| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Patrick Gwyn (fresh) SG - Marvin Clack (fresh) SF - David Hennigan (fresh) PF - Donald Tebo (fresh) C - Heath Nance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fresh) SG - Kevin Heinrich (fresh) SF - Luis Smith (fresh) PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Heath Nance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Idaho | Marvin Clack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luis Smith | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Idaho | Donald Tebo comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:57 | Idaho | David Hennigan hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Idaho | David Hennigan snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Idaho | David Hennigan buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marvin Clack | 5-3 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Heinrich | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Idaho | Donald Tebo knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Patrick Gwyn | 7-5 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith is hacked by Heath Nance - foul #1 on Heath Nance, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 17:40 | Idaho | David Hennigan snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:22 | Idaho | Heath Nance is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue banks in the layup on a nice dish by Luis Smith | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Idaho | Marvin Clack misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Heinrich - foul #1 on Kevin Heinrich, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Penner (PG), Robert Damm (C) Patrick Gwyn, Heath Nance | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:35 | Idaho | Marvin Clack makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:35 | Idaho | Marvin Clack makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Kevin Heinrich | 9-9 |
| 15:58 | Idaho | Marvin Clack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Idaho | David Hennigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Matthew Penner (fresh) SG - Marvin Clack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hennigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Tebo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Damm (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Heinrich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Idaho | David Hennigan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich tips it but misses | 9-9 |
| 15:34 | Idaho | Marvin Clack snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:15 | Idaho | Dwayne Zerangue is called for the reach on Donald Tebo - foul #1 on Dwayne Zerangue, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn (PG), Gregory Krause (SF), Heath Nance (C) Marvin Clack, David Hennigan, Donald Tebo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne (PG), Emil Winston (SG), Clifford Caperton (SF), Dusty Bartlett (PF), Anthony Brown (C) David Dykstra, Kevin Heinrich, Luis Smith, Dwayne Zerangue, Ronald Stevens | |
| 15:04 | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:02 | Idaho | Matthew Penner can't tip it in | 9-9 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 14:32 | Idaho | Robert Damm can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dusty Bartlett - foul #1 on Dusty Bartlett, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Idaho | Marvin Clack (SG) Matthew Penner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:32 | Idaho | Robert Damm makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:32 | Idaho | Robert Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett's layup is rejected by Robert Damm | 11-11 |
| 14:20 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Heath Nance | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Idaho | Robert Damm misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Dusty Bartlett | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Layne | 11-13 |
| 13:07 | Idaho | Marvin Clack misses short on a jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Idaho | Heath Nance snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-13 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Layne, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Penner (PG), David Hennigan (SF), Donald Tebo (PF), Terence West (C) Patrick Gwyn, Gregory Krause, Robert Damm, Heath Nance | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Kevin Heinrich (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) Gerald Layne, Emil Winston, Clifford Caperton, Dusty Bartlett, Anthony Brown | |
| 12:21 | Idaho | Matthew Penner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Dwayne Zerangue | 11-13 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich gets the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich banks in the layup set up by Dwayne Zerangue | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Matthew Penner (fresh) SG - Marvin Clack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hennigan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Tebo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Heinrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Smith (fresh) PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Idaho | Matthew Penner buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Hennigan | 13-15 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-15 |
| 11:00 | Idaho | David Hennigan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:44 | Idaho | Donald Tebo drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Penner | 16-15 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Heinrich | 16-18 |
| 10:14 | Idaho | Donald Tebo misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Dwayne Zerangue - foul #2 on Dwayne Zerangue, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn (PG), Heath Nance (C) Marvin Clack, Terence West | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett (PF) Dwayne Zerangue | |
| 10:14 | Idaho | Donald Tebo makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:14 | Idaho | Donald Tebo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Idaho | Donald Tebo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Ronald Stevens | 18-20 |
| 09:06 | Idaho | Dusty Bartlett steals the ball from Matthew Penner | 18-20 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith is fouled on the floor by Donald Tebo - foul #1 on Donald Tebo, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Idaho | Marvin Clack (SG), Gregory Krause (SF), Robert Damm (PF) Matthew Penner, David Hennigan, Donald Tebo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne (PG), Emil Winston (SG), Clifford Caperton (SF), Anthony Brown (C) David Dykstra, Kevin Heinrich, Luis Smith, Ronald Stevens | |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 08:38 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Patrick Gwyn | 18-20 |
