| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) C - Craig Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Dennis Zinner inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:47 | BYU | Jurica Kurowski swats the layup by William Blanton | 24-29 |
| 19:45 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses the tip | 24-29 |
| 19:43 | BYU | Craig Bell grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 19:31 | BYU | Dennis Zinner is fouled on the floor by Fred Ward - foul #1 on Fred Ward, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:11 | BYU | Dennis Zinner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the floater from the left wing set up by Richard O'Laughlin | 24-31 |
| 18:38 | BYU | William Blanton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 18:37 | BYU | Craig Bell tips it home | 26-31 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-31 |
| 18:07 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:52 | BYU | Richard O'Laughlin takes the ball from William Blanton | 26-31 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico | William Blanton picks off the pass by Brian Allen | 26-31 |
| 17:43 | BYU | William Blanton misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Fred Ward scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Allen | 26-34 |
| 17:00 | BYU | Gary Jamison can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-34 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 26-34 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Craig Bell - foul #3 on Craig Bell, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Ralph Foley, Craig Bell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:35 | BYU | Andrew Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:14 | BYU | Dennis Zinner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-35 |
| 16:13 | BYU | Andrew Hammond tips it in | 28-35 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Brian Allen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Beane | 28-38 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | BYU | William Blanton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is whistled for a carry | 28-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) William Blanton, Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:50 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad loses the ball out of bounds | 28-38 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is called for traveling | 28-38 |
| 14:04 | BYU | Craig Bell buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Paul Richardson steps in front of the Charles Jones pass | 30-38 |
| 13:22 | BYU | Craig Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Armand Costa | |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Allen | 30-40 |
| 12:41 | BYU | Dennis Zinner is hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF) Ralph Foley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 12:20 | BYU | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Craig Bell - foul #2 on Brian Allen, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF) Fred Ward | |
| 12:00 | BYU | Craig Bell clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 30-40 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kendall Jones | 30-40 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Peterson | 30-42 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | BYU | Gary Jamison loses the dribble to Edward Peterson | 30-42 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is hacked by Dennis Zinner - foul #1 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, David Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Brian Allen, Kendall Jones, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 10:33 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 10:27 | BYU | Gary Jamison is hacked by Charles Jones - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 10:09 | BYU | Craig Bell tips it home | 32-42 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 3 from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 09:31 | BYU | Ralph Foley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Richardson | 34-45 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the jumper in the paint | 34-45 |
| 09:04 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 08:57 | BYU | Craig Bell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-45 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 08:47 | BYU | Gary Jamison grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 08:42 | BYU | Paul Richardson drills a shot from close range set up by Wallace Mohammad | 36-45 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Paul Richardson steals the ball from Jurica Kurowski | 36-45 |
| 08:05 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF) Paul Richardson, Gary Jamison, Wallace Mohammad | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Ricky Beane (SF) Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward | |
| 08:05 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:05 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #3 on Ralph Foley, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Ralph Foley, Craig Bell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | BYU | Andrew Hammond snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | BYU | Dennis Zinner knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hammond - foul #1 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF) Charles Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses short on a jumper in the lane | 39-45 |
| 06:23 | BYU | David Powell pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:16 | BYU | William Blanton misses the shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Fred Ward snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 05:57 | BYU | David Powell gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:50 | BYU | David Powell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-45 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Fred Ward | 39-45 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Brian Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 05:26 | BYU | Gary Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:19 | BYU | Andrew Hammond clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) David Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| 05:19 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 05:19 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 04:58 | BYU | Dennis Zinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | BYU | Craig Bell (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:38 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 41-49 |
| 04:22 | BYU | Craig Bell's floater is tipped away by Ricky Beane | 41-49 |
| 04:20 | BYU | Gary Jamison gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:02 | BYU | Ricky Beane takes the ball from William Blanton | 41-49 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Zinner - foul #2 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF) William Blanton, Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Armand Costa (PF) Brian Allen, Fred Ward | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | BYU | Craig Bell's pass is intercepted by Ricky Beane | 41-51 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | Wallace Mohammad blocks the short jumper by Jurica Kurowski | 41-51 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Armand Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it home | 41-53 |
| 02:25 | BYU | Craig Bell's floater is knocked away by Armand Costa | 41-53 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-53 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Steve Bean snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 01:41 | BYU | Ralph Foley is whistled for traveling | 41-53 |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Ralph Foley, Craig Bell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF) Charles Jones, Armand Costa | |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin double dribbles | 41-53 |
| 01:04 | BYU | Andrew Hammond buries a jumper in the lane set up by Wallace Mohammad | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Paul Richardson is called for the reach on Brian Allen - foul #1 on Paul Richardson, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is hacked by David Powell - foul #2 on David Powell, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:55 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | BYU | David Powell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Brian Allen is hacked by Paul Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Richardson, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:45 | BYU | Craig Bell gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:39 | BYU | Dennis Zinner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | William Blanton is called for the reach on Ricky Beane in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Blanton, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Ralph Foley loses the dribble to Fred Ward | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen runs out the clock | 45-55 |