| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Schwebke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ertel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Felton (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Rose (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Reasor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Lehman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 19:43 | Denver | John Rose grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Alan Lehman blocks the short jumper by Ronald Felton | 32-42 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Tony Buckley | 32-44 |
| 19:02 | Denver | William Ertel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aaron Cropper | 32-46 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-46 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Oscar Lintz swats the layup by Alan Lehman | 32-46 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Oscar Lintz pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Ertel | 34-46 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Bonds | 34-49 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-49 |
| 17:27 | Denver | Oscar Lintz snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 17:21 | Denver | William Ertel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Schwebke | 37-49 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 17:10 | Denver | John Rose grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Aaron Cropper blocks the short jumper by Ronald Felton | 37-49 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | Anthony Schwebke steals it from Dale Reasor | 37-49 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Ronald Felton misses the lay-in | 37-49 |
| 16:41 | Denver | John Rose tips it home | 39-49 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor clanks a turnaround from the left block | 39-49 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor misses the tip | 39-49 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 15:52 | Denver | William Ertel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Schwebke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ertel (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Lintz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Felton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Rose (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Cropper (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Reasor (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Lehman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 15:45 | Denver | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-51 |
| 15:30 | Denver | John Rose hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 15:00 | Denver | John Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-51 |
| 14:42 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Felton | 41-51 |
| 14:30 | Denver | Ronald Bonds steps in front of the Oscar Lintz pass | 41-51 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Matthew Bolen (SF), Charles Johnson (PF), Randall Hurst (C) Anthony Schwebke, William Ertel, Oscar Lintz, Ronald Felton, John Rose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (PG), Samuel Kull (SG), Carmine Kight (SF), Andrew Becker (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor, Alan Lehman | |
| 13:58 | Denver | Gerald Walker steals the ball from Daniel Brungardt | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Hurst - foul #2 on Randall Hurst, team foul #1 | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | Denver | Randall Hurst grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Johnson and he's hacked by Andrew Becker - foul #1 on Andrew Becker, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams is denied on a layup by Matthew Bolen | 44-51 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Matthew Bolen gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Daniel Brungardt can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker lays it up and in | 44-53 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Charles Borkholder is fouled in the backcourt by Carmine Kight - foul #3 on Carmine Kight, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (PG), Ronald Felton (PF), Oscar Lintz (C) Daniel Brungardt, Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Dale Reasor (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Andrew Williams, Samuel Kull, Andrew Becker, Gerald Walker | |
| 12:16 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Blake Newborn, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jan Feliciano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Bolen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Felton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Lintz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Gaskell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blake Newborn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Reasor (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Lehman (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Denver | Charles Borkholder travels in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | Denver | John Rose (C) Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight connects on the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Matthew Bolen - foul #4 on Matthew Bolen, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Schwebke (PG), William Ertel (SF) Charles Borkholder, Matthew Bolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (SF) Dale Reasor | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Ronald Felton pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:13 | Denver | Jan Feliciano misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight loses the ball out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (SG), Oscar Lintz (C) Jan Feliciano, John Rose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Dale Reasor (PF) Blake Newborn, Carmine Kight | |
| 10:47 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke is hacked by Aaron Cropper - foul #1 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG) Brian Gaskell | |
| 10:27 | Denver | Aaron Cropper takes the ball from Ronald Felton | 44-55 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Cropper | 44-57 |
| 10:21 | Denver | William Ertel double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Randall Hurst (PF) Anthony Schwebke, William Ertel, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG), Carmine Kight (C) Aaron Cropper, Alan Lehman | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Tony Buckley and the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | John Rose (C) Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Andrew Becker (PF) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Dale Reasor | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:45 | Denver | Randall Hurst travels with the ball | 44-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Borkholder (SG) Daniel Brungardt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Samuel Kull (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Gerald Walker (C) Brian Gaskell, Andrew Williams, Carmine Kight | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper drills a floater from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 08:59 | Denver | John Rose scores on a jump hook from close range | 46-62 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico | Charles Borkholder picks off the pass by Blake Newborn | 46-62 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Charles Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Charles Borkholder | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:11 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Randall Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:46 | Denver | Jan Feliciano misses the jumpshot from the right side | 48-62 |
| 07:45 | Denver | John Rose grabs the offensive board | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jan Feliciano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rose (tired) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Samuel Kull (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blake Newborn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Cropper (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Becker (tiring) C - Gerald Walker (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Randall Hurst double dribbles | 48-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Schwebke (PG), Daniel Brungardt (SG), Matthew Bolen (SF), Ronald Felton (PF), Oscar Lintz (C) Jan Feliciano, Charles Borkholder, Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst, John Rose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Samuel Kull, Blake Newborn, Aaron Cropper, Andrew Becker, Gerald Walker | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams misses the tip | 48-62 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Oscar Lintz grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Daniel Brungardt loses the dribble to Ronald Bonds | 48-62 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds hits the finger roll | 48-64 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Matthew Bolen blows the layup | 48-64 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Oscar Lintz can't tip it in | 48-64 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Oscar Lintz pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Oscar Lintz can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Alan Lehman - foul #2 on Alan Lehman, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carmine Kight (PF) Dale Reasor | |
| 06:25 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Bonds and he's hacked by Daniel Brungardt - foul #1 on Daniel Brungardt, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Borkholder (SG) Daniel Brungardt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG), Dale Reasor (PF) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams | |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-67 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (PG), William Ertel (SF) Anthony Schwebke, Matthew Bolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SF) Alan Lehman | |
| 05:09 | Denver | Dale Reasor is called for the reach on Jan Feliciano - foul #1 on Dale Reasor, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG) Brian Gaskell | |
| 05:09 | Denver | Jan Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Jan Feliciano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds scores on a 3 from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Ronald Felton tips it home | 54-70 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Ronald Felton takes the ball from Andrew Williams | 54-70 |
| 04:05 | Denver | William Ertel can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight hits the finger roll | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jan Feliciano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ertel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Felton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Oscar Lintz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dale Reasor (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Carmine Kight (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Jan Feliciano misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Carmine Kight - foul #4 on Carmine Kight, team foul #8 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (SG), Charles Johnson (PF), Randall Hurst (C) Charles Borkholder, Ronald Felton, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Samuel Kull (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Gerald Walker (PF) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Dale Reasor | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Jan Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Jan Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Blake Newborn | 55-72 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmine Kight | 55-74 |
| 02:56 | Denver | William Ertel drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jan Feliciano | 57-74 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight lays it in | 57-76 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Charles Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-76 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Randall Hurst grabs the offensive rebound | 57-76 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Carmine Kight picks off the pass by Jan Feliciano | 57-76 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-76 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Jan Feliciano pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| 01:24 | Denver | William Ertel is fouled on the floor by Gerald Walker - foul #1 on Gerald Walker, team foul #9 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) Jan Feliciano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Becker (PF) Blake Newborn | |
| 01:24 | Denver | William Ertel misses the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker grabs the board | 57-76 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams's floater is knocked away by Randall Hurst | 57-76 |
| 01:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Oscar Lintz | 57-76 |
| 01:02 | Denver | William Ertel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-76 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight pulls down the rebound | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | William Ertel steals it from Samuel Kull | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Daniel Brungardt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 57-76 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-76 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Oscar Lintz gets the rebound | 57-76 |
| 00:05 | Denver | William Ertel is hacked by Samuel Kull in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Kull, team foul #10 | 57-76 |
| 00:05 | Denver | William Ertel makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:05 | Denver | William Ertel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams runs out the clock | 59-76 |