| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Tracy Kirkland (fresh) SG - Mitchell Norris (fresh) SF - Paul Puffinberger (fresh) PF - Jimmy Hayes (fresh) C - James Issa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fresh) SG - Robert Christy (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fresh) C - Alfredo Conti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | James Issa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Colorado State | James Issa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Trent McCall | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | James Issa loses the dribble to Robert Christy | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Robert Christy hits the finger roll | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes hits a runner in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Trent McCall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Tracy Kirkland | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Colorado State | James Issa double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Blankenship (PG), Jeffrey Striplin (SG), Larry Tanaka (SF), James McRea (PF), Alan Mason (C) Tracy Kirkland, Mitchell Norris, Paul Puffinberger, Jimmy Hayes, James Issa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Jeremy Banas (SG), Kevin Wallace (SF), Edward Luiz (PF), Donald Hawkins (C) Craig Mitchell, Robert Christy, Roy Colbert, Trent McCall, Alfredo Conti | |
| 17:46 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Striplin grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Edward Luiz is called for the reach on Jeffrey Striplin - foul #1 on Edward Luiz, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Trent McCall (PF) Roy Rowley, Edward Luiz | |
| 17:06 | Colorado State | Kevin Wallace steals the ball from Larry Tanaka | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell can't finish the layup | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Trent McCall | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Colorado State | Alan Mason knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Striplin | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace is fouled on the floor by Larry Tanaka - foul #1 on Larry Tanaka, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland (PG), Mitchell Norris (SG), Paul Puffinberger (SF), Jimmy Hayes (PF), James Issa (C) Robert Blankenship, Jeffrey Striplin, Larry Tanaka, James McRea, Alan Mason | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Roy Colbert (SF), Edward Luiz (PF) Craig Mitchell, Kevin Wallace, Trent McCall | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tracy Kirkland - foul #1 on Tracy Kirkland, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent McCall (PF) Edward Luiz | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Tracy Kirkland (fresh) SG - Mitchell Norris (fresh) SF - Paul Puffinberger (fresh) PF - Jimmy Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Issa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roy Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Banas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trent McCall (fresh) C - Donald Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mitchell Norris | 6-10 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Jimmy Hayes steals the ball from Roy Colbert | 6-10 |
| 14:57 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Blankenship (PG), William Gonsales (SG), Theodore Baudoin (SF) Tracy Kirkland, Mitchell Norris, Paul Puffinberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Kevin Wallace (SG), Alfredo Conti (PF) Roy Rowley, Jeremy Banas, Trent McCall | |
| 14:11 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Larry Tanaka (SF), Alan Mason (C) William Gonsales, James Issa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent McCall (PF) Alfredo Conti | |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Trent McCall drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Mitchell | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-12 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:59 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 12:52 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Blankenship | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert hits a 3 from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:07 | Colorado State | Larry Tanaka makes the 3 from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Jimmy Hayes steals it from Kevin Wallace | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Blankenship (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Baudoin (fresh) SF - Larry Tanaka (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Alan Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Wallace (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Trent McCall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hawkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Colorado State | Larry Tanaka misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kevin Wallace | 14-15 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland (PG), Mitchell Norris (SG), Paul Puffinberger (SF), James McRea (PF), James Issa (C) Robert Blankenship, Theodore Baudoin, Larry Tanaka, Jimmy Hayes, Alan Mason | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Christy (SG), Edward Luiz (SF), Alfredo Conti (PF), Richard Dehner (C) Kevin Wallace, Roy Colbert, Trent McCall, Donald Hawkins | |
| 10:54 | Colorado State | Paul Puffinberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent McCall (PF) Richard Dehner | |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Trent McCall comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-15 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell misses the easy layup | 14-15 |
| 10:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Issa | 14-15 |
| 10:06 | Colorado State | James Issa clanks a shot in the lane | 14-15 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Edward Luiz grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Craig Mitchell, team foul #2 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes (PF) James McRea | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Jeremy Banas (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Donald Hawkins (C) Craig Mitchell, Robert Christy, Edward Luiz, Trent McCall | |
