| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fager (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | James Winters inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Randy Bash - foul #2 on Randy Bash, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 19:24 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 19:22 | Colorado State | Mark Fager grabs the offensive board | 21-40 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Randy Bash is called for 5 seconds | 21-40 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | James Winters scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Hitt | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 18:21 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is called for traveling | 21-43 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 21-43 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Paul Denny snags the defensive board | 21-43 |
| 17:44 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Bash | 24-43 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 17:14 | Colorado State | Mark Fager gets the rebound | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-43 |
| 16:49 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Adam Blair | 24-43 |
| 16:44 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Bash | 27-43 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | James Winters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 16:21 | Colorado State | Adam Blair gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 16:17 | Colorado State | Randy Bash knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Paul Denny | 29-43 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 29-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Norris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Fager (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris misses short on a floater in the lane | 29-46 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Val Dickson pulls down the rebound | 29-46 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-46 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it home | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), James Dial (SG), Christopher Trice (SF), Tony Harrison (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Randy Bash, Paul Denny, Kevin Norris, Adam Blair, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Richard O'Laughlin (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Johnny Hanna, James Winters, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Sean Ament clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Trice - foul #2 on Christopher Trice, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 14:45 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison loses the ball out of bounds | 29-49 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is hacked by James Dial - foul #1 on James Dial, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG) James Dial | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (PG) John Scruggs | |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Sean Ament | 29-51 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses the fadeaway from the right side | 29-51 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 29-51 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane knocks in the runner in the lane | 29-53 |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #1 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG), Kevin Norris (SF), Adam Blair (PF) Todd Lane, Christopher Trice, Tony Harrison | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | James Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-53 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Adam Blair grabs the board | 30-53 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-53 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna gets the rebound | 30-53 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Sean Ament drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Peterson | 30-55 |
| 11:43 | Colorado State | Adam Blair blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #2 on Ricky Beane, team foul #2 | 30-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SG), Mark Fager (C) Paul Denny, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Brian Allen (SG), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 11:43 | Colorado State | Adam Blair makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 11:43 | Colorado State | Adam Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | James Winters grabs the board | 31-55 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dial (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Fager (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Allen (fresh) SF - James Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Randy Bash - foul #3 on Randy Bash, team foul #4 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) James Winters | |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-55 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin gets the offensive rebound | 31-55 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-55 |
| 10:30 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Adam Blair | 31-55 |
| 10:26 | Colorado State | Randy Bash drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-55 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Val Dickson | 34-57 |
| 09:45 | Colorado State | James Dial comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 34-57 |
| 09:43 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Fager | 34-57 |
| 09:32 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Bash | 36-57 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Dial - foul #2 on James Dial, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), Paul Denny (SG), Christopher Trice (SF), Tony Harrison (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Randy Bash, James Dial, Kevin Norris, Adam Blair, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), James Winters (SF) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 09:11 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-58 |
| 08:55 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Lane | 38-58 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt's pass is intercepted by Paul Denny | 38-58 |
| 08:23 | Colorado State | Paul Denny lays it in | 40-58 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 07:56 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | Todd Lane is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Lane, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Adam Blair (PF) Tony Harrison | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Adam Blair is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #3 on Adam Blair, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SF) Christopher Trice | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG) John Scruggs | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Kevin Norris | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Todd Lane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SF - James Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Paul Denny's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Peterson | 40-59 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 07:06 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 43-59 |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | Adam Blair snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 06:34 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG) Todd Lane | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) Sean Ament | |
| 06:28 | Colorado State | Adam Blair misses the easy layup | 43-59 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | John Scruggs snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Norris - foul #1 on Kevin Norris, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Harrison (PF), Mark Fager (C) Adam Blair, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 05:47 | Colorado State | Paul Denny tips it in | 45-61 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Kevin Norris steps in front of the Val Dickson pass | 45-61 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Scruggs | 48-63 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Randy Bash and the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Christopher Trice (SF), Adam Blair (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Kevin Norris, Tony Harrison, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Ricky Beane (SF) Johnny Hanna, James Winters | |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | John Scruggs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Ament | 51-66 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Adam Blair misses the shot in the paint | 51-66 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Scruggs | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Randy Bash - foul #4 on Randy Bash, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SG) Paul Denny | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Edward Peterson (C) Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:24 | Colorado State | Randy Bash clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-68 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Dial (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Trice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Sean Ament throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), Tony Harrison (PF), Mark Fager (C) Randy Bash, Adam Blair, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) John Scruggs | |
| 02:55 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-68 |
| 02:27 | Colorado State | Mark Fager snags the defensive board | 51-68 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | Sean Ament steals the ball from Tony Harrison | 51-68 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Trice - foul #3 on Christopher Trice, team foul #10 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SG) Johnny Hanna | |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) Brian Allen | |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | James Dial misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Ament - foul #1 on Sean Ament, team foul #5 | 51-69 |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | James Dial misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | James Dial misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 51-69 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Tony Harrison - foul #3 on Tony Harrison, team foul #11 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SG) John Scruggs | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice is whistled for a carry | 51-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) Brian Allen | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-70 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice gets the rebound | 51-70 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Edward Peterson swats the layup by James Dial | 51-70 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Mark Fager hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-70 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 51-70 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Mark Fager hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Todd Lane and he's hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #3 on Ricky Beane, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Mark Fager misses the free throw | 53-70 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs runs out the clock | 53-70 |