| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) SG - David Logsdon (fresh) SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) C - James Sagers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) SG - Gale Greene (fresh) SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) C - Richard Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the finger roll set up by Howard Menefee and the foul's on Jeffrey Hecht - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Menefee - foul #1 on Howard Menefee, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Samford | Michael Case clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Samford | Rodney Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Samford | Gale Greene scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Case | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | James Sagers buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Gardner | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Samford | Michael Case is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Ehret - foul #1 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Richard Allen misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Gardner - foul #1 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | James Sagers grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ehret | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Samford | Michael Case throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) Howard Menefee, Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | James Sagers is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #1 on Richard Allen, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (C) James Sagers | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Appling | 9-2 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Allen | 9-4 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 16:16 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | William Jordan grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | David Logsdon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - William Jordan (fresh) C - Stanley Simons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses the 3 from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 15:37 | Samford | Rodney Bryant pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:35 | Samford | Michael Case's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 11-4 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner travels with the ball | 11-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Richard Allen (C) Gale Greene, Jacob Westfall | |
| 14:20 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 11-9 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 11-9 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Richard Letendre pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Alex Fray steals it from Greg Morgan | 11-9 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee slams it home on a nice dish by Alex Fray | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Ehret | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Greg Morgan connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 12:46 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | James Sagers grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Greg Morgan - foul #1 on Greg Morgan, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), David Logsdon (SG), William Jordan (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Ronald Ehret, James Sagers | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Henry Dobbs, Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle, Richard Allen | |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:24 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Michael Case makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hecht | 15-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Jordan (fresh) C - Stanley Simons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Westfall (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 11:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 15-17 |
| 11:11 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | William Jordan gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Gale Greene is called for the reach on David Logsdon - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson (SF), James Sagers (C) Kenneth Gardner, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Eric Appling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | William Jordan tips it in | 17-17 |
| 10:44 | Samford | Michael Case is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret (PF) William Jordan | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Jacob Westfall | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (PG), Greg Morgan (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Michael Case, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:20 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 19-17 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | David Logsdon buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Howard Menefee | 22-17 |
| 09:59 | Samford | Christopher Jackson steals it from Gale Greene | 22-17 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson travels with the ball | 22-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Stanley Simons (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, James Sagers | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Jacob Westfall (PF) Gale Greene, Billy Doyle | |
| 09:29 | Samford | Greg Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-17 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Alex Fray grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 09:21 | Samford | Greg Morgan snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric Appling | 25-17 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits a jumper from the right side set up by Jacob Westfall | 25-19 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), David Logsdon (SG), Michael Elizalde (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| 08:14 | Samford | Billy Doyle is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Rodney Bryant and he's hacked by David Logsdon - foul #1 on David Logsdon, team foul #4 | 25-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG) Richard Letendre | |
| 08:14 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | William Jordan pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | James Sagers jams it on a great pass from Michael Elizalde | 27-21 |
| 08:02 | Samford | Michael Case is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Jacob Westfall | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the easy layup | 27-21 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | David Logsdon grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Elizalde (fresh) PF - William Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | William Jordan is denied on a layup by Richard Allen | 27-21 |
| 07:34 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 07:09 | Samford | Billy Doyle hits the finger roll | 27-23 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | David Logsdon travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Michael Elizalde, William Jordan | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Jacob Westfall (PF) Gale Greene, Billy Doyle | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Richard Letendre can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | James Sagers scores on a jump hook from the right block | 29-23 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Jacob Westfall comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Ehret - foul #2 on Ronald Ehret, team foul #5 | 29-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Stanley Simons (C) Alex Fray, James Sagers | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Greg Morgan (SF) Michael Case, Richard Letendre, Rodney Bryant | |
| 06:01 | Samford | Jacob Westfall misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Jacob Westfall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner travels with the ball | 29-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (PF) Eric Appling, Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (PF) Jacob Westfall | |
| 05:49 | Samford | Greg Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by David Logsdon - foul #2 on David Logsdon, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Richard Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Greg Morgan snags the offensive board | 29-24 |
| 05:18 | Samford | Richard Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-24 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | William Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 04:49 | Samford | William Jordan is called for the reach on Henry Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Gale Greene, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| 04:49 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:49 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | David Logsdon buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Sagers | 32-26 |
| 04:30 | Samford | Kenneth Gardner picks off the pass by Rodney Bryant in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner can't throw it down | 32-26 |
| 04:27 | Samford | The rebound goes to Richard Letendre | 32-26 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by James Sagers - foul #1 on James Sagers, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG) David Logsdon | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Buckingham (SG) Henry Dobbs | |
| 04:21 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner can't throw it down | 32-28 |
| 03:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Terry Buckingham | 32-28 |
| 03:38 | Samford | Richard Letendre is hacked by Eric Appling - foul #1 on Eric Appling, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF), William Jordan (PF) Eric Appling, Kenneth Gardner, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Greg Morgan (C) Terry Buckingham, Rodney Bryant, Jacob Westfall, Billy Doyle | |
| 03:38 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Elizalde | 32-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) SF - Michael Elizalde (fresh) PF - William Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Letendre (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 34-28 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Richard Letendre loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Alex Fray, Michael Elizalde, James Sagers | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Allen (C) Richard Letendre | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | William Jordan tips it but misses | 34-28 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons tips it home | 36-28 |
| 02:51 | Samford | Richard Allen hits a shot from the left block set up by Gale Greene | 36-30 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 38-30 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Gale Greene is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Howard Menefee, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SF), Jacob Westfall (C) Michael Case, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | James Sagers clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jacob Westfall - foul #1 on Jacob Westfall, team foul #6 | 38-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF) David Logsdon, Michael Elizalde | |
| Subs | Samford | Rodney Bryant (SF) Gale Greene | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs is hacked by James Sagers - foul #2 on James Sagers, team foul #10 | 39-30 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:55 | Samford | Henry Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Eric Appling hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Gardner | 42-30 |
| 01:11 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | James Sagers pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | James Sagers drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Appling | 44-30 |
| 00:36 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Appling | 47-32 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Richard Letendre misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht gets the offensive rebound | 47-32 |