| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Yates inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | John Stennis travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| 19:28 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer is hacked by John Stennis - foul #3 on John Stennis, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Pecor (C) John Stennis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 19:11 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Brian Howard - foul #2 on Brian Howard, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Homer Rogers | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Cotto | 37-31 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | James Cotto buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Grant Paulson and he's hacked by Brian Howard - foul #3 on Brian Howard, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), William Johansson (SF) Ricardo Enriquez, Michael Yates | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes (SF), William Hardin (PF) Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | James Cotto makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:14 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon buries a jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | William Johansson hits a 3 from straight away | 43-33 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | William Hardin knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Homer Rogers | 43-35 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Nixon - foul #1 on Daniel Nixon, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Bobby Boulanger (C) Grant Paulson, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Doyle Hartley (SF), Larry Gibb (C) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Wade Deschenes, Gary Mentzer | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | James Cotto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 16:18 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley drills a jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:58 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johansson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Boulanger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Enoch Zinn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boyce Boucher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Doyle Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hardin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:51 | Missouri State | William Hardin tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | William Johansson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), John Stennis (PF) William Johansson, James Cotto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Brian Howard (PF) Boyce Boucher, William Hardin | |
| 15:09 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 15:07 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Michael Yates hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 14:25 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 14:24 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Enoch Zinn | 47-41 |
| 14:03 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Gibb, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Grant Paulson (SG), John Pecor (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Warren Adams, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Gary Mentzer (C) Enoch Zinn, Doyle Hartley, Larry Gibb | |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | John Pecor is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG), William Hardin (PF) Daniel Nixon, Brian Howard | |
| 13:08 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses long on a shot from the baseline | 47-41 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Michael Yates gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Michael Yates gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Homer Rogers is called for the reach on William Johansson - foul #3 on Homer Rogers, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Bobby Boulanger (C) Michael Yates, John Stennis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG) Boyce Boucher | |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is hacked by Wade Deschenes - foul #1 on Wade Deschenes, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF) William Hardin | |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Gary Mentzer swats the layup by John Pecor | 47-41 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson tips it in | 49-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Johansson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Mentzer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is fouled on the floor by John Pecor - foul #1 on John Pecor, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Michael Yates (SF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Ricardo Enriquez, William Johansson, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF) Wade Deschenes | |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Brian Howard can't connect on a shot from close range | 49-41 |
| 11:30 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 11:12 | Missouri State | Grant Paulson takes the ball from Homer Rogers | 49-41 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Warren Adams throws it down on a great pass from Grant Paulson | 51-41 |
| 11:01 | Missouri State | Brian Howard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #3 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #7 | 51-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), John Stennis (C) Grant Paulson, James Cotto | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), William Hardin (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Homer Rogers, Brian Howard, Gary Mentzer | |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:27 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-41 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Michael Yates gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Michael Yates connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 54-41 |
| 09:48 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 54-41 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Gibb | 54-41 |
| 09:38 | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Hardin | 54-43 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is fouled in the backcourt by Enoch Zinn - foul #2 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), William Johansson (SF), John Pecor (C) Warren Adams, Michael Yates, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF) Enoch Zinn, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:11 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is whistled for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) John Stennis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Howard (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) William Hardin, Larry Gibb | |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Wade Deschenes takes the ball from James Cotto | 56-43 |
| 08:50 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-43 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | William Johansson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Mentzer - foul #4 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon (SG), Larry Gibb (C) Boyce Boucher, Gary Mentzer | |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | William Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | William Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:03 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-45 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Homer Rogers steps in front of the John Pecor pass | 58-45 |
| 07:50 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers dunks the ball | 58-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Johansson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Warren Adams loses the dribble to Daniel Nixon | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:23 | Missouri State | Brian Howard dunks the ball | 58-49 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Warren Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Paulson | 58-49 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | John Pecor is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Pecor, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Michael Yates (SF), John Stennis (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Warren Adams, William Johansson, James Cotto, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Doyle Hartley (SF), William Hardin (PF), Gary Mentzer (C) Homer Rogers, Wade Deschenes, Brian Howard, Larry Gibb | |
| 06:21 | Missouri State | John Stennis denies the turnaround by Enoch Zinn | 58-49 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Daniel Nixon misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Michael Yates loses the dribble to Daniel Nixon | 58-49 |
| 05:58 | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Nixon | 58-51 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Enoch Zinn - foul #3 on Enoch Zinn, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher (SG) Daniel Nixon | |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:39 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | Gary Mentzer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson drills a 3 from straight away | 62-51 |
| 04:44 | Missouri State | Boyce Boucher drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Enoch Zinn | 62-53 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 04:28 | Missouri State | William Hardin pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | John Stennis snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Gary Mentzer is called for the reach on John Stennis - foul #5 on Gary Mentzer, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Warren Adams (SG), James Cotto (SF), John Pecor (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Grant Paulson, Michael Yates, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Homer Rogers (PG), Daniel Nixon (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), Brian Howard (PF), Larry Gibb (C) Enoch Zinn, Boyce Boucher, Doyle Hartley, William Hardin, Gary Mentzer | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Stennis misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Stennis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:03 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 03:48 | Missouri State | John Pecor is called for the reach on Homer Rogers - foul #3 on John Pecor, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG) John Stennis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Johansson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Homer Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Wade Deschenes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Gibb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | James Cotto snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | William Johansson lays it in on a great pass from Warren Adams | 64-53 |
| 03:06 | Missouri State | Homer Rogers is hacked by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 02:46 | Missouri State | Michael Yates steals the ball from Wade Deschenes | 64-53 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Stennis (C) John Pecor | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Doyle Hartley (SF) Wade Deschenes | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | William Johansson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Howard | 64-53 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico | James Cotto gets the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | James Cotto makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 66-53 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), John Pecor (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Michael Yates, James Cotto, John Stennis | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Enoch Zinn (PG), Boyce Boucher (SG), Wade Deschenes (SF), William Hardin (PF) Homer Rogers, Daniel Nixon, Doyle Hartley, Brian Howard | |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:47 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | William Johansson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Boulanger | 68-55 |
| 00:52 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-55 |
| 00:50 | Missouri State | Wade Deschenes pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Missouri State | Larry Gibb comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson gets the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Warren Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-55 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson tips it in | 70-55 |
| 00:14 | Missouri State | William Hardin misses the easy layup | 70-55 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Grant Paulson | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Warren Adams runs out the clock | 70-55 |