| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Zendejas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Beamon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Reasor (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Todd Denton inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | William Durham is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone | 47-36 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Zendejas | 47-39 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Charles Valentino is called for the reach on Jeff Mazzone - foul #2 on Charles Valentino, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Samuel Kull (PF) Charles Valentino, James Zendejas, Aaron Cropper | |
| 18:50 | Denver | Oscar Lintz scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Borkholder | 49-39 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Young | 49-42 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Christopher Young is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), George Williams (SF), Leo Risch (PF), Ronald Felton (C) Jeff Mazzone, Charles Borkholder, Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Aaron Cropper (PF) Christopher Young, Samuel Kull | |
| 17:46 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Andrew Williams - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), James Zendejas (SG) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams | |
| 17:46 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | James Zendejas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Mascarenas - foul #1 on Keith Mascarenas, team foul #1 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Alan Lehman (C) Charles Valentino, Aaron Cropper | |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | James Zendejas makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | James Zendejas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Leo Risch snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 17:25 | Denver | James Zendejas picks off the pass by George Williams in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Zendejas | 52-45 |
| 17:17 | Denver | James Zendejas is called for the reach on Albert Galey in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Zendejas, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF) Tony Buckley, James Zendejas, Alan Lehman | |
| 17:12 | Denver | Leo Risch comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Cropper - foul #1 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Lehman (C) Aaron Cropper | |
| 17:12 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Felton steps in front of the Alan Lehman pass | 54-45 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Albert Galey is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Valentino - foul #3 on Charles Valentino, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) George Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), James Zendejas (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF) Charles Valentino, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 16:39 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas is whistled for a carry | 54-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Todd Denton (SF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, Leo Risch, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Alan Lehman (C) Tony Buckley, James Zendejas, Aaron Cropper | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman scores on a runner near the basket set up by Christopher Young | 54-47 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), James Zendejas (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF) Christopher Young, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | George Williams (PF) Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG) Tony Buckley | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Durham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Zendejas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Beamon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Reasor (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) Todd Denton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is fouled on the floor by Oscar Lintz - foul #1 on Oscar Lintz, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), Leo Risch (PF), Ronald Felton (C) Jeff Mazzone, Charles Borkholder, Oscar Lintz, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG) James Zendejas | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Valentino | 54-50 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Beamon - foul #3 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), Alan Lehman (C) Andrew Williams, Aaron Cropper | |
| 15:00 | Denver | George Williams comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Alan Lehman - foul #1 on Alan Lehman, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (PF) Alan Lehman | |
| 15:00 | Denver | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 15:00 | Denver | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is fouled on the floor by Ronald Felton - foul #2 on Ronald Felton, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF), William Durham (C) George Williams, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Alan Lehman (C) James Zendejas, Aaron Cropper | |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon buries a floater in the lane | 55-52 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Alan Lehman steals it from Todd Denton | 55-52 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino misses the jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Albert Galey loses the dribble to Charles Valentino | 55-52 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Valentino | 55-54 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Oscar Lintz (PF) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, Leo Risch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), James Zendejas (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF) Charles Valentino, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Oscar Lintz grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Oscar Lintz can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Aaron Cropper - foul #2 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Denver | George Williams (SF), Ronald Felton (C) Todd Denton, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Samuel Kull (PF) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper | |
| 13:24 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | James Zendejas makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Beamon | 57-57 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Ronald Felton connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from George Williams | 59-57 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 12:21 | Denver | Ronald Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 12:19 | Denver | James Zendejas is called for the reach on Jeff Mazzone in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zendejas, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG), William Durham (C) Charles Borkholder, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Charles Valentino, James Zendejas, Samuel Kull, Dale Reasor | |
| 12:19 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Mascarenas - foul #2 on Keith Mascarenas, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Todd Denton (SF), Leo Risch (PF) Jeff Mazzone, George Williams, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Christopher Young (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Beamon (tired) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Cropper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alan Lehman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Albert Galey | 64-59 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 11:20 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Durham | 64-59 |
| 11:09 | Denver | William Durham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-59 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Christopher Young gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Albert Galey snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Todd Denton is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keith Mascarenas | 67-59 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Christopher Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Durham is fouled on the floor by Shawn Beamon - foul #4 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Hardin (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), George Williams (SF), Ronald Felton (PF) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, Todd Denton, Leo Risch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Tony Buckley (SG), James Zendejas (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Christopher Young, Andrew Williams, Shawn Beamon, Alan Lehman | |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Durham misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | James Zendejas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Joseph Hardin steps in front of the Tony Buckley pass | 68-59 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Joseph Hardin hits the finger roll | 70-59 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 09:31 | Denver | William Durham pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Tony Buckley is called for the reach on George Williams - foul #2 on Tony Buckley, team foul #11 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Oscar Lintz (PF) Joseph Hardin, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Samuel Kull (PF) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper | |
