| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (fresh) SG - Terry Edgar (fresh) SF - James Szabo (fresh) PF - Terrence Galarza (fresh) C - Lawrence Sylvain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) SG - Phillip Bryant (fresh) SF - Dema Ceglinski (fresh) PF - Robert Bray (fresh) C - Charles Herrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bray | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Terry Edgar is called for the reach on Phillip Bryant - foul #1 on Terry Edgar, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | Lawrence Sylvain is called for the reach on Charles Herrick - foul #1 on Lawrence Sylvain, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Texas Southern | James Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick's pass is intercepted by James Hart in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | James Szabo hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Dema Ceglinski - foul #1 on Dema Ceglinski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | James Szabo makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | James Szabo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | James Hart takes the ball from Jeffrey Stewart | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | James Szabo lays it in on a nice dish by James Hart | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick clanks a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Stewart - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), David Bailey (SG), Eugene Blankenship (SF), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) James Hart, Terry Edgar, James Szabo, Terrence Galarza, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | Robert Bray swats the layup by Eugene Blankenship | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Robert Bray dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Herrick | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Texas Southern | James Weitzel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Texas Southern | David Bailey tips it in | 6-4 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Robert Bray connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Phillip Bryant and he's fouled by Christopher Cheung - foul #1 on Christopher Cheung, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), George Simmons (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Jeff Wallace, David Bailey, Eugene Blankenship, Christopher Cheung, James Weitzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Wesley Bowen (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Phillip Bryant, Dema Ceglinski, Charles Herrick | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Robert Bray makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:01 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Oberle (C) Robert Bray | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brad Cudd | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Edgar (fresh) SF - George Simmons (fresh) PF - Terrence Galarza (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Sylvain (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Cooper (fresh) SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) SF - Wesley Bowen (fresh) PF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) C - Eric Oberle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses the easy open layup | 6-9 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ming-Hoa Xue | 6-12 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Szabo (SF) Terry Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG), Robert Bray (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Gary Cooper, Wesley Bowen, Eric Oberle | |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Robert Bray can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd grabs the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses the fadeaway near the basket | 6-12 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Herrick | 6-12 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick banks in the layup and he's fouled by Terrence Galarza - foul #1 on Terrence Galarza, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Bailey (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), Eugene Blankenship (C) James Hart, George Simmons, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF) Brad Cudd, Ming-Hoa Xue | |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick makes the free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:01 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Herrick - foul #1 on Charles Herrick, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG) James Szabo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Wesley Bowen (PF), Eric Oberle (C) Randall Brooks, Robert Bray, Charles Herrick | |
| 14:01 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:01 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Jeff Wallace steals the ball from Jeffrey Stewart in the backcourt | 6-15 |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar throws it down set up by Jeff Wallace | 8-15 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:23 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:11 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza can't finish the uncontested layup | 8-15 |
| 13:10 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar grabs the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is hacked by Jeffrey Stewart - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), James Szabo (SF), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) Jeff Wallace, David Bailey, Terrence Galarza, Eugene Blankenship | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Robert Bray (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Dema Ceglinski, Eric Oberle | |
| 12:27 | Texas Southern | James Hart lays it in on a nice dish by Terry Edgar and he's hacked by Robert Bray - foul #1 on Robert Bray, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (SG) Phillip Bryant | |
| 12:27 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bray | 10-15 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | James Szabo is called for the reach on Robert Bray - foul #1 on James Szabo, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (SG), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Terry Edgar, James Weitzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SG), Ming-Hoa Xue (SF) Randall Brooks, Wesley Bowen | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd tips it back up and in | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Simmons (fresh) SF - James Szabo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Cheung (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Sylvain (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) PF - Robert Bray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Herrick (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern | George Simmons loses the dribble to Brad Cudd | 10-17 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses short on a floater from the right block | 10-17 |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:32 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Robert Bray is hacked by George Simmons in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), David Bailey (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF), James Weitzel (C) James Hart, George Simmons, James Szabo, Christopher Cheung, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF), Wesley Bowen (PF) Gary Cooper, Brad Cudd, Ming-Hoa Xue, Robert Bray | |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 10-17 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:04 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Brooks - foul #1 on Randall Brooks, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship (C) Terrence Galarza | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:49 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace travels with the ball | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza (PF) James Weitzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Oberle (PF) Charles Herrick | |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Randall Brooks is hacked by David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), James Szabo (SF) Terry Edgar, David Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Randall Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Randall Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-18 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | James Szabo pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 09:04 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza misses the lay-in | 10-18 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Randall Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle tips it back up and in | 10-20 |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | James Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dema Ceglinski, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Bailey (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), George Simmons (SF), James Weitzel (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) James Hart, Jeff Wallace, James Szabo, Terrence Galarza, Eugene Blankenship | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Ming-Hoa Xue (SF), Robert Bray (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Randall Brooks, Phillip Bryant, Dema Ceglinski, Eric Oberle, Wesley Bowen | |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain is open and buries a jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper's pass is intercepted by James Weitzel | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Edgar (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Simmons (fresh) PF - James Weitzel (fairly fresh) C - Lawrence Sylvain (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fresh) PF - Robert Bray (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Herrick (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar scores on a floater from the right wing set up by George Simmons and he's hacked by Ming-Hoa Xue - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Xue, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), Christopher Cheung (PF) George Simmons, James Weitzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Christopher Cheung | 15-20 |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Cheung | 18-20 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Robert Bray clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd gets the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Robert Bray is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Cudd | 18-23 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | James Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Cooper - foul #1 on Gary Cooper, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (SG), George Simmons (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF), Eugene Blankenship (C) Terry Edgar, David Bailey, Christopher Cheung, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Wesley Bowen (SF) Gary Cooper, Brad Cudd, Charles Herrick | |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Blankenship - foul #1 on Eugene Blankenship, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Szabo (SF) James Hart | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Oberle (C) Robert Bray | |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | James Szabo misses the easy open layup | 20-25 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 04:41 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza gets the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:29 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | James Szabo grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | James Szabo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Wallace | 23-25 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Randall Brooks | 23-27 |
| 03:29 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship loses the dribble to Ming-Hoa Xue | 23-27 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Randall Brooks is whistled for traveling | 23-27 |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), David Bailey (SF), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) George Simmons, Jeff Wallace, James Szabo, Terrence Galarza, Eugene Blankenship | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF), Robert Bray (PF), Charles Herrick (C) Randall Brooks, Phillip Bryant, Ming-Hoa Xue, Wesley Bowen, Eric Oberle | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Edgar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Cheung (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Weitzel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) SG - Brad Cudd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dema Ceglinski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Bray (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Herrick (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski grabs the offensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | David Bailey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:32 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar is whistled for a carry | 25-27 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) James Hart, Christopher Cheung, James Weitzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant (SG) Brad Cudd | |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski is hacked by Terry Edgar - foul #2 on Terry Edgar, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Szabo (SF) Terry Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen (PF) Robert Bray | |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:22 | Texas Southern | James Szabo misses the easy layup | 25-29 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart is hacked by David Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Stewart | 25-31 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick connects on the open jumper from the right block | 25-33 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Stewart steals the ball from George Simmons in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Terrence Galarza - foul #2 on Terrence Galarza, team foul #11 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), Christopher Cheung (PF) David Bailey, George Simmons, Terrence Galarza | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Ming-Hoa Xue (SF), Eric Oberle (PF) Jeffrey Stewart, Phillip Bryant, Dema Ceglinski, Charles Herrick | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | James Szabo misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-35 |