| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is hacked by Roger Alley - foul #1 on Roger Alley, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Buddy Edwards - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:50 | Denver | James Benson blocks the short jumper by Steven Howell | 33-36 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Roger Alley grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Buddy Edwards - foul #2 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Horace Creekmore gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Horace Creekmore buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Centeno | 35-39 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Roger Alley gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | James Blackmon gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | James Blackmon hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Emery Olmsted | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF) Emery Olmsted, Marion Kerr | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Richard Taylor (SF), Wesley Pennington (PF), Tarek English (C) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG) Nicholas Morrison | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rickey Wise | 40-39 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Wesley Pennington loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Stella (PF) James Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Zachary Phillips takes the ball from Rickey Wise | 40-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) PF - Brian Stella (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Rickey Wise is called for the reach on Zachary Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rickey Wise, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG) Rickey Wise, Kevin Rose | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Steven Howell | |
| 15:18 | Denver | Tarek English is called for a charge - foul #2 on Tarek English, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Roger Alley (C) Richard Taylor, Tarek English | |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Roger Alley is hacked by Nicholas Morrison - foul #1 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF), James Blackmon (PF) Jerry Karlson, Brian Stella | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Zachary Phillips, Wesley Pennington | |
| 14:26 | Denver | Anthony Centeno connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Howell | 43-42 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison scores on a runner from the right block | 45-42 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Centeno | 45-45 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 13:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Buddy Edwards | 45-45 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Buddy Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (SG), Frederick Welsh (C) Emery Olmsted, James Benson | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Wesley Pennington (PF), Tarek English (C) Anthony Centeno, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Steven Howell is called for the reach on Kevin Rose - foul #3 on Steven Howell, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jerry Karlson (SF) Nicholas Morrison, Marion Kerr | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Wesley Pennington knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Zachary Phillips | 47-48 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Tarek English steals it from Kevin Rose | 47-48 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Tarek English comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise is fouled on the floor by Tarek English - foul #3 on Tarek English, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG) Jerry Karlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Alley (C) Buddy Edwards | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Roger Alley misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Tarek English tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh tips it home | 50-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rickey Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tarek English (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Denver | Steven Howell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | James Blackmon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Tarek English travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), Brian Stella (PF), James Benson (C) Kevin Rose, Rickey Wise, James Blackmon, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF) Zachary Phillips, Steven Howell, Wesley Pennington, Tarek English | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Morrison | 55-50 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Anthony Centeno hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Anthony Centeno - foul #3 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the shot from the right block | 58-55 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr drills a jumper from close range set up by Nicholas Morrison | 60-55 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | James Benson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-55 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Steven Howell grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 07:59 | Denver | Steven Howell scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Centeno | 60-57 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Brian Stella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Kevin Rose (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), James Blackmon (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, Marion Kerr, Brian Stella, James Benson | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Wesley Pennington (SF), Tarek English (C) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Roger Alley | |
| 07:16 | Denver | Steven Howell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is fouled on the floor by Steven Howell - foul #4 on Steven Howell, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Steven Howell | |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Blackmon | 61-57 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Horace Creekmore grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Karlson - foul #1 on Jerry Karlson, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), James Benson (C) Rickey Wise, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Steven Howell (SG) Richard Taylor, Horace Creekmore | |
| 06:22 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses the tip | 61-59 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Zachary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Kevin Rose is called for the reach on Anthony Centeno - foul #1 on Kevin Rose, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF) Jerry Karlson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:40 | Denver | Zachary Phillips makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Steven Howell | 61-61 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | James Blackmon scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marion Kerr | 64-61 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Steven Howell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | James Blackmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-64 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Tarek English snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Kevin Rose steals the ball from Zachary Phillips | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose hits the finger roll | 66-64 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Marion Kerr - foul #2 on Marion Kerr, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Jerry Karlson (SG), Rickey Wise (SF), Frederick Welsh (C) Kevin Rose, Emery Olmsted, Marion Kerr, James Benson | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Roger Alley (C) Anthony Centeno, Wesley Pennington, Tarek English | |
| 04:13 | Denver | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh is fouled on the floor by Buddy Edwards - foul #3 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Stella (PF) James Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Richard Taylor (SG) Zachary Phillips, Steven Howell | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Buddy Edwards drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Stella - foul #1 on Brian Stella, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Karlson (fresh) SF - Rickey Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Stella (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-70 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Steven Howell grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Roger Alley knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-72 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Blackmon (PF), James Benson (C) Jerry Karlson, Rickey Wise, Brian Stella, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the 3 from the left wing | 70-72 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted gets the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is fouled on the floor by Anthony Centeno - foul #4 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #12 | 70-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG) Anthony Centeno | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-72 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Blackmon | 72-72 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | James Blackmon is called for traveling | 72-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 01:23 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Horace Creekmore | 72-72 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Horace Creekmore scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Howell | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is fouled on the floor by Roger Alley - foul #2 on Roger Alley, team foul #13 | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Horace Creekmore gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Morrison - foul #2 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #7 | 72-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 00:15 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-77 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Wesley Pennington snags the defensive board | 72-77 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Wesley Pennington is hacked by Emery Olmsted in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #8 | 72-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Anthony Centeno, Roger Alley | |
| 00:05 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-79 |