| 09:17 | Denver | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 09:17 | Denver | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-59 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Williams | 72-59 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 08:35 | Denver | George Williams gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Lintz | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | James Zendejas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-59 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Ronald Felton snags the defensive board | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone is hacked by James Zendejas in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zendejas, team foul #12 | 75-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG), William Ertel (SF), Leo Risch (C) Charles Borkholder, George Williams, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Samuel Kull, Dale Reasor | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | James Zendejas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 08:02 | Denver | William Ertel grabs the board | 77-59 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-59 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Ertel (fresh) PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Williams (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Zendejas (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Cropper (tiring) 4 pts. C - Alan Lehman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Cropper | 77-62 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Charles Valentino steps in front of the Keith Mascarenas pass in the backcourt | 77-62 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Oscar Lintz - foul #2 on Oscar Lintz, team foul #5 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Joseph Hardin (SG), Todd Denton (SF), William Durham (C) Jeff Mazzone, Keith Mascarenas, William Ertel, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Albert Galey is fouled on the floor by Charles Valentino - foul #4 on Charles Valentino, team foul #13 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) Leo Risch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG) Charles Valentino | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Albert Galey makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Albert Galey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Todd Denton steps in front of the James Zendejas pass | 79-64 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Albert Galey misses the easy layup | 79-64 |
| 06:43 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Denton | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Denver | Joseph Hardin hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Galey | 81-64 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Ronald Felton (C) Albert Galey, Joseph Hardin, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Alan Lehman (C) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino is hacked by Jeff Mazzone - foul #1 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #6 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Aaron Cropper (PF) James Zendejas, Dale Reasor | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams clanks a shot from the left side | 81-64 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Ronald Felton snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Charles Borkholder loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Risch (PF) Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), Dale Reasor (PF) Andrew Williams, Aaron Cropper | |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Leo Risch misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shawn Beamon - foul #5 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #14 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Denver | George Williams (SF) Todd Denton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (PG), Andrew Williams (SG), Samuel Kull (SF), Aaron Cropper (PF) Charles Valentino, James Zendejas, Shawn Beamon, Alan Lehman | |
| 05:12 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 1st free throw | 82-64 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 83-64 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Young | 83-66 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Leo Risch can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 83-66 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Young | 83-66 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-66 |
| 04:22 | Denver | George Williams snags the defensive board | 83-66 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Leo Risch hits a jumper in the lane set up by Ronald Felton | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Jeff Mazzone is called for the reach on Samuel Kull - foul #2 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #7 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Oscar Lintz (PF), William Durham (C) Jeff Mazzone, Charles Borkholder, George Williams, Leo Risch, Ronald Felton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), James Zendejas (SG), Alan Lehman (C) Christopher Young, Andrew Williams, Dale Reasor | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Zendejas (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Kull (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Cropper (tired) 8 pts. C - Alan Lehman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Aaron Cropper picks off the pass by William Durham | 85-68 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | Oscar Lintz steps in front of the Alan Lehman pass | 85-68 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Aaron Cropper is called for the reach on Oscar Lintz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #15 | 85-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (SG), Dale Reasor (PF) Samuel Kull, Aaron Cropper | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 86-68 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 87-68 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | James Zendejas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 87-68 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino misses the tip | 87-68 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the defensive board | 87-68 |
| 02:19 | Denver | William Durham comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 87-68 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Todd Denton hits the follow up shot | 89-68 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | James Zendejas connects on the shot from close range and he's hacked by Albert Galey - foul #2 on Albert Galey, team foul #8 | 89-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Hardin (SG), William Ertel (SF), Leo Risch (PF), George Williams (C) Keith Mascarenas, Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz, William Durham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Williams (SG), Samuel Kull (PF) Charles Valentino, Dale Reasor | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | James Zendejas misses the free throw | 89-70 |
| 02:02 | Denver | George Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 89-70 |
| 01:41 | Denver | George Williams lays it up and in on a nice dish by Albert Galey | 91-70 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Albert Galey - foul #3 on Albert Galey, team foul #9 | 91-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG), Ronald Felton (C) Joseph Hardin, William Ertel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (PG) James Zendejas | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 91-71 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 91-72 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Tony Buckley steps in front of the Ronald Felton pass in the backcourt | 91-72 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Keith Mascarenas is called for the reach on Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Keith Mascarenas, team foul #10 | 91-72 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 91-73 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 91-73 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Leo Risch pulls down the rebound | 91-73 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Samuel Kull is called for the reach on George Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Kull, team foul #16 | 91-73 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper (PF) Tony Buckley | |
| 01:11 | Denver | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 92-73 |
| 01:11 | Denver | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 93-73 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Ronald Felton is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 93-75 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper grabs the board | 93-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Christopher Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 93-75 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman hits the follow up shot | 93-77 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Albert Galey runs out the clock | 93-77 |