| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ben Hill inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:46 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico | David Wilson gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian is whistled for traveling | 41-34 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Joel McMillian - foul #1 on Joel McMillian, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Fred Murrill takes the ball from Ben Hill | 41-34 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses the dunk | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Ben Hill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Croker (PF), Julian Delaney (C) David Wilson, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Shawn Singleton connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ben Hill and the foul's on Allen Croker - foul #1 on Allen Croker, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG) Fred Murrill | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Edwin Hirsh (PF) James Fogle, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel | |
| 18:28 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joel McMillian | 45-37 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Trent Dorey picks off the pass by Billy Carnevale | 45-37 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bryan Payne and the foul's on Shawn Singleton - foul #2 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), David Wilson (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Bryan Payne, Trent Dorey, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF) Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Robert Byrne | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:07 | Denver | James Fogle misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Allen Croker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Fogle | 47-40 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Ben Hill steals it from David Wilson | 47-40 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is hacked by Fred Murrill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Murrill, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Julian Delaney (PF) Fred Murrill, Allen Croker, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), David Roberts (PF), Richard Murphy (C) James Fogle, Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 15:58 | Denver | Jerald Boggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton and he's hacked by Joel McMillian - foul #2 on Joel McMillian, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Joel McMillian, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | Samuel Mendell (PF) David Roberts | |
| 15:58 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Trent Dorey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Julian Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - George Holly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Julian Delaney is blocked by Shawn Singleton | 47-43 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | George Holly steals it from Bryan Payne | 47-43 |
| 15:18 | Denver | Shawn Singleton lays it in on a great pass from George Holly | 47-45 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Payne | 50-45 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Trent Dorey is called for the reach on Richard Murphy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trent Dorey, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Byrne (C) Richard Murphy | |
| 14:38 | Denver | George Holly makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Trent Dorey is denied by Samuel Mendell | 50-47 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses the easy layup | 50-47 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Shawn Singleton snags the offensive board | 50-47 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Robert Byrne scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 50-49 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi tips it in | 52-49 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Jerald Boggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Dennis Graham, Trent Dorey, Leonard Gandhi, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) George Holly, Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | David Wilson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Ben Hill gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:56 | Denver | James Fogle is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:56 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:56 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:09 | Denver | The short jumper by Randall Zosel is denied by David Wilson | 52-51 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it in | 52-53 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Allen Croker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Fogle - foul #2 on James Fogle, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Fred Murrill, David Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Croker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Roberts (fresh) C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Denver | David Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Allen Croker gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a shot from the right block | 54-53 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Robert Byrne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ben Hill | 54-55 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 54-55 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Joel McMillian picks off the pass by James Fogle in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), David Wilson (PF), Julian Delaney (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Randall Zosel (C) James Fogle, Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, David Roberts, Robert Byrne | |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | Randall Zosel picks off the pass by Fred Murrill | 54-55 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Randall Zosel loses the dribble to Fred Murrill in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill hits the finger roll | 56-55 |
| 09:35 | Denver | George Holly misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Samuel Mendell tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Randall Zosel blocks the short jumper by Fred Murrill | 56-57 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 09:19 | Denver | George Holly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 08:49 | Denver | George Holly scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Shawn Singleton and the foul's on David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (C) Randall Zosel | |
| 08:49 | Denver | George Holly makes the free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey drills a jumper from the left block set up by Julian Delaney | 58-63 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jerald Boggs | 58-65 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hirsh - foul #2 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) George Holly, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell | |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi double dribbles | 58-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Joel McMillian | |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (SF) Ben Hill | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Fogle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Roberts (fresh) PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Denver | David Roberts is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Smith, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:49 | Denver | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:49 | Denver | David Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the jump hook near the basket | 58-66 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh snags the offensive board | 58-66 |
| 07:13 | Denver | James Fogle drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 58-68 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Singleton is called for the reach on Bryan Payne - foul #3 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Trent Dorey (SF), Allen Croker (PF) Bryan Payne, David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF) Shawn Singleton, David Roberts, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Ben Hill gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Ben Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Trent Dorey - foul #2 on Trent Dorey, team foul #10 | 58-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF) James Fogle, Randall Zosel | |
| 06:40 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 3rd free throw | 58-71 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Samuel Mendell steps in front of the Trent Dorey pass | 58-71 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is fouled in the backcourt by Trent Dorey - foul #3 on Trent Dorey, team foul #11 | 58-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG) Joel McMillian | |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG), Randall Zosel (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| 06:16 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney is called for traveling | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Denver | Samuel Mendell knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale and the foul's on Allen Croker - foul #2 on Allen Croker, team foul #12 | 58-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG) James Fogle | |
| 05:38 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | George Holly steals it from Fred Stonecipher | 58-76 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Holly | 58-78 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), David Roberts (SF), Edwin Hirsh (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Randall Zosel | |
| 04:47 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 58-78 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne grabs the board | 58-78 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Singleton - foul #4 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #7 | 58-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent Dorey (SF), Allen Croker (PF), Julian Delaney (C) David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Shawn Singleton double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| Subs | Denver | James Fogle (PG) George Holly | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey hits a shot from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Trent Dorey is called for the reach on James Fogle - foul #4 on Trent Dorey, team foul #13 | 62-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG) Joel McMillian | |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Richard Murphy (C) David Roberts, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| 03:56 | Denver | James Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:56 | Denver | James Fogle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Allen Croker pulls down the rebound | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Trent Dorey, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), Jerald Boggs (SG) James Fogle, Shawn Singleton | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Murphy (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Ben Hill misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Wilson - foul #3 on David Wilson, team foul #14 | 62-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Payne (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), Allen Croker (C) Fred Murrill, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:15 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the board | 62-80 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Billy Carnevale takes the ball from Bryan Payne | 62-80 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Ben Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-80 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Richard Murphy hits the follow up shot | 62-82 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-82 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-82 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-82 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Ben Hill grabs the board | 62-82 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Ben Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Allen Croker - foul #3 on Allen Croker, team foul #15 | 62-82 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (C) Richard Murphy | |
| 01:29 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 1st free throw | 62-83 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-84 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | George Holly (PG) Ben Hill | |
| 01:13 | Denver | Jerald Boggs is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Holly | 62-87 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-87 |
| 00:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Randall Zosel | 62-87 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Allen Croker is called for the reach on Billy Carnevale - foul #4 on Allen Croker, team foul #16 | 62-87 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 62-88 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 2nd free throw | 62-88 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Allen Croker pulls down the rebound | 62-88 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joel McMillian | 64-88 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh lays it in uncontested on a great pass from George Holly | 64-90 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-90 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Jerald Boggs pulls down the rebound | 64-90 |
| 00:00 | Denver | George Holly runs out the clock | 64-90 |