| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) SG - Frank Rao (fresh) SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) PF - Tony Foster (fresh) C - Steve Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Christie (fresh) SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) SF - Sheng Tang (fresh) PF - Eric Stonebraker (fresh) C - Gustavo Flores (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Tony Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Steve Young lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie's pass is intercepted by Todd Hoffman | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico | Frank Rao knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cameron Springer | 5-0 |
| 19:13 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Tony Foster grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Steve Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 19:04 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie double dribbles | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker travels with the ball | 5-0 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Stonebraker - foul #1 on Eric Stonebraker, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Charles Zynda (C) Cameron Springer, Steve Young | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:24 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang is fouled on the floor by Todd Hoffman - foul #1 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) Frank Rao, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:09 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | William Dicks gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Tony Foster loses the dribble to Gustavo Flores | 7-0 |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Ross - foul #1 on Thomas Ross, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Alexander (PF) Tony Foster | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman (SG) Thomas Ross | |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-0 |
| 16:22 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Frank Rao (SG) William Dicks, Bruce Godfrey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Frank Rao is hacked by Douglas Christie - foul #1 on Douglas Christie, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks (SF) Sheng Tang | |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Marijan Zimmerman - foul #1 on Marijan Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 11-0 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the free throw | 12-0 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Christie (fairly fresh) SG - Marijan Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Bernard Brooks (fresh) PF - Eric Stonebraker (fresh) C - Gustavo Flores (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Bernard Brooks | 12-3 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer is hacked by Gustavo Flores - foul #1 on Gustavo Flores, team foul #5 | 12-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (SF), Tony Foster (PF), Steve Young (C) Johnathan Derosa, Roger Alexander, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Sheng Tang (SF) Douglas Christie, Eric Stonebraker | |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman travels with the ball | 12-3 |
| 15:00 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Marijan Zimmerman | 12-5 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-5 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Hoffman | 12-5 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer clanks a floater in the paint | 12-5 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Frank Rao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Bruce Godfrey (SG) Cameron Springer, Frank Rao | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Christie (PG), Eric Stonebraker (C) Thomas Ross, Gustavo Flores | |
| 14:03 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sheng Tang | 12-8 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey misses long on a floater from the right side | 12-8 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Tony Foster grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman jams it on a great pass from Tony Foster | 14-8 |
| 13:35 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF), Charles Zynda (C) Todd Hoffman, Steve Young | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores (C) Marijan Zimmerman | |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Tony Foster blows the layup | 14-8 |
| 13:28 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:14 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang banks in the layup | 14-10 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Tony Foster is hacked by Bernard Brooks - foul #1 on Bernard Brooks, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG), Roger Alexander (PF) Bruce Godfrey, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG) Bernard Brooks | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 12:41 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Stonebraker | 17-13 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Frank Rao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 12:26 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:44 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 11:42 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ross | 17-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dicks (fresh) SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Christie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Ross (fresh) SF - Sheng Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Stonebraker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gustavo Flores (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:26 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores tips it in | 17-15 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander tips it back up and in | 19-15 |
| 10:55 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Gustavo Flores swats the shot by William Dicks | 19-15 |
| 10:46 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:41 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 10:35 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:15 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 19-18 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa knocks in the 3 from straight away | 22-18 |
| 09:55 | Arizona State | Johnathan Derosa takes the ball from Thomas Ross | 22-18 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses the shot from the right block | 22-18 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa tips it home | 24-18 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Rao - foul #1 on Frank Rao, team foul #2 | 24-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Bruce Godfrey (SG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Tony Foster (PF), Steve Young (C) William Dicks, Frank Rao, Johnathan Derosa, Roger Alexander, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman (SG), Bernard Brooks (SF) Thomas Ross, Sheng Tang | |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:17 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses long on a shot from the right side | 24-20 |
| 09:06 | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 09:00 | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-20 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey is hacked by Gustavo Flores - foul #2 on Gustavo Flores, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Sheng Tang (SF) Gustavo Flores | |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:34 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 08:33 | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks misses the tip | 26-20 |
| 08:32 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie tips it back up and in | 26-22 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Stonebraker - foul #2 on Eric Stonebraker, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Gustavo Flores (C) Douglas Christie, Eric Stonebraker | |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:51 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-22 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Tony Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey grabs the offensive board | 28-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Marijan Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ross (fairly fresh) SF - Sheng Tang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Brooks (fresh) C - Gustavo Flores (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Bruce Godfrey is denied by Bernard Brooks | 28-22 |
| 07:24 | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores clanks a runner from close range | 28-22 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Steve Young pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Frank Rao (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) Cameron Springer, Bruce Godfrey, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Christie (PG) Thomas Ross | |
| 06:33 | Arizona State | Johnathan Derosa swats the shot by Sheng Tang | 28-22 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Tony Foster is hacked by Bernard Brooks - foul #2 on Bernard Brooks, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Zynda (C) Steve Young | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Eric Stonebraker (PF) Marijan Zimmerman, Bernard Brooks | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Tony Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:04 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ross | 30-25 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Frank Rao scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Dicks | 33-25 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 05:28 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the 3 from the right corner set up by William Dicks | 36-27 |
| 04:52 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores is hacked by Charles Zynda - foul #1 on Charles Zynda, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), Steve Young (C) William Dicks, Johnathan Derosa, Tony Foster, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman (SG), Bernard Brooks (PF) Thomas Ross, Gustavo Flores | |
| 04:32 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander loses the dribble to Bernard Brooks | 36-27 |
| 04:05 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang is whistled for a carry | 36-27 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman slams it home on a great pass from Cameron Springer | 38-27 |
| 03:34 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Christie | 38-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Christie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marijan Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sheng Tang (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernard Brooks (fresh) C - Eric Stonebraker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Douglas Christie - foul #2 on Douglas Christie, team foul #10 | 38-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (SG), Tony Foster (PF), Charles Zynda (C) Frank Rao, Roger Alexander, Steve Young | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Thomas Ross (SG), Gustavo Flores (C) Douglas Christie, Sheng Tang | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 03:17 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 03:02 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-33 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Thomas Ross steps in front of the Bruce Godfrey pass | 38-33 |
| 02:41 | Arizona State | Thomas Ross banks in the layup | 38-35 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 02:25 | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 02:20 | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marijan Zimmerman | 38-38 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer loses the dribble to Bernard Brooks | 38-38 |
| 01:34 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marijan Zimmerman | 38-41 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Hoffman | 40-41 |
| 01:13 | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman can't throw it down | 40-44 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda can't tip it in | 40-44 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 01:00 | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 00:58 | Arizona State | Gustavo Flores tips it home | 40-46 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ross - foul #2 on Thomas Ross, team foul #11 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dicks (PG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), Steve Young (C) Cameron Springer, Todd Hoffman, Tony Foster, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Christie (PG), Sheng Tang (SF) Marijan Zimmerman, Bernard Brooks | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:52 | Arizona State | Eric Stonebraker snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG) Bruce Godfrey | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Douglas Christie clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Steve Young is fouled on the floor by Gustavo Flores - foul #3 on Gustavo Flores, team foul #12 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marijan Zimmerman (SG), Bernard Brooks (PF) Thomas Ross, Gustavo Flores | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Steve Young misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 00:05 | Arizona State | Bernard Brooks grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Sheng Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |