| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) SG - James Anthony (fresh) SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fresh) SG - Robert Mayville (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) PF - Dean Webster (fresh) C - Nathan Baron (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Nathan Baron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Boise State | Nathan Baron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | James Anthony knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Lucas | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Nathan Baron comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Lipson | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla comes up short on the runner in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Boise State | James Anthony picks off the pass by Jeffrey Cheney | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:03 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Boise State | David Lucas picks off the pass by Nathan Baron | 3-0 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla banks in the wide open layup and the foul's on Nathan Baron - foul #1 on Nathan Baron, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | Boise State | Nathan Baron misses badly on a floater from the right side | 6-0 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Antonio Padilla | 6-0 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Dean Webster swats the short shot by James Anthony | 6-0 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams can't tip it in | 6-0 |
| 17:10 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:06 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney is called for traveling | 6-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alberto Russo (PF) Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (SG), Vince Rodgers (SF), Michael Head (C) Robert Mayville, Jeffrey Cheney, Nathan Baron | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Michael Head is called for the reach on Alberto Russo - foul #1 on Michael Head, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG) David Lucas | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 16:31 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | James Anthony tips it home | 8-0 |
| 16:03 | Boise State | Oscar Lakey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-0 |
| 16:02 | Boise State | Michael Head grabs the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 15:54 | Boise State | Michael Head connects on the open shot from the left wing | 8-2 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jose Rodriguez (fresh) SG - James Anthony (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alberto Russo (fresh) C - Antonio Padilla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) SG - Oscar Lakey (fresh) SF - Vince Rodgers (fresh) PF - Dean Webster (fairly fresh) C - Michael Head (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez comes up short on the floater from the right side | 8-2 |
| 15:45 | Boise State | Dean Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:40 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 15:39 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | James Anthony is whistled for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jose Rodriguez, James Anthony, Roosevelt Williams, Alberto Russo, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG), Jeffrey Cheney (SF), Nathan Baron (C) Oscar Lakey, Vince Rodgers, Michael Head | |
| 15:00 | Boise State | Nathan Baron connects on the jumper from the right block | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Clement Mitchell | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Robert Mayville knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Zhuang Chio - foul #1 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (PG) Reginald Sabo | |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dean Webster - foul #1 on Dean Webster, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Nathan Baron misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Jones - foul #1 on Richard Jones, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alberto Russo (PF) Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Trent Diebold (SG) Robert Mayville | |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Nathan Baron misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:46 | Boise State | Nathan Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Trent Diebold is called for the reach on Zhuang Chio - foul #1 on Trent Diebold, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Clement Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (C) Ratko Zuchelkowski, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 12:53 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney is hacked by Roosevelt Williams - foul #1 on Roosevelt Williams, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG), Vince Rodgers (SF), Michael Head (C) Oscar Lakey, Jeffrey Cheney, Nathan Baron | |
| 12:44 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers misses the fadeaway in the paint | 12-10 |
| 12:42 | Boise State | Michael Head hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jose Rodriguez - foul #1 on Jose Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG) Trent Diebold | |
| 12:30 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:30 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Vince Rodgers steals it from Antonio Padilla | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers is fouled on the floor by James Anthony - foul #1 on James Anthony, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Zhuang Chio (SG), Michael Lipson (PF) Jose Rodriguez, James Anthony, Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney (SF), Nathan Baron (C) Vince Rodgers, Michael Head | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zhuang Chio (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Mayville (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Webster (fairly fresh) C - Nathan Baron (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Boise State | Robert Mayville knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Reginald Sabo | 12-16 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 14-16 |
| 10:57 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney travels with the ball | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF), Richard Jones (C) Roosevelt Williams, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (PG), Trent Diebold (SG), Vince Rodgers (PF) Reginald Sabo, Robert Mayville, Dean Webster | |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 10:29 | Boise State | Vince Rodgers is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-18 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Richard Jones is hacked by Nathan Baron - foul #2 on Nathan Baron, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), James Anthony (SG), Alberto Russo (PF) David Lucas, Zhuang Chio, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Boise State | Dean Webster (PF), Michael Head (C) Jeffrey Cheney, Nathan Baron | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Lakey - foul #1 on Oscar Lakey, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:38 | Boise State | Trent Diebold blows the dunk | 18-18 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | James Anthony gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | James Anthony knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clement Mitchell | 20-18 |
| 09:11 | Boise State | James Anthony steals it from Oscar Lakey | 20-18 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Alberto Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:57 | Boise State | Trent Diebold pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:39 | Boise State | Clement Mitchell is called for the reach on Dean Webster - foul #1 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Antonio Padilla (C) Jose Rodriguez, Clement Mitchell, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG), Robert Mayville (SG), Jeffrey Cheney (SF) Oscar Lakey, Trent Diebold, Vince Rodgers | |
| 08:25 | Boise State | Antonio Padilla picks off the pass by Michael Head | 20-18 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | James Anthony is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayville - foul #1 on Robert Mayville, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan Sledge (PF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | James Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:56 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Williams - foul #2 on Roosevelt Williams, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ratko Zuchelkowski (SF), Michael Lipson (PF) Roosevelt Williams, Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 07:56 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:56 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla buries a shot from the left block set up by David Lucas | 24-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ratko Zuchelkowski (fresh) PF - Michael Lipson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Antonio Padilla (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mayville (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Webster (tiring) C - Michael Head (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Boise State | Robert Mayville is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Mayville, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG) James Anthony | |
| Subs | Boise State | Oscar Lakey (SG), Vince Rodgers (PF) Robert Mayville, Dean Webster | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 24-20 |
| 07:16 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:11 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-20 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | David Lucas hits a jumper from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:47 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo is hacked by Michael Lipson - foul #1 on Michael Lipson, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF) David Lucas, Ratko Zuchelkowski, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 06:47 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:47 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jose Rodriguez and the foul's on Michael Head - foul #2 on Michael Head, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams (SF) Clement Mitchell | |
| Subs | Boise State | Trent Diebold (SG), Dean Webster (PF), Nathan Baron (C) Reginald Sabo, Jeffrey Cheney, Michael Head | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:16 | Boise State | Nathan Baron can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 29-22 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Antonio Padilla grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Zhuang Chio | 32-22 |
| 05:50 | Boise State | Nathan Baron can't finish the layup | 32-22 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 05:27 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Nathan Baron | 32-22 |
| 04:58 | Boise State | Nathan Baron knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Antonio Padilla - foul #1 on Antonio Padilla, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG), James Anthony (SG), Michael Lipson (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jose Rodriguez, Zhuang Chio, Alberto Russo, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Boise State | Reginald Sabo (PG), Jeffrey Cheney (SF) Trent Diebold, Vince Rodgers | |
| 04:58 | Boise State | Nathan Baron makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | James Anthony misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 04:36 | Boise State | Dean Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:29 | Boise State | Nathan Baron drills a jumper near the basket | 32-27 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Reginald Sabo is called for the reach on David Lucas - foul #1 on Reginald Sabo, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell (SF), Jonathan Sledge (PF) Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | David Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:50 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Reginald Sabo | 34-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Anthony (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clement Mitchell (fresh) PF - Jonathan Sledge (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Reginald Sabo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Lakey (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cheney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dean Webster (tiring) 2 reb. C - Nathan Baron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Jonathan Sledge hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Clement Mitchell | 36-29 |
| 03:12 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Clement Mitchell - foul #2 on Clement Mitchell, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jose Rodriguez (PG), Alberto Russo (PF) David Lucas, Jonathan Sledge | |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Mayville (SG) Oscar Lakey | |
| 03:12 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:12 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | James Anthony snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Richard Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 02:56 | Boise State | Nathan Baron gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Robert Mayville is hacked by James Anthony - foul #2 on James Anthony, team foul #11 | 36-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio (SG), Roosevelt Williams (SF), Michael Lipson (PF), Antonio Padilla (C) James Anthony, Clement Mitchell, Alberto Russo, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Boise State | Trent Diebold (SF), Vince Rodgers (PF) Jeffrey Cheney, Dean Webster | |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:49 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Robert Mayville steals it from Antonio Padilla | 36-31 |
| 02:23 | Boise State | Robert Mayville misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 02:21 | Boise State | Trent Diebold tips it in | 36-33 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Lucas (PG) Jose Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Boise State | Michael Head (C) Nathan Baron | |
| 01:52 | Boise State | Trent Diebold misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Michael Lipson pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Zhuang Chio clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | Reginald Sabo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:38 | Boise State | Roosevelt Williams steals the ball from Reginald Sabo | 36-33 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Roosevelt Williams lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 01:20 | Boise State | Robert Mayville misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Zhuang Chio - foul #2 on Zhuang Chio, team foul #12 | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Anthony (SG), Clement Mitchell (SF), Alberto Russo (PF), Richard Jones (C) Zhuang Chio, Roosevelt Williams, Michael Lipson, Antonio Padilla | |
| Subs | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney (SF), Dean Webster (PF) Trent Diebold, Vince Rodgers | |
| 01:20 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:20 | Boise State | Robert Mayville makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | David Lucas hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alberto Russo | 40-35 |
| 00:58 | Boise State | Robert Mayville comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Clement Mitchell gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Dean Webster swats the short shot by James Anthony | 40-35 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Richard Jones tips it back up and in | 42-35 |
| 00:27 | Boise State | Jeffrey Cheney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Webster | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Cheney takes the ball from David Lucas | 42-37 |