| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) SG - George Fuller (fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) C - Robert Crawford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) SG - David Kennedy (fresh) SF - Terry Kearney (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Barry Harness and he's fouled by Peter Barnes - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Kearney - foul #1 on Terry Kearney, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | David Kennedy steals the ball from George Fuller | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | George Fuller grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein's fadeaway is rejected by Homer Briggs | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | George Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | David Kennedy picks off the pass by Peter Barnes | 4-3 |
| 17:09 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper (SF) Terry Kearney | |
| 16:29 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Vonstein is called for the reach on Barry Harness - foul #1 on Gregory Vonstein, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson (C) Ronald Williams | |
| 16:11 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-6 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 15:45 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Fuller (fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Elwood Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (SG), Robert Fodor (SF) David Kennedy, Homer Briggs | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | John Bullock loses the dribble to Stanley Cooper | 4-6 |
| 15:12 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Stanley Cooper - foul #1 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Fuller (SG) Charles Dowd | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG), Terry Kearney (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Barry Harness, Robert Fodor, Elwood Richardson | |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:43 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:23 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:13 | Northern Arizona | Peter Barnes takes the ball from Stanley Cooper | 5-6 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | John Bullock hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Lach | 7-6 |
| 13:43 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Hilton | 7-8 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Terry Kearney swats the dunk try by George Fuller | 7-8 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 13:26 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 7-8 |
| 13:11 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Charles Colby and the foul's on George Fuller - foul #1 on George Fuller, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, Peter Barnes, Carl Murrow | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), David Kennedy (SG), Homer Briggs (PF) Michael Hilton, Charles Colby, Terry Kearney | |
| 13:11 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | George Fuller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 12:49 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:28 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy misses badly on a shot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 12:27 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams tips it home | 7-13 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | John Bullock misses the jump hook near the basket | 7-13 |
| 12:01 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 7-13 |
| 11:41 | Northern Arizona | John Bullock takes the ball from Stanley Cooper | 7-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Fuller (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth is called for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (SG), Peter Barnes (PF) George Fuller, John Bullock | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) Stanley Cooper, Ronald Williams | |
| 11:14 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-13 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Vonstein | 9-13 |
| 10:51 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford can't connect on a floater near the basket | 9-16 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | James Lach snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Robert Fodor (C) Barry Harness, David Kennedy, Homer Briggs | |
| 09:52 | Northern Arizona | Gene Wurth picks off the pass by Michael Hilton | 9-16 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Michael Hilton takes the ball from James Lach | 9-16 |
| 09:28 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton misses the easy layup | 9-16 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Hilton picks off the pass by Gregory Vonstein | 9-16 |
| 09:04 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby can't finish the layup | 9-16 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Crawford | 9-16 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Charles Colby steals the ball from Robert Crawford | 9-16 |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby hits the finger roll | 9-18 |
| 08:19 | Northern Arizona | The refs have stopped play. Robert Fodor is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 9-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (PG), George Fuller (SG), John Bullock (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, James Lach, Gene Wurth, Peter Barnes, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), David Kennedy (SG), Stanley Cooper (SF), Homer Briggs (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Michael Hilton, Charles Colby, Terry Kearney, Elwood Richardson, Robert Fodor | |
| 08:14 | New Mexico State | David Kennedy is called for the reach on John Bullock - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Bullock | 12-18 |
| 07:32 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Williams | 12-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Dowd (fresh) SG - George Fuller (fresh) SF - John Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Garrison (fresh) C - Carl Murrow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | John Bullock can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-21 |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Murrow - foul #1 on Carl Murrow, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Peter Barnes (PF) Charles Dowd, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:13 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | James Lach is hacked by Homer Briggs - foul #1 on Homer Briggs, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | James Lach can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 06:40 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:34 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Barry Harness | 12-24 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Fuller | 15-24 |
| 06:05 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-24 |
| 06:04 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs gets the offensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams misses the floater from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | George Fuller snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow is whistled for traveling | 15-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, John Bullock, Carl Murrow | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (SG), Terry Kearney (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) David Kennedy, Stanley Cooper, Ronald Williams | |
| 05:10 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Barnes | 15-24 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Elwood Richardson - foul #1 on Elwood Richardson, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG) George Fuller | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG) Barry Harness | |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 04:28 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 04:05 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 03:44 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson is fouled on the floor by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Fuller (SG), John Bullock (PF) Charles Dowd, Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), David Kennedy (SG), Joseph Honig (SF) Michael Hilton, Charles Colby, Terry Kearney | |
| 03:32 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Kennedy | 17-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Honig (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Elwood Richardson (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses short on a jumper in the lane | 17-28 |
| 03:17 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to David Kennedy | 17-28 |
| 03:04 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson lays it in on a nice dish by Barry Harness and the foul's on Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Joseph Honig, Homer Briggs | |
| 03:04 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the free throw | 17-31 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | John Bullock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford tips it home | 19-31 |
| 02:20 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Williams | 19-34 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-34 |
| 02:06 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 02:02 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Elwood Richardson is called for the reach on John Bullock - foul #2 on Elwood Richardson, team foul #6 | 19-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Peter Barnes (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Terry Kearney (SF) Barry Harness, David Kennedy, Elwood Richardson | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | James Lach misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-34 |
| 01:27 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hilton | 19-36 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-36 |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Lach - foul #1 on James Lach, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG), Steven Garrison (SF) George Fuller, John Bullock | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), Homer Briggs (PF) Charles Colby, Stanley Cooper | |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:54 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Homer Briggs - foul #2 on Homer Briggs, team foul #7 | 24-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig (SF) Terry Kearney | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the free throw | 25-38 |
| 00:37 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams tips it but misses | 25-38 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | James Lach snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | James Lach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) Charles Dowd, Steven Garrison, Carl Murrow | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy (SG) Michael Hilton | |
| 00:05 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-38 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-38 |