| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) C - David Alejo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham blows the layup but the foul's on Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico | David Alejo misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | David Alejo blows the layup but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | David Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Dana Zarrineh steps in front of the Robert Ingram pass in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | David Alejo drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dana Zarrineh | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeffrey McClaskey - foul #1 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | David Alejo pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne misses the floater in the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh snags the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | James Stone is called for the reach on David Alejo - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (PF) Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Rawls - foul #1 on Charles Rawls, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG), Bernard Green (C) Brett McLean, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Charles Rawls comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Andrew Pesina tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant hits a jump hook from the baseline | 7-4 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Bernard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Bernard Green can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Denver | Andrew Pesina hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Charles Rawls can't tip it in | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Bernard Green snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Finger - foul #1 on Richard Finger, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Dana Zarrineh (PF), David Alejo (C) Charles Parker, Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Kevin Million (C) Andy Nixon, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fairly fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Gerald Bayne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) C - David Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - Kevin Million (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Denver | Jeffrey McClaskey is called for the reach on Don Wetherington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Jeffrey McClaskey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:47 | Denver | Gary Smith clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dana Zarrineh - foul #1 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | David Alejo snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Robert Ingram picks off the pass by Brett McLean | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Ingram | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SF) Gerald Bayne | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Kevin Million | |
| 14:51 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dana Zarrineh | 8-7 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Robert Ingram takes the ball from Andrew Hogg | 8-7 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Robert Ingram dunks the ball | 8-9 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Newsome, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Bernard Green (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Walter Newsome, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Andy Nixon - foul #1 on Andy Nixon, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle makes the free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Don Wetherington loses the dribble to Wayne Riffle | 11-9 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle blows the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 11-9 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Richard Finger's floater is tipped away by Bernard Green | 11-9 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Bernard Green snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Richard Finger is called for the reach on Jacob Edwards - foul #2 on Richard Finger, team foul #7 | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), David Alejo (C) Wayne Riffle, Charles Parker, Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Andy Nixon, Richard Finger, Kevin Million, Charles Rawls | |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:11 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Winningham | 12-9 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jacob Edwards - foul #1 on Jacob Edwards, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF) Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Richard Calvin | |
| 12:54 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Winningham - foul #1 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #8 | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Andrew Pesina | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:37 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Gary Smith lays it up and in set up by Don Wetherington | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Brett McLean connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fairly fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Bayne (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Dana Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Alejo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Winningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the floater near the basket | 16-13 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Andrew Hogg | 16-13 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Don Wetherington is called for the reach on Brett McLean - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #9 | 16-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (PG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), Bernard Green (C) Andrew Hogg, Gerald Bayne, Dana Zarrineh, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Walter Newsome, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Andy Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG) Brett McLean | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Bernard Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Charles Rawls is hacked by Jacob Edwards - foul #2 on Jacob Edwards, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne (SF) Jacob Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| 10:28 | Denver | Andrew Pesina's pass is intercepted by Bernard Green | 18-13 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Parker | 20-13 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Calvin can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Bayne - foul #1 on Gerald Bayne, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG) Charles Parker | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Kevin Million (C) Andy Nixon, Charles Rawls | |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Bernard Green double dribbles | 20-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Dana Zarrineh (PF) Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Richard Calvin, Andrew Pesina | |
| 09:35 | Denver | Kevin Million buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh can't throw it down | 20-17 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Kevin Million grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the easy layup | 20-17 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bernard Green | 20-17 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Walter Newsome steps in front of the Wayne Riffle pass | 20-17 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Walter Newsome is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hogg - foul #1 on Andrew Hogg, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF), David Alejo (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Kevin Million | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | David Alejo is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Alejo, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| 07:47 | Denver | David Alejo takes the ball from Andy Nixon | 20-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Wayne Riffle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Alejo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | David Alejo dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Parker | 22-17 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Wayne Riffle takes the ball from Andy Nixon in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Charles Parker connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Bayne | 24-17 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Richard Calvin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 24-17 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Richard Calvin tips it in | 24-19 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Charles Parker is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #10 | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Kevin Million (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Calvin, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Charles Parker misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Andy Nixon is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 25-19 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | David Alejo grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Lawrence Winningham swats the layup by Stuart Bryant | 25-19 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Stuart Bryant | 25-19 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | David Alejo misses the lay-in | 25-19 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Charles Parker gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Charles Parker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Kevin Million grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Andy Nixon is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Million | 25-22 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-22 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Dana Zarrineh (PF), Bernard Green (C) Charles Parker, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Kevin Million, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 04:58 | Denver | Don Wetherington is hacked by Andrew Hogg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Hogg, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne (SF) Andrew Hogg | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:58 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne is hacked by Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #11 | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Richard Calvin (SF) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram | |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Andy Nixon's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Green | 27-24 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Brett McLean pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Bayne | 30-24 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Bernard Green steps in front of the Andy Nixon pass | 30-24 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #12 | 30-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey (PG), Jacob Edwards (PF) Gerald Bayne, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Kevin Million (C) Andy Nixon, Richard Calvin, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Kevin Million pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey McClaskey (fresh) SG - Brett McLean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Riffle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) C - Kevin Million (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Denver | Jeffrey McClaskey picks off the pass by Kevin Million in the backcourt | 31-24 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey is hacked by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #13 | 31-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alejo (C) Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey McClaskey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:19 | Denver | Kevin Million is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block | 33-26 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle's floater is tipped away by Kevin Million | 33-26 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Andrew Pesina gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the driving attempt in the paint | 33-26 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Andrew Pesina tips it home | 33-28 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle banks in the layup | 35-28 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brett McLean - foul #2 on Brett McLean, team foul #11 | 35-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF), Bernard Green (C) Jacob Edwards, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Kevin Million, Andrew Pesina | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Richard Finger misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Bernard Green banks in the layup on a great pass from Brett McLean | 37-29 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Wayne Riffle picks off the pass by Walter Newsome in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Richard Calvin picks off the pass by Bernard Green | 37-29 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Walter Newsome is hacked by Jeffrey McClaskey - foul #3 on Jeffrey McClaskey, team foul #12 | 37-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Charles Parker (SG), Stuart Bryant (PF) Jeffrey McClaskey, Brett McLean, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Finger, Richard Calvin, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 01:49 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #14 | 37-31 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Bernard Green snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Stuart Bryant is blocked by Gary Smith | 39-31 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Robert Ingram grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Don Wetherington is called for 10 seconds | 39-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Jacob Edwards (PF), David Alejo (C) Charles Parker, Wayne Riffle, Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Kevin Million (C) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne scores on a jumper in the paint | 41-31 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Kevin Million's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Alejo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |