| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Billy Sowder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Tarrance (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McDaniel (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Donald Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Caban (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Worley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson connects on the open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Billy Sowder | 40-39 |
| 19:27 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Sowder - foul #2 on Billy Sowder, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 19:27 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:27 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by John Worley - foul #1 on John Worley, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:48 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace's pass is intercepted by Jason Johnson | 43-40 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Shane Heacock (SG), Kevin Sanders (C) James Hall, Ricky Wallace | |
| 18:29 | Northern St. | Peter Caban connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Worley | 43-43 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico Highlands | John Worley blocks the short jumper by Michael McDaniel | 43-43 |
| 18:10 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 17:51 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (PG), Theodore Kearney (SG), Bobby Stone (PF) Billy Sowder, Raymond Tarrance, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG), Robert Coleman (SF), Terry Manning (C) Donald Roberts, Peter Caban, John Worley | |
| 17:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Heacock - foul #2 on Shane Heacock, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 17:35 | Northern St. | Terry Manning pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:17 | Northern St. | Shane Heacock misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 17:15 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 17:06 | Northern St. | Theodore Kearney takes the ball from Shane Heacock | 43-43 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 16:51 | Northern St. | Terry Manning snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 16:34 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Swift - foul #3 on Charles Swift, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG), Jeffrey Taylor (PF) Charles Swift, Michael McDaniel | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger (PG), Darrell Kiser (SG), Peter Caban (SF), Ricky Wallace (C) Shane Heacock, James Hall, Kevin Sanders, Terry Manning | |
| 16:34 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:34 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone's pass is intercepted by Phillip Crigger in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 16:11 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger misses the jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 16:08 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 15:51 | Northern St. | Peter Caban misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Taylor - foul #1 on Jeffrey Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance (SG), Michael McDaniel (SF), James Crawford (C) Theodore Kearney, Bobby Stone, Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG), John Worley (PF) Phillip Crigger, Robert Coleman | |
| 15:51 | Northern St. | Peter Caban makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:51 | Northern St. | Peter Caban misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Billy Sowder (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Tarrance (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McDaniel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Donald Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrell Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Caban (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Worley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Billy Sowder | 45-45 |
| 15:14 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance lays it in set up by Michael McDaniel and he's fouled by Donald Roberts - foul #1 on Donald Roberts, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (PG), Bobby Stone (C) Billy Sowder, Michael McDaniel | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG), Phillip Crigger (SF), Terry Manning (C) Darrell Kiser, Peter Caban, Ricky Wallace | |
| 15:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:45 | Northern St. | Raymond Tarrance picks off the pass by Terry Manning | 48-45 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Crigger - foul #3 on Phillip Crigger, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 48-45 |
| 14:27 | Northern St. | John Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:06 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Tarrance - foul #2 on Raymond Tarrance, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney (SF), Jason Johnson (C) Jeffrey Taylor, James Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Shane Heacock (SG), Robert Coleman (SF), Kevin Sanders (C) Donald Roberts, James Hall, Terry Manning | |
| 14:06 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:06 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 13:21 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jason Johnson - foul #3 on Jason Johnson, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG), Michael McDaniel (SF), Jeffrey Taylor (PF) Raymond Tarrance, Theodore Kearney, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Darrell Kiser (SG), Peter Caban (SF), Ricky Wallace (C) Phillip Crigger, Robert Coleman, John Worley | |
| 13:21 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:21 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Wallace - foul #2 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford (SG) Charles Swift | |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Worley (PF) Kevin Sanders | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:46 | Northern St. | Shane Heacock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jason Johnson - foul #4 on Jason Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance (SG) Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG) Darrell Kiser | |
| 12:46 | Northern St. | Shane Heacock makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:46 | Northern St. | Shane Heacock makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Peter Caban steals the ball from Jeffrey Taylor in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 12:42 | Northern St. | Peter Caban lays it in | 52-50 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by James Crawford | 54-50 |
| 12:10 | Northern St. | Jeffrey Taylor steals it from Peter Caban | 54-50 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford travels in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker (PG), Theodore Kearney (SG), Bobby Stone (C) Billy Sowder, Raymond Tarrance, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG), Robert Coleman (PF), Terry Manning (C) Shane Heacock, John Worley, Ricky Wallace | |
