| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ricky Andersen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Marquardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Richard Astorga steps in front of the Ricky Andersen pass | 21-38 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Christopher Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Thornton - foul #2 on John Thornton, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | James Evans makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Thornton | 23-40 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-40 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | James Evans gets the rebound | 23-40 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | James Evans misses badly on a shot from the left side | 23-40 |
| 18:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Astorga | 23-40 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Thornton - foul #3 on John Thornton, team foul #2 | 23-40 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 1st free throw | 24-40 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Michael Watson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 25-40 |
| 18:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Christopher Phillips | 25-40 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Arthur Clauson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-40 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ronald Marquardt | 25-40 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Richard Astorga steals it from Ricky Andersen | 25-40 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Arthur Clauson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Morgan | 27-40 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Troy Babineaux steps in front of the Michael Watson pass | 27-40 |
| 16:44 | Denver | A charge is called on Richard Astorga - foul #2 on Richard Astorga, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ted Donaldson (PG), Philip Hankins (SG), Chris Abell (PF), Christopher Gladney (C) John Thornton, Ricky Andersen, James Evans, Michael Watson | |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | John Waterbury is called for the reach on Philip Hankins - foul #3 on John Waterbury, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Byrd (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Richard Astorga, John Waterbury | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Christopher Gladney is fouled on the floor by Winston Smith - foul #2 on Winston Smith, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Chris Abell scores on a jump hook near the basket | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ted Donaldson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Hankins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Marquardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Abell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Christopher Gladney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Denver | Danny Berta connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | Chris Abell double dribbles | 30-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), John Waterbury (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Christopher Morgan, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Thornton (PG), James Evans (PF), Michael Watson (C) Ted Donaldson, Chris Abell, Christopher Gladney | |
| 15:19 | Denver | Randy Byrd scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by John Waterbury | 32-42 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | Michael Watson's layup is rejected by Christopher Phillips | 32-42 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Michael Watson scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Thornton | 32-44 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Randy Byrd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Troy Babineaux grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:19 | Denver | Arthur Clauson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Phillips - foul #3 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Randy Byrd, John Waterbury | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen (SG) Philip Hankins | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Ricky Andersen is called for the reach on Arthur Clauson - foul #1 on Ricky Andersen, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (C) Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Abell (PF) James Evans | |
| 13:44 | Denver | Christopher Morgan's pass is intercepted by Ricky Andersen | 32-46 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-46 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Christopher Morgan gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Christopher Morgan is fouled on the floor by Chris Abell - foul #1 on Chris Abell, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Hankins (SG), George Hoggan (SF) John Thornton, Ronald Marquardt | |
| 13:17 | Denver | Christopher Morgan loses the dribble to Michael Watson | 32-46 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | Michael Watson can't finish the layup | 32-46 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins grabs the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Troy Babineaux - foul #2 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, John Waterbury | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Evans (PF) Michael Watson | |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Christopher Morgan's floater is tipped away by Chris Abell | 32-48 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | James Evans pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Christopher Phillips pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 11:43 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Phillips | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Clauson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricky Andersen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hoggan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Abell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Denver | Christopher Phillips lays it up and in | 34-48 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen buries a 3 from straight away | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:50 | Denver | Arthur Clauson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-51 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | George Hoggan grabs the board | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Hankins | 34-54 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Hankins - foul #2 on Philip Hankins, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Kenneth Shedd, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Thornton (PG), Ronald Marquardt (SF), Michael Watson (C) Philip Hankins, George Hoggan, Chris Abell | |
| 10:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Clauson - foul #2 on Arthur Clauson, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG) Arthur Clauson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:19 | Denver | John Waterbury hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-55 |
| 09:18 | Denver | John Waterbury tips it home | 38-55 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Danny Berta is called for the reach on James Evans - foul #3 on Danny Berta, team foul #7 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (SG), Richard Astorga (SF) Danny Berta, Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | James Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | James Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Richard Astorga misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-57 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Michael Watson pulls down the rebound | 38-57 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt is fouled on the floor by Troy Babineaux - foul #3 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Phillips (C) Winston Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Hankins (SG) Ricky Andersen | |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Richard Astorga hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | James Evans snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Watson | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Thornton (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Marquardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | James Evans comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Troy Babineaux - foul #4 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #9 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Morgan (PF) John Waterbury | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | James Evans misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | James Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Christopher Phillips | 38-59 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Marquardt - foul #1 on Ronald Marquardt, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Clauson (SG) Kenneth Shedd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ted Donaldson (PG), Chris Abell (PF) John Thornton, James Evans | |
| 07:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt pulls down the rebound | 39-59 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins's pass is intercepted by Christopher Morgan | 39-59 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Ronald Marquardt picks off the pass by Troy Babineaux | 39-59 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Ronald Marquardt banks in the layup | 39-61 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Watson - foul #2 on Michael Watson, team foul #7 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Thornton (PG), Ricky Andersen (SG), Christopher Gladney (C) Ted Donaldson, Philip Hankins, Michael Watson | |
| 06:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Christopher Morgan snags the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Danny Berta can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Randy Byrd tips it back up and in | 42-61 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Thornton | 42-63 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Christopher Morgan buries a floater from the baseline set up by Randy Byrd | 44-63 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Christopher Gladney tips it home | 44-65 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Randy Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Smith (C) Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ted Donaldson (PG), Philip Hankins (SG), George Hoggan (SF), James Evans (PF), Michael Watson (C) John Thornton, Ricky Andersen, Ronald Marquardt, Chris Abell, Christopher Gladney | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | James Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-65 |
| 03:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Waterbury | 44-65 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Danny Berta hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-65 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Winston Smith tips it but misses | 44-65 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | George Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Philip Hankins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Evans | 44-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Winston Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ted Donaldson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Hoggan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Evans (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Denver | Randy Byrd hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Danny Berta | 47-68 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | James Evans is hacked by John Waterbury - foul #4 on John Waterbury, team foul #10 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Thornton (PG) Ted Donaldson | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | James Evans makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | James Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 03:06 | Denver | John Waterbury pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Danny Berta misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-69 |
| 02:50 | Denver | John Waterbury tips it home | 49-69 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | Michael Watson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Hoggan | 49-71 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Danny Berta can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-71 |
| 02:08 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Berta | 49-71 |
| 02:01 | Denver | George Hoggan takes the ball from Winston Smith | 49-71 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Michael Watson throws it down on a nice dish by Philip Hankins | 49-73 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Danny Berta connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | A charge is called on James Evans - foul #1 on James Evans, team foul #8 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Andersen (SG), Ronald Marquardt (SF) Philip Hankins, George Hoggan | |
| 00:58 | Denver | John Thornton steals it from Randy Byrd | 52-73 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | John Thornton dunks the ball | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Denver | Winston Smith is hacked by Michael Watson - foul #3 on Michael Watson, team foul #9 | 52-75 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Winston Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | James Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | John Thornton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-75 |
| 00:23 | Denver | John Waterbury gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Randy Byrd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-75 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Winston Smith tips it home | 55-75 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | John Thornton runs out the clock | 55-75 |