| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lee Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Fernando (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Hedeon Leszczynski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Parente (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-32 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 19:27 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton double dribbles | 36-32 |
| 18:49 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronald Stevens | 36-32 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston is hacked by Lee Stafford - foul #2 on Lee Stafford, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Lee Stafford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Fernando | 38-35 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens misses the tip | 38-35 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 17:12 | Colorado State | Clifford Caperton is called for the reach on Lee Stafford - foul #2 on Clifford Caperton, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Daniel Lester, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Usry (SG), John Erickson (PF), Jerry Pruden (C) Gregory Chan, Hedeon Leszczynski, Andrew Parente | |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | Charles Usry travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Christian Koch (SG) Emil Winston | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski (SF) Arthur Fernando | |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 16:41 | Colorado State | Charles Usry loses the ball out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Rio (SF), Dusty Bartlett (C) Clifford Caperton, Ronald Stevens | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Steven Rio | 42-35 |
| 16:01 | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski clanks a runner near the basket | 42-35 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Dykstra (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christian Koch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Rio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dusty Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lee Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Usry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Uros Barscewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Erickson (fresh) C - Jerry Pruden (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:31 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Erickson | 42-35 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Lee Stafford drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Usry | 42-38 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico State | John Erickson steals it from Dusty Bartlett | 42-38 |
| 14:46 | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Daniel Lester (SG), Clifford Caperton (SF), Dwayne Zerangue (PF), Ronald Stevens (C) David Dykstra, Christian Koch, Steven Rio, Anthony Brown, Dusty Bartlett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Buchholz (PG), Gregory Chan (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Hedeon Leszczynski (PF), Andrew Parente (C) Lee Stafford, Charles Usry, Uros Barscewski, John Erickson, Jerry Pruden | |
| 14:27 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dwayne Zerangue - foul #1 on Dwayne Zerangue, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens makes the jump hook in the paint | 44-40 |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Hedeon Leszczynski - foul #1 on Hedeon Leszczynski, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lee Stafford (PG) Carl Buchholz | |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 12:33 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 46-40 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Stafford - foul #3 on Lee Stafford, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Erickson (PF) Hedeon Leszczynski | |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lee Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Chan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Fernando (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Parente (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Christian Koch (SG), Anthony Brown (PF) Emil Winston, Daniel Lester, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Usry (SG), Uros Barscewski (SF), Jerry Pruden (C) Gregory Chan, Arthur Fernando, Andrew Parente | |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronald Stevens | 48-40 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Pruden - foul #3 on Jerry Pruden, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Rio (SF) Clifford Caperton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski (PF) John Erickson | |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | Lee Stafford comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 10:39 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski is fouled on the floor by Steven Rio - foul #1 on Steven Rio, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Dwayne Zerangue (PF) Christian Koch, Ronald Stevens | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gregory Chan (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Andrew Parente (C) Charles Usry, Uros Barscewski, Jerry Pruden | |
| 10:05 | Colorado State | Andrew Parente is called for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester (SG) David Dykstra | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Buchholz (PG) Lee Stafford | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 09:22 | Colorado State | Carl Buchholz snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Dwayne Zerangue pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Fernando - foul #4 on Arthur Fernando, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens (C) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lee Stafford (PG), John Erickson (PF) Carl Buchholz, Hedeon Leszczynski | |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:20 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-40 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens's layup is rejected by Arthur Fernando | 51-40 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 07:40 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Rio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Ronald Stevens (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Lee Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Chan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Fernando (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Parente (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-40 |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 07:06 | Colorado State | Steven Rio is called for the reach on Arthur Fernando - foul #2 on Steven Rio, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Christian Koch (SG), Clifford Caperton (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Emil Winston, Daniel Lester, Steven Rio, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Usry (SG), Uros Barscewski (SF), Jerry Pruden (C) Gregory Chan, Arthur Fernando, Andrew Parente | |
| 06:52 | Colorado State | Charles Usry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 06:51 | Colorado State | Jerry Pruden gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 06:42 | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Stafford | 51-43 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Ronald Stevens's fadeaway is rejected by John Erickson | 51-43 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton tips it home | 53-43 |
| 06:08 | Colorado State | Uros Barscewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Jerry Pruden grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Charles Usry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-43 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | Clifford Caperton snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christian Koch | 55-43 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Jerry Pruden loses the dribble to Ronald Stevens | 55-43 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | Christian Koch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Lee Stafford grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 04:55 | Colorado State | Jerry Pruden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Emil Winston (PG), Daniel Lester (SG), Dwayne Zerangue (PF) David Dykstra, Christian Koch, Ronald Stevens | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Buchholz (PG), Gregory Chan (SG), Arthur Fernando (SF), Hedeon Leszczynski (PF), Andrew Parente (C) Lee Stafford, Charles Usry, Uros Barscewski, John Erickson, Jerry Pruden | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gregory Chan - foul #1 on Gregory Chan, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan banks in the layup | 57-45 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Daniel Lester can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-45 |
| 03:38 | Colorado State | Andrew Parente pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Emil Winston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lester (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clifford Caperton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dwayne Zerangue (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Carl Buchholz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chan (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Arthur Fernando (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Hedeon Leszczynski (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Parente (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando is hacked by Daniel Lester - foul #2 on Daniel Lester, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Rio (SF), Dusty Bartlett (C) Clifford Caperton, Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Lee Stafford (PG) Carl Buchholz | |
| 03:14 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan misses long on a shot in the paint | 57-45 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Steven Rio misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 02:49 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski drills a runner in the paint | 57-47 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Emil Winston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 02:09 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Hedeon Leszczynski | 57-47 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hedeon Leszczynski - foul #2 on Hedeon Leszczynski, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Dykstra (PG), Christian Koch (SG), Anthony Brown (C) Emil Winston, Daniel Lester, Dwayne Zerangue | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Dusty Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:20 | Colorado State | Hedeon Leszczynski knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 59-49 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Parente - foul #1 on Andrew Parente, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Anthony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra is hacked by Lee Stafford - foul #4 on Lee Stafford, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Gregory Chan's 3 pointer is rejected by Christian Koch | 63-49 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | Arthur Fernando tips it back up and in | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Dykstra runs out the clock | 63-51 |