| 11:54 | Northern St. | Peter Caban misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-50 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Roberts - foul #2 on Donald Roberts, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (PG) Herman Bakker | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger (PG) Donald Roberts | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Charles Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Theodore Kearney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael McDaniel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Bobby Stone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Phillip Crigger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Caban (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Peter Caban - foul #1 on Peter Caban, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance (SG) James Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern St. | | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:34 | Northern St. | Terry Manning misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 11:33 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Northern St. | Peter Caban is hacked by Michael McDaniel - foul #1 on Michael McDaniel, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders (C) Terry Manning | |
| 11:18 | Northern St. | Peter Caban makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:18 | Northern St. | Peter Caban misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Bobby Stone | 55-51 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney misses the easy layup | 55-51 |
| 11:05 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:48 | Northern St. | Theodore Kearney steals the ball from Phillip Crigger | 55-51 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-51 |
| 10:42 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | Northern St. | Theodore Kearney is called for the reach on Phillip Crigger - foul #3 on Theodore Kearney, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG), James Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Taylor (PF) Charles Swift, Michael McDaniel, Theodore Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG), Shane Heacock (SG), John Worley (PF), Ricky Wallace (C) James Hall, Peter Caban, Robert Coleman, Kevin Sanders | |
| 10:18 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico Highlands | Donald Roberts steals the ball from James Crawford | 55-51 |
| 09:45 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts blows the dunk | 55-51 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Ricky Wallace is called for the reach on Jeffrey Taylor - foul #3 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel (SF) Raymond Tarrance | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Peter Caban (SF), Terry Manning (PF) Phillip Crigger, John Worley | |
| 09:37 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:37 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:14 | Northern St. | Peter Caban makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Wallace | 55-54 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford jams it | 57-54 |
| 08:46 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Crawford and the foul's on Donald Roberts - foul #3 on Donald Roberts, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (SG), Theodore Kearney (C) James Crawford, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Raymond Heatherly (PG), Darrell Kiser (SG), Robert Coleman (SF), John Worley (PF), Kevin Sanders (C) Donald Roberts, Shane Heacock, Peter Caban, Terry Manning, Ricky Wallace | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 08:02 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico Highlands | John Worley swats the short shot by Michael McDaniel | 60-57 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Billy Sowder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael McDaniel (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Kearney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Raymond Heatherly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darrell Kiser (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Worley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Kevin Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Darrell Kiser steals the ball from Michael McDaniel | 60-57 |
| 07:12 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Kearney | 60-57 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Sowder | 62-57 |
| 06:42 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman misses the easy layup | 62-57 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-57 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney misses the tip | 62-57 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney tips it back up and in | 64-57 |
| 05:57 | Northern St. | Darrell Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker (PG), Raymond Tarrance (SG), James Crawford (SF), Bobby Stone (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Billy Sowder, Charles Swift, Michael McDaniel, Jeffrey Taylor, Theodore Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG), James Hall (SG), Phillip Crigger (SF), Terry Manning (PF), Ricky Wallace (C) Raymond Heatherly, Darrell Kiser, Robert Coleman, John Worley, Kevin Sanders | |
| 05:39 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 05:37 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to James Hall | 64-57 |
| 05:20 | Northern St. | James Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 64-57 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker is hacked by Donald Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Roberts, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Worley (PF) Terry Manning | |
| 05:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:53 | Northern St. | John Worley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 65-57 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker loses the dribble to Phillip Crigger in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| 04:32 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Shane Heacock (SG), Peter Caban (SF) James Hall, Phillip Crigger | |
| 04:25 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 04:22 | Northern St. | Peter Caban pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 03:59 | Northern St. | Peter Caban hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:58 | Northern St. | John Worley tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Herman Bakker | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Herman Bakker is whistled for traveling | 65-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (PG), Theodore Kearney (SF) Herman Bakker, James Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG), Robert Coleman (PF), Terry Manning (C) Donald Roberts, John Worley, Ricky Wallace | |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Charles Swift (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Tarrance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Kearney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Stone (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Shane Heacock (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Caban (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Northern St. | James Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Peter Caban | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico Highlands | James Hall is called for the reach on Raymond Tarrance - foul #3 on James Hall, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor (PF) Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger (PG) James Hall | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Northern St. | Shane Heacock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Coleman | 66-62 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson misses the easy layup | 66-62 |
| 02:37 | Northern St. | Robert Coleman snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 02:37 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG), James Crawford (SF) Raymond Tarrance, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG), James Hall (SG), Kevin Sanders (PF) Shane Heacock, Peter Caban, Robert Coleman | |
