| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ray Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hanford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Virgil Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Rusty Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Trent Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Krehbiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Lawrence Krehbiel is denied by Virgil Perkins | 38-26 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Virgil Perkins gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 40-26 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | David Browning is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Rusty Meyer | 40-28 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | John Lee buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 42-28 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Lawrence Krehbiel is whistled for a carry | 42-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dover (SG), Alfred Rude (SF), Jason Starr (C) Timothy Lewis, John Lee, Virgil Perkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-28 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Jason Starr grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford buries a runner in the paint set up by Alfred Rude | 44-28 |
| 17:57 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ray Ramsey - foul #2 on Ray Ramsey, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Woolsey (SG), Billy Johnson (C) Ray Ramsey, Michael Hanford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dwight Parker (SG), Nick Bouchard (SF), Benjamin Newberry (PF), Aurek Stechlinski (C) David Browning, Raymond Hill, Trent Ross, Lawrence Krehbiel | |
| 17:57 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:57 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | James Woolsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor (SG) Rusty Meyer | |
| 17:31 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Billy Johnson - foul #1 on Billy Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Virgil Perkins (C) Jason Starr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:31 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:31 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dwight Parker - foul #2 on Dwight Parker, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis (SG) James Woolsey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 16:59 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski is hacked by Virgil Perkins - foul #3 on Virgil Perkins, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lee (SF), Michael Hanford (PF) Alfred Rude, Virgil Perkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Hill (SF) Nick Bouchard | |
| 16:46 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill blows the layup | 46-31 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Benjamin Newberry gets the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Billy Johnson | 46-31 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | James Dover misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-31 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hanford | 46-31 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Dwight Parker steps in front of the James Dover pass | 46-31 |
| 16:24 | San Diego State | Dwight Parker hits the finger roll | 46-33 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dwight Parker - foul #3 on Dwight Parker, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey (PG), Joseph Magness (SF), Jason Starr (C) James Dover, John Lee, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer (PG), David Browning (SG), Nelson Woodbury (PF), Lawrence Krehbiel (C) Dwight Parker, Matthew Taylor, Benjamin Newberry, Aurek Stechlinski | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:09 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Nelson Woodbury | 47-33 |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Rusty Meyer | 47-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ray Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Magness (fresh) PF - Michael Hanford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Starr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Rusty Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nelson Woodbury (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Krehbiel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis comes up short on the runner in the lane | 47-35 |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Krehbiel | 47-35 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill is fouled on the floor by Joseph Magness - foul #1 on Joseph Magness, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Woolsey (SG), John Lee (SF), Alfred Rude (PF), Virgil Perkins (C) Timothy Lewis, Joseph Magness, Michael Hanford, Jason Starr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Harris (SG), Nick Bouchard (SF), Trent Ross (PF) Rusty Meyer, Raymond Hill, Lawrence Krehbiel | |
| 15:01 | San Diego State | Larry Harris blows the wide open layup | 47-35 |
| 15:00 | San Diego State | Trent Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 14:41 | San Diego State | Larry Harris misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Woolsey - foul #1 on James Woolsey, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dover (SF) John Lee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor (PG), Benjamin Newberry (C) David Browning, Nelson Woodbury | |
| 14:41 | San Diego State | Larry Harris misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:41 | San Diego State | Larry Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude is hacked by Trent Ross - foul #3 on Trent Ross, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lee (SF) Ray Ramsey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Trent Ross - foul #4 on Trent Ross, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dwight Parker (PG), Aurek Stechlinski (C) Matthew Taylor, Trent Ross | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Nick Bouchard | 48-36 |
| 14:05 | San Diego State | James Woolsey is called for the reach on Larry Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Woolsey, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| 13:43 | San Diego State | Alfred Rude steals the ball from Dwight Parker | 48-36 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Virgil Perkins misses badly on a shot in the lane | 48-36 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Benjamin Newberry snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 12:56 | San Diego State | Larry Harris knocks in the floater from close range set up by Nick Bouchard | 48-38 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | James Dover misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Larry Harris | 48-38 |
| 12:23 | San Diego State | Larry Harris makes the driving attempt in the paint | 48-40 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Benjamin Newberry picks off the pass by Alfred Rude | 48-40 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | James Dover is called for the reach on Nick Bouchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dover, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey (PG), Timothy Lewis (SG), Joseph Magness (SF), Michael Hanford (PF), Jason Starr (C) James Dover, James Woolsey, John Lee, Alfred Rude, Virgil Perkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer (PG), David Browning (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Lawrence Krehbiel (C) Dwight Parker, Larry Harris, Benjamin Newberry, Aurek Stechlinski | |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ray Ramsey | 50-41 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 11:47 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard tips it in | 50-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ray Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Magness (fresh) PF - Michael Hanford (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Starr (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Rusty Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Browning (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nick Bouchard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Krehbiel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Jason Starr clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-43 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Jason Starr is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Nelson Woodbury (PF) Nick Bouchard | |
