| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (fresh) SG - Johnnie Kennison (fresh) SF - Wallace Selby (fresh) PF - Leo Pounds (fresh) C - Leonard Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (fresh) SG - Dan Preslar (fresh) SF - Robert Lowe (fresh) PF - Terry Earle (fresh) C - Richard Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | E. New Mexico | Robert Lowe steps in front of the Johnnie Kennison pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dan Preslar | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | E. New Mexico | Robert Lowe steals it from Leonard Chapman in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | E. New Mexico | Robert Lowe takes the ball from Wallace Selby | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:48 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison misses long on a shot from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Kennison - foul #1 on Johnnie Kennison, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), John Taylor (SG), Scott Owenby (SF), Ryan Lee (PF), Douglas Fish (C) Jude Eddington, Johnnie Kennison, Wallace Selby, Leo Pounds, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (PG), Roy Platt (SG), Michael Washington (SF), Daniel Nale (PF), Matthew Gormley (C) Keith Chastain, Dan Preslar, Robert Lowe, Terry Earle, Richard Adams | |
| 17:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 17:14 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 0-6 |
| 17:13 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish tips it in | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington knocks in the jumper from the right side | 2-8 |
| 17:03 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Nale - foul #1 on Daniel Nale, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 16:58 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:48 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), David Moore (PF) Dusty Hill, John Taylor, Scott Owenby, Ryan Lee | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Dan Preslar (SG), Robert Lowe (SF), Terry Earle (PF), Richard Adams (C) Mark Zank, Roy Platt, Michael Washington, Daniel Nale, Matthew Gormley | |
| 16:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:20 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:09 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Adams | 2-11 |
| 16:02 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison is hacked by Dan Preslar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Preslar, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby (SF), Leonard Chapman (C) Timothy Smith, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 15:43 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman lays it up and in set up by Jude Eddington | 4-11 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Kennison (tiring) SF - Scott Owenby (fresh) PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Leonard Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Allan Delaney (fairly fresh) SG - Dan Preslar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowe (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Earle (tiring) C - Richard Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 15:06 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman slams it home on a nice dish by Johnnie Kennison | 6-13 |
| 14:43 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:42 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:38 | E. New Mexico | Robert Lowe is called for the reach on Jude Eddington - foul #1 on Robert Lowe, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Ryan Lee (PF), Douglas Fish (C) Jude Eddington, Johnnie Kennison, Scott Owenby, David Moore, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Mark Zank (SG), Michael Washington (SF), Daniel Nale (PF), Matthew Gormley (C) Allan Delaney, Dan Preslar, Robert Lowe, Terry Earle, Richard Adams | |
| 14:24 | E. New Mexico | Matthew Gormley is called for the reach on Douglas Fish - foul #1 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| 14:08 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Timothy Smith (SF) Wallace Selby | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 13:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 13:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Gormley | 6-15 |
| 13:20 | E. New Mexico | Timothy Smith is hacked by Matthew Gormley - foul #2 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby (SF), Leo Pounds (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Timothy Smith, Ryan Lee, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Roy Platt (SG), Richard Adams (C) Mark Zank, Matthew Gormley | |
| 13:14 | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Taylor and the foul's on Daniel Nale - foul #2 on Daniel Nale, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle (PF) Daniel Nale | |
| 13:14 | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds misses the free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Wallace Selby steals the ball from Roy Platt in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| 12:59 | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds connects on the open turnaround in the paint set up by Leonard Chapman | 10-15 |
| 12:38 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle misses the easy layup | 10-15 |
| 12:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 12:34 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 12:30 | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill connects on the open runner from the right block set up by John Taylor | 12-15 |
| 12:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-15 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Scott Owenby (SF), David Moore (PF) Dusty Hill, John Taylor, Wallace Selby, Leo Pounds | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar (SG), Robert Lowe (SF) Roy Platt, Michael Washington | |
| 12:01 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Adams - foul #1 on Richard Adams, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee (C) Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 12:01 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:01 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:01 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:38 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Kennison (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Scott Owenby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Moore (fresh) C - Ryan Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (tiring) SG - Dan Preslar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lowe (tiring) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Earle (tired) 2 reb. C - Richard Adams (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar's pass is intercepted by Jude Eddington in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 11:35 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington lays it in | 15-15 |
| 11:33 | SW Oklahoma St. | Scott Owenby takes the ball from Keith Chastain in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 11:24 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 11:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Johnnie Kennison - foul #2 on Johnnie Kennison, team foul #2 | 15-15 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby (SF), Leo Pounds (PF), Douglas Fish (C) Johnnie Kennison, Scott Owenby, Ryan Lee | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 11:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:17 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 11:15 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Adams - foul #2 on Richard Adams, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington (C) Richard Adams | |
| 11:15 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:15 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington's pass is intercepted by Douglas Fish | 15-16 |
| 10:47 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jude Eddington, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Timothy Smith (SF) David Moore, Wallace Selby | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (PG) Keith Chastain | |
| 10:35 | SW Oklahoma St. | The short jumper by Michael Washington is denied by Douglas Fish | 15-16 |
| 10:34 | E. New Mexico | Timothy Smith gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:13 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), Scott Owenby (SF), Ryan Lee (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Jude Eddington, Timothy Smith, Leo Pounds, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Roy Platt (SG) Mark Zank, Dan Preslar | |
| 09:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Allan Delaney and the foul's on Scott Owenby - foul #1 on Scott Owenby, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Moore (SG), Wallace Selby (SF) John Taylor, Scott Owenby | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar (SG) Roy Platt | |
| 09:47 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | E. New Mexico | David Moore misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:18 | SW Oklahoma St. | David Moore takes the ball from Allan Delaney in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| 08:51 | E. New Mexico | David Moore misses short on an open floater from the left side | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 08:50 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Scott Owenby (SF), Leo Pounds (PF), Douglas Fish (C) Dusty Hill, Wallace Selby, Ryan Lee, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Roy Platt (SG), Mark Zank (SF) Allan Delaney, Dan Preslar, Robert Lowe | |
| 08:32 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Leo Pounds | 17-19 |
| 08:25 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington is hacked by Terry Earle - foul #1 on Terry Earle, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG) David Moore | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 08:25 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:25 | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Roy Platt knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Zank and the foul's on Leo Pounds - foul #1 on Leo Pounds, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Timothy Smith (SF), Ryan Lee (PF) Scott Owenby, Leo Pounds | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe (SF) Mark Zank | |
| 07:58 | SW Oklahoma St. | Roy Platt makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:39 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee clanks a jump hook near the basket | 19-22 |
| 07:37 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Taylor (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Smith (fresh) PF - Ryan Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Fish (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (tiring) SG - Roy Platt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Lowe (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Terry Earle (very tired) 3 reb. C - Michael Washington (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 07:11 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jude Eddington is called for the reach on Robert Lowe - foul #2 on Jude Eddington, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG), David Moore (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Leo Pounds (PF), Leonard Chapman (C) Jude Eddington, John Taylor, Timothy Smith, Ryan Lee, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (PG), Dan Preslar (SG) Keith Chastain, Roy Platt | |
| 06:54 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dan Preslar is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dan Preslar, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby (SF) Wallace Selby | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG) Dan Preslar | |
| 06:35 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | E. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to David Moore | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Michael Washington - foul #1 on Michael Washington, team foul #11 | 19-22 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee (PF) Leo Pounds | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG) Allan Delaney | |
| 06:27 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:10 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle lays it in | 20-24 |
| 06:03 | E. New Mexico | Michael Washington is called for the reach on Scott Owenby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Washington, team foul #12 | 20-24 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Matthew Gormley (C) Michael Washington | |
| 06:03 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:49 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe travels with the ball | 22-24 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby (SF) Scott Owenby | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams (C) Matthew Gormley | |
| 05:31 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Terry Earle - foul #2 on Terry Earle, team foul #13 | 22-24 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Timothy Smith (SF), Douglas Fish (C) David Moore, Wallace Selby, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale (PF) Terry Earle | |
