| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Vaccaro (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Percy Lollis (fresh) PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Scurlock (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ash (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Ash inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:55 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses long on a floater from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edward St. Pierre - foul #3 on Edward St. Pierre, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG) Edward St. Pierre | |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:13 | BYU | Larry Price is hacked by Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:00 | BYU | Richard Deason can't finish the uncontested layup | 30-30 |
| 18:59 | BYU | John Ash gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:42 | BYU | John Ash lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Larry Price | 30-32 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Michael Perry blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | BYU | John Ash snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:11 | BYU | Richard Deason can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Michael Perry buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Larry Price's pass is intercepted by Percy Lollis in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault lays it up and in on a nice dish by Percy Lollis | 34-32 |
| 17:25 | BYU | Larry Price misses the easy layup | 34-32 |
| 17:24 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Washington | 34-32 |
| 17:14 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 34-32 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Richard Deason steals it from Ron Vaccaro | 34-32 |
| 16:34 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Larry Price | 34-34 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 16:07 | BYU | Earl Washington grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | BYU | John Ash's pass is intercepted by Ron Vaccaro in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ron Vaccaro | 36-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Lollis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Arsenault (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Scurlock (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Deason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | BYU | John Ash makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Price | 36-36 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Michael Perry drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alfred Scurlock and the foul's on Richard Deason - foul #2 on Richard Deason, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Rodney Lloyd (SG), Bobby Teske (SF), Ray Williams (PF), David White (C) Larry Price, Richard Deason, John Ash, Earl Washington, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:17 | BYU | Rodney Lloyd is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-36 |
| 14:47 | BYU | Bobby Teske misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Billy Ball clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 14:28 | BYU | David White grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:22 | BYU | Ray Williams is hacked by Scott Wehrenberg - foul #2 on Scott Wehrenberg, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 14:04 | BYU | Rodney Lloyd dunks the ball on a nice dish by Bobby Teske | 39-38 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:22 | BYU | David White banks in the layup set up by Edward St. Pierre and the foul's on Francis Tucker - foul #1 on Francis Tucker, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Gerald Prudhomme (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Wade Hoffman, Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | BYU | Leroy Brown (PG), Larry Price (SG), Gary Schmidt (C) Edward St. Pierre, Rodney Lloyd, Ray Williams | |
| 13:22 | BYU | David White makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | Michael Perry is hacked by Leroy Brown - foul #1 on Leroy Brown, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Ash (SF), Earl Washington (PF) Bobby Teske, David White | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock drills a jump hook in the paint | 43-41 |
| 12:54 | BYU | Gerald Prudhomme steals the ball from Larry Price in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault banks in the layup | 45-41 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Leroy Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Perry - foul #2 on Michael Perry, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Deason (SG) Larry Price | |
| 12:37 | BYU | Leroy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Leroy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Gary Schmidt - foul #1 on Gary Schmidt, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Lollis (SF) Ron Vaccaro | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leroy Brown - foul #2 on Leroy Brown, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Bobby Teske (SF), Ray Williams (PF) Leroy Brown, John Ash, Earl Washington | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:51 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Gerald Prudhomme - foul #3 on Gerald Prudhomme, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF) Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gerald Prudhomme (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Ball (fresh) PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Scurlock (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Deason (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Teske (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Schmidt (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Billy Ball drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Saucedo | 51-46 |
| 11:20 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 11:18 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Teske | 51-46 |
| 11:01 | BYU | Gary Schmidt connects on the jump hook near the basket | 51-48 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Ray Williams hits a floater near the basket set up by Bobby Teske | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Billy Ball clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Deason - foul #3 on Richard Deason, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Wade Hoffman (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Gerald Prudhomme, Alvin Saucedo, Scott Wehrenberg, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | BYU | Leroy Brown (PG), Larry Price (SG), John Ash (SF), David White (PF), Robert Bevilacqua (C) Edward St. Pierre, Richard Deason, Bobby Teske, Ray Williams, Gary Schmidt | |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Billy Ball misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Billy Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:02 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:50 | BYU | David White's floater is knocked away by Wade Hoffman | 54-50 |
