| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) SG - James Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Fulmore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Manuel Pilakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pippen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Albert Arellano inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Utah State | Albert Arellano is hacked by David Pippen - foul #2 on David Pippen, team foul #1 | 18-21 |
| 19:33 | Utah State | James Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 19:12 | Utah State | Jason Nelson gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 18:55 | Utah State | Albert Arellano is whistled for traveling | 18-21 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF) Stacey Goodwin, James Green, Manuel Pilakowski | |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-21 |
| 18:36 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 18:18 | Utah State | Steven Clark knocks in the 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | James Robinson takes the ball from Brad Fulmore | 21-21 |
| 17:43 | Utah State | Brad Fulmore steals it from Geoffrey Steele | 21-21 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses the lay-in | 21-21 |
| 17:37 | Utah State | Steven Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | James Robinson misses short on a runner from the right block | 21-21 |
| 17:23 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 17:07 | Utah State | Jason Nelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Clark | 23-21 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore buries a 3 from the left wing set up by David Pippen | 23-24 |
| 16:21 | Utah State | James Robinson slams it home set up by Steven Clark | 25-24 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Arellano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Oscar Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Pippen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore is fouled on the floor by James Robinson - foul #2 on James Robinson, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (PG), Lawrence Daniels (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Charlie Duffy (PF), James Penton (C) Steven Clark, James Robinson, Albert Arellano, Jason Nelson, Geoffrey Steele | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), James Green (SF), Manuel Pilakowski (PF), George Jackson (C) Oscar Nowak, Kevin Simonsen, Ryan Wilson, David Pippen | |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Green | 25-29 |
| 14:43 | Utah State | Luis Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 14:42 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 13:57 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Billups | 29-29 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Coster (PG) Lawrence Daniels | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (PF) George Jackson | |
| 13:09 | Utah State | James Penton misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Manuel Pilakowski - foul #1 on Manuel Pilakowski, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Clark (PG), James Robinson (SG), Albert Arellano (SF), Jason Nelson (PF) James Coster, Jerome Billups, Luis Brown, Charlie Duffy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pippen (C) Ryan Wilson | |
| 13:09 | Utah State | James Penton makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:09 | Utah State | James Penton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 12:48 | Utah State | Albert Arellano snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 12:24 | Utah State | Albert Arellano drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Robinson | 34-29 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | James Green loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Charlie Duffy (SG), Lawrence Daniels (SF) James Robinson, Albert Arellano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (PF) David Pippen | |
| 12:06 | Utah State | Steven Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Clark, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (SG), Luis Brown (C) Lawrence Daniels, James Penton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 11:52 | Utah State | Steven Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 11:51 | Utah State | Jason Nelson tips it home | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Billups (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Stacey Goodwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brad Fulmore (tiring) 11 pts. SF - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Pilakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Luis Brown blocks the short jumper by Ryan Wilson | 36-29 |
| 11:20 | Utah State | Jerome Billups pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 11:07 | Utah State | Jerome Billups comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | James Green travels with the ball | 36-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Coster (PG), James Robinson (SG), Albert Arellano (SF), Geoffrey Steele (C) Steven Clark, Jerome Billups, Charlie Duffy, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pippen (C) Ryan Wilson | |
| 10:30 | Utah State | Jason Nelson buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Albert Arellano | 38-29 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | James Green is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson (PF), George Jackson (C) Manuel Pilakowski, David Pippen | |
| 10:07 | Utah State | Jason Nelson is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski (PF), David Pippen (C) Ryan Wilson, George Jackson | |
| 09:59 | Utah State | Jason Nelson is hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Penton (C) Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:34 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele banks in the layup on a nice dish by Albert Arellano | 40-29 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Green | 40-32 |
| 08:57 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Robinson | 42-32 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Geoffrey Steele blocks the jumper by David Pippen | 42-32 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to David Pippen | 42-32 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | James Green connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stacey Goodwin | 42-34 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | James Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by James Coster and he's fouled by David Pippen - foul #3 on David Pippen, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Utah State | Steven Clark (PG), Charlie Duffy (SF), Jason Nelson (PF), Luis Brown (C) James Coster, Albert Arellano, Geoffrey Steele, James Penton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), George Jackson (C) Stacey Goodwin, James Green, Manuel Pilakowski, David Pippen | |
| 08:04 | Utah State | James Robinson misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson knocks in the floater from the right block | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Duffy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (tired) 14 pts. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fresh) PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - George Jackson (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Utah State | Oscar Nowak is called for the reach on Luis Brown - foul #1 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (SG) James Robinson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), James Green (SF) Oscar Nowak, Kevin Simonsen | |
| 07:13 | Utah State | Luis Brown hits the finger roll | 46-36 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 06:56 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Steven Clark | 46-36 |
| 06:38 | Utah State | Steven Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | George Jackson gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore is hacked by Jerome Billups in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Billups, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Albert Arellano (SF) Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), David Pippen (C) Stacey Goodwin, James Green, George Jackson | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Ryan Wilson misses the easy layup | 46-36 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | David Pippen pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Clark takes the ball from Ryan Wilson | 46-36 |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Steven Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Nowak - foul #2 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele (PF), James Penton (C) Charlie Duffy, Luis Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), James Green (SF), Manuel Pilakowski (PF) Oscar Nowak, Kevin Simonsen, Ryan Wilson | |
| 05:55 | Utah State | Steven Clark misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | James Green connects on the jumper from close range | 46-38 |
| 05:20 | Utah State | Albert Arellano can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-38 |
| 05:18 | Utah State | Jerome Billups hits the follow up shot | 48-38 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 05:03 | Utah State | Albert Arellano gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 04:43 | Utah State | David Pippen steps in front of the Geoffrey Steele pass | 48-38 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico State | James Green scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 04:12 | Utah State | Jerome Billups knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Arellano | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski connects on the jump hook from the right block | 50-43 |
| 03:54 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Robinson (SG), Jason Nelson (PF) Jerome Billups, Geoffrey Steele | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Oscar Nowak (PG), Kevin Simonsen (SF), Ryan Wilson (PF), George Jackson (C) Stacey Goodwin, James Green, Manuel Pilakowski, David Pippen | |
| 03:38 | Utah State | Albert Arellano misses long on a shot from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Kevin Simonsen snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Steven Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Arellano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Fulmore (tired) 14 pts. SF - Kevin Simonsen (fresh) PF - Ryan Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - George Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 50-43 |
| 03:10 | Utah State | Albert Arellano gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Albert Arellano hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Robinson and he's hacked by Brad Fulmore - foul #3 on Brad Fulmore, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | James Coster (PG), Geoffrey Steele (C) Steven Clark, James Penton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin (PG), James Green (SF), David Pippen (C) Oscar Nowak, Kevin Simonsen, George Jackson | |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Albert Arellano makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerome Billups (PG), Charlie Duffy (SF) James Coster, Albert Arellano | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Utah State | Jason Nelson scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jerome Billups | 55-43 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Stacey Goodwin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 02:23 | Utah State | Jason Nelson gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #9 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Utah State | Lawrence Daniels (SG), Luis Brown (SF) James Robinson, Jason Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Manuel Pilakowski (PF) Ryan Wilson | |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 01:54 | Utah State | Geoffrey Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | David Pippen tips it home | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Pilakowski - foul #2 on Manuel Pilakowski, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 01:10 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 00:58 | Utah State | Charlie Duffy grabs the board | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Jerome Billups connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Daniels and he's fouled by James Green - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #11 | 60-45 |
| 00:36 | Utah State | Jerome Billups makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Brad Fulmore makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stacey Goodwin | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Jerome Billups runs out the clock | 61-48 |