| 11:14 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hanford | 52-43 |
| 10:45 | San Diego State | David Browning misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Jason Starr can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Krehbiel - foul #2 on Lawrence Krehbiel, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dover (SG), John Lee (SF), Billy Johnson (C) Timothy Lewis, Joseph Magness, Michael Hanford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor (SG) David Browning | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Jason Starr makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Jason Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Jason Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | John Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Hanford (PF) Jason Starr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Larry Harris (SG) Rusty Meyer | |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Michael Hanford swats the short shot by Larry Harris | 53-43 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill misses the tip | 53-43 |
| 09:44 | San Diego State | Larry Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hanford - foul #2 on Michael Hanford, team foul #8 | 53-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Virgil Perkins (C) Michael Hanford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Newberry (PF) Nelson Woodbury | |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Virgil Perkins | 55-45 |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | Larry Harris misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Virgil Perkins grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | John Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-45 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Lawrence Krehbiel gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | James Dover picks off the pass by Benjamin Newberry in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Dover | 57-45 |
| 08:42 | San Diego State | James Dover steps in front of the Raymond Hill pass in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson makes the floater from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Matthew Taylor connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lawrence Krehbiel | 59-47 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Ramsey | 61-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ray Ramsey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dover (fairly fresh) 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Lee (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Newberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Krehbiel (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Matthew Taylor | 61-49 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | John Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill blows the layup but the foul's on John Lee - foul #3 on John Lee, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Woolsey (PG), Timothy Lewis (SG), Alfred Rude (SF), Michael Hanford (PF), Jason Starr (C) Ray Ramsey, James Dover, John Lee, Billy Johnson, Virgil Perkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer (PG), David Browning (SG), Trent Ross (PF), Aurek Stechlinski (C) Matthew Taylor, Larry Harris, Benjamin Newberry, Lawrence Krehbiel | |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude slams it home on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 65-51 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Hanford - foul #3 on Michael Hanford, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Trent Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Browning | 65-55 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 05:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Trent Ross | 65-55 |
| 05:21 | San Diego State | Raymond Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-55 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Jason Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | James Woolsey is called for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ray Ramsey (PG), Joseph Magness (SF) James Woolsey, Jason Starr | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dwight Parker (SG), Nick Bouchard (SF), Nelson Woodbury (C) David Browning, Raymond Hill, Aurek Stechlinski | |
| 04:37 | San Diego State | Nelson Woodbury comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-55 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Trent Ross misses the tip | 65-55 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Joseph Magness grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Lewis | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | San Diego State | Dwight Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-55 |
| 03:49 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard tips it in | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Michael Hanford scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 70-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ray Ramsey (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lewis (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Magness (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hanford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfred Rude (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Rusty Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwight Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nick Bouchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Trent Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Woodbury (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | Nelson Woodbury can't connect on a runner from close range | 70-57 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Joseph Magness grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Alfred Rude can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Rusty Meyer | 70-57 |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-57 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Joseph Magness grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis hits a 3 from straight away set up by Michael Hanford | 73-57 |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | Michael Hanford blocks the short jumper by Trent Ross | 73-57 |
| 02:12 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 02:06 | San Diego State | Rusty Meyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-57 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Hanford | 73-57 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Timothy Lewis double dribbles | 73-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Dover (PG), James Woolsey (SG), Jason Starr (PF), Billy Johnson (C) Ray Ramsey, Timothy Lewis, Joseph Magness, Michael Hanford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Browning (PG), Benjamin Newberry (PF), Aurek Stechlinski (C) Rusty Meyer, Trent Ross, Nelson Woodbury | |
| 01:33 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 73-57 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Benjamin Newberry grabs the offensive board | 73-57 |
| 01:23 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard's layup is rejected by Billy Johnson | 73-57 |
| 01:21 | San Diego State | Dwight Parker hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Jason Starr jams it | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard connects on the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Jason Starr - foul #1 on Jason Starr, team foul #11 | 75-61 |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | Nick Bouchard makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Billy Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 75-62 |
| 00:17 | San Diego State | Aurek Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Benjamin Newberry lays it in on a nice dish by David Browning | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Dover runs out the clock | 75-64 |