| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - James Mitchell (fresh) SG - Bruce Carrero (fresh) SF - John Phillips (fresh) PF - Manuel Alexander (fresh) C - Melvin Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Peter Mars (fresh) SG - Quincy Roberts (fresh) SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) PF - Michael Wise (fresh) C - Stanley Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Phillips | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips misses the jumpshot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | E. New Mexico | Bruce Carrero grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | E. New Mexico | Bruce Carrero banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Mitchell | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | E. New Mexico | Melvin Davidson snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Manuel Alexander, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:37 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:18 | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 17:17 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:06 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Melvin Davidson - foul #1 on Melvin Davidson, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | George Perkins (SF), John Catlett (PF) John Phillips, Manuel Alexander | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas (PG), Joe Westlund (SG), Thomas Pietrowski (SF), Robert Keenan (PF) Peter Mars, Quincy Roberts, Brian Arnold, Michael Wise | |
| 16:56 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Mitchell - foul #1 on James Mitchell, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:56 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:45 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-1 |
| 16:43 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett tips it but misses | 5-1 |
| 16:42 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell misses the tip | 5-1 |
| 16:40 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan pulls down the rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:33 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski's floater is knocked away by John Catlett | 5-1 |
| 16:31 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan gets the offensive rebound | 5-1 |
| 16:16 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan makes the runner in the paint | 5-3 |
| 15:56 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - James Mitchell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carrero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - John Catlett (fresh) C - Melvin Davidson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Vegas (fresh) SG - Joe Westlund (fresh) SF - Thomas Pietrowski (fresh) PF - Robert Keenan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Lawrence (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas drills a turnaround from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | E. New Mexico | The short jumper by George Perkins is denied by Robert Keenan | 8-5 |
| 15:21 | E. New Mexico | George Perkins tips it in | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Tarleton St. | The short jumper by Thomas Pietrowski is denied by Melvin Davidson | 10-5 |
| 15:06 | E. New Mexico | Bruce Carrero gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:50 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Keenan - foul #1 on Robert Keenan, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe (PG), Scott Kennedy (SG), John Phillips (SF), Derek Riley (C) James Mitchell, Bruce Carrero, George Perkins, Melvin Davidson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars (PG), Quincy Roberts (SG), Brian Arnold (SF), Michael Wise (PF) Kenneth Vegas, Joe Westlund, Thomas Pietrowski, Stanley Lawrence | |
| 14:50 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:50 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:50 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:39 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise misses the easy layup | 11-5 |
| 14:38 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:26 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips's pass is intercepted by Brian Arnold | 11-5 |
| 14:06 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Quincy Roberts | 11-7 |
| 13:53 | E. New Mexico | Scott Kennedy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Kennedy, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander (PF) John Catlett | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski (C) Robert Keenan | |
| 13:36 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Pietrowski steals it from Manuel Alexander | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts is hacked by John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell (PG), Bruce Carrero (SG), Melvin Davidson (C) Kelvin Keefe, Scott Kennedy, Derek Riley | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 12:57 | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts is fouled on the floor by Bruce Carrero - foul #1 on Bruce Carrero, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence (C) Thomas Pietrowski | |
| 12:41 | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:40 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Carrero | 11-9 |
| 12:17 | E. New Mexico | Stanley Lawrence swats the short shot by John Phillips | 11-9 |
| 12:15 | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:46 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 11:44 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander grabs the board | 11-9 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - James Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carrero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Peter Mars (fairly fresh) SG - Quincy Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Carrero | 14-9 |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence is fouled on the floor by James Mitchell - foul #2 on James Mitchell, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe (PG), George Perkins (SF), John Catlett (PF) James Mitchell, John Phillips, Manuel Alexander | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas (PG), Joe Westlund (SG), Thomas Pietrowski (SF), Robert Keenan (PF) Peter Mars, Quincy Roberts, Brian Arnold, Michael Wise | |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:24 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Keenan | 14-9 |
| 10:56 | Tarleton St. | Joe Westlund makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Vegas | 14-12 |
| 10:44 | E. New Mexico | Joe Westlund is called for the reach on Kelvin Keefe - foul #1 on Joe Westlund, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Derek Riley (C) Melvin Davidson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Daniel Lyman (C) Stanley Lawrence | |
| 10:29 | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bruce Carrero | 17-12 |
| 10:25 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 10:24 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:14 | E. New Mexico | Derek Riley hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Carrero and the foul's on Kenneth Vegas - foul #1 on Kenneth Vegas, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| 10:14 | E. New Mexico | Derek Riley makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:03 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-12 |
| 10:01 | Tarleton St. | Daniel Lyman tips it but misses | 20-12 |
| 10:00 | E. New Mexico | George Perkins grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 09:46 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-12 |
| 09:44 | E. New Mexico | Derek Riley gets the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:32 | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Catlett | 22-12 |