| 08:17 | Idaho | Heath Nance clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:15 | Idaho | Gregory Krause hits the follow up shot | 20-20 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett banks in the layup | 20-22 |
| 07:43 | Idaho | Robert Damm loses the dribble to Emil Winston | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Patrick Gwyn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Clack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Krause (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Damm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Heath Nance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gerald Layne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emil Winston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dusty Bartlett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Heath Nance - foul #2 on Heath Nance, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Penner (PG), David Hennigan (SF), Donald Tebo (PF) Patrick Gwyn, Gregory Krause, Heath Nance | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich (SG), Luis Smith (SF), Ronald Stevens (C) Emil Winston, Clifford Caperton, Anthony Brown | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:16 | Idaho | The rebound goes to David Hennigan | 20-23 |
| 07:00 | Idaho | Matthew Penner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Heinrich - foul #2 on Kevin Heinrich, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Kevin Heinrich, Dusty Bartlett | |
| 07:00 | Idaho | Matthew Penner makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 07:00 | Idaho | Matthew Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Donald Tebo is called for the reach on Ronald Stevens - foul #2 on Donald Tebo, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Gregory Krause (PF) Donald Tebo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG) Emil Winston | |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Layne | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | Anthony Brown is called for the reach on Robert Damm - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | Robert Damm makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | Robert Damm misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith misses the shot from the right side | 23-26 |
| 06:04 | Idaho | Robert Damm gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:49 | Idaho | Marvin Clack misses the turnaround from the left block | 23-26 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra is hacked by David Hennigan - foul #1 on David Hennigan, team foul #5 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn (PG), Terence West (C) Matthew Penner, Robert Damm | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (SG), Dusty Bartlett (PF) Gerald Layne, Anthony Brown | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christian Koch (SG), Anthony Brown (C) David Dykstra, Ronald Stevens | |
| 04:37 | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Clack | 26-26 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown misses the jumper in the paint | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:10 | Idaho | Gregory Krause pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Gregory Krause makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Clack | 29-26 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown lays it in | 29-28 |
| 03:30 | Idaho | Terence West misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 03:28 | Idaho | Terence West grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Patrick Gwyn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Clack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hennigan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Krause (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terence West (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christian Koch (fresh) SF - Luis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dusty Bartlett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Idaho | Terence West buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Clack | 31-28 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Luis Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 02:51 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Terence West | 31-28 |
| 02:44 | Idaho | Terence West is called for a charge - foul #1 on Terence West, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Matthew Penner (SG), Robert Damm (SF), Donald Tebo (PF), Heath Nance (C) Marvin Clack, David Hennigan, Gregory Krause, Terence West | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Kevin Heinrich (SG), Gerald Layne (SF), Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) Emil Winston, Christian Koch, Luis Smith, Dusty Bartlett, Anthony Brown | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Damm - foul #1 on Robert Damm, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Craig Goodman (PG) Patrick Gwyn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:21 | Idaho | Donald Tebo pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:04 | Idaho | Matthew Penner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 02:03 | Idaho | Robert Damm tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne is fouled on the floor by Craig Goodman - foul #1 on Craig Goodman, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 01:56 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Heath Nance | 33-29 |
| 01:35 | Idaho | Donald Tebo is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Idaho | Marvin Clack (SG) Craig Goodman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Damm swats the layup by Dwayne Zerangue | 33-29 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Gerald Layne snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Kevin Heinrich makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Dwayne Zerangue | 33-32 |
| 00:41 | Idaho | Marvin Clack makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Tebo | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Donald Tebo - foul #3 on Donald Tebo, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Idaho | Patrick Gwyn (PG), David Hennigan (SF), Gregory Krause (PF) Matthew Penner, Robert Damm, Donald Tebo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Luis Smith (SF) Gerald Layne | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | David Hennigan is called for traveling | 35-33 |