| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) SG - Gary Chandler (fresh) SF - Michael Pittman (fresh) PF - Walter Pothier (fresh) C - William Counts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (fresh) SF - Brian Chandler (fresh) PF - Jerome Green (fresh) C - Robert Bosch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Jerome Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gary Chandler | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | American U. | Gary Chandler loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Johnson | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | American U. | Gary Mattera can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | American U. | Walter Pothier tips it in | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Jerome Green loses the dribble to Gary Mattera | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | American U. | William Counts scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Mattera | 4-3 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | American U. | Gary Chandler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Mattera | 7-5 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is hacked by Michael Pittman - foul #1 on Michael Pittman, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF), David Frey (C) Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Walter Pothier, William Counts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Vaughn Seawell (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Brian Chandler, Jerome Green, Robert Bosch | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is fouled on the floor by Gary Mattera - foul #1 on Gary Mattera, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | American U. | David Frey pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | American U. | David Frey makes the shot from the baseline set up by Jeff Semon | 9-5 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:23 | American U. | Albert Glover snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | American U. | Gregory Borchert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | American U. | David Frey misses the tip | 9-5 |
| 16:16 | American U. | David Frey tips it in | 11-5 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG) Ronnie Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gary Mattera (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) C - David Frey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) SF - Joel Turner (fresh) PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) C - Vaughn Seawell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | American U. | Milton Cummins denies the turnaround by Jeff Semon | 11-5 |
| 15:39 | American U. | Albert Glover gets the offensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:18 | American U. | David Frey misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Miller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #1 | 11-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), William Counts (C) Gregory Borchert, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Brian Chandler (SF), Jerome Green (PF), Ralph Gottschalk (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 15:18 | American U. | David Frey makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:18 | American U. | David Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Counts - foul #1 on William Counts, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (PF) David Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk makes the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Gary Mattera is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Robert Bell clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Chandler - foul #1 on Gary Chandler, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:19 | American U. | Michael Pittman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk is denied on a layup by Walter Pothier | 16-9 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 13:45 | American U. | Michael Pittman is fouled on the floor by Jerome Green - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gregory Borchert (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF) Ronnie Fletcher, Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Walter Pothier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Robert Bosch (C) Robert Bell, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| 13:33 | American U. | Gary Mattera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Gregory Borchert steals the ball from Jerome Green | 16-11 |
| 13:08 | American U. | William Counts is hacked by Jeffrey Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Vaughn Seawell (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Brian Chandler, Robert Bosch | |
| 12:57 | American U. | Gregory Borchert hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Mattera | 18-11 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Gary Mattera is called for the reach on Ojore Sato - foul #2 on Gary Mattera, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG) Gary Mattera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF) Jerome Green | |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Robert Bell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Cummins | 18-14 |
| 12:00 | American U. | Jeff Semon's pass is intercepted by Joel Turner | 18-14 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Ronnie Fletcher (fresh) SG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Semon (fairly fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Counts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) C - Vaughn Seawell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:47 | American U. | Albert Glover snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 11:20 | American U. | Albert Glover misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joel Turner | 18-14 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | Robert Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG), Michael Pittman (SF), Walter Pothier (PF), David Frey (C) Gregory Borchert, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover, William Counts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Brian Chandler (SF), Jerome Green (PF), Robert Bosch (C) Ojore Sato, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 10:36 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Chandler | 20-14 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Jerome Green's layup is rejected by David Frey | 20-14 |
| 10:20 | American U. | Michael Pittman gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:03 | American U. | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Ronnie Fletcher - foul #1 on Lester Johnson, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (PG) Ronnie Fletcher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:48 | American U. | Patrick Guy's layup is rejected by Jerome Green | 20-14 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Robert Bell snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Frey - foul #1 on David Frey, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk (C) Robert Bosch | |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:12 | American U. | David Frey blows the layup | 20-15 |
| 09:10 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pittman | 20-15 |
| 08:53 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the floater from the left side | 20-15 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Jerome Green grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | David Frey picks off the pass by Robert Bell | 20-15 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Patrick Guy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Gottschalk - foul #1 on Ralph Gottschalk, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (SG), Jeff Semon (SF), Albert Glover (PF), William Counts (C) Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman, Walter Pothier, David Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG) Lester Johnson | |
