| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eric Sheppard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hosey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Snyder (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John McHugh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Mitchell inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | John McHugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | John McHugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell double dribbles | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Gary Snyder misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John McHugh - foul #2 on John McHugh, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Gary Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Gary Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | John McHugh connects on the shot from the left side | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Charles Baird is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Lewis - foul #2 on Henry Lewis, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Thomas Bruce (SG), Joshua Streeter (SF), John Armijo (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Eric Sheppard, Charles Baird, Kenneth Hosey, Henry Lewis, Gary Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Augustus Lambert (SF), Richard Bezanson (C) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell, John McHugh | |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Andrew Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 43-41 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Peter McLeary snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Joshua Streeter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | John Elder gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | Peter McLeary is called for the reach on John Elder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter McLeary, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Sheppard (PG) Peter McLeary | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John McHugh (C) Chase Gottfried | |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Doug Ruffin | 43-43 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Eric Sheppard comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Elder - foul #3 on John Elder, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (SG), Kenneth Hosey (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), Gary Snyder (C) Thomas Bruce, Joshua Streeter, John Armijo, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), John Mitchell (SF) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Augustus Lambert | |
| 16:21 | Denver | Eric Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Eric Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Dalzell | 45-46 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Henry Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eric Sheppard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hosey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Bezanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John McHugh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Henry Lewis drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Charles Baird and he's hacked by Richard Bezanson - foul #2 on Richard Bezanson, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Denver | James Kramer (SG) Eric Sheppard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried (PF) Richard Bezanson | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Henry Lewis makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cory Yawn | 48-48 |
| 15:01 | Denver | James Kramer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Charles Baird is called for 10 seconds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Sheppard (PG), Joshua Streeter (SF), John Armijo (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Charles Baird, Kenneth Hosey, Henry Lewis, Gary Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Augustus Lambert (SF), Richard Bezanson (C) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell, John McHugh | |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Doug Ruffin | 50-53 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Doug Ruffin is called for the reach on James Kramer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Doug Ruffin, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Andrew Williams misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 13:46 | Denver | James Kramer tips it home | 52-53 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-53 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 12:54 | Denver | John Armijo is fouled on the floor by Chase Gottfried - foul #2 on Chase Gottfried, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Charles Baird (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), Gary Snyder (C) Eric Sheppard, James Kramer, Joshua Streeter, John Armijo, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), John Mitchell (SF), John McHugh (C) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Augustus Lambert, Chase Gottfried | |
| 12:26 | Denver | Charles Baird misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Peter McLeary tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 12:24 | Denver | Charles Baird can't tip it in | 52-55 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | John McHugh snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Henry Lewis grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 11:36 | Denver | Gary Snyder hits a fadeaway in the lane | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter McLeary (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Snyder (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Bezanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John McHugh (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | John McHugh misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gary Snyder - foul #2 on Gary Snyder, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Sheppard (PG), James Kramer (SG), Kenneth Hosey (SF), Andrew Williams (PF) Peter McLeary, Charles Baird, Thomas Bruce, Henry Lewis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Chase Gottfried (PF) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, Richard Bezanson | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John McHugh | 54-57 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Doug Ruffin connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Chase Gottfried | 54-59 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico | John McHugh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Doug Ruffin | 54-61 |
| 09:29 | Denver | James Kramer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Andrew Williams grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Andrew Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | John Mitchell snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | John Elder misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-61 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 08:53 | Denver | John Elder steals it from Andrew Williams | 54-61 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Doug Ruffin hits the finger roll set up by John Elder | 54-63 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Kramer | 57-63 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Doug Ruffin is hacked by Eric Sheppard - foul #1 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Charles Baird (SG), Joshua Streeter (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), John Armijo (C) Eric Sheppard, James Kramer, Kenneth Hosey, Andrew Williams, Gary Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), Richard Bezanson (PF), Augustus Lambert (C) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Chase Gottfried, John McHugh | |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Henry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Charles Baird is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Peter McLeary | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter McLeary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Streeter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Armijo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Bezanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 59-65 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Henry Lewis connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Baird | 61-65 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-65 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Henry Lewis grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 06:01 | Denver | Joshua Streeter misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Bezanson | 61-68 |
| 05:31 | Denver | John Armijo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Sheppard (PG), Thomas Bruce (SG), Kenneth Hosey (SF), Gary Snyder (C) Peter McLeary, Charles Baird, Joshua Streeter, John Armijo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Glenn Showman (SG), Chase Gottfried (PF) Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell | |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Glenn Showman double dribbles | 61-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (SF) Augustus Lambert | |
| 05:07 | Denver | Eric Sheppard is hacked by Cory Yawn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cory Yawn, team foul #6 | 61-68 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Henry Lewis is hacked by John Elder - foul #4 on John Elder, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Denver | James Kramer (SG) Thomas Bruce | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:49 | Denver | Henry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Henry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn misses the shot from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Henry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Eric Sheppard is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-68 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Chase Gottfried | 63-68 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | John Elder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Bruce (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Charles Baird (C) Kenneth Hosey, Henry Lewis, Gary Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell (SG), Augustus Lambert (SF) Glenn Showman, John Elder | |
| 03:45 | Denver | James Kramer is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Lambert - foul #1 on Augustus Lambert, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| 03:45 | Denver | James Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | Denver | James Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn is fouled on the floor by Eric Sheppard - foul #2 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Gary Snyder (C) Eric Sheppard, James Kramer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John McHugh (C) Chase Gottfried | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Peter McLeary is called for the reach on Edward Dalzell - foul #3 on Peter McLeary, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), John Mitchell (SF) Cory Yawn, Augustus Lambert | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter McLeary (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Snyder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Elder (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Bezanson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John McHugh (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | John McHugh knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 64-70 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Sheppard (PG), James Kramer (SG), Kenneth Hosey (SF), John Armijo (PF) Peter McLeary, Charles Baird, Thomas Bruce, Andrew Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried (PF) Richard Bezanson | |
| 02:10 | Denver | Eric Sheppard can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Elder - foul #5 on John Elder, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG) John Elder | |
| 02:10 | Denver | Eric Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Eric Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Eric Sheppard picks off the pass by John McHugh | 66-70 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Eric Sheppard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 66-70 |
| 01:28 | Denver | James Kramer misses the tip | 66-70 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey grabs the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Gary Snyder misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 66-70 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Chase Gottfried | 66-70 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Chase Gottfried is called for the reach on John Armijo - foul #3 on Chase Gottfried, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:38 | Denver | John Armijo makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:38 | Denver | John Armijo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Gary Snyder grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:33 | Denver | John Armijo hits a floater from the right block | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by James Kramer - foul #4 on James Kramer, team foul #7 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Lewis (PF) John Armijo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Denver | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Gary Snyder in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Mitchell, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Gary Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Gary Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | John McHugh is hacked by Eric Sheppard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #8 | 70-72 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | John Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | John Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Sheppard - foul #4 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #9 | 70-74 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Henry Lewis grabs the board | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Henry Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:12 | Denver | James Kramer grabs the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 70-75 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Gary Snyder grabs the offensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Kenneth Hosey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Kramer | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Eric Sheppard is called for the reach on Cory Yawn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Sheppard, team foul #10 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (PG) Eric Sheppard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | James Kramer misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-77 |