| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) C - Bao Ming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Joseph Deutsch (fresh) SG - Okpara Alvarenga (fresh) SF - Dima Zettlemoyer (fresh) PF - Jackie Crader (fresh) C - William Tucker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Okpara Alvarenga is called for the reach on Jerome Owen - foul #1 on Okpara Alvarenga, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Jackie Crader swats the layup by Scott Sharp | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Idaho | Jackie Crader gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bao Ming - foul #1 on Bao Ming, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:58 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Theodore Korte | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Idaho | Dima Zettlemoyer is fouled on the floor by Robert Dorsey - foul #1 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Idaho | Jackie Crader can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Dorsey - foul #2 on Robert Dorsey, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG) Robert Dorsey | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 18:06 | Idaho | Jackie Crader makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Idaho | Jackie Crader misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte's pass is intercepted by Dima Zettlemoyer | 3-3 |
| 17:11 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch is fouled on the floor by George Gough - foul #1 on George Gough, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Jerome Owen, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 16:53 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease is fouled on the floor by Okpara Alvarenga - foul #2 on Okpara Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Darryl Polen (SG) Okpara Alvarenga | |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dima Zettlemoyer - foul #1 on Dima Zettlemoyer, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Idaho | Warren Haffner steals the ball from William Tucker | 4-3 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder misses short on a jumper from the left block | 4-3 |
| 15:44 | Idaho | Dima Zettlemoyer gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Gough (fresh) SG - Robert Sease (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Rudder (fresh) PF - Carlos Kuhlmann (fresh) C - Warren Haffner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Joseph Deutsch (fresh) SG - Darryl Polen (fresh) SF - Dima Zettlemoyer (fresh) PF - Jackie Crader (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Tucker (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Kevin Rudder - foul #1 on Kevin Rudder, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (PG), Scott Sharp (PF), Bao Ming (C) George Gough, Carlos Kuhlmann, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 15:29 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease hits the finger roll set up by Jerome Owen and the foul's on Dima Zettlemoyer - foul #2 on Dima Zettlemoyer, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Jerome Owen | |
| Subs | Idaho | Frank Temme (SF) Dima Zettlemoyer | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:52 | Idaho | Jackie Crader can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:50 | Idaho | William Tucker hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte banks in the layup | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Idaho | Darryl Polen misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Scott Sharp - foul #1 on Scott Sharp, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (PG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 14:19 | Idaho | Darryl Polen misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Idaho | Darryl Polen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jackie Crader - foul #1 on Jackie Crader, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bao Ming (C) Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Anderson (SG), Lee Blanchard (PF) Joseph Deutsch, Jackie Crader | |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | Idaho | Darryl Polen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF), Scott Sharp (PF) Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Nall (SF) William Tucker | |
| 13:14 | Idaho | Frank Temme throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Robert Sease (SG), Warren Haffner (C) Jerome Owen, Kevin Rudder, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 10-8 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner tips it in | 12-8 |
| 12:51 | Idaho | Robert Nall hits the finger roll and the foul's on Scott Sharp - foul #2 on Scott Sharp, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Bao Ming (C) George Gough, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch (PG), Jackie Crader (PF) Darryl Polen, Lee Blanchard | |
| 12:51 | Idaho | Robert Nall makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 12:35 | Idaho | Jackie Crader grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 12:16 | Idaho | Robert Nall loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Theodore Korte (SF) Jerome Owen, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Idaho | William Tucker (C) Robert Nall | |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | George Gough loses the dribble to Ronald Anderson in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 11:56 | Idaho | Bao Ming denies the turnaround by Ronald Anderson | 12-11 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder misses badly on a floater from the right block | 12-11 |
| 11:32 | Idaho | The rebound goes to William Tucker | 12-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Gough (fresh) SG - Kevin Rudder (fairly fresh) SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Sease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Joseph Deutsch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Anderson (fresh) SF - Frank Temme (fairly fresh) PF - Jackie Crader (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Idaho | Frank Temme makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Deutsch | 12-13 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | George Gough is fouled on the floor by Ronald Anderson - foul #1 on Ronald Anderson, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (PG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) George Gough, Robert Sease, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | Darryl Polen (PG), Michael Aman (SG), Robert Nall (SF), Lee Blanchard (PF) Joseph Deutsch, Ronald Anderson, Frank Temme, Jackie Crader | |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Robert Nall steals the ball from Carlos Kuhlmann | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Idaho | Darryl Polen clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Warren Haffner - foul #1 on Warren Haffner, team foul #8 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Sease (SG), Bao Ming (C) Kevin Rudder, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 10:10 | Idaho | Darryl Polen misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:10 | Idaho | Darryl Polen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Theodore Korte | 14-14 |
| 09:38 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Nall - foul #1 on Robert Nall, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Warren Haffner (C) Carlos Kuhlmann, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch (PG), Frank Temme (SF), Jackie Crader (PF) Michael Aman, Robert Nall, William Tucker | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:07 | Idaho | Frank Temme misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-14 |
| 09:05 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:52 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:29 | Idaho | Darryl Polen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Bao Ming (C) Theodore Korte, Robert Sease, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming is hacked by Lee Blanchard - foul #1 on Lee Blanchard, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Nall (SF) Lee Blanchard | |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:56 | Idaho | Frank Temme misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Gough (fresh) SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rudder (fairly fresh) PF - Carlos Kuhlmann (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Joseph Deutsch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Polen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Nall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jackie Crader (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Temme (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Idaho | Robert Nall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Carlos Kuhlmann, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Theodore Korte (SF), Robert Sease (PF), Warren Haffner (C) George Gough, Kevin Rudder, Carlos Kuhlmann, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ronald Anderson (PG), Michael Aman (SG), Lee Blanchard (PF), William Tucker (C) Joseph Deutsch, Darryl Polen, Jackie Crader, Frank Temme | |
| 06:29 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 20-16 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Nall | 20-16 |
| 06:10 | Idaho | Ronald Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Bao Ming (C) Robert Dorsey, Jerome Owen, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming is fouled on the floor by Michael Aman - foul #1 on Michael Aman, team foul #9 | 20-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Jerome Owen (SG) George Gough, Kevin Rudder | |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch (PG) Michael Aman | |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:53 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:38 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-16 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte can't finish the layup | 21-16 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease tips it in | 23-16 |
| 05:04 | Idaho | Robert Nall banks in the layup | 23-18 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Theodore Korte | 26-18 |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Theodore Korte is called for the reach on Lee Blanchard - foul #1 on Theodore Korte, team foul #10 | 26-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Robert Dorsey, Jerome Owen, Theodore Korte, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | Idaho | Darryl Polen (SG), Frank Temme (SF) Ronald Anderson, Robert Nall | |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:23 | Idaho | Lee Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-20 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Haffner | 26-20 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Temme - foul #1 on Frank Temme, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Scott Sharp (PF), Bao Ming (C) George Gough, Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann | |
| Subs | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga (SG), Dima Zettlemoyer (SF), Jackie Crader (PF) Joseph Deutsch, Lee Blanchard, William Tucker | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner misses the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:47 | Idaho | Frank Temme pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:38 | Idaho | Darryl Polen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner makes the floater from close range | 29-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Warren Haffner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Rudder (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) C - Bao Ming (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Darryl Polen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Okpara Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dima Zettlemoyer (fresh) PF - Jackie Crader (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Temme (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Idaho | Frank Temme clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 02:53 | Idaho | Jackie Crader pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 02:43 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jackie Crader | 29-24 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-24 |
| 02:27 | Idaho | Darryl Polen gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 02:11 | Idaho | Bao Ming steals the ball from Darryl Polen | 29-24 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Dima Zettlemoyer is called for the reach on Kevin Rudder - foul #3 on Dima Zettlemoyer, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch (PG), William Tucker (C) Darryl Polen, Dima Zettlemoyer | |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:27 | Idaho | Frank Temme is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Temme, team foul #12 | 31-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Kevin Rudder | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen hits a 3 from straight away | 34-24 |
| 00:53 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bao Ming - foul #2 on Bao Ming, team foul #11 | 34-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Sease (SG) Jerome Owen | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Nall (SF), Lee Blanchard (PF) Frank Temme, Jackie Crader | |
| 00:53 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:53 | Idaho | Okpara Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Joseph Deutsch steals it from Robert Dorsey | 34-26 |
| 00:34 | Idaho | Joseph Deutsch misses the lay-in | 34-26 |
| 00:33 | Idaho | Robert Nall hits the follow up shot | 34-28 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Theodore Korte | |
| Subs | Idaho | Darryl Polen (SG) Okpara Alvarenga | |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Jerome Owen steals it from Darryl Polen | 34-28 |