| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Richard Kees inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:50 | Utah | Andrew Blair scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Ramey | 24-23 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses badly on a floater from the right side | 24-23 |
| 19:21 | Utah | The rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 24-23 |
| 19:07 | Utah | Michael Gregory steals it from Richard Kees | 24-23 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Marshall Spears - foul #1 on Marshall Spears, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:21 | Utah | Marshall Spears connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Kees and he's fouled by Allen Hitt - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory | |
| 18:21 | Utah | Marshall Spears misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | James Winters travels with the ball | 26-24 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Allen Hitt | |
| 17:44 | Utah | Marshall Spears comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | John Scruggs scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Hanna | 26-27 |
| 16:33 | Utah | Brandon Ramey comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Utah | David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 16:33 | Utah | Brandon Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 16:33 | Utah | Brandon Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 15:54 | Utah | Richard Kees connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ramey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Cubbage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the fadeaway in the lane | 30-29 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by James Winters | 30-31 |
| 14:48 | Utah | Norman Powell is hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #2 on Allen Hitt, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (PG), Tarek Engen (SG), Michael Otten (SF), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Phillip Hoffman, Brandon Ramey, Richard Kees, David Cubbage, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 14:38 | Utah | Michael Gregory steps in front of the Andrew Blair pass | 30-31 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert scores on a floater from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:54 | Utah | Andrew Blair hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Andrew Blair is called for the reach on John Scruggs - foul #1 on Andrew Blair, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Richard Kees (SG) Merle McKew, Tarek Engen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory | |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Pickens | 32-35 |
| 12:46 | Utah | Andrew Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Brandon Ramey (SG) Michael Otten | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hoffman - foul #3 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Scruggs and he's fouled by Marshall Spears - foul #2 on Marshall Spears, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:05 | Utah | Marshall Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:49 | Utah | Richard Kees can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 11:48 | Utah | Andrew Blair grabs the offensive board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Utah | Richard Kees misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-37 |
| 11:14 | Utah | Richard Kees snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 10:50 | Utah | Richard Kees scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Hoffman | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Hoffman - foul #4 on Phillip Hoffman, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (PG), Michael Otten (SF), David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Hoffman, Richard Kees, Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:14 | Utah | Brandon Ramey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a floater from the right side set up by Johnny Hanna | 35-40 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Merle McKew comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Sean Ament - foul #2 on Sean Ament, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 09:35 | Utah | Merle McKew misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Merle McKew makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens is fouled on the floor by Michael Otten - foul #1 on Michael Otten, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Kees (SF) Michael Otten | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (C) Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | John Scruggs clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory banks in the layup set up by John Scruggs | 36-42 |
| 08:05 | Utah | Richard Kees connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Merle McKew (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Ramey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cubbage (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Norman Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Utah | Richard Kees clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 07:18 | Utah | David Cubbage can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Scruggs | 39-44 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 39-44 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 39-47 |
| 06:32 | Utah | Anthony Pickens is called for the reach on David Cubbage - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Michael Otten (SF), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Merle McKew, Brandon Ramey, David Cubbage, Norman Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Arthur Greenway | |
| 06:24 | Utah | Richard Kees misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Andrew Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:02 | Utah | Michael Otten hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-47 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 05:36 | Utah | The rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 39-47 |
| 05:23 | Utah | Richard Kees can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 04:57 | Utah | Andrew Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 04:50 | Utah | Andrew Blair's layup is rejected by Shawn Bergert | 39-47 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Axford | 39-49 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Richard Kees is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Kees, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Brandon Ramey (SG) Richard Kees | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Marshall Spears - foul #3 on Marshall Spears, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens tips it home | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Otten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 39-51 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens tips it in | 39-53 |
| 02:28 | Utah | Marshall Spears is called for traveling | 39-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (PG), Tarek Engen (SG), David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Phillip Hoffman, Brandon Ramey, Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Arthur Greenway (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Winters | 39-55 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Merle McKew buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Tarek Engen | 41-55 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 01:27 | Utah | Michael Otten snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 01:16 | Utah | David Cubbage is fouled on the floor by Anthony Pickens - foul #2 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway | |
| 01:06 | Utah | Merle McKew scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by David Cubbage | 43-55 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert's pass is intercepted by Michael Otten | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Utah | Michael Otten misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 00:35 | Utah | Norman Powell gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 00:33 | Utah | Michael Otten is hacked by Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| 00:33 | Utah | Michael Otten misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Michael Gregory is blocked by Norman Powell | 43-55 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens can't tip it in | 43-55 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens hits the follow up shot | 43-57 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Michael Otten misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 43-57 |