| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Robert Young comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-21 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-21 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-21 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Robert Young denies the turnaround by Ricky Beane | 35-21 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Richard Kittel gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Leo Camp is called for traveling | 35-21 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-21 |
| 18:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Leo Camp | 35-21 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Brian Allen steps in front of the Richard Kittel pass | 35-21 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Jason Christiano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Robert Young is called for the reach on Richard O'Laughlin - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 37-21 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Charles Jones connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard O'Laughlin | 40-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bill Kimura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Denver | Leo Camp connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Ames | 40-27 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Charles Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-27 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Danny Heimbach pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-29 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Charles Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kendall Jones | 43-29 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Robert Ames steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach, Robert Ames, Bill Kimura | |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Fred Ward | 46-29 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Robert Smith hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Omar Ingham | 46-31 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico | Brian Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Jones | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:01 | Denver | Robert Smith is hacked by Brian Allen - foul #4 on Brian Allen, team foul #2 | 49-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:44 | Denver | Omar Ingham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Fred Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it home | 51-31 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Robert Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #5 on Brian Allen, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Brian Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG) Omar Ingham | |
| 12:08 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico | Fred Ward drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jack Christopher | 53-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Raymond Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Edward Peterson (C) Jack Christopher, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-32 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 53-32 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Leo Camp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-32 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Leo Camp misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-32 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 53-32 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 53-32 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Richard Kittel snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 09:44 | Denver | Charles Jones is called for the reach on Leo Camp - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 53-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 09:36 | Denver | Leo Camp clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-32 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Danny Heimbach grabs the offensive board | 53-32 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Charles Jones takes the ball from Bill Kimura | 53-32 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the fadeaway from the left side | 55-32 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Robert Ames misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-32 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Bill Kimura can't tip it in | 55-32 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Charles Jones's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Ames | 55-32 |
| 08:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bill Kimura | 55-32 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Leo Camp misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-32 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Robert Ames tips it back up and in | 55-34 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | Robert Ames is called for the reach on Kendall Jones - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #2 | 55-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Vida (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), Raymond Thomas (PF) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Bill Kimura | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Fred Ward knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Beane | 58-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lewis Vida (fresh) SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Denver | Ricky Beane steps in front of the Danny Heimbach pass | 58-34 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lewis Vida | 60-34 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Raymond Thomas blows the layup | 60-34 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Danny Heimbach tips it in | 60-36 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Thomas | 60-36 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it in | 62-36 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Danny Heimbach clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-36 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | Lewis Vida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Lewis Vida, Jack Christopher, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Bill Kimura (C) Danny Heimbach, Raymond Thomas | |
| 05:33 | Denver | Charles Jones steals it from Robert Ames | 62-36 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Jones | 64-36 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Charles Jones | 64-36 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Charles Jones banks in the layup | 66-36 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Robert Ames misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-36 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-36 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 66-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Hull (PF) Robert Ames | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 67-36 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-36 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Omar Ingham connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Varner | 68-39 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Bill Kimura is called for the reach on Fred Ward - foul #1 on Bill Kimura, team foul #4 | 68-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 68-39 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the tip | 68-39 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson hits the follow up shot | 70-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hull (fresh) C - Bill Kimura (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Danny Heimbach knocks in the jumper from the left block | 70-41 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Bill Kimura - foul #2 on Bill Kimura, team foul #5 | 72-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (SG), Robert Ames (C) Omar Ingham, Bill Kimura | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 73-41 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Roger Varner makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-43 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Ames - foul #3 on Robert Ames, team foul #6 | 73-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Fred Ward, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 75-43 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Jurica Kurowski - foul #2 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #5 | 75-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (PG), Kendall Jones (SF) Charles Jones, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:02 | Denver | Danny Heimbach misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-43 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jack Christopher | 75-43 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Charles Hull takes the ball from Richard O'Laughlin | 75-43 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Roger Varner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Danny Heimbach | 75-46 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 75-46 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 75-46 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Armand Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Bill Kimura (C) Roger Varner, Charles Hull | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Denver | Robert Ames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Ward and he's fouled by Bill Kimura - foul #3 on Bill Kimura, team foul #7 | 77-46 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the free throw | 78-46 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Robert Smith knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Omar Ingham and the foul's on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #6 | 78-48 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the free throw | 78-49 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Charles Jones runs out the clock | 78-49 |