| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Lee Scipio (fresh) SG - Daniel Ashley (fresh) SF - Don Smith (fresh) PF - Fletcher Chappel (fresh) C - Shawn Cordell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Edwin Bartlett (fresh) SG - Warren Zomberg (fresh) SF - Jeffery Poole (fresh) PF - Michael Logan (fresh) C - Robert Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Don Smith is called for the reach on Robert Hunter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hunter | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee Scipio - foul #1 on Lee Scipio, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 17:47 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Smith | 5-1 |
| 17:30 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett misses badly on a floater from the left block | 5-1 |
| 17:29 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter tips it in | 5-3 |
| 17:06 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio's pass is intercepted by Robert Hunter | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Ashley - foul #1 on Daniel Ashley, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie (PG), Eugene Stoltenberg (SG), Christopher Davis (SF), Dustin Pendergrast (PF), Clarence Clark (C) Lee Scipio, Daniel Ashley, Don Smith, Fletcher Chappel, Shawn Cordell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (PG), Travis Leeper (SG), William Atkins (PF), Lesley Maine (C) Edwin Bartlett, Warren Zomberg, Michael Logan, Robert Hunter | |
| 16:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jeffery Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast is hacked by Jeffery Poole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Poole, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins (SF) Jeffery Poole | |
| 16:30 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Christopher Davis takes the ball from Travis Leeper | 5-5 |
| 15:50 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Robert McKemie (fresh) SG - Eugene Stoltenberg (fresh) SF - Christopher Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Pendergrast (fresh) C - Clarence Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Eldon Palmer (fresh) SG - Travis Leeper (fresh) SF - Kenneth Collins (fresh) PF - William Atkins (fresh) C - Lesley Maine (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 15:40 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert McKemie - foul #1 on Robert McKemie, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio (PG), Daniel Ashley (SG), Fletcher Chappel (PF), Steven Ziyad (C) Robert McKemie, Eugene Stoltenberg, Dustin Pendergrast, Clarence Clark | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg (SG), Jeffery Poole (SF), Bruce Pierce (PF), Robert Hunter (C) Travis Leeper, Kenneth Collins, William Atkins, Lesley Maine | |
| 15:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | W. New Mexico | Steven Ziyad grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:01 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Eldon Palmer - foul #1 on Eldon Palmer, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Don Smith (SF) Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett (PG), Michael Logan (PF) Eldon Palmer, Jeffery Poole | |
| 15:01 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:01 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett clanks a floater from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 14:48 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio is hacked by Edwin Bartlett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Bartlett, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| 14:23 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Edwin Bartlett - foul #2 on Edwin Bartlett, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell (C) Steven Ziyad | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (PG), Kenneth Collins (SF), William Atkins (C) Edwin Bartlett, Bruce Pierce, Robert Hunter | |
| 14:23 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:23 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:23 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:09 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Don Smith - foul #2 on Don Smith, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie (PG), Eugene Stoltenberg (SG), Christopher Davis (SF) Lee Scipio, Daniel Ashley, Don Smith | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 14:09 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:09 | W. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Fletcher Chappel | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 13:59 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Shawn Cordell - foul #1 on Shawn Cordell, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper (PG), Jeffery Poole (SF), Robert Hunter (C) Eldon Palmer, Kenneth Collins, Michael Logan | |
| 13:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Eugene Stoltenberg and he's fouled by Jeffery Poole - foul #2 on Jeffery Poole, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Daniel Ashley (SG), Dustin Pendergrast (PF) Eugene Stoltenberg, Fletcher Chappel | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins (SF), Lesley Maine (PF) Jeffery Poole, William Atkins | |
| 13:21 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Ashley - foul #2 on Daniel Ashley, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio (PG) Daniel Ashley | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 13:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 12:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Cordell - foul #2 on Shawn Cordell, team foul #8 | 14-10 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark (PF), Steven Ziyad (C) Dustin Pendergrast, Shawn Cordell | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (PG), Bruce Pierce (PF) Travis Leeper, Lesley Maine | |
| 12:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:44 | W. New Mexico | Steven Ziyad grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:16 | W. New Mexico | Steven Ziyad misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 14-11 |
| 12:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clarence Clark - foul #1 on Clarence Clark, team foul #9 | 14-11 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Eugene Stoltenberg (SG), Fletcher Chappel (PF) Robert McKemie, Steven Ziyad | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan (PF), William Atkins (C) Bruce Pierce, Robert Hunter | |
