| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joshua Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Schooley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Day (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Baker (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Raines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Kostka (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Gann (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Daigle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland is fouled on the floor by Harold Gann - foul #2 on Harold Gann, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 19:28 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 19:26 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 19:08 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gene Raines | 41-45 |
| 18:46 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 41-45 |
| 18:44 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Robert Daigle | 41-45 |
| 18:40 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Schooley - foul #1 on Raymond Schooley, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG), Thomas Austin (C) Raymond Schooley, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 18:40 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:40 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:40 | E. New Mexico | The rebound goes to Peter Day | 41-46 |
| 18:26 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-46 |
| 18:25 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 18:14 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Peter Day - foul #2 on Peter Day, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG), William Smith (SF), Lawrence Partington (C) Joshua Holland, Gary Smith, Peter Day | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays (PG), Bryce Pemberton (SG), William Kossakowski (SF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Boone, Gene Raines, Ken Kostka, Robert Daigle | |
| 18:14 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:14 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 18:14 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 17:59 | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Partington | 43-47 |
| 17:50 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 43-47 |
| 17:49 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:45 | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 17:43 | Tarleton St. | The rebound goes to Neil Dorris | 43-47 |
| 17:38 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 17:37 | Tarleton St. | Neil Dorris grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 17:26 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Neil Dorris | 43-50 |
| 17:16 | E. New Mexico | William Smith clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Kossakowski - foul #2 on William Kossakowski, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith (SF), Peter Day (PF), Randy Baker (C) Robert Gilmore, Thomas Austin, Lawrence Partington | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini (PF) Harold Gann | |
| 17:16 | E. New Mexico | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 17:16 | E. New Mexico | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:13 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Gerrity - foul #1 on Stanley Gerrity, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| 17:08 | Tarleton St. | Neil Dorris hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 45-50 |
| 17:06 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 16:51 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Paolini - foul #1 on Robert Paolini, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Raymond Schooley (SG) Stanley Gerrity, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Gene Raines (SG), Ken Kostka (SF), Robert Daigle (C) Kenneth Mays, Bryce Pemberton, William Kossakowski, Neil Dorris | |
| 16:51 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:51 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 16:51 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 16:28 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-50 |
| 16:27 | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 16:10 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Schooley | 49-50 |
| 16:07 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG), Lawrence Partington (C) Raymond Schooley, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Kossakowski (SF) Ken Kostka | |
| 15:51 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Holland | 52-50 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joshua Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gilmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Day (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Partington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Raines (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kossakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Paolini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Daigle (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone is fouled on the floor by Joshua Holland - foul #2 on Joshua Holland, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio (SG), Thomas Austin (PF) Joshua Holland, Peter Day | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays (PG), Bryce Pemberton (SG), Jerry Chill (PF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Boone, Gene Raines, Robert Paolini, Robert Daigle | |
| 15:27 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 15:26 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 15:04 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Dorris | 52-50 |
| 15:02 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 14:59 | Tarleton St. | Carl Defazio is called for the reach on Bryce Pemberton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Defazio, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG), Raymond Schooley (SG), William Smith (SF), Randy Baker (C) Robert Gilmore, Carl Defazio, Gary Smith, Lawrence Partington | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka (SF), Harold Gann (PF) William Kossakowski, Jerry Chill | |
| 14:47 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Bryce Pemberton | 54-52 |
| 14:32 | E. New Mexico | Bryce Pemberton steals the ball from Stanley Gerrity | 54-52 |
| 14:15 | Tarleton St. | Thomas Austin is called for the reach on Harold Gann - foul #2 on Thomas Austin, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Peter Day (PF) Stanley Gerrity, Thomas Austin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Gene Raines (SG), Robert Daigle (C) Kenneth Mays, Bryce Pemberton, Neil Dorris | |
| 13:59 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 13:58 | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 13:46 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day is called for 3 seconds | 54-52 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG), Gary Smith (SF) Raymond Schooley, William Smith | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Kossakowski (SF) Ken Kostka | |
| 13:28 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Kossakowski | 54-55 |
| 13:06 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day connects on the runner in the paint | 56-55 |
| 12:53 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines is open but comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 56-55 |
| 12:52 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 12:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone is fouled on the floor by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG), Raymond Schooley (SG), Thomas Austin (PF), Lawrence Partington (C) Joshua Holland, Robert Gilmore, Peter Day, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini (PF) Harold Gann | |
