| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Morris (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Travis Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Victor Golumski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Petrowski (fresh) PF - Fletcher Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Blake Schwemm (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | James Morris inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Travis Butler is fouled on the floor by Robert Petrowski - foul #1 on Robert Petrowski, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Paul Cargo (SF), Henry Weiss (C) Steve Abbas, James Morris, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Paul Cargo misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Petrowski - foul #2 on Robert Petrowski, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF) Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Paul Cargo makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Paul Cargo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Scott Horton is fouled on the floor by Howard Hooks - foul #3 on Howard Hooks, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Travis Butler (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Howard Hooks, Jason Husband, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Richard Murphy steals the ball from Fletcher Davis | 34-33 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | Robert Petrowski takes the ball from James Morris | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Paul Cargo lays it up and in set up by Steve Abbas and he's fouled by Fletcher Davis - foul #1 on Fletcher Davis, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Henry Weiss (C) Steve Abbas, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Oscar Black (PF), Eugene Gibson (C) Victor Golumski, Robert Petrowski, Fletcher Davis, Blake Schwemm | |
| 17:35 | Colorado | Paul Cargo makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Henry Weiss is called for the reach on Eugene Gibson - foul #2 on Henry Weiss, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG) James Morris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Josef Kacerski, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF) Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:06 | Colorado | Jason Husband is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Gibson | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | Colorado | James Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Horton - foul #1 on Scott Horton, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Butler (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Steve Abbas, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:34 | Colorado | Paul Cargo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Jason Husband tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Henry Weiss (C) James Morris, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Steve Abbas grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | Augustine Rossi picks off the pass by Steve Abbas in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Scott Horton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:54 | Colorado | Henry Weiss gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Jason Husband (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Abbas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cargo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Augustine Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Josef Kacerski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Colorado | Travis Butler comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Cargo | 39-37 |
| 15:12 | Colorado | Steve Abbas misses long on a floater in the lane | 39-37 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Henry Weiss | 39-37 |
| 14:39 | Colorado | Henry Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Howard Hooks (PG), James Morris (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Jason Husband, Travis Butler, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Ryan Duval (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF), Blake Schwemm (C) Scott Horton, Augustine Rossi, Josef Kacerski, Oscar Black, Eugene Gibson | |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski is fouled on the floor by James Morris - foul #1 on James Morris, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 13:55 | Colorado | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:38 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fletcher Davis | 39-40 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Paul Cargo is fouled on the floor by Blake Schwemm - foul #1 on Blake Schwemm, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG), Travis Butler (PF) Steve Abbas, James Morris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy is fouled on the floor by Victor Golumski - foul #3 on Victor Golumski, team foul #7 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF) Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (PG), Christopher Turner (C) Victor Golumski, Blake Schwemm | |
| 12:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:51 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Robert Petrowski takes the ball from Richard Murphy | 40-42 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Jason Husband steals it from Willie Caulder | 40-42 |
| 11:41 | Colorado | Paul Cargo comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Husband (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Cargo (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Willie Caulder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Duval (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Petrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fletcher Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 40-42 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 10:56 | Colorado | Richard Murphy gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:54 | Colorado | Fletcher Davis takes the ball from Paul Cargo in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 10:38 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Murphy | 40-42 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Howard Hooks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Murphy | 43-42 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Travis Butler (PF), Henry Weiss (C) Jason Husband, James Morris, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Augustine Rossi (SG), Oscar Black (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF), Blake Schwemm (C) Willie Caulder, Ryan Duval, Robert Petrowski, Fletcher Davis, Christopher Turner | |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Augustine Rossi is called for the reach on Steve Abbas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Augustine Rossi, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Steve Abbas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Travis Butler is called for the reach on Eugene Gibson - foul #1 on Travis Butler, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski buries a fadeaway from the right side | 44-44 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Howard Hooks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 08:56 | Colorado | Paul Cargo gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Paul Cargo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Blake Schwemm | 44-47 |
| 08:05 | Colorado | Howard Hooks connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Abbas | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Oscar Black connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Victor Golumski | 47-49 |
| 07:31 | Colorado | Paul Cargo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Paul Cargo, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF) Victor Golumski, Augustine Rossi, Oscar Black, Eugene Gibson | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Howard Hooks (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Abbas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Travis Butler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willie Caulder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Josef Kacerski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fletcher Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Blake Schwemm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Travis Butler steals it from Blake Schwemm | 47-49 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Howard Hooks loses the ball out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Turner (C) Blake Schwemm | |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski is fouled on the floor by Howard Hooks - foul #4 on Howard Hooks, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG) Steve Abbas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Scott Horton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Hooks - foul #5 on Howard Hooks, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG) Howard Hooks | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Scott Horton misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Scott Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 06:11 | Colorado | James Morris drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Abbas | 49-50 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski hits a jump hook from close range | 49-52 |
| 05:23 | Colorado | Jason Husband misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Richard Murphy tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Paul Cargo (SF) Jason Husband | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Ryan Duval (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Blake Schwemm (C) Scott Horton, Willie Caulder, Josef Kacerski, Christopher Turner | |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (SG) Steve Abbas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Oscar Black (PF), Eugene Gibson (C) Fletcher Davis, Blake Schwemm | |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Oscar Black - foul #1 on Oscar Black, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG) Jason Husband | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Richard Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Richard Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Oscar Black misses the tip | 50-54 |
| 03:58 | Colorado | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | Paul Cargo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Butler | 52-54 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Oscar Black tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - James Morris (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Steve Abbas (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Cargo (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis Butler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Murphy (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Victor Golumski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Duval (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Petrowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Black (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Steve Abbas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Black - foul #2 on Oscar Black, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Husband (PG), Henry Weiss (C) Travis Butler, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Augustine Rossi (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF), Christopher Turner (C) Victor Golumski, Ryan Duval, Robert Petrowski, Oscar Black, Eugene Gibson | |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Steve Abbas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski (SF), Blake Schwemm (C) Augustine Rossi, Christopher Turner | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Weiss - foul #3 on Henry Weiss, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Travis Butler (PF) Steve Abbas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski (SF) Fletcher Davis | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Henry Weiss pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Jason Husband is open and scores on a 3 from straight away | 57-56 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steve Abbas (SG), Richard Murphy (C) James Morris, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Oscar Black (PF) Willie Caulder, Josef Kacerski | |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Jason Husband steps in front of the Robert Petrowski pass | 57-56 |
| 01:21 | Colorado | Henry Weiss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Morris (SF), Travis Butler (PF) Paul Cargo, Henry Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis (PF) Oscar Black | |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Scott Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Husband - foul #2 on Jason Husband, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Scott Horton makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Scott Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:00 | Colorado | Robert Petrowski steals it from Richard Murphy | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses the shot from the left block | 57-58 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Travis Butler snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | Steve Abbas misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Husband - foul #3 on Jason Husband, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Jason Husband misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Jason Husband is called for the reach on Fletcher Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Husband, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | James Morris misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-61 |