| 12:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:01 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:43 | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lee Scipio | 16-12 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Lee Scipio (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Stoltenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Fletcher Chappel (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Eldon Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Warren Zomberg (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Logan (tiring) C - William Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins is hacked by Fletcher Chappel - foul #1 on Fletcher Chappel, team foul #10 | 16-12 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie (PG), Dustin Pendergrast (PF) Lee Scipio, Fletcher Chappel | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine (SF) Kenneth Collins | |
| 11:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:06 | W. New Mexico | William Atkins swats the layup by Dustin Pendergrast | 16-13 |
| 11:04 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Michael Logan | 16-13 |
| 10:51 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dustin Pendergrast blocks the short jumper by Michael Logan | 16-13 |
| 10:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins tips it but misses | 16-13 |
| 10:48 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:46 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel (PF), Steven Ziyad (C) Eugene Stoltenberg, Clarence Clark | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper (PG), Bruce Pierce (SF), Robert Hunter (C) Eldon Palmer, Lesley Maine, Michael Logan | |
| 10:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dustin Pendergrast is called for the reach on Travis Leeper - foul #1 on Dustin Pendergrast, team foul #11 | 16-13 |
| 10:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:36 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | W. New Mexico | Warren Zomberg is called for the reach on Christopher Davis - foul #1 on Warren Zomberg, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio (PG), Eugene Stoltenberg (SG) Robert McKemie, Christopher Davis | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (SG), Kenneth Collins (SF) Warren Zomberg, Bruce Pierce | |
| 10:00 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Atkins - foul #1 on William Atkins, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark (C) Steven Ziyad | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan (PF) Robert Hunter | |
| 10:00 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to William Atkins | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins is hacked by Lee Scipio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Scipio, team foul #12 | 17-14 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie (PG) Lee Scipio | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 09:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:37 | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark lays it up and in set up by Eugene Stoltenberg and he's fouled by William Atkins - foul #2 on William Atkins, team foul #8 | 19-15 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis (SF) Dustin Pendergrast | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg (SG), Lesley Maine (C) Travis Leeper, William Atkins | |
| 09:37 | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark misses the free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:30 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lesley Maine, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| 09:25 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie loses the dribble to Eldon Palmer in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 09:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer is hacked by Clarence Clark - foul #2 on Clarence Clark, team foul #13 | 19-15 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast (PF), Steven Ziyad (C) Fletcher Chappel, Clarence Clark | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter (C) Michael Logan | |
| 09:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:52 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-16 |
| 08:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 08:46 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 08:30 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast clanks a floater in the paint | 19-19 |
| 08:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:05 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg lays it up and in | 19-21 |
| 07:48 | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 07:47 | W. New Mexico | Steven Ziyad grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:33 | W. New Mexico | Steven Ziyad steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-21 |
| 07:33 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-21 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel (PF) Dustin Pendergrast | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper (PG), Bruce Pierce (SF), Michael Logan (PF) Eldon Palmer, Kenneth Collins, Lesley Maine | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Robert McKemie (tired) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Stoltenberg (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Davis (tired) 3 pts. PF - Fletcher Chappel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Ziyad (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Travis Leeper (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Warren Zomberg (tired) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Pierce (fresh) PF - Michael Logan (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Hunter (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter blows the layup but the foul's on Robert McKemie - foul #2 on Robert McKemie, team foul #14 | 19-21 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast (SF) Robert McKemie | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 07:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:58 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 06:57 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel hits the follow up shot | 21-22 |
| 06:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 21-22 |
| 06:31 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:17 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel misses the easy layup | 21-22 |
| 06:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:13 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-22 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (SG), Kenneth Collins (SF), Lesley Maine (C) Warren Zomberg, Bruce Pierce, Robert Hunter | |
| 06:01 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Stoltenberg | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins is fouled on the floor by Dustin Pendergrast - foul #2 on Dustin Pendergrast, team foul #15 | 23-22 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Don Smith (SF) Dustin Pendergrast | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 05:39 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:39 | SW Oklahoma St. | Kenneth Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:25 | W. New Mexico | Eugene Stoltenberg is open but misses the lay-in | 23-23 |
| 05:24 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Fletcher Chappel - foul #2 on Fletcher Chappel, team foul #16 | 23-25 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark (PF) Fletcher Chappel | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg (SG), Bruce Pierce (C) Travis Leeper, Lesley Maine | |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan misses the free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:08 | W. New Mexico | Clarence Clark gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis loses the dribble to Warren Zomberg | 23-25 |
| 04:45 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg lays it up and in | 23-27 |
| 04:35 | W. New Mexico | Michael Logan takes the ball from Steven Ziyad | 23-27 |
| 04:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Logan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 04:14 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Collins - foul #1 on Kenneth Collins, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper (PG), Lesley Maine (PF), Robert Hunter (C) Eldon Palmer, Michael Logan, Bruce Pierce | |
| 04:12 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:12 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Clark - foul #3 on Clarence Clark, team foul #17 | 23-27 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio (PG), Daniel Ashley (SG), Fletcher Chappel (PF), Shawn Cordell (C) Eugene Stoltenberg, Christopher Davis, Clarence Clark, Steven Ziyad | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett (PG), Jeffery Poole (SF), William Atkins (C) Warren Zomberg, Kenneth Collins, Robert Hunter | |
| 03:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:56 | SW Oklahoma St. | The offensive rebound goes to William Atkins | 23-27 |
| 03:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 03:34 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Lee Scipio (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Ashley (fresh) SF - Don Smith (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Fletcher Chappel (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Cordell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Edwin Bartlett (fresh) SG - Travis Leeper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeffery Poole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lesley Maine (tiring) C - William Atkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | W. New Mexico | Fletcher Chappel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 03:22 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 03:07 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Scipio and he's hacked by Jeffery Poole - foul #3 on Jeffery Poole, team foul #11 | 25-27 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast (PF) Fletcher Chappel | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg (SG), Bruce Pierce (SF), Robert Hunter (C) Travis Leeper, Jeffery Poole, Lesley Maine | |
| 03:07 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:03 | SW Oklahoma St. | Lee Scipio takes the ball from Edwin Bartlett in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 02:50 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 02:48 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Hunter snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 02:24 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 02:22 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:02 | W. New Mexico | Dustin Pendergrast is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dustin Pendergrast, team foul #18 | 26-27 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Robert McKemie (SF), Fletcher Chappel (PF) Don Smith, Dustin Pendergrast | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer (SG), Kenneth Collins (SF) Warren Zomberg, Bruce Pierce | |
| 02:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett is hacked by Robert McKemie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert McKemie, team foul #19 | 26-27 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Don Smith (SF) Robert McKemie | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 02:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:39 | W. New Mexico | Lee Scipio makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Ashley | 29-29 |
| 01:35 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Lesley Maine (C) Robert Hunter | |
| 01:30 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Ashley buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Scipio | 32-29 |
| 01:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Eldon Palmer connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 01:10 | W. New Mexico | Don Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Smith, team foul #20 | 32-32 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis (SF) Don Smith | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper (SG), Michael Logan (PF) Eldon Palmer, Lesley Maine | |
| 00:59 | SW Oklahoma St. | Edwin Bartlett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 00:57 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:42 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-32 |
| 00:40 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:28 | SW Oklahoma St. | Travis Leeper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edwin Bartlett | 32-35 |
| 00:25 | W. New Mexico | Christopher Davis loses the dribble to William Atkins in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 00:25 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-35 |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg (SG), Lesley Maine (SF), Robert Hunter (C) Travis Leeper, Kenneth Collins, Michael Logan | |
| 00:04 | SW Oklahoma St. | Warren Zomberg comes up short on the shot from the right block | 32-35 |
| 00:02 | SW Oklahoma St. | William Atkins misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | W. New Mexico | Shawn Cordell gets the rebound | 32-35 |