| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Landis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodger Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Garrett Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Woodring (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Tamayo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Grasser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Honsberger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger clanks a shot from the left block | 38-34 |
| 19:50 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 19:33 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt lays it in | 40-36 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodger Phillips - foul #3 on Rodger Phillips, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren (SG) Rodger Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 18:45 | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren is whistled for a carry | 40-38 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 18:02 | Arizona State | James Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:59 | Arizona State | James Landis's pass is intercepted by Terry Macneil in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot near the basket | 40-38 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:32 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 40-38 |
| 17:31 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas tips it in | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Richard Woodring - foul #2 on Richard Woodring, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Don Babcock (PF) Michael Maynard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (SG), Keith Vinson (SF), Richard Corley (C) Richard Woodring, Larry Tamayo, John Honsberger | |
| 16:44 | Arizona State | Terry Macneil picks off the pass by James Landis | 42-38 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser misses the jump hook near the basket | 42-38 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Grasser | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Landis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Lundgren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Babcock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Holt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Bramlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Grasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Arizona State | Don Babcock clanks a runner from the right block | 42-40 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Richard Corley | 42-40 |
| 15:40 | New Mexico State | Gregory Lundgren takes the ball from Richard Corley | 42-40 |
| 15:26 | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Chad Thomas and he's hacked by Richard Corley - foul #1 on Richard Corley, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips (SG), Michael Maynard (PF) Gregory Lundgren, Don Babcock | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF), John Honsberger (C) Terry Macneil, Keith Vinson, Arthur Grasser | |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Chad Thomas picks off the pass by Larry Tamayo | 47-42 |
| 14:17 | Arizona State | John Honsberger is called for the reach on Garrett Holt - foul #2 on John Honsberger, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Arthur Grasser (PF) Carl Bramlett, Richard Corley | |
| 14:01 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones loses the dribble to Michael Maynard | 50-42 |
| 13:34 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 13:32 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | James Landis misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-42 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser is fouled on the floor by Michael Maynard - foul #3 on Michael Maynard, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marcus Boone (SF) Chad Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Richard Corley (PF) Brandon Jones, Arthur Grasser | |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Garrett Holt swats the short shot by Terry Macneil | 50-42 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 12:14 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:08 | Arizona State | James Landis is hacked by Terry Macneil - foul #1 on Terry Macneil, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Strauch (C) Garrett Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Landis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodger Phillips (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Boone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Strauch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Woodring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Tamayo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Honsberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger misses the tip | 53-42 |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:22 | Arizona State | Terry Macneil takes the ball from James Landis in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Macneil | 53-44 |
| 11:01 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 10:59 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:49 | Arizona State | James Landis is hacked by Larry Tamayo - foul #3 on Larry Tamayo, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren (PG), Chad Thomas (SF), Don Babcock (PF), Garrett Holt (C) James Landis, Marcus Boone, Michael Maynard, Richard Strauch | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Carl Bramlett (SG), Keith Vinson (SF), Arthur Grasser (PF) Terry Macneil, Richard Woodring, Larry Tamayo, Richard Corley | |
| 10:40 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rodger Phillips | 55-44 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Garrett Holt - foul #1 on Garrett Holt, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-46 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson is hacked by Chad Thomas - foul #2 on Chad Thomas, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Larry Tamayo (SF) Brandon Jones, John Honsberger | |
| 09:32 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Landis (PG) Gregory Lundgren | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Corley (C) Larry Tamayo | |
| 09:11 | Arizona State | Arthur Grasser takes the ball from James Landis | 55-46 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Don Babcock swats the short shot by Arthur Grasser | 55-46 |
| 08:47 | Arizona State | Don Babcock gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:29 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Marcus Boone (SF), Michael Maynard (PF), Richard Strauch (C) Chad Thomas, Don Babcock, Garrett Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF) Carl Bramlett, Arthur Grasser | |
| 08:04 | Arizona State | Richard Corley is called for the reach on James Landis - foul #2 on Richard Corley, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), John Honsberger (C) Terry Macneil, Richard Corley | |
