| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle McKew (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Richard Kees inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Utah | Andrew Blair is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (SF), Jacob Carter (C) Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses short on a floater from the left side | 20-25 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | David Milliman hits the follow up shot | 22-25 |
| 19:04 | Utah | Richard Kees is hacked by Anthony Pickens - foul #2 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:51 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman is hacked by Jacob Carter - foul #4 on Jacob Carter, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:37 | Utah | Michael Gregory steals the ball from Phillip Hoffman | 22-25 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | David Milliman lays it in and he's hacked by Merle McKew - foul #3 on Merle McKew, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG) Merle McKew | |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Andrew Blair comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Milliman - foul #1 on David Milliman, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Andrew Blair makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Andrew Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 25-26 |
| 17:35 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:24 | Utah | Andrew Blair clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Phillip Hoffman takes the ball from Michael Gregory | 25-26 |
| 16:34 | Utah | Richard Kees can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Phillip Hoffman - foul #1 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Anthony Pickens (C) Edgar Dee, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Marshall Spears (PF) Andrew Blair | |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Richard Kees misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Pickens - foul #3 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #4 | 27-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Shawn Bergert (C) Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (PG), Merle McKew (SG), David Cubbage (C) Phillip Hoffman, Michael Otten, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 15:48 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Tarek Engen (fresh) SG - Merle McKew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kees (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Spears (fresh) C - David Cubbage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | David Milliman lays it in | 29-28 |
| 15:01 | Utah | Marshall Spears can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 15:00 | Utah | David Cubbage hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 32-30 |
| 14:28 | Utah | Merle McKew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF) Edgar Dee, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Michael Otten (SF), Andrew Blair (PF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Tarek Engen, Richard Kees, Marshall Spears, David Cubbage | |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory clanks a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | David Milliman hits the follow up shot | 34-30 |
| 13:54 | Utah | Michael Otten comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 13:52 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory throws it down set up by Joseph Kogan | 36-32 |
| 13:25 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | David Milliman snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phillip Hoffman - foul #2 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Jacob Carter (C) Joseph Kogan, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:11 | Utah | Andrew Blair snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 12:50 | Utah | Michael Gregory steals the ball from Phillip Hoffman | 37-32 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Blair - foul #2 on Andrew Blair, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (C) David Milliman | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Kees (SF), Marshall Spears (PF) Michael Otten, Andrew Blair | |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 12:07 | Utah | Richard Kees connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Alvin Hoehn | 38-34 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Marshall Spears - foul #1 on Marshall Spears, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Milliman (PF) Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG) Merle McKew | |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Marshall Lenox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Otten (fresh) SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Spears (fresh) C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Utah | Richard Kees misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 11:40 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 40-34 |
| 11:27 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Edgar Dee and he's hacked by Alvin Hoehn - foul #1 on Alvin Hoehn, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF) Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (PG) Phillip Hoffman | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:03 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 10:52 | Utah | Richard Kees buries a floater from the left side | 42-39 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 10:27 | Utah | Michael Otten grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 10:08 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn's layup is rejected by Jacob Carter | 42-39 |
| 10:07 | Utah | Richard Kees grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:54 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-39 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Tarek Engen is called for the reach on Edgar Dee - foul #2 on Tarek Engen, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens, David Milliman | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Merle McKew (SG), Andrew Blair (PF) Tarek Engen, Richard Kees, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 09:22 | Utah | Andrew Blair makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Marshall Spears | 44-41 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Blair steps in front of the Jacob Carter pass | 44-41 |
| 08:41 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 08:40 | Utah | Andrew Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:29 | Utah | Merle McKew can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter grabs the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Phillip Hoffman is called for the reach on Jacob Carter - foul #3 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #8 | 44-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), David Milliman (PF) Edgar Dee, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Kees (SF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Michael Otten, Marshall Spears | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:47 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merle McKew (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford is hacked by Alvin Hoehn - foul #2 on Alvin Hoehn, team foul #9 | 46-41 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 07:29 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:12 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Alvin Hoehn | 47-43 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | David Milliman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 47-43 |
| 06:47 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:39 | Utah | David Milliman swats the short shot by Richard Kees | 47-43 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Joseph Kogan (SG), Shawn Bergert (SF) Raymond Axford, Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (PF) Andrew Blair | |
| 05:51 | Utah | Merle McKew clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 47-43 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 05:23 | Utah | The rebound goes to Merle McKew | 47-43 |
| 05:11 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Kees | 47-46 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-46 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | David Milliman tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 04:32 | Utah | Michael Otten loses the dribble to Edgar Dee | 49-46 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter misses badly on a shot in the paint | 49-46 |
| 04:09 | Utah | Richard Kees gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:47 | Utah | Joseph Kogan takes the ball from Merle McKew | 49-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Kogan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Merle McKew (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kees (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Otten (fresh) C - Alvin Hoehn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | David Milliman's layup is rejected by Phillip Hoffman | 49-46 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-46 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Kees - foul #1 on Richard Kees, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF) Edgar Dee, Joseph Kogan, David Milliman | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (PG), Brandon Ramey (SG), David Cubbage (SF), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Phillip Hoffman, Merle McKew, Richard Kees, Michael Otten, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:40 | Utah | Andrew Blair gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:40 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| 02:22 | Utah | Raymond Axford is called for the reach on Brandon Ramey - foul #1 on Raymond Axford, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Anthony Pickens (C) Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG), Richard Kees (SF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Brandon Ramey, David Cubbage, Marshall Spears | |
| 02:00 | Utah | Richard Kees can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Marshall Lenox | 49-46 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 01:29 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Milliman (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Jacob Carter, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Merle McKew (SG) Tarek Engen, Michael Otten | |
| 01:00 | Utah | Merle McKew misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 00:58 | Utah | Merle McKew tips it in | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Gregory | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:29 | Utah | Richard Kees snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 00:27 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG) Marshall Lenox | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee is fouled in the backcourt by Merle McKew - foul #4 on Merle McKew, team foul #11 | 54-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:18 | Utah | Richard Kees hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | David Milliman is hacked by Phillip Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #12 | 55-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Marshall Lenox | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Richard Kees misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Andrew Blair gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Richard Kees knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Phillip Hoffman | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford is hacked by Merle McKew in the backcourt - foul #5 on Merle McKew, team foul #13 | 57-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG) Merle McKew | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Michael Otten misses the halfcourt shot | 59-54 |