - foul #2 on Matthew Balls, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Austin Hurst, Robert Kirk, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Travis Jones (C) Johnny Benson, Kenneth Cline, George Dowling, Patrick Taylor, Matthew Balls | |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 10:53 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Terry Etter is called for the reach on Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), James Green (PF) James Wright, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Oscar Smith | |
| 10:18 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Webb | 65-53 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-53 |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Joel Turner double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Joel Turner, John Alexander, Terry Etter, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Kevin Krupa (C) Kevin Eshleman, Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, Jeffrey Jumper, Travis Jones | |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Krupa | 67-58 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-58 |
| 08:57 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 08:28 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Oscar Smith, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PG), Ralph Zambrana (C) Robert Kirk, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Matthew Balls (C) Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Patrick Taylor | |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 08:07 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 07:57 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Ballard | 67-58 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Johnny Benson - foul #4 on Johnny Benson, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Green (PF) Austin Hurst, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Travis Jones (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF) Matthew Balls | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from close range but he's fouled by Oscar Smith - foul #5 on Oscar Smith, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (SF) Oscar Smith, Patrick Taylor | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Kirk (tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jumper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Krupa (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is hacked by Robert Kirk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Kirk, team foul #5 | 71-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Jumper and he's fouled by Robert Kirk - foul #3 on Robert Kirk, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF) Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones misses the free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Krupa - foul #4 on Kevin Krupa, team foul #11 | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Kenneth Cline (SG), George Dowling (SF) Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't connect on a floater from close range | 72-60 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bickerstaff | 72-60 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Wright | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | George Dowling's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ballard in the backcourt | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | George Dowling is called for the reach on Bruce Ballard - foul #2 on George Dowling, team foul #12 | 75-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Floyd Bickerstaff, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, George Dowling, Kevin Krupa, Travis Jones | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline is hacked by Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ojore Sato, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Green (PF) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 05:36 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-62 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 77-62 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the offensive rebound | 77-62 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PG), John Alexander (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Austin Hurst, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Kevin Krupa (SF), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Terry Etter can't connect on a runner in the lane | 80-62 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Robert Kirk is called for the reach on Patrick Taylor - foul #4 on Robert Kirk, team foul #8 | 80-62 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Matthew Balls - foul #3 on Matthew Balls, team foul #13 | 82-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), George Dowling (SF), Travis Jones (C) Andrew Webb, Kevin Krupa, Patrick Taylor | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the free throw | 83-62 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman loses the dribble to John Alexander | 83-62 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | John Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 83-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Bruce Ballard (C) Robert Kirk, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), Kevin Krupa (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, George Dowling, Travis Jones | |
| 03:38 | Texas Southern | John Alexander is called for the reach on Kenneth Cline - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 83-62 |
| 03:38 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 03:38 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Krupa - foul #5 on Kevin Krupa, team foul #14 | 83-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) Kevin Krupa | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 84-64 |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Benson and he's hacked by John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #10 | 84-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (C) John Alexander, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), George Dowling (SF), Travis Jones (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-66 |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper makes the free throw | 84-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (tiring) SG - James Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Floyd Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (tiring) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Dowling (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Jumper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Jones (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | George Dowling takes the ball from Floyd Bickerstaff in the backcourt | 84-67 |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | George Dowling slams it home | 84-69 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is hacked by George Dowling - foul #3 on George Dowling, team foul #15 | 84-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF), James Green (PF) Joel Turner, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (PG), Matthew Balls (PF) Kevin Eshleman, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones is fouled in the backcourt by James Wright - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #11 | 86-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 86-70 |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Travis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana is called for 10 seconds | 86-71 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) James Wright, James Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | George Dowling's pass is intercepted by Ralph Zambrana | 86-71 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | John Alexander is whistled for a carry | 86-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Robert Kirk, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF) Andrew Webb, George Dowling, Travis Jones | |
| 01:53 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Benson | 86-73 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Joel Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cline - foul #3 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #16 | 86-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 87-73 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper gets the rebound | 87-73 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline comes up short on the floater from the right block | 87-73 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper snags the offensive board | 87-73 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 87-73 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 87-73 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Joel Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Floyd Bickerstaff | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Matthew Balls is called for the reach on Bruce Ballard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Balls, team foul #17 | 90-75 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 91-75 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper pulls down the rebound | 91-75 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper lays it in on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 91-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst runs out the clock | 91-77 |