| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) PF - Troy Oh (fresh) C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Slusher (fresh) SG - Jeff Calhoun (fresh) SF - John Mansell (fresh) PF - Anthony Maynard (fresh) C - Jordan Richards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Utah | Jeff Calhoun is hacked by Phillip Shelley - foul #1 on Phillip Shelley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Utah | Jeff Calhoun double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Gary Baldwin is denied by Jordan Richards | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Utah | Jordan Richards grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Utah | Nathan Gibson takes the ball from John Mansell | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Utah | Jordan Richards makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Slusher | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Utah | Anthony Maynard gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Utah | Jordan Richards connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Phillip Shelley - foul #2 on Phillip Shelley, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (SG) Phillip Shelley | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 17:34 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:12 | Utah | Jeff Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Utah | Nathan Gibson steals the ball from Anthony Maynard | 0-4 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon tips it home | 2-4 |
| 16:22 | Utah | John Mansell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 16:15 | Utah | Jeff Calhoun grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:10 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 16:08 | Utah | John Mansell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:54 | Utah | Anthony Maynard misses the dunk | 2-4 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Nathan Gibson | 2-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fairly fresh) SG - Doug Witherington (fresh) SF - Nathan Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Oh (fairly fresh) C - Dennis Shannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Slusher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Calhoun (fresh) SF - John Mansell (fresh) PF - Anthony Maynard (fairly fresh) C - Jordan Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon loses the dribble to John Mansell | 2-4 |
| 15:27 | Utah | Jeff Calhoun jams it on a great pass from John Mansell | 2-6 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon knocks in the jumper from close range | 4-6 |
| 14:57 | Utah | Thomas Slusher makes the floater from the left side set up by Jordan Richards | 4-8 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Anthony Maynard steps in front of the Gary Baldwin pass | 4-8 |
| 14:06 | Utah | Anthony Maynard comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Troy Oh - foul #1 on Troy Oh, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (PG), Matthew Kellner (SG), Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Larry Davis (C) Gary Baldwin, Doug Witherington, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Utah | Terrence Powers (PG), James Spiers (SG), Andrew Morris (SF), Eugene Isom (C) Thomas Slusher, Jeff Calhoun, John Mansell, Jordan Richards | |
| 14:06 | Utah | Anthony Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:06 | Utah | Anthony Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Kellner | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Utah | James Spiers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | James Hemby gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-10 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Matthew Kellner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 12:43 | Utah | Eugene Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:25 | Utah | James Spiers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Anthony Holloway | 7-10 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway travels with the ball | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG) Matthew Kellner | |
| Subs | Utah | Carl Cusson (C) Anthony Maynard | |
| 11:56 | Utah | James Spiers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 11:55 | Utah | Eugene Isom misses the tip | 7-10 |
| 11:53 | Utah | Eugene Isom gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) SG - Ronald McDole (fresh) SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hemby (fresh) C - Larry Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Terrence Powers (fresh) SG - James Spiers (fresh) SF - Andrew Morris (fresh) PF - Eugene Isom (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Cusson (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Utah | Larry Davis is called for the reach on Andrew Morris - foul #1 on Larry Davis, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Matthew Kellner (SF), Troy Oh (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Ronald McDole, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby, Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Slusher (PG), Jeff Calhoun (SG), John Mansell (SF), Jordan Richards (C) Terrence Powers, James Spiers, Andrew Morris, Eugene Isom | |
| 11:20 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses the lay-in | 7-10 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Jordan Richards | 7-10 |
| 10:45 | Utah | Thomas Slusher loses the ball out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF) Matthew Kellner | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Cusson - foul #1 on Carl Cusson, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Hemby (C) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:17 | Utah | Nathan Gibson blocks the jumper by Jordan Richards | 9-10 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 09:58 | Utah | Jordan Richards snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 09:40 | Utah | Thomas Slusher misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 9-10 |
| 09:39 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses the tip | 9-10 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Carl Cusson tips it home | 9-12 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | James Hemby clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington tips it home | 11-12 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 11-12 |
| 08:55 | Utah | John Mansell hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh buries a shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 08:21 | Utah | Jordan Richards hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Calhoun and he's fouled by James Hemby - foul #1 on James Hemby, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (PG), Matthew Kellner (SG), Larry Davis (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Gary Baldwin, Doug Witherington, Troy Oh, James Hemby | |
| Subs | Utah | Terrence Powers (PG), James Spiers (SG), Andrew Morris (SF), Eugene Isom (PF) Thomas Slusher, Jeff Calhoun, John Mansell, Carl Cusson | |
| 08:21 | Utah | Jordan Richards makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:40 | Utah | Terrence Powers hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Spiers | 16-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Ronald McDole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Kellner (fresh) SF - Nathan Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Davis (fresh) C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Terrence Powers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Spiers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Morris (fresh) PF - Eugene Isom (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jordan Richards (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis is denied on a layup by Eugene Isom | 16-19 |
| 07:17 | Utah | Terrence Powers snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:04 | Utah | Larry Davis takes the ball from Jordan Richards | 16-19 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Morris - foul #1 on Andrew Morris, team foul #2 | 16-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Slusher (PG), Jeff Calhoun (SG), Anthony Maynard (PF) Terrence Powers, James Spiers, Jordan Richards | |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:24 | Utah | Andrew Morris misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-19 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Isom - foul #1 on Eugene Isom, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Doug Witherington (SG), James Hemby (SF) Ronald McDole, Matthew Kellner, Nathan Gibson | |
| Subs | Utah | John Mansell (SF) Andrew Morris | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis misses the 3rd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | Utah | The rebound goes to Eugene Isom | 18-19 |
| 05:45 | Utah | Anthony Maynard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 05:44 | Utah | Anthony Maynard tips it home | 18-21 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | James Hemby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway (SF) Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Carl Cusson (C) Eugene Isom | |
| 05:22 | Utah | Anthony Maynard hits a floater from the right block | 18-23 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 05:13 | Utah | The rebound goes to John Mansell | 18-23 |
| 04:59 | Utah | Anthony Maynard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Slusher | 18-25 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin is fouled on the floor by Jeff Calhoun - foul #1 on Jeff Calhoun, team foul #4 | 18-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington lays it up and in set up by James Hemby | 20-25 |
| 04:14 | Utah | Anthony Maynard lays it in | 20-27 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin lays it in | 22-27 |
| 03:48 | Utah | Troy Oh is called for the reach on Anthony Maynard - foul #2 on Troy Oh, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Larry Davis (C) Gary Baldwin, Doug Witherington, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby | |
| Subs | Utah | Terrence Powers (PG), James Spiers (SG), Andrew Morris (SF), Eugene Isom (C) Thomas Slusher, Jeff Calhoun, John Mansell, Carl Cusson | |
| 03:37 | Utah | Andrew Morris misses the jumper from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 03:36 | Utah | Terrence Powers hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Ronald McDole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Davis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Terrence Powers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Spiers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Morris (fresh) PF - Anthony Maynard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Isom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-29 |
| 03:14 | Utah | Eugene Isom grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:51 | Utah | James Spiers makes the jumpshot from the left side | 22-31 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole misses short on a jumper from the right side | 22-31 |
| 02:30 | Utah | Terrence Powers gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 02:13 | Utah | Phillip Shelley steps in front of the James Spiers pass | 22-31 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh is hacked by Anthony Maynard - foul #1 on Anthony Maynard, team foul #5 | 22-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Ronald McDole, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Slusher (PG), Jeff Calhoun (SG), John Mansell (SF), Carl Cusson (PF), Jordan Richards (C) Terrence Powers, James Spiers, Andrew Morris, Anthony Maynard, Eugene Isom | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon tips it back up and in | 24-31 |
| 01:37 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 24-31 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-31 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley tips it home | 26-31 |
| 01:04 | Utah | Jordan Richards clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Shannon - foul #1 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF) Anthony Holloway | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 01:04 | Utah | Jordan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:04 | Utah | Jordan Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley is whistled for a carry | 26-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah | Eugene Isom (PF) Jordan Richards | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Eugene Isom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by James Hemby - foul #2 on James Hemby, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (SG), Larry Davis (PF) Phillip Shelley, James Hemby | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Maynard (PF) Carl Cusson | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Eugene Isom misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:33 | Utah | Eugene Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington is hacked by Jeff Calhoun - foul #2 on Jeff Calhoun, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF) Larry Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | James Spiers (PG), Andrew Morris (SG) Thomas Slusher, Jeff Calhoun | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-33 |