| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jaime Vara (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Westbury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah State | Brian Westbury inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Utah State | James Goodrich steps in front of the Joshua Howard pass | 36-33 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 19:31 | Utah State | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Larry Stanley blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Gilmore - foul #1 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:11 | Utah State | Larry Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | John Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 19:04 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Larry Stanley | 37-33 |
| 18:45 | Utah State | Michael Gilmore denies the turnaround by Larry Stanley | 37-33 |
| 18:44 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Stanley | 37-33 |
| 18:30 | Utah State | Larry Stanley is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Like Xayasith (PG), Larry Miller (SG), Leo Walker (SF) Jaime Vara, Joshua Howard, Brian Westbury | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Goodrich | 37-36 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Larry Stanley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jaime Vara (PG), Fred Mahon (C) Larry Stanley, James Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SF) Fred Hall, Kevin McBride | |
| 17:41 | Utah State | Like Xayasith misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Like Xayasith - foul #1 on Like Xayasith, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Howard (PG), Brian Westbury (SF) Jaime Vara, Leo Walker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore (PF) James Goodrich | |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:16 | Utah State | Larry Miller snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:53 | Utah State | Joshua Howard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Brian Westbury steals the ball from Esteban Hernandez | 37-37 |
| 16:19 | Utah State | Joshua Howard is hacked by Michael Gilmore - foul #2 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jaime Vara (PG), Leo Walker (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), James Lee (C) Like Xayasith, Brian Westbury, Larry Miller, Fred Mahon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| 16:14 | Utah State | Joshua Howard misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | John Lewis is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin McBride | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jaime Vara (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Howard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Knapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Utah State | James Lee can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | John Lewis makes the wide open driving attempt from the left block set up by Fred Hall | 37-41 |
| 14:49 | Utah State | Michael Gilmore swats the short shot by Leo Walker | 37-41 |
| 14:47 | Utah State | Jaime Vara tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Larry Stanley swats the layup by Paul Knapp | 39-41 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to John Lewis | 39-41 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is hacked by Jaime Vara - foul #3 on Jaime Vara, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hegwood (SG), Brian Westbury (SF), Larry Miller (PF), Fred Mahon (C) Joshua Howard, Leo Walker, Larry Stanley, James Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Esteban Hernandez (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Fred Hall, Paul Knapp, Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is hacked by Michael Hegwood - foul #4 on Michael Hegwood, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Like Xayasith (SG) Michael Hegwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride lays it up and in set up by Robert Hodermarsky and he's fouled by Fred Mahon - foul #1 on Fred Mahon, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:17 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Fred Mahon | 39-43 |
| 14:05 | Utah State | Robert Hodermarsky steps in front of the Brian Westbury pass | 39-43 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | Fred Mahon steals the ball from Kevin McBride in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 13:46 | Utah State | Fred Mahon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 13:44 | Utah State | Like Xayasith snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:27 | Utah State | Fred Mahon clanks a shot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 13:26 | Utah State | Like Xayasith gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:08 | Utah State | Brian Westbury misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 13:06 | Utah State | Like Xayasith grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:44 | Utah State | Esteban Hernandez steals the ball from Fred Mahon | 39-43 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Esteban Hernandez | 39-46 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Like Xayasith clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin McBride - foul #2 on Kevin McBride, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Howard (SG), Leo Walker (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), James Lee (C) Jaime Vara, Brian Westbury, Larry Miller, Fred Mahon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Fred Hall (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), John Lewis (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Kevin McBride, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Like Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Like Xayasith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | John Lewis gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Lewis | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Like Xayasith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Joshua Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Hall (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Utah State | Larry Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jaime Vara (PG) Like Xayasith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp (SF) James Goodrich | |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Howard - foul #1 on Joshua Howard, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG) David Pugh | |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:04 | Utah State | Larry Stanley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 40-50 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:45 | Utah State | Joshua Howard pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:38 | Utah State | Joshua Howard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Howard - foul #2 on Joshua Howard, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Lee | 40-51 |
| 10:06 | Utah State | Joshua Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Larry Miller (PG), Brian Westbury (SF), Fred Mahon (C) Jaime Vara, Leo Walker, James Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF) Fred Hall, Paul Knapp | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride travels with the ball | 40-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Esteban Hernandez (PF) Robert Hodermarsky, Michael Gilmore | |
| 09:38 | Utah State | Joshua Howard is called for traveling | 40-51 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Goodrich | 40-54 |
| 09:01 | Utah State | Brian Westbury clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 08:59 | Utah State | Fred Mahon gets the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 08:37 | Utah State | Brian Westbury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | John Lewis grabs the board | 40-54 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jaime Vara (PG), Like Xayasith (SG), Leo Walker (SF), James Lee (C) Larry Miller, Joshua Howard, Brian Westbury, Fred Mahon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Fred Hall (SG), Paul Knapp (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), Todd Gruber (C) David Pugh, James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Esteban Hernandez, John Lewis | |
| 08:10 | Utah State | Leo Walker clanks a jumper from close range | 40-54 |
| 08:08 | Utah State | James Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Like Xayasith buries a shot in the lane set up by James Lee | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Jaime Vara (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Like Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Fred Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Knapp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Todd Gruber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore is called for 3 seconds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Hegwood (SG), Brian Westbury (SF), Larry Miller (PF) Like Xayasith, Leo Walker, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride (SF) Paul Knapp | |
| 07:08 | Utah State | James Lee misses badly on a shot from the right block | 42-54 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | James Lee tips it but misses | 42-54 |
| 07:05 | Utah State | James Lee hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 06:42 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Lee | 44-54 |
| 06:21 | Utah State | Brian Westbury clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 06:20 | Utah State | Jaime Vara pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 06:05 | Utah State | Brian Westbury knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Hegwood | 47-54 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin McBride and the foul's on James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Howard (PG), Leo Walker (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Fred Mahon (C) Jaime Vara, Brian Westbury, Larry Miller, James Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Paul Knapp (SF), Esteban Hernandez (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Fred Hall, Kevin McBride, Todd Gruber | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:23 | Utah State | Larry Stanley hits a floater near the basket | 49-57 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 05:02 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Larry Stanley | 49-57 |
| 04:56 | Utah State | Leo Walker's floater is tipped away by Michael Gilmore | 49-57 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Pugh | 49-59 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Larry Stanley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-59 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Michael Hegwood steals the ball from David Pugh in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | Larry Stanley comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Gilmore - foul #3 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Like Xayasith (PG), Brian Westbury (SF), James Lee (C) Joshua Howard, Leo Walker, Fred Mahon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Paul Knapp, Michael Gilmore | |
| 04:05 | Utah State | Larry Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:05 | Utah State | Larry Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich is hacked by Michael Hegwood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hegwood, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Howard (SG), Larry Miller (PF) Michael Hegwood, Larry Stanley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Robert Hodermarsky is called for the reach on James Lee - foul #4 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Utah State | Larry Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | John Lewis grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Like Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Joshua Howard (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brian Westbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin McBride (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Esteban Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin McBride | 51-64 |
| 03:11 | Utah State | James Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jaime Vara (PG) Joshua Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (SG), Todd Gruber (PF) James Goodrich, Esteban Hernandez | |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | John Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin McBride | 51-66 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Larry Miller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #5 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Utah State | Joshua Howard (SG), Leo Walker (SF), Fred Mahon (C) Jaime Vara, Brian Westbury, James Lee | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SF), Esteban Hernandez (PF) Robert Hodermarsky, Kevin McBride, John Lewis | |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Larry Miller misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Larry Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | David Pugh is hacked by Fred Mahon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Mahon, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | David Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | David Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:59 | Utah State | Leo Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Joshua Howard is called for the reach on David Pugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Howard, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | David Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | David Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:57 | Utah State | Fred Mahon pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:42 | Utah State | Leo Walker knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Joshua Howard | 56-69 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Fred Mahon blocks the short jumper by Fred Hall | 56-69 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Gruber | 56-69 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez misses the fadeaway in the lane | 56-69 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp grabs the offensive board | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | David Pugh is hacked by Joshua Howard - foul #4 on Joshua Howard, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | David Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | David Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah State | Like Xayasith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Like Xayasith, team foul #12 | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Pugh runs out the clock | 56-71 |