| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) PF - William Wong (fresh) C - Gregory Denton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) SF - Stanley Wagner (fresh) PF - Michael Anglin (fresh) C - Mark Pennington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton 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 and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | William Wong comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Utah State | Everett Glantz grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Wagner | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico State | Michael Anglin blocks the jumper by Barry Cantrell | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Utah State | Everett Glantz knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton lays it in | 4-6 |
| 18:25 | Utah State | Michael Anglin misses long on a floater in the paint | 4-6 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | William Wong snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathan Burke | 6-6 |
| 17:50 | Utah State | Nathan Burke steals it from Michael Anglin | 6-6 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Barry Cantrell | 8-6 |
| 17:17 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Anglin | 8-9 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), Steve Baxley (SF), Donald Peake (PF), Karl Pell (C) Barry Cantrell, Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, William Wong, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Charles Black (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Stanley Wagner, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 16:51 | Utah State | Herbert Martz is called for the reach on Charles Black - foul #1 on Herbert Martz, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| 16:35 | Utah State | Walter Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:15 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:09 | Utah State | William Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Cevallos | 8-12 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:52 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) SG - Fred Sullivan (fresh) SF - Steve Baxley (fresh) PF - Donald Peake (fresh) C - Karl Pell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - William Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Black (fresh) PF - Tyrone Mary (fresh) C - Walter Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Tyrone Mary | 8-14 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Karl Pell | 8-14 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake's fadeaway is rejected by Tyrone Mary | 8-14 |
| 15:13 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | William Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-14 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:37 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:23 | Utah State | William Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Steve Baxley | 8-14 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley is hacked by William Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), Nathan Burke (SF), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Fred Sullivan, Steve Baxley, Donald Peake, Karl Pell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Quon Tao (PF), Mark Pennington (C) William Brown, Joe Cevallos, Charles Black, Tyrone Mary, Walter Hines | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | William Wong misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 8-14 |
| 14:01 | Utah State | Everett Glantz gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:56 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Barry Cantrell - foul #1 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Anglin (PF), Walter Hines (C) Stanley Wagner, Mark Pennington | |
| 13:56 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:56 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Everett Glantz takes the ball from William Wong in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 13:47 | Utah State | Michael Anglin is hacked by Matthew Duplantis - foul #1 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Pennington (C) Walter Hines | |
| 13:35 | Utah State | Mark Pennington hits the finger roll set up by Jimmie Stewart | 8-18 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | Michael Anglin picks off the pass by William Wong | 8-18 |
| 12:45 | Utah State | Mark Pennington misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 8-18 |
| 12:43 | Utah State | Mark Pennington tips it back up and in | 8-20 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Barry Cantrell | 11-20 |
| 12:08 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | William Wong can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:50 | Utah State | Everett Glantz pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Wong (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Denton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Quon Tao (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Anglin (fairly fresh) C - Mark Pennington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Everett Glantz grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:26 | Utah State | Mark Pennington scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Everett Glantz | 11-22 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-22 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell snags the offensive board | 11-22 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Everett Glantz - foul #1 on Everett Glantz, team foul #2 | 11-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), Steve Baxley (SF), Donald Peake (PF) Barry Cantrell, Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, William Wong | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF), Walter Hines (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Quon Tao, Michael Anglin, Mark Pennington | |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton makes the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:49 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary gets the rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:26 | Utah State | William Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joe Cevallos | 12-25 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Joe Cevallos - foul #1 on Joe Cevallos, team foul #3 | 12-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Karl Pell (C) Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:02 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley grabs the board | 14-25 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Tyrone Mary - foul #1 on Tyrone Mary, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow (PG) Herbert Martz | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 09:30 | Utah State | Steve Baxley steals it from William Brown | 16-25 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-25 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Sullivan | 16-25 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley's pass is intercepted by Walter Hines | 16-25 |
