| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hentges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Steve Dark inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Denver | Mark Hoard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-36 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | William Bryant drills a fadeaway from close range | 35-36 |
| 19:30 | Denver | David Hentges misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the tip | 35-36 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | William Bryant snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | David Severin misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (C) Tommy Page | |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | David Severin makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | David Severin misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to Travis Irving | 36-36 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Mark Hoard is called for traveling | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | James Irish scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Ernie Purvis travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), Douglas Endo (C) James Irish, Jeffery Webster, William Bryant, Kal Lenard, David Severin | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (C) Mark Hoard, David Hentges | |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Ernie Purvis steps in front of the Ivan Sliwinski pass | 39-36 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is hacked by Steve Dark - foul #3 on Steve Dark, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), Kal Lenard (PF), David Severin (C) Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Carl Ellison, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), David Hentges (PF) Ernie Purvis, Steve Dark, Travis Irving | |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Michael Rogers is called for the reach on Kal Lenard - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Bryant (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (C) Michael Rogers | |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster's pass is intercepted by David Hentges | 39-39 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Mark Hoard is fouled in the backcourt by David Severin - foul #1 on David Severin, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Michael Hughes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Hoard | 39-42 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Mark Hoard is called for the reach on Jeffery Webster - foul #1 on Mark Hoard, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), Douglas Endo (C) James Irish, Jeffery Webster, William Bryant, Kal Lenard, David Severin | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Mark Hoard, Bertram Tennyson | |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Jacob Roberts (C) Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF), Tommy Page (C) Michael Hughes, David Hentges, Michael Rogers, Travis Irving | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Trevor Burke (fresh) SG - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Fancher (fresh) PF - Carl Ellison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the shot from the left block | 39-44 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | John Fancher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Sliwinski | 39-44 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ellison | 39-44 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico | John Fancher is fouled on the floor by Steve Dark - foul #4 on Steve Dark, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Bryant (SF), Kal Lenard (PF) Trevor Burke, Ivan Sliwinski, John Fancher, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), David Hentges (SF) Ernie Purvis, Steve Dark | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Irish and the foul's on Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Lawrence Taylor, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG) Lawrence Taylor | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Glenn Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Glenn Rollins is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Michael Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Michael Hughes buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Hentges | 41-47 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Bryant | 44-47 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Glenn Rollins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts makes the turnaround from close range set up by Kal Lenard and he's fouled by Tommy Page - foul #4 on Tommy Page, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Douglas Endo (PF) Jeffery Webster, Kal Lenard | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Tommy Page | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is fouled in the backcourt by James Irish - foul #3 on James Irish, team foul #2 | 47-50 |
| 12:48 | Denver | David Hentges scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Purvis | 47-52 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | William Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | James Irish grabs the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Rollins | 47-52 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Glenn Rollins comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 47-52 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Josh Cheney | 47-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josh Cheney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Bryant (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) C - Jacob Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hentges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Rollins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | James Irish misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 11:22 | Denver | Glenn Rollins snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 47-52 |
| 11:01 | Denver | David Hentges grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by David Hentges | 47-54 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is whistled for a carry | 47-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Kal Lenard (PF), David Severin (C) James Irish, Josh Cheney, William Bryant, Douglas Endo, Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Travis Irving (SF) Ernie Purvis, Bertram Tennyson, Michael Rogers | |
| 10:16 | Denver | Glenn Rollins can't finish the layup | 47-54 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Travis Irving snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Mark Hoard connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Hentges | 47-56 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard misses the easy layup | 47-56 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Glenn Rollins gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Mark Hoard is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF), Carl Ellison (C) Trevor Burke, David Severin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kal Lenard | 50-56 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Travis Irving is fouled in the backcourt by John Fancher - foul #3 on John Fancher, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SF) Michael Hughes, David Hentges | |
| 08:43 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Travis Irving tips it home | 50-58 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Travis Irving picks off the pass by Kal Lenard | 50-58 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Travis Irving knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bertram Tennyson | 50-60 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Mark Hoard is called for the reach on Jeffery Webster - foul #2 on Mark Hoard, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF), David Severin (PF) James Irish, Kal Lenard | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Glenn Rollins can't finish the layup | 52-60 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | John Fancher pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Webster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Burke (fresh) PF - David Severin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ellison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bertram Tennyson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Rollins (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Irving (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Lawrence Taylor picks off the pass by David Severin | 52-60 |
| 07:38 | Denver | Ernie Purvis lays it in set up by Lawrence Taylor | 52-62 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | David Severin hits a floater from the right block set up by Jeffery Webster | 54-62 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Glenn Rollins misses the shot from the left side | 54-62 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Travis Irving steals it from Jeffery Webster | 54-62 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Glenn Rollins lays it up and in set up by Ernie Purvis and he's fouled by John Fancher - foul #4 on John Fancher, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), William Bryant (SF), Kal Lenard (PF), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, Jeffery Webster, Trevor Burke, David Severin, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Tommy Page (C) Ernie Purvis, Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Travis Irving | |
| 06:15 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Glenn Rollins gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-65 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Glenn Rollins grabs the offensive rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Mark Hoard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Jacob Roberts (C) James Irish, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF) Glenn Rollins | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Josh Cheney | 56-65 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Jacob Roberts swats the short shot by Mark Hoard | 56-65 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard gets the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney scores on a 3 from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 04:10 | Denver | Michael Rogers is called for traveling | 59-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG), Jeffery Webster (SG), Douglas Endo (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Josh Cheney, Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), David Hentges (PF) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Michael Rogers | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-67 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard tips it in | 61-67 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | William Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Webster | 64-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Irish (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Webster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bryant (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kal Lenard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Hentges (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Steve Dark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | William Bryant buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from James Irish | 66-67 |
| 02:56 | Denver | David Hentges is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-67 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Steve Dark - foul #5 on Steve Dark, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF), David Severin (PF), Jacob Roberts (C) William Bryant, Kal Lenard, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Ernie Purvis, Steve Dark | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster makes the 3rd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor's pass is intercepted by Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | David Severin is whistled for traveling | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG) Jeffery Webster | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG) Lawrence Taylor | |
| 02:21 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) James Irish | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Travis Irving (PF) Michael Hughes, David Hentges, Tommy Page | |
| 02:16 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson is hacked by John Fancher - foul #5 on John Fancher, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) John Fancher | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:04 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses the tip | 69-67 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Irish (PG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Travis Irving grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Ernie Purvis - foul #1 on Trevor Burke, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Webster (SG), William Bryant (SF), Kal Lenard (PF) Trevor Burke, Ivan Sliwinski, David Severin | |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF), Tommy Page (C) Bertram Tennyson, Travis Irving, Michael Rogers | |
| 01:15 | Denver | Ernie Purvis drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Jacob Roberts - foul #4 on Jacob Roberts, team foul #7 | 69-69 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | James Irish misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-70 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Jacob Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | William Bryant misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Hentges - foul #2 on David Hentges, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | William Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | William Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Bryant - foul #2 on William Bryant, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 73-72 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Glenn Rollins connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-74 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | William Bryant can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 73-74 |