| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Ertel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Bolen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Felton (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:47 | Denver | John Rose snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Matthew Bolen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Tony Buckley and the foul's on Ronald Felton - foul #1 on Ronald Felton, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Matthew Bolen clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Buckley - foul #1 on Tony Buckley, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dale Reasor (C) Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:54 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Buckley | 42-42 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Matthew Bolen misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Reasor - foul #1 on Dale Reasor, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Mallette (PG), Andrew Becker (SG), Charles Soliz (PF), Bruce Orlando (C) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Carmine Kight | |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (PG), Randall Hurst (PF), Robert Mick (C) William Ertel, Ronald Felton, John Rose | |
| 18:12 | Denver | Matthew Bolen misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Charles Soliz hits a floater from the right side set up by Mark Mallette | 44-43 |
| 17:27 | Denver | Charles Soliz takes the ball from Matthew Bolen | 44-43 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Mark Mallette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG), Gerald Walker (C) Dale Reasor, Bruce Orlando | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Johnson (SF) Matthew Bolen | |
| 17:11 | Denver | Charles Johnson buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Charles Borkholder | 44-45 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Mark Mallette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Andrew Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 16:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 44-45 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Mark Mallette steps in front of the Randall Hurst pass in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Mark Mallette knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Jan Feliciano is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Dale Reasor (C) Mark Mallette, Andrew Becker, Charles Soliz, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (PG), Matthew Bolen (SF), Ronald Felton (PF), John Rose (C) Jan Feliciano, Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst, Robert Mick | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Borkholder - foul #2 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Blake Newborn (SG) Ronald Bonds | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (PG), Anthony Schwebke (SG) Charles Borkholder, Matthew Bolen | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Blake Newborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Reasor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daniel Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Schwebke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ertel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Felton (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Denver | Daniel Brungardt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-45 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Felton | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Rose | 48-45 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brungardt - foul #4 on Daniel Brungardt, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Orlando (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Carmine Kight, Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (SG), Charles Johnson (SF) Daniel Brungardt, William Ertel | |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG) Blake Newborn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:13 | Denver | The jumper by Charles Johnson is denied by Aaron Cropper | 48-45 |
| 14:11 | Denver | John Rose misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Bruce Orlando snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds connects on the shot from close range set up by Bruce Orlando | 50-45 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Tony Buckley is called for the reach on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Tony Buckley, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Mallette (PG), Dale Reasor (SF), Carmine Kight (PF) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper, Bruce Orlando | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Matthew Bolen (SF), Randall Hurst (PF), Robert Mick (C) Anthony Schwebke, Jan Feliciano, Charles Johnson, Ronald Felton, John Rose | |
| 13:22 | Denver | Charles Borkholder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Blake Newborn (SG) Ronald Bonds | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dale Reasor | 52-45 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Robert Mick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carmine Kight - foul #1 on Carmine Kight, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Becker (SF), Charles Soliz (C) Dale Reasor, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Felton (PF) Randall Hurst | |
| 12:44 | Denver | Robert Mick misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Robert Mick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Mark Mallette loses the dribble to Charles Borkholder | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Charles Borkholder can't finish the layup | 52-46 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Ronald Felton misses the tip | 52-46 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Matthew Bolen grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Ronald Felton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Mick | 52-48 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Charles Soliz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Mark Mallette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Newborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Soliz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Ertel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Bolen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Felton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Borkholder | 52-48 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Charles Borkholder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:13 | Denver | Ronald Felton tips it home | 52-50 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Charles Soliz can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Matthew Bolen grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:49 | Denver | William Ertel hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Borkholder | 52-53 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight connects on the jumper from close range set up by Blake Newborn | 54-53 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Robert Mick is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (PF), Bruce Orlando (C) Mark Mallette, Blake Newborn, Andrew Becker, Carmine Kight, Charles Soliz | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Schwebke (PG), Jan Feliciano (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Randall Hurst (PF), John Rose (C) William Ertel, Charles Borkholder, Matthew Bolen, Ronald Felton, Robert Mick | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Randall Hurst grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Charles Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-53 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| 09:19 | Denver | John Rose slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Schwebke | 54-55 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Charles Johnson hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jan Feliciano | 54-57 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Walker (C) Bruce Orlando | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Bolen (SF), Ronald Felton (PF) Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst | |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor makes the floater near the basket set up by Tony Buckley and he's fouled by Ronald Felton - foul #2 on Ronald Felton, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Gaskell (PG) Tony Buckley | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Borkholder (SG) Jan Feliciano | |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:26 | Denver | John Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (PG) Anthony Schwebke | |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Matthew Bolen gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Matthew Bolen misses the wide open floater in the lane | 57-57 |
