| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rodney Busby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Rossi (fresh) C - Gerald Loftis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Koester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ricky Koester inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | TCU | Michael Bitner is hacked by Rodney Busby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Busby, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 19:33 | TCU | Stephen Woods drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ricky Koester | 25-38 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Richard Harris scores on a turnaround in the lane | 27-38 |
| 18:57 | TCU | Jamie Eiland misses the dunk | 27-38 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Busby and he's hacked by Stephen Woods - foul #3 on Stephen Woods, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SG) Stephen Woods | |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 18:32 | TCU | Andre Rossi takes the ball from Jamie Eiland | 30-38 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Rodney Busby | 32-38 |
| 17:52 | TCU | George Gibson's floater is tipped away by Gerald Loftis | 32-38 |
| 17:50 | TCU | Ricky Koester grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:44 | TCU | Michael Bitner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 17:43 | TCU | Jamie Eiland tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rodney Busby | 34-40 |
| 17:18 | TCU | George Gibson lays it in set up by Michael Bitner and the foul's on Gerald Loftis - foul #2 on Gerald Loftis, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG), Andres Russo (SG), Orval Horn (SF), Paul Chafin (PF), Bryan Hondo (C) Rodney Busby, Richard Harris, Derrick Hicks, Andre Rossi, Gerald Loftis | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Kyle Perry (SF), George Weitz (PF) Michael Bitner, Ricky Koester, Jamie Eiland | |
| 17:18 | TCU | George Gibson misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andres Russo | 37-42 |
| 16:45 | TCU | Dan Petties is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), John Wendland (C) Dan Petties, George Gibson | |
| 16:31 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 16:14 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski is hacked by Paul Chafin - foul #3 on Paul Chafin, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis (C) Paul Chafin | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG) Tibor Gregorski | |
| 16:08 | TCU | Kyle Perry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Bitner | 39-45 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Orval Horn drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andres Russo | 42-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Bessey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andres Russo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Orval Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Loftis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Thomason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Weitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wendland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | TCU | George Weitz blows the layup | 42-45 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Ronald Bessey is denied by George Weitz | 42-45 |
| 15:24 | TCU | The rebound goes to Kyle Perry | 42-45 |
| 15:15 | TCU | Michael Bitner double dribbles | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Busby (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Paul Chafin (PF) Ronald Bessey, Andres Russo, Orval Horn, Bryan Hondo | |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Dan Petties (SF), Jamie Eiland (PF) Brian Thomason, Kyle Perry, George Weitz | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Richard Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 15:02 | TCU | Michael Bitner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:43 | TCU | Dan Petties is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Bitner | 42-47 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Michael Bitner steals the ball from Gerald Loftis | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | TCU | Michael Bitner hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 13:37 | TCU | Jamie Eiland gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:18 | TCU | Dan Petties hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Busby - foul #2 on Rodney Busby, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG), Andres Russo (SG), Orval Horn (SF), Andre Rossi (PF), Bryan Hondo (C) Rodney Busby, Richard Harris, Derrick Hicks, Paul Chafin, Gerald Loftis | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Ricky Koester (SF), George Gibson (C) Michael Bitner, Stephen Woods, John Wendland | |
| 13:18 | TCU | Dan Petties makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | TCU | Dan Petties misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Orval Horn | 45-48 |
| 12:29 | TCU | Jamie Eiland lays it up and in | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Andres Russo drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Bessey | 48-50 |
| 11:51 | TCU | Brian Thomason's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Hondo | 48-50 |
| 11:50 | TCU | George Gibson misses the tip | 48-50 |
| 11:49 | TCU | Jamie Eiland snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 11:33 | TCU | Dan Petties clanks a shot in the lane | 48-50 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Bessey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andres Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Orval Horn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andre Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Hondo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Thomason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Petties (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Eiland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - George Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Andres Russo's pass is intercepted by Brian Thomason | 48-50 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Dan Petties misses the easy layup | 48-50 |
| 11:09 | TCU | Jamie Eiland hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 10:50 | TCU | Jamie Eiland pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Orval Horn takes the ball from Brian Thomason in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | George Gibson steals the ball from Andre Rossi | 48-52 |
| 10:15 | TCU | George Gibson loses the dribble to Orval Horn | 48-52 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Orval Horn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 09:57 | TCU | Jamie Eiland snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Ricky Koester misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-52 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Andre Rossi | 48-52 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi scores on a jumper near the basket | 50-52 |
| 09:13 | TCU | Dan Petties's pass is intercepted by Ronald Bessey | 50-52 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | Jamie Eiland swats the short shot by Bryan Hondo | 50-52 |
