| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Sauers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pray (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Alexander inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | James Green slams it home on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 35-38 |
| 19:29 | Missouri State | John Caldwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | James Green makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 37-38 |
| 18:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers lays it in uncontested set up by Timothy Lawson | 37-40 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | James Green travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 18:13 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 39-43 |
| 17:21 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is hacked by Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), John Utterback (SF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Timothy Lawson, Derrick Sauers, Thomas Pray | |
| 17:03 | Missouri State | Bruce Ballard steals the ball from Barry Sampley | 39-43 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | James Wright hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 41-43 |
| 16:23 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 16:21 | Missouri State | John Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 16:02 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-43 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico | James Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Sampley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Utterback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Flor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 15:37 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Caldwell | 43-45 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is denied on a layup by John Utterback | 43-45 |
| 15:15 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | John Utterback is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | James Wright comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Terry Etter tips it home | 45-47 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | John Utterback knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Caldwell and he's fouled by Bruce Ballard - foul #2 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Bruce Ballard, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Thomas Pray (PG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), John Heap (C) John Caldwell, Barry Sampley, Roy Flor, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG) John Utterback | |
| 14:00 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray loses the dribble to Jeffrey Miller in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller banks in the layup | 47-50 |
| 13:39 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Alexander | 50-52 |
| 13:20 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-52 |
| 12:44 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pray | 50-52 |
| 12:42 | Missouri State | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Timothy Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Thomas Hahn, John Heap | |
| 12:26 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Sauers | 50-55 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Jerome Green | 53-55 |
| 11:46 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses badly on the uncontested turnaround in the paint | 53-55 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Turner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fairly fresh) PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Sauers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Pray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Joel Turner's floater is knocked away by Carmelo Cardenas | 53-55 |
| 11:34 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:32 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Miller picks off the pass by Carmelo Cardenas in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Joel Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, John Alexander, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Utterback (SF), Thomas Hahn (PF), John Heap (C) Derrick Sauers, Thomas Pray, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 11:02 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | John Heap hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #2 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG) John Caldwell | |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:40 | Missouri State | John Heap makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SF) Lester Johnson, James Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Roy Flor (C) Timothy Lawson | |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley is fouled in the backcourt by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | John Alexander tips it in | 55-58 |
| 09:35 | Missouri State | John Heap can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-58 |
| 09:34 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hahn | 55-58 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | John Alexander steals the ball from Barry Sampley | 55-58 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bruce Ballard | 58-58 |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | John Heap is fouled in the backcourt by Ojore Sato - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Thomas Pray (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Barry Sampley, John Utterback, Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| 09:04 | Missouri State | John Heap misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Jerome Green grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | John Heap picks off the pass by Jeffrey Miller in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 08:49 | Missouri State | John Heap's fadeaway is rejected by Jerome Green | 58-58 |
| 08:48 | Missouri State | John Heap tips it home | 58-60 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Terry Etter grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | John Heap is called for the reach on Joel Turner - foul #2 on John Heap, team foul #1 | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG) John Heap | |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 07:54 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson's pass is intercepted by Lester Johnson in the backcourt | 61-60 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 07:36 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pray | 61-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Derrick Sauers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Pray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Cardenas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Sauers | 61-62 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | James Green misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-62 |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Derrick Sauers | 61-62 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 06:56 | Missouri State | John Caldwell hits the follow up shot | 61-64 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | John Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-64 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 06:32 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray tips it in | 61-66 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 06:17 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, Lester Johnson, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), John Utterback (SG), Thomas Hahn (PF), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Timothy Lawson, Derrick Sauers, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 05:59 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Utterback - foul #3 on John Utterback, team foul #2 | 61-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Heap (PG) Thomas Pray | |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:28 | Missouri State | Barry Sampley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Heap | 63-70 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 65-70 |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | John Heap scores on a floater from the left block | 65-72 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-72 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | James Wright picks off the pass by John Heap | 67-72 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Thomas Hahn swats the short shot by Ojore Sato | 67-72 |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hahn | 67-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - John Heap (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Barry Sampley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Utterback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roy Flor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | John Utterback comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Ballard - foul #3 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Derrick Sauers (SF), Thomas Pray (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) John Heap, Barry Sampley, Thomas Hahn, Roy Flor | |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:27 | Missouri State | John Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 67-74 |
| 03:07 | Missouri State | Carmelo Cardenas gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 02:47 | Missouri State | John Utterback knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Caldwell | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | James Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Johnson | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:37 | Missouri State | John Caldwell is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Caldwell, team foul #3 | 69-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) James Wright | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson (SG) John Utterback | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 02:28 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 02:01 | Missouri State | Thomas Pray is open and buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Lawson | 69-79 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (PF) John Alexander, James Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Barry Sampley (PG), Roy Flor (C) John Caldwell, Carmelo Cardenas | |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-79 |
| 01:42 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Missouri State | John Caldwell (PG), Thomas Hahn (PF), Carmelo Cardenas (C) Barry Sampley, Thomas Pray, Roy Flor | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Missouri State | Timothy Lawson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-79 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | John Alexander drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Miller | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Floyd Bickerstaff takes the ball from Carmelo Cardenas | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff knocks in the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Derrick Sauers - foul #2 on Derrick Sauers, team foul #4 | 77-79 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:33 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Jeffrey Miller is called for the reach on Thomas Hahn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #11 | 77-79 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:30 | Missouri State | Thomas Hahn misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 77-79 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Miller | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | John Alexander connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Derrick Sauers misses long on a fullcourt shot | 80-79 |