| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SF - Edward Carreras (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) SG - James Morrison (fresh) SF - William Millican (fresh) PF - John Regis (fresh) C - Marty Nebel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Marty Nebel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | TCU | John Regis comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Blackledge - foul #1 on William Blackledge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | TCU | John Regis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | TCU | John Regis misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Blackledge | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Regis | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | TCU | William Millican grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | TCU | Marion Dampier steps in front of the Joseph Covington pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | John Regis picks off the pass by Tony Thibeault | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | TCU | William Millican is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | TCU | John Regis gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | TCU | Joseph Covington is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #1 on Marion Dampier, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SF), Ben Amos (C) Edward Carreras, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Jonathan Cook (SG), William Bailey (SF), Terry Maxfield (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Joseph Covington, James Morrison, William Millican, John Regis, Marty Nebel | |
| 17:50 | TCU | Willie Cowart banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Cook | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Tony Thibeault | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | TCU | William Blackledge blocks the jumper by Willie Cowart | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | TCU | Jonathan Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | TCU | Marion Dampier takes the ball from Jonathan Cook | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | TCU | Willie Cowart snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | TCU | Ben Amos is called for the reach on Willie Cowart - foul #1 on Ben Amos, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), John Jackson (SF), Todd Mason (C) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SG) Willie Cowart, Jonathan Cook | |
| 16:52 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Morrison | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Ben Amos tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | TCU | Joseph Covington's pass is intercepted by Joshua Gibson | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Russell Perz comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Gibson (fresh) SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Ben Amos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bailey (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Maxfield (fairly fresh) C - Mike Umstead (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Joseph Covington steals it from Russell Perz | 7-6 |
| 15:18 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Amos - foul #2 on Ben Amos, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Joshua Gibson, John Jackson, Ben Amos, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Cook (SG), William Millican (SF), John Regis (PF), Marty Nebel (C) James Morrison, William Bailey, Terry Maxfield, Mike Umstead | |
| 15:18 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:18 | TCU | Joseph Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | Michael Jones tips it in | 9-8 |
| 15:05 | TCU | John Regis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG) Joseph Covington | |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Jones | 11-8 |
| 14:37 | TCU | John Regis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-8 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | William Blackledge pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | John Regis steals it from Tony Thibeault | 11-8 |
| 14:21 | TCU | Willie Cowart is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Regis | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses the jump hook in the paint | 11-10 |
| 13:59 | TCU | Marty Nebel grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | TCU | Jonathan Cook misses long on an open floater from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | TCU | Marty Nebel pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:22 | TCU | Willie Cowart hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Regis | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the floater from close range | 13-12 |
| 12:58 | TCU | William Blackledge picks off the pass by Willie Cowart | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Michael Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), John Jackson (SF), Todd Mason (PF) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, Edward Carreras, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SG), William Bailey (SF), Hal Lofton (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Willie Cowart, Jonathan Cook, William Millican, John Regis, Marty Nebel | |
| 12:28 | TCU | Hal Lofton jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Covington and he's hacked by Todd Mason - foul #1 on Todd Mason, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 12:28 | TCU | Hal Lofton makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Russell Perz lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jackson | 15-15 |
| 11:52 | TCU | Russell Perz is called for the reach on James Morrison - foul #1 on Russell Perz, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG), William Blackledge (PF) John Jackson, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Terry Maxfield (PF) Mike Umstead | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joshua Gibson (fresh) SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) SF - Russell Perz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) PF - Terry Maxfield (fresh) C - Hal Lofton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:47 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson is hacked by Terry Maxfield - foul #1 on Terry Maxfield, team foul #1 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) Todd Mason | |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Cook (SF) William Bailey | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 11:14 | TCU | The rebound goes to Terry Maxfield | 15-15 |
| 11:10 | TCU | Joseph Espino is called for the reach on Joseph Covington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Espino, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Edward Carreras (SF) Joshua Gibson, Russell Perz | |
| Subs | TCU | William Millican (SF), Marty Nebel (C) Jonathan Cook, Hal Lofton | |
| 11:10 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Michael Jones grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras misses short on a jumper from the left block | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | TCU | Marty Nebel pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | TCU | Joseph Covington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino is called for traveling | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), Jonathan Cook (SG), John Regis (PF), Mike Umstead (C) Joseph Covington, James Morrison, Terry Maxfield, Marty Nebel | |
| 10:15 | TCU | Jonathan Cook is hacked by Edward Carreras - foul #1 on Edward Carreras, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), Russell Perz (SF), John Jackson (PF), Todd Mason (C) Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:15 | TCU | Jonathan Cook misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Todd Mason snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Russell Perz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Thibeault | 18-15 |
| 09:52 | TCU | William Millican can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Todd Mason | 18-15 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Willie Cowart is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #2 on Marion Dampier, team foul #9 | 21-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Tony Thibeault, John Jackson, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | TCU | James Morrison (SG), William Bailey (SF), Hal Lofton (C) Jonathan Cook, William Millican, Mike Umstead | |
| 09:24 | TCU | Willie Cowart makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Willie Cowart misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | William Blackledge pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Michael Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willie Cowart - foul #1 on Willie Cowart, team foul #2 | 21-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF) Russell Perz | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG) Willie Cowart | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:56 | TCU | Hal Lofton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joshua Gibson | 25-18 |
| 08:34 | TCU | Hal Lofton is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG) Chad Hutton | |
| Subs | TCU | Terry Maxfield (PF) John Regis | |
| 08:34 | TCU | Hal Lofton makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:34 | TCU | Hal Lofton misses the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Carreras | 25-19 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 25-19 |
| 08:16 | TCU | Hal Lofton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 07:59 | TCU | James Morrison scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from William Bailey and he's fouled by Joseph Espino - foul #2 on Joseph Espino, team foul #11 | 25-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Russell Perz (SF), Todd Mason (C) Joshua Gibson, Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Cook (SF), Mike Umstead (C) William Bailey, Hal Lofton | |
| 07:59 | TCU | James Morrison makes the free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | William Blackledge throws it down on a nice dish by Tony Thibeault | 27-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Perz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Mason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Morrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Cook (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Maxfield (fresh) C - Mike Umstead (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | TCU | James Morrison hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Covington | 27-25 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Todd Mason loses the dribble to Mike Umstead | 27-25 |
| 07:05 | TCU | James Morrison misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Todd Mason gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | William Blackledge knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Thibeault | 30-25 |
| 06:21 | TCU | Joseph Covington misses the easy open layup | 30-25 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Russell Perz grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Cook - foul #1 on Jonathan Cook, team foul #3 | 30-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (PG), Edward Carreras (SF), John Jackson (PF), Michael Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Russell Perz, William Blackledge, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), William Millican (SF), John Regis (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Joseph Covington, James Morrison, Terry Maxfield, Mike Umstead | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-25 |
| 05:47 | TCU | Willie Cowart grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Jonathan Cook is hacked by Tony Thibeault in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #12 | 30-25 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Jonathan Cook misses the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Jonathan Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-26 |
| 05:26 | TCU | John Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:21 | TCU | Michael Jones swats the layup by Willie Cowart | 30-26 |
| 05:20 | TCU | John Regis tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | John Jackson is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Phillip Campbell (SG) Jonathan Cook | |
| 04:43 | TCU | Willie Cowart is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Regis | 30-31 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras's pass is intercepted by Willie Cowart | 30-31 |
| 03:55 | TCU | William Millican travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Russell Perz (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Ben Amos (C) Joshua Gibson, Tony Thibeault, Edward Carreras, John Jackson, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Covington (PG), James Morrison (SG), William Bailey (SF), Hal Lofton (C) Willie Cowart, Phillip Campbell, William Millican, Marty Nebel | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | William Bailey picks off the pass by Marion Dampier | 30-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) SF - Russell Perz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Amos (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Joseph Covington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Regis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Hal Lofton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:12 | TCU | William Bailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Morrison | 30-33 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | James Morrison blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Marion Dampier | 30-33 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Ben Amos tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 02:55 | TCU | James Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Russell Perz blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Covington - foul #1 on Joseph Covington, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF), Todd Mason (PF) Joseph Espino, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Cook (SG), William Millican (SF), Terry Maxfield (PF), Mike Umstead (C) James Morrison, William Bailey, John Regis, Hal Lofton | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:10 | TCU | William Millican is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Covington | 34-36 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Todd Mason misses the floater from the left block | 34-36 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Mason | 34-36 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Todd Mason misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 01:33 | TCU | The rebound goes to Terry Maxfield | 34-36 |
| 01:26 | TCU | Joseph Covington hits a shot from the right wing set up by William Millican | 34-38 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Ben Amos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Terry Maxfield snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:57 | TCU | Joseph Covington's pass is intercepted by Edward Carreras in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Jonathan Cook - foul #2 on Jonathan Cook, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Michael Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Edward Carreras, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | TCU | Willie Cowart (PG), James Morrison (SG), William Bailey (SF), Hal Lofton (PF), Marty Nebel (C) Joseph Covington, Jonathan Cook, William Millican, Terry Maxfield, Mike Umstead | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:44 | TCU | Joseph Espino is called for the reach on James Morrison - foul #3 on Joseph Espino, team foul #13 | 36-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Edward Carreras (SF) Joseph Espino, Russell Perz | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:44 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:44 | TCU | James Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras double dribbles | 36-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Edward Carreras, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:03 | TCU | James Morrison is open but misses the lay-in | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | TCU | Marty Nebel snags the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | TCU | The clock runs out | 36-40 |