| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the shot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Rex Kerby | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Utah State | Scott Beam pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Utah State | Scott Beam is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | Utah State | Jamie Chambless swats the layup by Scott Beam | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Donald Rousseau - foul #1 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:28 | Utah State | Scott Beam lays it up and in and the foul's on Donald Rousseau - foul #2 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG) Donald Rousseau | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:28 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF) Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Scott Beam drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jason Jewett | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Utah State | Scott Beam tips it but misses | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jamie Chambless | 8-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) PF - Reginald Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jason Jewett | 8-7 |
| 15:34 | Utah State | Scott Beam's layup is rejected by Jamie Chambless | 8-7 |
| 15:33 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Utah State | Jason Jewett knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta clanks a jumper from the left side | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Scott Beam | 8-10 |
| 14:34 | Utah State | Lester Motta is called for the reach on Christopher Armstrong - foul #1 on Lester Motta, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (PG), Edward Greenberg (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Tony Gregory (PF) Kerry Hazard, Wayne Whipkey, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Walter Chase (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 14:25 | Utah State | William Richardson misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Lester Motta - foul #2 on Lester Motta, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Betances (C) Lester Motta | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 14:25 | Utah State | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Betances - foul #1 on William Betances, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:58 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby is fouled on the floor by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses short on a jumper from the right side | 10-13 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | William Betances tips it in | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Utah State | William Richardson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Betances - foul #2 on William Betances, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Books (PF) William Betances | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:10 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Wayne Whipkey (SG) Mark Hooks, Edward Greenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Chris Reinhard (PF) Walter Chase, William Richardson | |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:17 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard lays it in set up by James Neilson | 14-15 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | Chris Reinhard is called for the reach on Wayne Books - foul #1 on Chris Reinhard, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Rex Kerby, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Robert Brown, Chris Reinhard, Christopher Dodd | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Books (fresh) PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | Eric Farrior pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 11:05 | Utah State | Eric Farrior's pass is intercepted by Kerry Hazard | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG) Gary Radford | |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | Utah State | Scott Beam gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Jason Jewett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:44 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 10:22 | Utah State | Jason Jewett scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 14-18 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 09:56 | Utah State | Scott Beam's pass is intercepted by Jamie Chambless | 17-18 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Christopher Armstrong steals it from Kerry Hazard | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jamie Chambless - foul #1 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (PG), Edward Greenberg (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Tony Gregory (C) Kerry Hazard, Wayne Whipkey, Wayne Books, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Christopher Dodd (C) Jason Jewett, Christopher Armstrong, Eric Farrior | |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:23 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Radford is called for the reach on Mark Hooks - foul #1 on Gary Radford, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Scott Beam | |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey's floater is knocked away by Chris Reinhard | 17-20 |
| 08:51 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 08:45 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) James Neilson | |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 08:21 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dodd | 17-20 |
| 08:18 | Utah State | Gary Radford is hacked by Edward Greenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Greenberg, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Reginald Mackey | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Beam (PF) Chris Reinhard | |
| 08:18 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jamie Chambless | 17-20 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory double dribbles | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG) Edward Greenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) Walter Chase, Robert Brown | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Armstrong (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory blows the layup | 17-20 |
| 07:38 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:27 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses the jumper from the right side | 17-20 |
| 07:26 | Utah State | Jason Jewett grabs the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Radford | 17-22 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the lay-in | 17-22 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Scott Beam - foul #2 on Scott Beam, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Wayne Books (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF) Mark Hooks, Rex Kerby, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Eric Farrior (C) Gary Radford, Scott Beam | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:22 | Utah State | Jason Jewett is fouled on the floor by Tony Gregory - foul #1 on Tony Gregory, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 06:22 | Utah State | Jason Jewett misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Mackey | 21-22 |
| 05:42 | Utah State | Reginald Mackey takes the ball from Jason Jewett | 21-22 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Dodd | 21-22 |
| 05:27 | Utah State | Eric Farrior gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Jason Jewett can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Whipkey - foul #1 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Tony Gregory (C) Kerry Hazard, Wayne Books, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Robert Brown (SF), Chris Reinhard (PF) James Neilson, Christopher Armstrong, Christopher Dodd | |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Jason Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG) Jason Jewett | |
| 04:43 | Utah State | Chris Reinhard makes the shot from the left side | 21-26 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey travels with the ball | 21-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SG), Wayne Books (PF) Wayne Whipkey, Reginald Mackey | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Gary Radford is hacked by Tony Gregory - foul #2 on Tony Gregory, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Jamie Chambless (C) Edward Greenberg, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:18 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 03:53 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 21-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Books (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Radford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Neilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Chris Reinhard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Farrior (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Utah State | Robert Brown misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Rex Kerby - foul #1 on Rex Kerby, team foul #12 | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Tony Gregory (PF) Mark Hooks, Wayne Books | |
| Subs | Utah State | Scott Beam (PF), Christopher Dodd (C) Chris Reinhard, Eric Farrior | |
| 03:48 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:48 | Utah State | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless loses the dribble to Robert Brown | 21-29 |
| 03:29 | Utah State | Gary Radford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 03:27 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd gets the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:08 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the lay-in | 21-29 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kerry Hazard and he's hacked by Christopher Dodd - foul #1 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF) Rex Kerby, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jason Jewett (SG), Christopher Armstrong (SF) James Neilson, Robert Brown | |
| 02:49 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 02:32 | Utah State | Scott Beam connects on the floater from the right side | 24-31 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 02:08 | Utah State | Jason Jewett banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Armstrong | 27-33 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Scott Beam | 27-33 |
| 01:48 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 01:47 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 01:32 | Utah State | Gary Radford knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Armstrong | 27-36 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-36 |
| 01:15 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Christopher Dodd | 27-36 |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Gary Radford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-36 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Jamie Chambless (C) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Robert Brown (SG), William Richardson (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Gary Radford, Jason Jewett, Scott Beam, Christopher Dodd | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Jamie Chambless is called for the reach on Eric Farrior - foul #2 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #13 | 27-36 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Eric Farrior makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Eric Farrior misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 27-37 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | James Neilson clanks a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |