| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) C - David Weinman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) SG - Billy Anderson (fresh) SF - James King (fresh) PF - William Washington (fresh) C - Marc Elizondo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | William Washington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc Elizondo - foul #1 on Marc Elizondo, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Colorado State | James King is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | William Washington picks off the pass by Jimmie Hammond | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Werth | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Colorado State | Billy Anderson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Washington | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Jimmie Hammond is denied by Marc Elizondo | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | James King hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmie Hammond - foul #2 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith (SF) Jimmie Hammond | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) William Washington, Marc Elizondo | |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | James King makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | James King blocks the jumper by Carl Murphy | 2-6 |
| 16:44 | Colorado State | Robert Werth grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | John Seaver gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | James King pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | James King comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeffery Smith - foul #1 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre (C) David Weinman | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (SG) Robert Werth | |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | James King misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) C - Marcus Sylvestre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Knoll (fresh) SF - James King (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 2-7 |
| 15:39 | Colorado State | James King gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:20 | Colorado State | James King jams it on a nice dish by Max Knoll | 2-9 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Billy Anderson - foul #1 on Billy Anderson, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Charles Wimbley (PF) Stanley Hughes, John Seaver | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt (SG), Thomas Sowards (SF), William Washington (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Billy Anderson, James King, Robert Hatcher, Jeffrey Darden | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:52 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Max Knoll | 4-12 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Perry | 6-12 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | William Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Sylvestre - foul #1 on Marcus Sylvestre, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), David Weinman (C) Carl Murphy, Jeffery Smith, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Billy Anderson (SG), James King (SF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Max Knoll, Thomas Dewitt, Thomas Sowards, Marc Elizondo | |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by William Washington | 6-14 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes tips it but misses | 6-14 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley tips it in | 8-14 |
| 13:22 | Colorado State | James King misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 8-14 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | David Weinman grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley's layup is rejected by James King | 8-14 |
| 13:01 | Colorado State | James King gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 12:42 | Colorado State | William Washington blows the layup | 8-14 |
| 12:41 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden snags the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 12:18 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to William Washington | 8-14 |
| 11:58 | Colorado State | William Washington drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Darden | 8-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) SF - Alfred Venable (fresh) PF - Charles Wimbley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Weinman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | David Weinman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Michael Perry snags the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Wimbley | 10-16 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | David Weinman swats the short shot by William Washington | 10-16 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | William Washington grabs the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Alfred Venable is called for the reach on James King - foul #1 on Alfred Venable, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), John Seaver (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Michael Perry, Alfred Venable, Charles Wimbley, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (SG), Thomas Sowards (SF), Robert Hatcher (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Billy Anderson, James King, William Washington, Jeffrey Darden | |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hatcher | 10-19 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Robert Hatcher is called for the reach on Marcus Sylvestre - foul #1 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #4 | 10-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt (SG) Robert Werth | |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | John Seaver clanks a floater from the left block | 10-19 |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards gets the rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:42 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Marcus Sylvestre - foul #2 on Marcus Sylvestre, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Strom (C) Marcus Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Billy Anderson (PG), James King (SF) Thomas Dewitt, Thomas Sowards | |
| 09:42 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:42 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Stanley Hughes | 12-21 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo is open and lays it up and in set up by Max Knoll | 12-23 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Billy Anderson steps in front of the Stanley Hughes pass | 12-23 |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | James King is fouled on the floor by John Seaver - foul #1 on John Seaver, team foul #7 | 12-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Weinman (C) David Strom | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Jeffrey Darden (C) Max Knoll, Marc Elizondo | |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | James King misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | David Weinman pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-23 |
| 08:03 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Darden | 12-23 |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | James King hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Werth | 12-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stanley Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) C - David Weinman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Werth - foul #1 on Robert Werth, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alfred Venable (SF) Stanley Hughes, Jeffery Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards (SF) Robert Hatcher | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:32 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 07:31 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden can't tip it in | 14-25 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | John Seaver pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | John Seaver clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG) Carl Murphy | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (SG), William Washington (PF) Billy Anderson, James King | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | John Seaver misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | John Seaver misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:14 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Robert Werth buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Washington and he's fouled by Michael Perry - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley (PF) John Seaver | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo (C) Jeffrey Darden | |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 06:46 | Colorado State | William Washington snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 06:26 | Colorado State | Robert Werth buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-31 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Stanley Hughes is denied by William Washington | 14-31 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wimbley - foul #1 on Charles Wimbley, team foul #9 | 14-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF) Michael Perry, Alfred Venable | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Billy Anderson (SG) Max Knoll | |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 1st free throw | 14-32 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Carl Murphy | 16-33 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Carl Murphy steals it from William Washington | 16-33 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Carl Murphy | 18-33 |
| 05:08 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo's pass is intercepted by Charles Wimbley | 18-33 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | David Weinman clanks a shot from the right side | 18-33 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | David Weinman grabs the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Sowards | 18-33 |
| 04:48 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Marc Elizondo | 18-33 |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is hacked by Carl Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Murphy, team foul #10 | 18-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), John Seaver (PF), David Strom (C) Stanley Hughes, Charles Wimbley, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) William Washington, Marc Elizondo | |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 1st free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:44 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | John Seaver pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | John Seaver clanks a shot near the basket | 18-34 |
| 04:28 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 04:10 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards is called for 3 seconds | 18-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (SG), Thomas Dewitt (SF) Robert Werth, Thomas Sowards | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Darden swats the short shot by Carl Murphy | 18-34 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | John Seaver misses the tip | 18-34 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Seaver | 18-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Seaver (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Strom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Billy Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Max Knoll (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Dewitt (fresh) PF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | John Seaver loses the ball out of bounds | 18-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Jimmie Hammond (SF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Carl Murphy, Jeffery Smith, David Strom | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James King (SF) Thomas Dewitt | |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | James King buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Anderson | 18-37 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-37 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 02:35 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden can't finish the layup | 18-37 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Perry | 18-37 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Hatcher - foul #2 on Robert Hatcher, team foul #7 | 20-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), David Weinman (C) Michael Perry, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), William Washington (PF), Marc Elizondo (C) Billy Anderson, Robert Hatcher, Jeffrey Darden | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | Stanley Hughes takes the ball from Marc Elizondo | 21-37 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy lays it in on a great pass from Stanley Hughes | 23-37 |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Marc Elizondo knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Werth | 23-39 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | David Weinman comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 01:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to William Washington | 23-39 |
| 01:02 | Colorado State | Robert Werth hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-39 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Stanley Hughes is called for the reach on Max Knoll - foul #1 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #11 | 23-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Carl Murphy, Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) William Washington, Marc Elizondo | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Max Knoll makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Max Knoll makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-41 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 23-41 |