| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Russell Downey (fresh) SG - Mason Jolley (fresh) SF - John Barrett (fresh) PF - Orville Jenkins (fresh) C - Charles Zieser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Gary Green (fresh) SG - John Priolo (fresh) SF - Bruce Banks (fresh) PF - Eric Dial (fresh) C - Bernard Denney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lees-McRae | Lees-McRae is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mason Jolley | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Banks and the foul's on Russell Downey - foul #1 on Russell Downey, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:29 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley is fouled in the backcourt by John Priolo - foul #1 on John Priolo, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Lees-McRae | Eric Dial is called for the reach on Russell Downey - foul #1 on Eric Dial, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:56 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green is hacked by Russell Downey - foul #2 on Russell Downey, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey (PG) Russell Downey | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 18:42 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bruce Banks | 5-6 |
| 18:29 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 18:15 | W. New Mexico | Orville Jenkins steals the ball from Eric Dial | 8-6 |
| 17:56 | Lees-McRae | Bruce Banks picks off the pass by Mason Jolley | 8-6 |
| 17:52 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson (SF), David Zaritsky (C) John Barrett, Charles Zieser | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Pierce (PG), Eugene Michaels (SG), Freddie Adams (SF), Joe Larson (PF), Roger Fuller (C) Gary Green, John Priolo, Bruce Banks, Eric Dial, Bernard Denney | |
| 17:50 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Zaritsky, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| 17:31 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 17:29 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 17:02 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson misses the jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 17:01 | W. New Mexico | Eugene Michaels grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:57 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce makes the 3 from straight away set up by Roger Fuller | 8-9 |
| 16:39 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Coursey and he's fouled by Eugene Michaels - foul #1 on Eugene Michaels, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Cory Sanders (PG), Robert Graber (SG), Charles Zieser (C) Donald Coursey, Mason Jolley, Orville Jenkins | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Green (PG), John Priolo (SG), Bruce Banks (SF), Joseph Zolinski (C) James Pierce, Eugene Michaels, Freddie Adams, Joe Larson | |
| 16:39 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:26 | W. New Mexico | Roger Fuller misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 16:24 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo tips it but misses | 11-9 |
| 16:22 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:04 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky misses long on a floater from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski grabs the board | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Cory Sanders (fresh) SG - Robert Graber (fresh) SF - Herbert Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Zaritsky (fairly fresh) C - Charles Zieser (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Gary Green (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Priolo (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Banks (fresh) PF - Roger Fuller (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Zolinski (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | W. New Mexico | Roger Fuller scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Priolo | 11-11 |
| 15:39 | Lees-McRae | Gary Green takes the ball from Herbert Richardson in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 15:24 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 15:22 | W. New Mexico | Roger Fuller grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:08 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Zieser - foul #1 on Charles Zieser, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey (PG), Mason Jolley (SG), John Barrett (SF), Orville Jenkins (PF) Cory Sanders, Robert Graber, Herbert Richardson, David Zaritsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Pierce (SG), Joe Larson (SF), Eric Dial (PF), Bernard Denney (C) John Priolo, Bruce Banks, Roger Fuller, Joseph Zolinski | |
| 15:08 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:08 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:53 | Lees-McRae | Gary Green picks off the pass by Orville Jenkins | 11-13 |
| 14:32 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green loses the dribble to Donald Coursey | 11-13 |
| 14:29 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey is hacked by Gary Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eugene Michaels (SG) Gary Green | |
| 14:16 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Coursey | 13-13 |
| 14:03 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney is fouled on the floor by Mason Jolley - foul #1 on Mason Jolley, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Priolo (SG), Freddie Adams (SF) James Pierce, Joe Larson | |
| 13:54 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 13:53 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:36 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 13:35 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 13:28 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by John Barrett | 15-13 |
| 13:13 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo is hacked by Mason Jolley - foul #2 on Mason Jolley, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Cory Sanders (PG), Robert Graber (SG) Donald Coursey, Mason Jolley | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Green (PG), Bruce Banks (SF) Eugene Michaels, John Priolo | |
| 12:58 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Banks | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | Lees-McRae | Bruce Banks denies the turnaround by Charles Zieser | 15-15 |
| 12:40 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:29 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Graber | 17-15 |
| 12:17 | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams blows the dunk | 17-15 |
| 12:16 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:09 | Lees-McRae | Gary Green takes the ball from John Barrett in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 11:51 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Gary Green and the foul's on John Barrett - foul #1 on John Barrett, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson (SF), David Zaritsky (C) John Barrett, Charles Zieser | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Pierce (PG), Eugene Michaels (SG), Joe Larson (SF), Roger Fuller (PF) Gary Green, Freddie Adams, Bruce Banks, Eric Dial | |
| 11:51 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Cory Sanders (fresh) SG - Robert Graber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orville Jenkins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zaritsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - James Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Michaels (fresh) SF - Joe Larson (fresh) PF - Roger Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Denney (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 11:34 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 11:13 | W. New Mexico | Orville Jenkins steals it from Bernard Denney | 17-18 |
| 10:51 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Larson - foul #1 on Joe Larson, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey (PG), Charles Zieser (C) Cory Sanders, David Zaritsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Priolo (SG), Joseph Zolinski (C) Eugene Michaels, Bernard Denney | |
| 10:51 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:51 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:31 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:29 | Lees-McRae | The rebound goes to Charles Zieser | 19-18 |
| 10:04 | Lees-McRae | Robert Graber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 10:03 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roger Fuller | 19-18 |
| 09:58 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | John Barrett (SF) Herbert Richardson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Green (PG), Bruce Banks (SF), Eric Dial (PF) James Pierce, Joe Larson, Roger Fuller | |
| 09:53 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Banks - foul #1 on Bruce Banks, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| 09:34 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 09:33 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 09:22 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial misses long on a jumper from close range | 19-18 |
| 09:20 | Lees-McRae | Robert Graber pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | Lees-McRae | Eric Dial blocks the short jumper by Orville Jenkins | 19-18 |
| 09:05 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins misses the tip | 19-18 |
| 09:03 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:41 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial connects on the jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Zolinski - foul #1 on Joseph Zolinski, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Cory Sanders (SG), David Zaritsky (C) Robert Graber, Charles Zieser | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eugene Michaels (SG), Freddie Adams (SF), Roger Fuller (PF), Joe Larson (C) John Priolo, Bruce Banks, Eric Dial, Joseph Zolinski | |
| 08:24 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:24 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:08 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Zaritsky - foul #2 on David Zaritsky, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson (SF), Charles Zieser (C) John Barrett, David Zaritsky | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Pierce (PG) Gary Green | |
| 08:08 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:08 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser is fouled on the floor by Eugene Michaels - foul #2 on Eugene Michaels, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Gary Green (PG), Bernard Denney (C) Eugene Michaels, Joe Larson | |
| 07:50 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:50 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Donald Coursey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Sanders (fresh) SF - Herbert Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Orville Jenkins (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Zieser (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Gary Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Freddie Adams (fresh) PF - Roger Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Denney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:37 | W. New Mexico | Gary Green can't connect on a runner in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:35 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:31 | Lees-McRae | James Pierce is called for the reach on Herbert Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pierce, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| 07:31 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:31 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:10 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Cory Sanders - foul #1 on Cory Sanders, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Robert Graber (SG) Donald Coursey | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bruce Banks (SF), Joe Larson (PF) Freddie Adams, Roger Fuller | |
| 07:10 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:10 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:10 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce makes the 3rd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:48 | Lees-McRae | Cory Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-23 |
| 06:46 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:32 | Lees-McRae | Bernard Denney swats the short shot by Orville Jenkins | 24-23 |
