| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Hamilton (fresh) SG - John Hunter (fresh) SF - Mark Ackerman (fresh) PF - Antonio Fabela (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) SG - Louis Skulski (fresh) SF - Dmitry Milicic (fresh) PF - Jason Alva (fresh) C - Reginald Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Carnevale | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Jared Cameron connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic's fadeaway is rejected by Jared Cameron | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Utah | The rebound goes to Mark Ackerman | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Utah | Jason Alva is called for the reach on Antonio Fabela - foul #1 on Jason Alva, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Utah | John Hunter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dmitry Milicic | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Mark Ackerman is called for the reach on Colin Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Ackerman, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Jason Alva dunks the ball on a great pass from Colin Carnevale and he's fouled by John Hunter - foul #1 on John Hunter, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Jason Alva makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | Utah | John Hunter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski double dribbles | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | Utah | Jared Cameron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Utah | Corey Greene (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Steve Sisk (C) Colin Carnevale, Dmitry Milicic, Jason Alva, Reginald Brown | |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Steve Sisk is open but can't throw it down | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| 17:23 | Utah | John Hunter loses the dribble to Steve Sisk | 5-8 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo's floater is tipped away by Corey Greene | 5-8 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Steve Sisk hits the follow up shot | 5-10 |
| 16:51 | Utah | The 3pt attempt by John Hunter is denied by Arnulfo Russo | 5-10 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski connects on the 3 from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 16:21 | Utah | James Hamilton is hacked by Steve Sisk - foul #1 on Steve Sisk, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Christopher Jacobs (PG), James Church (SG), Douglas Smith (SF), Andrew Gros (PF), Jared Cameron (C) James Hamilton, John Hunter, Mark Ackerman, Antonio Fabela, Corey Greene | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Ivan Stepchinski (SG), Dmitry Milicic (SF), Jason Alva (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Louis Skulski, Leonard Stewart, Arnulfo Russo, Stefan Russo, Steve Sisk | |
| 16:08 | Utah | Reginald Brown takes the ball from James Church | 5-13 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Jason Alva is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Colin Carnevale | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Christopher Jacobs (fresh) SG - James Church (fresh) SF - Douglas Smith (fresh) PF - Andrew Gros (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) SF - Dmitry Milicic (fresh) PF - Jason Alva (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Utah | James Church buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Douglas Smith | 7-15 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Christopher Jacobs is called for the reach on Colin Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Jacobs, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Ivan Stepchinski and he's hacked by Douglas Smith - foul #1 on Douglas Smith, team foul #4 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Corey Greene (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG) Colin Carnevale | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic makes the free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:57 | Utah | Douglas Smith misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Stepchinski - foul #1 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #3 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF) Ivan Stepchinski, Jason Alva | |
| 14:57 | Utah | Douglas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 14:57 | Utah | Douglas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-18 |
| 14:45 | Utah | James Church misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arnulfo Russo - foul #1 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #4 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Utah | John Hunter (SG), Robert Terry (PF) Douglas Smith, Andrew Gros | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Alva (PF) Dmitry Milicic | |
| 14:45 | Utah | James Church makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 14:45 | Utah | James Church makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Leonard Stewart | 10-21 |
| 14:10 | Utah | Christopher Jacobs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Church | 13-21 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Corey Greene steals the ball from Colin Carnevale | 13-21 |
| 13:36 | Utah | John Hunter splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Terry | 16-21 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Arnulfo Russo, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Utah | James Hamilton (PG), Ross Hatcher (SG), Mark Ackerman (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Christopher Jacobs, John Hunter, James Church, Robert Terry, Corey Greene | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Skulski (PG), Ivan Stepchinski (SG), Dmitry Milicic (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Steve Sisk (C) Colin Carnevale, Leonard Stewart, Arnulfo Russo, Jason Alva, Reginald Brown | |
| 13:14 | Utah | Jared Cameron comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Steve Sisk - foul #2 on Steve Sisk, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reginald Brown (C) Steve Sisk | |
