| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) SG - Andrew Webb (fresh) SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) C - Tony Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:52 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is called for 10 seconds | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lester Johnson - foul #1 on Lester Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | John Alexander's pass is intercepted by Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 4-0 |
| 19:08 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan is called for traveling | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | John Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Sasso | 7-3 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 7-3 |
| 18:06 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:40 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Tony Carney is blocked by Floyd Bickerstaff | 7-3 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | John Alexander snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | John Alexander can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #1 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), John Wallis (PF), William Porter (C) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 16:48 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Jerome Green grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 7-3 |
| 16:18 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson's layup is rejected by Jerome Green | 7-3 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Jerome Green tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Johnny Benson (fresh) SG - Andrew Webb (tiring) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) PF - John Wallis (fresh) C - William Porter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) PF - Terry Etter (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Benson, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Ralph Young (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, William Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SG), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a floater from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Cummins | 7-5 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Joel Turner knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Lester Johnson | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joel Turner - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) Bruce Ballard | |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Joel Turner is fouled on the floor by Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, Oscar Smith, Ralph Young, John Wallis, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Bruce Ballard (C) Lester Johnson, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Robert Bell - foul #2 on Johnny Benson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | William Porter takes the ball from Jeffrey Miller | 8-7 |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SF), Tony Carney (C) Charles Sasso, William Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jerome Green (C) Robert Bell, Bruce Ballard | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | John Alexander pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Green | 8-13 |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cline - foul #1 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Charles Sasso (SF), John Wallis (PF) Kenneth Cline, Andrew Webb, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Terry Etter (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, John Alexander, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Charles Sasso is called for the reach on Joel Turner - foul #1 on Charles Sasso, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Porter (C) Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Terry Etter connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Milton Cummins | 8-15 |
| 12:05 | Texas Southern | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Douglas Polk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Ralph Young (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, William Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF) Lester Johnson, Milton Cummins | |
| 11:46 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb loses the dribble to Bruce Ballard | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (fresh) SG - Andrew Webb (tired) SF - Ralph Young (fresh) PF - John Wallis (fairly fresh) C - Taylor Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Etter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tiring) | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Ralph Young steals the ball from Robert Bell | 8-15 |
| 11:21 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 8-15 |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Ralph Young is whistled for traveling | 8-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, Andrew Webb, Ralph Young, John Wallis, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | James Green is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 8-15 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato snags the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 10:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Stanley Lanigan | 8-15 |
| 10:13 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is fouled in the backcourt by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (PF), Tony Carney (C) Stanley Lanigan, William Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bell, Jerome Green | |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tony Carney - foul #1 on Tony Carney, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Ojore Sato, John Alexander | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses the free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:35 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-17 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney tips it in | 10-17 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF), William Porter (C) John Wallis, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) Milton Cummins | |
| 08:55 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), Ralph Young (SF) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SG), John Alexander (SF) Robert Bell, James Green | |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | Jerome Green is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-17 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Webb | 10-17 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Andrew Webb | 12-17 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard tips it home | 12-19 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Miller takes the ball from Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller lays it up and in | 12-21 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | William Porter misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Miller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), John Wallis (PF) Douglas Polk, Ralph Young, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, John Alexander, Jerome Green | |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | William Porter makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | William Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato loses the dribble to Kenneth Cline in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith scores on a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF), Taylor Harden (C) Andrew Webb, William Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Charles Sasso (tired) 2 pts. PF - John Wallis (tiring) C - Taylor Harden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Green (tiring) 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tiring) | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is hacked by Kenneth Cline in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG) Kenneth Cline | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Ojore Sato is called for the reach on Charles Sasso in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG) Ojore Sato | |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is hacked by John Wallis - foul #1 on John Wallis, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #9 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Tony Carney (C) Charles Sasso, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), John Alexander (SF) Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | John Wallis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (PF) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) Robert Bell, James Green | |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller loses the dribble to Stanley Lanigan | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney connects on the floater near the basket and he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG), Ralph Young (SF) Andrew Webb, John Wallis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, John Alexander, Milton Cummins, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 06:18 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Joel Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Douglas Polk | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG) Terry Etter | |
| 05:55 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Taylor Harden (C) Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF) James Green | |
| 05:41 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk (PG), William Porter (PF) Oscar Smith, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 05:21 | Texas Southern | Douglas Polk snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:17 | Texas Southern | Milton Cummins swats the shot by Andrew Webb | 20-25 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses the tip | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Ralph Young | 20-25 |
| 04:50 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Tony Carney (C) Ralph Young, William Porter, Taylor Harden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Terry Etter (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Robert Bell, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Green | 20-27 |
| 04:15 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | James Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | James Green is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Etter | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Douglas Polk (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Webb (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wallis (tiring) PF - Stanley Lanigan (tired) 2 reb. C - Tony Carney (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (tired) | |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | John Wallis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-30 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 22-30 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 03:06 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), William Porter (C) Douglas Polk, Andrew Webb, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Benson is called for the reach on Robert Bell - foul #3 on Johnny Benson, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on John Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #12 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Tony Carney (C) Oscar Smith, John Wallis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso can't finish the layup | 24-34 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-34 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 24-34 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 24-34 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Jerome Green snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | John Alexander hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Kenneth Cline - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wallis (SG), Ralph Young (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Taylor Harden (C) Andrew Webb, Charles Sasso, William Porter, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SG), Milton Cummins (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | John Wallis misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-39 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-39 |