| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cotto (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Redmond (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | James Cotto inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 19:50 | San Diego State | Austin Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:28 | San Diego State | Howard Butler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | James Cotto pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Enriquez | 28-27 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Austin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF) Daniel Ray | |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Howard Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is hacked by Austin Jones - foul #2 on Austin Jones, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | Austin Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:21 | San Diego State | Michael Jay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Ricardo Enriquez, James Cotto | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | James Redmond loses the dribble to Grant Paulson | 33-30 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Austin Jones steals it from Warren Adams | 33-30 |
| 16:02 | San Diego State | Grant Paulson is called for the reach on Michael Jay - foul #2 on Grant Paulson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), James Cotto (SF), Robert Lim (C) Grant Paulson, Reynaldo Serrano, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Michael Jay, Austin Jones | |
| 15:42 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #2 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SG) Claude Smith | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) SF - James Cotto (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | Robert Lim denies the turnaround by James Redmond | 33-30 |
| 15:20 | San Diego State | James Redmond tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Robert Lim can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Redmond - foul #1 on James Redmond, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez, James Redmond | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Robert Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:57 | San Diego State | Howard Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Howard Butler - foul #3 on Howard Butler, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), James Redmond (C) Howard Butler, Austin Jones, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mike Breault | 37-34 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is denied on a dunk by James Redmond | 37-34 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 13:40 | San Diego State | James Redmond clanks a shot from close range | 37-34 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricardo Enriquez | 37-34 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | James Cotto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Claude Smith gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Lim - foul #3 on Robert Lim, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Warren Adams, James Cotto, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Michael Jay (SF), Austin Jones (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Mike Breault, Daniel Ray, Santos Gonzalez, James Redmond | |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Claude Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Claude Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | San Diego State | Howard Butler knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Smith | 40-39 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the finger roll set up by Ricardo Enriquez | 42-39 |
| 12:08 | San Diego State | Howard Butler knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Smith | 42-41 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 11:45 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Michael Jay drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Butler | 42-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Lim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-44 |
| 10:33 | San Diego State | Howard Butler tips it but misses | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is hacked by Austin Jones - foul #3 on Austin Jones, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), James Cotto (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Grant Paulson, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Hall (SG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), James Redmond (C) Claude Smith, Michael Jay, Austin Jones, Thomas Cranor | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | James Redmond pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Christopher Castiglione is called for the reach on Joseph Hall - foul #3 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG) Howard Butler | |
| 09:23 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-44 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | James Redmond blocks the short jumper by Grant Paulson | 45-46 |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Redmond | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | San Diego State | Mike Breault makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Ray | 45-48 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | James Redmond swats the dunk try by Grant Paulson | 45-48 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| 07:52 | San Diego State | James Redmond's floater is tipped away by Christopher Castiglione | 47-48 |
| 07:51 | San Diego State | Joseph Hall grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez jams it and the foul's on James Cotto - foul #2 on James Cotto, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (PG) Warren Adams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG) Mike Breault, Joseph Hall | |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Grant Paulson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Redmond (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | James Cotto loses the dribble to Howard Butler | 47-51 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Howard Butler banks in the layup | 47-53 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Daniel Ray picks off the pass by Christopher Castiglione | 47-53 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | James Redmond throws it down set up by Howard Butler | 47-55 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Warren Adams (SG), Robert Lim (C) Grant Paulson, James Cotto, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Jones (PF) Santos Gonzalez | |
| 05:44 | San Diego State | Reynaldo Serrano denies the turnaround by Howard Butler | 47-55 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Robert Lim gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SG) Claude Smith | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #1 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht banks in the layup | 50-57 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Michael Jay misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Adams - foul #2 on Warren Adams, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG) Daniel Ray | |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Claude Smith is called for the reach on Warren Adams - foul #2 on Claude Smith, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), James Cotto (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ray (SF) Michael Jay | |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Daniel Ray is called for the reach on Robert Lim - foul #2 on Daniel Ray, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Warren Adams, Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pavel Wodarski (C) James Redmond | |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Robert Lim makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Robert Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | Howard Butler is called for a backcourt violation | 52-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF), James Redmond (C) Daniel Ray, Pavel Wodarski | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht's pass is intercepted by Austin Jones | 52-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cotto (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wendell Hecht (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Lim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Claude Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Jay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Austin Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses long on a runner from the left block | 52-59 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-59 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Robert Lim gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is hacked by Claude Smith - foul #3 on Claude Smith, team foul #8 | 52-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ricardo Enriquez, James Cotto, Robert Lim | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, James Redmond | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Austin Jones snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 01:39 | San Diego State | Mike Breault buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Jay | 53-62 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), James Cotto (SF) Warren Adams, Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Thomas Cranor | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is hacked by Claude Smith - foul #4 on Claude Smith, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:11 | San Diego State | Austin Jones gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-62 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses the driving attempt from the left block | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it in | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | James Redmond is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #3 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SG) Claude Smith | |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | James Cotto can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Jay | 57-64 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | Michael Jay is hacked by Ricardo Enriquez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | James Redmond is hacked by Ricardo Enriquez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Christopher Castiglione | 57-66 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Warren Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson hits a 3 from straight away set up by Warren Adams | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Warren Adams is called for the reach on Daniel Ray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Adams, team foul #13 | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-67 |