| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Vernon Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Pease (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cody Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Dietz (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Michael Pease inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ray Dietz | 43-40 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Cody Davis blocks the jumper by Thomas Nichols | 43-40 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Shelton | 43-40 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Vernon Brown - foul #2 on Vernon Brown, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:53 | Colorado State | Michael Pease misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | Cody Davis hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is hacked by Michael Pease - foul #3 on Michael Pease, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), John Delaney (SG), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SF), Gary Platt (PF) Michael Pease, Cody Davis | |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Andrew Highland, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (PG), Charles Ross (SF), Johnny Bruski (C) Julian Graves, Vernon Brown, Ray Dietz | |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Delaney - foul #3 on John Delaney, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Philip Shelton (SG) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Louis Gary knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 17:01 | Colorado State | Gregory Favors swats the layup by Gary Platt | 48-44 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Gregory Favors | 48-44 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Dean McDowell steals it from Philip Shelton | 48-44 |
| 16:18 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Vernon Brown (SG), Cody Davis (PF), Ray Dietz (C) Dean McDowell, Charles Ross, Gary Platt, Johnny Bruski | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Palmer - foul #1 on Nicholas Palmer, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Cody Davis gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vernon Brown | 49-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Nichols (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Vernon Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cody Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Dietz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | The jump hook by John Sargent is blocked by Cody Davis | 49-46 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it in | 51-46 |
| 15:20 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown travels in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Pease (SF) Nicholas Palmer | |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen buries a turnaround near the basket set up by John Delaney | 53-46 |
| 14:56 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines blows the dunk | 53-46 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 14:31 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown blows the layup | 53-46 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | John Delaney snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | John Sargent misses the easy layup | 53-46 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | John Delaney tips it home | 55-46 |
| 14:18 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Vernon Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (PG), Johnny Bruski (C) Julian Graves, Ray Dietz | |
| 13:54 | Colorado State | Thomas Nichols is called for the reach on Johnny Bruski - foul #1 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Ross (SF), Gary Platt (PF) Michael Pease, Cody Davis | |
| 13:41 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Vernon Brown | 55-48 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines knocks in the shot from the right block | 57-48 |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Charles Ross connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean McDowell | 57-50 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Gary Platt - foul #1 on Gary Platt, team foul #4 | 57-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG), Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Michael Pease (SF), Ray Dietz (C) Dean McDowell, Charles Ross, Johnny Bruski | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 12:54 | Colorado State | Gary Platt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the shot from the left side | 59-50 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Michael Pease throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Davis (PF) Gary Platt | |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses badly on a shot near the basket | 59-50 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | Cody Davis grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 12:22 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz misses the open dunk | 59-50 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | Cody Davis tips it back up and in | 59-52 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | Michael Pease gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lewis Erwin (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Favors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Vernon Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Pease (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cody Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ray Dietz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | Cody Davis misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-52 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Cody Davis - foul #1 on Cody Davis, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (SG), Charles Ross (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Vernon Brown, Michael Pease, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 11:14 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gary Platt | 60-52 |
| 11:10 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is hacked by John Sargent - foul #2 on John Sargent, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SG) Julian Graves | |
| 10:51 | Colorado State | Charles Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Dean McDowell takes the ball from Lewis Erwin in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Charles Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean McDowell | 60-56 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 10:24 | Colorado State | Lewis Erwin is called for the reach on Charles Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG) Lewis Erwin | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Michael Pease (SF), Ray Dietz (C) Nicholas Palmer, Charles Ross, Gary Platt | |
| 10:17 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell loses the dribble to Nicolas Hines | 62-56 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Delaney and the foul's on Michael Pease - foul #4 on Michael Pease, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG), Nicholas Palmer (SF) Dean McDowell, Michael Pease | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Julian Graves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | John Sargent snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines is fouled on the floor by Ray Dietz - foul #3 on Ray Dietz, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Davis (PF) Johnny Bruski | |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 67-57 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Vernon Brown steps in front of the John Sargent pass | 67-57 |
| 08:42 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Julian Graves | 67-59 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines buries a turnaround from the baseline | 69-59 |
| 08:13 | Colorado State | Julian Graves knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Palmer | 69-61 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (SG), Charles Ross (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Vernon Brown, Nicholas Palmer, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Philip Shelton is denied by Johnny Bruski | 69-61 |
| 07:57 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | Gary Platt buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Dean McDowell | 69-63 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Gary Platt steps in front of the Gregory Favors pass | 69-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Shelton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Highland (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean McDowell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charles Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Platt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Bruski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell is hacked by Lewis Erwin - foul #3 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) Philip Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Pease (SF) Julian Graves | |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Charles Ross is called for the reach on Louis Gary - foul #1 on Charles Ross, team foul #8 | 69-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 07:04 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski pulls down the rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:51 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Louis Gary gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines blows the dunk | 69-63 |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | Charles Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Lewis Erwin is called for the reach on Dean McDowell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF) Louis Gary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG), Cody Davis (PF), Ray Dietz (C) Charles Ross, Gary Platt, Johnny Bruski | |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin grabs the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-63 |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | Michael Pease snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ray Dietz | 69-65 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Thomas Nichols is denied by Ray Dietz | 69-65 |
| 05:30 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Cody Davis | 69-65 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Lewis Erwin - foul #5 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Lewis Erwin, John Delaney, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SF) Michael Pease | |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Dean McDowell misses the free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland is hacked by Cody Davis - foul #2 on Cody Davis, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG) Dean McDowell | |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Louis Gary is called for the reach on Julian Graves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Gary, team foul #11 | 71-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski (C) Ray Dietz | |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Pease (SF), Gary Platt (PF) Nicholas Palmer, Cody Davis | |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Favors - foul #1 on Gregory Favors, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF) Louis Gary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Michael Pease | 71-70 |
| 04:09 | Colorado State | Vernon Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-70 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski tips it in | 71-72 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 03:51 | Colorado State | Gary Platt pulls down the rebound | 71-72 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Johnny Bruski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Shelton, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Ross (SF), Ray Dietz (C) Michael Pease, Gary Platt | |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Johnny Bruski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines pulls down the rebound | 71-73 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Johnny Bruski - foul #1 on Johnny Bruski, team foul #10 | 71-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SG), Cody Davis (PF) Vernon Brown, Johnny Bruski | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ray Dietz | 72-73 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Nichols (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sargent (tiring) 3 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Julian Graves (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Palmer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Ross (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cody Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Ray Dietz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Colorado State | Julian Graves is hacked by John Sargent - foul #3 on John Sargent, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:16 | Colorado State | Julian Graves makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:16 | Colorado State | Julian Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines gets the rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | John Sargent loses the dribble to Julian Graves | 72-74 |
| 03:00 | Colorado State | Julian Graves lays it up and in | 72-76 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Gary | 75-76 |
| 02:46 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PG) Louis Gary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Pease (SF), Gary Platt (PF), Johnny Bruski (C) Julian Graves, Cody Davis, Ray Dietz | |
| 02:44 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer loses the dribble to John Delaney in the backcourt | 75-76 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico | Nicholas Palmer steps in front of the John Sargent pass | 75-76 |
| 02:28 | Colorado State | Charles Ross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Palmer | 75-78 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | John Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (PG) Charles Ross | |
| 02:07 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG) Nicholas Palmer | |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | Michael Pease buries a 3 from straight away | 75-81 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vernon Brown - foul #3 on Vernon Brown, team foul #11 | 75-81 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) John Delaney, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Julian Graves (PG), Cody Davis (PF), Ray Dietz (C) Dean McDowell, Gary Platt, Johnny Bruski | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Cody Davis gets the rebound | 75-81 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Michael Pease is hacked by Thomas Nichols - foul #2 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #15 | 75-81 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Louis Gary can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-83 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Louis Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 75-83 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Louis Gary scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-83 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Cody Davis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Sargent - foul #4 on John Sargent, team foul #16 | 78-83 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Cody Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Cody Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines slams it home | 80-85 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gary - foul #4 on Louis Gary, team foul #17 | 80-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SG) Vernon Brown | |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz misses the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Ray Dietz makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-86 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #18 | 83-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (SG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean McDowell (SG) Cody Davis | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Louis Gary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Davis (PF) Dean McDowell | |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Nicholas Palmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Shelton, team foul #19 | 83-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SG) Philip Shelton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines is hacked by Nicholas Palmer - foul #2 on Nicholas Palmer, team foul #12 | 83-90 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vernon Brown (SG) Nicholas Palmer | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Cody Davis pulls down the rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Cody Davis is hacked by Louis Gary in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Gary, team foul #20 | 83-90 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicholas Palmer (SG) Vernon Brown | |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Cody Davis misses the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Cody Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-91 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | Michael Pease gets the rebound | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease is fouled in the backcourt by John Sargent - foul #5 on John Sargent, team foul #21 | 83-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Rasnick (SG) John Sargent | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Michael Pease makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Julian Graves steals the ball from John Delaney | 83-93 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Julian Graves runs out the clock | 83-93 |