| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) SG - Larry Old (fresh) SF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) C - Buddy Turnbull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | San Diego State | Jerome Green knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | San Diego State | Larry Old throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Jerome Green picks off the pass by Brian Allen | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Jerome Green hits the finger roll | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the finger roll set up by Brian Allen and he's hacked by Jeffrey Fetzer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Fetzer, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Jerome Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski loses the dribble to Jeffrey Fetzer | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | San Diego State | Jerome Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | San Diego State | Larry Old tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Buddy Turnbull is called for the reach on Jurica Kurowski - foul #1 on Buddy Turnbull, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Donald Asay (C) Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is hacked by Jeffrey Fetzer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Fetzer, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Smith (C) Jeffrey Fetzer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | John Smith picks off the pass by Charles Jones | 7-4 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Old (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) PF - Donald Asay (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | San Diego State | Edward Peterson blocks the jumper by Harley Ramsey | 7-4 |
| 15:56 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:39 | San Diego State | Armand Costa picks off the pass by Harley Ramsey | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:21 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey gets the rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Donald Asay misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses short on a shot from the right side | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones tips it home | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | San Diego State | Donald Asay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (PG), Justin Wiggs (SG), Joseph Muller (SF), Buddy Turnbull (C) Jerome Green, Larry Old, Harley Ramsey, John Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jurica Kurowski | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 7-8 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:39 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-8 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Joseph Muller is called for the reach on Brian Allen - foul #1 on Joseph Muller, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), John Smith (PF) Gene Farber, Donald Asay | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Charles Jones | |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane loses the dribble to John Smith | 7-8 |
| 12:31 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 12:29 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull tips it in | 9-8 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jack Christopher and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Old (SG), Harley Ramsey (SF) Justin Wiggs, Joseph Muller | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Jack Christopher | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:08 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Buddy Turnbull | 9-10 |
| 11:56 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Harley Ramsey is blocked by Jurica Kurowski | 9-10 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Old (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) 2 stl. C - Buddy Turnbull (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Allen and the foul's on Larry Old - foul #1 on Larry Old, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Amend (C) Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:36 | San Diego State | Larry Old hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF) Ricky Beane | |
| 11:36 | San Diego State | Larry Old makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:36 | San Diego State | Larry Old makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey clanks a jumper from close range | 11-13 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Brian Allen blows the layup | 13-13 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:45 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 13-13 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey can't tip it in | 13-13 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Jerome Green steals the ball from Edward Peterson | 13-13 |
| 10:33 | San Diego State | Jerome Green banks in the layup | 15-13 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Donald Asay (PF), Buddy Turnbull (C) John Smith, William Amend | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Brian Allen, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Jerome Green's layup is rejected by Fred Ward | 15-13 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:30 | San Diego State | Jerome Green drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Asay | 17-13 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Green - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs (PG) Jerome Green | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:55 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:53 | San Diego State | Donald Asay hits the follow up shot | 19-15 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane throws it down | 19-17 |
| 08:22 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey knocks in the shot from close range and he's hacked by Fred Ward - foul #1 on Fred Ward, team foul #2 | 21-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Muller (SG), John Smith (C) Larry Old, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| 08:22 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), William Amend (C) Harley Ramsey, John Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Jack Christopher, Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:01 | San Diego State | William Amend snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:43 | San Diego State | William Amend misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Justin Wiggs (fresh) SF - Joseph Muller (fresh) PF - Donald Asay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Amend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) SF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Charles Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 21-18 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Armand Costa hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | Donald Asay is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #3 | 21-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Old (SG), Buddy Turnbull (C) Justin Wiggs, Donald Asay | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Kendall Jones (SF) Charles Jones, Ricky Beane | |
| 07:02 | San Diego State | Armand Costa swats the short shot by Larry Old | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Old - foul #2 on Larry Old, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs (SG) Larry Old | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Kendall Jones, Edward Peterson | |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Jerome Green misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull grabs the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Jurica Kurowski denies the turnaround by Buddy Turnbull | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Armand Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-22 |
| 05:37 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 21-22 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Fred Ward gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski blows the dunk | 21-22 |
| 05:05 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:44 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-22 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Armand Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (PG), Timothy Hayden (SG), Harley Ramsey (SF), Donald Asay (PF) Jerome Green, Justin Wiggs, Joseph Muller, William Amend | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Armand Costa, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 04:10 | San Diego State | Timothy Hayden misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Gene Farber grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:00 | San Diego State | Gene Farber is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Old (SG), Jeffrey Fetzer (PF) Timothy Hayden, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:48 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 24-22 |
| 03:37 | San Diego State | Donald Asay grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gene Farber (fresh) SG - Larry Old (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Asay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Ricky Beane steals it from Larry Old | 24-22 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Fetzer | 24-22 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Christopher | 24-24 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Larry Old knocks in the floater from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is denied on a layup by Harley Ramsey | 26-24 |
| 01:39 | San Diego State | Donald Asay pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | The jumper by Larry Old is denied by Edward Peterson | 26-24 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kendall Jones | 26-24 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), Joseph Muller (SF), John Smith (PF), Buddy Turnbull (C) Gene Farber, Harley Ramsey, Jeffrey Fetzer, Donald Asay | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 00:36 | San Diego State | John Smith hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Buddy Turnbull | 28-24 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Brian Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fred Ward | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Jerome Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-27 |