| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) SF - Jack Surratt (fresh) PF - Willie Ford (fresh) C - Bojan Zelinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tom Hughes (fresh) SG - Nathan Peachey (fresh) SF - William Lyons (fresh) PF - Mark Smith (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Nathan Peachey | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Lyons - foul #1 on William Lyons, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | William Lyons hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt buries a jumpshot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern State | William Lyons drills a shot from the left block set up by Nathan Peachey | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders is fouled on the floor by Nathan Peachey - foul #1 on Nathan Peachey, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen (PG), Tom Vanish (SF), Floyd Kramer (PF), Adam Fraley (C) Johnathan Sanders, Jack Surratt, Willie Ford, Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Homer Henley (C) David Jordan | |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Adam Fraley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Peachey | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Lyons | 7-12 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen is hacked by Mark Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Willie Ford (PF) Patrick Vance, Adam Fraley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla (PG), John Schooley (SG), Thomas Rumfelt (SF), Armando Torres (C) Tom Hughes, Nathan Peachey, William Lyons, Mark Smith | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Johnathan Sanders and he's fouled by John Schooley - foul #1 on John Schooley, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Jordan (C) Armando Torres | |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford misses the free throw | 9-12 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern State | John Schooley grabs the board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Killeen (fresh) SF - Tom Vanish (fresh) PF - Willie Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Kenneth Mancilla (fresh) SG - John Schooley (fresh) SF - Thomas Rumfelt (fresh) PF - Homer Henley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Homer Henley | 9-15 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | John Schooley takes the ball from Victor Killeen | 9-15 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern State | John Schooley misses the easy layup | 9-15 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance (SG), Jack Surratt (SF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Victor Killeen, Tom Vanish, Floyd Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Armando Torres (PF) Homer Henley | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes (PG), Mark Smith (PF) John Schooley, David Jordan | |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Tom Hughes steals it from Patrick Vance | 9-15 |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish (PG), Victor Killeen (SG), Frank Anderson (SF), Adam Fraley (PF), Kenneth Malinowski (C) Johnathan Sanders, Patrick Vance, Jack Surratt, Willie Ford, Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey (SG), William Lyons (SF) Kenneth Mancilla, Thomas Rumfelt | |
| 13:59 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern State | Frank Anderson steps in front of the Nathan Peachey pass | 9-15 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Malinowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish tips it but misses | 9-15 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 9-15 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-15 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey tips it back up and in | 9-17 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Patrick Vance (SG), Floyd Kramer (SF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Tom Vanish, Victor Killeen, Frank Anderson, Kenneth Malinowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Schooley (PG), Thomas Rumfelt (SF), Homer Henley (PF), David Jordan (C) Tom Hughes, William Lyons, Mark Smith, Armando Torres | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern State | Thomas Rumfelt connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Peachey | 9-19 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Thomas Rumfelt is called for the reach on Patrick Vance in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Rumfelt, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt (SF), Willie Ford (PF) Floyd Kramer, Adam Fraley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla (PG) Nathan Peachey | |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski snags the offensive board | 9-19 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Johnathan Sanders, team foul #1 | 9-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer (C) Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Surratt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Kenneth Mancilla (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Schooley (fresh) SF - Thomas Rumfelt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Homer Henley (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern State | John Schooley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-22 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 9-22 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders hits the follow up shot | 11-22 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley drills a runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Mancilla | 11-24 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Vance | 13-24 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford is hacked by Homer Henley - foul #1 on Homer Henley, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish (PG), Victor Killeen (SG), Frank Anderson (SF), Adam Fraley (PF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Johnathan Sanders, Patrick Vance, Jack Surratt, Willie Ford, Floyd Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes (PG), Nathan Peachey (SG), William Lyons (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Kenneth Mancilla, John Schooley, Thomas Rumfelt, Homer Henley | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish makes the wide open shot from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Adam Fraley | 15-24 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Adam Fraley | 17-24 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses the easy layup | 17-24 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern State | David Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern State | William Lyons is fouled on the floor by Adam Fraley - foul #1 on Adam Fraley, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Malinowski (C) Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Armando Torres (C) David Jordan | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Malinowski grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Frank Anderson buries a floater from the left block set up by Tom Vanish and he's fouled by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance (SG), Willie Ford (PF), Floyd Kramer (C) Victor Killeen, Adam Fraley, Kenneth Malinowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Schooley (SG), Willie Smith (SF), Homer Henley (PF) Nathan Peachey, William Lyons, Mark Smith | |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Frank Anderson makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Tom Hughes and the foul's on Willie Ford - foul #1 on Willie Ford, team foul #3 | 20-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Jack Surratt (SF) Tom Vanish, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla (PG), Thomas Rumfelt (SF) Tom Hughes, Willie Smith | |
