| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) SG - Earl Fout (fresh) SF - Johnnie Grove (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Gahagan (fresh) C - Jonathan Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) C - David Weinman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | David Weinman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Johnnie Grove - foul #1 on Johnnie Grove, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes dunks the ball on a great pass from John Seaver | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove misses the shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy clanks a floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to David Weinman | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | David Weinman makes the turnaround from the left block | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Francis Raposo | 3-4 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:45 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Gray and he's fouled by John Seaver - foul #1 on John Seaver, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes can't connect on a runner in the lane | 6-4 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond tips it in | 6-6 |
| 18:01 | Texas Southern | Carl Murphy is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gahagan - foul #1 on Carl Murphy, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Stanley Hughes - foul #1 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (PG), William Loomis (SF), Terry Segura (PF), Donald Rykaczewski (C) Francis Raposo, Johnnie Grove, Jeffrey Gahagan, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Carl Murphy, Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver, David Weinman | |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 17:18 | Texas Southern | William Loomis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski's 3 pointer is rejected by Stanley Hughes | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | William Loomis misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 16:47 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:32 | Texas Southern | The 3pt attempt by Cameron Rose is denied by Jeffery Smith | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Earl Fout - foul #1 on Earl Fout, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Thomas Erhardt (SG), Jonathan Gray (C) Earl Fout, William Loomis, Terry Segura | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Alfred Venable (SF), Patrick Fuller (PF), David Strom (C) Michael Perry, Jeffery Smith, Charles Wimbley, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:10 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Donald Rykaczewski | 9-8 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes scores on a turnaround in the lane | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Erhardt (fresh) SF - Cameron Rose (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Gray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Alfred Venable (fresh) PF - Patrick Fuller (fresh) C - David Strom (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-10 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Strom | 9-10 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 15:00 | Texas Southern | Carl Murphy steals the ball from Donald Rykaczewski | 9-10 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy is hacked by Cameron Rose in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cameron Rose, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), William Loomis (C) Cameron Rose, Donald Rykaczewski, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jimmie Hammond (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), John Seaver (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Carl Murphy, Stanley Hughes, Alfred Venable, Patrick Fuller, David Strom | |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Erhardt - foul #1 on Thomas Erhardt, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hall (SG) Thomas Erhardt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Weinman (C) Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:46 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:25 | Texas Southern | William Loomis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | John Seaver is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Perry | 9-13 |
| 13:57 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Smith - foul #1 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG), Terry Segura (PF), Jonathan Gray (C) Francis Raposo, Jeffrey Gahagan, William Loomis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Alfred Venable (SF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Michael Perry, Jeffery Smith, David Weinman | |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Johnnie Grove | 12-13 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Grove | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove clanks a 3 from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Charles Wimbley (PF) Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver | |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Barksdale | 16-13 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses long on a floater in the paint | 16-13 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffery Barksdale - foul #1 on Jeffery Barksdale, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Cameron Rose (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), William Loomis (C) Jeffery Barksdale, Thomas Erhardt, Johnnie Grove, Terry Segura, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jimmie Hammond (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), David Weinman (C) Carl Murphy, Stanley Hughes, Alfred Venable, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Earl Fout, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski (C) Earl Fout | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Seaver (PF) Charles Wimbley | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cameron Rose (fresh) SF - William Loomis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Gahagan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Rykaczewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Weinman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Gahagan denies the turnaround by David Weinman | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Donald Rykaczewski denies the turnaround by Jimmie Hammond | 16-15 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Hammond | 16-15 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Michael Perry is hacked by Donald Rykaczewski - foul #1 on Donald Rykaczewski, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG) William Loomis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:02 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gahagan | 16-16 |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | Jimmie Hammond is called for the reach on Thomas Erhardt - foul #1 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Stanley Hughes (SG), David Strom (C) Michael Perry, Jeffery Smith, David Weinman | |
| 10:30 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Gahagan | 18-16 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes is hacked by Cameron Rose - foul #2 on Cameron Rose, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hall (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jonathan Gray (C) Thomas Erhardt, Cameron Rose, Donald Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) John Seaver, David Strom | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:44 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Francis Raposo | 20-18 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Raposo - foul #1 on Francis Raposo, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG), William Loomis (PF) Francis Raposo, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Weinman (C) Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:23 | Texas Southern | William Loomis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Wimbley | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | John Hall misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Carl Murphy - foul #2 on Carl Murphy, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), Terry Segura (PF) Jeffery Barksdale, William Loomis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Patrick Fuller (PF) Carl Murphy, Jimmie Hammond, Charles Wimbley | |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | John Hall misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | John Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico | David Weinman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre (C) David Weinman | |
| 08:44 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Johnnie Grove - foul #2 on Johnnie Grove, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), William Loomis (SF) John Hall, Johnnie Grove | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Seaver (PF) Patrick Fuller | |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Marcus Sylvestre | 20-22 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:54 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Francis Raposo | 22-22 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Seaver | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Erhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Loomis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Segura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Jeffery Smith (fairly fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Sylvestre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura is called for traveling | 22-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) William Loomis, Terry Segura | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alfred Venable (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), David Weinman (C) Jeffery Smith, John Seaver, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | David Weinman can't finish the layup | 22-24 |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:02 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hall (SG) Thomas Erhardt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | David Weinman blows the layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Gray - foul #1 on Jonathan Gray, team foul #11 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG) Francis Raposo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond (SG) Stanley Hughes | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | David Weinman misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | David Weinman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Wimbley is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gahagan - foul #1 on Charles Wimbley, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller (PF) Charles Wimbley | |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond loses the ball out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Seaver (PF), David Strom (C) Patrick Fuller, David Weinman | |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Rykaczewski | 27-25 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | David Strom is whistled for a carry | 27-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Loomis (SF) Donald Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG) Alfred Venable | |
| 05:34 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jeffery Barksdale | 29-25 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Erhardt - foul #2 on Thomas Erhardt, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), John Hall (SG) Jeffery Barksdale, Thomas Erhardt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley (PF) John Seaver | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley grabs the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley is open and scores on a floater from the right block set up by Stanley Hughes | 29-28 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo is fouled on the floor by Michael Perry - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith (SF), David Weinman (C) Jimmie Hammond, David Strom | |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes blows the layup but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #13 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski (SF), Terry Segura (PF) Jeffrey Gahagan, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller (PF) Charles Wimbley | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | Stanley Hughes steals the ball from Francis Raposo | 31-30 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller connects on the floater near the basket | 31-32 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | John Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Segura (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Loomis (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Weinman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 31-32 |
| 03:27 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | John Hall is hacked by Stanley Hughes - foul #2 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) Francis Raposo, Donald Rykaczewski, Terry Segura, William Loomis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Jimmie Hammond (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), John Seaver (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Michael Perry, Stanley Hughes, Jeffery Smith, Patrick Fuller, David Weinman | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Murphy | 33-34 |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | John Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray (C) John Hall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | John Seaver banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Carl Murphy | 33-36 |
| 01:53 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Seaver | 33-36 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Cameron Rose steals it from Carl Murphy | 33-36 |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Gray | 36-36 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Rose - foul #3 on Cameron Rose, team foul #14 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Thomas Erhardt (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (PF) Cameron Rose, Earl Fout, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), David Strom (C) Jimmie Hammond, Alfred Venable, John Seaver, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Weinman (C) David Strom | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Erhardt | 38-37 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Smith | 38-39 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray hits a jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses short on a halfcourt shot | 40-39 |