| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Hobgood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cleaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Tharpe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | James Cleaver inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | TCU | James Green is called for the reach on Randy Tharpe - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:31 | TCU | Randy Tharpe loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 19:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Randy Tharpe | 33-37 |
| 19:10 | TCU | Jeffrey Miller steals it from Travis Bryan in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller hits the finger roll | 33-39 |
| 19:07 | TCU | Eric Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico | James Wright connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Alexander | 33-41 |
| 18:38 | TCU | Randy Tharpe is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 18:37 | TCU | Randy Tharpe tips it back up and in | 35-41 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the runner from the left block | 35-41 |
| 18:28 | TCU | Randy Tharpe snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Randy Tharpe makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Travis Bryan | 37-41 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 17:46 | TCU | Randy Tharpe gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:41 | TCU | James Cleaver can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-41 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 17:23 | TCU | Eric Blackburn snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:18 | TCU | James Cleaver drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Blackburn and he's fouled by Jeffrey Miller - foul #2 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Roy Evans (SG), Jonathan Fern (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Travis Bryan, Randy Tharpe, Eric Blackburn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 17:18 | TCU | James Cleaver misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:18 | TCU | Joseph Collins snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 16:57 | TCU | Jonathan Fern knocks in the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lester Johnson | 42-44 |
| 16:23 | TCU | James Cleaver can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Collins | 42-44 |
| 15:59 | TCU | James Cleaver hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Evans | 44-44 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Fern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) 7 reb. C - Brent English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard can't connect on a floater from the right block | 44-44 |
| 15:38 | TCU | James Cleaver snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 15:21 | TCU | James Cleaver can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joel Turner - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF), Eric Blackburn (C) Roy Evans, Jonathan Fern, Joseph Collins, Brent English | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, Lester Johnson, Bruce Ballard, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| 15:21 | TCU | James Cleaver makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:21 | TCU | James Cleaver makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Tharpe - foul #2 on Randy Tharpe, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG) James Cleaver | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Brian Hobgood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by Brian Hobgood - foul #1 on Brian Hobgood, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | John Alexander connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ojore Sato | 46-49 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Eric Blackburn hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | James Green misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 48-49 |
| 14:03 | TCU | Jerry Estes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:58 | TCU | Jerry Estes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randy Tharpe and he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Roy Evans (SG) Travis Bryan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, John Alexander, Jerome Green | |
| 13:58 | TCU | Jerry Estes misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is fouled on the floor by Brian Hobgood - foul #2 on Brian Hobgood, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Jonathan Fern (PF) Randy Tharpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:18 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard drills a runner in the lane set up by James Green | 50-51 |
| 13:08 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 13:07 | TCU | Jonathan Fern hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | James Green drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Lester Johnson and the foul's on Roy Evans - foul #1 on Roy Evans, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Robinson (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Michel Leffel (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Roy Evans, Jerry Estes, Jonathan Fern, Eric Blackburn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, Lester Johnson, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | James Green makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:30 | TCU | Travis Bryan is hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #4 on Ojore Sato, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 12:12 | TCU | Michel Leffel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Terry Etter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Terry Etter hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Wright | 52-56 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michel Leffel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) 7 reb. C - Brent English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | TCU | Randall Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Alexander | 52-56 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is hacked by Brent English - foul #2 on Brent English, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF), Jonathan Fern (C) Randall Robinson, Travis Bryan, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins, Brent English | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF), Jerome Green (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | John Alexander knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jeffrey Miller | 52-58 |
| 10:41 | TCU | Jerry Estes is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Evans | 55-58 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 09:52 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Miller | 55-60 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Jerry Estes takes the ball from Jeffrey Miller | 55-60 |
| 09:25 | TCU | Randy Tharpe misses the lay-in | 55-60 |
| 09:23 | TCU | Jonathan Fern hits the follow up shot | 57-60 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Jerome Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico | John Alexander tips it but misses | 57-60 |
