| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rolf Zickler (fresh) SG - Eddie Broughton (fresh) SF - Arthur Phillips (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fresh) C - Mark Odom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Mark Odom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | TCU | Eddie Broughton's fadeaway is rejected by Evan Landwehr | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | John Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Landwehr | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Eddie Broughton misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | TCU | Russell Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Arthur Phillips misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Leonard Gandhi - foul #1 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Arthur Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Arthur Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher is fouled on the floor by Mark Odom - foul #1 on Mark Odom, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | John Smith makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-1 |
| 17:45 | TCU | Mark Odom drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rolf Zickler | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Fred Murrill | 7-4 |
| 17:29 | TCU | Eddie Broughton is hacked by Evan Landwehr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (PG), Edgar Yates (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (SF), Michael Claiborne (C) Rolf Zickler, Eddie Broughton, Arthur Phillips, Mark Odom | |
| 17:20 | TCU | Michael Claiborne double dribbles | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (SF) Russell Bass | |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Smith and he's hacked by Edgar Yates - foul #1 on Edgar Yates, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF) John Smith, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:51 | TCU | David Wilson steals it from Michael Claiborne in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Michael Claiborne denies the turnaround by Dennis Graham | 10-4 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill snags the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill hits a shot in the paint | 12-4 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left block | 12-4 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | David Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 15:43 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker gets the rebound | 12-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wilson (fresh) PF - Allen Croker (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Frank Tomita (fresh) SG - Edgar Yates (fresh) SF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fresh) C - Michael Claiborne (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | TCU | Frank Tomita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, David Wilson, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | TCU | Rolf Zickler (PG), Eddie Broughton (SG), Arthur Phillips (SF), Russell Bass (PF), Mark Odom (C) Frank Tomita, Edgar Yates, Jing-Quo Wang, Thomas Hunsucker, Michael Claiborne | |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 12-4 |
| 15:16 | TCU | Arthur Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:48 | TCU | Evan Landwehr is called for the reach on Rolf Zickler - foul #2 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (SG), David Alford (C) Evan Landwehr, Allen Croker | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:32 | TCU | Mark Odom makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Rolf Zickler | 12-6 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:02 | TCU | Mark Odom loses the dribble to Bryan Payne | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits a runner from the left block set up by Leonard Gandhi and he's fouled by Arthur Phillips - foul #1 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Julian Delaney (PF) Dennis Graham, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:53 | TCU | Julian Delaney takes the ball from Rolf Zickler in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | David Alford can't finish the layup | 15-6 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne can't tip it in | 15-6 |
| 13:42 | TCU | Russell Bass pulls down the rebound | 15-6 |
| 13:24 | TCU | Arthur Phillips lays it in | 15-8 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 13:14 | TCU | The rebound goes to Russell Bass | 15-8 |
| 13:12 | TCU | Rolf Zickler is fouled in the backcourt by Joel McMillian - foul #1 on Joel McMillian, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, David Wilson, David Alford | |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (PG), Edgar Yates (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (SF), Michael Claiborne (C) Rolf Zickler, Eddie Broughton, Arthur Phillips, Mark Odom | |
| 13:04 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 15-8 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Michael Claiborne is called for the reach on Julian Delaney - foul #1 on Michael Claiborne, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (SF) Russell Bass | |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) John Smith, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 12:10 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 15-8 |
| 12:09 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Claiborne | 15-8 |
| 11:50 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang hits the finger roll | 15-10 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Allen Croker lays it in set up by Fred Stonecipher | 17-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Croker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Frank Tomita (fresh) SG - Edgar Yates (fresh) SF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fairly fresh) C - Michael Claiborne (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Fred Stonecipher - foul #1 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), David Alford (C) Fred Murrill, Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | TCU | Rolf Zickler (PG), Eddie Broughton (SG), Russell Bass (PF), Mark Odom (C) Frank Tomita, Edgar Yates, Thomas Hunsucker, Michael Claiborne | |
| 11:23 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:23 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | John Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Odom - foul #2 on Mark Odom, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF) Dennis Graham | |
| Subs | TCU | Arthur Phillips (SF) Mark Odom | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:57 | TCU | Bryan Payne picks off the pass by Arthur Phillips | 18-12 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne hits the finger roll | 20-12 |
| 10:31 | TCU | John Smith is called for the reach on Rolf Zickler - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Fred Stonecipher (C) John Smith, Bryan Payne, David Alford | |
| Subs | TCU | Darin Wynn (SG), Thomas Hunsucker (C) Eddie Broughton, Jing-Quo Wang | |
| 10:22 | TCU | Rolf Zickler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 10:21 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Bass | 20-12 |
| 10:00 | TCU | David Wilson swats the layup by Rolf Zickler | 20-12 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Thomas Hunsucker steals it from David Wilson | 20-12 |
