| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Marshall Spears denies the turnaround by Johnny Hanna | 29-36 |
| 19:39 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 19:34 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 19:34 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 19:34 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Ament | 32-38 |
| 18:54 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:19 | Utah | Brandon Ramey's pass is intercepted by Sean Ament | 32-38 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Sean Ament comes up short on the jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Sean Ament tips it in | 34-38 |
| 17:35 | Utah | Andrew Blair is denied on a layup by Sean Ament | 34-38 |
| 17:33 | Utah | Marshall Spears tips it in | 34-40 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Andrew Blair takes the ball from Anthony Pickens | 34-40 |
| 16:42 | Utah | John Scruggs is called for the reach on Andrew Blair - foul #4 on John Scruggs, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SF), David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Brandon Ramey, Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| 16:29 | Utah | Richard Kees scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Powell | 34-43 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 15:59 | Utah | Michael Otten snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Kees (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Otten (fresh) PF - David Cubbage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Utah | Richard Kees misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 15:04 | Utah | Richard Kees misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Richard Kees snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:50 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Allen Hitt | 36-43 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the easy layup | 36-43 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Michael Otten grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 14:24 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman loses the dribble to James Winters in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Winters | 38-43 |
| 13:43 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Norman Powell | 38-45 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Otten - foul #1 on Michael Otten, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (PG), Brandon Ramey (SG), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Phillip Hoffman, Richard Kees, David Cubbage, Norman Powell | |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:19 | Utah | Johnny Hanna takes the ball from Merle McKew | 40-45 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 12:56 | Utah | The rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 40-45 |
| 12:48 | Utah | Brandon Ramey's floater is tipped away by Shawn Bergert | 40-45 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | James Winters drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Anthony Pickens | 43-45 |
| 12:08 | Utah | Andrew Blair can't throw it down but he's fouled by Anthony Pickens - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) James Winters | |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Howard (SF) Michael Otten | |
| 12:08 | Utah | Andrew Blair makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:08 | Utah | Andrew Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert buries a shot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Merle McKew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Utah | Andrew Blair drills a driving attempt near the basket | 45-49 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Blair - foul #1 on Andrew Blair, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG) Johnny Hanna | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Richard Kees (SF) Merle McKew, Daniel Howard | |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:54 | Utah | Marshall Spears loses the dribble to John Scruggs | 47-49 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 10:49 | Utah | Marshall Spears pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:34 | Utah | Andrew Blair clanks a jumper in the paint | 47-49 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Kees - foul #3 on Richard Kees, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Allen Hitt (C) Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SF), David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Brandon Ramey, Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Michael Otten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Michael Gregory, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it in | 52-49 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Johnny Hanna | 52-49 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Sean Ament clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 08:43 | Utah | The rebound goes to Richard Kees | 52-49 |
| 08:27 | Utah | David Cubbage connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Otten | 52-51 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 52-51 |
| 08:06 | Utah | Michael Otten grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 07:52 | Utah | Shawn Bergert is called for the reach on Norman Powell - foul #2 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Brandon Ramey (SG), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Richard Kees, David Cubbage, Norman Powell | |
| 07:32 | Utah | Brandon Ramey loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Otten (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Marshall Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses the jumpshot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 07:06 | Utah | Andrew Blair gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:46 | Utah | Sean Ament swats the short shot by Michael Otten | 52-51 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 54-51 |
| 06:01 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-51 |
| 05:59 | Utah | Marshall Spears tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Brandon Ramey - foul #3 on Brandon Ramey, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (PG), Richard Kees (SF) Phillip Hoffman, Michael Otten | |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:23 | Utah | Michael Gregory picks off the pass by Brandon Ramey | 56-53 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Richard Kees grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:12 | Utah | Marshall Spears clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Merle McKew grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 03:54 | Utah | Marshall Spears knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 56-55 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Brandon Ramey steals the ball from Shawn Bergert | 56-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (tiring) 4 pf. SG - Raymond Axford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 12 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Merle McKew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Ramey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Blair (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Marshall Spears (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Utah | Richard Kees clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 56-55 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is fouled on the floor by Brandon Ramey - foul #4 on Brandon Ramey, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Allen Hitt (C) Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Michael Otten (SF), David Cubbage (PF), Norman Powell (C) Merle McKew, Brandon Ramey, Andrew Blair, Marshall Spears | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 58-55 |
| 02:20 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 02:11 | Utah | David Cubbage comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 58-55 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Norman Powell tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses short on a floater from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 01:39 | Utah | The rebound goes to Norman Powell | 58-57 |
| 01:39 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Utah | Brandon Ramey (SG), Andrew Blair (PF), Marshall Spears (C) Michael Otten, David Cubbage, Norman Powell | |
| 01:22 | Utah | Richard Kees misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 01:22 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:22 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:22 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 3rd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Johnny Hanna | 60-60 |
| 00:41 | Utah | Andrew Blair buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it but misses | 60-63 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens tips it home | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Utah | Marshall Spears is fouled in the backcourt by John Scruggs - foul #5 on John Scruggs, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG) John Scruggs | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:18 | Utah | Marshall Spears is fouled on the floor by Johnny Hanna - foul #4 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | Utah | Marshall Spears misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Richard Kees snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | Utah | Richard Kees is hacked by James Winters in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | Utah | Richard Kees misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | James Winters hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 64-63 |