| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Fell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Shane Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Sargent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | David Nelson is called for the reach on Jeffery Webster - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell hits a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by David Sargent - foul #2 on David Sargent, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Bryant | 26-31 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Bryant | 26-31 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 18:44 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Nelson | 26-34 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo's pass is intercepted by Shane Weiss | 26-34 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | David Sargent misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-34 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-34 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | David Sargent pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:28 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 26-34 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | David Sargent denies the turnaround by Kal Lenard | 26-34 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | David Sargent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | David Sargent connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell snags the offensive board | 28-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Day (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kal Lenard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Fell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Shane Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Sargent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Molina (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Robert Day misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Day | 30-39 |
| 14:33 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina misses the shot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kal Lenard | 30-39 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell is hacked by David Sargent - foul #3 on David Sargent, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John England (PG), Frank Baker (SG), William Bryant (SF), Gerardo Estrada (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) Robert Day, Jeffery Webster, Kal Lenard, Bernardo Russo, Daniel Fell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wayne Burns (PG), Ronald Winstead (SG) Shane Weiss, David Nelson | |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Frank Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 13:37 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 13:31 | Texas Southern | Gregory Bryant drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Burns | 30-41 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Gregory Bryant steals the ball from Frank Baker | 30-41 |
| 13:08 | Texas Southern | Wayne Burns scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Molina | 30-43 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Frank Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-43 |
| 12:43 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina connects on the floater from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Frank Baker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John England | 33-45 |
| 11:54 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jacob Roberts - foul #2 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #1 | 33-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Day (PG), Kal Lenard (SF), Bernardo Russo (PF) Frank Baker, William Bryant, Gerardo Estrada | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss (PG), David Nelson (SG), Jarvis Little (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF) Wayne Burns, Ronald Winstead, Gregory Bryant, David Sargent | |
| 11:54 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:54 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 11:54 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak grabs the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:39 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Day (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John England (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Shane Weiss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jarvis Little (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 3 pts. C - Oscar Molina (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ike Hornyak - foul #2 on Ike Hornyak, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG) John England | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 10:56 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss grabs the board | 34-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss is whistled for a carry | 34-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel Fell (C) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Bryant (SF), David Sargent (PF) Jarvis Little, Ike Hornyak | |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo is called for traveling | 34-49 |
| 10:15 | Texas Southern | David Nelson is fouled on the floor by Kal Lenard - foul #1 on Kal Lenard, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina is called for traveling | 34-49 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico | Robert Day scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Webster | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Gregory Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | David Sargent grabs the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 09:36 | Texas Southern | Kal Lenard is called for the reach on Shane Weiss - foul #2 on Kal Lenard, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John England (SF) Kal Lenard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little (C) Oscar Molina | |
| 09:26 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by David Sargent is blocked by Bernardo Russo | 37-49 |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses the turnaround in the paint | 37-51 |
| 08:55 | Texas Southern | David Nelson gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Day - foul #1 on Robert Day, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Bryant (SF), Jacob Roberts (C) Robert Day, Daniel Fell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak (PF), Oscar Molina (C) Gregory Bryant, David Sargent | |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little misses the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Oscar Molina - foul #2 on Oscar Molina, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF) William Bryant | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:50 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little double dribbles | 39-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Baker (SG) Jeffery Webster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Ike Hornyak swats the shot by Frank Baker | 39-52 |
| 07:27 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John England (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernardo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Shane Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jarvis Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Oscar Molina (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ike Hornyak | 39-54 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Frank Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John England | 42-54 |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Nelson | 42-56 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:10 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts loses the dribble to Oscar Molina | 42-56 |
| 05:47 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Day (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), Daniel Fell (C) John England, Frank Baker, Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Bryant (SF), David Sargent (PF) Jarvis Little, Ike Hornyak | |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | David Sargent misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard drills a runner from the left block | 44-56 |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Gregory Bryant misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 44-56 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster is hacked by Oscar Molina - foul #3 on Oscar Molina, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerardo Estrada (PF) Bernardo Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wayne Burns (PG), Ronald Winstead (SG) Shane Weiss, David Nelson | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Molina - foul #4 on Oscar Molina, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Jason Esquer (C) Gregory Bryant, David Sargent, Oscar Molina | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Day (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerardo Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Fell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wayne Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) SF - Jarvis Little (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Jason Esquer is blocked by Daniel Fell | 46-56 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Gerardo Estrada pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Ike Hornyak | 46-56 |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo (PF) Gerardo Estrada | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss (PG), David Nelson (SG), Gregory Bryant (SF), David Sargent (PF), Oscar Molina (C) Wayne Burns, Ronald Winstead, Jarvis Little, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Shane Weiss's pass is intercepted by Robert Day in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Bernardo Russo lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Day | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-56 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster's layup is rejected by Oscar Molina | 48-56 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | David Nelson snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina misses the turnaround from the baseline | 48-56 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard's floater is tipped away by Gregory Bryant | 48-56 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to David Sargent | 48-56 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | David Sargent knocks in the floater from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Robert Day | 50-58 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | David Sargent misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kal Lenard - foul #3 on Kal Lenard, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | David Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | David Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bernardo Russo | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Daniel Fell, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Robert Day is called for the reach on Oscar Molina in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Day, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak (PF) David Sargent | |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Oscar Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Wayne Burns (SG), Jarvis Little (SF), Jason Esquer (C) Shane Weiss, David Nelson, Gregory Bryant, Oscar Molina | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Robert Day gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Daniel Fell is denied on a layup by Ike Hornyak | 50-61 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Jarvis Little gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead runs out the clock | 50-61 |