| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) SF - John Knott (fresh) PF - Roger Bryant (fresh) C - Manuel Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) SG - George Furlow (fresh) SF - Eric Foster (fresh) PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) C - Philip Reid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Steven Chow steals the ball from Bill Moronta | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Eric Foster misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Utah State | Eric Foster pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Utah State | Raymond Butler lays it up and in set up by Eric Foster | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Utah State | Steven Chow drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Foster | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | John Knott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Utah State | Bryan Bardin picks off the pass by Steven Chow | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Chris Haro (SG), Kevin Carr (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bryan Bardin, Bill Moronta, John Knott, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Steven Weis (SG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 17:25 | Utah State | Steven Weis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Chris Freeland can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Chris Haro grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | William Watkins is called for the reach on Robert Hansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Watkins, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:44 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by William Watkins | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico | David Rafael steps in front of the Kevin Carr pass | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | Steven Weis lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Rafael | 2-9 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Freeland - foul #1 on Chris Freeland, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), John Knott (SF), Manuel Bowen (C) Robert Hansen, Chris Haro, Kevin Carr, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Michael Mealy (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) William Watkins, Steven Weis, David Rafael, Chris Freeland, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:54 | Utah State | George Furlow gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) SF - John Knott (fresh) PF - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Furlow (fresh) SF - Michael Mealy (fresh) PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Reid (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Steven Chow misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Knott - foul #1 on John Knott, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Bryant (PF) Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Steven Chow makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:39 | Utah State | Steven Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Philip Reid blocks the short jumper by Manuel Bowen | 3-11 |
| 15:09 | Utah State | Raymond Butler grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 14:54 | Utah State | Raymond Butler is called for traveling | 3-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) Michael Mealy | |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | John Knott is hacked by Steven Chow - foul #1 on Steven Chow, team foul #3 | 3-11 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 14:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Raymond Butler | 3-11 |
| 14:15 | Utah State | Raymond Butler is hacked by Bill Moronta - foul #1 on Bill Moronta, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SG) Bill Moronta | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Steven Weis (SG), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Raymond Butler | |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Eric Foster knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Weis | 3-14 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Chris Haro double dribbles | 3-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Kevin Carr (SF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bryan Bardin, John Knott, Manuel Bowen | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Eric Foster, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 13:22 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses the 3 from the right wing | 3-14 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins pulls down the rebound | 3-14 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Chris Haro buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hansen and he's fouled by Chris Freeland - foul #2 on Chris Freeland, team foul #4 | 5-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler (PF) Roger Bryant | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Raymond Butler (PF), Michael Mealy (C) William Watkins, Steven Weis, Chris Freeland, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses the free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:59 | Utah State | George Furlow snags the defensive board | 5-14 |
| 12:34 | Utah State | Michael Mealy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Chris Haro - foul #1 on Chris Haro, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Bill Moronta (SG) Robert Hansen, Chris Haro | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) David Rafael | |
| 12:34 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:34 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-14 |
| 12:09 | Utah State | George Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:04 | Utah State | George Furlow is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Furlow, team foul #5 | 5-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Knott (SF), Manuel Bowen (C) Kevin Carr, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Philip Reid (C) Steven Chow, Raymond Butler | |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Eric Foster knocks in the runner from the left block set up by William Watkins and he's fouled by John Knott - foul #2 on John Knott, team foul #4 | 5-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Carr (SF), Roger Bryant (PF) John Knott, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | Utah State | Raymond Butler (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Eric Foster makes the free throw | 5-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) SF - Kevin Carr (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Bowen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Furlow (fresh) SF - Eric Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is hacked by William Watkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Watkins, team foul #6 | 5-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (PG) William Watkins | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the jumper from the free throw line | 7-17 |
| 11:07 | Utah State | George Furlow is whistled for traveling | 7-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Steven Weis (SF) George Furlow, Eric Foster | |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta loses the dribble to Timothy Butts | 7-17 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Raymond Butler misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Bill Moronta - foul #2 on Bill Moronta, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Chris Haro (SG), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Robert Hansen, Bill Moronta, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF), Philip Reid (C) Timothy Butts, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Raymond Butler misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:24 | Utah State | Raymond Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses long on an open floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Chow - foul #2 on Steven Chow, team foul #7 | 7-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Chow, Raymond Butler | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:03 | Utah State | George Furlow pulls down the rebound | 8-18 |
