| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Edwards (fresh) SG - Richard Crawford (fresh) SF - Jonathan McDonough (fresh) PF - William Richardson (fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fresh) SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fresh) PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) C - Bill Rector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Texas Southern | Jonathan McDonough picks off the pass by Bill Rector | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Larry Yoder - foul #1 on Larry Yoder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Leon Hanks | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | William Richardson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Raymond Furey takes the ball from Richard Crawford in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan McDonough - foul #1 on Jonathan McDonough, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Bill Rector - foul #1 on Bill Rector, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Green (PG), Rickey Whitman (SF), Melvin Valladares (C) Louis Edwards, Jonathan McDonough, Nelson Brewster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Van Sawyer (SG), Patrick Williams (SF), Mark Williams (PF), Angel Barrera (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder, Bill Rector | |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams can't connect on an uncontested shot near the basket | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | William Richardson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Rickey Whitman | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Jonathan McDonough (SF), Daron Leavell (PF) Richard Crawford, Rickey Whitman, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks (SG), Larry Yoder (PF) Van Sawyer, Patrick Williams | |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Barrera - foul #1 on Angel Barrera, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Bill Rector (C) Robert Gibbs, Mark Williams | |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Carlos Green misses badly on a shot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 16:39 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Bill Rector | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey is hacked by Carlos Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Green, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman (SG), Nelson Brewster (C) Carlos Green, Melvin Valladares | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn (SF) Angel Barrera | |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:19 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector tips it in | 6-5 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:08 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Furey | 6-8 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 6-8 |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Edwards (fairly fresh) SG - Rickey Whitman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan McDonough (fairly fresh) PF - Daron Leavell (fairly fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (tiring) PF - Larry Yoder (fairly fresh) C - Bill Rector (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn is hacked by Jonathan McDonough in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan McDonough, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), Richard Crawford (SG), Carlos Green (SF), Norman Dunn (PF) Louis Edwards, Rickey Whitman, Jonathan McDonough, Daron Leavell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Patrick Williams (SF), Mark Williams (C) Raymond Furey, Edward Mendelsohn, Bill Rector | |
| 15:32 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Carlos Green misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 15:06 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Nelson Brewster | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Eric Fauntleroy is denied by Mark Williams | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Larry Yoder | 8-10 |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), William Richardson (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Eric Fauntleroy, Richard Crawford, Norman Dunn, Nelson Brewster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Angel Barrera (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Bill Rector (C) Robert Gibbs, Leon Hanks, Patrick Williams, Mark Williams | |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards hits a wide open turnaround from the left block | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 14:17 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Wentzel - foul #1 on Ray Wentzel, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman (SF) Carlos Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG) Van Sawyer, Larry Yoder | |
| 14:02 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | William Richardson is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Edwards | 13-11 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | William Richardson denies the turnaround by Angel Barrera | 13-11 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 12:52 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:39 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Bill Rector blocks the short jumper by Ray Wentzel | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman tips it in | 15-11 |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond Furey | 15-14 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 15-14 |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Raymond Furey | 15-14 |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), Richard Crawford (SG), Carlos Green (SF), Daron Leavell (PF), Nelson Brewster (C) Louis Edwards, Ray Wentzel, Rickey Whitman, William Richardson, Melvin Valladares | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Patrick Williams (SF), Larry Yoder (PF), Mark Williams (C) Raymond Furey, Robert Gibbs, Edward Mendelsohn, Angel Barrera, Bill Rector | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Fauntleroy (fresh) SG - Richard Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlos Green (fresh) PF - Daron Leavell (fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Van Sawyer (fresh) SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Williams (fresh) PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Texas Southern | Richard Crawford takes the ball from Larry Yoder | 15-14 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 17-14 |
| 10:41 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams lays it in uncontested | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 10:32 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams drills a shot from the right block | 17-18 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Van Sawyer takes the ball from Eric Fauntleroy in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Van Sawyer | 17-20 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Norman Dunn (PF) Eric Fauntleroy, Daron Leavell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG) Van Sawyer | |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder clanks a runner near the basket | 17-20 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Norman Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster scores on a shot near the basket | 19-20 |
| 08:49 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Williams | 19-23 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | Leon Hanks steps in front of the Nelson Brewster pass | 19-23 |
| 08:27 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks lays it in | 19-25 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Green | 21-25 |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Carlos Green - foul #2 on Carlos Green, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Whitman (SF), Daron Leavell (PF), Melvin Valladares (C) Carlos Green, Norman Dunn, Nelson Brewster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Angel Barrera (C) Raymond Furey, Mark Williams | |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Whitman and he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bill Rector (C) Patrick Williams | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rickey Whitman - foul #1 on Rickey Whitman, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), William Richardson (PF) Louis Edwards, Daron Leavell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | William Richardson gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | Leon Hanks is called for the reach on Richard Crawford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Hanks, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF) Leon Hanks, Angel Barrera | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford's pass is intercepted by Larry Yoder | 24-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Fauntleroy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Crawford (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Valladares (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Van Sawyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (tiring) 2 reb. C - Bill Rector (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rickey Whitman - foul #2 on Rickey Whitman, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Daron Leavell (SF) Eric Fauntleroy, Richard Crawford, Rickey Whitman | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks (SG) Robert Gibbs | |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Leon Hanks is called for the reach on Daron Leavell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Hanks, team foul #7 | 24-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (SG) Leon Hanks | |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Daron Leavell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | Louis Edwards steps in front of the Angel Barrera pass in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Edwards | 28-29 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder hits a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Melvin Valladares - foul #1 on Melvin Valladares, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (SG) Edward Mendelsohn | |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Ray Wentzel hits a jumpshot from the left side | 30-32 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Wentzel - foul #2 on Ray Wentzel, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Crawford (SG) Ray Wentzel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG) Van Sawyer | |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | William Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Melvin Valladares, team foul #10 | 30-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), Nelson Brewster (C) Louis Edwards, Melvin Valladares | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn (SF) Angel Barrera | |
| 05:40 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder misses the dunk attempt | 30-32 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn tips it in | 30-34 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Nelson Brewster | 32-34 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-34 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Gibbs - foul #1 on Robert Gibbs, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Norman Dunn (PF) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Angel Barrera (SG), Mark Williams (C) Raymond Furey, Robert Gibbs, Bill Rector | |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 04:18 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Williams | 34-36 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG) Eric Fauntleroy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Angel Barrera is called for the reach on Louis Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angel Barrera, team foul #9 | 34-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG) Angel Barrera | |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-36 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Richard Crawford makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Dunn | 39-39 |
| 03:13 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 03:11 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams gets the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 02:55 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Van Sawyer | 39-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Crawford (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daron Leavell (tired) 2 pts. PF - Norman Dunn (fairly fresh) C - Nelson Brewster (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (very tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Sawyer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Nelson Brewster can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Jonathan McDonough (SF), Melvin Valladares (PF), Rickey Whitman (C) Louis Edwards, Richard Crawford, Daron Leavell, Norman Dunn, Nelson Brewster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Angel Barrera (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Bill Rector (C) Raymond Furey, Van Sawyer, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder, Mark Williams | |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan McDonough | 41-41 |
| 02:04 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks buries a shot from close range | 41-43 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy hits a wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Valladares | 43-43 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Hanks, team foul #10 | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Green (PG), William Richardson (PF) Eric Fauntleroy, Ray Wentzel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder (PF) Leon Hanks | |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | William Richardson misses the open dunk | 43-43 |
| 01:17 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Carlos Green is called for the reach on Patrick Williams - foul #3 on Carlos Green, team foul #11 | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Edwards (PG), Richard Crawford (SG) Carlos Green, Rickey Whitman | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (SG), Mark Williams (C) Robert Gibbs, Bill Rector | |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough is hacked by Angel Barrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Barrera, team foul #11 | 43-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (SG) Angel Barrera | |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Jonathan McDonough makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Jonathan McDonough takes the ball from Larry Yoder in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Louis Edwards lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan McDonough | 47-44 |
| 00:39 | Texas Southern | Melvin Valladares swats the layup by Larry Yoder | 47-44 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder loses the dribble to Melvin Valladares | 47-44 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares is hacked by Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #12 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Fauntleroy (PG), Ray Wentzel (SG), Norman Dunn (PF) Louis Edwards, Richard Crawford, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Bill Rector (C) Robert Gibbs, Larry Yoder | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Melvin Valladares makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer misses the fullcourt shot | 49-44 |