| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Don Fowler (fresh) SG - James Dearth (fresh) SF - Claude Averett (fresh) PF - Terry Bench (fresh) C - Anthony Klem (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) SG - George Fuller (fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) C - Robert Crawford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | UMKC | Don Fowler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Averett | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Anthony Klem denies the turnaround by Peter Barnes | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Terry Bench | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | UMKC | Anthony Klem misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Crawford - foul #1 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | UMKC | Anthony Klem makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | UMKC | Anthony Klem misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Fuller | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | UMKC | James Dearth hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Don Fowler - foul #1 on Don Fowler, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:17 | UMKC | George Fuller steals the ball from James Dearth | 4-7 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | Terry Bench steps in front of the Peter Barnes pass | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George Fuller | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Terry Bench is called for the reach on Peter Barnes - foul #1 on Terry Bench, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), John Bullock (SF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | George Fuller is hacked by Claude Averett - foul #1 on Claude Averett, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG) George Fuller | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Claude Averett swats the short shot by Peter Barnes | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Murrow | 4-7 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Don Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Dearth (fresh) SF - Claude Averett (fresh) PF - Terry Bench (fresh) C - Anthony Klem (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) SF - John Bullock (fresh) PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) C - Carl Murrow (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | John Bullock's pass is intercepted by James Dearth | 4-7 |
| 15:34 | UMKC | James Dearth hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow double dribbles | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Griffen (SG) James Dearth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), George Fuller (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, Charles Dowd, Peter Barnes, Carl Murrow | |
| 15:00 | UMKC | Jason Griffen is fouled on the floor by George Fuller - foul #1 on George Fuller, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Parrott (PF), Ross Joseph (C) Terry Bench, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:48 | UMKC | Ross Joseph misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | George Fuller comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:22 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Robert Parrott | 6-7 |
| 13:53 | UMKC | Jason Griffen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | John Bullock grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth is hacked by Robert Parrott - foul #1 on Robert Parrott, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Cooper (PG), James Dearth (SG), Terry Bench (PF), Anthony Klem (C) Don Fowler, Claude Averett, Robert Parrott, Ross Joseph | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes (PF) John Bullock | |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Fuller | 6-9 |
| 13:09 | UMKC | Anthony Klem hits a runner from the right block | 8-9 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | George Fuller drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 12:31 | UMKC | Jason Griffen lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Cooper | 10-12 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:20 | UMKC | Anthony Klem pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | UMKC | Gregory Vonstein is called for the reach on Willie Cooper - foul #1 on Gregory Vonstein, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | UMKC | Don Fowler (PG), Claude Averett (SF) Willie Cooper, Jason Griffen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| 11:51 | UMKC | Terry Bench misses short on a shot from the right block | 10-12 |
| 11:50 | UMKC | Terry Bench hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Don Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Dearth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) PF - Terry Bench (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Klem (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) SF - John Bullock (fresh) PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Murrow (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | UMKC | James Dearth pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:19 | UMKC | John Bullock swats the layup by Terry Bench | 12-12 |
| 11:18 | UMKC | Terry Bench gets the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Anthony Klem travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jason Griffen (SG) James Dearth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Fuller (SG) Charles Dowd | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | George Fuller misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes tips it home | 12-14 |
| 10:32 | UMKC | Jason Griffen misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Fuller - foul #2 on George Fuller, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Parrott (PF) Terry Bench | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) George Fuller, John Bullock, Carl Murrow | |
| 10:32 | UMKC | Jason Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | UMKC | Jason Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford lays it in | 14-16 |
| 10:03 | UMKC | Robert Parrott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gene Wurth | 14-16 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Vonstein | 14-18 |
| 09:20 | UMKC | Gene Wurth swats the dunk try by Robert Parrott | 14-18 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-18 |
| 08:53 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Claude Averett | 14-18 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Jason Griffen misses badly on a shot from the right side | 14-18 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Griffen | 14-18 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | Claude Averett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Cooper (PG), James Dearth (SG), Terry Bench (PF) Don Fowler, Claude Averett, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Carl Murrow (C) James Lach, Gene Wurth, Peter Barnes, Robert Crawford | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 07:59 | UMKC | Willie Cooper gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:35 | UMKC | Terry Bench misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 14-18 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico State | John Bullock snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willie Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dearth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Griffen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Bench (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Parrott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) SF - John Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Garrison (fresh) C - Carl Murrow (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein buries a jumper in the lane set up by Carl Murrow | 14-20 |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Willie Cooper clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 06:52 | UMKC | Terry Bench tips it home | 16-20 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Jason Griffen picks off the pass by Gregory Vonstein | 16-20 |
| 06:26 | UMKC | James Dearth banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jason Griffen | 18-20 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Dowd | 18-23 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | James Dearth misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Charles Dowd - foul #1 on Charles Dowd, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | Don Fowler (PG), Claude Averett (SF), Anthony Klem (C) Willie Cooper, Jason Griffen, Robert Parrott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Peter Barnes (PF), Robert Crawford (C) Gregory Vonstein, John Bullock, Steven Garrison, Carl Murrow | |
| 05:58 | UMKC | James Dearth misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | James Dearth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | UMKC | James Dearth misses the 3rd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico State | James Lach is fouled on the floor by James Dearth - foul #1 on James Dearth, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes double dribbles | 19-23 |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Anthony Klem hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | Philip Forcier (SG) James Dearth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Bullock (C) Robert Crawford | |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Anthony Klem misses the free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | John Bullock pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 04:58 | UMKC | Terry Bench gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:33 | UMKC | Don Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | John Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Parrott (PF) Terry Bench | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (SG) Charles Dowd | |
| 04:10 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 04:09 | UMKC | Philip Forcier tips it but misses | 21-23 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | John Bullock gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Klem - foul #1 on Anthony Klem, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | UMKC | James Dearth (SG) Philip Forcier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), George Fuller (SG), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, George Brown, John Bullock | |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | Robert Parrott comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-25 |
| 03:35 | UMKC | Anthony Klem misses the tip | 21-25 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Don Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Dearth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Claude Averett (fresh) PF - Robert Parrott (fresh) C - Anthony Klem (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 03:22 | UMKC | Robert Parrott gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:16 | UMKC | Claude Averett scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Dearth | 23-25 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Bench (PF) Robert Parrott | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:46 | UMKC | Peter Barnes blocks the short jumper by Anthony Klem | 23-25 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | James Dearth can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes banks in the layup | 23-27 |
| 01:58 | UMKC | George Fuller picks off the pass by Terry Bench | 23-27 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein grabs the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | James Dearth steals the ball from George Fuller | 23-27 |
| 01:14 | UMKC | Robert Crawford steals it from Anthony Klem | 23-27 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford misses the fadeaway near the basket | 23-27 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth tips it back up and in | 23-29 |
| 00:43 | UMKC | Claude Averett misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Bench - foul #2 on Terry Bench, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willie Cooper (PG), Philip Forcier (SG), Jason Griffen (SF), Robert Parrott (PF), Ross Joseph (C) Don Fowler, James Dearth, Claude Averett, Terry Bench, Anthony Klem | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Robert Parrott gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Philip Forcier knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ross Joseph | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | John Bullock can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Ross Joseph grabs the board | 25-30 |