| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Dennis Zinner - foul #1 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:37 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andrew Hammond | 29-24 |
| 19:10 | BYU | Ricky Beane denies the turnaround by William Blanton | 29-24 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 18:45 | BYU | Ralph Foley pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:21 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:19 | BYU | William Blanton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Andrew Hammond misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jurica Kurowski - foul #1 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-26 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Andrew Hammond gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 17:33 | BYU | William Blanton is fouled on the floor by Jurica Kurowski - foul #2 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | BYU | Andrew Hammond can't finish the layup | 29-26 |
| 17:16 | BYU | Andrew Hammond hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Fred Ward connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jurica Kurowski and he's hacked by Dennis Zinner - foul #2 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) Ralph Foley, Andrew Hammond | |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 16:32 | BYU | Dennis Zinner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Allen | 34-31 |
| 15:58 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jurica Kurowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Zinner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Powell (fresh) C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a shot from the right block set up by Fred Ward | 36-31 |
| 15:45 | BYU | Brian Allen is called for the reach on Gary Jamison - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, David Powell, Randy Kerwin | |
| 15:36 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses long on a jumper in the lane | 36-31 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Charles Jones double dribbles | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG) Gary Jamison | |
| 15:07 | BYU | Paul Richardson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-31 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 36-31 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Charles Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Christopher | 39-31 |
| 14:59 | BYU | Paul Richardson is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| 14:43 | BYU | Andrew Hammond hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Richardson | 39-33 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 14:07 | BYU | Ralph Foley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 13:36 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:31 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad loses the dribble to Charles Jones | 42-33 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-33 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Armand Costa gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Kendall Jones | 45-33 |
| 12:27 | BYU | Andrew Hammond clanks a jumper from the left side | 45-33 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Steve Bean tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Andrew Hammond - foul #1 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, Ralph Foley, Andrew Hammond | |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:05 | BYU | David Powell pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 11:49 | BYU | William Blanton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Allen - foul #2 on Brian Allen, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:49 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:49 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| 10:52 | BYU | William Blanton scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 10:35 | BYU | Dennis Zinner grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 10:30 | BYU | Dennis Zinner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Jamison | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Brian Allen drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 49-42 |
| 09:50 | BYU | William Blanton blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) Randy Kerwin | |
| 09:50 | BYU | William Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:50 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane lays it up and in set up by Brian Allen | 51-43 |
| 09:18 | BYU | William Blanton's layup is rejected by Ricky Beane | 51-43 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 51-43 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Powell - foul #2 on David Powell, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Armand Costa (PF) Brian Allen, Fred Ward | |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) David Powell | |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:50 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:28 | BYU | Ralph Foley connects on the runner near the basket | 52-45 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 54-45 |
| 08:03 | BYU | Charles Jones takes the ball from Andrew Hammond | 54-45 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Zinner - foul #3 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Armand Costa, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Randy Kerwin (C) William Blanton, Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner, Andrew Hammond | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Ralph Foley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steve Bean and he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #4 on Brian Allen, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Armand Costa (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Brian Allen connects on the 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 06:28 | BYU | Randy Kerwin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 06:26 | BYU | Steve Bean hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Paul Richardson is called for the reach on Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Paul Richardson, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, Ralph Foley, Randy Kerwin | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Zinner - foul #4 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF) Fred Ward | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Brian Allen makes the 3rd free throw | 61-50 |
| 05:08 | BYU | Dennis Zinner's fadeaway is rejected by Jurica Kurowski | 61-50 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Armand Costa snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Brian Allen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Andrew Hammond gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Armand Costa denies the turnaround by Andrew Hammond | 61-50 |
| 04:26 | BYU | Gary Jamison gets the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 04:16 | BYU | Armand Costa takes the ball from Gary Jamison | 61-50 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Brian Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | BYU | Dennis Zinner dunks the ball and he's fouled by Kendall Jones - foul #1 on Kendall Jones, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) David Powell | |
| 03:39 | BYU | Dennis Zinner makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Randy Kerwin (C) William Blanton, Andrew Hammond | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | BYU | Dennis Zinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Wallace Mohammad (SF) Dennis Zinner | |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Andrew Hammond (C) Paul Richardson, Wallace Mohammad, Randy Kerwin | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses short on a turnaround from close range | 64-53 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane connects on the runner in the lane | 66-53 |
| 02:06 | BYU | Andrew Hammond clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Allen - foul #5 on Brian Allen, team foul #9 | 66-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG) Brian Allen | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (PF) William Blanton, Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley | |
| 02:06 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:06 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 68-55 |
| 01:20 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad drills a fadeaway near the basket | 68-57 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | David Powell takes the ball from Charles Jones | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Paul Richardson connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #2 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Richardson - foul #2 on Paul Richardson, team foul #8 | 68-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG) Paul Richardson | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Ralph Foley is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #3 on Ralph Foley, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hammond - foul #2 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:40 | BYU | William Blanton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher is fouled in the backcourt by William Blanton - foul #2 on William Blanton, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:29 | BYU | Dennis Zinner's pass is intercepted by Fred Ward | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher runs out the clock | 72-62 |