| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Tyson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Xiaoping Xue (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wiley Berrios (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Stephen Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Shilkuski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Maddox (fresh) PF - Howard Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:44 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent jams it on a great pass from Stephen Maddox | 28-22 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 19:25 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 19:07 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski connects on the floater in the paint | 28-24 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Stephen Maddox is called for the reach on Xiaoping Xue - foul #1 on Stephen Maddox, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue connects on the floater from the left side set up by Robert Garlick | 30-24 |
| 18:06 | Idaho State | Xiaoping Xue takes the ball from Howard Dean | 30-24 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick is fouled on the floor by Stephen Benjamin - foul #2 on Stephen Benjamin, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Richard Griswold (PG), Howard Decarlo (SF), Justin Clifford (PF), James Kuzma (C) Stephen Benjamin, Stephen Maddox, Howard Dean, Ronald Sargent | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Justin Clifford denies the turnaround by Timothy Turner | 30-24 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 17:34 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Virgil Fuller (SG) Albert Shilkuski | |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | James Sandy clanks a floater from the left side | 32-24 |
| 17:21 | Idaho State | Justin Clifford pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 17:16 | Idaho State | James Sandy picks off the pass by Justin Clifford | 32-24 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner's layup is rejected by Justin Clifford | 32-24 |
| 16:45 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 16:18 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Walter Foulds gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-24 |
| 15:51 | Idaho State | Howard Decarlo gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sandy (fairly fresh) SF - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neal Wenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Richard Griswold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Virgil Fuller (fresh) SF - Howard Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Clifford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Kuzma (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Howard Decarlo - foul #2 on Howard Decarlo, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF) Walter Foulds, James Sandy, Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Stephen Benjamin (PG), Albert Shilkuski (SG), Stephen Maddox (SF), Howard Dean (PF), Ronald Sargent (C) Richard Griswold, Virgil Fuller, Howard Decarlo, Justin Clifford, James Kuzma | |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 14:54 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent misses long on an open runner from the left block | 34-24 |
| 14:53 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 14:39 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Benjamin | 34-27 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner comes up short on the shot from the left block | 34-27 |
| 14:12 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 13:57 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski (C) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue is denied on a layup by Ronald Sargent | 34-27 |
| 13:12 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 12:47 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Dean | 34-30 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios lays it up and in set up by Ivan Ciskowski | 36-30 |
| 12:18 | Idaho State | Howard Dean lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Stephen Benjamin | 36-32 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios buries a shot from the right block | 38-32 |
| 11:57 | Idaho State | Stephen Benjamin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Garlick - foul #1 on Robert Garlick, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Richard Griswold (PG), Virgil Fuller (SG), Howard Decarlo (SF), Justin Clifford (PF), James Kuzma (C) Stephen Benjamin, Albert Shilkuski, Stephen Maddox, Howard Dean, Ronald Sargent | |
| 11:43 | Idaho State | Justin Clifford is hacked by Ivan Ciskowski - foul #2 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sandy (fresh) SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Neal Wenger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Richard Griswold (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Virgil Fuller (fresh) SF - Howard Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Kuzma (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Idaho State | James Kuzma connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Virgil Fuller | 38-34 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 10:57 | Idaho State | Howard Decarlo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Walter Foulds clanks a jumper from the left side | 38-34 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski snags the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Decarlo - foul #3 on Howard Decarlo, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Wiley Berrios (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Walter Foulds, James Sandy, Neal Wenger, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Stephen Benjamin (PG), Albert Shilkuski (SG), Howard Dean (PF) Virgil Fuller, Justin Clifford, James Kuzma | |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:44 | Idaho State | Howard Dean clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 09:12 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Shilkuski, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue (SF) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox (SF), Ronald Sargent (C) Richard Griswold, Howard Decarlo | |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-34 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Xiaoping Xue | 42-34 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios is fouled on the floor by Stephen Benjamin - foul #3 on Stephen Benjamin, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), Neal Wenger (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, Wiley Berrios, Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Virgil Fuller (PG), Justin Clifford (PF) Stephen Benjamin, Howard Dean | |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Walter Foulds grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Walter Foulds | 44-34 |
| 07:28 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Tyson - foul #3 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), James Sandy (SG), Wiley Berrios (PF) Walter Foulds, Kevin Tyson, Neal Wenger | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Stephen Benjamin (PG), Howard Decarlo (SF), Howard Dean (PF) Virgil Fuller, Stephen Maddox, Ronald Sargent | |
| 07:28 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 07:28 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sandy (fresh) SF - Xiaoping Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wiley Berrios (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Stephen Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Shilkuski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by James Sandy is blocked by Howard Dean | 44-36 |
| 07:10 | Idaho State | Howard Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 06:49 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski is fouled on the floor by Wiley Berrios - foul #3 on Wiley Berrios, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare (SF), Timothy Turner (C) Xiaoping Xue, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Richard Griswold (SG), James Kuzma (C) Albert Shilkuski, Justin Clifford | |
| 06:44 | Idaho State | James Kuzma lays it up and in set up by Stephen Benjamin | 44-38 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Sandy | 46-38 |
| 06:04 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 06:02 | Idaho State | Howard Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:46 | Idaho State | Howard Dean misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Howard Dean picks off the pass by Wiley Berrios | 46-38 |
| 05:01 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Neal Wenger (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, James Sandy, Dikembe Dare, Wiley Berrios, Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski (SG), Stephen Maddox (SF), Justin Clifford (PF), Ronald Sargent (C) Stephen Benjamin, Howard Decarlo, Howard Dean, James Kuzma | |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-38 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 04:39 | Idaho State | Justin Clifford snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 04:36 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent's pass is intercepted by Kevin Tyson in the backcourt | 46-38 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Tyson | 48-38 |
| 04:16 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Virgil Fuller (PG), Howard Decarlo (PF) Richard Griswold, Justin Clifford | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Tyson | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent misses the lay-in but the foul's on Xiaoping Xue - foul #2 on Xiaoping Xue, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Timothy Turner (C) Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Ian Pringle (SG), Justin Clifford (PF) Albert Shilkuski, Stephen Maddox | |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:41 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 03:15 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sandy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Wenger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho State | PG - Virgil Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Pringle (fresh) SF - Howard Decarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sargent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Idaho State | Ronald Sargent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Clifford | 50-41 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG) Walter Foulds | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Stephen Benjamin (PG), Albert Shilkuski (SG), Stephen Maddox (SF), Howard Dean (PF) Virgil Fuller, Ian Pringle, Howard Decarlo, Justin Clifford | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick is hacked by Albert Shilkuski - foul #2 on Albert Shilkuski, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson (SG) James Sandy | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:17 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ronald Sargent | 52-44 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger, Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | Stephen Maddox takes the ball from Wiley Berrios | 52-44 |
| 01:52 | Idaho State | Howard Dean makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Shilkuski | 52-46 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Stephen Benjamin picks off the pass by Xiaoping Xue | 52-46 |
| 01:20 | Idaho State | Howard Dean misses the jumper in the lane | 52-46 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-46 |
| 00:58 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:50 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Dean | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Benjamin - foul #4 on Stephen Benjamin, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:40 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Xiaoping Xue - foul #3 on Xiaoping Xue, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| 00:40 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:40 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Stephen Benjamin is called for the reach on Xiaoping Xue in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Benjamin, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (SG) Kevin Tyson | |
| Subs | Idaho State | Richard Griswold (PG) Stephen Benjamin | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Wiley Berrios | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios is fouled on the floor by Howard Dean - foul #3 on Howard Dean, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare (SF) Xiaoping Xue | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:31 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Dare - foul #2 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF) Walter Foulds, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:31 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Ciskowski | 56-49 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski is hacked by Richard Griswold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Griswold, team foul #11 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF) Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:30 | Idaho State | The rebound goes to Howard Dean | 57-49 |
| 00:28 | Idaho State | Walter Foulds is called for the reach on Stephen Maddox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Foulds, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF) Walter Foulds, Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:28 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:28 | Idaho State | Stephen Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick is hacked by Richard Griswold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Griswold, team foul #12 | 57-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare (SF) Xiaoping Xue | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:21 | Idaho State | Albert Shilkuski is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 00:19 | Idaho State | Howard Dean gets the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:16 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stephen Maddox | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Richard Griswold is called for the reach on Robert Garlick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Griswold, team foul #13 | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Ciskowski - foul #3 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue (SF) Dikembe Dare | |
| Subs | Idaho State | | |
| 00:12 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:12 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick is hacked by Richard Griswold in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Griswold, team foul #14 | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | Idaho State | Richard Griswold misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski grabs the board | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho State | Idaho State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski runs out the clock | 62-56 |