| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) C - Phillip Connolly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:35 | Denver | Don Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Phillip Connolly denies the turnaround by Charles Rawls | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Hogg | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Phillip Connolly - foul #1 on Phillip Connolly, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne is fouled on the floor by Don Wetherington - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Bayne and he's hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #1 on Charles Rawls, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the free throw | 8-1 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Matthew Scott is fouled on the floor by Stuart Bryant - foul #1 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #3 | 8-1 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Brett McLean steps in front of the Gary Smith pass | 8-1 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne hits the finger roll set up by Brett McLean | 10-1 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits the easy wide open finger roll | 10-3 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Connolly and he's hacked by Matthew Scott - foul #1 on Matthew Scott, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Dana Zarrineh (PF), Larry Moline (C) Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant, Phillip Connolly | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg makes the free throw | 13-3 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Don Wetherington loses the dribble to Larry Moline | 13-3 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Don Wetherington steals the ball from Dana Zarrineh | 13-3 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Robert Ingram shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-3 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Larry Moline pulls down the rebound | 13-3 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline blows the dunk but he's hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #2 on Charles Rawls, team foul #4 | 13-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Adams (SG) Andrew Hogg | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 15-3 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Robert Ingram shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Parker (fresh) SG - Steve Adams (fresh) SF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) C - Larry Moline (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Finger (fresh) C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Larry Moline knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Steve Adams | 17-6 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Robert Ingram lays it in and he's hacked by Dana Zarrineh - foul #1 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Phillip Connolly (C) Steve Adams, Jacob Edwards, Dana Zarrineh, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:32 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the free throw | 17-8 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly snags the defensive board | 17-8 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly is hacked by Andrew Pesina - foul #1 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF), Kevin Million (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram | |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Charles Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-8 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Andrew Pesina pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Andrew Pesina is fouled on the floor by Charles Parker - foul #1 on Charles Parker, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Gary Smith (PF) Richard Baptiste, Kevin Million | |
| 14:26 | Denver | Matthew Scott misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Parker | 17-8 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-8 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Stuart Bryant steals the ball from Gary Smith | 17-8 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Pesina - foul #2 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #6 | 17-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards (SF), Dana Zarrineh (PF) Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Kevin Million (C) Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina | |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 13:41 | Denver | Richard Calvin makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 19-10 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Matthew Scott is called for the reach on Brett McLean - foul #2 on Matthew Scott, team foul #7 | 19-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Larry Moline (C) Charles Parker, Phillip Connolly | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Robert Ingram (SF) Matthew Scott, Richard Calvin | |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-10 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards snags the defensive board | 21-10 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Don Wetherington pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Richard Baptiste connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Smith | 21-12 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh banks in the layup set up by Andrew Hogg | 23-12 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Richard Baptiste is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Richard Baptiste misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dana Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Million (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-12 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Gary Smith grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 23-12 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Larry Moline | 23-12 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 11:25 | Denver | Kevin Million snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Kevin Million clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-12 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Don Wetherington tips it home | 23-14 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-14 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Larry Moline's floater is tipped away by Gary Smith | 23-14 |
| 10:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Million | 23-14 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Richard Baptiste is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ingram | 23-17 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Richard Baptiste picks off the pass by Brett McLean | 23-17 |
| 09:54 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Baptiste | 23-19 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Andrew Hogg | 25-19 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Gary Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is whistled for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Steve Adams (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Phillip Connolly (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Jacob Edwards, Dana Zarrineh, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Richard Finger (PF) Richard Baptiste, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 09:03 | Denver | Richard Finger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Andy Nixon is called for the reach on Steve Adams - foul #1 on Andy Nixon, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Steve Adams makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Steve Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Finger | 26-22 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-22 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Richard Finger tips it in | 26-24 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Charles Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Finger - foul #1 on Richard Finger, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Don Wetherington | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Richard Finger loses the dribble to Stuart Bryant | 27-24 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Charles Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Steve Adams is called for the reach on Richard Calvin - foul #1 on Steve Adams, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Steve Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Parker (fresh) SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Phillip Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Million (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Denver | Andy Nixon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 07:20 | Denver | Richard Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Andy Nixon's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Bayne | 27-24 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Charles Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), David Alejo (C) Andrew Hogg, Phillip Connolly | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Oakes (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Gary Smith (PF) Andy Nixon, Richard Calvin, Kevin Million | |
| 06:22 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Gary Smith | 27-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Adams (SG), Larry Moline (C) Brett McLean, Stuart Bryant | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Steve Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-24 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Larry Moline snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Parker | 29-24 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Robert Ingram splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Wetherington | 29-26 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Charles Parker comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 29-26 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Alejo | 31-26 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Richard Finger is called for the reach on Gerald Bayne - foul #2 on Richard Finger, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Jacob Edwards (PF) Steve Adams, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Kevin Million (C) Michael Oakes, Richard Finger | |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Brett McLean - foul #2 on Brett McLean, team foul #7 | 33-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Stuart Bryant (PF), Phillip Connolly (C) Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| 04:54 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Phillip Connolly | 33-27 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 04:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 33-27 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Kevin Million is whistled for traveling | 33-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Calvin - foul #1 on Richard Calvin, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alejo (PF) Stuart Bryant | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Richard Baptiste can't finish the layup | 35-27 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Alejo | 35-27 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | David Alejo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #12 | 35-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Charles Parker, Jacob Edwards, Phillip Connolly | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Baptiste, Andy Nixon, Gary Smith, Kevin Million | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Alejo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Denver | Don Wetherington knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Andrew Pesina pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Matthew Scott is fouled on the floor by Brett McLean - foul #3 on Brett McLean, team foul #8 | 37-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Steve Adams (SG), Stuart Bryant (PF) Dana Zarrineh, Brett McLean, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Richard Calvin | |
| 02:41 | Denver | Matthew Scott makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Matthew Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Matthew Scott buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Rawls | 39-33 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | Robert Ingram swats the short shot by Gerald Bayne | 39-33 |
| 01:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 39-33 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Andrew Pesina comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Dana Zarrineh (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Phillip Connolly (C) Andrew Hogg, Steve Adams, Gerald Bayne, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Andy Nixon (SG), Richard Finger (PF) Matthew Scott, Don Wetherington, Andrew Pesina | |
| 00:55 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 39-33 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Edwards | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Richard Baptiste misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the lay-in | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Finger snags the defensive board | 42-33 |