| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) SG - Terry Patao (fresh) SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fresh) SG - Kevin Tyson (fresh) SF - Xiaoping Xue (fresh) PF - Timothy Turner (fresh) C - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Xiaoping Xue | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Clark Coaxum comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Timothy Turner | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Tyson | 0-5 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses the jumper from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Terry Patao grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Clark Coaxum's floater is tipped away by Timothy Turner | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sandridge | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Kevin Tyson picks off the pass by Timothy Turner | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Clark Coaxum snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Timothy Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Terry Patao is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tyson - foul #1 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Holt (PF) Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Mumma (PG), Darko Zuehlsdorff (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Santos Martinez (PF), Neal Wenger (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Timothy Turner, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 17:10 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge double dribbles | 0-5 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | Terry Patao steals it from Robert Mumma | 0-5 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Clark Coaxum lays it in on a great pass from Terry Patao | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger misses short on a floater in the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Lawrence Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Terry Patao comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Neal Wenger | 2-5 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff is fouled on the floor by Terry Patao - foul #1 on Terry Patao, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Franklin Zakes (SG), Craig Najar (SF), Robert Tsang (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Clark Coaxum, Terry Patao, Timothy Turner, Lawrence Holt, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Timothy Turner (PF) Robert Mumma, Darko Zuehlsdorff, Santos Martinez | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) SG - Franklin Zakes (fresh) SF - Craig Najar (fresh) PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) C - Stephen Bunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fresh) SG - Kevin Tyson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) PF - Timothy Turner (fresh) C - Neal Wenger (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 15:33 | Denver | Craig Najar gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Craig Najar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Conner | 4-5 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Craig Najar comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Kenneth Conner picks off the pass by Kevin Tyson | 4-8 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Stephen Bunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:07 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tsang | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Kenneth Conner's fadeaway is rejected by Neal Wenger | 4-8 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Garlick | 4-10 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Kenneth Conner misses short on a floater from the right side | 4-10 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Garlick | 4-13 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Kevin Tyson steps in front of the Kenneth Conner pass in the backcourt | 4-13 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-13 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner snags the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner banks in the layup and the foul's on Craig Najar - foul #1 on Craig Najar, team foul #2 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Terry Patao (SG), Timothy Turner (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Kenneth Conner, Franklin Zakes, Craig Najar, Robert Tsang, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Mumma (PG), Darko Zuehlsdorff (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner makes the free throw | 4-16 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Timothy Turner buries a shot from the right side set up by Terry Patao | 6-16 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Patao (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Mumma (fresh) SG - Darko Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SF - Xiaoping Xue (fresh) PF - Timothy Turner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses the runner in the lane | 6-16 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner tips it in | 6-18 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Ivan Ciskowski picks off the pass by Terry Patao | 6-18 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski misses the easy layup | 6-18 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue can't tip it in | 6-18 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Clark Coaxum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Turner - foul #1 on Timothy Turner, team foul #2 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Tsang (PF) Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Walter Foulds (SG), Santos Martinez (PF) Robert Mumma, Darko Zuehlsdorff, Timothy Turner | |
| 10:21 | Denver | Clark Coaxum makes the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Santos Martinez grabs the board | 7-18 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Walter Foulds is fouled on the floor by Robert Tsang - foul #1 on Robert Tsang, team foul #3 | 7-18 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Sandridge - foul #1 on Thomas Sandridge, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Robert Tsang pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Clark Coaxum clanks a shot from the left side | 7-18 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-18 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue can't tip it in | 7-18 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Robert Tsang grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Terry Patao's pass is intercepted by Robert Garlick in the backcourt | 7-18 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 7-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Timothy Turner (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Clark Coaxum, Craig Najar, Robert Tsang, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff (SG) Walter Foulds | |
| 08:33 | Denver | Kenneth Conner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 7-18 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 7-18 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue tips it in | 7-20 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Stephen Bunn misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-20 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Lawrence Holt hits the follow up shot | 9-20 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Patao (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Bunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darko Zuehlsdorff (fresh) SF - Xiaoping Xue (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Santos Martinez (fairly fresh) C - Ivan Ciskowski (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-20 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue snags the offensive board | 9-20 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski banks in the layup set up by Xiaoping Xue and he's hacked by Stephen Bunn - foul #1 on Stephen Bunn, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Franklin Zakes (SG), Craig Najar (SF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Kenneth Conner, Terry Patao, Timothy Turner, Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Mumma (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Timothy Turner (PF) Robert Garlick, Darko Zuehlsdorff, Xiaoping Xue, Santos Martinez | |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski misses the free throw | 9-22 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Craig Najar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Tyson - foul #2 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #3 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Tsang (PF) Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (SG), Neal Wenger (C) Kevin Tyson, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 06:35 | Denver | Craig Najar makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Craig Najar makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Sandridge | 11-22 |
| 06:19 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Clark Coaxum is hacked by Robert Mumma in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mumma, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Franklin Zakes misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 11-22 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Clark Coaxum hits the follow up shot | 13-22 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Robert Mumma misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clark Coaxum - foul #1 on Clark Coaxum, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SF) Craig Najar | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Robert Mumma makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Robert Mumma makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Dikembe Dare steps in front of the Franklin Zakes pass in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Walter Foulds banks in the layup set up by Dikembe Dare | 13-26 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Timothy Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Patao (SG), Lawrence Holt (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Franklin Zakes, Robert Tsang, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG) Robert Mumma | |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Garlick | 13-28 |
| 04:43 | Denver | Timothy Turner steps in front of the Stephen Bunn pass | 13-28 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Garlick | 13-30 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Terry Patao can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-30 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick grabs the defensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Dare | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Patao (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Bunn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Walter Foulds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Dare (tiring) PF - Timothy Turner (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Neal Wenger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Turner - foul #2 on Timothy Turner, team foul #5 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Franklin Zakes (SG), Robert Tsang (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Clark Coaxum, Terry Patao, Lawrence Holt, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Mumma (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Santos Martinez (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, Walter Foulds, Dikembe Dare, Timothy Turner, Neal Wenger | |
| 03:13 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses the 1st free throw | 13-32 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 13-32 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Ciskowski | 13-32 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Santos Martinez is fouled on the floor by Robert Tsang - foul #2 on Robert Tsang, team foul #7 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Santos Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Santos Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-34 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Craig Najar hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 13-34 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Santos Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 13-34 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Darko Zuehlsdorff (SG) Robert Mumma, Xiaoping Xue | |
| 01:49 | Denver | Robert Tsang is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Tsang, team foul #8 | 13-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Holt (PF) Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darko Zuehlsdorff | 13-37 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Franklin Zakes's pass is intercepted by Robert Garlick in the backcourt | 13-37 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff is fouled on the floor by Franklin Zakes - foul #1 on Franklin Zakes, team foul #9 | 13-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Terry Patao (SG), Timothy Turner (SF), Stephen Bunn (PF) Kenneth Conner, Franklin Zakes, Craig Najar, Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue (SF), Timothy Turner (PF) Kevin Tyson, Santos Martinez | |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff makes the 1st free throw | 13-38 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Darko Zuehlsdorff makes the 2nd free throw | 13-39 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Stephen Bunn knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Patao | 15-39 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner is whistled for a carry | 15-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Mumma (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Neal Wenger (C) Robert Garlick, Darko Zuehlsdorff, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Timothy Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Xiaoping Xue - foul #1 on Xiaoping Xue, team foul #6 | 15-39 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Clark Coaxum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-39 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Stephen Bunn grabs the offensive board | 15-39 |