| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Jennings (fresh) PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Dodge | 21-33 |
| 19:30 | Iowa State | Joshua Ashcraft is called for the reach on James Jennings - foul #3 on Joshua Ashcraft, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Battiste (PG), Raymond McLearan (SG), David Squier (PF) Chad Petty, William Ayers, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:20 | Iowa State | Donald Battiste is called for traveling | 21-33 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson loses the dribble to James Jennings | 21-33 |
| 18:27 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 18:26 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the tip | 21-33 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 21-33 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson buries a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Battiste - foul #1 on Donald Battiste, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), Richard Fisher (PF) Donald Battiste, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 21-36 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Joshua Ashcraft - foul #4 on Joshua Ashcraft, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (PF) Joshua Ashcraft | |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Charles Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jurica Kurowski | 23-39 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Chad Petty is whistled for traveling | 23-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), David Squier (PF) Raymond McLearan, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski travels with the ball | 23-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Fisher (PF) William Dodge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (C) Edward Peterson | |
| 16:36 | Iowa State | Chad Petty drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jennings | 25-39 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Fred Ward comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Jennings - foul #3 on James Jennings, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF), William Dodge (C) James Jennings, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | David Squier makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Squier (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 18 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-41 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Armand Costa gets the offensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Armand Costa makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-43 |
| 15:08 | Iowa State | William Ayers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-43 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 27-43 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-43 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Dodge | 27-43 |
| 14:10 | Iowa State | William Ayers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Chad Petty | 29-43 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Charles Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 29-46 |
| 13:44 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Ayers | 31-46 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Charles Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 13:14 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:53 | Iowa State | William Ayers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Armand Costa snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Chad Petty is called for the reach on Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Petty, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Battiste (PG), Toni Raicevic (SG), James Jennings (SF), Richard Fisher (PF), Larry Pridemore (C) Chad Petty, William Ayers, Raymond McLearan, David Squier, William Dodge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski, Armand Costa | |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Larry Pridemore - foul #1 on Larry Pridemore, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), William Ayers (SG), David Squier (C) Donald Battiste, Toni Raicevic, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF) Fred Ward | |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ayers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jennings (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Squier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Iowa State | Chad Petty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG), Larry Pridemore (C) William Ayers, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft misses the tip | 31-49 |
| 11:20 | Iowa State | Larry Pridemore grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan travels with the ball | 31-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), David Squier (C) Raymond McLearan, Larry Pridemore | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | James Jennings picks off the pass by Charles Jones | 31-49 |
| 10:50 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is fouled on the floor by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #3 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (PG) Chad Petty | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF) Kendall Jones | |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | David Squier comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 31-49 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Fred Ward grabs the board | 31-49 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-49 |
| 10:21 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan knocks in the jumper near the basket | 33-49 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Fred Ward can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Fred Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Charles Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), William Dodge (C) Raymond McLearan, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Edward Peterson | |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Chad Petty scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-49 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG) William Ayers | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG), Kendall Jones (SF) Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jack Christopher - foul #2 on Jack Christopher, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | John Phelps loses the ball out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Squier (C) William Dodge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG) John Phelps | |
| 07:53 | Iowa State | James Jennings misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Chad Petty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Jennings (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Squier (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Raymond McLearan steps in front of the Jack Christopher pass | 37-49 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-49 |
| 07:06 | Iowa State | Chad Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | Chad Petty is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), William Dodge (C) Raymond McLearan, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Charles Jones connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 39-51 |
| 05:59 | Iowa State | Joshua Ashcraft denies the turnaround by William Ayers | 39-51 |
| 05:58 | Iowa State | William Dodge tips it but misses | 39-51 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to William Dodge | 39-51 |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Chad Petty misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 05:22 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher tips it back up and in | 41-51 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Fred Ward buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 41-53 |
| 04:28 | Iowa State | William Ayers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Petty | 44-53 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin double dribbles | 44-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SG), David Squier (PF) Chad Petty, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Jurica Kurowski (PF) Charles Jones, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Iowa State | David Squier clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 44-53 |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | William Dodge grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Ayers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond McLearan (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Jennings (tiring) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Squier (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Dodge (fresh) 3 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa State | James Jennings scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond McLearan | 46-53 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson lays it in | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan blows the layup | 46-55 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to William Dodge | 46-55 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | William Dodge misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Phelps - foul #1 on John Phelps, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Chad Petty (PG), Richard Fisher (PF) William Ayers, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (C) John Phelps, Fred Ward, Edward Peterson | |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | William Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Squier (C) William Dodge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft (PF) Armand Costa | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Jones and he's fouled by James Jennings - foul #4 on James Jennings, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Ayers (SG), William Dodge (C) Raymond McLearan, David Squier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Kendall Jones, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:34 | Iowa State | William Ayers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard O'Laughlin | 48-60 |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Fred Ward grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is fouled on the floor by William Ayers - foul #2 on William Ayers, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft (PF) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is hacked by James Jennings - foul #5 on James Jennings, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond McLearan (SF) James Jennings | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Ayers is fouled on the floor by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | William Ayers grabs the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Richard Fisher is denied on a layup by Edward Peterson | 48-61 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Charles Jones runs out the clock | 48-61 |