| Lineup | Idaho | PG - George Hall (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Norris (fresh) PF - Keith Vick (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fresh) SG - James Lach (fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) PF - Jack Girard (fresh) C - Andrew Patrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Chester Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Idaho | Chester Anderson is fouled on the floor by James Lach - foul #1 on James Lach, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Idaho | Chester Anderson misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Patrick - foul #1 on Andrew Patrick, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Idaho | Chester Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | Idaho | Chester Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Norris - foul #1 on Charles Norris, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Idaho | Keith Vick can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | Andrew Patrick snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Patrick | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Lach | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Idaho | Chester Anderson clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Andrew Patrick - foul #2 on Andrew Patrick, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (C) Andrew Patrick | |
| 17:56 | Idaho | Chester Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Idaho | Chester Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd scores on a runner from the baseline set up by George Brown and the foul's on Chester Anderson - foul #1 on Chester Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:32 | Idaho | Charles Norris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | George Brown snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | James Lach tips it back up and in | 4-9 |
| 16:38 | Idaho | Chester Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-9 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth is fouled on the floor by Keith Vick - foul #1 on Keith Vick, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | Henry Cross (PF) Keith Vick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard clanks a jumper from the left block | 4-9 |
| 16:01 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Chester Anderson | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - George Hall (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Norris (fresh) PF - Henry Cross (fresh) C - Chester Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Dowd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Idaho | Charles Norris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | James Lach misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | Billy Roberts (SG), Patrick Latham (SF), Walter St. John (C) Ronald Smith, Charles Norris, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | James Lach makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | James Lach makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:12 | Idaho | Walter St. John scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-11 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth is hacked by Walter St. John - foul #1 on Walter St. John, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Blackwelder (SG), Keith Vick (PF) George Hall, Walter St. John | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (SG), Danny Parks (SF), Steven Garrison (PF) James Lach, Gene Wurth, Jack Girard | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:31 | Idaho | Henry Cross snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:19 | Idaho | Billy Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 14:18 | Idaho | Patrick Latham misses the tip | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Idaho | Henry Cross tips it back up and in | 8-11 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Cross - foul #1 on Henry Cross, team foul #6 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Smith (SG), Charles Norris (SF), Chester Anderson (C) Robert Blackwelder, Patrick Latham, Henry Cross | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth (SF) George Brown | |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | Idaho | Chester Anderson grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:37 | Idaho | Keith Vick clanks a shot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | Idaho | Charles Norris gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:16 | Idaho | Chester Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | Idaho | Charles Norris tips it in | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Billy Roberts takes the ball from Gene Wurth | 10-12 |
| 12:43 | Idaho | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-12 |
| 12:41 | Idaho | Billy Roberts grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | Idaho | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 12:27 | Idaho | Keith Vick pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | Idaho | Chester Anderson is fouled on the floor by Charles Dowd - foul #1 on Charles Dowd, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Hall (PG), Henry Cross (PF), Walter St. John (C) Billy Roberts, Keith Vick, Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (PG), James Lach (SG), Jack Girard (PF) Danny Parks, Steven Garrison, Charles Dowd | |
| 11:49 | Idaho | Charles Norris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:47 | Idaho | Henry Cross tips it home | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - George Hall (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter St. John (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses short on a turnaround from close range | 12-12 |
| 11:30 | Idaho | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | Idaho | Charles Norris's pass is intercepted by James Lach | 12-12 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth lays it up and in on a great pass from James Lach | 12-14 |
| 10:54 | Idaho | Henry Cross hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-14 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein comes up short on the jumper from close range | 12-14 |
| 10:38 | Idaho | George Hall snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Idaho | Ronald Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | James Lach grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | George Brown is fouled in the backcourt by George Hall - foul #1 on George Hall, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Billy Roberts (SG), Patrick Latham (SF), Chester Anderson (C) Ronald Smith, Charles Norris, Walter St. John | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Parks (SF), Charles Dowd (C) Gene Wurth, Gregory Vonstein | |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:08 | Idaho | Patrick Latham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | George Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks gets the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard is fouled on the floor by Henry Cross - foul #2 on Henry Cross, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Smith (SG), Keith Vick (PF) Billy Roberts, Henry Cross | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | Idaho | Chester Anderson gets the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:18 | Idaho | George Brown picks off the pass by Keith Vick | 12-17 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard knocks in the floater from the left block set up by George Brown | 12-19 |
| 09:04 | Idaho | George Hall can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 12-19 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | James Lach gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | James Lach buries a jumpshot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 08:34 | Idaho | Patrick Latham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Hall | 14-21 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | George Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:26 | Idaho | Keith Vick pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:04 | Idaho | Ronald Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Lach | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - George Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Latham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Vick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Parks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Girard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dowd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Idaho | Chester Anderson can't finish the layup | 17-24 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | George Brown grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico State | George Brown drills a turnaround from the right block | 17-26 |
| 06:56 | Idaho | Ronald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-26 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Girard | 17-29 |
| 06:16 | Idaho | James Lach takes the ball from Ronald Smith | 17-29 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 06:00 | Idaho | Chester Anderson grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 05:39 | Idaho | Ronald Smith connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 05:18 | Idaho | Keith Vick grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:10 | Idaho | Ronald Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by George Hall | 22-29 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | James Lach comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-29 |
| 04:51 | Idaho | Chester Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:24 | Idaho | Ronald Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | James Lach is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Lach, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Idaho | Billy Roberts (PG), Robert Blackwelder (SG), Charles Norris (SF), Walter St. John (PF) George Hall, Ronald Smith, Patrick Latham, Keith Vick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Rainville (PG), Gregory Vonstein (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Steven Garrison (PF) George Brown, James Lach, Danny Parks, Jack Girard | |
| 03:59 | Idaho | Walter St. John loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Idaho | Henry Cross (PF) Chester Anderson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Patrick (C) Charles Dowd | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-29 |
| 03:31 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Walter St. John | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Billy Roberts (fresh) SG - Robert Blackwelder (fresh) SF - Charles Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter St. John (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Rainville (fresh) SG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Garrison (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Idaho | Walter St. John throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Billy Roberts is called for the reach on William Rainville - foul #1 on Billy Roberts, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | William Rainville misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-29 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | William Rainville can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 02:36 | Idaho | Henry Cross gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:17 | Idaho | Robert Blackwelder makes the driving attempt in the paint | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison lays it in | 27-31 |
| 01:47 | Idaho | William Rainville steals the ball from Billy Roberts | 27-31 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Billy Roberts is called for the reach on William Rainville - foul #2 on Billy Roberts, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Hall (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Keith Vick (PF), Chester Anderson (C) Billy Roberts, Robert Blackwelder, Henry Cross, Walter St. John | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | William Rainville makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | William Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:09 | Idaho | Charles Norris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:07 | Idaho | Charles Norris tips it home | 29-33 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth hits a fadeaway from close range | 29-35 |
| 00:31 | Idaho | Chester Anderson connects on the jumper from the right block | 31-35 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | William Rainville can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 00:09 | Idaho | Chester Anderson grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 00:04 | Idaho | Charles Norris connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses long on a halfcourt shot | 33-35 |