| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. C - William Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | James Butler inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Butler | 39-31 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Tom Worley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | James Butler misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 19:20 | Denver | William Edmond pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:06 | Denver | William Edmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tom Worley - foul #2 on Tom Worley, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 18:39 | Denver | David Lee is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Claude Elsner is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #1 on Claude Elsner, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:58 | Denver | James Cluck is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Freudenthal | 41-34 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Edmond - foul #2 on William Edmond, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SF), James Hickman (PF) James Butler, Roy Blevins | |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Brandon Crump is called for traveling | 43-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG) Harold Gaines | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF) David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal | |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | James Hickman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses the tip | 43-34 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Jeffery Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Brandon Crump hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Cluck | 43-36 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | James Hickman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:54 | Denver | Jeffery Bean grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 16:33 | Denver | James Cluck can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), James Butler (SF), Roy Blevins (PF) Steven Williams, David Batchelder, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Denver | Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| 16:33 | Denver | James Cluck makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:33 | Denver | James Cluck makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Tom Worley pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Michael Kearse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | James Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lloyd Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Blevins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - William Edmond (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:50 | Denver | William Edmond gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Tom Worley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | James Cluck is called for the reach on Lloyd Robinson - foul #1 on James Cluck, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Harold Gaines (SG), James Hickman (PF) Lloyd Robinson, Eddie Seigler, Roy Blevins | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) James Cluck, Jeffery Bean, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 43-38 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | James Butler grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | James Hickman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Timothy Hanks - foul #2 on Timothy Hanks, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SF) James Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG) Michael Kearse | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Timothy Hanks snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:13 | Denver | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | James Hickman pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Steven Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Martindale (C) Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Denver | William Edmond (C) Timothy Hanks | |
| 13:57 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 13:55 | Denver | William Edmond snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Jim Defrancisco picks off the pass by Steven Williams | 45-38 |
| 13:11 | Denver | David Lee jams it on a nice dish by Jim Defrancisco | 45-40 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | David Batchelder scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 12:45 | Denver | David Lee is called for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), James Butler (SF), Roy Blevins (PF), Claude Elsner (C) Harold Gaines, David Batchelder, James Hickman, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF), Tom Worley (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) Jim Defrancisco, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump, William Edmond | |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Butler and he's hacked by Michael Kearse - foul #3 on Michael Kearse, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG) Steven Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Jeffery Bean misses the floater from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Michael Kearse grabs the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 11:35 | Denver | James Cluck can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-40 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | James Butler gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lloyd Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Blevins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy Hanks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-40 |
| 11:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tom Worley | 51-40 |
| 11:11 | Denver | Jeffery Bean is hacked by James Butler - foul #3 on James Butler, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Harold Gaines (SG) Lloyd Robinson, Eddie Seigler | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Jeffery Bean, Timothy Hanks | |
| 10:58 | Denver | Tom Worley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-40 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Gaines | 53-40 |
| 10:27 | Denver | David Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Cluck | 53-42 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Tom Worley snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:50 | Denver | James Cluck is hacked by Steven Williams - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), David Batchelder (SF), James Hickman (PF), Percy Martindale (C) Steven Williams, James Butler, Roy Blevins, Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Crump (PF) Tom Worley | |
| 09:33 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal makes the turnaround near the basket | 53-44 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Brandon Crump steals it from James Hickman | 53-44 |
| 08:57 | Denver | David Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | James Hickman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 08:44 | Denver | William Edmond snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 08:37 | Denver | David Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Cluck | 53-47 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | James Hickman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Robinson | 55-47 |
| 08:02 | Denver | William Edmond is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Edmond, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), James Butler (SF), Claude Elsner (C) Harold Gaines, David Batchelder, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG), Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF), Tom Worley (PF) James Cluck, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, William Edmond | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | James Hickman scores on a jumper from close range set up by Lloyd Robinson | 57-47 |
| 07:30 | Denver | Tom Worley blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lloyd Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Brandon Crump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner double dribbles | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Roy Blevins (PF) Lloyd Robinson, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Hanks (C) Brandon Crump | |
| 07:07 | Denver | Jeffery Bean knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Defrancisco | 57-49 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins blows the layup | 57-49 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Timothy Hanks gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Michael Kearse misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eddie Seigler - foul #1 on Eddie Seigler, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SF) James Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Barnett (SF) Tom Worley | |
| 06:48 | Denver | Michael Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Michael Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico | David Batchelder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | David Batchelder knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Claude Elsner and the foul's on Albert Barnett - foul #1 on Albert Barnett, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG) Jim Defrancisco, Michael Kearse | |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | David Batchelder makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:05 | Denver | James Cluck hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Lee | 60-53 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | David Batchelder buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Williams | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Denver | David Lee is hacked by Eddie Seigler - foul #2 on Eddie Seigler, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Harold Gaines (SG), James Butler (SF), Percy Martindale (C) Eddie Seigler, David Batchelder, Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Albert Barnett, Jeffery Bean, Timothy Hanks | |
| 05:17 | Denver | James Cluck drills a floater from the free throw line set up by William Edmond | 63-55 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Steven Williams | 65-55 |
| 04:50 | Denver | William Edmond connects on the 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | William Edmond steps in front of the Steven Williams pass | 65-58 |
| 04:18 | Denver | David Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-58 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:06 | Denver | William Edmond misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins hits the follow up shot | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Denver | David Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Cluck | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Williams | 69-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Blevins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Percy Martindale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Worley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Edmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Tom Worley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-61 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | James Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Tom Worley picks off the pass by Roy Blevins | 69-61 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Percy Martindale steals the ball from Andrew Freudenthal | 69-61 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Eddie Seigler (SG), David Batchelder (SF), James Hickman (PF), Claude Elsner (C) Steven Williams, Harold Gaines, James Butler, Roy Blevins, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG), Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF), Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) James Cluck, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| 02:00 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Harold Gaines (SG), James Butler (SF), Roy Blevins (PF) Lloyd Robinson, Eddie Seigler, David Batchelder, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Jim Defrancisco, Michael Kearse, Jeffery Bean, Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Cluck | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Williams and he's hacked by James Cluck - foul #2 on James Cluck, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:19 | Denver | David Lee is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Steven Williams is blocked by William Edmond | 72-64 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Williams | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Steven Williams is fouled on the floor by James Cluck - foul #3 on James Cluck, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent (C) Claude Elsner | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:49 | Denver | William Edmond snags the defensive board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Denver | James Cluck is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Lee | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Steven Williams is hacked by James Cluck in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Cluck, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Steven Williams misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Steven Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:36 | Denver | David Lee comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | James Butler grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | James Butler is fouled in the backcourt by James Cluck - foul #5 on James Cluck, team foul #12 | 74-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG) James Cluck | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | James Butler makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | James Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | David Lee is called for the reach on Harold Gaines in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #13 | 76-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Newell (PG), James Hickman (PF) Steven Williams, Roy Blevins | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Michael Kearse makes the 3 from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | David Lee is called for the reach on Harold Gaines in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lee, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Edmond | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Michael Kearse grabs the offensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:08 | Denver | David Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Andrew Freudenthal out of the doubleteam | 79-76 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | James Hickman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Kearse - foul #4 on Michael Kearse, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), David Batchelder (SF), Claude Elsner (C) Harold Gaines, James Butler, Jeffrey Dent | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 81-76 |