| 08:03 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Armando Torres is called for the reach on Jack Surratt - foul #1 on Armando Torres, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Smith (SF) Homer Henley | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres grabs the board | 20-27 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Surratt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Kenneth Mancilla (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schooley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Rumfelt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armando Torres (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 20-27 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance's pass is intercepted by Willie Smith | 20-27 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla jams it set up by Willie Smith | 20-29 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie Smith | 20-32 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 20-32 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 20-32 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 20-32 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Ford | 20-32 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer is hacked by Kenneth Mancilla - foul #1 on Kenneth Mancilla, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish (PG), Victor Killeen (SG), Adam Fraley (PF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Johnathan Sanders, Patrick Vance, Jack Surratt, Willie Ford | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes (PG), Nathan Peachey (SG), William Lyons (SF), Homer Henley (PF), David Jordan (C) Kenneth Mancilla, John Schooley, Willie Smith, Thomas Rumfelt, Armando Torres | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern State | David Jordan gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern State | Tom Vanish steps in front of the Tom Hughes pass | 21-32 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Anderson (SF) Floyd Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:22 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Frank Anderson | 21-32 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Homer Henley - foul #2 on Homer Henley, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Thomas Rumfelt (PF) Homer Henley | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern State | David Jordan grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-32 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern State | William Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes misses short on a floater from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Adam Fraley grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Adam Fraley can't finish the layup | 21-32 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Adam Fraley grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Victor Killeen and the foul's on David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #11 | 23-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Patrick Vance (SG), Jack Surratt (SF), Kenneth Malinowski (PF) Victor Killeen, Tom Vanish, Frank Anderson, Adam Fraley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Schooley (SG), Willie Smith (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Homer Henley (C) Nathan Peachey, William Lyons, Thomas Rumfelt, David Jordan | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski makes the free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Smith | 24-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Surratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Malinowski (fresh) C - Bojan Zelinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Tom Hughes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Schooley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Smith (fresh) PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Homer Henley (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Johnathan Sanders - foul #2 on Johnathan Sanders, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Ford (PF) Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla (PG) Tom Hughes | |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders loses the dribble to Willie Smith in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | Mark Smith misses short on a runner from close range | 24-34 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 24-34 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | John Schooley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Ford - foul #2 on Willie Ford, team foul #5 | 24-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen (PG), Tom Vanish (SF), Adam Fraley (C) Johnathan Sanders, Jack Surratt, Kenneth Malinowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey (SG), William Lyons (SF) Kenneth Mancilla, Willie Smith | |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | John Schooley makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern State | John Schooley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | John Schooley picks off the pass by Willie Ford in the backcourt | 24-36 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | William Lyons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Schooley | 24-38 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | John Schooley picks off the pass by Victor Killeen | 24-38 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern State | Willie Ford is called for the reach on Mark Smith - foul #3 on Willie Ford, team foul #6 | 24-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Anderson (SF), Kenneth Malinowski (PF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Patrick Vance, Willie Ford, Adam Fraley | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Tom Hughes (PG), Armando Torres (C) John Schooley, Homer Henley | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Nathan Peachey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Smith | 24-41 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Malinowski is whistled for a carry | 24-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Floyd Kramer (PF) Victor Killeen, Bojan Zelinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Kenneth Mancilla (SG), Thomas Rumfelt (SF) Nathan Peachey, William Lyons | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Tom Hughes and he's hacked by Kenneth Malinowski - foul #1 on Kenneth Malinowski, team foul #7 | 24-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance (SG), Jack Surratt (SF), Adam Fraley (C) Tom Vanish, Frank Anderson, Kenneth Malinowski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres makes the free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders scores on a floater from the left block set up by Patrick Vance | 26-44 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres travels with the ball | 26-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski (C) Floyd Kramer | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Homer Henley (PF), David Jordan (C) Mark Smith, Armando Torres | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Tom Hughes steals it from Johnathan Sanders in the backcourt | 26-44 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | Homer Henley lays it in set up by Tom Hughes | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Jordan swats the short shot by Adam Fraley | 26-46 |