| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Hobgood (fresh) SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) SF - Jerry Estes (fresh) PF - Randy Tharpe (fresh) C - Eric Blackburn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Eric Blackburn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | TCU | James Green takes the ball from Randy Tharpe | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Hobgood - foul #1 on Brian Hobgood, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 3rd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | TCU | Eric Blackburn misses badly on a floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | John Alexander is denied on a layup by Randy Tharpe | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | James Green can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | John Alexander tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:18 | TCU | Travis Bryan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | TCU | Eric Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | TCU | Eric Blackburn loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (SG), Joseph Collins (PF), Jonathan Fern (C) Travis Bryan, Randy Tharpe, Eric Blackburn | |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Jerry Estes is called for the reach on Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Jerry Estes, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | TCU | Roy Evans (SG), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Jerry Estes | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses long on a jump hook from close range | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins tips it in | 6-0 |
| 17:05 | TCU | Jonathan Fern double dribbles | 6-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-0 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato grabs the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins's layup is rejected by Joseph Collins | 6-0 |
| 16:35 | TCU | Joseph Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 16:10 | TCU | James Cleaver misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ojore Sato | 6-0 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Fern - foul #1 on Jonathan Fern, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF), Eric Blackburn (C) James Cleaver, Roy Evans, Jonathan Fern, Joseph Collins, Brent English | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Hobgood (fresh) SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) SF - Jerry Estes (fresh) PF - Randy Tharpe (fresh) C - Eric Blackburn (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | TCU | Eric Blackburn is called for 10 seconds | 8-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | James Green drills a runner from the left block set up by James Wright | 10-0 |
| 15:09 | TCU | Jerry Estes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Travis Bryan | 10-2 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | John Alexander drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 13-2 |
| 14:40 | TCU | John Alexander takes the ball from Travis Bryan in the backcourt | 13-2 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Jerry Estes steals the ball from John Alexander | 13-2 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Jerry Estes is hacked by John Alexander in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 13-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (C) James Wright, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Collins (PF), Jonathan Fern (C) Randy Tharpe, Eric Blackburn | |
| 14:16 | TCU | Jerry Estes is hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (C) John Alexander | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:06 | TCU | Jerry Estes is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 13-2 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard pulls down the rebound | 13-2 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-2 |
| 13:59 | TCU | Joseph Collins gets the rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:53 | TCU | Brian Hobgood can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 13-2 |
| 13:52 | TCU | Brian Hobgood gets the offensive rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:46 | TCU | Jerry Estes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-2 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 13-2 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | James Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-2 |
| 13:35 | TCU | Jonathan Fern gets the rebound | 13-2 |
| 13:33 | TCU | Brian Hobgood is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Hobgood, team foul #4 | 13-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, Lester Johnson, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Travis Bryan, Jerry Estes | |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ojore Sato | 15-2 |
| 13:19 | TCU | James Cleaver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-2 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 15-2 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard's pass is intercepted by Joseph Collins | 15-2 |
| 12:55 | TCU | Roy Evans clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-2 |
| 12:53 | TCU | James Cleaver tips it in | 15-4 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jonathan Fern - foul #2 on Jonathan Fern, team foul #5 | 15-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) James Wright, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF), Eric Blackburn (C) Jonathan Fern, Joseph Collins, Brent English | |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 12:27 | TCU | Randy Tharpe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Cleaver | 17-7 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Eric Blackburn swats the short shot by Floyd Bickerstaff | 17-7 |
| 12:01 | TCU | James Cleaver gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 11:49 | TCU | Eric Blackburn drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Roy Evans and he's fouled by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #1 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Robinson (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Brent English (PF) James Cleaver, Roy Evans, Michel Leffel, Randy Tharpe | |
| 11:49 | TCU | Eric Blackburn makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Turner (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Robinson (fresh) SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent English (fresh) C - Eric Blackburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Randall Robinson takes the ball from Lester Johnson in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 11:44 | TCU | Jerry Estes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Robinson | 17-12 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | James Green drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Wright and the foul's on Randall Robinson - foul #1 on Randall Robinson, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | James Green makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:26 | TCU | Travis Bryan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-12 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from James Wright and he's hacked by Eric Blackburn - foul #1 on Eric Blackburn, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Tharpe (PF) Eric Blackburn | |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:50 | TCU | James Green steals the ball from Travis Bryan | 23-12 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins misses the jumper from the free throw line | 23-12 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Randall Robinson grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 10:15 | TCU | Randy Tharpe clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Joel Turner buries a shot from the left side set up by James Green and he's fouled by Brent English - foul #1 on Brent English, team foul #8 | 25-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Michel Leffel (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Eric Blackburn (C) Randall Robinson, Travis Bryan, Jerry Estes, Randy Tharpe, Brent English | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the free throw | 26-12 |
| 09:36 | TCU | Michel Leffel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-12 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Joel Turner grabs the board | 26-12 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Floyd Bickerstaff | 29-12 |
| 09:11 | TCU | Michel Leffel is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Turner - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #4 | 29-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:05 | TCU | Michel Leffel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-12 |
| 09:04 | TCU | Eric Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-12 |
| 08:51 | TCU | Roy Evans is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Cleaver | 29-14 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | Terry Etter buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-14 |
| 08:21 | TCU | Michel Leffel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Robinson (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF) James Cleaver, Roy Evans, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins | |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | James Green comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 32-14 |
| 07:59 | TCU | Eric Blackburn snags the defensive board | 32-14 |
| 07:38 | TCU | Jerry Estes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randall Robinson | 32-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Green (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Estes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randy Tharpe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Blackburn (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Jerome Green connects on the floater from the right side set up by Terry Etter | 34-17 |
| 07:06 | TCU | Eric Blackburn throws it down | 34-19 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Terry Etter lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Green | 36-19 |
| 06:49 | TCU | James Wright steps in front of the Travis Bryan pass in the backcourt | 36-19 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the easy layup | 36-19 |
| 06:31 | TCU | Travis Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 06:18 | TCU | Travis Bryan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Robinson | 36-22 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | James Green can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-22 |
| 05:51 | TCU | Travis Bryan snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 05:33 | TCU | Randall Robinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-25 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | Randall Robinson is called for the reach on James Wright - foul #2 on Randall Robinson, team foul #9 | 36-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Michel Leffel (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Brent English (C) Randall Robinson, Travis Bryan, Jerry Estes, Randy Tharpe, Eric Blackburn | |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 04:49 | TCU | Roy Evans can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #2 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #5 | 38-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG), Joel Turner (SF) James Wright, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 04:49 | TCU | Roy Evans makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 04:49 | TCU | Roy Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| 04:30 | TCU | Bruce Ballard takes the ball from James Cleaver in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 03:49 | TCU | Brent English's layup is rejected by Bruce Ballard | 41-27 |
| 03:48 | TCU | Brent English grabs the offensive board | 41-27 |
| 03:41 | TCU | Michel Leffel is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 43-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michel Leffel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Collins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brent English (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:14 | TCU | Joseph Collins is fouled on the floor by Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Jonathan Fern (PF) James Cleaver, Roy Evans, Michel Leffel, Brent English | |
| 03:09 | TCU | Travis Bryan loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Travis Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 02:39 | TCU | Brian Hobgood is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #3 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #7 | 43-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Green (PF) Ojore Sato, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Tharpe (PF) Joseph Collins | |
| 02:39 | TCU | Brian Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Randy Tharpe is called for the reach on Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Randy Tharpe, team foul #10 | 43-30 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 02:06 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #2 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #8 | 45-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (SG) Travis Bryan | |
| 02:06 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 02:06 | TCU | Jonathan Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 01:51 | TCU | Jonathan Fern grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 01:39 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses the lay-in | 45-31 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lester Johnson | 47-31 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Randy Tharpe misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #9 | 47-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Green | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Robinson (PG), Roy Evans (SG), James Cleaver (SF), Joseph Collins (C) Brian Hobgood, Michel Leffel, Jerry Estes, Jonathan Fern | |
| 01:11 | TCU | Randy Tharpe misses the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Randy Tharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 01:11 | TCU | Randy Tharpe makes the 3rd free throw | 47-33 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is called for traveling | 47-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | TCU | Brent English (PF) Randy Tharpe | |
| 00:55 | TCU | Brent English's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ballard in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | John Alexander can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | James Wright gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 00:17 | TCU | Brent English pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| 00:03 | TCU | Roy Evans's fadeaway is rejected by John Alexander | 47-33 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Randall Robinson tips it in | 47-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses short on a fullcourt shot | 47-35 |