| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) SF - Peter Odom (fresh) PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett is hacked by Grant Paulson - foul #1 on Grant Paulson, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs blows the layup | 24-25 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | John Stennis buries a jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 18:53 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 18:51 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Stubbs | 24-27 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Glenn Stubbs - foul #1 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 27-29 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Michael Yates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 17:02 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Kennett | 29-29 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses long on a shot from the left side | 29-29 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | John Stennis tips it home | 29-31 |
| 16:17 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett misses the shot from the right block | 29-31 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Allen Kennett | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Odom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stennis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | James Cotto double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), John Smith (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Michael McClaine, Allen Kennett, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), William Johansson (SF), John Pecor (PF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Michael Yates, James Cotto, John Stennis | |
| 15:22 | Texas Southern | Grant Paulson steps in front of the Steven Hazelton pass | 31-31 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson lays it up and in | 31-33 |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | Bobby Boulanger swats the dunk try by Richard Rook | 31-33 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Warren Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Pecor | 31-36 |
| 14:18 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bobby Boulanger | 31-36 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | John Pecor hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 31-38 |
| 13:39 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Dane Freeman | 33-38 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Peter Odom (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Dane Freeman, John Smith, Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Michael Yates (SF), James Cotto (PF), John Stennis (C) Grant Paulson, William Johansson, John Pecor, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Warren Adams - foul #3 on Warren Adams, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Michael Yates drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricardo Enriquez and the foul's on Glenn Stubbs - foul #2 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:32 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs's pass is intercepted by James Cotto | 35-40 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs grabs the board | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Peter Odom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Stennis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern | John Stennis swats the short shot by Cecil Birdsong | 35-40 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | James Cotto buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | James Cotto steals the ball from Cecil Birdsong | 35-42 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from John Stennis and he's hacked by Michael McClaine - foul #1 on Michael McClaine, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (SG) Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), John Pecor (C) Warren Adams, James Cotto | |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by John Pecor - foul #3 on John Pecor, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (SF), Bobby Boulanger (C) Michael Yates, John Stennis | |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is denied on a layup by Cecil Birdsong | 38-45 |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom hits a fadeaway from the left side | 40-45 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Glenn Stubbs is called for the reach on Grant Paulson - foul #3 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), John Smith (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Michael McClaine, Peter Odom, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), James Cotto (PF), John Stennis (C) Ricardo Enriquez, John Pecor, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | John Smith takes the ball from William Johansson | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett is fouled on the floor by John Stennis - foul #1 on John Stennis, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG) Allen Kennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) William Johansson | |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-45 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | Michael Yates grabs the board | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Henry Taylor (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Hazelton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Rook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Stennis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | John Smith steals the ball from John Stennis | 40-45 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Warren Adams - foul #4 on Warren Adams, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Peter Odom (SF), Glenn Stubbs (PF) Dane Freeman, John Smith, Steven Hazelton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG) Warren Adams | |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | John Stennis misses the 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 06:31 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Yates - foul #1 on Michael Yates, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong (C) Richard Rook | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (SF), John Pecor (C) Michael Yates, John Stennis | |
| 06:31 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:31 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Cecil Birdsong picks off the pass by James Cotto | 44-45 |
| 05:54 | Texas Southern | The jumper by Michael McClaine is denied by James Cotto | 44-45 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | William Johansson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Odom - foul #1 on Peter Odom, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), Bobby Boulanger (C) Grant Paulson, James Cotto | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | William Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | William Johansson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 05:24 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong comes up short on the floater from the left block | 44-46 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Michael McClaine steps in front of the Ricardo Enriquez pass in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Taylor | 46-46 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses the shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Johansson - foul #1 on William Johansson, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (SG), John Smith (SF) Henry Taylor, Peter Odom | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), Michael Yates (SF), John Stennis (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, William Johansson, Bobby Boulanger | |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Michael Yates connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 03:37 | Texas Southern | John Pecor steals the ball from Allen Kennett | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael McClaine (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | John Stennis drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Yates and he's hacked by Glenn Stubbs - foul #4 on Glenn Stubbs, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (PF) John Pecor | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | John Stennis makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong is called for a charge - foul #3 on Cecil Birdsong, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor (SG), Peter Odom (SF), Steven Hazelton (PF), Richard Rook (C) Allen Kennett, John Smith, Glenn Stubbs, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | Michael Yates connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Grant Paulson | 47-53 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (PG), Glenn Stubbs (PF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Dane Freeman, Steven Hazelton, Richard Rook | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG) Warren Adams | |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:04 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael McClaine | 50-53 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Cecil Birdsong blocks the short jumper by John Stennis | 50-53 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Michael Yates pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cotto | 50-55 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael McClaine | 52-55 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | John Stennis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Stennis - foul #2 on John Stennis, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor double dribbles | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Michael McClaine is called for the reach on Ricardo Enriquez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael McClaine, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-60 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Yates | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Michael Yates is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McClaine - foul #3 on Michael McClaine, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Michael Yates makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Glenn Stubbs gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Stubbs | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is hacked by Henry Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Taylor, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-63 |