| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas James (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Black (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Nicholas James | 40-29 |
| 19:25 | Southern | David Duncan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Duprey - foul #1 on Stephen Duprey, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 19:25 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:25 | Southern | David Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brian Pruett | 40-30 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Nagel steals it from Stephen Duprey | 40-30 |
| 18:36 | Southern | Brian Pruett is called for the reach on Victor Holt - foul #2 on Brian Pruett, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Scott Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kevin Stevens | 43-30 |
| 17:44 | Southern | Stephen Duprey swats the shot by David Duncan | 43-30 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste banks in the layup set up by Kevin Stevens | 45-30 |
| 17:17 | Southern | David Duncan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-32 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett hits the follow up shot | 47-32 |
| 16:40 | Southern | Victor Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Michael Ratcliffe (SG), William Needham (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Lobato (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Brian Pruett, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (PG), David Corona (SG), Troy Bird (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Chris Cobb (C) Thomas Nagel, James Black, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Troy Bird takes the ball from John Holz | 47-32 |
| 16:02 | Southern | James Gatewood slams it home on a great pass from Chris Cobb and he's hacked by Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| 16:02 | Southern | James Gatewood misses the free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Holz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Ratcliffe (fresh) SF - William Needham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lobato (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Herbert Harris (fresh) SG - David Corona (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe is hacked by David Corona - foul #1 on David Corona, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett (SF) James Lobato | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | William Needham drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Holz and he's fouled by Chris Cobb - foul #2 on Chris Cobb, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG) Herbert Harris | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Thomas Nagel is hacked by John Holz - foul #3 on John Holz, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF) David Corona, Troy Bird | |
| 14:56 | Southern | Thomas Nagel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | John Holz grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe is fouled on the floor by James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), Kevin Stevens (SG), Nicholas James (PF) John Holz, Michael Ratcliffe, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (PF), David Duncan (C) James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Stevens | 52-34 |
| 14:04 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 52-34 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brian Pruett | 52-34 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Nicholas James | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:29 | Southern | Scott Johnson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | William Needham misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 13:04 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 13:00 | Southern | Thomas Nagel knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Black | 54-38 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-38 |
| 12:45 | Southern | Scott Johnson snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:23 | Southern | Kevin Stevens is called for the reach on Victor Holt - foul #3 on Kevin Stevens, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Michael Ratcliffe (SG), Andre Brown (PF), Stephen Duprey (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Nicholas James, William Needham | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (PG), David Corona (SG), Troy Bird (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Chris Cobb (C) Thomas Nagel, James Black, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| 12:07 | Southern | Herbert Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | John Holz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Gatewood - foul #1 on James Gatewood, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | John Holz misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | John Holz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Holz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ratcliffe (fresh) SF - Brian Pruett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Herbert Harris (fresh) SG - David Corona (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Southern | David Corona hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 55-38 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:07 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-38 |
| 11:05 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 10:59 | Southern | Troy Bird is hacked by John Holz - foul #4 on John Holz, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG) John Holz | |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), David Duncan (C) Herbert Harris, Chris Cobb | |
| 10:53 | Southern | Troy Bird is called for a charge - foul #2 on Troy Bird, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Gatewood - foul #2 on James Gatewood, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Scott Johnson (PF) James Gatewood | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-38 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Scott Johnson travels with the ball | 57-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens (SG), Nicholas James (PF) Brian Pruett, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), Victor Holt (SF) David Corona, Troy Bird | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Stephen Duprey loses the dribble to James Black | 57-38 |
| 09:51 | Southern | Scott Johnson hits a turnaround from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe misses long on a shot near the basket | 57-40 |
| 09:21 | Southern | The rebound goes to David Duncan | 57-40 |
| 09:17 | Southern | Thomas Nagel comes up short on the floater in the lane | 57-40 |
| 09:15 | Southern | David Duncan snags the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 09:03 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 09:02 | Southern | Scott Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 08:52 | Southern | Victor Holt can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 08:51 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it home | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Ratcliffe misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 08:34 | Southern | David Duncan grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 08:29 | Southern | Victor Holt hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Nagel | 57-45 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 08:07 | Southern | David Duncan snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:02 | Southern | James Black hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Nagel | 57-48 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico State | Scott Johnson is called for the reach on Kevin Stevens - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Brian Pruett (SF), William Needham (PF), Andre Brown (C) Willie Baptiste, Michael Ratcliffe, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (PG), David Corona (SG), Troy Bird (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Chris Cobb (C) Thomas Nagel, James Black, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Chris Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Holz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Needham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Herbert Harris (fresh) SG - David Corona (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Southern | Andre Brown takes the ball from Herbert Harris | 57-48 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 59-48 |
| 07:03 | Southern | James Gatewood loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Fields (SG) Kevin Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | David Fields connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andre Brown | 61-48 |
| 06:18 | Southern | David Corona comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 61-48 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | John Holz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Troy Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:53 | Southern | David Fields steals the ball from David Corona | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Troy Bird is called for the reach on William Needham - foul #3 on Troy Bird, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), Nicholas James (PF), James Lobato (C) John Holz, Brian Pruett, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Nagel (PG), James Black (SG), Victor Holt (SF), Scott Johnson (PF), David Duncan (C) Herbert Harris, David Corona, Troy Bird, James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | William Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 05:11 | Southern | Scott Johnson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-48 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | William Needham grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 04:42 | Southern | David Duncan gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 04:35 | Southern | Thomas Nagel drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Black | 63-50 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | William Needham connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Baptiste | 65-50 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Victor Holt buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-53 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens (SG), Brian Pruett (SF), Stephen Duprey (C) David Fields, William Needham, James Lobato | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Nagel - foul #2 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 03:27 | Southern | Victor Holt grabs the board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Pruett (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Nicholas James (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Duprey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - David Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Southern | Thomas Nagel clanks a runner from close range | 66-53 |
| 03:18 | Southern | Scott Johnson tips it in | 66-55 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | James Black takes the ball from Willie Baptiste in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 03:07 | Southern | Brian Pruett steals the ball from David Duncan | 66-55 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-55 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| 02:26 | Southern | Victor Holt knocks in the floater near the basket | 68-57 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 68-57 |
| 01:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 68-57 |
| 01:45 | Southern | Thomas Nagel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Scott Johnson swats the layup by Nicholas James | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Nicholas James hits the follow up shot | 70-57 |
| 01:17 | Southern | James Black clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Brian Pruett snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Stevens is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 70-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), Michael Ratcliffe (SG), William Needham (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Lobato (C) Willie Baptiste, Kevin Stevens, Brian Pruett, Nicholas James, Stephen Duprey | |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (PG), David Corona (SG), Troy Bird (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Chris Cobb (C) Thomas Nagel, James Black, Victor Holt, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern | Herbert Harris is hacked by Andre Brown - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Herbert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:41 | Southern | Herbert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Andre Brown grabs the board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | James Lobato can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-58 |
| 00:17 | Southern | James Gatewood pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Troy Bird comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-58 |
| 00:10 | Southern | James Gatewood tips it in | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John Holz runs out the clock | 70-60 |