| 09:34 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 09:23 | Colorado State | James Issa pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:03 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes tips it in | 16-15 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico | Jimmy Hayes blocks the short jumper by Alfredo Conti | 16-15 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Hayes | 16-15 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Alfredo Conti | 16-15 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hawkins | 16-15 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | Mitchell Norris misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jeremy Banas - foul #1 on Jeremy Banas, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Gonsales (PG), James McRea (SF), Alan Mason (C) Tracy Kirkland, Paul Puffinberger, Jimmy Hayes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Robert Christy (SG), Kevin Wallace (SF), Trent McCall (PF), Edward Luiz (C) Roy Rowley, Jeremy Banas, Roy Colbert, Alfredo Conti, Donald Hawkins | |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | Mitchell Norris makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | Mitchell Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - William Gonsales (fresh) SG - Mitchell Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McRea (fresh) PF - James Issa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Mason (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Christy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Wallace (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Luiz (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Trent McCall misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Issa - foul #1 on James Issa, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Blankenship (PG), Jeffrey Striplin (SG) William Gonsales, Mitchell Norris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Dehner (C) Edward Luiz | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Trent McCall misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Richard Dehner grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Striplin takes the ball from Trent McCall | 18-16 |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | James Issa works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Blankenship and he's fouled by Kevin Wallace - foul #1 on Kevin Wallace, team foul #4 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland (PG), Paul Puffinberger (SF), Jimmy Hayes (PF) Robert Blankenship, James McRea, Alan Mason | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG), Roy Colbert (SF) Robert Christy, Kevin Wallace | |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | James Issa misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Richard Dehner pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 06:31 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Striplin grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | James Issa hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 20-16 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Trent McCall pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | Trent McCall connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Dehner | 20-19 |
| 05:51 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes is hacked by Richard Dehner - foul #1 on Richard Dehner, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Blankenship (PG), Mitchell Norris (SG), Alan Mason (C) Tracy Kirkland, Jeffrey Striplin, Jimmy Hayes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Luiz (SF), Donald Hawkins (C) Roy Colbert, Richard Dehner | |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | James Issa makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Blankenship | 22-19 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Hawkins | 22-22 |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | James Issa blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 22-22 |
| 04:29 | Colorado State | Alan Mason tips it home | 24-22 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Trent McCall out of a doubleteam | 24-24 |
| 03:45 | Colorado State | Craig Mitchell swats the short shot by Mitchell Norris | 24-24 |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | Paul Puffinberger can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | James Issa can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Edward Luiz grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Luiz | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Blankenship (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Puffinberger (fairly fresh) PF - James Issa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Mason (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Banas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Luiz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Trent McCall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Colorado State | James Issa comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 24-26 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Edward Luiz snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Trent McCall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 24-26 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Paul Puffinberger | 24-26 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Craig Mitchell is called for the reach on Robert Blankenship in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Mitchell, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland (PG), Jeffrey Striplin (SG), Larry Tanaka (SF), Jimmy Hayes (PF) Robert Blankenship, Mitchell Norris, Paul Puffinberger, Alan Mason | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Christy (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Alfredo Conti (C) Jeremy Banas, Edward Luiz, Donald Hawkins | |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Tracy Kirkland misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Robert Christy connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-28 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | James Issa splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Trent McCall grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the contested fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Roy Colbert | 24-30 |
| 01:28 | Colorado State | James Issa is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James McRea (SF), Alan Mason (C) Larry Tanaka, James Issa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG) Robert Christy | |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | Alan Mason snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 00:43 | Colorado State | Alan Mason comes up short on the floater from the left block | 24-30 |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Alan Mason hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Banas and he's hacked by Jeffrey Striplin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Striplin, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mitchell Norris (SG), Paul Puffinberger (SF), James Issa (C) Jeffrey Striplin, James McRea, Alan Mason | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Christy (SG), Donald Hawkins (C) Jeremy Banas, Alfredo Conti | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:25 | Colorado State | James Issa snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 00:02 | Colorado State | Jimmy Hayes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-32 |