| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Barry Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Edward Pomberg (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Danny Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Burkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Shevitz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Miler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Decker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Utah | John Llanos hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Barry Moore | 37-31 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Robert King loses the dribble to John Llanos | 37-31 |
| 19:10 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg misses the floater from the right block | 37-31 |
| 19:08 | Southern Utah | Barry Moore misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Robert King tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Southern Utah | Shawn Burkholder misses the dunk | 37-33 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico State | Robert King grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-33 |
| 18:13 | Southern Utah | Barry Moore snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 18:08 | Southern Utah | Barry Moore drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Llanos | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Johnson | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Carl Shevitz | 40-35 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | Southern Utah | The rebound goes to John Llanos | 40-35 |
| 17:03 | Southern Utah | John Llanos is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (PG), Hubert Bartling (SF), Bryant Green (PF), Stacy Fitzgerald (C) Barry Moore, Edward Pomberg, Danny Bloom, Shawn Burkholder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), Paul Adkins (SG), Jason Oliver (PF), Donald Crowder (C) Michael Johnson, Carl Shevitz, Jason Decker, Robert King | |
| 16:58 | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman loses the dribble to Joseph Box | 40-35 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the jumper from the left block set up by Joseph Box | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Oliver - foul #1 on Jason Oliver, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Joseph Eisenstein (SG) John Llanos | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pace (SF) Jerome Miler | |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:29 | Southern Utah | Hubert Bartling pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:21 | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Nyman | 43-37 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | David Pace buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Box | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Mark Nyman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Eisenstein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hubert Bartling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryant Green (fresh) C - Stacy Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Adkins (fresh) SF - David Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Utah | Hubert Bartling clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Jason Oliver snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-39 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | David Pace snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | David Pace is hacked by Hubert Bartling - foul #2 on Hubert Bartling, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty (PG), John Llanos (SG), Edward Pomberg (SF), Danny Bloom (PF), Shawn Burkholder (C) Mark Nyman, Joseph Eisenstein, Hubert Bartling, Bryant Green, Stacy Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson (PG), Carl Shevitz (SG), Jerome Miler (SF), Jason Decker (PF), Robert King (C) Joseph Box, Paul Adkins, David Pace, Jason Oliver, Donald Crowder | |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Maurice Dougherty | 46-39 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Robert King misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Shawn Burkholder - foul #2 on Shawn Burkholder, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:05 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Carl Shevitz | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Decker - foul #1 on Jason Decker, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 13:46 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 13:46 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:31 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 13:26 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Johnson - foul #4 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), Jason Oliver (PF) Michael Johnson, Jason Decker | |
| 13:26 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:26 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box connects on the 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 12:38 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Shevitz - foul #1 on Carl Shevitz, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald (PF), Barry Moore (C) Danny Bloom, Shawn Burkholder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:38 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:38 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler connects on the jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:48 | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Carl Shevitz - foul #2 on Carl Shevitz, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (SF), Bryant Green (PF) John Llanos, Edward Pomberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins (SG), David Pace (SF), Jason Decker (PF) Carl Shevitz, Jerome Miler, Robert King | |
| 11:48 | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:48 | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Maurice Dougherty (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Barry Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Nyman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryant Green (fresh) C - Stacy Fitzgerald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Adkins (fresh) SF - David Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Decker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jason Decker | 53-51 |
| 11:24 | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Oliver clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | David Pace pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Bryant Green steps in front of the David Pace pass | 53-51 |
| 10:35 | Southern Utah | Stacy Fitzgerald blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 10:34 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green tips it in | 55-51 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Adkins | 55-53 |
| 10:08 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Nyman | 58-53 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | David Pace makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Decker | 58-55 |
| 09:40 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Nyman and he's hacked by Joseph Box - foul #1 on Joseph Box, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | John Llanos (SG), Edward Pomberg (SF), Danny Bloom (PF), Shawn Burkholder (C) Barry Moore, Mark Nyman, Bryant Green, Stacy Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz (SG), Jerome Miler (SF), Robert King (C) Joseph Box, Jason Decker, Jason Oliver | |
| 09:40 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Maurice Dougherty steps in front of the Paul Adkins pass in the backcourt | 61-55 |