| 02:15 | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Roberts | 66-64 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico Highlands | The short jumper by Billy Sowder is denied by Kevin Sanders | 66-64 |
| 02:07 | Northern St. | The rebound goes to James Hall | 66-64 |
| 02:07 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone (PF) Theodore Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Peter Caban (SF), Robert Coleman (PF), Ricky Wallace (C) Phillip Crigger, Kevin Sanders, Terry Manning | |
| 01:46 | Northern St. | James Hall makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Wallace | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Swift, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance (SG), Michael McDaniel (SF), Jeffrey Taylor (PF) Charles Swift, James Crawford, Bobby Stone | |
| Subs | Northern St. | John Worley (PF) Robert Coleman | |
| 01:27 | Northern St. | James Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico Highlands | The rebound goes to Jason Johnson | 66-67 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder is hacked by John Worley - foul #2 on John Worley, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace pulls down the rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:12 | Northern St. | John Worley scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-69 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico Highlands | Peter Caban blocks the short jumper by Billy Sowder | 67-69 |
| 00:50 | Northern St. | John Worley gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Northern St. | James Hall blows the layup | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson is hacked by Ricky Wallace - foul #4 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:05 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern St. | John Worley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 69-69 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - Billy Sowder (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Raymond Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McDaniel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Donald Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Caban (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Worley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Northern St. | John Worley wins the tip | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:47 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 69-69 |
| 04:21 | Northern St. | John Worley snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:02 | Northern St. | Peter Caban connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Donald Roberts | 69-71 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-71 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico Highlands | Jeffrey Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance misses the lay-in | 69-71 |
| 03:23 | Northern St. | John Worley grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 03:07 | Northern St. | Ricky Wallace travels with the ball | 69-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Charles Swift (PG), Theodore Kearney (SG), Bobby Stone (SF), James Crawford (PF) Billy Sowder, Raymond Tarrance, Michael McDaniel, Jeffrey Taylor | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Phillip Crigger (PG), Shane Heacock (SG), Robert Coleman (SF), Kevin Sanders (PF), Terry Manning (C) Donald Roberts, James Hall, Peter Caban, John Worley, Ricky Wallace | |
| 02:47 | New Mexico Highlands | Bobby Stone connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by James Crawford | 71-71 |
| 02:47 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG) Jason Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Donald Roberts (PG), Peter Caban (SF) Phillip Crigger, Terry Manning | |
| 02:32 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Roberts | 71-74 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-74 |
| 02:08 | Northern St. | Peter Caban snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 02:08 | Northern St. | Northern St. calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance (SG) Charles Swift | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG), John Worley (PF), Ricky Wallace (C) Shane Heacock, Robert Coleman, Kevin Sanders | |
| 01:47 | Northern St. | John Worley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 71-74 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico Highlands | Theodore Kearney pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford is hacked by Ricky Wallace - foul #5 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #14 | 71-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel (SF), Jeffrey Taylor (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Billy Sowder, Bobby Stone, Theodore Kearney | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders (C) Ricky Wallace | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 01:30 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 01:14 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 71-74 |
| 01:13 | Northern St. | Kevin Sanders tips it in | 71-76 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 71-76 |
| 00:49 | Northern St. | Donald Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| Lineup | New Mexico Highlands | PG - James Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McDaniel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern St. | PG - Donald Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Caban (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Worley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Kevin Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Northern St. | Jason Johnson takes the ball from Peter Caban | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico Highlands | Jason Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico Highlands | James Crawford can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-76 |
| 00:11 | Northern St. | John Worley pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico Highlands | New Mexico Highlands is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern St. | Northern St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Northern St. | John Worley is fouled in the backcourt by James Crawford - foul #4 on James Crawford, team foul #10 | 71-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | Billy Sowder (PG) James Crawford | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Shane Heacock (SG) James Hall | |
| 00:10 | Northern St. | John Worley makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:10 | Northern St. | John Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Sanders - foul #2 on Kevin Sanders, team foul #15 | 71-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | James Hall (SG) Shane Heacock | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico Highlands | Raymond Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Northern St. | Peter Caban is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Tarrance - foul #3 on Raymond Tarrance, team foul #11 | 73-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico Highlands | | |
| Subs | Northern St. | Shane Heacock (SG), Robert Coleman (PF) James Hall, John Worley | |
| 00:04 | Northern St. | Peter Caban misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Northern St. | Peter Caban makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico Highlands | Michael McDaniel misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-79 |