| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Zierer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Morissette (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Mozee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Henry Lipson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Vogelsang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Evans (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Roy Evans inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Zierer - foul #3 on Robert Zierer, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Reno (PG) Robert Zierer | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 19:47 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:47 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 19:22 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 18:56 | Utah State | Roy Evans double dribbles | 28-34 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee can't finish the uncontested layup | 28-34 |
| 18:35 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Palmer | 28-34 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Evans | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 17:32 | Utah State | Robert Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones (SG), Thomas Taylor (SF), Joseph Jolley (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Jimmy Davis, Johnny Morissette, Matthew Smith, Daniel Mozee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Charles Ogburn (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Henry Lipson, Edgar Vogelsang, Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, William Hollingsworth | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Thomas Taylor scores on a floater from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:12 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-37 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Thomas Taylor pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones misses the jump hook in the lane | 32-37 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 16:49 | Utah State | Michael Hawker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Eric Reno is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hawker - foul #2 on Michael Hawker, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Rendon (PG) Eric Reno | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:28 | New Mexico State | Earl Hoskins is called for the reach on Joseph Rendon - foul #1 on Earl Hoskins, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis (SG), Daniel Mozee (C) Joseph Rendon, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Joseph Jolley connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Jones | 37-37 |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Michael Hawker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 15:50 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Mozee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Thomas Garvin (fresh) SG - Charles Ogburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hawker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin McInerney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Hoskins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Earl Hoskins is called for the reach on Thomas Taylor - foul #2 on Earl Hoskins, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer (PG), Johnny Morissette (SF), Michael Peterson (PF) Daniel Jones, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Jolley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SG), William Grillo (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Thomas Garvin, Charles Ogburn, Michael Hawker, Calvin McInerney, Earl Hoskins | |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson is wide open but clanks a runner near the basket | 37-37 |
| 15:21 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Neely | 37-40 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Neely - foul #2 on Bruce Neely, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Reno (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Jimmy Davis, Daniel Mozee | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Neely - foul #3 on Bruce Neely, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:27 | Utah State | Robert Palmer banks in the layup set up by Bruce Neely | 39-42 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Reno and the foul's on Bruce Neely - foul #4 on Bruce Neely, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis (SG), Joseph Jolley (PF), Daniel Mozee (C) Eric Reno, Matthew Smith, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Thomas Garvin (SG), Roy Evans (SF) Bruce Neely, Edgar Vogelsang, Robert Palmer | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:01 | Utah State | Henry Lipson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Henry Lipson, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (SG) Thomas Garvin | |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roy Evans - foul #2 on Roy Evans, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones (SF) Johnny Morissette | |
| Subs | Utah State | Calvin McInerney (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) William Grillo, William Hollingsworth | |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:25 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Roy Evans snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 12:51 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney is hacked by Joseph Jolley - foul #1 on Joseph Jolley, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Reno (PG), Thomas Taylor (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Robert Zierer, Jimmy Davis, Joseph Jolley, Daniel Mozee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Robert Palmer (PF) Henry Lipson, Charles Ogburn, Roy Evans, Earl Hoskins | |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette (SF) Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Hollingsworth (C) Calvin McInerney | |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Eric Reno knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Jones and the foul's on Thomas Garvin - foul #2 on Thomas Garvin, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Eric Reno misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:19 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hawker | 46-45 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 11:58 | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 11:48 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin is called for 10 seconds | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer (PG), Jimmy Davis (SG), Daniel Mozee (C) Eric Reno, Daniel Jones, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Grillo (SF), Earl Hoskins (PF) Michael Hawker, Robert Palmer | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Zierer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Morissette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Mozee (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Thomas Garvin (fresh) SG - Edgar Vogelsang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Grillo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin misses the easy layup | 49-45 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer is hacked by William Hollingsworth in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Hollingsworth, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Taylor (SF), Joseph Jolley (PF) Johnny Morissette, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (SG), Roy Evans (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF) Edgar Vogelsang, William Grillo, William Hollingsworth | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:57 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Thomas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Joseph Jolley can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Roy Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:06 | Utah State | Thomas Garvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Reno (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Johnny Morissette (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Robert Zierer, Jimmy Davis, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Jolley, Daniel Mozee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Robert Palmer (PF), William Grillo (C) Thomas Garvin, Charles Ogburn, Roy Evans, Calvin McInerney, Earl Hoskins | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Edgar Vogelsang - foul #1 on Edgar Vogelsang, team foul #11 | 51-45 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:04 | Utah State | William Grillo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 09:49 | Utah State | William Grillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Vogelsang | 52-48 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith's layup is rejected by William Grillo | 52-48 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | Michael Hawker snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Michael Hawker clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Johnny Morissette - foul #1 on Johnny Morissette, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Hollingsworth (C) William Grillo | |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Michael Hawker makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:15 | Utah State | Michael Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Eric Reno | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Utah State | Robert Palmer is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer (PG), Jimmy Davis (SG), Joseph Jolley (PF), Daniel Mozee (C) Eric Reno, Johnny Morissette, Matthew Smith, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Ogburn (SG), William Grillo (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF) Edgar Vogelsang, Michael Hawker, Robert Palmer | |
| 08:17 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Zierer | 56-50 |
| 07:56 | Utah State | William Grillo jams it set up by Calvin McInerney | 56-52 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Taylor (SF) Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (PG), Roy Evans (SF) Henry Lipson, William Grillo | |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Roy Evans is hacked by Thomas Taylor - foul #1 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Palmer (PF), Earl Hoskins (C) Calvin McInerney, William Hollingsworth | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Zierer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Jolley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Mozee (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Thomas Garvin (fresh) SG - Charles Ogburn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Evans (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Hoskins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:16 | Utah State | Robert Palmer can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Joseph Jolley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | Utah State | Robert Palmer grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | Utah State | Thomas Taylor steals the ball from Roy Evans | 56-52 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Earl Hoskins takes the ball from Jimmy Davis in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 06:20 | Utah State | Roy Evans buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Zierer | 59-55 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Thomas Taylor - foul #2 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eric Reno (PG), Daniel Jones (SG), Johnny Morissette (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Robert Zierer, Jimmy Davis, Thomas Taylor, Joseph Jolley, Daniel Mozee | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Michael Hawker (SF), Calvin McInerney (PF), William Hollingsworth (C) Thomas Garvin, Roy Evans, Robert Palmer, Earl Hoskins | |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Charles Ogburn makes the 3rd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette is fouled on the floor by Michael Hawker - foul #3 on Michael Hawker, team foul #12 | 59-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Neely (PG) Charles Ogburn | |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:54 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Eric Reno grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico State | Eric Reno misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 04:29 | Utah State | Calvin McInerney gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Bruce Neely clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 61-57 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin McInerney - foul #3 on Calvin McInerney, team foul #13 | 61-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), William Grillo (SF) Edgar Vogelsang, Michael Hawker | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:19 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Calvin McInerney | 62-57 |
| 04:00 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth makes the floater from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 03:48 | Utah State | Bruce Neely snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 03:42 | Utah State | William Grillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Johnny Morissette | 62-59 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Daniel Jones is whistled for traveling | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Zierer (PG), Jimmy Davis (SG), Thomas Taylor (SF), Daniel Mozee (C) Eric Reno, Daniel Jones, Johnny Morissette, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Garvin (SG), Robert Palmer (PF) Bruce Neely, Calvin McInerney | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Zierer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Mozee (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Henry Lipson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Garvin (fresh) SF - William Grillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hollingsworth (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Daniel Mozee steals the ball from Robert Palmer | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Palmer - foul #3 on Robert Palmer, team foul #14 | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Edgar Vogelsang (SG), Earl Hoskins (C) Henry Lipson, William Hollingsworth | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-59 |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Earl Hoskins pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette (SF), Joseph Jolley (PF) Thomas Taylor, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Utah State | Roy Evans (SF), Calvin McInerney (C) William Grillo, Earl Hoskins | |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Roy Evans connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee tips it home | 64-62 |
| 01:58 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith (PF) Joseph Jolley | |
| Subs | Utah State | Henry Lipson (PG), William Hollingsworth (C) Thomas Garvin, Calvin McInerney | |
| 01:43 | Utah State | Roy Evans misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Roy Evans takes the ball from Robert Zierer in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 01:29 | Utah State | Roy Evans jams it on a nice dish by Edgar Vogelsang | 64-64 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Daniel Mozee loses the dribble to Roy Evans | 64-64 |
| 00:56 | Utah State | Robert Palmer's pass is intercepted by Robert Zierer | 64-64 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Edgar Vogelsang - foul #2 on Edgar Vogelsang, team foul #15 | 64-64 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:48 | Utah State | Roy Evans grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Henry Lipson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Edgar Vogelsang | 65-66 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Johnny Morissette makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Davis | 68-66 |
| 00:21 | Utah State | William Hollingsworth connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Evans | 68-69 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Zierer | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Henry Lipson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis is hacked by Edgar Vogelsang in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Vogelsang, team foul #16 | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jimmy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Roy Evans clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |