| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Melvin Byington (fresh) SG - James Turner (fresh) SF - Douglas Duke (fresh) PF - Jamie Vining (fresh) C - James Southard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) SF - Chuck Jaime (fresh) PF - Del Simmons (fresh) C - Howard Dixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | James Southard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Idaho | James Turner knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Byington | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Hafley | 3-3 |
| 19:04 | Idaho | Jamie Vining knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Byington | 5-3 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 18:36 | Idaho | Jamie Vining misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 18:35 | Idaho | James Southard tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley banks in the layup set up by Tony Cornell | 5-8 |
| 17:51 | Idaho | James Turner is hacked by Chuck Jaime - foul #1 on Chuck Jaime, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Stanton (PG), Patrick Craig (SG), Howard Fox (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Tony Cornell, Chuck Jaime, Del Simmons, Howard Dixon | |
| 17:44 | Idaho | Howard Fox steals it from James Turner | 5-8 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Fox | 5-10 |
| 17:23 | Idaho | Douglas Duke misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 17:21 | Idaho | James Turner tips it home | 7-10 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Duke - foul #1 on Douglas Duke, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald Davis (C) James Southard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 17:13 | Idaho | Jamie Vining grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | James Turner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Byington | 9-10 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | George Stanton is hacked by Melvin Byington - foul #1 on Melvin Byington, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | Wayne Basel (SF) Douglas Duke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Tony Cornell (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Del Simmons (PF), Howard Dixon (C) George Stanton, Patrick Craig, Howard Fox, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Jamie Vining takes the ball from Chuck Jaime | 9-10 |
| 15:59 | Idaho | Jamie Vining drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Melvin Byington (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Basel (fresh) PF - Jamie Vining (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fresh) PF - Del Simmons (fresh) C - Howard Dixon (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 15:40 | Idaho | Jamie Vining grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 15:16 | Idaho | James Turner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Del Simmons | 11-12 |
| 14:42 | Idaho | James Turner is whistled for a carry | 11-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Stephens (SG), Douglas Duke (SF), James Southard (C) James Turner, Wayne Basel, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Stanton (PG), Patrick Craig (SG), Howard Fox (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Tony Cornell, Chuck Jaime, Del Simmons, Howard Dixon | |
| 14:27 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham misses long on a runner in the lane | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | George Stanton can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Idaho | Melvin Byington gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:20 | Idaho | Douglas Duke misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | George Stanton misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 14:11 | Idaho | James Southard pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:08 | Idaho | Patrick Craig steps in front of the Melvin Byington pass in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the floater in the paint | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Idaho | Douglas Duke misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | James Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | George Stanton is hacked by Douglas Duke - foul #2 on Douglas Duke, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Turner (SG), Wayne Basel (SF) Michael Stephens, Douglas Duke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Tony Cornell (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF), Del Simmons (PF), Howard Dixon (C) George Stanton, Patrick Craig, Howard Fox, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 12:41 | Idaho | The short jumper by James Southard is denied by Chuck Jaime | 11-17 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-17 |
| 12:22 | Idaho | Jamie Vining travels with the ball | 11-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald Davis (C) James Southard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | Wayne Basel takes the ball from Chuck Jaime | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Melvin Byington (tiring) 3 ast. SG - James Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Basel (fresh) PF - Jamie Vining (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Del Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Dixon (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Idaho | James Turner is fouled on the floor by Tony Cornell - foul #1 on Tony Cornell, team foul #2 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Stephens (SG), Howard Egerton (C) James Turner, Jamie Vining | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Howard Dixon | |
| 11:24 | Idaho | Donald Davis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Parham - foul #1 on Steven Parham, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Southard (C) Howard Egerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Howard Fox (SF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, Chuck Jaime, Steven Parham | |
| 11:24 | Idaho | Donald Davis misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:24 | Idaho | Donald Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Howard Dixon | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley double dribbles | 11-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF) Patrick Craig, Howard Fox | |
| 10:48 | Idaho | James Southard hits a wide open turnaround from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | James Southard swats the short shot by Del Simmons | 13-17 |
| 10:33 | Idaho | James Southard gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:10 | Idaho | Wayne Basel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 13-17 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Turner (SG), Jamie Vining (PF) Wayne Basel, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG), Howard Fox (SF), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Chuck Jaime, Del Simmons, Howard Dixon | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Tony Cornell is denied by Jamie Vining | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | Idaho | Melvin Byington grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:38 | Idaho | Jamie Vining misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 09:37 | Idaho | Jamie Vining tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Patterson | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | Idaho | Melvin Byington connects on the floater from the left side | 17-20 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | Melvin Byington steals the ball from Steven Parham | 17-20 |