| 09:48 | BYU | John Ash tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Billy Ball misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| 09:17 | BYU | The rebound goes to John Ash | 54-52 |
| 09:12 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua is fouled on the floor by Michael Perry - foul #3 on Michael Perry, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Lollis (SF) Billy Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | Earl Washington (PF) David White | |
| 09:01 | BYU | Michael Perry steps in front of the Leroy Brown pass | 54-52 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | Michael Perry snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG), Jonathan Arsenault (PF) Ron Vaccaro, Wade Hoffman | |
| Subs | BYU | Bobby Teske (SF), David White (C) John Ash, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 08:03 | BYU | Percy Lollis takes the ball from Leroy Brown | 54-52 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis hits a floater from the right wing | 56-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Lollis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leroy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Teske (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Leroy Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Price | 56-55 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker misses long on a jump hook from close range | 56-55 |
| 07:05 | BYU | David White snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Earl Washington knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Brown | 56-57 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault is denied on a dunk by Earl Washington | 56-57 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Michael Perry grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker's pass is intercepted by Bobby Teske | 56-57 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Larry Price misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis slams it home and he's fouled by Bobby Teske - foul #1 on Bobby Teske, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Billy Ball (C) Michael Perry, Alvin Saucedo, Jonathan Arsenault, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Richard Deason (SG), John Ash (SF), Ray Williams (PF), Robert Bevilacqua (C) Leroy Brown, Larry Price, Bobby Teske, Earl Washington, David White | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:24 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:22 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bevilacqua | 59-57 |
| 05:03 | BYU | Richard Deason buries a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Scott Wehrenberg is called for 3 seconds | 59-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme (SF) Percy Lollis | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:41 | BYU | Richard Deason is hacked by Ron Vaccaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Vaccaro, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 04:41 | BYU | Richard Deason makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:41 | BYU | Richard Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro's floater is tipped away by Robert Bevilacqua | 59-62 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 04:15 | BYU | John Ash loses the dribble to Ron Vaccaro | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | John Ash picks off the pass by Billy Ball | 61-62 |
| 03:42 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Ball | 61-62 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Wade Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Vaccaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Prudhomme (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Deason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ash (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 03:16 | BYU | Ray Williams gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:12 | BYU | Richard Deason is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 03:10 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua tips it in | 61-64 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Scott Wehrenberg is denied by Ray Williams | 61-64 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Billy Ball tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| 02:27 | BYU | John Ash connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Edward St. Pierre | 63-67 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Wade Hoffman, Ron Vaccaro, Scott Wehrenberg, Billy Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG), Earl Washington (PF), David White (C) Edward St. Pierre, Ray Williams, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Michael Perry tips it but misses | 63-67 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock tips it in | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG), Percy Lollis (SF) Alvin Saucedo, Gerald Prudhomme | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Robert Bevilacqua (C) Larry Price, David White | |
| 01:34 | BYU | Earl Washington is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Arsenault - foul #2 on Jonathan Arsenault, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| 01:34 | BYU | Earl Washington misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Michael Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Michael Perry comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 65-67 |
| 01:11 | BYU | The rebound goes to Robert Bevilacqua | 65-67 |
| 01:09 | BYU | Michael Perry takes the ball from John Ash in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 67-67 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre is hacked by Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Perry, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses the jump hook from the left block | 67-68 |
| 00:30 | BYU | John Ash grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | BYU | John Ash is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Perry - foul #5 on Michael Perry, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:28 | BYU | John Ash makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | BYU | John Ash misses the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault is fouled on the floor by Earl Washington - foul #3 on Earl Washington, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Earl Washington grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Earl Washington is hacked by Wade Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Earl Washington makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Earl Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:09 | BYU | John Ash grabs the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | BYU | Wade Hoffman is called for the reach on John Ash - foul #2 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Williams (PF) Earl Washington | |
| 00:08 | BYU | John Ash misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | BYU | John Ash makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 67-71 |