| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) SG - Sam Moore (fresh) SF - Timothy Blakney (fresh) PF - Darren Richardson (fresh) C - George Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) C - William McKellop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | William McKellop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | New Mexico State | William McKellop snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Idaho | Darren Richardson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney's floater is tipped away by Reginald Mackey | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | William McKellop grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard's pass is intercepted by Sam Moore | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Idaho | Sam Moore dunks the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Timothy Blakney steals it from Donald Rousseau | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Idaho | Sam Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Richardson | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | William McKellop's floater is tipped away by George Dalegowski | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Idaho | Darren Richardson snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:59 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William McKellop | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Darren Richardson steps in front of the Rex Kerby pass | 5-0 |
| 17:23 | Idaho | Darren Richardson buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Richardson | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:03 | Idaho | George Dalegowski pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:44 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney is fouled on the floor by Rex Kerby - foul #1 on Rex Kerby, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Idaho | Harold Cashman (SG) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, William McKellop | |
| 16:26 | Idaho | Darren Richardson blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Gregory - foul #1 on Tony Gregory, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Idaho | Leonard Dickerson (SF) Timothy Blakney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG) Kerry Hazard | |
| 16:26 | Idaho | Darren Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:26 | Idaho | Darren Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | George Dalegowski is called for the reach on Lester Motta - foul #1 on George Dalegowski, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Lee (C) George Dalegowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Harold Cashman steps in front of the Wayne Whipkey pass | 8-0 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Cashman (fresh) SF - Leonard Dickerson (fresh) PF - Darren Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) SF - Lester Motta (fresh) PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Idaho | John Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta snags the defensive board | 8-0 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 8-0 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless hits the follow up shot | 8-2 |
| 15:04 | Idaho | John Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 8-2 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory is fouled on the floor by Harold Cashman - foul #1 on Harold Cashman, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Idaho | Sam Moore (SG), Timothy Blakney (SF), George Dalegowski (C) Matthew Richardson, Leonard Dickerson, Darren Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Rex Kerby (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF), William McKellop (C) Mark Hooks, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory, Jamie Chambless | |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 8-4 |
| 14:15 | Idaho | John Lee is called for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG) Wayne Whipkey | |
| 13:47 | New Mexico State | William McKellop lays it in on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 8-6 |
| 13:27 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney loses the dribble to Donald Rousseau | 8-6 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donald Rousseau | 8-8 |
| 12:54 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by William McKellop - foul #1 on William McKellop, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Richardson (PG), Darren Richardson (PF) Harold Cashman, John Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF) Rex Kerby | |
| 12:54 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William McKellop misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Sam Moore - foul #1 on Sam Moore, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG) Donald Rousseau | |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William McKellop makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | William McKellop makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | Idaho | Sam Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lester Motta - foul #1 on Lester Motta, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Butler (SG), Leonard Dickerson (SF) Sam Moore, Timothy Blakney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Reginald Mackey, William McKellop | |
| 11:58 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Butler (fresh) SF - Leonard Dickerson (fresh) PF - Darren Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 11-12 |
| 11:23 | Idaho | Darren Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | Harold Cashman (SG), Preston Reynolds (C) Keith Butler, George Dalegowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF) Wayne Whipkey, Jamie Chambless | |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 10:58 | Idaho | Preston Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:41 | Idaho | Harold Cashman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darren Richardson | 14-12 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby hits the follow up shot | 14-14 |
| 10:12 | Idaho | Donald Rousseau steals the ball from Leonard Dickerson | 14-14 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Rex Kerby is denied by Preston Reynolds | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | Idaho | Darren Richardson grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 09:53 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson is hacked by Kerry Hazard - foul #1 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Sam Moore (SG), Timothy Blakney (SF), John Lee (PF), George Dalegowski (C) Matthew Richardson, Leonard Dickerson, Darren Richardson, Preston Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Reginald Mackey (PF), William McKellop (C) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Tony Gregory, Lester Motta | |
| 09:48 | Idaho | George Dalegowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 09:46 | Idaho | John Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:39 | Idaho | Sam Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William McKellop | 14-14 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby is fouled on the floor by Sam Moore - foul #2 on Sam Moore, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Richardson (PG), Keith Butler (SG) Harold Cashman, Sam Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Books (SF) Rex Kerby | |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| 08:49 | Idaho | Mark Hooks is called for the reach on Matthew Richardson - foul #1 on Mark Hooks, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF) Wayne Books | |
| 08:30 | Idaho | Mark Hooks steals it from Matthew Richardson | 14-14 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks lays it up and in | 14-16 |
| 08:08 | Idaho | Keith Butler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | William McKellop scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Reginald Mackey and he's hacked by Timothy Blakney - foul #1 on Timothy Blakney, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Idaho | Harold Cashman (PG), Darren Richardson (PF) Matthew Richardson, John Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Lester Motta | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | William McKellop makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Harold Cashman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Butler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Blakney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darren Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dalegowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) C - William McKellop (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Idaho | Keith Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-19 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | William McKellop gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 07:08 | Idaho | Harold Cashman pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:39 | Idaho | George Dalegowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Darren Richardson - foul #1 on Darren Richardson, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Richardson (PG), Leonard Dickerson (SF), John Lee (C) Keith Butler, Timothy Blakney, George Dalegowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory (C) William McKellop | |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:07 | Idaho | Leonard Dickerson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 05:37 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:16 | Idaho | Darren Richardson drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Richardson | 21-21 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kerry Hazard | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Idaho | Harold Cashman is hacked by Donald Rousseau - foul #1 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Idaho | Timothy Blakney (SF) Leonard Dickerson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Lester Motta (SF), William McKellop (C) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey | |
| 04:58 | Idaho | Harold Cashman makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:58 | Idaho | Harold Cashman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard is hacked by Matthew Richardson - foul #1 on Matthew Richardson, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Butler (SG), George Dalegowski (C) Harold Cashman, John Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:32 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William McKellop | 23-29 |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Keith Butler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 04:03 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta is whistled for a carry | 25-29 |
| Subs | Idaho | Sam Moore (SG), Leonard Dickerson (PF) Matthew Richardson, Darren Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG) Kerry Hazard | |
| 03:37 | Idaho | Sam Moore's pass is intercepted by Tony Gregory | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Keith Butler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Blakney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Dickerson (fresh) C - George Dalegowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) C - William McKellop (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 03:17 | Idaho | George Dalegowski pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Sam Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tony Gregory | 25-29 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | William McKellop misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-29 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | William McKellop can't tip it in | 25-29 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Gregory | 25-29 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | George Dalegowski denies the turnaround by Wayne Whipkey | 25-29 |
| 02:20 | Idaho | George Dalegowski grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 02:15 | Idaho | Keith Butler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 02:14 | Idaho | Sam Moore tips it back up and in | 27-29 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | William McKellop connects on the runner in the lane | 27-31 |
| 01:39 | Idaho | George Dalegowski double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Richardson (PG), Darren Richardson (PF), John Lee (C) Keith Butler, Timothy Blakney, George Dalegowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory, William McKellop | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Harold Cashman (SG) Sam Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:11 | Idaho | Matthew Richardson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kerry Hazard | 27-31 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard is hacked by Matthew Richardson - foul #2 on Matthew Richardson, team foul #8 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Timothy Blakney (SF) Leonard Dickerson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:48 | Idaho | Timothy Blakney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-33 |
| 00:46 | Idaho | John Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:24 | Idaho | John Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jamie Chambless - foul #1 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | Sam Moore (SG) Timothy Blakney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (C) Jamie Chambless | |
| 00:24 | Idaho | John Lee misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:24 | Idaho | John Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Harold Cashman - foul #2 on Harold Cashman, team foul #9 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Idaho | George Dalegowski (C) Harold Cashman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:05 | Idaho | Darren Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Darren Richardson travels with the ball | 27-33 |