| 12:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 12:42 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 12:14 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin misses the floater from the right block | 56-57 |
| 12:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 12:10 | Tarleton St. | Gary Smith steals the ball from Gene Raines in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 12:02 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Paolini - foul #2 on Robert Paolini, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | William Smith (SF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays (PG), Bryce Pemberton (SG), Ken Kostka (SF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Boone, Gene Raines, William Kossakowski, Robert Daigle | |
| 12:02 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 12:02 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 11:43 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Mays | 58-59 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Gerrity (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Schooley (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Austin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Partington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Mays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryce Pemberton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ken Kostka (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Paolini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Dorris (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | E. New Mexico | Lawrence Partington misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Neil Dorris - foul #1 on Neil Dorris, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Peter Day (PF) Stanley Gerrity, Thomas Austin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 11:30 | E. New Mexico | Lawrence Partington misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:30 | E. New Mexico | Lawrence Partington misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 11:30 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 11:22 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Paolini | 58-61 |
| 11:00 | E. New Mexico | Neil Dorris blocks the short jumper by William Smith | 58-61 |
| 10:59 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 10:55 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryce Pemberton | 58-63 |
| 10:50 | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Paolini - foul #3 on Robert Paolini, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG), Gary Smith (SF), Randy Baker (C) Joshua Holland, William Smith, Lawrence Partington | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines (SG), William Kossakowski (SF), Harold Gann (PF), Robert Daigle (C) Bryce Pemberton, Ken Kostka, Robert Paolini, Neil Dorris | |
| 10:50 | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 10:50 | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:46 | Tarleton St. | Gary Smith steals the ball from Kenneth Mays in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 10:26 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Schooley | 62-63 |
| 10:13 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 10:12 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 09:51 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore is hacked by Robert Daigle - foul #1 on Robert Daigle, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG) Raymond Schooley | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Jerry Chill (SF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Mays, William Kossakowski, Robert Daigle | |
| 09:51 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 09:51 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 09:48 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines is hacked by Stanley Gerrity in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Gerrity, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin (C) Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 09:48 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:48 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 09:33 | E. New Mexico | Thomas Austin makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Stanley Gerrity | 66-65 |
| 09:24 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Gerrity - foul #3 on Stanley Gerrity, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG) Stanley Gerrity | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton (SG), Ken Kostka (SF) Gene Raines, Harold Gann | |
| 09:24 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 09:24 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 09:10 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Austin | 68-67 |
| 08:56 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Austin - foul #3 on Thomas Austin, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker (C) Thomas Austin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | George Swart (PG), William Kossakowski (PF), Robert Paolini (C) Kenneth Boone, Jerry Chill, Neil Dorris | |
| 08:56 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 08:56 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 08:41 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Holland | 70-69 |
| 08:21 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 08:20 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 07:54 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-69 |
| 07:52 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland tips it in | 72-69 |
| 07:30 | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG), Carl Defazio (SG), William Smith (SF), Thomas Austin (PF), Lawrence Partington (C) Joshua Holland, Robert Gilmore, Gary Smith, Peter Day, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Gene Raines (SG), Jerry Chill (SF), Harold Gann (PF), Neil Dorris (C) George Swart, Bryce Pemberton, Ken Kostka, William Kossakowski, Robert Paolini | |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Stanley Gerrity (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Defazio (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Austin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Partington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Boone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Raines (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Chill (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Gann (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Dorris (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 07:08 | Tarleton St. | Neil Dorris gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 06:55 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gene Raines | 72-71 |
| 06:35 | E. New Mexico | William Smith is hacked by Jerry Chill - foul #1 on Jerry Chill, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka (SF), Robert Daigle (C) Jerry Chill, Neil Dorris | |
| 06:35 | E. New Mexico | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:35 | E. New Mexico | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:35 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 06:28 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann misses the easy layup | 73-71 |
| 06:27 | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 06:15 | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Peter Day (PF), Randy Baker (C) Stanley Gerrity, Lawrence Partington, Thomas Austin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays (PG) Kenneth Boone | |
| 06:11 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Kossakowski (SF) Ken Kostka | |
| 05:55 | E. New Mexico | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Daigle - foul #2 on Robert Daigle, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 05:55 | E. New Mexico | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 05:55 | E. New Mexico | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 05:53 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines loses the dribble to Joshua Holland in the backcourt | 75-71 |
| 05:43 | E. New Mexico | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith (SF) William Smith | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 05:25 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines misses badly on a shot from the left side | 75-71 |
| 05:23 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 05:00 | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Gene Raines - foul #1 on Gene Raines, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Stanley Gerrity (PG), Lawrence Partington (PF), Thomas Austin (C) Joshua Holland, Peter Day, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Bryce Pemberton (SG), Jerry Chill (SF), Robert Paolini (PF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Mays, Gene Raines, William Kossakowski, Harold Gann, Robert Daigle | |
| 05:00 | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 05:00 | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:47 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-71 |
| 04:45 | Tarleton St. | Neil Dorris pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 04:32 | Tarleton St. | Robert Paolini jams it set up by Bryce Pemberton | 77-73 |
| 04:11 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Boone - foul #3 on Kenneth Boone, team foul #11 | 77-73 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Peter Day (PF) Stanley Gerrity, Lawrence Partington | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka (SF) Jerry Chill | |
| 04:11 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 04:11 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 04:11 | Tarleton St. | Neil Dorris gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| 03:53 | Tarleton St. | Peter Day is called for the reach on Kenneth Boone - foul #3 on Peter Day, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG), William Smith (SF) Carl Defazio, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | William Kossakowski (SF), Robert Daigle (C) Bryce Pemberton, Neil Dorris | |
| 03:53 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 03:53 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:42 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Austin and he's fouled by Robert Daigle - foul #3 on Robert Daigle, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker (C) Thomas Austin | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Mays (PG), Harold Gann (PF) Kenneth Boone, Robert Paolini | |
| 03:42 | E. New Mexico | Peter Day makes the free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:26 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Kenneth Mays | 81-76 |
| Lineup | E. New Mexico | PG - Joshua Holland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gilmore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Day (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Baker (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tarleton St. | PG - Kenneth Mays (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Kostka (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Kossakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Gann (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Daigle (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore double dribbles | 81-76 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley (SG) Robert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines (SG) Ken Kostka | |
| 02:54 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann lays it in | 81-78 |
| 02:33 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Mays - foul #2 on Kenneth Mays, team foul #13 | 81-78 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith (SF), Lawrence Partington (PF), Thomas Austin (C) William Smith, Peter Day, Randy Baker | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone (PG), Ken Kostka (SF), Jerry Chill (PF), Neil Dorris (C) Kenneth Mays, William Kossakowski, Harold Gann, Robert Daigle | |
| 02:33 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 02:33 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 02:31 | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Robert Gilmore (SG) Joshua Holland | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Bryce Pemberton (SG), Robert Paolini (PF) Gene Raines, Jerry Chill | |
| 02:26 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Neil Dorris | 83-80 |
| 02:26 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Carl Defazio (SG) Robert Gilmore | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann (PF), Robert Daigle (C) Robert Paolini, Neil Dorris | |
| 02:07 | E. New Mexico | Gary Smith drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Partington | 85-80 |
| 02:00 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-80 |
| 01:58 | E. New Mexico | Lawrence Partington gets the rebound | 85-80 |
| 01:54 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-80 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland (PG), Peter Day (PF), Randy Baker (C) Raymond Schooley, Thomas Austin, Lawrence Partington | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines (SG) Bryce Pemberton | |
| 01:38 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Boone - foul #4 on Kenneth Boone, team foul #14 | 85-80 |
| 01:38 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 01:38 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 01:27 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Boone | 87-82 |
| 01:12 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Randy Baker | 89-82 |
| 01:03 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann clanks a 3 from the right wing | 89-82 |
| 01:02 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker pulls down the rebound | 89-82 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | E. New Mexico | Joshua Holland hits the finger roll set up by Carl Defazio | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 91-82 |
| 00:27 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle grabs the offensive rebound | 91-82 |
| 00:23 | Tarleton St. | Harold Gann misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 91-82 |
| 00:22 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tarleton St. | Tarleton St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Gene Raines is called for the reach on Randy Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Raines, team foul #15 | 91-82 |
| Subs | E. New Mexico | Raymond Schooley (PG), Thomas Austin (PF) Joshua Holland, Peter Day | |
| Subs | Tarleton St. | | |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:20 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:14 | Tarleton St. | Kenneth Boone comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-82 |
| 00:12 | Tarleton St. | Robert Daigle tips it in | 93-84 |
| 00:12 | E. New Mexico | E. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 93-84 |
| 00:09 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker is hacked by Gene Raines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Raines, team foul #16 | 93-84 |
| 00:09 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker makes the 1st free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:09 | E. New Mexico | Randy Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:05 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 95-84 |
| 00:03 | Tarleton St. | Gene Raines pulls down the offensive rebound | 95-84 |
| 00:00 | Tarleton St. | Ken Kostka hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 95-86 |