| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Forsyth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lewis Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ottley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Manske (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 19:36 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 19:22 | Utah State | John Ottley loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 18:43 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eddie Beatty (PG), Cameron Null (SG), Andrew Fessenden (SF), Gary Gilbert (PF) Robert Rohrbach, John Forsyth, Lewis Rosenbloom, John Ottley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell (PG), Bert Rhoades (SF), Bobby Maniscalco (PF) Charles Hodges, Jonas Thomas, Stephen Worthington | |
| 18:02 | Utah State | Robert Manske denies the turnaround by Eddie Beatty | 34-35 |
| 18:00 | Utah State | Chad Mena gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:49 | Utah State | Chad Mena misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:35 | Utah State | The short jumper by Gary Gilbert is denied by Bobby Maniscalco | 34-35 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico State | Bobby Maniscalco blows the wide open layup | 34-35 |
| 17:18 | Utah State | Chad Mena snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Utah State | Eddie Beatty scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades is hacked by Andrew Fessenden - foul #2 on Andrew Fessenden, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach (PG), John Forsyth (SG), Lewis Rosenbloom (SF), John Ottley (PF) Eddie Beatty, Cameron Null, Andrew Fessenden, Gary Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges (PG), Jonas Thomas (SG), Bryan Gustin (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF) Alexander Fennell, Kenneth Alexander, Bobby Maniscalco, Robert Manske | |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 16:18 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Gilbert (C) Chad Mena | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Manske (C) Bert Rhoades | |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-35 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Bryan Gustin pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Forsyth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lewis Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Ottley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Gustin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Manske (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges misses long on an open shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Hodges | 37-35 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Jonas Thomas scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Worthington | 37-37 |
| 15:02 | Utah State | John Forsyth knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Rohrbach | 39-37 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Rohrbach is called for the reach on Charles Hodges - foul #2 on Robert Rohrbach, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Aubrey Anderson (PG), Cameron Null (SG), Eddie Beatty (SF), Andrew Fessenden (C) Robert Rohrbach, John Forsyth, Lewis Rosenbloom, Gary Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Brian Schilling (SF), Bert Rhoades (PF), Bobby Maniscalco (C) Charles Hodges, Jonas Thomas, Bryan Gustin, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander is fouled on the floor by Aubrey Anderson - foul #4 on Aubrey Anderson, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chad Mena (C) Aubrey Anderson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander is hacked by Eddie Beatty - foul #2 on Eddie Beatty, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | Brian Schilling is whistled for traveling | 39-37 |
| 13:39 | Utah State | Chad Mena buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Beatty | 42-37 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Fennell | 42-39 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Bobby Maniscalco steals it from Eddie Beatty | 42-39 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Mena | 42-39 |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Chad Mena gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:36 | Utah State | Cameron Null throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach (PG), John Forsyth (SG), Lewis Rosenbloom (SF), Gary Gilbert (PF) Eddie Beatty, Cameron Null, Andrew Fessenden, John Ottley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Chad Robinson (PG), Bryan Gustin (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF), Robert Manske (C) Alexander Fennell, Brian Schilling, Bert Rhoades, Bobby Maniscalco | |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske blows the layup but the foul's on Chad Mena - foul #1 on Chad Mena, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges (PG), Jonas Thomas (SF) Chad Robinson, Bryan Gustin | |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:59 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-40 |
| 11:57 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Rohrbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Forsyth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lewis Rosenbloom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Mena (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonas Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Manske (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Chad Mena hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 11:42 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach grabs the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 11:29 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Ottley (PF) Chad Mena | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Schilling (SF), Bryan Gustin (PF), Bert Rhoades (C) Kenneth Alexander, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 11:07 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert loses the dribble to Jonas Thomas | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Bryan Gustin misses long on an open shot from the left block | 44-40 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Bryan Gustin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Brian Schilling connects on the shot from the left side set up by Charles Hodges | 44-42 |
| 10:27 | Utah State | John Ottley misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonas Thomas - foul #1 on Jonas Thomas, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Cameron Null (SG), Eddie Beatty (C) John Forsyth, Gary Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Chad Robinson (PG), Brady Steinke (SG), Bobby Maniscalco (C) Charles Hodges, Jonas Thomas, Bryan Gustin | |
| 10:27 | Utah State | John Ottley makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:27 | Utah State | John Ottley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Brady Steinke | 46-44 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | Bobby Maniscalco is called for the reach on Eddie Beatty - foul #1 on Bobby Maniscalco, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Stephen Worthington (PF) Chad Robinson, Brady Steinke, Bobby Maniscalco | |
| 09:54 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | Cameron Null is called for the reach on Kenneth Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cameron Null, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Andrew Fessenden (C) John Ottley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Maniscalco (C) Bert Rhoades | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Brian Schilling misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Maniscalco | 46-44 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander is fouled on the floor by Cameron Null - foul #4 on Cameron Null, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Forsyth (SG), Gary Gilbert (C) Cameron Null, Lewis Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Chad Robinson (PG), Bryan Gustin (SF), Robert Manske (C) Alexander Fennell, Brian Schilling, Bobby Maniscalco | |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:09 | Utah State | Andrew Fessenden grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Andrew Fessenden can't finish the layup | 46-45 |
