| 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 | Utah State | Eric Farrior 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 (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Utah State | Jamie Chambless denies the turnaround by Christopher Armstrong | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Christopher Armstrong - foul #1 on Christopher Armstrong, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the shot from close range | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Utah State | Eric Farrior snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Utah State | Scott Beam is hacked by Reginald Mackey - foul #1 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | Utah State | Scott Beam knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Armstrong | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby blows the layup but he's fouled by Jason Jewett - foul #1 on Jason Jewett, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | Utah State | Gary Radford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Utah State | The short jumper by Gary Radford is denied by Jamie Chambless | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Jewett - foul #2 on Jason Jewett, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG) Jason Jewett | |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:08 | Utah State | Scott Beam clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:07 | Utah State | Scott Beam grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Utah State | Donald Rousseau steals it from Scott Beam | 6-2 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | Utah State | Scott Beam snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:27 | Utah State | Robert Brown is hacked by Jamie Chambless - foul #1 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lester Motta (SF) Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) Christopher Armstrong, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 16:22 | Utah State | The short jumper by William Richardson is denied by Reginald Mackey | 6-2 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey is hacked by Christopher Dodd - foul #1 on Christopher Dodd, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG) Gary Radford | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 16:02 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) SG - Donald Rousseau (fairly fresh) SF - Lester Motta (fresh) PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Walter Chase (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) C - William Richardson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 6-2 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 15:43 | Utah State | Walter Chase pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:32 | Utah State | William Richardson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 6-2 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kerry Hazard | 8-2 |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Chase and the foul's on Reginald Mackey - foul #2 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Tony Gregory (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Walter Chase, William Richardson | |
| 14:53 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks tips it home | 10-5 |
| 14:13 | Utah State | Lester Motta swats the short shot by Christopher Dodd | 10-5 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta double dribbles | 10-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), Scott Beam (PF) Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd | |
| 13:40 | Utah State | Gary Radford is fouled on the floor by Wayne Whipkey - foul #1 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG) Mark Hooks | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:29 | Utah State | The jumper by Scott Beam is denied by Tony Gregory | 10-5 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta gets the rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-5 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Scott Beam grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Scott Beam is called for traveling | 10-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Wayne Books (SF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Rex Kerby, Lester Motta | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Dodd (C) Eric Farrior | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 10-5 |
| 12:41 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:30 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Gary Radford and he's hacked by Jamie Chambless - foul #2 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Betances (C) Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SG), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Christopher Armstrong | |
| 12:30 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Robert Brown grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:56 | Utah State | Kerry Hazard takes the ball from William Richardson | 10-8 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits the finger roll | 12-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) SF - Wayne Books (fresh) PF - Tony Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - William Betances (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Neilson | 12-10 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | William Richardson swats the layup by Kerry Hazard | 12-10 |
| 11:10 | Utah State | Scott Beam pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by William Betances - foul #1 on William Betances, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Lester Motta (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Wayne Books, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Eric Farrior (C) James Neilson, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Mark Hooks - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Chris Reinhard (PF) Scott Beam | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta's pass is intercepted by Chris Reinhard | 12-12 |
| 10:11 | Utah State | Robert Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-12 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Lester Motta | 12-12 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Lester Motta is blocked by Chris Reinhard | 12-12 |
| 10:00 | Utah State | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | William Betances is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #2 on William Betances, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Wayne Books (PF) Mark Hooks, William Betances | |
| Subs | Utah State | Christopher Dodd (PF) Chris Reinhard | |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:46 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-14 |
| 09:28 | Utah State | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 09:09 | Utah State | Gary Radford knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Dodd | 12-16 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Christopher Armstrong steals the ball from Rex Kerby | 12-16 |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Robert Brown is hacked by Lester Motta - foul #1 on Lester Motta, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Tony Gregory (C) Wayne Whipkey, Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Scott Beam (PF), William Richardson (C) Gary Radford, Christopher Armstrong, Eric Farrior | |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 08:25 | Utah State | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books is denied on a layup by William Richardson | 12-18 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard tips it home | 14-18 |
| 08:03 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses long on a runner in the lane | 14-18 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 17-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) SF - Lester Motta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Books (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tony Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Dodd (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses badly on a jumper from close range | 17-18 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | William Richardson takes the ball from Donald Rousseau | 17-18 |
| 07:17 | Utah State | Scott Beam hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Neilson | 17-20 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta is fouled on the floor by Scott Beam - foul #1 on Scott Beam, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Rex Kerby (SF) Kerry Hazard, Wayne Books | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Eric Farrior (C) Robert Brown, Christopher Dodd, William Richardson | |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta tips it home | 19-20 |
| 06:35 | Utah State | Rex Kerby takes the ball from Gary Radford | 19-20 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby blows the layup | 19-20 |
| 06:29 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:09 | Utah State | Tony Gregory steals it from Eric Farrior | 19-20 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Christopher Armstrong denies the turnaround by Lester Motta | 19-20 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory tips it home | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Neilson | 21-23 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta hits the follow up shot | 23-23 |
| 05:29 | Utah State | Gary Radford is hacked by Donald Rousseau - foul #1 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Wayne Books (PF) Donald Rousseau, Lester Motta | |
| Subs | Utah State | Walter Chase (SG), Christopher Dodd (PF), William Richardson (C) James Neilson, Scott Beam, Eric Farrior | |
| 05:29 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:29 | Utah State | Gary Radford makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby makes the jumper from the left side | 25-25 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Wayne Books swats the layup by Christopher Armstrong | 25-25 |
| 04:58 | Utah State | Walter Chase tips it home | 25-27 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wayne Whipkey | 28-27 |
| 04:40 | Utah State | William Richardson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Radford and the foul's on Tony Gregory - foul #1 on Tony Gregory, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG) Wayne Whipkey | |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Brown (SF) Christopher Armstrong | |
| 04:40 | Utah State | William Richardson misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 04:16 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 04:15 | Utah State | Robert Brown tips it home | 28-31 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 04:02 | Utah State | Gary Radford snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 03:50 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Mark Hooks, Rex Kerby, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (PG), Jason Jewett (SG), Scott Beam (PF), Eric Farrior (C) Gary Radford, Walter Chase, William Richardson, Christopher Dodd | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) SF - Wayne Books (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James Neilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jason Jewett (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Beam (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Farrior (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses the floater from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 03:23 | Utah State | Jason Jewett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Neilson | 30-34 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 03:09 | Utah State | Eric Farrior grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 02:46 | Utah State | Kerry Hazard steals it from Scott Beam | 30-34 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau lays it up and in on a great pass from Kerry Hazard | 32-34 |
| 02:35 | Utah State | Scott Beam drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Neilson | 32-36 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Wayne Books misses the shot from the right block | 32-36 |
| 02:15 | Utah State | Eric Farrior pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:11 | Utah State | James Neilson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Jewett | 32-38 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey buries a driving attempt in the lane | 34-38 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Mackey - foul #3 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #11 | 34-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Wayne Books, Reginald Mackey | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Radford (PG), Christopher Armstrong (SF), Christopher Dodd (C) James Neilson, Robert Brown, Eric Farrior | |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Scott Beam makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:50 | Utah State | Scott Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Jewett | 37-41 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby (SF), William Betances (C) Tony Gregory, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Utah State | James Neilson (SG), William Richardson (C) Jason Jewett, Scott Beam | |
| 00:34 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 00:33 | Utah State | William Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 00:24 | Utah State | Christopher Dodd misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 00:22 | Utah State | Christopher Armstrong tips it in | 37-43 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 00:03 | Utah State | James Neilson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | James Neilson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 37-43 |