| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Louis Gary | 35-40 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marion Mercer | 38-40 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dikembe Abdeldayen | 38-42 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Nichols | 38-42 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman tips it in | 40-42 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses short on a shot from the left block | 40-42 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:00 | Denver | The jumper by Dennis McCalop is denied by Thomas Nichols | 40-42 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Marion Mercer grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | John Sargent snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Nicolas Hines, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (PG), Daryl Manning (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Lewis Erwin (SF), John Delaney (PF), Andrew Highland (C) Louis Gary, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 16:57 | Denver | John Delaney swats the short shot by Kevin Pelt | 40-42 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Shelton | 40-44 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Philip Shelton steps in front of the Daryl Manning pass in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Philip Shelton | 40-46 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Dikembe Abdeldayen picks off the pass by Ernest Begay in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 40-46 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 16:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Pelt | 40-46 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Craig Beckmann is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico | John Delaney gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daryl Manning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Beckmann (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Pelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Highland (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-46 |
| 15:44 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Kevin Pelt dunks the ball on a great pass from Craig Beckmann | 42-46 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-46 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Daryl Manning misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-46 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Craig Beckmann pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Ernest Begay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Pelt | 45-46 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Ernest Begay, Daryl Manning, Craig Beckmann, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Philip Shelton, Lewis Erwin, John Delaney, Andrew Highland | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Dennis McCalop hits a floater from the left block set up by Jonathan Chapman | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis McCalop - foul #3 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Kevin Pelt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 47-46 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Kenneth Johnson | 49-46 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines hits the finger roll set up by Louis Gary | 49-48 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Marion Mercer is hacked by Dikembe Abdeldayen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG), Gregory Favors (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Nicolas Hines | |
| 12:12 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Philip Shelton | 49-48 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton is hacked by Rodney Galaviz - foul #3 on Rodney Galaviz, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Howard Schneider (SG), Kevin Pelt (PF) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Pelt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Sargent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Howard Schneider can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Enrique Morales grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Howard Schneider is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Sargent | 49-48 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Enrique Morales steps in front of the Philip Shelton pass | 49-48 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Kevin Pelt misses short on a shot in the paint | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Kevin Pelt grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman is hacked by Thomas Nichols - foul #2 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Ernest Begay (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Enrique Morales, Howard Schneider, Jonathan Chapman, Kevin Pelt, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), John Delaney (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| 10:04 | Denver | Marion Mercer is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 51-48 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Craig Beckmann - foul #1 on Craig Beckmann, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Craig Beckmann | 51-49 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Daryl Manning loses the dribble to John Delaney | 51-49 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico | John Delaney connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicolas Hines | 51-51 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Nichols - foul #3 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SF) Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Andrew Highland (PF) Thomas Nichols, John Delaney | |
| 09:03 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin clanks a jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it in | 52-53 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Marion Mercer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Mercer, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SF) Lewis Erwin | |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Jonathan Chapman (SF) Ernest Begay | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Louis Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-53 |
| 07:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Shelton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Denver | Enrique Morales clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Louis Gary - foul #3 on Louis Gary, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG), Craig Beckmann (PF) Howard Schneider, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Delaney (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 07:32 | Denver | Enrique Morales makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Enrique Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Erwin | 54-55 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Erwin | 57-57 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz clanks a floater from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Craig Beckmann tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 59-57 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Dennis McCalop - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Howard Schneider (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Enrique Morales, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Craig Beckmann, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Philip Shelton (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Thomas Nichols, Gregory Favors | |
| 05:29 | Denver | Daryl Manning is fouled on the floor by John Delaney - foul #1 on John Delaney, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Daryl Manning makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Daryl Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Daryl Manning is called for the reach on Nicolas Hines - foul #2 on Daryl Manning, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF) John Sargent | |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Kevin Pelt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) John Delaney | |
| 04:44 | Denver | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Howard Schneider in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Shelton, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Howard Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland dunks the ball on a nice dish by Louis Gary | 61-59 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Marion Mercer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Begay | 63-59 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 03:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Begay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Manning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Shelton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Ernest Begay is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Craig Beckmann (PF), Kevin Pelt (C) Marion Mercer, Ernest Begay, Howard Schneider, Kenneth Johnson, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Craig Beckmann pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Enrique Morales knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Chapman | 65-60 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Sargent | 65-62 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Jonathan Chapman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 02:29 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | John Sargent clanks a jumper from the baseline | 65-62 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Dennis McCalop grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Gregory Favors steals the ball from Jonathan Chapman | 65-62 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | John Sargent scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Kevin Pelt - foul #3 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Kevin Pelt, Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, John Delaney, Gregory Favors | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | John Sargent makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 01:31 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:25 | Denver | The short jumper by Rodney Galaviz is denied by Nicolas Hines | 65-65 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Louis Gary pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | John Sargent connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dikembe Abdeldayen | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Thomas Nichols steals the ball from Marion Mercer | 65-67 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Rodney Galaviz denies the turnaround by Nicolas Hines | 65-67 |
| 00:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 65-67 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Marion Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Marion Mercer can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Denver | Marion Mercer can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Nicolas Hines | 67-67 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis McCalop - foul #4 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Pelt (PF), Craig Beckmann (C) Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG), Lewis Erwin (SF) Philip Shelton, Thomas Nichols | |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Louis Gary makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Louis Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:23 | Denver | Craig Beckmann misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Marion Mercer throws it down on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 69-69 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | John Delaney hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lewis Erwin | 69-71 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 69-71 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | John Delaney gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | John Sargent clanks a jump hook from the left block | 69-71 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | John Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Craig Beckmann grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Kevin Pelt, Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary, John Sargent | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Dennis McCalop is hacked by John Delaney - foul #2 on John Delaney, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines (C) Gregory Favors | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson connects on the runner from the left block set up by Rodney Galaviz | 73-71 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF) John Delaney, Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland | |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-71 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Marion Mercer tips it home | 75-71 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Galaviz - foul #4 on Rodney Galaviz, team foul #10 | 75-71 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 75-71 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Dennis McCalop pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Dennis McCalop - foul #2 on Philip Shelton, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Louis Gary clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gary - foul #4 on Louis Gary, team foul #13 | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Louis Gary comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 77-71 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | John Sargent snags the offensive board | 77-71 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-74 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Ernest Begay is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gary - foul #5 on Louis Gary, team foul #14 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG) Louis Gary | |
| 00:15 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Ernest Begay steals it from John Sargent | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Ernest Begay is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Shelton - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #15 | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Ernest Begay misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 80-74 |