| 09:09 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas is hacked by Derek Riley - foul #1 on Derek Riley, team foul #8 | 22-12 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Scott Kennedy (SG), John Phillips (SF), Manuel Alexander (PF), Melvin Davidson (C) Bruce Carrero, George Perkins, John Catlett, Derek Riley | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts (SG), Brian Arnold (SF), Michael Wise (PF), Stanley Lawrence (C) Joe Westlund, Thomas Pietrowski, Robert Keenan, Daniel Lyman | |
| 09:09 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas misses the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:09 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 08:57 | E. New Mexico | Michael Wise is called for the reach on John Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Wise, team foul #4 | 22-12 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars (PG) Kenneth Vegas | |
| 08:39 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 08:38 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 08:20 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 08:19 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wise | 22-12 |
| 08:13 | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars makes the floater from the right side set up by Quincy Roberts | 22-14 |
| 08:00 | E. New Mexico | Stanley Lawrence is called for the reach on Melvin Davidson - foul #1 on Stanley Lawrence, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Erickson (PG), Bruce Carrero (SG) Kelvin Keefe, Scott Kennedy | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 07:49 | E. New Mexico | Bruce Carrero misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 22-14 |
| 07:47 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Robert Erickson (fresh) SG - Bruce Carrero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. C - Melvin Davidson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Peter Mars (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quincy Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Tarleton St. | Peter Mars clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-14 |
| 07:27 | E. New Mexico | Manuel Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 07:24 | E. New Mexico | Robert Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Mars - foul #1 on Peter Mars, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | George Perkins (SF) John Phillips | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 07:19 | E. New Mexico | Quincy Roberts picks off the pass by Melvin Davidson | 22-14 |
| 06:58 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence double dribbles | 22-14 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan (PF) Michael Wise | |
| 06:41 | E. New Mexico | Melvin Davidson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 22-14 |
| 06:40 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 06:22 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Carrero - foul #2 on Bruce Carrero, team foul #9 | 22-14 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe (PG), Scott Kennedy (SG), John Phillips (SF), John Catlett (PF) Robert Erickson, Bruce Carrero, George Perkins, Manuel Alexander | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas (SG) Quincy Roberts | |
| 06:22 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:22 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:00 | E. New Mexico | Robert Keenan swats the layup by Kelvin Keefe | 22-16 |
| 05:59 | E. New Mexico | Melvin Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:53 | E. New Mexico | Scott Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 05:52 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:45 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Derek Riley (C) Melvin Davidson | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Joe Westlund (SG), Thomas Pietrowski (SF), Michael Wise (PF) Peter Mars, Brian Arnold, Stanley Lawrence | |
| 05:29 | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Kennedy | 25-16 |
| 05:10 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 05:08 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 05:03 | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 05:01 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 04:56 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Joe Westlund and the foul's on John Catlett - foul #1 on John Catlett, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | George Perkins (SF), Manuel Alexander (PF), Melvin Davidson (C) John Phillips, John Catlett, Derek Riley | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts (SG) Joe Westlund | |
| 04:56 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski makes the free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:36 | E. New Mexico | Scott Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-19 |
| 04:34 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 04:18 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-19 |
| 04:16 | Tarleton St. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wise | 25-19 |
| 03:59 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 03:57 | Tarleton St. | Robert Keenan tips it home | 25-21 |
| 03:51 | E. New Mexico | Kelvin Keefe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 03:49 | Tarleton St. | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 03:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Manuel Alexander - foul #2 on Manuel Alexander, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell (PG), Bruce Carrero (SG), John Phillips (SF), John Catlett (PF) Kelvin Keefe, Scott Kennedy, George Perkins, Manuel Alexander | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold (SF), Stanley Lawrence (C) Michael Wise, Robert Keenan | |
| 03:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 03:42 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - James Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Carrero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Catlett (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Vegas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Quincy Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pietrowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stanley Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Davidson | 27-22 |
| 03:08 | Tarleton St. | Stanley Lawrence can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 03:07 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:55 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Carrero | 29-22 |
| 02:37 | Tarleton St. | Quincy Roberts scores on a jumper in the paint | 29-24 |
| 02:22 | E. New Mexico | James Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 02:20 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:51 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski's pass is intercepted by John Catlett | 29-24 |
| 01:41 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Pietrowski steps in front of the John Phillips pass | 29-24 |
| 01:24 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Vegas misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 01:22 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 01:15 | E. New Mexico | John Catlett scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Bruce Carrero | 31-24 |
| 00:53 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Quincy Roberts | 31-27 |
| 00:36 | E. New Mexico | Melvin Davidson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 00:35 | E. New Mexico | Melvin Davidson hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 00:09 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 00:07 | Tarleton St. | Brian Arnold pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:02 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Pietrowski misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | E. New Mexico | John Phillips snags the defensive board | 33-27 |