| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Charles Jones inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 19:51 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 19:39 | Denver | John Scruggs steps in front of the Leo Camp pass | 42-40 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | John Scruggs banks in the layup | 44-40 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| 18:57 | Denver | Leo Camp's floater is tipped away by Val Dickson | 44-42 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Leo Camp tips it home | 44-44 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Val Dickson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Wallace Malasky pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Robert Ames scores on a runner in the lane | 44-46 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | Patrick McGreevy steps in front of the Val Dickson pass | 44-46 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #2 on Allen Hitt, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Ames | |
| 17:24 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | James Winters's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Malasky | 44-47 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Raymond Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-47 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | James Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Val Dickson is hacked by Andrew Fenton - foul #3 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF) James Winters | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Bobby Harris (SG), William Dry (SF), Robert Ames (C) Leo Camp, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton | |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Varner - foul #1 on Roger Varner, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) SG - Bobby Harris (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Dry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Denver | William Dry scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 15:17 | Denver | William Dry grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Charles Jones steals it from Bobby Harris | 46-49 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Bobby Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Roger Varner, Bobby Harris, William Dry, Raymond Thomas | |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt connects on the floater from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 51-49 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Robert Ames tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Wallace Malasky - foul #3 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Charles Jones, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Young (C) Robert Ames | |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| 13:05 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Wallace Malasky snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Wallace Malasky buries a jumper in the paint | 52-53 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (PG), Raymond Thomas (C) Leo Camp, Robert Young | |
| 12:15 | Denver | Ricky Beane takes the ball from Wallace Malasky | 52-53 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Hanna | 54-53 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Andrew Fenton lays it up and in on a great pass from Bobby Harris | 54-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bobby Harris (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 11:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Malasky | 54-55 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Andrew Fenton banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | James Winters loses the dribble to Andrew Fenton | 54-57 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Raymond Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Bobby Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #2 on John Scruggs, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Sean Ament (SG), Charles Jones (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, James Winters, Ricky Beane, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), William Dry (SF), Robert Young (PF), Robert Ames (C) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Raymond Thomas | |
| 10:19 | Denver | Bobby Harris makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Bobby Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | Bobby Harris takes the ball from Val Dickson | 54-59 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Bobby Harris is fouled on the floor by Edward Peterson - foul #3 on Edward Peterson, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Bobby Harris misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 09:08 | Denver | William Dry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Val Dickson | 56-59 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Allen Hitt (C) Brian Allen, Sean Ament, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Bobby Harris, Robert Young | |
| 08:30 | Denver | Robert Ames clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:59 | Denver | Val Dickson steps in front of the Patrick McGreevy pass | 56-59 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Val Dickson's layup is rejected by Andrew Fenton | 56-59 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Robert Ames pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Robert Ames hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 07:24 | Denver | William Dry grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Allen Hitt is called for the reach on Robert Ames - foul #3 on Allen Hitt, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Charles Jones, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF) Leo Camp, William Dry | |
| 07:05 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-61 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Johnny Hanna steals it from Patrick McGreevy | 56-61 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is fouled on the floor by Robert Ames - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Patrick McGreevy, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Robert Young is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG) Roger Varner | |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Val Dickson | 58-61 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Leo Camp misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Johnny Hanna - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Bobby Harris, Robert Young | |
| 05:06 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Val Dickson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 60-62 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Leo Camp's fadeaway is rejected by Val Dickson | 60-62 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Val Dickson pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt lays it in set up by John Scruggs | 62-62 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Andrew Fenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Sean Ament (SG), James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Charles Jones, Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Sean Ament buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Winters | 65-62 |
| 03:42 | Denver | The jump hook by Leo Camp is blocked by Allen Hitt | 65-62 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is hacked by Robert Ames - foul #3 on Robert Ames, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Sean Ament, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (PG), William Dry (SF) Leo Camp, Wallace Malasky | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bobby Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 68-62 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris, William Dry | |
| 02:36 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy buries a 3 from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Val Dickson | 70-65 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Johnny Hanna picks off the pass by Patrick McGreevy | 70-65 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Val Dickson - foul #4 on Val Dickson, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Wallace Malasky pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Camp | 73-68 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Patrick McGreevy is called for the reach on Val Dickson - foul #1 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Val Dickson misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Malasky | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Val Dickson takes the ball from Leo Camp | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Camp - foul #1 on Leo Camp, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Leo Camp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Leo Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Patrick McGreevy is called for the reach on Johnny Hanna in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #9 | 75-68 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Leo Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna grabs the board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is hacked by Patrick McGreevy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:01 | Denver | The jump hook by Patrick McGreevy is blocked by James Winters | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 79-68 |