| 13:14 | Utah | Jared Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 13:14 | Utah | Jared Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 12:51 | Utah | Ross Hatcher snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 12:33 | Utah | Antonio Fabela hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Hamilton | 19-21 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 19-21 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic tips it back up and in | 19-23 |
| 12:06 | Utah | Antonio Fabela can't finish the layup | 19-23 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Dmitry Milicic is blocked by Jared Cameron | 19-23 |
| 11:36 | Utah | James Hamilton snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Hatcher (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Ackerman (fairly fresh) PF - Antonio Fabela (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Skulski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Milicic (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) C - Reginald Brown (tiring) | |
| 11:32 | Utah | Mark Ackerman's floater is knocked away by Dmitry Milicic | 19-23 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses badly on a runner in the lane | 19-23 |
| 11:07 | Utah | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 10:57 | Utah | Ross Hatcher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Stepchinski - foul #2 on Ivan Stepchinski, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Utah | Christopher Jacobs (PG), Douglas Smith (SF), Andrew Gros (PF), Corey Greene (C) James Hamilton, Mark Ackerman, Antonio Fabela, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Leonard Stewart (SG), Jason Alva (PF) Louis Skulski, Ivan Stepchinski, Reginald Brown | |
| 10:57 | Utah | Ross Hatcher makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:57 | Utah | Ross Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 10:38 | Utah | Douglas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 10:30 | Utah | Douglas Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 10:29 | Utah | Andrew Gros gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 10:19 | Utah | Andrew Gros knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Jacobs | 23-23 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-23 |
| 10:04 | Utah | Christopher Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 09:53 | Utah | Andrew Gros makes the floater from the left block | 25-23 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Corey Greene blocks the short jumper by Jason Alva | 25-23 |
| 09:33 | Utah | The rebound goes to Corey Greene | 25-23 |
| 09:15 | Utah | Andrew Gros loses the dribble to Leonard Stewart | 25-23 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale lays it up and in set up by Leonard Stewart | 25-25 |
| 09:03 | Utah | Ross Hatcher double dribbles | 25-25 |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (PG), John Hunter (SG), Mark Ackerman (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF), Robert Terry (C) Christopher Jacobs, Ross Hatcher, Douglas Smith, Andrew Gros, Corey Greene | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Skulski (SG), Reginald Brown (C) Leonard Stewart, Stefan Russo | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic scores on a shot from the right side set up by Louis Skulski and he's hacked by James Church - foul #1 on James Church, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:42 | Utah | James Church misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 08:40 | Utah | Antonio Fabela snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 08:24 | Utah | Robert Terry comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 25-28 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Utah | James Hamilton (PG), Jared Cameron (C) Mark Ackerman, Antonio Fabela | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:09 | Utah | Dmitry Milicic takes the ball from Robert Terry | 25-28 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski slams it home on a nice dish by Dmitry Milicic | 25-30 |
| 07:50 | Utah | James Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jason Alva | 25-30 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Jared Cameron swats the short shot by Reginald Brown | 25-30 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski tips it but misses | 25-30 |
| 07:32 | Utah | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Terry (fresh) C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Skulski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Milicic (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Alva (tired) 5 pts. C - Reginald Brown (tiring) | |
| 07:20 | Utah | John Hunter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 07:18 | Utah | Robert Terry tips it in | 27-30 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski is fouled in the backcourt by James Hamilton - foul #1 on James Hamilton, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Utah | Douglas Smith (PG), Christopher Jacobs (SG), Mark Ackerman (SF), Andrew Gros (PF), Corey Greene (C) James Hamilton, John Hunter, James Church, Robert Terry, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG) Colin Carnevale | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski hits a fadeaway from the left side | 27-32 |
| 06:39 | Utah | Christopher Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 06:38 | Utah | Douglas Smith misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 06:36 | Utah | Mark Ackerman tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Mark Ackerman steps in front of the Jason Alva pass in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 06:25 | Utah | Andrew Gros hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Smith | 31-32 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-32 |
| Subs | Utah | James Hamilton (PG), John Hunter (SG), Antonio Fabela (PF) Douglas Smith, Christopher Jacobs, Andrew Gros | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Jason Alva | |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Dmitry Milicic connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Skulski | 31-34 |
| 06:04 | Utah | Corey Greene misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-34 |
