| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Oliver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Demps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Engel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-33 |
| 19:22 | St. Joseph's | John Lee gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:53 | St. Joseph's | John Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Mitchell | 24-33 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Engel denies the turnaround by Philip Mitchell | 24-33 |
| 18:20 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to John Lee | 24-33 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Lee - foul #2 on John Lee, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:26 | St. Joseph's | John Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Eldon Olmsted | 26-35 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 17:13 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 16:52 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (SG) John Demps | |
| 16:33 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Montgomery | 28-35 |
| 16:06 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel tips it home | 28-37 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Montgomery | 30-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Engel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Johnny Christensen is denied by John Lee | 30-40 |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:53 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses the turnaround from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 14:51 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel misses the tip | 30-40 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Christensen | 30-40 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Leopoldo Giordano comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 14:14 | St. Joseph's | John Lee pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 13:45 | St. Joseph's | Johnny Christensen is called for the reach on Ronald Zadeh - foul #2 on Johnny Christensen, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG), Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) James Montgomery, Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen, Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Demps (SG) Barry Carter | |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel banks in the layup | 30-42 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Tyson, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Turner (SF) Ronald Zadeh | |
| 13:02 | St. Joseph's | John Demps misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Philip Mitchell, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| 12:22 | St. Joseph's | John Demps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett (PF) Richard Engel | |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eduardo Moran | 32-42 |
| 11:52 | St. Joseph's | John Demps misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 11:50 | St. Joseph's | John Demps snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Demps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | St. Joseph's | Eduardo Moran is called for the reach on Eldon Olmsted - foul #1 on Eduardo Moran, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Louis Oliver (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF) Eduardo Moran, Jonathon Franzen, Richard Shaffer | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh (SF) William Turner | |
| 11:04 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Louis Oliver | 32-42 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | John Demps pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 10:29 | St. Joseph's | Louis Oliver picks off the pass by Ronald Zadeh | 32-42 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery is hacked by Eldon Olmsted - foul #2 on Eldon Olmsted, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (PG), William Turner (SG), Richard Engel (PF), Thomas Ballard (C) Eldon Olmsted, John Demps, Robert Bennett, John Lee | |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 09:44 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Ronald Zadeh | 32-42 |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 32-42 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Montgomery | 34-42 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 08:31 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Carter - foul #1 on Barry Carter, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG), Jonathon Franzen (SG), Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) James Montgomery, Louis Oliver, Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted (PG), John Demps (SG), John Lee (C) Barry Carter, Ronald Zadeh, Thomas Ballard | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's | John Lee snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 07:47 | St. Joseph's | Brian Tyson blocks the short jumper by William Turner | 34-44 |
| 07:45 | St. Joseph's | John Lee grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Philip Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Demps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Engel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | St. Joseph's | John Lee clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen is called for traveling | 34-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF) Jonathon Franzen, Johnny Christensen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| 06:41 | St. Joseph's | John Lee lays it in on a great pass from Eldon Olmsted | 34-46 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-46 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson can't tip it in | 34-46 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's | William Turner gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 06:12 | St. Joseph's | John Lee can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's | John Lee tips it in | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Shaffer | 37-48 |
| 05:42 | St. Joseph's | Richard Engel scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Demps | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 37-50 |
| 05:27 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | John Lee drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Engel and the foul's on Philip Mitchell - foul #4 on Philip Mitchell, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Johnny Christensen (SF), Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) Eduardo Moran, Richard Shaffer, Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter (SG), Ronald Zadeh (SF), Robert Bennett (PF) John Demps, William Turner, Richard Engel | |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's | John Lee makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-53 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 04:29 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Bennett swats the shot by Johnny Christensen | 37-53 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Christensen | 40-53 |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Bennett | 40-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Eldon Olmsted (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Zadeh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lee (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 02:48 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Zadeh grabs the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 02:34 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett misses the easy layup | 43-56 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Louis Oliver | 43-56 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's | Eldon Olmsted drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Earl Miller, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG), Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF) James Montgomery, Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Turner (SG), Hobert Hendrickson (SF), Thomas Ballard (C) Eldon Olmsted, Ronald Zadeh, John Lee | |
| 01:23 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Carter - foul #2 on Barry Carter, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | William Turner lays it in set up by Hobert Hendrickson and he's hacked by Richard Shaffer - foul #1 on Richard Shaffer, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's | William Turner makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Thomas Ballard blocks the jumper by Jonathon Franzen | 47-62 |
| 00:54 | St. Joseph's | William Turner pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's | Robert Bennett can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Earl Miller | 47-62 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eduardo Moran | 50-62 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's | Barry Carter runs out the clock | 50-62 |