| 09:30 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 09:29 | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg tips it in | 63-55 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-55 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Alexander Grossman (PG) Maurice Dougherty | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), Donald Crowder (PF) Paul Adkins, David Pace | |
| 08:46 | Southern Utah | John Llanos is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Llanos, team foul #3 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (PG) Alexander Grossman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Box | 63-58 |
| 08:16 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 08:14 | Southern Utah | Shawn Burkholder snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:53 | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico State | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Mark Nyman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Pomberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Bloom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Burkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Shevitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Miler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Crowder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert King (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Robert King is fouled on the floor by Danny Bloom - foul #2 on Danny Bloom, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty (PG), Barry Moore (SF) Mark Nyman, Edward Pomberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson (PG), Jason Decker (PF) Joseph Box, Donald Crowder | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Maurice Dougherty - foul #4 on Maurice Dougherty, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Robert King gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson tips it home | 63-61 |
| 06:52 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom connects on the jumper from the right block | 65-61 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 65-63 |
| 06:27 | Southern Utah | Barry Moore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert King | 65-63 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker banks in the layup and the foul's on Danny Bloom - foul #3 on Danny Bloom, team foul #6 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg (SF), Bryant Green (PF), Stacy Fitzgerald (C) John Llanos, Danny Bloom, Shawn Burkholder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins (SG), David Pace (SF), Jason Oliver (C) Carl Shevitz, Jerome Miler, Robert King | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker misses the free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:14 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 05:54 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Edward Pomberg | 67-65 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | David Pace comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 67-65 |
| 05:29 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:06 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green lays it in on a great pass from Maurice Dougherty and he's hacked by Jason Decker - foul #2 on Jason Decker, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman (PG), John Llanos (SG) Maurice Dougherty, Barry Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler (SF), Donald Crowder (C) David Pace, Jason Decker | |
| 05:06 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Stacy Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Stacy Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz (SG), Robert King (C) Paul Adkins, Donald Crowder | |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:47 | Southern Utah | Bryant Green pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 04:31 | Southern Utah | Mark Nyman misses short on a jumper from the left block | 70-66 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jerome Miler | 70-66 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler is fouled on the floor by Stacy Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Stacy Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty (PG), Danny Bloom (PF), Shawn Burkholder (C) Edward Pomberg, Bryant Green, Stacy Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), David Pace (PF) Michael Johnson, Jason Oliver | |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:00 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty misses the shot from the free throw line | 70-68 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Robert King can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Burkholder - foul #3 on Shawn Burkholder, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Barry Moore (SF) Mark Nyman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Decker (PF) David Pace | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Robert King misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Utah | PG - Maurice Dougherty (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Llanos (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Barry Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Bloom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Burkholder (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Shevitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Miler (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Decker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert King (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Bloom | 72-69 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Box | 72-71 |
| 02:47 | Southern Utah | John Llanos can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker grabs the board | 72-71 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Maurice Dougherty steals it from Jason Decker | 72-71 |
| 02:22 | Southern Utah | John Llanos lays it in set up by Maurice Dougherty | 74-71 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box can't connect on a shot from the left side | 74-71 |
| 01:56 | Southern Utah | Danny Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:51 | Southern Utah | John Llanos clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Box | 74-73 |
| 01:06 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty is hacked by Joseph Box - foul #2 on Joseph Box, team foul #9 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Southern Utah | Edward Pomberg (SF) Barry Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Johnson (PG) Joseph Box | |
| 01:06 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:06 | Southern Utah | Maurice Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | John Llanos picks off the pass by Carl Shevitz | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Southern Utah | Jerome Miler steals it from Edward Pomberg | 76-73 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler lays it up and in | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Utah | Southern Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Southern Utah | John Llanos is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Shevitz - foul #3 on Carl Shevitz, team foul #10 | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | Southern Utah | John Llanos misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | Southern Utah | John Llanos misses the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz snags the defensive board | 76-75 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-75 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | The clock runs out | 76-75 |