| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Roloff (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Paquette (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wilbanks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Paquette | 30-38 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Michael Petrella scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Frank Roloff is called for the reach on Angel Ruiz - foul #2 on Frank Roloff, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu buries a floater in the paint | 33-40 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Frank Roloff scores on a shot in the paint set up by Mario Taylor | 35-40 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette is hacked by Mario Taylor - foul #1 on Mario Taylor, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Frank Roloff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Whetzel | 35-40 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Robert Whetzel clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 17:34 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Roloff | 35-40 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Michael Petrella makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is fouled on the floor by Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Murphy (PF), Reynaldo Juarez (C) Rodney Brown, Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Reynaldo Juarez | 38-43 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | George Murphy pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Murphy | 38-46 |
| 16:00 | Denver | Reynaldo Juarez blocks the short jumper by Andrei Zunich | 38-46 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Michael Petrella tips it home | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Paquette (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Juarez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is fouled on the floor by Enoch Shiminski - foul #1 on Enoch Shiminski, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Kenneth Babb, Michael Petrella, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG), Joseph Wilbanks (C) Dikembe Alu, Reynaldo Juarez | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Wilbanks, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Brown (PF) George Murphy | |
| 15:03 | Denver | Angel Ruiz steals the ball from Robert Whetzel | 40-46 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown misses the dunk attempt | 40-46 |
| 14:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 40-46 |
| 14:31 | Denver | George Wagner steals the ball from Dikembe Ali | 40-46 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown is hacked by Eugene Lefler - foul #3 on Eugene Lefler, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG) Eugene Lefler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Dikembe Ali pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Dikembe Ali drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Brown | 42-46 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | George Wagner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | George Wagner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Frank Roloff snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Dikembe Ali snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Mario Taylor makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Whetzel | 44-46 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Frank Roloff takes the ball from Joseph Wilbanks | 44-46 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Dikembe Ali is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Michael Petrella (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu (SG), George Murphy (PF), Reynaldo Juarez (C) George Wagner, Rodney Brown, Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette makes the runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Alu | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Paquette (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Reynaldo Juarez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Denver | Kenneth Babb misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:39 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski gets the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Michael Petrella buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | George Murphy buries a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Andrei Zunich is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andrei Zunich, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks (C) Reynaldo Juarez | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | George Murphy can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Babb - foul #2 on Kenneth Babb, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Taylor (SF) Kenneth Babb | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG) Angel Ruiz | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | George Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | George Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Eugene Lefler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | George Murphy grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from George Wagner | 47-54 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Dikembe Alu is called for the reach on Andrei Zunich - foul #1 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Frank Roloff (C) Andrei Zunich, Eugene Lefler, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz (PG), Rodney Brown (PF) Robert Paquette, George Murphy | |
| 09:45 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rodney Brown - foul #2 on Rodney Brown, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Mario Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Mario Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | George Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown misses short on a shot from the right block | 49-54 |
| 09:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Roloff | 49-54 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | George Wagner makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Alu | 49-57 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Robert Whetzel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 49-57 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to George Wagner | 49-57 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is fouled on the floor by Eric Brown - foul #4 on Eric Brown, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (SG), Eugene Lefler (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Paquette (SF), George Murphy (PF), Reynaldo Juarez (C) George Wagner, Rodney Brown, Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrei Zunich | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Paquette (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Juarez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Dikembe Alu is called for the reach on Robert Whetzel - foul #2 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Eugene Lefler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF) Robert Whetzel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is hacked by Eugene Lefler - foul #4 on Eugene Lefler, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alu | 49-60 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is fouled on the floor by Eugene Lefler - foul #5 on Eugene Lefler, team foul #11 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF) Eugene Lefler, Kenneth Babb, Michael Petrella | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG), Rodney Brown (PF), Joseph Wilbanks (C) Angel Ruiz, George Murphy, Reynaldo Juarez | |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses short on a shot near the basket | 49-61 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Wilbanks | 49-61 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Wagner | 49-63 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Denver | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alu | 49-63 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Frank Roloff blocks the short jumper by Rodney Brown | 49-63 |
| 04:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 49-63 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Andrei Zunich comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-63 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | George Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Andrei Zunich, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz (PG), George Murphy (PF) Dikembe Alu, Rodney Brown | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Hank (fresh) SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Robert Paquette (tiring) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wilbanks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Denver | Frank Roloff connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Brown | 54-63 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Enoch Shiminski - foul #2 on Enoch Shiminski, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Petrella (PF) Frank Roloff | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez (C) Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:39 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) David Hank, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Brown (PF), Joseph Wilbanks (C) George Murphy, Reynaldo Juarez | |
| 02:24 | Denver | Michael Petrella scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 56-64 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-64 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown banks in the layup set up by Robert Paquette and the foul's on Michael Petrella - foul #1 on Michael Petrella, team foul #13 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), David Hank (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu (SG) George Wagner | |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown makes the free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Joseph Wilbanks picks off the pass by Frank Roloff in the backcourt | 56-67 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 01:46 | Denver | David Hank grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrei Zunich | 58-67 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Angel Ruiz | 58-70 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Angel Ruiz is called for the reach on Andrei Zunich - foul #3 on Angel Ruiz, team foul #5 | 58-70 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Frank Roloff misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 58-70 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski gets the offensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Alu - foul #3 on Dikembe Alu, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Angel Ruiz | 59-72 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Andrei Zunich is hacked by Angel Ruiz - foul #4 on Angel Ruiz, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Andrei Zunich makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz runs out the clock | 61-72 |