| 09:40 | Utah State | Philip Reid hits the finger roll set up by Michael Mealy | 8-20 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | Michael Mealy is called for the reach on Jeffrey Dobbins - foul #1 on Michael Mealy, team foul #8 | 8-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) David Rafael | |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins misses the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:14 | Utah State | Philip Reid gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| 08:58 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the easy layup | 8-20 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chris Haro | 10-20 |
| 08:22 | Utah State | Philip Reid can't connect on a shot from the right block | 10-20 |
| 08:20 | Utah State | Steven Weis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the 3 from straight away | 10-20 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Pressler | 10-20 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Steven Weis is called for the reach on Chris Haro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Weis, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Roger Bryant (PF), Manuel Bowen (C) Robert Hansen, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (PG), David Rafael (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Weis, Eric Foster, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:02 | Utah State | Raymond Butler gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:46 | Utah State | George Furlow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Butts | 11-20 |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Raymond Butler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-20 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris Haro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Carr (tiring) PF - Roger Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Manuel Bowen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Timothy Butts (fresh) SG - George Furlow (fairly fresh) SF - David Rafael (fresh) PF - Raymond Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is hacked by Timothy Butts - foul #1 on Timothy Butts, team foul #10 | 11-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF), Philip Reid (C) David Rafael, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Philip Reid pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:52 | Utah State | Eric Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Chris Haro grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-20 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant tips it in | 14-20 |
| 05:31 | Utah State | Timothy Butts is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bardin - foul #1 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bryan Bardin, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (PG), David Rafael (SG), Michael Mealy (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Timothy Butts, George Furlow, Raymond Butler, Philip Reid | |
| 05:11 | Utah State | David Rafael comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 05:10 | Utah State | Eric Foster grabs the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 04:58 | Utah State | Michael Mealy is fouled on the floor by Chris Haro - foul #2 on Chris Haro, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG) Chris Haro | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:58 | Utah State | Michael Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr's floater is tipped away by Michael Mealy | 14-20 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Christopher Pressler is called for the reach on David Rafael - foul #1 on Christopher Pressler, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG) Robert Hansen | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG), Philip Reid (C) Eric Foster, Bruce Kuehn | |
| 04:18 | Utah State | David Rafael makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | David Rafael makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 03:55 | Utah State | Michael Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 03:39 | Utah State | George Furlow clanks a shot from the right side | 14-22 |
| 03:37 | Utah State | Steven Weis tips it in | 14-24 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Philip Reid swats the short shot by Jeffrey Dobbins | 14-24 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | David Rafael pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) SF - Kevin Carr (tired) PF - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Weis (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Furlow (tiring) SF - David Rafael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mealy (fairly fresh) C - Philip Reid (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Utah State | David Rafael lays it in on a great pass from George Furlow and he's hacked by Kevin Carr - foul #1 on Kevin Carr, team foul #9 | 14-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Knott (SF), Roger Bryant (PF), Manuel Bowen (C) Kevin Carr, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Raymond Butler (PF), Chris Freeland (C) Steven Weis, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| 03:05 | Utah State | David Rafael makes the free throw | 14-27 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Raymond Butler blocks the short jumper by John Knott | 14-27 |
| 02:45 | Utah State | Raymond Butler snags the defensive board | 14-27 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Raymond Butler lays it in on a great pass from Steven Chow | 14-29 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 02:30 | Utah State | George Furlow grabs the defensive rebound | 14-29 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Raymond Butler is hacked by Bryan Bardin - foul #2 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #10 | 14-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG), Eric Foster (SF) George Furlow, David Rafael | |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Raymond Butler makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Raymond Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roger Bryant | 14-30 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen's pass is intercepted by Timothy Butts in the backcourt | 14-30 |
| 02:03 | Utah State | Timothy Butts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-30 |
| 02:01 | Utah State | Chris Freeland tips it home | 14-32 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Hansen | 17-32 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Steven Chow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn (C) Chris Freeland | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Butler - foul #1 on Raymond Butler, team foul #11 | 17-32 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 01:18 | Utah State | Manuel Bowen blocks the short jumper by Raymond Butler | 19-32 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant clanks a runner from the baseline | 19-32 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Eric Foster snags the defensive board | 19-32 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn is fouled on the floor by Manuel Bowen - foul #1 on Manuel Bowen, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Robert Hansen, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), George Furlow (SG), Steven Weis (SF), Michael Mealy (PF) Steven Chow, Timothy Butts, Eric Foster, Raymond Butler | |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 00:42 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | George Furlow steps in front of the John Knott pass | 19-34 |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Michael Mealy's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Dobbins | 19-34 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler pulls down the rebound | 19-34 |