| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill jams it on a great pass from John Smith | 31-33 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Fred Stonecipher | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Fred Murrill - foul #1 on Fred Murrill, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG) James Fogle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), David Wilson (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 18:44 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel McMillian | 32-35 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ben Hill | 34-35 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Byrne - foul #1 on Robert Byrne, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG) Fred Murrill | |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is hacked by Bryan Payne - foul #2 on Bryan Payne, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG) George Holly | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF), Julian Delaney (C) Trent Dorey, David Wilson | |
| 17:24 | Denver | Billy Carnevale clanks a jump hook in the paint | 34-37 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne lays it in set up by Leonard Gandhi | 34-39 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 34-39 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Billy Carnevale gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Joel McMillian steals the ball from Jerald Boggs | 34-39 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Gandhi | 34-42 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the wide open jump hook from close range | 36-42 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney blows the dunk | 36-42 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Allen Croker | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Croker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Julian Delaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Allen Croker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 15:19 | Denver | James Fogle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Billy Carnevale | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Edwin Hirsh - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) James Fogle, Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi | |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Samuel Mendell scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Shawn Singleton and he's fouled by Julian Delaney - foul #1 on Julian Delaney, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (PF) Julian Delaney | |
| 14:49 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Ben Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Ben Hill is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | David Wilson buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Fred Murrill and the foul's on Robert Byrne - foul #2 on Robert Byrne, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (SF) Ben Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG) John Smith | |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is alone and throws it down | 47-48 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 13:09 | Denver | Shawn Singleton snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:05 | Denver | David Wilson is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wilson, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Richard Murphy (C) George Holly, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) David Wilson | |
| 12:51 | Denver | James Fogle is fouled on the floor by Fred Stonecipher - foul #3 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:40 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the jump hook in the lane set up by James Fogle | 49-48 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Ben Hill steps in front of the Dennis Graham pass | 49-48 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Jerald Boggs connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by James Fogle | 52-48 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 11:54 | Denver | Jerald Boggs grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 11:49 | Denver | James Fogle makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerald Boggs | 55-48 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey banks in the layup | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerald Boggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ben Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Fred Murrill (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trent Dorey (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | Denver | James Fogle misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Graham - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Billy Carnevale (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Jerald Boggs, Ben Hill, David Roberts, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Joel McMillian (SG), Bryan Payne (SF), Allen Croker (PF), Julian Delaney (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 11:06 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:06 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney is hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #2 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG) James Fogle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF) Joel McMillian | |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne loses the dribble to Billy Carnevale | 57-50 |
| 10:34 | Denver | George Holly hits the finger roll set up by Billy Carnevale | 59-50 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico | David Wilson knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Payne | 59-52 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Robert Byrne is whistled for a carry | 59-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Robert Byrne swats the shot by John Smith | 59-52 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | David Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Allen Croker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Allen Croker steals it from Robert Byrne | 59-52 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Allen Croker | 59-54 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Samuel Mendell travels with the ball | 59-54 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) George Holly, Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) John Smith, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney, David Wilson | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh tips it home | 61-56 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Zosel | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Trent Dorey (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joel McMillian | 63-60 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Payne - foul #3 on Bryan Payne, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), David Roberts (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) James Fogle, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Julian Delaney (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Trent Dorey, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 06:39 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 06:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Samuel Mendell | 65-60 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Billy Carnevale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (C) Leonard Gandhi | |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Allen Croker comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Byrne - foul #3 on Robert Byrne, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:56 | Denver | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | David Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:25 | Denver | George Holly clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Julian Delaney is called for the reach on Samuel Mendell - foul #2 on Julian Delaney, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Richard Murphy (C) George Holly, David Roberts, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Trent Dorey (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Dennis Graham, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney, David Wilson | |
| 04:59 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mendell - foul #2 on Samuel Mendell, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (PF) Samuel Mendell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Randall Zosel (PF) Billy Carnevale, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Shawn Singleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 04:03 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 68-61 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Jerald Boggs gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Fred Murrill picks off the pass by Edwin Hirsh | 68-61 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill lays it up and in | 68-63 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh gets the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Leonard Gandhi takes the ball from Randall Zosel | 68-63 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Randall Zosel - foul #2 on Randall Zosel, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) James Fogle, Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Julian Delaney (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - George Holly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Allen Croker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 6 pts. 4 stl. C - Julian Delaney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Denver | Ben Hill drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Samuel Mendell and he's hacked by Allen Croker - foul #2 on Allen Croker, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (C) Leonard Gandhi | |
| 02:49 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | George Holly takes the ball from Bryan Payne | 71-65 |
| 02:32 | Denver | George Holly jams it | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | David Wilson is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrne - foul #4 on Robert Byrne, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (PF) Samuel Mendell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 02:13 | Denver | George Holly is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Payne - foul #4 on Bryan Payne, team foul #12 | 73-67 |
| 02:13 | Denver | George Holly makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:13 | Denver | George Holly misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-67 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 01:31 | Denver | David Roberts banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by George Holly | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by George Holly - foul #1 on George Holly, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF) George Holly, Billy Carnevale, David Roberts | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Trent Dorey (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney, David Wilson | |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Robert Byrne banks in the layup on a great pass from James Fogle | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | John Smith is fouled in the backcourt by James Fogle - foul #2 on James Fogle, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Samuel Mendell | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Samuel Mendell is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #13 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Smith and he's hacked by Samuel Mendell - foul #3 on Samuel Mendell, team foul #12 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Jerald Boggs, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Samuel Mendell is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #14 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-75 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| 00:26 | Denver | John Smith is called for the reach on James Fogle in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #15 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) John Smith | |
| 00:26 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:26 | Denver | James Fogle misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the defensive rebound | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-75 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the defensive rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Joel McMillian is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel McMillian, team foul #16 | 82-75 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-75 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Samuel Mendell snags the defensive board | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | James Fogle runs out the clock | 83-75 |