| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Furlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Reid (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Eric Foster inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Utah State | Philip Reid connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Foster | 37-31 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is fouled on the floor by Steven Chow - foul #3 on Steven Chow, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (PG) Steven Chow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell is hacked by Philip Reid - foul #3 on Philip Reid, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Freeland (C) Philip Reid | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | David Sroka double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | Utah State | David Rafael (SF) Eric Foster | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:28 | Utah State | Steven Weis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:27 | Utah State | David Rafael tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | David Sroka is alone and drills a runner from close range | 37-33 |
| 17:48 | Utah State | George Furlow hits a shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordan Cooper | 39-35 |
| 16:58 | Utah State | Norman Revell steps in front of the Chris Freeland pass | 39-35 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is hacked by Chris Freeland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Freeland, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), Timothy Butts (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Michael Mealy (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Weis, George Furlow, David Rafael, Raymond Butler, Chris Freeland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Gerald Alberto (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Jordan Cooper, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin's pass is intercepted by Eric Foster | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | Utah State | Eric Foster knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Mealy | 42-35 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Linwood Lindell | 42-38 |
| 16:00 | Utah State | Eric Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Philip Reid (C) William Watkins, Bruce Kuehn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG) Gerald Alberto | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Butts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Philip Reid (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sroka (PF) Richard Smith | |
| 15:36 | Utah State | Linwood Lindell steals it from Timothy Butts | 42-38 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 15:31 | Utah State | Philip Reid gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:11 | Utah State | Michael Mealy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-38 |
| 15:09 | Utah State | Steven Chow grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:01 | Utah State | Philip Reid lays it up and in | 44-38 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell travels in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG), Steven Weis (SF), Chris Freeland (PF) Timothy Butts, Eric Foster, Michael Mealy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Richard Smith (C) Linwood Lindell, Kenneth Bixler | |
| 14:50 | Utah State | Steven Weis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Griffin - foul #2 on Raymond Griffin, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto (SF) Raymond Griffin | |
| 14:50 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:50 | Utah State | Steven Weis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto buries a shot from the right side set up by Charles Gerth | 46-40 |
| 14:04 | Utah State | Chris Freeland misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to George Furlow | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Utah State | Steve Thomas steals the ball from Chris Freeland | 46-40 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-40 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | David Sroka banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Thomas | 46-42 |
| 12:50 | Utah State | Philip Reid drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Chow | 48-42 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas blows the wide open layup | 48-42 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Steven Weis gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:10 | Utah State | Steven Chow is fouled on the floor by Charles Gerth - foul #1 on Charles Gerth, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), David Rafael (SG), Eric Foster (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, George Furlow, Steven Weis, Chris Freeland, Philip Reid | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Norman Revell (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Gerald Alberto, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| 11:58 | Utah State | David Rafael knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Butler | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) SG - David Rafael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Kuehn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses the 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 11:13 | Utah State | Norman Revell swats the layup by Raymond Butler | 50-44 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn is hacked by Linwood Lindell - foul #2 on Linwood Lindell, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG), Michael Mealy (PF), Philip Reid (C) David Rafael, Raymond Butler, Bruce Kuehn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG) Linwood Lindell | |
| 10:14 | Utah State | Eric Foster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | George Furlow (SG) William Watkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), David Sroka (PF), Richard Smith (C) Jordan Cooper, Kenneth Bixler, Norman Revell | |
| 09:56 | Utah State | George Furlow misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto (SF) Raymond Griffin | |
| 09:56 | Utah State | George Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:56 | Utah State | George Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | George Furlow steals it from Steve Thomas | 52-46 |
| 09:36 | Utah State | George Furlow dunks the ball | 54-46 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-46 |
| 09:18 | Utah State | Philip Reid gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 09:02 | Utah State | David Sroka blocks the short jumper by Eric Foster | 54-46 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Eric Foster picks off the pass by Charles Gerth | 54-46 |
| 08:31 | Utah State | Eric Foster comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-46 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | David Sroka pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is denied on a layup by Michael Mealy | 54-46 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | David Sroka snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 54-48 |
| 08:00 | Utah State | Eric Foster connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Steven Weis (SG), David Rafael (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Chris Freeland (C) Timothy Butts, George Furlow, Eric Foster, Michael Mealy, Philip Reid | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Norman Revell (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Gerald Alberto, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Chow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Weis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rafael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Freeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:51 | Utah State | Raymond Butler is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Butler, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses short on a shot in the lane | 57-48 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler tips it but misses | 57-48 |
| 07:25 | Utah State | Chris Freeland gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Chris Freeland blows the layup but he's hacked by Norman Revell - foul #1 on Norman Revell, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG), David Sroka (PF) Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Bixler | |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Chris Freeland makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Chris Freeland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-48 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is hacked by David Rafael - foul #2 on David Rafael, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Butler - foul #3 on Raymond Butler, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG), George Furlow (SG), Bruce Kuehn (C) Steven Chow, David Rafael, Chris Freeland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG) Linwood Lindell | |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:02 | Utah State | Bruce Kuehn loses the dribble to David Sroka | 59-50 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | George Furlow steals it from Norman Revell | 59-50 |
| 05:18 | Utah State | Raymond Butler hits the finger roll and the foul's on Norman Revell - foul #2 on Norman Revell, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), Michael Mealy (SF) William Watkins, Steven Weis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG), Gerald Alberto (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Richard Smith (C) Steve Thomas, Jordan Cooper, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| 05:18 | Utah State | Raymond Butler makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:47 | Utah State | Michael Mealy can't finish the layup | 62-50 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 62-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Timothy Butts (SG), David Rafael (SF), Chris Freeland (C) George Furlow, Eric Foster, Bruce Kuehn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), David Sroka (PF) Charles Gerth, Gerald Alberto, Richard Smith | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Steven Chow misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is hacked by Timothy Butts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Butts, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | William Watkins (PG) Steven Chow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:59 | Utah State | Michael Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Watkins (fresh) SG - Timothy Butts (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Rafael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Freeland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Utah State | Timothy Butts comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 62-50 |
| 03:30 | Utah State | Chris Freeland grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 03:09 | Utah State | David Rafael misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-50 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin lays it in set up by Linwood Lindell | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Chow (PG), George Furlow (SG), Steven Weis (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Philip Reid (C) William Watkins, Timothy Butts, David Rafael, Michael Mealy, Chris Freeland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Jordan Cooper (SF), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Bixler | |
| 02:33 | Utah State | Philip Reid comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-52 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gerth | 62-54 |
| 01:49 | Utah State | Raymond Butler's fadeaway is rejected by Norman Revell | 62-54 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Chow - foul #4 on Steven Chow, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Eric Foster (SF) Steven Weis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:20 | Utah State | Philip Reid travels with the ball | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Foster - foul #3 on Eric Foster, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:51 | Utah State | Philip Reid comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 00:50 | Utah State | George Furlow tips it in | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | David Sroka misses the easy layup | 64-58 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Gerth | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Eric Foster comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Utah State | Philip Reid snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on Philip Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Weis (SF) Eric Foster | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Philip Reid makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Philip Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-61 |