| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Chad Blankenship (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Mattingly (fresh) PF - Manuel Manchester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Sprouse (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bosco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Benford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Warnke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carroll (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Benford inbounds the ball | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco knocks in the 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 19:37 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Manchester is fouled on the floor by James Carroll - foul #2 on James Carroll, team foul #1 | 49-38 |
| 19:28 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Bosco - foul #2 on Thomas Bosco, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 19:28 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 19:28 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 19:06 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 19:05 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Knight | 51-38 |
| 18:41 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly double dribbles | 51-38 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown (PG), Robert Gibson (SF), Claude Miller (PF), Walter Wilson (C) Chad Blankenship, Peter Mattingly, Manuel Manchester, Maurice Sprouse | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | David Pines (PF) Steven Warnke | |
| 18:18 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon is fouled on the floor by Michael Knight - foul #3 on Michael Knight, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Terry Burch (PF) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | David King (PG), Bill White (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Nicholas Hogan (C) Charles Simon, Thomas Bosco, Jeffrey Benford, James Carroll | |
| 17:58 | Abilene Christian | Bill White misses the easy layup | 51-38 |
| 17:57 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 17:38 | Abilene Christian | David King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 17:36 | Abilene Christian | Bill White can't tip it in | 51-38 |
| 17:34 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 17:18 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 17:16 | Abilene Christian | Nicholas Hogan pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 16:54 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Carr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 16:52 | Abilene Christian | Bill White snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 16:38 | Abilene Christian | Nicholas Hogan knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bill White | 51-40 |
| 16:17 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Gibson | 53-40 |
| 15:58 | Abilene Christian | Bill White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 15:57 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to David Pines | 53-40 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Milton Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Burch (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - David King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carr (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - David Pines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Hogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Abilene Christian | David King misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 53-40 |
| 15:50 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 15:43 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson blows the layup | 53-40 |
| 15:41 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Thomas Carr | 53-40 |
| 15:26 | Abilene Christian | David Pines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 15:24 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 15:02 | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship (PG), Michael Knight (SG), Peter Mattingly (SF), Manuel Manchester (PF), Maurice Sprouse (C) Milton Brown, Robert Gibson, Claude Miller, Terry Burch, Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon (PG), Thomas Bosco (SG), Jeffrey Benford (SF), Steven Warnke (PF), James Carroll (C) David King, Bill White, Thomas Carr, David Pines, Nicholas Hogan | |
| 14:39 | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 14:38 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Manuel Manchester | 53-40 |
| 14:18 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight is whistled for traveling | 53-40 |
| 13:57 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-40 |
| 13:56 | Abilene Christian | Jeffrey Benford tips it back up and in | 53-42 |
| 13:40 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 13:38 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:32 | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Manchester - foul #1 on Manuel Manchester, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Duane Dorris (PG), Erik Charles (SF) Chad Blankenship, Peter Mattingly | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 13:32 | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:32 | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:32 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 13:06 | E. New Mexico | Duane Dorris misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 13:05 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Steven Warnke | 53-42 |
| 12:43 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Bosco and he's hacked by Duane Dorris - foul #2 on Duane Dorris, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship (PG) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Thomas Woodward (PF) Steven Warnke | |
| 12:43 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:20 | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:19 | Abilene Christian | James Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:14 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Benford | 53-47 |
| 12:00 | E. New Mexico | Maurice Sprouse loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight (SG), Peter Mattingly (SF), Claude Miller (PF) Duane Dorris, Erik Charles, Manuel Manchester | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Breen (PG), Bill White (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Nicholas Hogan (C) Charles Simon, Thomas Bosco, Jeffrey Benford, James Carroll | |
| 11:57 | Abilene Christian | Bill White is hacked by Peter Mattingly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Mattingly, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Chad Blankenship (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Mattingly (fresh) PF - Claude Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Sprouse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Michael Breen (fresh) SG - Bill White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Carr (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Thomas Woodward (fresh) C - Nicholas Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Abilene Christian | Bill White is whistled for a carry | 53-47 |
| 11:22 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Woodward - foul #1 on Thomas Woodward, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson (PF) Maurice Sprouse | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | David King (PG) Michael Breen | |
| 11:22 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:22 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:09 | Abilene Christian | Nicholas Hogan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 11:08 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Peter Mattingly | 55-47 |
| 11:02 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chad Blankenship | 57-47 |
| 10:45 | Abilene Christian | David King comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Mattingly - foul #3 on Peter Mattingly, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown (PG), Robert Gibson (SG), Erik Charles (SF), Manuel Manchester (PF) Chad Blankenship, Michael Knight, Peter Mattingly, Claude Miller | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke (PF), David Pines (C) Thomas Woodward, Nicholas Hogan | |
| 10:45 | Abilene Christian | David King makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:45 | Abilene Christian | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:24 | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown is hacked by David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Duane Dorris (SG), Terry Burch (PF) Manuel Manchester, Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Breen (PG), Thomas Bosco (SG), Jeffrey Benford (SF) David King, Bill White, Thomas Carr | |
| 10:08 | E. New Mexico | Duane Dorris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 10:07 | Abilene Christian | David Pines snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 10:05 | Abilene Christian | Erik Charles is called for the reach on Jeffrey Benford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Charles, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Maurice Sprouse (C) Erik Charles | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon (PG) Michael Breen | |