| 08:35 | Idaho | Michael Stephens misses the dunk attempt | 17-20 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Patterson | 17-20 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Stephens - foul #1 on Michael Stephens, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Idaho | Evan Colvin (SG), Wayne Basel (SF), Donald Davis (C) James Turner, Michael Stephens, James Southard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Del Simmons (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:04 | Idaho | Melvin Byington drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Davis | 20-21 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Fox | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Melvin Byington (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Evan Colvin (fresh) SF - Wayne Basel (fresh) PF - Jamie Vining (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Del Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. C - Howard Dixon (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Idaho | Melvin Byington is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 07:33 | Idaho | Donald Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:23 | Idaho | Donald Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Del Simmons | 20-23 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox lays it up and in set up by Del Simmons and the foul's on Jamie Vining - foul #1 on Jamie Vining, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Turner (SG), Howard Egerton (C) Melvin Byington, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG) Patrick Craig | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:47 | Idaho | Thomas Hafley takes the ball from James Turner | 20-26 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley blows the layup | 20-26 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Howard Fox tips it but misses | 20-26 |
| 06:30 | Idaho | James Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:16 | Idaho | Jamie Vining misses short on a floater near the basket | 20-26 |
| 06:14 | Idaho | Howard Egerton grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 06:09 | Idaho | Jamie Vining misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Del Simmons - foul #1 on Del Simmons, team foul #4 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Stephens (PG), James Southard (C) Evan Colvin, Howard Egerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (SG), Chuck Jaime (SF) Tony Cornell, Howard Fox | |
| 06:09 | Idaho | Jamie Vining makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:09 | Idaho | Jamie Vining misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Howard Dixon | 21-28 |
| 05:41 | Idaho | James Southard comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Craig - foul #1 on Patrick Craig, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Melvin Byington (PG), Donald Davis (PF) Wayne Basel, Jamie Vining | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG) Patrick Craig | |
| 05:41 | Idaho | James Southard makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:41 | Idaho | James Southard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon misses the floater from the right block | 23-28 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon snags the offensive board | 23-28 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon tips it home | 23-30 |
| 05:09 | Idaho | James Southard is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Southard, team foul #6 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (PG), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Howard Dixon | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig travels with the ball | 23-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Evan Colvin (SG), Wayne Basel (SF) James Turner, Michael Stephens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, Steven Parham | |
| 04:42 | Idaho | Donald Davis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jamie Vining (PF) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), James Patterson (PF), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Del Simmons, Howard Dixon | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | James Patterson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Craig | 23-33 |
| 04:20 | Idaho | Tony Cornell is called for the reach on Evan Colvin - foul #2 on Tony Cornell, team foul #6 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | Howard Egerton (C) James Southard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), Del Simmons (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 04:00 | Idaho | Howard Egerton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Egerton - foul #1 on Howard Egerton, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Stephens (PG), James Turner (SG), Douglas Duke (SF), Donald Davis (C) Melvin Byington, Evan Colvin, Wayne Basel, Howard Egerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG), Steven Parham (C) Thomas Hafley, Howard Dixon | |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:46 | Idaho | Jamie Vining snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Michael Stephens (fresh) SG - James Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Duke (fresh) PF - Jamie Vining (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Patrick Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cornell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chuck Jaime (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Del Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Parham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Idaho | James Turner is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-34 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #9 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Southard (C) Donald Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Hafley (PG), James Patterson (PF) Patrick Craig, Del Simmons | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 02:59 | Idaho | Jamie Vining can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | James Patterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | James Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | James Patterson hits a 3 from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 02:25 | Idaho | Jamie Vining's fadeaway is rejected by James Patterson | 23-39 |
| 02:24 | Idaho | James Southard tips it home | 25-39 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Parham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Idaho | Melvin Byington (PG), Evan Colvin (SG), Donald Davis (PF) Michael Stephens, James Turner, Jamie Vining | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig (SG), Del Simmons (PF), Howard Dixon (C) Tony Cornell, James Patterson, Steven Parham | |
| 01:56 | Idaho | Douglas Duke loses the dribble to Del Simmons | 25-39 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | Del Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Hafley | 25-42 |
| 01:34 | Idaho | James Southard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Byington | 27-42 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Donald Davis is called for the reach on Howard Dixon - foul #3 on Donald Davis, team foul #10 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Idaho | Philip Thurman (PF), Howard Egerton (C) Donald Davis, James Southard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Cornell (SG) Thomas Hafley | |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| 01:05 | Idaho | Melvin Byington is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Melvin Byington, team foul #11 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jamie Vining (PF) Philip Thurman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-43 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon can't tip it in | 27-43 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Chuck Jaime hits the follow up shot | 27-45 |
| 00:13 | Idaho | Douglas Duke misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Howard Dixon grabs the board | 27-45 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Patrick Craig buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-48 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Evan Colvin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-48 |