| 09:35 | TCU | Arthur Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rolf Zickler | 20-15 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian is called for traveling | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Joel McMillian, Fred Murrill, David Wilson, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (PG), Eddie Broughton (SG), Edgar Yates (SF), Michael Claiborne (C) Rolf Zickler, Darin Wynn, Arthur Phillips, Thomas Hunsucker | |
| 09:06 | TCU | Russell Bass misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Croker | 20-15 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the shot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:58 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:54 | TCU | Edgar Yates is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Stonecipher - foul #2 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang (C) Russell Bass | |
| 08:54 | TCU | Edgar Yates misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Alford | 20-15 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| Subs | TCU | Russell Bass (PF) Edgar Yates | |
| 08:20 | TCU | Frank Tomita hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 08:18 | TCU | Eddie Broughton hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), David Wilson (C) John Smith, Leonard Gandhi, David Alford | |
| Subs | TCU | Rolf Zickler (PG), Edgar Yates (SF) Eddie Broughton, Michael Claiborne | |
| 07:41 | TCU | Russell Bass misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Croker - foul #1 on Allen Croker, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker (C) Jing-Quo Wang | |
| 07:41 | TCU | Russell Bass makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Russell Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-19 |
| 07:24 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Joel McMillian (fresh) SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - Allen Croker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rolf Zickler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Tomita (fairly fresh) SF - Edgar Yates (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hunsucker (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | TCU | Frank Tomita throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Bryan Payne (SF) Dennis Graham, Allen Croker | |
| Subs | TCU | Arthur Phillips (SF) Frank Tomita | |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne drills a jump hook from the left block | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | TCU | Rolf Zickler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi is hacked by Russell Bass - foul #1 on Russell Bass, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Fred Murrill | |
| Subs | TCU | Darin Wynn (SG), Michael Claiborne (C) Edgar Yates, Thomas Hunsucker | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 22-19 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne tips it home | 24-19 |
| 06:18 | TCU | Joel McMillian swats the short shot by Arthur Phillips | 24-19 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | John Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel McMillian | 26-19 |
| 05:42 | TCU | Leonard Gandhi picks off the pass by Rolf Zickler | 26-19 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian can't finish the layup | 26-19 |
| 05:29 | TCU | Russell Bass pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:02 | TCU | Russell Bass misses the driving attempt in the lane | 26-19 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Leonard Gandhi | 26-19 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Michael Claiborne - foul #2 on Michael Claiborne, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | TCU | Frank Tomita (PG), Eddie Broughton (SG), Edgar Yates (SF), Jing-Quo Wang (PF), Thomas Hunsucker (C) Rolf Zickler, Darin Wynn, Arthur Phillips, Russell Bass, Michael Claiborne | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:39 | TCU | Edgar Yates is hacked by Dennis Graham - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:39 | TCU | Edgar Yates misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | David Alford clanks a shot from the baseline | 28-19 |
| 04:18 | TCU | The rebound goes to Frank Tomita | 28-19 |
| 04:16 | TCU | Frank Tomita is hacked by Dennis Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Graham, team foul #10 | 28-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:16 | TCU | Frank Tomita makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:16 | TCU | Frank Tomita makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 03:58 | TCU | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunsucker | 28-21 |
| 03:41 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Croker - foul #2 on Allen Croker, team foul #11 | 28-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Evan Landwehr (SF) John Smith, David Alford | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Odom (C) Thomas Hunsucker | |
| 03:41 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:41 | TCU | Jing-Quo Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Murrill | 30-23 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - Allen Croker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Frank Tomita (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Broughton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edgar Yates (fairly fresh) PF - Jing-Quo Wang (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:08 | TCU | The jump hook by Jing-Quo Wang is blocked by Julian Delaney | 30-23 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Allen Croker hits a 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 02:27 | TCU | Edgar Yates knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-25 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 02:06 | TCU | Evan Landwehr steals the ball from Edgar Yates in the backcourt | 36-25 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Tomita - foul #1 on Frank Tomita, team foul #8 | 36-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, Julian Delaney, Allen Croker | |
| Subs | TCU | Rolf Zickler (PG), Darin Wynn (SG), Arthur Phillips (SF), Michael Claiborne (PF) Frank Tomita, Eddie Broughton, Edgar Yates, Jing-Quo Wang | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:43 | TCU | Arthur Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Arthur Phillips is called for the reach on Evan Landwehr - foul #2 on Arthur Phillips, team foul #9 | 38-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker (PF) Mark Odom | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:29 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 01:15 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rolf Zickler | 38-27 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Hunsucker - foul #1 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #10 | 38-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Murrill (SG) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne | |
| Subs | TCU | Russell Bass (PF) Michael Claiborne | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-27 |
| 00:31 | TCU | Arthur Phillips is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-27 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-27 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Darin Wynn gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Darin Wynn misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-27 |