| 06:03 | Utah | John Hunter grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 05:41 | Utah | James Hamilton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Fabela | 33-34 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 05:29 | Utah | John Hunter snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 05:09 | Utah | Antonio Fabela knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Hamilton and he's fouled by Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Christopher Jacobs (PG), Douglas Smith (SF), Jared Cameron (C) James Hamilton, Mark Ackerman, Corey Greene | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Jason Alva (PF) Leonard Stewart, Reginald Brown | |
| 05:09 | Utah | Antonio Fabela makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski is open and buries a jumper from the left side set up by Dmitry Milicic and the foul's on Jared Cameron - foul #1 on Jared Cameron, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (SG), Andrew Gros (PF) John Hunter, Antonio Fabela | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 04:50 | Utah | Jared Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Stefan Russo steals it from Andrew Gros | 36-36 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Christopher Jacobs is called for the reach on Colin Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Jacobs, team foul #8 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reginald Brown (C) Stefan Russo | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Andrew Gros misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Dmitry Milicic - foul #1 on Dmitry Milicic, team foul #9 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Utah | James Hamilton (PG), Corey Greene (C) James Church, Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:11 | Utah | Andrew Gros makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Andrew Gros makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Christopher Jacobs is called for the reach on Louis Skulski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Jacobs, team foul #9 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (SG) Christopher Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG) Dmitry Milicic | |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 04:04 | Utah | Corey Greene gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 03:59 | Utah | James Church makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Hamilton | 40-39 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Andrew Gros denies the turnaround by Jason Alva | 40-39 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Skulski | 40-39 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-39 |
| 03:24 | Utah | Andrew Gros pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Church (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Gros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Greene (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Skulski (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Alva (tired) 5 pts. C - Reginald Brown (tired) | |
| 03:16 | Utah | James Church knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-39 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Andrew Gros is called for the reach on Leonard Stewart - foul #1 on Andrew Gros, team foul #10 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Utah | John Hunter (SG), Mark Ackerman (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF), Robert Terry (C) James Church, Douglas Smith, Andrew Gros, Corey Greene | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (SG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Steve Sisk (C) Colin Carnevale, Louis Skulski, Jason Alva, Reginald Brown | |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 02:40 | Utah | John Hunter misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #1 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #10 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Jared Cameron (C) Robert Terry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG) Leonard Stewart | |
| 02:40 | Utah | John Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 02:40 | Utah | John Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 02:40 | Utah | John Hunter makes the 3rd free throw | 46-41 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski's pass is intercepted by John Hunter in the backcourt | 46-41 |
| 02:28 | Utah | Mark Ackerman can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Stefan Russo - foul #2 on Stefan Russo, team foul #11 | 46-41 |
| 02:28 | Utah | Mark Ackerman makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 02:28 | Utah | Mark Ackerman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Steve Sisk snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 01:52 | Utah | Jared Cameron pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 01:47 | Utah | Jared Cameron double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Terry (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Skulski (SG), Jason Alva (PF) Colin Carnevale, Stefan Russo | |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Robert Terry gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 01:14 | Utah | James Hamilton loses the dribble to Louis Skulski | 48-41 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski jams it | 48-43 |
| 01:00 | Utah | Mark Ackerman blows the wide open layup | 48-43 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Stepchinski | 48-43 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo's pass is intercepted by James Hamilton in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 00:54 | Utah | John Hunter lays it in on a great pass from James Hamilton | 50-43 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Louis Skulski is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 00:26 | Utah | Arnulfo Russo steals the ball from Mark Ackerman | 50-46 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Jason Alva misses the floater from the right side | 50-46 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Robert Terry pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |