| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Abernathy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Benson (fresh) 4 pts. C - James McGonagle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Richard Ebert inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | BYU | Charles Meader hits a jump hook from the right block | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | James McGonagle connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by James Zeilman | 31-30 |
| 19:09 | BYU | 3 seconds is called on Ernest Johnson | 31-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Edward Sherrod, Ernest Johnson | |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | James Benson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-30 |
| 18:53 | BYU | The rebound goes to William Dickerson | 31-30 |
| 18:30 | BYU | Joseph Carter makes the turnaround from the left block set up by William Dickerson and he's hacked by Jack Abernathy - foul #1 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) William Dickerson, Jimmy Purser | |
| 18:30 | BYU | Joseph Carter makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | BYU | Jason Jennings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Jason Jennings, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | James McGonagle clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Jimmy Purser swats the short shot by James Benson | 34-33 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | James Benson tips it in | 36-33 |
| 17:04 | BYU | Edward Sherrod can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:02 | BYU | Richard Ebert tips it in | 36-35 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | William Dickerson is called for the reach on Marion Kerr - foul #2 on William Dickerson, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Stella (C) James McGonagle | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) Dikembe Arakawa, William Dickerson, Jimmy Purser | |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:56 | BYU | Brian Stella swats the short shot by Charles Meader | 39-35 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Abernathy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stella (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Brian Stella misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #1 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Corey Freed (PF) Jack Abernathy, James Benson | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Joseph Carter (SF) Jason Jennings, Richard Ebert | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Brian Stella makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Brian Stella makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:28 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | Brian Stella snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Brian Stella drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Marion Kerr | 43-35 |
| 14:50 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jack Abernathy (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) James Zeilman, Lester Knuth, Marion Kerr, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Richard Ebert (SF) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter | |
| 14:10 | BYU | Edward Sherrod evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Jennings and he's fouled by Jack Abernathy - foul #2 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 14:10 | BYU | Edward Sherrod makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Carter (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Edward Sherrod, Ernest Johnson | |
| 13:29 | BYU | Jimmy Purser misses the easy layup | 43-41 |
| 13:27 | BYU | Joseph Carter snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:10 | BYU | William Dickerson double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise, Jerry Karlson | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Zeilman | 46-41 |
| 12:46 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Sherrod | 46-44 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Richard Ebert denies the turnaround by James Zeilman | 46-44 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | James Zeilman snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | Charles Meader is called for the reach on Jack Abernathy - foul #2 on Charles Meader, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Edward Sherrod, Ernest Johnson | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | James Benson jams it on a great pass from James McGonagle | 48-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jack Abernathy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Benson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James McGonagle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Purser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | BYU | Joseph Carter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joseph Carter, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Ernest Johnson (C) William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Brian Stella's floater is tipped away by Ernest Johnson | 48-44 |
| 11:08 | BYU | Ernest Johnson gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:50 | BYU | Jason Jennings drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Corey Freed connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by James Zeilman | 50-47 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Jason Jennings comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 10:10 | BYU | Ernest Johnson grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 09:47 | BYU | Edward Sherrod is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 50-47 |
| 09:45 | BYU | Edward Sherrod tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Brian Stella drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Zeilman | 52-49 |
| 09:10 | BYU | The short jumper by Richard Ebert is denied by Corey Freed | 52-49 |
| 09:08 | BYU | Ernest Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:54 | BYU | Edward Sherrod lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Meader and he's fouled by Corey Freed - foul #1 on Corey Freed, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) James Zeilman, Jack Abernathy, Marion Kerr, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Jason Jennings, Charles Meader, Richard Ebert, Ernest Johnson | |
| 08:54 | BYU | Edward Sherrod makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | James McGonagle banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Benson | 54-52 |
| 08:17 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | James Benson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Sherrod - foul #1 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise, Jerry Karlson | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Ebert (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Edward Sherrod, Jimmy Purser | |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | James Benson makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | James Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Joseph Carter misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the board | 56-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Benson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James McGonagle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:16 | BYU | Ernest Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:53 | BYU | William Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Ebert - foul #2 on Richard Ebert, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) William Dickerson, Richard Ebert, Ernest Johnson | |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Jimmy Purser gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:13 | BYU | Jimmy Purser misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-52 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | James McGonagle snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | James Zeilman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Benson | 59-52 |
| 05:41 | BYU | James McGonagle blocks the short jumper by Edward Sherrod | 59-52 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr slams it home | 61-52 |
| 05:12 | BYU | James Benson steals it from Jimmy Purser | 61-52 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 05:01 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 04:37 | BYU | Jimmy Purser can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 04:35 | BYU | Edward Sherrod snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Charles Meader double dribbles | 61-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jerry Karlson (SF), Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) James Zeilman, Marion Kerr, James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Richard Ebert (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Brian Stella | 64-52 |
| 04:05 | BYU | Jason Jennings is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Edward Sherrod | 64-55 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Richard Ebert is called for the reach on Corey Freed - foul #3 on Richard Ebert, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Corey Freed makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Corey Freed misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:56 | BYU | Ernest Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 03:27 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses the easy layup | 65-55 |
| 03:26 | BYU | Edward Sherrod can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Abernathy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Freed (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Stella (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Corey Freed misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Corey Freed hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 02:56 | BYU | William Dickerson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Jennings | 67-58 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) Rickey Wise, Jerry Karlson, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Richard Ebert takes the ball from Marion Kerr | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | BYU | Ernest Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | James Benson is called for traveling | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Joseph Carter (PF) William Dickerson, Edward Sherrod | |
| 02:13 | BYU | The jump hook by Joseph Carter is blocked by James McGonagle | 67-58 |
| 02:12 | BYU | Ernest Johnson can't tip it in | 67-58 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | James McGonagle grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Benson | 70-58 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Charles Meader misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jack Abernathy - foul #4 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #5 | 70-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) James Zeilman, Jack Abernathy, Marion Kerr, James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| Subs | BYU | William Dickerson (SG), Jimmy Purser (C) Richard Ebert, Ernest Johnson | |
| 01:53 | BYU | Charles Meader makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Charles Meader misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:53 | BYU | William Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | BYU | Joseph Carter buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jason Jennings | 70-61 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Jack Abernathy (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) Rickey Wise, Lester Knuth, Jerry Karlson, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Richard Ebert (SF), Edward Sherrod (PF), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | James McGonagle hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Ernest Johnson - foul #2 on Ernest Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | James McGonagle makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | James McGonagle makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:15 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 72-61 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-61 |
| 00:53 | BYU | Edward Sherrod grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | BYU | Edward Sherrod clanks a floater in the paint | 72-61 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | James Zeilman gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Richard Ebert denies the turnaround by James Benson | 72-61 |
| 00:17 | BYU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arakawa | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James McGonagle grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Zeilman runs out the clock | 72-61 |