| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Gallagher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Jerry Estes is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on Jerry Estes, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | James Green is hacked by Jerry Estes - foul #2 on Jerry Estes, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana's pass is intercepted by David Wylie | 32-33 |
| 18:54 | TCU | Austin Hurst steals the ball from Jerry Estes | 32-33 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Zambrana | 32-33 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | James Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 18:15 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | TCU | John Shaffer is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Wylie | 34-33 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:51 | TCU | Jerry Estes pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | TCU | Sam Gallagher is called for 5 seconds | 34-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Rice (PG), Tyler Pennock (SG), Travis Bryan (SF), Michel Leffel (PF) David Wylie, John Shaffer, Sam Gallagher, Jerry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Austin Hurst, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 17:21 | TCU | Travis Bryan pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | TCU | Joel Turner is called for the reach on Michael Rice in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Turner, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 16:56 | TCU | Michel Leffel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard tips it home | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | TCU | Tyler Pennock lays it up and in and the foul's on John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG) Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) John Alexander | |
| 16:36 | TCU | Tyler Pennock makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 16:11 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michel Leffel | 37-35 |
| 15:51 | TCU | James Cleaver misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Terry Etter grabs the board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michel Leffel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Joel Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:26 | TCU | Tyler Pennock pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | TCU | Tyler Pennock misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Etter - foul #2 on Terry Etter, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG), John Shaffer (SG), Sam Gallagher (SF), Jerry Estes (PF) James Cleaver, Travis Bryan, Michel Leffel, Michael Rice | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SG), Austin Hurst (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 15:01 | TCU | Tyler Pennock makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | TCU | Tyler Pennock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Zambrana and he's fouled by Sam Gallagher - foul #2 on Sam Gallagher, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Collins (C) Tyler Pennock | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) John Alexander | |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:12 | TCU | John Shaffer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Milton Cummins | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | TCU | David Wylie comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 13:41 | TCU | Jerry Estes misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 13:39 | TCU | Jerry Estes tips it in | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 13:10 | TCU | David Wylie is fouled on the floor by Ojore Sato - foul #4 on Ojore Sato, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (SF) Sam Gallagher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), James Green (PF) Ojore Sato, Milton Cummins | |
| 12:53 | TCU | James Cleaver misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | James Green tips it home | 41-46 |
| 12:41 | TCU | James Cleaver throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Rice (SG), Travis Bryan (SF), Michel Leffel (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) David Wylie, John Shaffer, Jerry Estes, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (C) John Alexander, Ralph Zambrana | |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| 12:05 | TCU | Michael Rice's floater is knocked away by Robert Kirk | 41-46 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 41-46 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michel Leffel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Austin Hurst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by James Green | 41-48 |
| 11:19 | TCU | Michael Rice misses the shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Tyler Pennock steals it from Bruce Ballard | 41-48 |
| 10:51 | TCU | Michael Rice misses the dunk attempt | 41-48 |
| 10:49 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Pennock | 41-48 |
| 10:31 | TCU | Tyler Pennock drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Michel Leffel steps in front of the Austin Hurst pass | 44-48 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Bruce Ballard steals the ball from Michel Leffel | 44-48 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG), John Shaffer (SG), Sam Gallagher (SF), Jerry Estes (PF), Joseph Collins (C) James Cleaver, Michael Rice, Travis Bryan, Michel Leffel, Tyler Pennock | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| 09:02 | TCU | John Shaffer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Estes | 47-48 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Zambrana | 47-48 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 08:08 | TCU | John Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Joseph Collins is hacked by John Alexander in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Alexander, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Milton Cummins (PF) John Alexander, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 07:52 | TCU | David Wylie is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Estes | 50-48 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-51 |
| 07:28 | TCU | John Shaffer scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Wylie | 53-51 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - David Wylie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Shaffer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Gallagher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Collins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ralph Zambrana (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Sam Gallagher is called for the reach on Joel Turner - foul #3 on Sam Gallagher, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Tyler Pennock (C) Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF) Joel Turner, Robert Kirk | |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | James Wright blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 07:07 | TCU | David Wylie gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:43 | TCU | David Wylie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Sam Gallagher | 56-51 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the floater in the paint set up by James Wright and he's hacked by Sam Gallagher - foul #4 on Sam Gallagher, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (PF), Joseph Collins (C) David Wylie, Jerry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) James Wright, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 06:27 | TCU | Sam Gallagher is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Etter - foul #3 on Terry Etter, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana (C) Bruce Ballard | |
| 06:14 | TCU | Joseph Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Zambrana - foul #2 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG) Tyler Pennock | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:14 | TCU | Joseph Collins makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:14 | TCU | Joseph Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Floyd Bickerstaff | 57-54 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana tips it home | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | TCU | Michel Leffel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ralph Zambrana | 57-56 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sam Gallagher - foul #5 on Sam Gallagher, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Michael Rice (SG), Travis Bryan (SF) David Wylie, John Shaffer, Sam Gallagher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (SF), James Green (PF) Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 05:11 | TCU | Michael Rice knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Travis Bryan - foul #2 on Travis Bryan, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Jerry Estes (PF), Tyler Pennock (C) Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (C) Ojore Sato, John Alexander, Ralph Zambrana | |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:51 | TCU | The rebound goes to Tyler Pennock | 59-59 |
| 04:24 | TCU | Jerry Estes lays it in set up by James Cleaver and he's fouled by Austin Hurst - foul #1 on Austin Hurst, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | TCU | John Shaffer (SG) Michael Rice | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Austin Hurst, James Green | |
| 04:24 | TCU | Jerry Estes misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by James Cleaver - foul #1 on James Cleaver, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:01 | TCU | John Shaffer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | James Wright misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 03:53 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | TCU | Travis Bryan drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Shaffer | 63-62 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Milton Cummins | 63-65 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Shaffer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Estes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Pennock (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | TCU | James Cleaver knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | James Cleaver steals the ball from James Wright | 66-65 |
| 02:55 | TCU | John Shaffer lays it in set up by James Cleaver | 68-65 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | TCU | David Wylie (PG), Michael Rice (SG) James Cleaver, John Shaffer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), John Alexander (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Bruce Ballard | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk is hacked by Travis Bryan - foul #3 on Travis Bryan, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (PF) Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:40 | TCU | The rebound goes to Tyler Pennock | 68-65 |
| 02:40 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 02:23 | TCU | Michael Rice misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | TCU | John Shaffer (SG), Travis Bryan (SF), Joseph Collins (C) Michael Rice, Michel Leffel, Tyler Pennock | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), James Green (PF) John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 01:59 | TCU | John Shaffer snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 01:43 | TCU | John Shaffer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana blows the layup | 68-65 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | James Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Green | 68-68 |
| 00:39 | TCU | James Wright is called for the reach on John Shaffer - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| 00:39 | TCU | John Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:39 | TCU | John Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana can't finish the layup | 70-68 |
| 00:21 | TCU | David Wylie snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 (-1) | |
| 00:18 | TCU | Ojore Sato is called for the reach on David Wylie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ojore Sato, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| 00:18 | TCU | David Wylie makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:18 | TCU | David Wylie makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by Travis Bryan - foul #4 on Travis Bryan, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | TCU | John Shaffer is hacked by Austin Hurst in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Hurst, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | TCU | John Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | TCU | John Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU 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 (-1) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-70 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk snags the offensive board | 73-70 |