| 08:20 | American U. | Patrick Guy misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Patrick Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Jerome Green tips it in | 21-17 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Patrick Guy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Semon (fresh) PF - Albert Glover (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Counts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) SG - Robert Bell (tired) 5 pts. SF - Brian Chandler (tiring) PF - Jerome Green (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | American U. | Albert Glover loses the ball out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG) Patrick Guy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Milton Cummins (SF), Vaughn Seawell (PF), Robert Bosch (C) Robert Bell, Brian Chandler, Jerome Green, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 07:16 | American U. | Albert Glover grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 07:14 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Joel Turner is called for the reach on Albert Glover - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Albert Glover misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bosch | 21-17 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Joel Turner loses the dribble to Gregory Borchert | 21-17 |
| 06:50 | American U. | Albert Glover is hacked by Robert Bosch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bosch, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| 06:50 | American U. | Albert Glover misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Vaughn Seawell snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Cummins and he's hacked by Gregory Borchert - foul #1 on Gregory Borchert, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Pittman (SF) Jeff Semon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:30 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Borchert and the foul's on Lester Johnson - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Chandler (SG) Gregory Borchert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Brian Chandler (SF) Lester Johnson, Milton Cummins | |
| 06:30 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Vaughn Seawell pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 06:08 | American U. | Michael Pittman gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Gary Chandler misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Joel Turner - foul #2 on Joel Turner, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | American U. | Walter Pothier (PF), David Frey (C) Albert Glover, William Counts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Jerome Green (PF) Joel Turner, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 05:47 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:47 | American U. | Gary Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler's pass is intercepted by Gary Chandler | 25-20 |
| 05:36 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher lays it in on a great pass from Gary Chandler | 27-20 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Jerome Green drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 27-22 |
| 05:14 | American U. | Michael Pittman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Kevin Link (SG), Jeff Semon (SF) Ronnie Fletcher, Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bosch | |
| 04:55 | American U. | David Frey is fouled on the floor by Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk (C) Brian Chandler | |
| 04:55 | American U. | David Frey makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:55 | American U. | David Frey makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Jerome Green drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 29-25 |
| 04:27 | American U. | Kevin Link can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Jerome Green gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 04:06 | American U. | The rebound goes to David Frey | 29-25 |
| 03:51 | American U. | David Frey misses the lay-in | 29-25 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Borchert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Link (fresh) SF - Jeff Semon (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Pothier (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Frey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (tired) 5 pts. SF - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Green (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk gets the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 3 from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Gregory Borchert is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Green - foul #2 on Jerome Green, team foul #12 | 29-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Gary Mattera (PG), Gary Chandler (SG), Albert Glover (PF), William Counts (C) Kevin Link, Jeff Semon, Walter Pothier, David Frey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Vaughn Seawell (PF), Robert Bosch (C) Ojore Sato, Robert Bell, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:19 | American U. | Gregory Borchert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Gregory Borchert steals it from Lester Johnson | 31-28 |
| 02:56 | American U. | Gary Mattera loses the dribble to Jeffrey Miller in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses the easy layup | 31-28 |
| 02:52 | American U. | The rebound goes to Albert Glover | 31-28 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Gary Mattera is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Mattera, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher (PG), Michael Pittman (SF) Gary Mattera, Gregory Borchert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 02:27 | American U. | William Counts grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:09 | American U. | William Counts is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Pittman | 33-28 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses short on a floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 01:43 | American U. | Albert Glover grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 01:35 | American U. | William Counts is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robert Bosch - foul #2 on Robert Bosch, team foul #13 | 33-28 |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Link (SG), Jeff Semon (SF) Gary Chandler, Michael Pittman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Chandler (SF), Jerome Green (PF) Joel Turner, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 01:35 | American U. | William Counts makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:35 | American U. | William Counts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 01:11 | American U. | William Counts grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #14 | 35-28 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Milton Cummins (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bosch | |
| 01:09 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:09 | American U. | Ronnie Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bell | 36-30 |
| 00:35 | American U. | Albert Glover double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Borchert (PG), Michael Pittman (SF), Walter Pothier (PF), David Frey (C) Ronnie Fletcher, Jeff Semon, Albert Glover, William Counts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins knocks in the shot in the paint and he's hacked by David Frey - foul #2 on David Frey, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | American U. | Patrick Guy (PG) Kevin Link | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG) Robert Bell | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:03 | American U. | Milton Cummins steals it from Gregory Borchert | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |