| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Rushton (fresh) SG - Blake Cline (fresh) SF - Russell Houghton (fresh) PF - Mike McInture (fresh) C - Tim Marson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is hacked by Blake Cline in the backcourt - foul #1 on Blake Cline, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Morgan | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Hogg | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | UTEP | Blake Cline knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Rushton | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-3 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton is hacked by Wayne Riffle - foul #1 on Wayne Riffle, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PG), Carl Odebralski (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Wayne Riffle, Dana Zarrineh, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the fadeaway from the right block | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:19 | UTEP | Tim Marson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Bernard Green pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Rushton - foul #1 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Wayne Riffle (SF) Carl Odebralski, Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Larry Carter (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Jerome Puleo (C) Kenneth Rushton, Blake Cline, Russell Houghton, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:30 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-3 |
| 16:29 | UTEP | Erick Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 9-3 |
| 16:12 | UTEP | James Viator is hacked by Larry Moline - foul #1 on Larry Moline, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Raymond Morgan (C) Stuart Bryant, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:56 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-3 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg grabs the defensive rebound | 9-3 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) PF - Bernard Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Viator (fresh) SG - Damon Drucker (fresh) SF - Larry Carter (fresh) PF - Erick Clayton (fresh) C - Jerome Puleo (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Bernard Green is called for traveling | 9-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Larry Carter clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #3 | 9-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF), David Alejo (C) Jacob Edwards, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Mike McInture (PF) Damon Drucker, Jerome Puleo | |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Larry Carter makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:23 | UTEP | Larry Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Kenneth Rushton steals it from Dana Zarrineh | 9-5 |
| 15:05 | UTEP | Larry Carter banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Rushton | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Kenneth Rushton is called for the reach on Andrew Hogg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Rushton, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PG), Carl Odebralski (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Wayne Riffle, David Alejo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG) Kenneth Rushton | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Larry Moline hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Erick Clayton - foul #1 on Erick Clayton, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alejo (C) Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), Jerome Puleo (C) Larry Carter, Erick Clayton | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo throws it down | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stuart Bryant | 13-9 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Russell Houghton knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Viator | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Russell Houghton steps in front of the Carl Odebralski pass | 13-11 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 13:18 | UTEP | Russell Houghton can't tip it in | 13-11 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:48 | UTEP | Damon Drucker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | David Alejo misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Russell Houghton - foul #1 on Russell Houghton, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF) Larry Moline, Stuart Bryant, Carl Odebralski, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Larry Carter (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Tim Marson (C) James Viator, Damon Drucker, Russell Houghton, Mike McInture, Jerome Puleo | |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:12 | UTEP | Blake Cline misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | Phillip Hills gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 11:53 | UTEP | The jumper by Tim Marson is denied by Bernard Green | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Alejo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Hills (fresh) SG - Blake Cline (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erick Clayton (fresh) C - Tim Marson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle is fouled on the floor by Larry Carter - foul #1 on Larry Carter, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan (C) David Alejo | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Blake Cline - foul #2 on Blake Cline, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (PG), Damon Drucker (SG), Frank Willison (SF), Mike McInture (PF) Phillip Hills, Blake Cline, Larry Carter, Erick Clayton | |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:48 | UTEP | Tim Marson snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:33 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Brett McLean connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-14 |
| 09:54 | UTEP | Brett McLean steals the ball from Damon Drucker | 20-14 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg lays it in on a great pass from Brett McLean | 22-14 |
| 09:40 | UTEP | Raymond Morgan picks off the pass by James Viator | 22-14 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-14 |
| 09:07 | UTEP | Damon Drucker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-14 |
