| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hayne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block but the foul's on Craig Hayne - foul #1 on Craig Hayne, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (PF) Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:31 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the easy layup | 39-32 |
| 19:22 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell blows the wide open layup | 39-32 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | David Miller is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Trent Dorey | 42-32 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on Anthony O'Donell - foul #3 on Theodore Napier, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Theodore Napier, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Wesley Bennett, William Rodgers, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| 18:07 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Allen Huber is called for the reach on Leonard Gandhi - foul #2 on Allen Huber, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | James Judd tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 17:13 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the dunk attempt | 44-35 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | David Wilson snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Judd | 46-35 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber's fadeaway is rejected by Evan Landwehr | 46-35 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | David Wilson grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:07 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Roger Jones (C) Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Andrew Schatzberg (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Anthony O'Donell (PF), Craig Hayne (C) Zoran Washinski, Bruno Harris, Donald Fife, Michael Messer, Allen Huber | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey is fouled on the floor by Anthony O'Donell - foul #1 on Anthony O'Donell, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Fred Stonecipher (C) James Judd, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Schatzberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hayne (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 15:26 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses the floater in the paint | 46-35 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Trent Dorey | 46-35 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher lays it up and in on a great pass from Trent Dorey | 48-35 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Fred Stonecipher - foul #2 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG) Andrew Schatzberg | |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Stephen Carpenter is called for the reach on Trent Dorey - foul #1 on Stephen Carpenter, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | David Miller connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | David Miller is called for the reach on William Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Fife (SF) Stephen Carpenter | |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Rodgers | 51-38 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-38 |
| 13:11 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne buries a shot from the right wing set up by Anthony O'Donell | 54-40 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | David Miller hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Theodore Napier | 56-40 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on Wesley Bennett - foul #4 on Theodore Napier, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), David Wilson (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Theodore Napier, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Wesley Bennett, William Rodgers, Donald Fife, Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg is hacked by Fred Murrill - foul #2 on Fred Murrill, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| 12:15 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg is hacked by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| 12:10 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bruno Harris | 56-43 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr lays it up and in set up by Fred Murrill | 58-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Judd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Zoran Washinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Schatzberg (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Messer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Huber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Bruno Harris | 58-45 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Harris - foul #3 on Bruno Harris, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Roger Jones (PF) Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Stephen Carpenter (SF) Zoran Washinski, Andrew Schatzberg | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Huber - foul #3 on Allen Huber, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (SF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter is hacked by David Miller - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG), Anthony O'Donell (PF), Craig Hayne (C) Bruno Harris, Michael Messer, Allen Huber | |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Stephen Carpenter steals the ball from Trent Dorey in the backcourt | 59-47 |
| 10:29 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony O'Donell | 59-49 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | James Judd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher (C) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG) William Rodgers | |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Judd | 62-51 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Bruno Harris | 62-53 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SG), David Wilson (SF), Roger Jones (PF) Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Donald Fife (SF), Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Wesley Bennett, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | David Wilson gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | David Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg (SG) Bruno Harris | |
| 09:07 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Stonecipher - foul #3 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:07 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:07 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | David Miller loses the dribble to Zoran Washinski in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski slams it home | 62-57 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Evan Landwehr is called for the reach on Donald Fife in the backcourt - foul #3 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (PG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) James Judd, Evan Landwehr | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), William Rodgers (SG) Zoran Washinski, Andrew Schatzberg | |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | David Miller is called for 10 seconds | 62-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (SF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell (PF), Craig Hayne (C) Michael Messer, Allen Huber | |
| 08:19 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses long on a floater from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell misses the easy open layup | 62-58 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill travels in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF) William Rodgers, Donald Fife | |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Carpenter | 62-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Miller (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (very tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Carpenter (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony O'Donell (tired) 9 pts. C - Craig Hayne (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Carpenter - foul #2 on Stephen Carpenter, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (SG), David Wilson (SF) David Miller, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:17 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bruno Harris | 64-65 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher double dribbles | 64-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF), Roger Jones (PF) David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF) Wesley Bennett, Stephen Carpenter | |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | Fred Stonecipher blocks the short jumper by Michael Messer | 64-65 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | James Judd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Napier | 67-65 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Zoran Washinski | 67-67 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | James Judd double dribbles in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), David Wilson (PF) James Judd, Evan Landwehr, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Anthony O'Donell (PF), Craig Hayne (C) Zoran Washinski, Bruno Harris, Andrew Schatzberg, Michael Messer, Allen Huber | |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Theodore Napier - foul #5 on Theodore Napier, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Theodore Napier, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | David Miller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers is hacked by Fred Murrill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Murrill, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG), Stephen Carpenter (SF) Wesley Bennett, Donald Fife | |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG) Bruno Harris | |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Zoran Washinski - foul #2 on Zoran Washinski, team foul #8 | 67-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg (SG) William Rodgers | |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 68-71 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Zoran Washinski takes the ball from David Miller in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 04:33 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 68-71 |
| 04:09 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Anthony O'Donell | 68-71 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Trent Dorey (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Zoran Washinski, Andrew Schatzberg, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | David Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Roger Jones hits the follow up shot | 70-71 |
| 03:39 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Judd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Miller (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Jones (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Fred Stonecipher (very tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Fife (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Messer (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Huber (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 03:11 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by James Judd - foul #1 on James Judd, team foul #14 | 72-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SG) David Miller | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF) Bruno Harris, Allen Huber | |
| 03:11 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 03:11 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher is fouled on the floor by Michael Messer - foul #1 on Michael Messer, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG) Wesley Bennett | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife buries a jumper in the paint set up by Bruno Harris | 74-75 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Evan Landwehr | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell (PF), Craig Hayne (C) Stephen Carpenter, Michael Messer | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | James Judd is fouled in the backcourt by William Rodgers - foul #1 on William Rodgers, team foul #10 | 74-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF) Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | James Judd makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | James Judd makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:15 | Texas Southern | Fred Murrill takes the ball from Craig Hayne | 76-75 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a 3 from straight away | 76-75 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | James Judd snags the offensive board | 76-75 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF), Roger Jones (C) David Wilson, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF) William Rodgers, Craig Hayne | |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr double dribbles | 76-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Craig Hayne (C) Zoran Washinski, Bruno Harris, Andrew Schatzberg, Donald Fife | |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 76-75 |
| 01:28 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 01:17 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 76-75 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | James Judd loses the ball out of bounds | 76-75 |
| 01:10 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Carpenter and he's fouled by Leonard Gandhi - foul #2 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #15 | 76-77 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell misses the free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 76-77 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers gets the rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne is fouled in the backcourt by David Miller - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #16 | 76-77 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the 3 from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James Judd snags the offensive board | 76-79 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | James Judd misses short on a 3 from straight away | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 76-79 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (PF) William Rodgers, Anthony O'Donell | |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett is hacked by James Judd in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Judd, team foul #17 | 76-79 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 76-81 |