| 07:50 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Landis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodger Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Boone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Strauch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Woodring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Tamayo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Honsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger's pass is intercepted by Marcus Boone | 55-46 |
| 07:18 | Arizona State | Marcus Boone misses the dunk attempt | 55-46 |
| 07:17 | Arizona State | Marcus Boone tips it home | 57-46 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson is denied on a layup by Marcus Boone | 57-46 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring tips it in | 57-48 |
| 06:50 | Arizona State | Michael Maynard knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Landis | 59-48 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-48 |
| 06:44 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | Marcus Boone buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from James Landis | 61-48 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Jones | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch clanks a runner from the right block | 61-51 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Chad Thomas (SF), Garrett Holt (C) Marcus Boone, Richard Strauch | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Arthur Grasser (PF) Brandon Jones, Keith Vinson | |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the finger roll | 61-53 |
| 05:30 | Arizona State | Michael Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Corley (C) John Honsberger | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser tips it in | 61-55 |
| 04:54 | Arizona State | Arthur Grasser steals it from Rodger Phillips | 61-55 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Corley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Corley, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren (SG) Rodger Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson (SF) Larry Tamayo | |
| 04:35 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-55 |
| 04:33 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt tips it in | 63-55 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson knocks in the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Chad Thomas - foul #3 on Chad Thomas, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Earl Hamil (SG) James Landis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (SG), John Honsberger (C) Richard Woodring, Richard Corley | |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Keith Vinson misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:15 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:09 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt lays it up and in on a great pass from Chad Thomas | 65-57 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Maynard - foul #4 on Michael Maynard, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Hamil and he's fouled by Keith Vinson - foul #2 on Keith Vinson, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips (SG) Earl Hamil | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the free throw | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Gregory Lundgren (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Garrett Holt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Bramlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Grasser (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - John Honsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Honsberger | 68-61 |
| 03:16 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt clanks a shot from the baseline | 68-61 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Honsberger | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger is denied on a dunk by Garrett Holt | 68-61 |
| 02:53 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:48 | Arizona State | Keith Vinson swats the layup by Michael Maynard | 68-61 |
| 02:47 | Arizona State | Michael Maynard tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Landis (PG) Gregory Lundgren | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring (SG), Larry Tamayo (SF) Carl Bramlett, Keith Vinson | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Grasser | 70-63 |
| 02:19 | Arizona State | James Landis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to John Honsberger | 70-63 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | Larry Tamayo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 70-63 |
| 01:45 | Arizona State | Garrett Holt gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 01:38 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Landis | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Rodger Phillips takes the ball from Terry Macneil | 72-63 |
| 01:11 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips lays it in | 74-63 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-63 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser hits the follow up shot | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Arizona State | Richard Woodring is called for the reach on Rodger Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Woodring, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Richard Strauch (C) Garrett Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:53 | Arizona State | Rodger Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser grabs the board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Macneil | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Macneil - foul #2 on Terry Macneil, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 75-68 |
| 00:39 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Macneil - foul #3 on Terry Macneil, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:37 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch grabs the defensive rebound | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Woodring - foul #4 on Richard Woodring, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:28 | Arizona State | Richard Strauch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Terry Macneil | 78-70 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Macneil - foul #4 on Terry Macneil, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | Arizona State | Chad Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:15 | Arizona State | James Landis pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | Terry Macneil is called for the reach on James Landis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Terry Macneil, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Bramlett (PG) Terry Macneil | |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | James Landis makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:14 | Arizona State | James Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Richard Woodring is called for traveling | 81-70 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren (PG), Earl Hamil (SG), Marcus Boone (SF), Don Babcock (PF) James Landis, Rodger Phillips, Chad Thomas, Michael Maynard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Keith Vinson (SF), Richard Corley (PF) Richard Woodring, Larry Tamayo, Arthur Grasser | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Gregory Lundgren runs out the clock | 81-70 |