| 09:06 | UTEP | Frank Willison tips it back up and in | 24-16 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Brett McLean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Larry Moline (PG), Stuart Bryant (SG), Carl Odebralski (SF), Bernard Green (PF) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Wayne Riffle, Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (PG), Russell Houghton (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Larry Carter (C) Damon Drucker, Frank Willison, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 08:41 | UTEP | James Viator is whistled for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF) Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Larry Carter is called for the reach on Carl Odebralski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Carter, team foul #8 | 24-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jerome Puleo (C) Larry Carter | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:39 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo loses the ball out of bounds | 24-16 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Bernard Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Phillip Hills - foul #1 on Phillip Hills, team foul #9 | 24-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Wayne Riffle (SF), David Alejo (C) Larry Moline, Stuart Bryant, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Bernard Green misses the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 08:07 | UTEP | Jerome Puleo gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:57 | UTEP | Phillip Hills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-16 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 25-16 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 25-16 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | David Alejo hits the follow up shot | 27-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Odebralski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Riffle (fairly fresh) PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Phillip Hills (fairly fresh) SG - James Viator (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erick Clayton (fairly fresh) C - Jerome Puleo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Bernard Green swats the short shot by Russell Houghton | 27-16 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski snags the defensive board | 27-16 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Jacob Edwards (PF) Carl Odebralski, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (PG), Mike McInture (PF), Tim Marson (C) Phillip Hills, Russell Houghton, Erick Clayton | |
| 07:04 | UTEP | Damon Drucker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Puleo | 27-19 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Jerome Puleo steals it from David Alejo | 27-19 |
| 06:21 | UTEP | Damon Drucker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Marson | 27-19 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Mike McInture comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Brett McLean | 27-19 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg is hacked by Damon Drucker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Drucker, team foul #10 | 27-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (SG), Carl Odebralski (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Larry Moline (C) Brett McLean, Wayne Riffle, Jacob Edwards, David Alejo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SG), Russell Houghton (SF) James Viator, Jerome Puleo | |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Mike McInture clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 28-19 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Andrew Hogg | 28-19 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Bernard Green is hacked by Mike McInture - foul #1 on Mike McInture, team foul #11 | 28-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan (C) Andrew Hogg | |
| Subs | UTEP | Erick Clayton (C) Tim Marson | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:20 | UTEP | Mike McInture's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (SF) Russell Houghton | |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski is fouled on the floor by Frank Willison - foul #1 on Frank Willison, team foul #12 | 30-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Viator (SG) Damon Drucker | |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:56 | UTEP | Frank Willison can't finish the uncontested layup | 31-19 |
| 04:54 | UTEP | Mike McInture misses the tip | 31-19 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan travels with the ball | 31-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF) Larry Moline, Carl Odebralski | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tim Marson (C) Erick Clayton | |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Frank Willison is fouled on the floor by Dana Zarrineh - foul #1 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 31-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Damon Drucker (SG), Russell Houghton (SF) Phillip Hills, Frank Willison | |
| 04:05 | UTEP | Tim Marson connects on the floater from close range set up by Damon Drucker | 31-21 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Bernard Green (C) Stuart Bryant, Wayne Riffle, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Russell Houghton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Viator | 31-23 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Brett McLean | 33-23 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) PF - Dana Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Damon Drucker (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Viator (tired) 2 ast. SF - Russell Houghton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike McInture (tiring) 2 reb. C - Tim Marson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | UTEP | Tim Marson knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 33-25 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Tim Marson is called for the reach on Brett McLean - foul #1 on Tim Marson, team foul #13 | 33-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PG), Carl Odebralski (SF), Larry Moline (PF), David Alejo (C) Andrew Hogg, Jacob Edwards, Dana Zarrineh, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton (PG), Blake Cline (SG), Larry Carter (SF), Erick Clayton (PF), Jerome Puleo (C) Damon Drucker, James Viator, Russell Houghton, Mike McInture, Tim Marson | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Erick Clayton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Rushton | 35-27 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Carter - foul #3 on Larry Carter, team foul #14 | 35-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Stuart Bryant, Brett McLean, David Alejo | |
| Subs | UTEP | Frank Willison (SF) Larry Carter | |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Frank Willison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wayne Riffle | 37-27 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico | Kenneth Rushton takes the ball from Larry Moline in the backcourt | 37-27 |
| 01:24 | UTEP | Blake Cline banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Rushton | 37-29 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Bernard Green hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Puleo - foul #1 on Jerome Puleo, team foul #15 | 37-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Stuart Bryant (SG), David Alejo (C) Larry Moline, Carl Odebralski, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | UTEP | Phillip Hills (SG), Tim Marson (C) Blake Cline, Jerome Puleo | |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:51 | UTEP | Frank Willison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Stuart Bryant | 39-29 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Frank Willison - foul #2 on Frank Willison, team foul #16 | 41-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Houghton (SF), Mike McInture (PF) Frank Willison, Erick Clayton | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Tim Marson grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 00:13 | UTEP | Kenneth Rushton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-29 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Tim Marson hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | David Alejo misses long on an open jumper from close range | 41-31 |
| 00:01 | UTEP | Mike McInture grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Mike McInture can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-31 |