| 08:07 | Denver | John Rose tips it home | 57-59 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Gaskell and he's fouled by Matthew Bolen - foul #2 on Matthew Bolen, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carmine Kight (PF) Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (PG) William Ertel | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Gaskell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Cropper (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daniel Brungardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Borkholder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Bolen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Felton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 07:36 | Denver | John Rose tips it in | 60-61 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Gaskell | 63-61 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Ronald Felton is open and scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Charles Borkholder | 63-63 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | John Rose is called for the reach on Aaron Cropper - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Andrew Becker (SG), Bruce Orlando (PF) Brian Gaskell, Ronald Bonds, Carmine Kight | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Schwebke (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Randall Hurst (PF), Robert Mick (C) Charles Borkholder, Matthew Bolen, Ronald Felton, John Rose | |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Randall Hurst misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico | Andrew Becker scores on a floater from the right side | 66-63 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Charles Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Robert Mick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Blake Newborn (SG), Dale Reasor (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Charles Soliz (C) Andrew Becker, Aaron Cropper, Bruce Orlando, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | Jan Feliciano (SG) Daniel Brungardt | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Robert Mick steps in front of the Carmine Kight pass | 66-63 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Anthony Schwebke loses the dribble to Dale Reasor | 66-63 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 66-63 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the easy layup | 66-63 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Randall Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Charles Johnson is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Robert Mick gets the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Dale Reasor steals the ball from Anthony Schwebke | 66-63 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-63 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Robert Mick gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Robert Mick comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Charles Soliz pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Blake Newborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Reasor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carmine Kight (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Soliz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Schwebke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jan Feliciano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Hurst (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Mick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Robert Mick gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Jan Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Robert Mick hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley clanks a shot from the left block | 66-65 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Randall Hurst pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Mallette (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Becker (SF), Bruce Orlando (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Blake Newborn, Dale Reasor, Carmine Kight, Charles Soliz | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brungardt (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), William Ertel (SF), Ronald Felton (PF), John Rose (C) Anthony Schwebke, Jan Feliciano, Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst, Robert Mick | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ronald Felton can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Bruce Orlando - foul #1 on Bruce Orlando, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Bolen (SF) William Ertel | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ronald Felton makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ronald Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG) Mark Mallette | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Borkholder - foul #3 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:12 | Denver | John Rose misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Walker - foul #1 on Gerald Walker, team foul #6 | 68-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dale Reasor (PF) Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:12 | Denver | John Rose makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:12 | Denver | John Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (SF) Andrew Becker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Ronald Felton steals the ball from Aaron Cropper | 68-69 |
| 01:49 | Denver | John Rose can't finish the layup | 68-69 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Felton - foul #3 on Ronald Felton, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carmine Kight (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Aaron Cropper, Bruce Orlando | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Ronald Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Gerald Walker steals it from John Rose in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds lays it up and in on a great pass from Tony Buckley | 71-69 |
| 00:49 | Denver | John Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Gerald Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 00:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Borkholder | 71-69 |
| 00:14 | Denver | John Rose is fouled on the floor by Gerald Walker - foul #2 on Gerald Walker, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:14 | Denver | John Rose misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Brungardt - foul #5 on Daniel Brungardt, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (SF) Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (PG) Daniel Brungardt | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Denver | William Ertel is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Bolen | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Ertel (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Bolen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Felton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Buckley | 74-72 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Matthew Bolen is hacked by Ronald Bonds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dale Reasor (PF), Charles Soliz (C) Carmine Kight, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:41 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Matthew Bolen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Tony Buckley and the foul's on Ronald Felton - foul #4 on Ronald Felton, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor misses the free throw | 76-74 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Charles Borkholder pulls down the rebound | 76-74 |
| 03:57 | Denver | William Ertel misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-74 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Charles Borkholder tips it but misses | 76-74 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ronald Bonds | 76-74 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Cropper | 78-74 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Matthew Bolen hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 78-74 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper hits the finger roll | 80-74 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Charles Borkholder is fouled on the floor by Aaron Cropper - foul #2 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #9 | 80-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Mallette (PG), Blake Newborn (SG), Andrew Becker (SF), Bruce Orlando (PF), Gerald Walker (C) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor, Charles Soliz | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Schwebke (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Randall Hurst (PF), Robert Mick (C) William Ertel, Matthew Bolen, Ronald Felton, John Rose | |
| 02:53 | Denver | Charles Borkholder makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Charles Borkholder makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Dale Reasor (SF), Carmine Kight (PF) Mark Mallette, Andrew Becker, Bruce Orlando | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Felton (PF) Robert Mick | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn is hacked by Charles Borkholder - foul #4 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #13 | 80-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds (SG) Tony Buckley | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Blake Newborn makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF) Blake Newborn, Dale Reasor | |
| Subs | Denver | William Ertel (PG), Matthew Bolen (SF), John Rose (C) Anthony Schwebke, Charles Johnson, Randall Hurst | |
| 02:21 | Denver | John Rose jams it on a nice dish by Charles Borkholder | 82-78 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 82-78 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the tip | 82-78 |
| 02:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Rose | 82-78 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Ronald Felton hits a shot from the free throw line | 82-80 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Matthew Bolen is called for the reach on Aaron Cropper - foul #3 on Matthew Bolen, team foul #14 | 82-80 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:32 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Rose | 83-80 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 83-80 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Tony Buckley | 83-80 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Ertel - foul #1 on William Ertel, team foul #15 | 83-80 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Buckley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Cropper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Ertel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Bolen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Felton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - John Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-80 |
| 00:40 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Bolen | 84-80 |
| 00:37 | Denver | William Ertel drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Borkholder | 84-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight is hacked by William Ertel in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ertel, team foul #16 | 84-83 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:34 | Denver | John Rose pulls down the rebound | 84-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | John Rose buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Ertel | 84-85 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Ronald Felton blocks the short jumper by Gerald Walker | 84-85 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 84-85 |