| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pippen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Penton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Albert Arellano inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Utah State | Jason Nelson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Penton | 22-33 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | James Green hits the follow up shot | 24-33 |
| 19:07 | Utah State | Jason Nelson buries a shot near the basket set up by James Penton | 24-35 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Fulmore | 27-35 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | James Robinson buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Steven Clark | 27-37 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Arellano - foul #1 on Albert Arellano, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Curtis Buker (SG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), George Jackson (C) Stacey Goodwin, Brad Fulmore, James Green, David Pippen | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | James Robinson pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:47 | Utah State | Jason Nelson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Arellano | 27-40 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Jason Nelson takes the ball from Kevin Simonsen | 27-40 |
| 17:09 | Utah State | A charge is called on James Robinson - foul #1 on James Robinson, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), Brad Fulmore (SG), James Green (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), David Pippen (C) Oscar Nowak, Curtis Buker, Kevin Simonsen, Manuel Pilakowski, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (PG), Lawrence Daniels (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Charlie Duffy (PF), Geoffrey Steele (C) Steven Clark, James Robinson, Albert Arellano, Jason Nelson, James Penton | |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | James Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-40 |
| 16:39 | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Brad Fulmore is called for the reach on Charlie Duffy - foul #1 on Brad Fulmore, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski (PF), George Jackson (C) Ryan Wilson, David Pippen | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:03 | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerome Billups | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | James Green hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Manuel Pilakowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - George Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerome Billups (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charlie Duffy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Utah State | Luis Brown knocks in the turnaround from close range | 30-45 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Geoffrey Steele - foul #2 on Geoffrey Steele, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Curtis Buker (SG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), David Pippen (C) Stacey Goodwin, Brad Fulmore, James Green, Manuel Pilakowski, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Clark (PG), Albert Arellano (SF), Jason Nelson (PF) Jerome Billups, Lawrence Daniels, Geoffrey Steele | |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-45 |
| 15:20 | Utah State | Albert Arellano pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 15:15 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy is hacked by Curtis Buker - foul #1 on Curtis Buker, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore (SG) Curtis Buker | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Robinson (SG) Luis Brown | |
| 14:56 | Utah State | Jason Nelson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wilson - foul #4 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), Curtis Buker (SG), James Green (SF), Manuel Pilakowski (PF) Oscar Nowak, Brad Fulmore, Kevin Simonsen, Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Penton (C) Charlie Duffy | |
| 14:42 | Utah State | James Penton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Clark | 30-47 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker is fouled in the backcourt by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore (SG) Curtis Buker | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 14:14 | Utah State | Jason Nelson can't finish the layup | 33-47 |
| 14:12 | Utah State | Steven Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:53 | Utah State | Steven Clark connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Robinson | 33-49 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | James Green misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by James Robinson - foul #3 on James Robinson, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Curtis Buker (SG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), George Jackson (C) Stacey Goodwin, Brad Fulmore, Manuel Pilakowski, David Pippen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (PG), Lawrence Daniels (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Charlie Duffy (PF), Geoffrey Steele (C) Steven Clark, James Robinson, Albert Arellano, Jason Nelson, James Penton | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Geoffrey Steele steals it from James Green in the backcourt | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Billups | 34-54 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | James Green misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Luis Brown - foul #1 on Luis Brown, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), Brad Fulmore (SG), Ryan Wilson (PF) Oscar Nowak, Curtis Buker, George Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Clark (PG) Lawrence Daniels | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 12:37 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy grabs the board | 34-54 |
| 12:13 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Steven Clark | 34-56 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Simonsen | 37-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 4 pf. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerome Billups (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Luis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Luis Brown clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-56 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Green | 37-56 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Stacey Goodwin | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Jerome Billups comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-56 |
| 11:12 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Billups | 40-56 |
| 10:56 | Utah State | Jerome Billups banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Clark | 40-58 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | James Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 10:43 | Utah State | Luis Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Luis Brown makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Clark | 40-61 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brad Fulmore | 43-61 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Clark | 43-64 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 09:02 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy's floater is tipped away by Kevin Simonsen | 43-64 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ryan Wilson | 43-64 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacey Goodwin | 46-64 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Steven Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 08:47 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy snags the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:23 | Utah State | Steven Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 08:21 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele snags the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | James Green steps in front of the Geoffrey Steele pass | 46-64 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brad Fulmore | 48-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Simonsen (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Ryan Wilson (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - James Green (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerome Billups (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Luis Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Duffy (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Utah State | Luis Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Simonsen - foul #1 on Kevin Simonsen, team foul #4 | 48-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Curtis Buker (SG), David Pippen (C) Stacey Goodwin, Brad Fulmore, James Green | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Coster (PG), James Robinson (SG), Jason Nelson (PF), James Penton (C) Steven Clark, Jerome Billups, Charlie Duffy, Geoffrey Steele | |
| 07:37 | Utah State | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 07:37 | Utah State | Luis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker is hacked by James Coster - foul #3 on James Coster, team foul #7 | 48-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski (PF) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Albert Arellano (SF) Luis Brown | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker misses the 1st free throw | 48-66 |
| 07:16 | Utah State | James Penton gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 06:57 | Utah State | James Coster clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-66 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Nowak | 50-66 |
| 06:23 | Utah State | James Robinson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Curtis Buker - foul #2 on Curtis Buker, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Green (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Kevin Simonsen, Manuel Pilakowski | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:23 | Utah State | James Robinson makes the free throw | 50-69 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | James Green connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-69 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | James Robinson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Albert Arellano hits the follow up shot | 53-71 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker's pass is intercepted by James Coster | 53-71 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Jason Nelson makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Arellano | 53-73 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Curtis Buker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), Brad Fulmore (SG), Manuel Pilakowski (C) Curtis Buker, James Green, David Pippen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Clark (PG), Lawrence Daniels (SG) James Coster, James Robinson | |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Jason Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jason Nelson | 53-73 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | James Penton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ryan Wilson - foul #5 on Ryan Wilson, team foul #6 | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pippen (C) Ryan Wilson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (PG), Luis Brown (SF), Charlie Duffy (PF) Steven Clark, Albert Arellano, Jason Nelson | |
| 04:05 | Utah State | James Penton misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | James Penton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Jerome Billups is called for the reach on Stacey Goodwin - foul #1 on Jerome Billups, team foul #8 | 53-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen (SF) David Pippen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele (C) James Penton | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Oscar Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Simonsen (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Stacey Goodwin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jerome Billups (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Duffy (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Utah State | Luis Brown hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerome Billups and he's hacked by Brad Fulmore - foul #2 on Brad Fulmore, team foul #7 | 55-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Green (SF), David Pippen (C) Kevin Simonsen, Stacey Goodwin | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:22 | Utah State | Luis Brown makes the free throw | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Charlie Duffy blocks the jumper by Manuel Pilakowski | 55-77 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:41 | Utah State | Luis Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-77 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski pulls down the rebound | 55-77 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski connects on the shot from the right block | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 02:07 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele snags the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels loses the dribble to Brad Fulmore | 57-77 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | James Green lays it up and in on a great pass from Brad Fulmore | 59-77 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-77 |
| 01:17 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Duffy | 59-77 |
| 01:03 | Utah State | Luis Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-77 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak snags the defensive board | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Green | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Manuel Pilakowski - foul #2 on Manuel Pilakowski, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG) Oscar Nowak | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jerome Billups runs out the clock | 62-78 |