| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hector Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis New (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Carl Nelson inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Idaho | Dennis New's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-28 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Carl Nelson is called for the reach on Fred Ward - foul #2 on Carl Nelson, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane banks in the layup set up by Fred Ward and the foul's on Dennis New - foul #2 on Dennis New, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:34 | Idaho | Hector Nunez connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Tracy Starke | 31-31 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Brian Allen knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Idaho | Hector Nunez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 17:47 | Idaho | Tracy Starke gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | Idaho | Jurica Kurowski blocks the short jumper by Carl Nelson | 31-34 |
| 17:27 | Idaho | Dennis New tips it in | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Tracy Starke - foul #2 on Tracy Starke, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 16:39 | Idaho | Hector Nunez snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:29 | Idaho | Tracy Starke is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | Juan Rosa (PG), Dennis Botts (SF), Orunjan Amedee (PF) Tracy Starke, Carl Nelson, Dennis New | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Fred Ward, Ricky Beane | |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is fouled on the floor by Orunjan Amedee - foul #2 on Orunjan Amedee, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), John Solomon (C) Hector Nunez, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG) Brian Allen | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Juan Rosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Botts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard O'Laughlin | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | Idaho | Dennis Botts connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Juan Rosa steals it from Charles Jones | 35-37 |
| 15:03 | Idaho | Louis Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 35-37 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Hector Nunez (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF), Frank Fields (C) Louis Thomas, Juan Rosa, Dennis Botts, Orunjan Amedee, John Solomon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:36 | Idaho | Hector Nunez is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG) Jack Christopher | |
| 14:22 | Idaho | Hector Nunez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Brian Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Charles Jones | |
| 13:40 | Idaho | Frank Fields is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Fields, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the lay-in | 35-37 |
| 13:10 | Idaho | Frank Fields pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:00 | Idaho | Tracy Starke is called for 10 seconds | 35-37 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Tracy Starke - foul #3 on Tracy Starke, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:31 | Idaho | Tracy Starke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 35-43 |
| 12:11 | Idaho | Hector Nunez can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Idaho | Juan Rosa (SF), Orunjan Amedee (C) Carl Nelson, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 12:11 | Idaho | Hector Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:11 | Idaho | Hector Nunez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tracy Starke - foul #4 on Tracy Starke, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), Dennis Botts (SF), John Solomon (C) Tracy Starke, Hector Nunez, Dennis New | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF) Ricky Beane | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Juan Rosa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Botts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Idaho | Juan Rosa misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Charles Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-45 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Armand Costa tips it home | 37-47 |
| 10:46 | Idaho | Dennis Botts misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 10:10 | Idaho | Kendall Jones steals the ball from Orunjan Amedee | 37-49 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Charles Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Kendall Jones | 37-51 |
| 09:38 | Idaho | Louis Thomas is whistled for traveling | 37-51 |
| Subs | Idaho | Hector Nunez (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF), Frank Fields (C) Louis Thomas, Dennis Botts, Orunjan Amedee, John Solomon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Hector Nunez - foul #1 on Hector Nunez, team foul #8 | 37-51 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:00 | Idaho | Dennis New buries a shot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 08:32 | Idaho | Juan Rosa's floater is tipped away by Jurica Kurowski | 39-56 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 39-56 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-56 |
| 08:03 | Idaho | Carl Nelson grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 07:43 | Idaho | Hector Nunez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Juan Rosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hector Nunez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis New (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jurica Kurowski | 39-59 |
| 06:57 | Idaho | Carl Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 06:33 | Idaho | Dennis New grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 06:29 | Idaho | Hector Nunez makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Nelson | 45-59 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is fouled on the floor by Juan Rosa - foul #1 on Juan Rosa, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SF), Orunjan Amedee (PF) Juan Rosa, Carl Nelson, Dennis New | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Charles Jones, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:56 | Idaho | Hector Nunez clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-61 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-61 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Dennis Botts steps in front of the Edward Peterson pass | 45-61 |
| 04:57 | Idaho | Dennis Botts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-61 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is denied on a layup by Orunjan Amedee | 45-61 |
| 04:24 | Idaho | Hector Nunez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 04:17 | Idaho | Hector Nunez scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Starke | 47-61 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Frank Fields is called for the reach on Edward Peterson - foul #3 on Frank Fields, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Idaho | Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF) Hector Nunez, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Brian Allen, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 03:51 | Idaho | Fred Ward steals it from Dennis Botts | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Charles Jones | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Botts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis New (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Idaho | Tracy Starke can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | Charles Jones grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 47-67 |
| 02:34 | Idaho | Charles Jones steals the ball from Dennis New | 47-67 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is hacked by Carl Nelson - foul #3 on Carl Nelson, team foul #11 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Idaho | Wayne Lyons (PG), Louis Thomas (SG), Juan Rosa (SF), James Tuller (PF), John Solomon (C) Tracy Starke, Dennis Botts, Carl Nelson, Dennis New, Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 02:19 | Idaho | John Solomon grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 02:15 | Idaho | Louis Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Lyons | 49-67 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 01:58 | Idaho | The rebound goes to John Solomon | 49-67 |
| 01:53 | Idaho | Wayne Lyons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Idaho | Dennis Botts (SF), Orunjan Amedee (PF) Wayne Lyons, James Tuller | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG) Charles Jones | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the dunk but he's hacked by Juan Rosa - foul #2 on Juan Rosa, team foul #12 | 49-67 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:30 | Idaho | John Solomon grabs the board | 49-67 |
| 01:16 | Idaho | Richard O'Laughlin steps in front of the Juan Rosa pass | 49-67 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Fred Ward lays it in on a nice dish by Richard O'Laughlin | 49-69 |
| 01:02 | Idaho | Dennis Botts misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-69 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard O'Laughlin | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Idaho | Jurica Kurowski steals it from John Solomon | 49-71 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen runs out the clock | 49-71 |