| 08:50 | TCU | Roy Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:37 | TCU | Jonathan Fern drills a jumper in the lane set up by Roy Evans and he's fouled by Jerome Green - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Travis Bryan (SG), Joseph Collins (PF), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Roy Evans, Jerry Estes, Randy Tharpe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Terry Etter (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, Lester Johnson, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| 08:37 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | James Green is fouled on the floor by Joseph Collins - foul #1 on Joseph Collins, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Michel Leffel (SF) Jonathan Fern | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses short on a floater from close range | 59-60 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 08:07 | TCU | Michel Leffel grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 08:05 | TCU | Travis Bryan is hacked by James Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 08:05 | TCU | Travis Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:05 | TCU | Travis Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Wright | 61-63 |
| 07:44 | TCU | James Cleaver loses the dribble to James Wright in the backcourt | 61-63 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | James Wright hits the finger roll | 61-65 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James Cleaver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michel Leffel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) 7 reb. C - Brent English (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | TCU | Brent English misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Terry Etter pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | James Wright knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Green | 61-68 |
| 06:43 | TCU | Joseph Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-68 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Randy Tharpe (PF), Eric Blackburn (C) James Cleaver, Travis Bryan, Michel Leffel, Joseph Collins, Brent English | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | James Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-68 |
| 06:23 | TCU | Roy Evans pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:59 | TCU | Randy Tharpe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-68 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | James Green tips it home | 61-70 |
| 05:35 | TCU | Roy Evans is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-70 |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SG), Michel Leffel (SF) Roy Evans, Jerry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | John Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wright | 61-73 |
| 05:17 | TCU | James Wright steals it from Brian Hobgood in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | James Wright connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:41 | TCU | Michel Leffel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | James Wright snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | James Green buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Miller | 61-78 |
| 04:01 | TCU | Jeffrey Miller steals the ball from Randy Tharpe | 61-78 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the easy layup | 61-78 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Randy Tharpe gets the rebound | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | TCU | Brian Hobgood scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michel Leffel | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Brian Hobgood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Bryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michel Leffel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Tharpe (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Blackburn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Alexander (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-78 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Jerry Estes (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Jonathan Fern (C) Brian Hobgood, Travis Bryan, Michel Leffel, Randy Tharpe, Eric Blackburn | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, John Alexander, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| 02:59 | TCU | Joseph Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 64-78 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the rebound | 64-78 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Roy Evans is called for the reach on Lester Johnson - foul #2 on Roy Evans, team foul #7 | 64-78 |
| Subs | TCU | Brent English (C) Jerry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Brent English grabs the defensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 02:26 | TCU | Jonathan Fern is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-78 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Hobgood (PG), Jerry Estes (SF) Roy Evans, Brent English | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Milton Cummins | |
| 02:08 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-78 |
| 02:07 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jerry Estes | 67-78 |
| 02:07 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-78 |
| Subs | TCU | Travis Bryan (SG) James Cleaver | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| 02:03 | TCU | Terry Etter is called for the reach on Joseph Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #8 | 67-78 |
| Subs | TCU | James Cleaver (PG), Roy Evans (SG), Brent English (C) Brian Hobgood, Travis Bryan, Jerry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| 02:03 | TCU | Joseph Collins misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Terry Etter pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | James Cleaver is called for the reach on Ojore Sato in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Cleaver, team foul #8 | 67-78 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 67-80 |
| 01:32 | TCU | Jonathan Fern's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-80 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Terry Etter scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 67-82 |
| 00:51 | TCU | Jonathan Fern hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | James Cleaver steps in front of the Terry Etter pass | 69-82 |
| 00:19 | TCU | Jonathan Fern misses the easy layup | 69-82 |
| 00:18 | TCU | Brent English grabs the offensive rebound | 69-82 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | TCU | James Cleaver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-82 |
| 00:13 | TCU | Brent English snags the offensive board | 69-82 |
| 00:11 | TCU | Brent English misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-82 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato grabs the board | 69-82 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato runs out the clock | 69-82 |