| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) SG - David Miller (fresh) SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) C - Randall Zosel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Randall Zosel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Denver | Casey Clanton is fouled on the floor by Melvin Neal - foul #1 on Melvin Neal, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Scott Lewis scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Randall Zosel pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Richard Johnson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale and the foul's on Thomas Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Warren Rhodes picks off the pass by Randall Zosel | 0-6 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | David Miller is hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #1 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Miller | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Scott Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | David Miller drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Warren Rhodes - foul #1 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Kohut (PF) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Bernard Evans (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (PF) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis | |
| 16:12 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Theodore Napier | 8-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) SG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) SG - Bernard Evans (fresh) SF - Calvin Powell (fresh) PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) C - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Denver | Bernard Evans travels in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG) Randall Zosel | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Ford | 10-8 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton scores on a 3 from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Roger Jones knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Ford | 13-11 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Eugene Nagata loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF) Shawn Singleton | |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Scott Lewis swats the short shot by Thomas Wilson | 13-11 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Bernard Evans pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Bernard Evans is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Shawn Singleton (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrne - foul #1 on Robert Byrne, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF) Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF) Shawn Singleton | |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal's pass is intercepted by Casey Clanton | 13-11 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Daluz - foul #1 on Carlos Daluz, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | David Miller hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Neal and the foul's on Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Joseph Smith (SF), Trent Dorey (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, Carlos Daluz, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Richard Johnson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Kohut (PF) David Miller, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Randall Zosel (C) Casey Clanton, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 12:57 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Calvin Powell blocks the jumper by Joseph Kohut | 16-14 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Randall Zosel gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:17 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-14 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith loses the dribble to Randall Zosel | 16-14 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Richard Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-14 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Nagata (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Powell (fairly fresh) C - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier tips it in | 18-14 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Calvin Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Randall Zosel scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut can't finish the layup but the foul's on Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Thomas Wilson (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell, Randall Zosel | |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Bernard Evans misses the 3 from straight away | 19-17 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | David Miller buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Neal and he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF) Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Byrne (C) Scott Lewis | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Bernard Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 09:44 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Casey Clanton's pass is intercepted by Warren Rhodes | 23-17 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edwin Hirsh - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Trent Dorey (PF) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF) Bernard Evans | |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Richard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the fadeaway from the left side | 25-19 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hirsh - foul #2 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG) Carlos Daluz | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Calvin Powell (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Casey Clanton, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Calvin Powell is open and lays it up and in | 26-21 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Thomas Wilson (PF) Theodore Napier, Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 28-23 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson connects on the shot from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Randall Zosel pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Kohut (SF), Trent Dorey (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, Michael Ford, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Robert Byrne (PF) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell | |
| 06:17 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Casey Clanton grabs the offensive board | 31-25 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Randall Zosel drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale | 31-27 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG) Trent Dorey | |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (C) Randall Zosel | |
| 05:28 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Carlos Daluz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Daluz, team foul #7 | 31-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (C) Carlos Daluz | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 05:28 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Byrne - foul #2 on Robert Byrne, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Randall Zosel (C) Bernard Evans, Robert Byrne | |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Eugene Nagata double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes (C) David Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Rhodes | 33-29 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 35-29 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Melvin Neal is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Neal, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Trent Dorey (SF) Melvin Neal, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG) Casey Clanton, Eugene Nagata | |
| 04:20 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) Theodore Napier | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Shawn Singleton takes the ball from David Miller | 36-31 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Calvin Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Zosel (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the runner from the right block | 36-31 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey can't tip it in | 36-31 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson tips it in | 38-31 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Trent Dorey is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Trent Dorey, team foul #9 | 38-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Michael Ford (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Roger Jones (C) Theodore Napier, David Miller, Trent Dorey, Warren Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Calvin Powell, Randall Zosel | |
| 03:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses the shot from the left block | 38-33 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Roger Jones hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is hacked by Melvin Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Neal, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Kohut (PF) Melvin Neal, Thomas Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| 02:46 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Roger Jones double dribbles | 40-35 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is open and scores on a jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson (PF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Bernard Evans, Scott Lewis | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 02:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 40-37 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Casey Clanton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Thomas Wilson, Joseph Kohut | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Ford | 43-37 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Richard Johnson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 43-37 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Trent Dorey is denied by Edwin Hirsh | 43-37 |
| 00:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 43-37 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Richard Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Billy Carnevale grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Casey Clanton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Carnevale | 43-40 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes buries a turnaround from the baseline | 45-40 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 45-40 |