| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Sean Ament | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Stephan Klem | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Stephan Klem can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Stephan Klem can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | John Scruggs gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | John Scruggs loses the dribble to Stephan Klem | 0-0 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy loses the dribble to Johnny Hanna | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Sean Ament lays it up and in set up by Johnny Hanna | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Stephan Klem knocks in the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Wallace Malasky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane comes up short on the shot from the left block | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Andrew Fenton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wallace Malasky and he's hacked by Sean Ament - foul #1 on Sean Ament, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Bobby Harris (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Stephan Klem, Wallace Malasky, Robert Ames | |
| 16:19 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Sean Ament clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a floater from the left side | 4-6 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Sean Ament buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Johnny Hanna | 6-9 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:39 | Denver | Raymond Thomas is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bergert - foul #1 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Robert Ames (C) Patrick McGreevy, Bobby Harris, Andrew Fenton | |
| 13:32 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza hits a shot in the lane | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:02 | Denver | Sean Ament steals it from Stephan Klem | 6-11 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 9-11 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Thomas | 9-13 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Scruggs | 12-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Denver | Shawn Bergert denies the turnaround by Thomas Oropeza | 12-13 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Wallace Malasky snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Robert Ames connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wallace Malasky | 12-16 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Robert Ames blocks the short jumper by Shawn Bergert | 12-16 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Raymond Thomas gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF), Jasper Winn (C) Stephan Klem, Raymond Thomas, Robert Ames | |
| 10:58 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 12-16 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Sean Ament double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Thomas Oropeza | |
| 10:25 | Denver | Robert Ames blows the layup | 12-16 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Bobby Harris (SF) Wallace Malasky, Robert Ames | |
| 09:54 | Denver | Jasper Winn misses the turnaround near the basket | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Jasper Winn grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Jasper Winn drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 12-18 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Hitt and he's hacked by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 14-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Jasper Winn pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Bobby Harris banks in the layup set up by Patrick McGreevy | 14-20 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway blows the layup but the foul's on Andrew Fenton - foul #2 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #2 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), William Dry (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Bobby Harris, Andrew Fenton, Jasper Winn | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Raymond Thomas snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG) Stephan Klem | |
| 07:48 | Denver | William Dry is whistled for a carry | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Brian Allen (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - William Dry (fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is fouled on the floor by Thomas Oropeza - foul #1 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG) James Winters, Brian Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) William Dry | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG) Patrick McGreevy | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Jasper Winn is called for the reach on Sean Ament - foul #1 on Jasper Winn, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), William Dry (PF) Jasper Winn, Raymond Thomas | |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is fouled on the floor by Thomas Oropeza - foul #2 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG) Thomas Oropeza | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Robert Ames swats the layup by Sean Ament | 15-20 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Jasper Winn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:51 | Denver | William Dry is called for 3 seconds | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Stephan Klem, Wallace Malasky, Robert Ames | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-22 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it but misses | 20-22 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Jasper Winn gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen snags the defensive board | 20-22 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Jasper Winn, William Dry | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) SG - Brian Allen (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 1 pts. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Bobby Harris - foul #2 on Brian Allen, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| 03:08 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephan Klem | 20-24 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Sean Ament - foul #2 on Sean Ament, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG) James Winters, Brian Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:24 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Johnny Hanna steps in front of the Wallace Malasky pass | 22-25 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | John Scruggs lays it up and in set up by Johnny Hanna | 24-25 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the lay-in | 24-25 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #2 on John Scruggs, team foul #7 | 24-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Raymond Thomas (C) Stephan Klem, Robert Ames | |
| 01:09 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Oropeza - foul #3 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (PG), Bobby Harris (SF) Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the easy layup | 26-26 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the lay-in | 26-26 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-26 |