| 06:30 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Banks | 24-23 |
| 06:22 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Pierce, team foul #10 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey (PG), John Barrett (SF) Cory Sanders, Herbert Richardson | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Priolo (SG), Eric Dial (PF) James Pierce, Bernard Denney | |
| 06:05 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey is hacked by Eric Dial - foul #2 on Eric Dial, team foul #11 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney (C) Eric Dial | |
| 06:05 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:05 | Lees-McRae | Donald Coursey misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:05 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bernard Denney | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | W. New Mexico | Bruce Banks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 24-23 |
| 05:42 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson tips it back up and in | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Priolo - foul #2 on John Priolo, team foul #12 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams (SG), Roger Fuller (PF) John Priolo, Joe Larson | |
| 05:27 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:27 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:27 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:13 | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams clanks a driving attempt from close range | 25-25 |
| 05:11 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 05:10 | Lees-McRae | The rebound goes to Robert Graber | 25-25 |
| 05:00 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 04:59 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser tips it but misses | 25-25 |
| 04:57 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bernard Denney | 25-25 |
| 04:53 | W. New Mexico | Charles Zieser is called for the reach on Freddie Adams - foul #2 on Charles Zieser, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Cory Sanders (SG), David Zaritsky (C) Robert Graber, Charles Zieser | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson (C) Bernard Denney | |
| 04:53 | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:53 | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:33 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| 04:31 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roger Fuller | 25-27 |
| 04:25 | W. New Mexico | Joe Larson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 25-27 |
| 04:24 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:04 | Lees-McRae | Orville Jenkins drills a jumper from the baseline | 27-27 |
| 03:45 | W. New Mexico | Freddie Adams's pass is intercepted by Cory Sanders | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Lees-McRae | PG - Donald Coursey (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - John Barrett (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Orville Jenkins (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Zaritsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Gary Green (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Freddie Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Banks (tiring) PF - Roger Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Larson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Lees-McRae | Bruce Banks is called for the reach on John Barrett - foul #2 on Bruce Banks, team foul #13 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Russell Downey (PG), Mason Jolley (SG), Herbert Richardson (SF) Donald Coursey, Cory Sanders, Orville Jenkins | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | James Pierce (PG), Eugene Michaels (SG), Joseph Zolinski (SF), Eric Dial (PF), Bernard Denney (C) Gary Green, Freddie Adams, Bruce Banks, Roger Fuller, Joe Larson | |
| 03:32 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:32 | Lees-McRae | John Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:32 | W. New Mexico | Bernard Denney grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 03:20 | W. New Mexico | Herbert Richardson steps in front of the Bernard Denney pass | 28-27 |
| 03:17 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Richardson | 30-27 |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Joseph Zolinski and he's fouled by John Barrett - foul #2 on John Barrett, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser (C) John Barrett | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 02:53 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:53 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 02:35 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Michaels - foul #3 on Eugene Michaels, team foul #14 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Lees-McRae | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Priolo (SG), Bruce Banks (SF) Eugene Michaels, Bernard Denney | |
| 02:35 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:35 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 02:26 | W. New Mexico | James Pierce scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Dial | 32-31 |
| 02:08 | Lees-McRae | David Zaritsky hits a turnaround in the paint | 34-31 |
| 01:52 | W. New Mexico | Eric Dial comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-31 |
| 01:51 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Zolinski | 34-31 |
| 01:38 | W. New Mexico | Bruce Banks misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 01:37 | Lees-McRae | Mason Jolley grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 01:22 | Lees-McRae | Herbert Richardson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 01:20 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:02 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Priolo | 34-33 |
| 00:51 | Lees-McRae | Eric Dial steals the ball from David Zaritsky | 34-33 |
| 00:22 | W. New Mexico | Joseph Zolinski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 00:02 | Lees-McRae | Charles Zieser misses the wide open fadeaway from close range | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | John Priolo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-36 |