| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Matthew Balls (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Alexander inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | James Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 40-37 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Miller - foul #3 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Bruce Ballard (C) Jeffrey Miller, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | John Alexander connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wright | 42-39 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson loses the dribble to Oscar Smith | 42-39 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor banks in the layup set up by Oscar Smith | 44-39 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | James Wright clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), George Dowling (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Oscar Smith, Andrew Webb, Patrick Taylor, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Lester Johnson, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard | |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:54 | Texas Southern | Terry Etter is called for the reach on Charles Sasso - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) James Green | |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joel Turner | 44-44 |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | James Wright is hacked by Johnny Benson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Benson, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Tony Carney (C) George Dowling, Stanley Lanigan, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), John Alexander (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson steals it from Lester Johnson | 46-44 |
| 17:13 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | James Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Webb - foul #2 on Andrew Webb, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Oscar Smith, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman's pass is intercepted by James Wright in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico | James Wright connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Green | 46-48 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 49-48 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | James Wright misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Green | 49-48 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | John Alexander connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Matthew Balls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alexander (tiring) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Green (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Cline in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF) Kevin Eshleman, Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Ojore Sato (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, James Wright, John Alexander, Jerome Green | |
| 15:37 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Oscar Smith picks off the pass by James Green in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 15:22 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Benson - foul #2 on Johnny Benson, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF), Terry Etter (PF) Bruce Ballard, James Green | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is whistled for traveling | 49-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 49-51 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is hacked by Johnny Benson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Benson, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Tony Carney (C) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, Joel Turner, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Terry Etter | |
| 14:30 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Miller steals the ball from Tony Carney | 49-51 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | James Green hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Cummins | 49-54 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), George Dowling (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, Lester Johnson, Bruce Ballard, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Joel Turner's fadeaway is rejected by George Dowling | 51-54 |
| 13:31 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 13:25 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 13:23 | Texas Southern | George Dowling tips it in | 53-54 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Alexander | 53-57 |
| 12:52 | Texas Southern | Ojore Sato is called for the reach on Johnny Benson - foul #4 on Ojore Sato, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Kenneth Cline (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Johnny Benson, Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| 12:39 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Cline | 55-57 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-57 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Eshleman | 55-57 |
| 12:11 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Taylor | 57-57 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff buries a turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 11:38 | Texas Southern | Bruce Ballard swats the layup by Stanley Lanigan | 57-59 |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Cline (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alexander (tired) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 57-59 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-59 |
| 10:55 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 10:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Lanigan | 59-59 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), George Dowling (PF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Terry Etter (SF), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | James Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Cummins and he's fouled by George Dowling - foul #1 on George Dowling, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | James Green makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:03 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Johnny Benson | 62-62 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar Smith - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), Matthew Balls (C) Oscar Smith, George Dowling | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, Milton Cummins | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 62-63 |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb tips it in | 64-63 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | James Green is hacked by Kenneth Cline in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter | |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 08:58 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Andrew Webb is blocked by Jerome Green | 64-64 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Wright | 64-64 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 64-64 |
| 08:11 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 07:53 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 07:51 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls tips it but misses | 64-64 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tired) 9 pts. SG - Kenneth Cline (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Webb (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jumper (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Balls (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Ballard (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Green (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Green (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is hacked by Andrew Webb - foul #3 on Andrew Webb, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Tony Carney (C) Kevin Eshleman, Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 07:24 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is hacked by John Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) Bruce Ballard | |
| 07:01 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith loses the dribble to John Alexander | 64-64 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | James Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Alexander | 64-67 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-67 |
| 06:30 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor tips it but misses | 64-67 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Terry Etter snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Tony Carney picks off the pass by Terry Etter | 64-67 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is fouled on the floor by Ojore Sato - foul #5 on Ojore Sato, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), George Dowling (SF), Matthew Balls (C) Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, John Alexander, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Milton Cummins | 64-67 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller double dribbles | 64-67 |
| 05:17 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 64-67 |
| 05:15 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson can't tip it in | 64-67 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Benson - foul #4 on Johnny Benson, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Patrick Taylor, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (PF) James Green | |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:39 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Miller | 64-68 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-68 |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman lays it up and in | 66-68 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson travels in the backcourt | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Andrew Webb (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kevin Eshleman, George Dowling, Jeffrey Jumper, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins | |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:41 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:22 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Terry Etter snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Tony Carney (C) Oscar Smith, Andrew Webb, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) John Alexander, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles Sasso (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Green (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Jerome Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Benson, team foul #12 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:15 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ballard in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 69-70 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Eshleman | 71-70 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF) Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG) Jeffrey Miller | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Green | 71-73 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-73 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is hacked by Tony Carney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Carney, team foul #13 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), George Dowling (PF) Kevin Eshleman, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) James Wright, Bruce Ballard, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | George Dowling misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-75 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Joel Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-75 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, George Dowling, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG), James Green (PF) Joel Turner, Lester Johnson, Terry Etter | |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Miller - foul #4 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-75 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | James Green is hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | James Wright grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | James Wright is hacked by Oscar Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Oscar Smith, team foul #15 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Terry Etter (PF) Jeffrey Miller, James Green | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-77 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Oscar Smith | 74-79 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Kevin Eshleman is called for the reach on James Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Eshleman, team foul #16 | 74-79 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-81 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Green (PF) Joel Turner, Terry Etter | |
| 00:31 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-81 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-81 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso grabs the offensive board | 74-81 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | James Wright snags the defensive board | 74-81 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on James Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Smith, team foul #17 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Terry Etter (PF) Jeffrey Miller, James Green | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-82 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-83 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls snags the offensive board | 74-83 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-83 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 74-83 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Joel Turner runs out the clock | 74-83 |