| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Gallo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-29 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Stephan Klem drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | John Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 18:46 | Denver | Allen Hitt swats the dunk try by Andrew Fenton | 22-29 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Ricky Gallo tips it back up and in | 24-29 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Andrew Fenton is called for the reach on James Winters - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert lays it up and in set up by James Winters | 24-31 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Ricky Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ricky Gallo - foul #3 on Ricky Gallo, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Denver | John Fox (C) Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 16:37 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Gregory, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (PG), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| 16:37 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Sean Ament drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Axford | 26-35 |
| 16:02 | Denver | John Fox misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Greenway - foul #1 on Arthur Greenway, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Bobby Harris (SF) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens | |
| 16:02 | Denver | John Fox misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:02 | Denver | John Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - John Fox (fresh) 1 pts. C - Felton Kohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna loses the dribble to Jasper Winn | 27-35 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Felton Kohn's floater is tipped away by Shawn Bergert | 27-35 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee tips it in | 29-35 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | John Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Thomas Oropeza (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF), Ricky Gallo (C) Jeffery Higbee, Jasper Winn, John Fox, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| 14:58 | Denver | Stephan Klem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Thomas Oropeza | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bobby Harris - foul #1 on Bobby Harris, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Fenton | 29-36 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Andrew Fenton blows the layup but the foul's on Anthony Pickens - foul #2 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (C) Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| 14:20 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Axford | 31-38 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Ricky Gallo banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 33-38 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway banks in the layup | 33-40 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Wallace Malasky tips it but misses | 33-40 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Sean Ament and the foul's on Andrew Fenton - foul #2 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), John Fox (PF) Stephan Klem, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Ricky Gallo pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-42 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Gregory | 33-42 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Scruggs | 33-45 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Fox (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ricky Gallo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 7 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna's fadeaway is rejected by John Fox | 33-45 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it in | 33-47 |
| 11:17 | Denver | John Fox loses the dribble to Shawn Bergert | 33-47 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 10:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Patrick McGreevy | 33-47 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Bobby Harris (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bobby Harris - foul #2 on Bobby Harris, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:22 | Denver | John Fox grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Stephan Klem hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bobby Harris | 35-48 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens buries a floater from the left block | 35-50 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Stephan Klem knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Fenton | 38-50 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Bobby Harris is called for the reach on Sean Ament - foul #3 on Bobby Harris, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Ricky Gallo (C) Thomas Oropeza, Bobby Harris, John Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Sean Ament, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by John Scruggs and the foul's on Wallace Malasky - foul #3 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the free throw | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 08:33 | Denver | Ricky Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Gregory | 38-53 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway is fouled on the floor by Ricky Gallo - foul #4 on Ricky Gallo, team foul #8 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Felton Kohn (C) Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Hanna - foul #2 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| 08:15 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Johnny Hanna | 40-55 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Johnny Hanna steals the ball from Felton Kohn | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Felton Kohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 9 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses badly on a floater from the left block | 40-55 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | John Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Bobby Harris (SF), John Fox (PF), Ricky Gallo (C) Stephan Klem, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 07:01 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy | 42-55 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | James Winters scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Bobby Harris lays it up and in | 44-58 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Sean Ament is hacked by John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG) Patrick McGreevy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Jasper Winn pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Sean Ament | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is called for traveling | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) John Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| 05:37 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Ricky Gallo grabs the offensive board | 44-59 |
| 05:30 | Denver | The jump hook by Ricky Gallo is blocked by Michael Gregory | 44-59 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens pulls down the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Ricky Gallo steps in front of the Shawn Bergert pass | 44-59 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Wallace Malasky knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 46-59 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Oropeza picks off the pass by Michael Gregory | 46-59 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Jasper Winn blows the layup | 46-59 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephan Klem - foul #2 on Stephan Klem, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF) Sean Ament | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Ricky Gallo lays it up and in set up by Patrick McGreevy and he's fouled by Allen Hitt - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Michael Gregory, Arthur Greenway | |
| 03:50 | Denver | Ricky Gallo makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Gallo (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Sean Ament knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Scruggs | 49-63 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Ricky Gallo blocks the jumper by Johnny Hanna | 49-63 |
| 02:43 | Denver | The rebound goes to Patrick McGreevy | 49-63 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Andrew Fenton can't finish the layup | 49-63 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 01:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Malasky | 49-63 |
| 01:43 | Denver | Ricky Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | John Scruggs grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Scruggs | 49-65 |
| 01:05 | Denver | John Scruggs is called for the reach on Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), John Fox (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Felton Kohn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-65 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Johnny Hanna | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Denver | Michael Gregory steps in front of the Jasper Winn pass | 49-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs runs out the clock | 49-67 |