| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard inbounds the ball | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 19:33 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #2 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SF) Charles Sasso | |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard loses the ball out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (PF) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Bruce Ballard, James Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Ralph Young (SF), William Porter (C) Kenneth Cline, Oscar Smith, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is hacked by Jeffrey Miller - foul #3 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Douglas Polk | 47-49 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Ralph Young picks off the pass by Ojore Sato in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | John Wallis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Benson | 47-51 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Joel Turner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Etter | 50-51 |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joel Turner - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Ojore Sato, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Douglas Polk, Johnny Benson, Ralph Young, William Porter | |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | John Wallis makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 50-52 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 17:36 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cline | 50-52 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #1 on Lester Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF) John Wallis | |
| 17:17 | Texas Southern | Taylor Harden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-52 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff loses the dribble to Kenneth Cline in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Green | 52-55 |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan comes up short on the floater in the lane | 52-55 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Ballard | 52-55 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Charles Sasso is called for the reach on Bruce Ballard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #1 | 52-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Tony Carney (C) Kenneth Cline, Oscar Smith, Taylor Harden | |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is hacked by Stanley Lanigan - foul #2 on Stanley Lanigan, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Robert Bell connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ojore Sato and he's hacked by Charles Sasso - foul #3 on Charles Sasso, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard, James Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), John Wallis (PF) Douglas Polk, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 15:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 54-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Terry Etter (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Sasso (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Wallis (fresh) 11 pts. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso buries a shot in the paint | 54-57 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Terry Etter connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Miller | 56-57 |
| 14:56 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Etter - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SG), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, Robert Bell, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, John Wallis, Tony Carney | |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-57 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 56-57 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | James Green is hacked by Oscar Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Porter - foul #1 on William Porter, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG) Kenneth Cline | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | James Green is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Turner | 60-57 |
| 13:59 | Texas Southern | John Alexander is called for the reach on Andrew Webb in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Alexander, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Joel Turner, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), John Wallis (PF), Tony Carney (C) Douglas Polk, Ralph Young, Stanley Lanigan, William Porter | |
| 13:35 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb double dribbles | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG) Andrew Webb | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by John Wallis - foul #2 on John Wallis, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Oscar Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 13:14 | Texas Southern | John Wallis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 13:01 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard loses the dribble to John Wallis in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, John Wallis, Tony Carney | |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Douglas Polk steals it from Lester Johnson | 62-63 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Terry Etter - foul #2 on Terry Etter, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), John Wallis (PF), Tony Carney (C) Douglas Polk, Stanley Lanigan, William Porter | |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Green (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andrew Webb (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Sasso (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Wallis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Carney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is called for traveling | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Ralph Young (C) Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, Tony Carney | |
| 11:29 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline is fouled in the backcourt by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:29 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 11:29 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Joel Turner buries a driving attempt in the paint | 64-66 |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young is alone and throws it down set up by Kenneth Cline | 64-68 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Joel Turner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | James Green misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-68 |
| 10:17 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Young | 64-70 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | James Green knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 66-70 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-70 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young tips it in | 66-72 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Robert Bell travels with the ball | 66-72 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Robert Bell, Joel Turner, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), William Porter (PF), Taylor Harden (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Oscar Smith, John Wallis, Ralph Young | |
| 09:06 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Miller steps in front of the Andrew Webb pass in the backcourt | 66-72 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 08:45 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Polk | 66-74 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson connects on the open shot in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 68-74 |
| 08:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is hacked by Milton Cummins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Cummins, team foul #9 | 68-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Douglas Polk, Charles Sasso, William Porter, Taylor Harden | |
| 08:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 08:07 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan grabs the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 07:59 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Webb | 68-76 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Terry Etter hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Kenneth Cline - foul #1 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #8 | 70-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF) Jeffrey Miller, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the free throw | 71-76 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Etter (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Green (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan is hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Charles Sasso (SF) Kenneth Cline, Oscar Smith | |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-78 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 06:31 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-78 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | John Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), John Wallis (SF) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso | |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stanley Lanigan | 71-80 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | John Alexander drills a fadeaway in the lane | 73-80 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk is open but comes up short on the floater in the lane | 73-80 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses the tip | 73-80 |
| 05:37 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Carney | 73-80 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is fouled on the floor by Robert Bell - foul #2 on Robert Bell, team foul #11 | 73-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Terry Etter (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), William Porter (PF) Douglas Polk, John Wallis, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | John Alexander's pass is intercepted by Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 73-81 |
| 05:10 | Texas Southern | Floyd Bickerstaff blocks the short jumper by Tony Carney | 73-81 |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | William Porter tips it back up and in | 73-83 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | John Alexander hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 76-83 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-83 |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney grabs the offensive board | 76-83 |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney throws it down | 76-85 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Benson, team foul #9 | 76-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Terry Etter, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Andrew Webb, Oscar Smith, Tony Carney | |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Taylor Harden | 76-85 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | William Porter is hacked by John Alexander in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Alexander, team foul #12 | 76-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Ojore Sato, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | William Porter makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | William Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | Taylor Harden pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-86 |
| 03:58 | Texas Southern | Taylor Harden makes the shot from the right side set up by Kenneth Cline | 76-88 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Jerome Green lays it in on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 78-88 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Porter (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Harden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is hacked by Jeffrey Miller - foul #4 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #13 | 78-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), John Wallis (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Ralph Young (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, William Porter, Taylor Harden | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-88 |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Douglas Polk takes the ball from Robert Bell in the backcourt | 78-89 |
| 02:52 | Texas Southern | John Wallis scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Polk | 78-91 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-91 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the offensive rebound | 78-91 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bell, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Tony Carney (C) Johnny Benson, Stanley Lanigan, Ralph Young | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-91 |
| 02:19 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb pulls down the rebound | 78-91 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Joel Turner - foul #2 on Joel Turner, team foul #14 | 78-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, Tony Carney | |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 1st free throw | 78-92 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 78-93 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 3rd free throw | 78-94 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Benson, team foul #10 | 78-94 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Young (SF) Andrew Webb | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the 1st free throw | 78-94 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 79-94 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-94 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerome Green | 81-94 |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | William Porter is whistled for traveling | 81-94 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 81-94 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | William Porter pulls down the rebound | 81-94 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-94 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Jerome Green is fouled on the floor by William Porter - foul #2 on William Porter, team foul #11 | 81-94 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 1st free throw | 82-94 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses the 2nd free throw | 82-94 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | William Porter gets the rebound | 82-94 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Miller steals it from Johnny Benson | 82-94 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the lay-in | 82-94 |
| 00:14 | Texas Southern | John Wallis snags the defensive board | 82-94 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith runs out the clock | 82-94 |