| 08:40 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stanley Wagner | 16-27 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 18-27 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Karl Pell - foul #1 on Karl Pell, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), Nathan Burke (SF), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Anthony Crow, Fred Sullivan, Donald Peake, Steve Baxley, Karl Pell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Charles Black (SF), Quon Tao (PF) William Brown, Stanley Wagner, Tyrone Mary, Walter Hines | |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 08:01 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Wong (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Denton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Black (fresh) PF - Quon Tao (fairly fresh) C - Joe Cevallos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 07:32 | Utah State | A charge is called on Joe Cevallos - foul #2 on Joe Cevallos, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Anglin (PF), Walter Hines (C) Quon Tao, Joe Cevallos | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Stewart steps in front of the Gregory Denton pass | 20-29 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart hits the finger roll | 20-31 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 20-31 |
| 06:44 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 06:20 | Utah State | Michael Anglin tips it in | 20-33 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Anglin - foul #1 on Michael Anglin, team foul #6 | 20-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Jared Douthit (SG), Steve Baxley (PF) Herbert Martz, Matthew Duplantis, William Wong | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Terry Hughes (SG), Tyrone Mary (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Everett Glantz, Jimmie Stewart, Michael Anglin, Walter Hines | |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:10 | Utah State | Charles Black grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:56 | Utah State | Charles Black lays it in set up by William Brown | 21-35 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Jared Douthit loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Quon Tao (PF) Tyrone Mary | |
| 05:41 | Utah State | Quon Tao loses the ball out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (SG) Jared Douthit | |
| Subs | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Tyrone Mary (PF) William Brown, Charles Black, Quon Tao | |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Stanley Wagner steals the ball from Barry Cantrell | 21-35 |
| 04:57 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Hughes | 21-38 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke double dribbles | 21-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis (SG), Donald Peake (PF), Karl Pell (C) Fred Sullivan, Nathan Burke, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Charles Black (SF), Quon Tao (PF), Walter Hines (C) Jimmie Stewart, Stanley Wagner, Tyrone Mary, Mark Pennington | |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Walter Hines connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Terry Hughes and he's fouled by Karl Pell - foul #2 on Karl Pell, team foul #5 | 21-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Nathan Burke (SF), William Wong (PF) Barry Cantrell, Steve Baxley, Karl Pell | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Walter Hines makes the free throw | 21-41 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Everett Glantz is called for the reach on Nathan Burke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Everett Glantz, team foul #7 | 21-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Mark Pennington (C) Everett Glantz, Walter Hines | |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Mark Pennington | 22-41 |
| 03:57 | Utah State | William Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz is hacked by William Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #8 | 22-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Everett Glantz (PG), Joe Cevallos (SG), Michael Anglin (PF), Tyrone Mary (C) William Brown, Terry Hughes, Quon Tao, Mark Pennington | |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos throws it down set up by Everett Glantz | 24-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Wong (fairly fresh) C - Donald Peake (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Everett Glantz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Cevallos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Anglin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Mary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Charles Black blocks the short jumper by Matthew Duplantis | 24-43 |
| 03:20 | Utah State | Joe Cevallos grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 03:14 | Utah State | Everett Glantz is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Everett Glantz, team foul #9 | 24-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), Karl Pell (C) Herbert Martz, Matthew Duplantis, Donald Peake | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Brown (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Quon Tao (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Everett Glantz, Joe Cevallos, Charles Black, Michael Anglin, Tyrone Mary | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Anthony Crow misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 24-43 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke snags the offensive board | 24-43 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-43 |
| 02:34 | Utah State | Quon Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 02:09 | Utah State | William Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Wagner and he's fouled by Karl Pell - foul #3 on Karl Pell, team foul #6 | 24-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Jared Douthit (SG), Steve Baxley (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Anthony Crow, Fred Sullivan, William Wong, Karl Pell | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SG), Charles Black (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), Walter Hines (C) Jimmie Stewart, Stanley Wagner, Quon Tao, Mark Pennington | |
| 02:09 | Utah State | William Brown makes the free throw | 24-47 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico State | Walter Hines steals it from Gregory Denton | 24-47 |
| 01:31 | Utah State | Michael Anglin misses the fadeaway from the left side | 24-47 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the board | 24-47 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis (SG), Donald Peake (PF) Jared Douthit, Nathan Burke | |
| Subs | Utah State | Terry Hughes (PG), Jimmie Stewart (SG), Tyrone Mary (PF) William Brown, Joe Cevallos, Michael Anglin | |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Tyrone Mary can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-47 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Terry Hughes snags the offensive board | 24-47 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Jimmie Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-47 |
| 01:00 | Utah State | Walter Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 00:45 | Utah State | Donald Peake steals the ball from Walter Hines | 24-47 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake connects on the runner in the lane | 26-47 |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Terry Hughes buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Black and he's hacked by Barry Cantrell - foul #2 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #7 | 26-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Fred Sullivan (SF), William Wong (PF) Barry Cantrell, Donald Peake, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | Utah State | Joe Cevallos (SG), Stanley Wagner (SF), Michael Anglin (PF), Mark Pennington (C) Jimmie Stewart, Charles Black, Tyrone Mary, Walter Hines | |
| 00:04 | Utah State | Terry Hughes makes the free throw | 26-50 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-50 |