| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) PF - Bernard Green (fresh) C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) SG - John Austin (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - James Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Bernard Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Bernard Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Hogg | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Robert Ingram connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Stone and the foul's on Bernard Green - foul #1 on Bernard Green, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brett McLean | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Bernard Green snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan double dribbles | 5-3 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Gary Smith is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Austin and he's fouled by Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Robert Ingram is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Ingram, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Raymond Morgan | 10-6 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Andrew Hogg is called for the reach on Robert Ingram - foul #1 on Andrew Hogg, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (SG), Larry Moline (PF) Brett McLean, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 17:05 | Denver | Daniel Brown comes up short on the shot from the left side | 10-6 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (SF) Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Lawrence Winningham (C) John Austin, James Jones | |
| 16:34 | Denver | Robert Cornett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Robert Cornett tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Moline | 13-8 |
| 16:01 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham lays it in | 13-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Bryant (fresh) SF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) PF - Larry Moline (fresh) C - Raymond Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Cornett - foul #1 on Robert Cornett, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Bernard Green (PF) Dana Zarrineh, Larry Moline | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) James Stone, Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 15:30 | Denver | Don Wetherington's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Green | 15-10 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Bernard Green is fouled on the floor by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SF) Stuart Bryant | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), James Jones (C) Don Wetherington, Daniel Brown | |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Robert Ingram is called for the reach on Wayne Riffle - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Bernard Green hits a floater near the basket set up by Andrew Hogg | 17-10 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Gary Smith hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Cornett | 17-12 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Bernard Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PG), Carl Odebralski (SG), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Daniel Brown (PF) Walter Newsome, Gary Smith | |
| 14:04 | Denver | James Jones is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stuart Bryant | 19-14 |
| 13:44 | Denver | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski grabs the board | 19-14 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (C) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Lawrence Winningham (C) John Austin, James Jones | |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Daniel Brown is fouled on the floor by Dana Zarrineh - foul #1 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 21-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG) Carl Odebralski, Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Lawrence Winningham | |
| 13:06 | Denver | Gary Smith can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Robert Cornett tips it back up and in | 21-16 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Robert Cornett blocks the short jumper by Andrew Hogg | 21-16 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Larry Moline tips it but misses | 21-16 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Robert Cornett grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Brett McLean | 23-16 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Larry Moline picks off the pass by Walter Newsome | 23-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dana Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SF - Robert Cornett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Walter Newsome steals it from Andrew Hogg | 23-16 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Gary Smith is whistled for traveling | 23-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Larry Moline, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Lawrence Winningham (PF), James Jones (C) James Stone, Robert Cornett, Gary Smith, Daniel Brown | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Raymond Morgan | 25-16 |
| 11:01 | Denver | The jumper by Walter Newsome is denied by Raymond Morgan | 25-16 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Richard Finger tips it home | 25-18 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-18 |
| 10:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Winningham | 25-18 |
| 10:23 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Richard Finger tips it home | 25-20 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Lawrence Winningham takes the ball from Stuart Bryant | 25-20 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-20 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 25-20 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Richard Finger pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 09:19 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the turnaround in the lane | 25-22 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Austin - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF) Carl Odebralski, Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Walter Newsome, John Austin, Richard Finger, Lawrence Winningham, James Jones | |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Gary Smith is hacked by Andrew Hogg - foul #2 on Andrew Hogg, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (SF), Jacob Edwards (PF), David Alejo (C) Andrew Hogg, Stuart Bryant, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:30 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards misses the driving attempt from the left block | 25-22 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the 3 from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the dunk attempt | 27-22 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Larry Moline gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Larry Moline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Alejo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Brett McLean double dribbles | 27-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (PF) Jacob Edwards, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), James Jones (C) Don Wetherington, Daniel Brown | |
| 07:24 | Denver | John Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-22 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico | Bernard Green snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Larry Moline comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 27-22 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Larry Moline tips it in | 29-22 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Wayne Riffle is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #1 on Wayne Riffle, team foul #6 | 29-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PG), Carl Odebralski (SG), Raymond Morgan (C) Larry Moline, Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brown (PF) Gary Smith | |
| 06:47 | Denver | James Stone hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Raymond Morgan - foul #1 on Raymond Morgan, team foul #7 | 29-24 |
| 06:47 | Denver | James Stone misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Daniel Brown denies the turnaround by Carl Odebralski | 29-24 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 06:21 | Denver | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards (PF) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Robert Cornett | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stuart Bryant and he's hacked by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #7 | 33-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG) Carl Odebralski | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, John Austin, James Jones | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Richard Finger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham tips it but misses | 34-24 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jacob Edwards | 34-24 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Don Wetherington - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Larry Moline (PG), Dana Zarrineh (PF) Stuart Bryant, Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Lawrence Winningham | |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Richard Finger is fouled on the floor by Raymond Morgan - foul #2 on Raymond Morgan, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alejo (C) Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:33 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Smith | 35-26 |
| 05:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Finger | 35-26 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Walter Newsome is fouled on the floor by Larry Moline - foul #1 on Larry Moline, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bernard Green (PF) Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), James Jones (C) Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Daniel Brown | |
| 05:08 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | David Alejo grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Bernard Green hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF) Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (PF) Gary Smith | |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Bernard Green misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Bernard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 04:35 | Denver | James Jones misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jacob Edwards - foul #1 on Jacob Edwards, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| 04:35 | Denver | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 04:35 | Denver | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Bernard Green can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 04:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Cornett | 36-28 |
| 03:59 | Denver | Bernard Green steps in front of the John Austin pass | 36-28 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | Larry Moline lays it up and in | 38-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Carl Odebralski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Alejo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Winningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Denver | John Austin buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Bernard Green's pass is intercepted by Walter Newsome | 38-31 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | David Alejo grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Bernard Green misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-31 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski tips it home | 40-31 |
| 02:32 | Denver | John Austin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | David Alejo grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Dana Zarrineh (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Larry Moline, Carl Odebralski, Jacob Edwards, Bernard Green, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Walter Newsome, John Austin, Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham, James Jones | |
| 01:46 | Denver | James Stone is denied on a layup by Wayne Riffle | 40-31 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Brett McLean grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Brett McLean's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Brown | 40-31 |
| 01:39 | Denver | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Stone | 40-33 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Don Wetherington steps in front of the Wayne Riffle pass | 40-33 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Don Wetherington lays it in | 40-35 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dana Zarrineh | 43-35 |
| 01:11 | Denver | James Stone knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Don Wetherington | 43-37 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle connects on the shot in the lane set up by Andrew Hogg | 47-37 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Gary Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Daniel Brown grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Daniel Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-39 |