| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) C - Robert Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) SG - Billy Mason (fresh) SF - Kevin White (fresh) PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) C - James Donoho (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denver | James Donoho pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Denver | Kevin White pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tim Weatherholt | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Wynn | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Kevin White knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Sanford and the foul's on Timothy Hodgins - foul #1 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Kevin White misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Kevin White swats the short shot by Tim Weatherholt | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Donoho | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Billy Mason is hacked by Matthew McCleery - foul #1 on Matthew McCleery, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Billy Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Donoho | 0-2 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Kevin White steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery scores on a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Frank Wynn - foul #1 on Frank Wynn, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Billy Mason makes the jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt is hacked by Kevin White - foul #1 on Kevin White, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Alan Arnett (SF), Ron Roth (PF), Kyle Evins (C) Erik Ingle, Timothy Hodgins, Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Valletta (C) James Donoho | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) PF - Ron Roth (fresh) C - Kyle Evins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) C - Richard Valletta (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth can't connect on a shot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Knuth | 3-4 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Ron Roth tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Robert Sanford hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Mason | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Ron Roth makes the fadeaway in the paint | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Richard Valletta gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Kyle Evins blocks the jumper by Billy Mason | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Ron Roth pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Evins | 10-7 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Billy Mason loses the dribble to Alan Arnett | 10-7 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett clanks a floater in the paint | 10-7 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett's pass is intercepted by Frank Wynn | 10-7 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Billy Mason buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Lester Knuth | 12-10 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Kevin White misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Alan Arnett - foul #1 on Alan Arnett, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF), Robert Cox (C) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Louis Butler (SG), James Donoho (C) Robert Sanford, Billy Mason, Frank Wynn | |
| 12:03 | Denver | Kevin White makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Kevin White misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Robert Cox grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | James Donoho steps in front of the Tim Weatherholt pass | 12-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sid Kearney (fresh) SG - Louis Butler (fresh) SF - Kevin White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Valletta (fresh) C - James Donoho (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Denver | Sid Kearney clanks a floater in the lane | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 12-11 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 11:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Donoho | 12-11 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Sid Kearney knocks in the shot in the paint | 12-13 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses the lay-in | 12-13 |
| 10:20 | Denver | James Donoho pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:07 | Denver | James Donoho evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Robert Cox - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Jack Jones (SF), Frank Wynn (PF) Sid Kearney, Louis Butler, Kevin White, Richard Valletta | |
| 10:07 | Denver | James Donoho makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery clanks a jumper in the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:58 | Denver | James Donoho grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Robert Sanford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Mason | 12-19 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-19 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Frank Wynn pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Billy Mason makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 12-22 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Robert Cox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-22 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Billy Mason gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Jack Jones makes the runner from close range | 12-24 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Donoho - foul #1 on James Donoho, team foul #3 | 12-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Kyle Evins (C) Erik Ingle, Timothy Hodgins, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Valletta (C) James Donoho | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Robert Sanford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Arnett (SF), Ron Roth (PF) Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG) Robert Sanford | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ron Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Evins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sid Kearney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lester Knuth | 16-24 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Frank Wynn blows the layup | 16-24 |
| 06:44 | Denver | Sid Kearney gets the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Frank Wynn misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ron Roth - foul #1 on Ron Roth, team foul #5 | 16-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF), Robert Cox (C) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Kevin White (SF), James Donoho (C) Sid Kearney, Jack Jones, Richard Valletta | |
| 06:27 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Kevin White pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Billy Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Valletta (PF) Frank Wynn | |
| 05:17 | Denver | Tim Weatherholt is called for the reach on Robert Sanford - foul #1 on Tim Weatherholt, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (SG) Billy Mason | |
| 05:01 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kyle Evins (C) Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:01 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Donoho - foul #2 on James Donoho, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG) Sid Kearney | |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Tim Weatherholt steps in front of the Robert Sanford pass | 18-27 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses the fadeaway from the right side | 18-27 |
| 03:53 | Denver | James Donoho grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 03:24 | Denver | Erik Ingle is called for the reach on Robert Sanford - foul #1 on Erik Ingle, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Arnett (SF), Robert Cox (C) Tim Weatherholt, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF), Frank Wynn (PF) Kevin White, James Donoho | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle is fouled on the floor by Robert Sanford - foul #1 on Robert Sanford, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses short on a jumper near the basket | 18-27 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle grabs the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Hodgins | 21-27 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Richard Valletta - foul #3 on Robert Cox, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Ron Roth (PF), Kyle Evins (C) Erik Ingle, Timothy Hodgins, Alan Arnett, Matthew McCleery, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG) Robert Sanford | |
| 02:20 | Denver | Richard Valletta makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Richard Valletta makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero is hacked by Sid Kearney - foul #1 on Sid Kearney, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Louis Butler (SG), Kevin White (SF), James Donoho (C) Billy Mason, Jack Jones, Richard Valletta | |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Howard Cantero | 24-29 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Sid Kearney knocks in the floater from close range | 24-31 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Tim Weatherholt | 26-31 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 00:50 | Denver | James Donoho tips it but misses | 26-31 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Howard Cantero | 29-31 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the fadeaway from close range | 29-31 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Frank Wynn tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Ron Roth grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lester Knuth, team foul #10 | 29-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Alan Arnett (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Tim Weatherholt, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Jack Jones (SF), Richard Valletta (C) Sid Kearney, Louis Butler, Kevin White, James Donoho | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Robert Sanford buries a jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |