| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) SG - Harold Owens (fresh) SF - Jon Graham (fresh) PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) C - Richard Forshee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Richard Forshee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | BYU | Richard Forshee blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | BYU | Jon Graham tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Alexander and he's fouled by Jon Graham - foul #1 on Jon Graham, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | BYU | Harold Owens makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Forshee | 3-5 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | James Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:44 | BYU | Richard Forshee grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | BYU | Robert Leroy is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Jon Graham steals it from James Green | 3-5 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Robert Leroy is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Miller - foul #1 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | BYU | Jon Graham is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 3-7 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-7 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff tips it home | 5-7 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Richard Forshee is hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Jeffrey Miller, James Wright, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (PG), Aaron Langford (SG), Gary Colunga (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Robert Leroy, Harold Owens, Jon Graham, Andre Hennis, Richard Forshee | |
| 17:24 | BYU | Gary Colunga misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| 16:59 | BYU | Gary Colunga misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Colunga - foul #1 on Gary Colunga, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Andre Hennis (PF) Aaron Langford, Gary Colunga | |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn is called for 10 seconds | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | James Wright comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Crocker - foul #1 on Douglas Crocker, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF) Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG), Richard Forshee (C) Eric Freeman, Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:55 | BYU | Robert Leroy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) SG - James Wright (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Alexander (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) C - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Owens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Crocker (fresh) PF - Andre Hennis (fresh) C - Richard Forshee (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 15:40 | BYU | Harold Owens gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | BYU | Robert Leroy is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Robert Leroy picks off the pass by Ojore Sato | 9-12 |
| 14:53 | BYU | Robert Leroy is open and lays it up and in set up by Harold Owens | 9-14 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato clanks a jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | John Alexander tips it home | 11-14 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Andre Hennis is hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Lester Johnson (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, John Alexander, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (PG), Antonio Pena (SG), Jon Graham (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Robert Leroy, Harold Owens, Douglas Crocker, Andre Hennis, Richard Forshee | |
| 13:49 | BYU | Antonio Pena knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins buries a floater from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 13:10 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn's floater is knocked away by Milton Cummins | 13-16 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 15-16 |
| 12:50 | BYU | Floyd Bickerstaff picks off the pass by Aaron Langford | 15-16 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | BYU | Jon Graham gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:40 | BYU | Aaron Langford misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 12:38 | BYU | Eric Freeman tips it back up and in | 15-18 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Milton Cummins | 17-18 |
| 12:10 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #1 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG), Gary Colunga (SF) Aaron Langford, Jon Graham | |
| 12:10 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:10 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | James Green hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wright | 20-20 |
| 11:56 | BYU | Antonio Pena can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Turner (fresh) PF - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Antonio Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Colunga (fresh) PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Schermerhorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | James Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-20 |
| 11:48 | BYU | Gary Colunga snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 11:44 | BYU | Antonio Pena drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Freeman and the foul's on Jeffrey Miller - foul #2 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #5 | 20-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) Jeffrey Miller | |
| Subs | BYU | Andre Hennis (PF), Richard Forshee (C) Eric Freeman, Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| 11:44 | BYU | Antonio Pena makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | James Wright hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Harold Owens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-25 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Joel Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG), Bruce Ballard (PF) James Wright, James Green | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Jon Graham (SF) Antonio Pena, Gary Colunga | |
| 10:52 | BYU | Jon Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (SG) Harold Owens | |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Richard Forshee is called for the reach on Floyd Bickerstaff - foul #1 on Richard Forshee, team foul #4 | 23-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) John Alexander | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Freeman (PF), Ronald Harper (C) Andre Hennis, Richard Forshee | |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff tips it in | 25-25 |
| 10:18 | BYU | Robert Leroy's pass is intercepted by Lester Johnson in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-25 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Ronald Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 10:08 | BYU | Ronald Harper is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Harper, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (SG) Jon Graham | |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | James Green buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 28-25 |
| 09:52 | BYU | Douglas Crocker misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Ronald Harper can't tip it in | 28-25 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Terry Etter connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 30-25 |
| 09:16 | BYU | Ronald Harper misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), John Alexander (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, Terry Etter, James Green, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | BYU | Antonio Pena (PG), Harold Owens (SG), Andre Hennis (PF) Robert Leroy, Aaron Langford, Douglas Crocker | |
| 09:16 | BYU | Ronald Harper makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 09:16 | BYU | Ronald Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Joel Turner tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 08:44 | BYU | Andre Hennis is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-27 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jerome Green | 32-27 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | James Wright is hacked by Eric Freeman - foul #1 on Eric Freeman, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jon Graham (SF), Richard Forshee (C) Eric Freeman, Ronald Harper | |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | John Alexander buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Wright | 35-27 |
| 08:17 | BYU | Jon Graham hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Owens | 35-29 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | John Alexander is hacked by Jon Graham - foul #2 on Jon Graham, team foul #7 | 35-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Gary Colunga (SF) Antonio Pena, Jon Graham | |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | John Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 08:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andre Hennis | 36-29 |
| 07:54 | BYU | Robert Leroy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #7 | 36-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (SG), Rodney Schermerhorn (PF) Harold Owens, Andre Hennis | |
| 07:54 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 07:54 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Aaron Langford (fresh) SF - Gary Colunga (fresh) PF - Rodney Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Forshee (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Richard Forshee is called for the reach on Ojore Sato - foul #2 on Richard Forshee, team foul #8 | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Crocker (SF) Richard Forshee | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 07:09 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | James Green drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 06:29 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 06:28 | BYU | Aaron Langford snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 06:13 | BYU | Robert Leroy is hacked by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #8 | 41-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG), Eric Freeman (SF), Andre Hennis (PF), Ronald Harper (C) Aaron Langford, Douglas Crocker, Gary Colunga, Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| 06:13 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 06:13 | BYU | Robert Leroy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Joel Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | BYU | Antonio Pena (PG) Robert Leroy | |
| 05:50 | BYU | Joel Turner is called for the reach on Antonio Pena in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Turner, team foul #9 | 41-33 |
| 05:50 | BYU | Antonio Pena makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 05:50 | BYU | Antonio Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | James Wright's floater is knocked away by Andre Hennis | 41-35 |
| 05:38 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ronald Harper | 41-35 |
| 05:33 | BYU | Harold Owens is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Wright | 43-35 |
| 05:05 | BYU | Eric Freeman is open but misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-35 |
| 04:57 | BYU | Andre Hennis pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 04:53 | BYU | Antonio Pena is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 04:50 | BYU | Eric Freeman tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Andre Hennis is called for the reach on Milton Cummins - foul #1 on Andre Hennis, team foul #9 | 43-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Green (PF) Lester Johnson, Terry Etter | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Douglas Crocker (SF), Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Harold Owens, Eric Freeman, Ronald Harper | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 04:12 | BYU | Douglas Crocker misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-37 |
| 03:56 | BYU | Andre Hennis snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Leroy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Antonio Pena (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Crocker (fresh) PF - Andre Hennis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Schermerhorn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:51 | BYU | Douglas Crocker is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Joel Turner (SF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | BYU | Jon Graham (SF), Richard Forshee (C) Antonio Pena, Andre Hennis | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Green | 45-37 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is called for traveling | 45-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) James Wright | |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Owens (SG), Eric Freeman (PF) Douglas Crocker, Rodney Schermerhorn | |
| 03:15 | BYU | Harold Owens is hacked by Jeffrey Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #10 | 45-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (SG) Jeffrey Miller | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:15 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:15 | BYU | Harold Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Green | 45-37 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Joel Turner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 02:54 | BYU | The rebound goes to Eric Freeman | 45-37 |
| 02:49 | BYU | Jon Graham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jon Graham, team foul #10 | 45-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Langford (PG), Gary Colunga (SF) Robert Leroy, Jon Graham | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | James Green buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 47-37 |
| 02:04 | BYU | Aaron Langford misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Jerome Green buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-37 |
| 01:23 | BYU | Eric Freeman hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #11 | 50-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), James Wright (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Lester Johnson, John Alexander, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Leroy (PG), Douglas Crocker (SG), Andre Hennis (PF), Rodney Schermerhorn (C) Aaron Langford, Harold Owens, Gary Colunga, Richard Forshee | |
| 01:23 | BYU | Eric Freeman makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff connects on the runner near the basket | 52-40 |
| 01:04 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 01:03 | BYU | Eric Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 00:36 | BYU | Douglas Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Rodney Schermerhorn gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 00:03 | BYU | Eric Freeman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Douglas Crocker gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The clock runs out | 52-40 |