| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vance Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Corey Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Strom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Baltes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Marano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Stiver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Colorado State | Jerry Marano takes the ball from Herman Simon | 27-39 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Scott Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| 19:03 | Colorado State | Vance Howard connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Vance Howard picks off the pass by Scott Brown in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 18:59 | Colorado State | Vance Howard jams it | 31-39 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:41 | Colorado State | Herman Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Baltes - foul #1 on Benjamin Baltes, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua (SF) Lawrence Lovett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Joyce (PG), Mark Chamber (SG) Scott Brown, Benjamin Baltes | |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Vance Howard clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 18:16 | Colorado State | Herman Simon tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 18:14 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski misses the shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Donald Joyce grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Mark Chamber is denied on a layup by Timothy Paniagua | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Donald Joyce steals the ball from Herman Simon in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Donald Joyce throws it down | 31-41 |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Vance Howard misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Joyce - foul #2 on Donald Joyce, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (SG), Lawrence Lovett (SF), Ronnie Kiesel (PF) Herman Simon, Timothy Paniagua, Corey Holland | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Brown (PG), Benjamin Baltes (SG), Franklin Davis (SF), Thomas Matta (PF), John Craney (C) Donald Joyce, Mark Chamber, Anthony Zwolinski, Jerry Marano, Donald Stiver | |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Vance Howard makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Vance Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kiesel picks off the pass by John Craney | 33-41 |
| 16:35 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Scott Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 16:17 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vance Howard | 35-41 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Floyd Penrose takes the ball from Thomas Matta | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vance Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Penrose (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Lovett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Strom (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Baltes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Davis (fresh) PF - Thomas Matta (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Craney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Colorado State | Scott Brown steps in front of the Vance Howard pass in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis lays it in set up by Scott Brown | 35-43 |
| 15:21 | Colorado State | Vance Howard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-43 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | John Craney grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | John Craney can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Strom - foul #3 on Jeffrey Strom, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher (SG), Timothy Paniagua (SF), Herman Simon (C) Vance Howard, Lawrence Lovett, Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Joyce (PG), Mark Chamber (SG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF), Jerry Marano (PF) Scott Brown, Benjamin Baltes, Franklin Davis, Thomas Matta | |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | John Craney misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | John Craney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Herman Simon snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Penrose | 38-43 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Ronnie Kiesel is called for the reach on Jerry Marano - foul #1 on Ronnie Kiesel, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Corey Holland (PF), Lawrence Lovett (C) Floyd Penrose, Ronnie Kiesel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Stiver (C) John Craney | |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Herman Simon steps in front of the Donald Stiver pass | 38-43 |
| 13:58 | Colorado State | Corey Holland loses the dribble to Donald Joyce in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Chamber | 38-46 |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua's pass is intercepted by Donald Joyce in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano tips it in | 38-48 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Mark Chamber is called for the reach on Herman Simon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Chamber, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (PG) Timothy Paniagua | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie O'Keson (PG), Steven Smith (SG), Franklin Davis (SF), Thomas Matta (PF) Donald Joyce, Mark Chamber, Anthony Zwolinski, Jerry Marano | |
| 12:49 | Colorado State | Corey Holland hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Stiver | 40-50 |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Herman Simon drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Floyd Penrose and the foul's on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua (SF), Ronnie Kiesel (PF), Jeffrey Strom (C) Michael Fletcher, Lawrence Lovett, Corey Holland | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Benjamin Baltes (SG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF), Jerry Marano (PF) Steven Smith, Thomas Matta, Donald Stiver | |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Herman Simon misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Benjamin Baltes lays it up and in set up by Jerry Marano | 42-52 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Davis - foul #1 on Franklin Davis, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Brown (PG), Donald Stiver (C) Eddie O'Keson, Franklin Davis | |
| 11:33 | Colorado State | Benjamin Baltes steps in front of the Floyd Penrose pass | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Floyd Penrose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Paniagua (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Strom (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Baltes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Zwolinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Marano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Donald Stiver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Strom - foul #4 on Jeffrey Strom, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vance Howard (PG), Lawrence Lovett (C) Floyd Penrose, Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Donald Stiver misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Benjamin Baltes's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Kiesel | 42-53 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Scott Brown steps in front of the Timothy Paniagua pass | 42-53 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Scott Brown slams it home | 42-55 |
| 10:13 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 42-55 |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:54 | Colorado State | Herman Simon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski hits the follow up shot | 42-57 |
| 09:06 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-57 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Scott Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-57 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano gets the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Scott Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Paniagua | 42-57 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski hits the follow up shot | 42-59 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Vance Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Brown - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (PG), Michael Fletcher (SG), Corey Holland (PF) Vance Howard, Timothy Paniagua, Ronnie Kiesel | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Joyce (PG), Mark Chamber (SG), Franklin Davis (SF), Thomas Matta (PF), John Craney (C) Scott Brown, Benjamin Baltes, Anthony Zwolinski, Jerry Marano, Donald Stiver | |
| 08:08 | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Craney | 42-61 |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Herman Simon is fouled on the floor by John Craney - foul #1 on John Craney, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom (C) Lawrence Lovett | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Herman Simon misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | John Craney grabs the board | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Floyd Penrose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fletcher (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Corey Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Strom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Donald Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. SG - Mark Chamber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Franklin Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Matta (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Craney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-61 |
| 07:12 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Corey Holland | 42-61 |
| 06:57 | Colorado State | Herman Simon is denied on a layup by Thomas Matta | 42-61 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Craney | 42-61 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis travels with the ball | 42-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vance Howard (PG), Ronnie Kiesel (PF) Herman Simon, Corey Holland | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie O'Keson (PG), Steven Smith (SG), Anthony Zwolinski (SF), Jerry Marano (PF), Donald Stiver (C) Donald Joyce, Mark Chamber, Franklin Davis, Thomas Matta, John Craney | |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Marano | 42-61 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski grabs the board | 42-61 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | Eddie O'Keson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Anthony Zwolinski misses the tip | 42-61 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Jerry Marano tips it back up and in | 42-63 |
| 05:34 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher's pass is intercepted by Eddie O'Keson in the backcourt | 42-63 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico | Vance Howard picks off the pass by Jerry Marano | 42-63 |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | Donald Stiver is called for the reach on Ronnie Kiesel - foul #1 on Donald Stiver, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua (SF), Corey Holland (PF) Vance Howard, Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Joyce (PG), Mark Chamber (SG), Franklin Davis (SF), Thomas Matta (PF), John Craney (C) Eddie O'Keson, Steven Smith, Anthony Zwolinski, Jerry Marano, Donald Stiver | |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Mark Chamber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom (C) Corey Holland | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie O'Keson (PG) Donald Joyce | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua is open and lays it up and in | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Floyd Penrose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fletcher (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Timothy Paniagua (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Strom (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eddie O'Keson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Chamber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Franklin Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Craney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Matta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta misses the jumper from the left block | 46-63 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Mark Chamber tips it in | 46-65 |
| 02:41 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-65 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis grabs the board | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | John Craney is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-67 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher double dribbles | 46-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Herman Simon (C) Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Joyce (PG), Steven Smith (SG) Eddie O'Keson, Mark Chamber | |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Steven Smith's pass is intercepted by Floyd Penrose in the backcourt | 46-67 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Floyd Penrose | 49-67 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta is called for 5 seconds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom (C) Herman Simon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Chamber (SG) Steven Smith | |
| 01:21 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Franklin Davis gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | Mark Chamber is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose is hacked by Donald Joyce in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Joyce, team foul #9 | 49-69 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Thomas Matta snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Donald Joyce is fouled on the floor by Michael Fletcher - foul #4 on Michael Fletcher, team foul #4 | 49-69 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Donald Joyce runs out the clock | 49-69 |