| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Kirk (fresh) SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) C - Eric Ratliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) PF - David Milliman (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | David Kirk is called for the reach on David Milliman - foul #1 on David Kirk, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Gregory | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Kirk - foul #2 on David Kirk, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG) David Kirk | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Aaron Crowe | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (SG), Raymond Axford (SF), Jacob Carter (PF), Anthony Pickens (C) Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory, David Milliman, Shawn Bergert | |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Harrill | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Pickens | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Harrill - foul #1 on Michael Harrill, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), David Milliman (PF) Edgar Dee, Joseph Kogan | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Harrill | 3-6 |
| 16:07 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill is fouled on the floor by Marshall Lenox - foul #1 on Marshall Lenox, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Michael Gregory (SF) Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jacob Carter | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Ratliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joseph Kogan (fresh) SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox's floater is tipped away by Aaron Crowe | 3-6 |
| 15:50 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Joseph Kogan is called for the reach on Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Joseph Kogan, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Raymond Axford (SG) Joseph Kogan, Marshall Lenox | |
| 15:29 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 15:28 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Campbell | 3-6 |
| 15:13 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-6 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | David Milliman grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | David Milliman is denied on a layup by Eric Ratliff | 3-6 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell is fouled on the floor by Raymond Axford - foul #1 on Raymond Axford, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Trull (SF), Terry Hebert (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Edgar Dee, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, David Milliman | |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jacob Carter - foul #1 on Jacob Carter, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), David Milliman (PF) Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens, Jacob Carter | |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is hacked by Terry Hebert - foul #1 on Terry Hebert, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Carter (C) Michael Gregory | |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Carter | 5-9 |
| 13:36 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jacob Carter, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Harrill (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) Ronald Trull, Terry Hebert, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Edgar Dee, David Milliman, Jacob Carter | |
| 13:15 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory travels with the ball | 5-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Joe Campbell (SG) James Smoot, Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), David Milliman (PF) Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens | |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Shawn Bergert - foul #1 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #6 | 5-9 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:24 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Gregory | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Ratliff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Colorado State | Shawn Bergert picks off the pass by Joe Campbell | 7-12 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Aaron Crowe denies the turnaround by Shawn Bergert | 7-12 |
| 11:20 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edgar Dee - foul #1 on Edgar Dee, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Trull (SF) Michael Harrill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Anthony Pickens (C) Edgar Dee, Shawn Bergert | |
| 11:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory can't tip it in | 7-12 |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-12 |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe gets the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell scores on a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | David Milliman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Gregory | 10-14 |
| 09:48 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronald Trull - foul #1 on Ronald Trull, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Terry Hebert (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell, Ronald Trull, Aaron Crowe, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Joseph Kogan (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory | |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Colorado State | James Smoot is hacked by Joseph Kogan - foul #2 on Joseph Kogan, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF) Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens | |
| 09:07 | Colorado State | James Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:07 | Colorado State | James Smoot makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | James Smoot is called for the reach on Marshall Lenox - foul #1 on James Smoot, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG) James Smoot | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG) Marshall Lenox | |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Terry Hebert | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Hebert (fresh) C - Roland Plascencia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 14-18 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-18 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | David Milliman tips it but misses | 14-18 |
| 07:20 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia travels with the ball | 14-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) Wilbert Oliver, Terry Hebert, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF) Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | David Milliman knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 14-20 |
| 06:40 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Shawn Bergert - foul #2 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Jacob Carter (C) Marshall Lenox, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 06:40 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:40 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG) Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), Shawn Bergert (SF) Joseph Kogan, Michael Gregory | |
| 06:04 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter is fouled on the floor by Joe Campbell - foul #1 on Joe Campbell, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Trull (SF) Michael Harrill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Shawn Bergert | |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:29 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | David Milliman grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory is fouled on the floor by Ronald Trull - foul #2 on Ronald Trull, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SF) James Smoot, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) David Milliman | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens is whistled for a carry | 18-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Anthony Pickens (SF), David Milliman (PF) Edgar Dee, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter snags the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 18-24 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | David Milliman hits the follow up shot | 18-26 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Anthony Pickens denies the turnaround by Wilbert Oliver | 18-26 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Ratliff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joseph Kogan (fresh) SG - Marshall Lenox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Milliman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Colorado State | Eric Ratliff is denied on a layup by David Milliman | 18-26 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 18-26 |
| 03:29 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver is hacked by Joseph Kogan - foul #3 on Joseph Kogan, team foul #10 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Kirk (PG), Michael Harrill (SF), Terry Hebert (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell, Aaron Crowe, Eric Ratliff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Joseph Kogan, Marshall Lenox, Anthony Pickens, David Milliman | |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 03:04 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 02:40 | Colorado State | Edgar Dee steals it from Roland Plascencia | 20-26 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Michael Harrill picks off the pass by Shawn Bergert | 20-26 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Harrill | 23-26 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee loses the dribble to Terry Hebert | 23-26 |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Jacob Carter blocks the short jumper by Terry Hebert | 23-26 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Hebert - foul #2 on Terry Hebert, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Aaron Crowe (PF), Eric Ratliff (C) Wilbert Oliver, Terry Hebert, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), David Milliman (PF) Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | David Kirk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 23-28 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | David Milliman tips it home | 23-30 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-32 |