| 05:31 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:31 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Timothy Smith is called for the reach on Mark Zank - foul #1 on Timothy Smith, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby (SF), Leo Pounds (PF) Timothy Smith, Ryan Lee | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Roy Platt (SG), Matthew Gormley (C) Keith Chastain, Robert Lowe, Richard Adams | |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:08 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:39 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Matthew Gormley - foul #3 on Matthew Gormley, team foul #14 | 24-26 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | David Moore (SG) John Taylor | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe (SF), Richard Adams (C) Mark Zank, Matthew Gormley | |
| 04:39 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:39 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roy Platt | 25-28 |
| 04:03 | E. New Mexico | David Moore misses the jump hook in the lane | 25-28 |
| 04:02 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby tips it in | 27-28 |
| 04:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dusty Hill is called for the reach on Daniel Nale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dusty Hill, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Jude Eddington (PG), Johnnie Kennison (SG), Scott Owenby (SF), Leonard Chapman (C) Dusty Hill, Wallace Selby, Leo Pounds, Douglas Fish | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG), Dan Preslar (SG), Michael Washington (SF) Allan Delaney, Roy Platt, Robert Lowe | |
| 04:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Daniel Nale makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:56 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Preslar - foul #3 on Dan Preslar, team foul #15 | 27-30 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG) Dan Preslar | |
| 03:56 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 03:56 | E. New Mexico | Johnnie Kennison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:54 | SW Oklahoma St. | Scott Owenby picks off the pass by Keith Chastain in the backcourt | 28-30 |
| 03:43 | E. New Mexico | David Moore knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Owenby and he's fouled by Daniel Nale - foul #3 on Daniel Nale, team foul #16 | 30-30 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle (PF) Daniel Nale | |
| 03:43 | E. New Mexico | David Moore makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 03:21 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Scott Owenby | 31-30 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Jude Eddington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnnie Kennison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Owenby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Chapman (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | SW Oklahoma St. | PG - Keith Chastain (tired) SG - Mark Zank (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Washington (tired) 5 pts. PF - Terry Earle (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:05 | E. New Mexico | David Moore is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Johnnie Kennison | 33-30 |
| 02:48 | SW Oklahoma St. | Terry Earle hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 02:47 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:30 | E. New Mexico | Scott Owenby makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jude Eddington | 36-30 |
| 02:17 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 02:16 | SW Oklahoma St. | Richard Adams tips it home | 36-32 |
| 02:02 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Keith Chastain - foul #1 on Keith Chastain, team foul #17 | 38-32 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Timothy Smith (SF), Ryan Lee (PF) Scott Owenby, David Moore | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney (PG), Roy Platt (SG), Robert Lowe (SF) Keith Chastain, Mark Zank, Michael Washington | |
| 02:02 | E. New Mexico | Leonard Chapman makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:42 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 01:39 | E. New Mexico | Ryan Lee's pass is intercepted by Roy Platt in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 01:36 | SW Oklahoma St. | Allan Delaney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Platt | 39-36 |
| 01:25 | E. New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Ryan Lee is blocked by Richard Adams | 39-36 |
| 01:24 | SW Oklahoma St. | The rebound goes to Richard Adams | 39-36 |
| 01:21 | SW Oklahoma St. | SW Oklahoma St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-36 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish (C) Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 01:19 | SW Oklahoma St. | Roy Platt's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Kennison | 39-36 |
| 01:08 | E. New Mexico | Terry Earle is called for the reach on Douglas Fish - foul #3 on Terry Earle, team foul #18 | 39-36 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Leo Pounds (PF) Ryan Lee | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington (PF) Terry Earle | |
| 01:08 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:08 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Jude Eddington is called for the reach on Robert Lowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jude Eddington, team foul #9 | 41-36 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Dusty Hill (PG) Jude Eddington | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | | |
| 01:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:06 | SW Oklahoma St. | Robert Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 00:44 | E. New Mexico | Douglas Fish drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Johnnie Kennison | 43-38 |
| 00:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Dusty Hill is called for the reach on Michael Washington - foul #2 on Dusty Hill, team foul #10 | 43-38 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | John Taylor (SG), Wallace Selby (SF), Ryan Lee (PF) Johnnie Kennison, Timothy Smith, Leo Pounds | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain (PG) Allan Delaney | |
| 00:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 00:22 | SW Oklahoma St. | Michael Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lowe - foul #2 on Robert Lowe, team foul #19 | 43-39 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank (SG) Roy Platt | |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Wallace Selby makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 00:18 | SW Oklahoma St. | Keith Chastain throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-39 |
| 00:04 | E. New Mexico | John Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 00:02 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 00:00 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mark Zank misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 45-39 |