| 09:05 | TCU | Ricky Koester gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:44 | TCU | Brian Thomason misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Andres Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 08:19 | TCU | Brian Thomason gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:58 | TCU | Brian Thomason is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Thomason, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Busby (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Paul Chafin (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Ronald Bessey, Andres Russo, Orval Horn, Andre Rossi, Bryan Hondo | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG), Stephen Woods (SG), Kyle Perry (SF), George Weitz (PF), John Wendland (C) Brian Thomason, Dan Petties, Ricky Koester, Jamie Eiland, George Gibson | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Richard Harris clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 07:49 | TCU | John Wendland grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:42 | TCU | Kyle Perry banks in the layup set up by Stephen Woods | 50-54 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Kyle Perry steals the ball from Rodney Busby | 50-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rodney Busby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Chafin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gerald Loftis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wendland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | TCU | George Weitz buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Derrick Hicks - foul #3 on Derrick Hicks, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| 07:12 | TCU | George Weitz misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Paul Chafin pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 06:29 | TCU | George Weitz can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-56 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Richard Harris misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-56 |
| 06:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to George Weitz | 50-56 |
| 05:48 | TCU | Stephen Woods misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Perry - foul #2 on Kyle Perry, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (SF), Andre Rossi (PF) Derrick Hicks, Paul Chafin | |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (PG), Louis Bergeman (SF), Jamie Eiland (PF) Michael Bitner, George Weitz, John Wendland | |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Louis Bergeman is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Harris - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 05:03 | TCU | Jamie Eiland misses the easy dunk attempt | 51-56 |
| 05:01 | TCU | Louis Bergeman tips it home | 51-58 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Louis Bergeman steps in front of the Gerald Loftis pass | 51-58 |
| 04:20 | TCU | Stephen Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo (PF) Andre Rossi | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG), Ricky Koester (SF), George Gibson (C) Stephen Woods, Jamie Eiland, Kyle Perry | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Richard Harris tips it in | 53-58 |
| 03:36 | TCU | George Gibson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Bitner | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | Tibor Gregorski takes the ball from Rodney Busby | 53-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rodney Busby (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Harris (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Hondo (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Loftis (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tibor Gregorski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Bergeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gibson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | TCU | Louis Bergeman can't finish the layup | 53-61 |
| 02:55 | TCU | Louis Bergeman grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 02:55 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG), Orval Horn (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Paul Chafin (PF) Rodney Busby, Richard Harris, Carl Murphy, Bryan Hondo | |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Kyle Perry (SF), George Weitz (PF), John Wendland (C) Tibor Gregorski, Ricky Koester, Louis Bergeman, George Gibson | |
| 02:37 | TCU | Gerald Loftis swats the short shot by Kyle Perry | 53-61 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey is hacked by Michael Bitner - foul #2 on Michael Bitner, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jamie Eiland (PF) John Wendland | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks can't connect on a floater from the left block | 53-61 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Orval Horn is whistled for traveling | 53-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Busby (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Andre Rossi (PF) Ronald Bessey, Orval Horn, Paul Chafin | |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Koester (SF), George Gibson (C) Kyle Perry, George Weitz | |
| 01:39 | TCU | Ricky Koester knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Eiland | 53-63 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ricky Koester - foul #2 on Ricky Koester, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG), Andres Russo (SG), Orval Horn (SF), Bryan Hondo (C) Rodney Busby, Richard Harris, Derrick Hicks, Gerald Loftis | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Dan Petties (SG), Kyle Perry (SF), George Weitz (PF), John Wendland (C) Michael Bitner, Stephen Woods, Ricky Koester, Jamie Eiland, George Gibson | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Andre Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:27 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Busby (PG), Richard Harris (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Gerald Loftis (C) Ronald Bessey, Andres Russo, Orval Horn, Bryan Hondo | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG), Stephen Woods (SG), Ricky Koester (SF), Jamie Eiland (PF), George Gibson (C) Brian Thomason, Dan Petties, Kyle Perry, George Weitz, John Wendland | |
| 01:14 | TCU | Jamie Eiland hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Derrick Hicks | 54-63 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Derrick Hicks | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | TCU | Ricky Koester throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Michael Bitner - foul #3 on Michael Bitner, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | TCU | Stephen Woods knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | TCU | Ricky Koester is hacked by Rodney Busby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Busby, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Kyle Perry (PF) Jamie Eiland | |
| 00:15 | TCU | Ricky Koester makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | TCU | Ricky Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Richard Harris makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 00:06 | TCU | Michael Bitner is hacked by Rodney Busby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Busby, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jamie Eiland (PF) Kyle Perry | |
| 00:06 | TCU | Michael Bitner makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:06 | TCU | Michael Bitner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Rodney Busby scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Michael Bitner runs out the clock | 68-69 |