| 09:47 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco is fouled on the floor by Duane Dorris - foul #3 on Duane Dorris, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight (SG), Peter Mattingly (SF) Milton Brown, Robert Gibson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | James Carroll (C) Steven Warnke | |
| 09:47 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:47 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:47 | E. New Mexico | Maurice Sprouse gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:32 | E. New Mexico | Maurice Sprouse drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Duane Dorris | 59-50 |
| 09:16 | Abilene Christian | James Carroll loses the dribble to Terry Burch | 59-50 |
| 08:53 | E. New Mexico | Michael Knight misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-50 |
| 08:52 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to James Carroll | 59-50 |
| 08:32 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 08:31 | Abilene Christian | David Pines pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 08:13 | Abilene Christian | James Carroll lays it up and in set up by Thomas Bosco | 59-52 |
| 08:03 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly drills a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Knight | 61-52 |
| 07:46 | Abilene Christian | David Pines hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 61-55 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Duane Dorris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Mattingly (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Burch (tiring) 1 pts. C - Maurice Sprouse (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bosco (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeffrey Benford (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Pines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Bosco - foul #3 on Thomas Bosco, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown (PG), Robert Gibson (SG), Claude Miller (PF), Walter Wilson (C) Duane Dorris, Michael Knight, Terry Burch, Maurice Sprouse | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | David King (PG), Bill White (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), Steven Warnke (PF), Nicholas Hogan (C) Charles Simon, Thomas Bosco, Jeffrey Benford, David Pines, James Carroll | |
| 07:26 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:26 | E. New Mexico | Peter Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:24 | Abilene Christian | David King is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Brown - foul #3 on Milton Brown, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Erik Charles (SF) Peter Mattingly | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 07:24 | Abilene Christian | David King misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:24 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Claude Miller | 63-55 |
| 07:05 | E. New Mexico | David King picks off the pass by Milton Brown | 63-55 |
| 07:03 | Abilene Christian | Robert Gibson picks off the pass by David King in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| 07:02 | E. New Mexico | Erik Charles lays it in on a great pass from Robert Gibson | 65-55 |
| 07:00 | Abilene Christian | David King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Manuel Manchester (PF) Erik Charles | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 06:46 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Warnke - foul #1 on Steven Warnke, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| 06:46 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 06:46 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:24 | Abilene Christian | David King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 06:22 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Manchester grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:53 | E. New Mexico | The short jumper by Manuel Manchester is denied by Nicholas Hogan | 67-55 |
| 05:51 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller snags the offensive board | 67-55 |
| 05:34 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship (PG), Michael Knight (SG), Erik Charles (SF) Robert Gibson, Milton Brown, Walter Wilson | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Michael Breen (PG), Thomas Bosco (SG), Thomas Woodward (SF), James Carroll (C) David King, Bill White, Thomas Carr, Nicholas Hogan | |
| 05:09 | Abilene Christian | Steven Warnke loses the ball out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Duane Dorris (SG) Michael Knight | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 04:59 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Claude Miller, team foul #9 | 67-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon (PG) Michael Breen | |
| 04:39 | Abilene Christian | Charles Simon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-55 |
| 04:38 | E. New Mexico | Erik Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:14 | E. New Mexico | Charles Simon steals the ball from Manuel Manchester | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:06 | Abilene Christian | Manuel Manchester steals the ball from Thomas Woodward | 67-55 |
| 03:47 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller misses the floater from the left wing | 67-55 |
| 03:45 | Abilene Christian | Thomas Bosco snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Chad Blankenship (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Dorris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Manchester (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Claude Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bosco (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Woodward (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Warnke (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Carroll (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Abilene Christian | Chad Blankenship steps in front of the Charles Simon pass in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Woodward is called for the reach on Chad Blankenship - foul #2 on Thomas Woodward, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Milton Brown (SG), Robert Gibson (SF), Walter Wilson (PF), Maurice Sprouse (C) Duane Dorris, Erik Charles, Manuel Manchester, Claude Miller | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | David King (PG), Bill White (SG), Thomas Carr (SF), David Pines (PF), Nicholas Hogan (C) Charles Simon, Thomas Bosco, Thomas Woodward, Steven Warnke, James Carroll | |
| 03:25 | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:25 | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:15 | Abilene Christian | Bill White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-55 |
| 03:14 | E. New Mexico | Maurice Sprouse gets the rebound | 69-55 |
| 02:45 | E. New Mexico | Chad Blankenship drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 02:41 | Abilene Christian | David King travels in the backcourt | 72-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller (SF), Terry Burch (PF) Chad Blankenship, Maurice Sprouse | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 02:15 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-55 |
| 02:14 | Abilene Christian | David King gets the rebound | 72-55 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | David King is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Brown - foul #4 on Milton Brown, team foul #10 | 72-55 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | David King makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:11 | Abilene Christian | David King makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:43 | E. New Mexico | Claude Miller buries a jumpshot from the left side | 74-57 |
| 01:40 | Abilene Christian | David King loses the dribble to Milton Brown in the backcourt | 74-57 |
| 01:38 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson throws it down on a nice dish by Milton Brown | 76-57 |
| 01:26 | Abilene Christian | Bill White misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 76-57 |
| 01:25 | Abilene Christian | David Pines tips it in | 76-59 |
| 01:07 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-59 |
| 01:05 | Abilene Christian | Nicholas Hogan gets the rebound | 76-59 |
| 01:02 | Abilene Christian | David King is hacked by Robert Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Gibson, team foul #11 | 76-59 |
| 01:02 | Abilene Christian | David King makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:02 | Abilene Christian | David King misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:02 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson is hacked by Bill White - foul #2 on Bill White, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| 00:35 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 00:35 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Abilene Christian | David King is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-60 |
| 00:27 | E. New Mexico | Walter Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 78-60 |
| 00:00 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gibson runs out the clock | 78-60 |