| 08:45 | Utah State | John Forsyth grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chad Robinson - foul #2 on Chad Robinson, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom (SF), Chad Mena (C) Eddie Beatty, Andrew Fessenden | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges (PG), Jonas Thomas (SF), Bert Rhoades (PF) Chad Robinson, Bryan Gustin, Stephen Worthington | |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Forsyth - foul #2 on John Forsyth, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Maniscalco (C) Robert Manske | |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:02 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander is fouled on the floor by Lewis Rosenbloom - foul #1 on Lewis Rosenbloom, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Aubrey Anderson (SG), John Ottley (PF) John Forsyth, Gary Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:53 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Chad Mena | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Robert Rohrbach (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aubrey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lewis Rosenbloom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Ottley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Mena (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonas Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bert Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Maniscalco (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 07:33 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach tips it home | 50-47 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | John Ottley steals it from Jonas Thomas | 50-47 |
| 06:57 | Utah State | Chad Mena comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-47 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | Aubrey Anderson grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 06:51 | Utah State | Chad Mena misses the driving attempt from close range | 50-47 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jonas Thomas | 50-49 |
| 06:14 | Utah State | Aubrey Anderson's pass is intercepted by Bobby Maniscalco | 50-49 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bert Rhoades | 50-51 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 05:30 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Mena | 50-51 |
| 05:12 | Utah State | Bobby Maniscalco steals it from John Ottley | 50-51 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eddie Beatty (PG), Cameron Null (SG), Andrew Fessenden (SF), Gary Gilbert (C) Robert Rohrbach, Aubrey Anderson, Lewis Rosenbloom, Chad Mena | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell (PG), Brian Schilling (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF), Robert Manske (C) Charles Hodges, Jonas Thomas, Bert Rhoades, Bobby Maniscalco | |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Alexander Fennell drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 04:38 | Utah State | John Ottley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Beatty | 53-54 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander is hacked by Cameron Null in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Null, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Forsyth (SG), Lewis Rosenbloom (SF) Cameron Null, John Ottley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Manske | 53-55 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | John Forsyth is called for the reach on Kenneth Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Forsyth, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Gary Gilbert snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:09 | Utah State | Eddie Beatty double dribbles | 53-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brady Steinke (SG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:56 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eddie Beatty | 53-55 |
| 03:48 | Utah State | John Forsyth misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Brian Schilling - foul #4 on Brian Schilling, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chad Mena (C) Andrew Fessenden | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:48 | Utah State | John Forsyth misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:48 | Utah State | John Forsyth makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Eddie Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Forsyth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Rosenbloom (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Mena (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alexander Fennell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brady Steinke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Schilling (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Manske (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Gary Gilbert is called for the reach on Stephen Worthington - foul #2 on Gary Gilbert, team foul #12 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Utah State | Aubrey Anderson (PG) Lewis Rosenbloom | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Chad Robinson (PG) Alexander Fennell | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Chad Mena misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Schilling - foul #5 on Brian Schilling, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach (PG) John Forsyth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bert Rhoades (SF) Brian Schilling | |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Chad Mena makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Chad Mena makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 03:15 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Eddie Beatty | 56-57 |
| 03:11 | Utah State | Eddie Beatty buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Rohrbach | 58-57 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Chad Robinson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-57 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonas Thomas (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Bryan Gustin (SF), Bobby Maniscalco (C) Chad Robinson, Brady Steinke, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Bert Rhoades - foul #2 on Bert Rhoades, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bert Rhoades | 60-59 |
| 02:33 | Utah State | Eddie Beatty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jonas Thomas | 60-59 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lewis Rosenbloom (SF), Andrew Fessenden (PF) Eddie Beatty, Chad Mena | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges (PG), Stephen Worthington (PF), Robert Manske (C) Bryan Gustin, Bert Rhoades, Bobby Maniscalco | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Manske | 60-61 |
| 02:06 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach drills a floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Forsyth (SG), John Ottley (PF), Chad Mena (C) Aubrey Anderson, Andrew Fessenden, Gary Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:38 | Utah State | Chad Mena's floater is tipped away by Robert Manske | 62-61 |
| 01:37 | Utah State | Chad Mena pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington connects on the floater from close range | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Utah State | John Ottley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Charles Hodges pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske scores on a shot in the lane set up by Kenneth Alexander | 62-65 |
| 00:40 | Utah State | John Forsyth scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Jonas Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lewis Rosenbloom - foul #2 on Lewis Rosenbloom, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Jonas Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Jonas Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Charles Hodges is called for the reach on Robert Rohrbach - foul #1 on Charles Hodges, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Robert Rohrbach misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-66 |