| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) SG - Steve Abbas (fresh) SF - James Morris (fresh) PF - Travis Butler (fresh) C - Richard Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Richard Murphy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Colorado | Travis Butler is hacked by Virgil Oliver - foul #1 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Howard Hooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kyle Holland out of the doubleteam | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | James Morris can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | Travis Butler tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kyle Holland, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Colorado | Steve Abbas drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Morris | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Richard Murphy snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | Colorado | Howard Hooks drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Steve Abbas | 6-3 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses the shot from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd tips it back up and in | 6-5 |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Steve Abbas misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (PG), Paul Cargo (SF), Henry Weiss (C) Howard Hooks, James Morris, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:10 | Colorado | Jason Husband misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), James Morris (SF) Steve Abbas, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 16:39 | Colorado | Howard Hooks can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cargo | 6-5 |
| 16:20 | Colorado | Henry Weiss misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-7 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Howard Hooks's pass is intercepted by Kyle Holland in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Husband (fresh) SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Cargo (fresh) C - Henry Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) C - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter blows the layup | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Henry Weiss snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:37 | Colorado | Henry Weiss misses the easy layup | 6-7 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Weiss - foul #1 on Henry Weiss, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Travis Butler (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Howard Hooks, James Morris, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Raymond Rainey, Nathan Burke, Bernard Potter, Robert Siebenberg | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Colorado | Jason Husband comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-9 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 6-9 |
| 14:30 | Colorado | Steve Abbas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:24 | Colorado | Travis Butler lays it in on a great pass from Steve Abbas | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Paul Cargo | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Colorado | Jason Husband scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Murphy | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), James Morris (SF), Henry Weiss (C) Jason Husband, Travis Butler, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG), Bernard Potter (C) Kyle Holland, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 13:09 | Colorado | Howard Hooks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:08 | Colorado | Paul Cargo hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Paul Cargo is called for the reach on Raymond Rainey - foul #1 on Paul Cargo, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Richard Murphy (C) Steve Abbas, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF) Mark Scott | |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Butler (PF) James Morris | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg (C) Virgil Oliver | |
| 12:21 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:58 | Colorado | Jason Husband grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Husband (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Cargo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) C - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Colorado | Howard Hooks buries a 3 from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 16-9 |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Travis Butler pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:24 | Colorado | Howard Hooks is hacked by Robert Siebenberg - foul #1 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), James Morris (SF), Henry Weiss (PF) Jason Husband, Paul Cargo, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Scott (PG), Virgil Oliver (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Morgan Nelson, Nathan Burke, Robert Siebenberg | |
| 10:58 | Colorado | Henry Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Cargo (SF), Travis Butler (PF) Howard Hooks, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fox (SG) Raymond Rainey | |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 10:47 | Colorado | Henry Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Steve Abbas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 16-9 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox is hacked by Henry Weiss - foul #2 on Henry Weiss, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Richard Murphy (C) Paul Cargo, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG) Bernard Potter | |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Barry Cantrell and he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (PG), Paul Cargo (PF) Howard Hooks, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Morgan Nelson (SG), Nathan Burke (SF) Barry Cantrell, Michael Fox, Mark Scott | |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:04 | Colorado | Kyle Holland takes the ball from Jason Husband | 16-12 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland hits the finger roll | 16-14 |
| 09:47 | Colorado | Richard Murphy's floater is tipped away by Nathan Burke | 16-14 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke lays it up and in | 16-16 |
| 09:16 | Colorado | James Morris misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | Paul Cargo grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | Richard Murphy drills a floater from the free throw line | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:47 | Colorado | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:33 | Colorado | Steve Abbas buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd gets the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson loses the dribble to Steve Abbas | 21-16 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Kyle Holland is called for the reach on Jason Husband in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Holland, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), Travis Butler (PF) Jason Husband, Paul Cargo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Raymond Rainey (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Morgan Nelson, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Siebenberg - foul #2 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (PF) Robert Siebenberg | |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steve Abbas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) PF - Fred Sullivan (fresh) C - Bernard Potter (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:35 | Colorado | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:25 | Colorado | The jump hook by Richard Murphy is blocked by Mark Scott | 23-16 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-16 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott buries a 3 from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Steve Abbas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Paul Cargo (SF) Steve Abbas, James Morris | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG) Barry Cantrell | |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter tips it home | 23-21 |
| 06:09 | Colorado | Richard Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Cargo | 25-21 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Rainey | 25-24 |
| 05:38 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 05:36 | Colorado | Paul Cargo hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), James Morris (SF) Jason Husband, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF) Mark Scott, Fred Sullivan | |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | Paul Cargo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | Paul Cargo gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 04:52 | Colorado | Howard Hooks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 04:46 | Colorado | Steve Abbas pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | Paul Cargo is hacked by Virgil Oliver - foul #2 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #6 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fox (SG), Fred Sullivan (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Raymond Rainey, Virgil Oliver, Bernard Potter | |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Richard Murphy connects on the floater near the basket set up by Howard Hooks | 32-27 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd tips it in | 32-29 |
| 03:40 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Morgan Nelson - foul #1 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Travis Butler (PF), Henry Weiss (C) Steve Abbas, Paul Cargo, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Mark Scott (SG), Virgil Oliver (PF) Morgan Nelson, Michael Fox, Fred Sullivan | |
| 03:40 | Colorado | Howard Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:40 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Husband (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Weiss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd is hacked by Henry Weiss - foul #3 on Henry Weiss, team foul #6 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Murphy (C) Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Paul Cargo (SF) Howard Hooks, James Morris | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Kyle Holland is called for the reach on Richard Murphy - foul #3 on Kyle Holland, team foul #8 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG) Jason Husband | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Raymond Rainey (SG) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke | |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 02:31 | Colorado | Paul Cargo knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Howard Hooks | 35-33 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 02:03 | Colorado | Howard Hooks knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Paul Cargo | 37-36 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd loses the dribble to Travis Butler | 37-36 |
| 01:44 | Colorado | Howard Hooks buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Steve Abbas - foul #1 on Steve Abbas, team foul #8 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), James Morris (SF) Steve Abbas, Paul Cargo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Mark Scott, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:26 | Colorado | Travis Butler pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 00:41 | Colorado | James Morris gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Jason Husband hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Richard Murphy steals it from Bernard Potter | 40-37 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Jason Husband misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Nathan Burke | 40-37 |