| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Alexander inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sterling Wiens - foul #1 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 3rd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Wayne Duley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #2 on John Alexander, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Wayne Duley makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Wayne Duley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | James Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Wayne Duley grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Floyd Bickerstaff is called for the reach on Sterling Wiens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Floyd Bickerstaff, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Allen Clower is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | John Alexander scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Robert Huizar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lester Johnson - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF) Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower | |
| 17:48 | Denver | Robert Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Robert Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Shannon Eddins grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Jeffrey Miller is called for the reach on William Cornett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Robert Huizar | |
| 17:06 | Denver | William Cornett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:04 | Denver | David Moss pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Cornett | 35-38 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Terry Etter knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Ojore Sato | 37-38 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Shannon Eddins banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Cornett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Moss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Eddins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Brubaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Denver | William Cornett knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Kittrell | 40-43 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 15:23 | Denver | Jeffrey Miller picks off the pass by Aaron Brubaker in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Jerome Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Bruce Ballard, Terry Etter, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, David Moss, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 14:54 | Denver | Robert Huizar blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Eric Lunsford grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | John Alexander is hacked by Wayne Duley - foul #3 on Wayne Duley, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | James Green misses the dunk attempt | 42-43 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | James Green tips it in | 44-43 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Eric Lunsford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Robert Bell scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Green | 46-43 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is by himself and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Lunsford | 46-45 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Robert Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bell, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Gabriel Kelley (PF), Shannon Eddins (C) Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 13:08 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Joel Turner gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | James Green is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, James Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), David Moss (SF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley, Gabriel Kelley | |
| 12:23 | Denver | William Cornett's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ballard | 46-45 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joel Turner | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Denver | William Cornett can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), John Alexander (SF), Terry Etter (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Gabriel Kelley (SF), Allen Clower (PF) Gerald Kittrell, David Moss, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 11:50 | Denver | William Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:50 | Denver | William Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Etter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gabriel Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cornett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sterling Wiens - foul #2 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (SF) Gabriel Kelley | |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), James Green (PF) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett | |
| 10:57 | Denver | Wayne Duley clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on John Alexander - foul #3 on John Alexander, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| 10:57 | Denver | Wayne Duley makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Wayne Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard tips it home | 52-49 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard lays it up and in on a great pass from Lester Johnson and the foul's on Robert Huizar - foul #2 on Robert Huizar, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Terry Etter (SG), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Gerald Kittrell, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:35 | Denver | David Moss comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Miller | 54-52 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard loses the ball out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Milton Cummins (PF) Bruce Ballard, James Green | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:07 | Denver | David Moss misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is called for 3 seconds | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Wayne Duley (SF) Eric Lunsford, David Moss | |
| 08:48 | Denver | Jeffrey Miller picks off the pass by Sterling Wiens in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Sterling Wiens clanks a turnaround in the lane | 54-52 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Shannon Eddins - foul #2 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Jeffrey Miller, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Robert Huizar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Green (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Moss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Eric Lunsford steals it from Ojore Sato | 56-52 |
| 07:03 | Denver | David Moss lays it in on a great pass from Eric Lunsford | 56-54 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ojore Sato | 59-54 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Allen Clower hits a wide open runner from the right block | 59-56 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Robert Bell hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Robert Huizar pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Robert Huizar misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Robert Huizar picks off the pass by Robert Bell | 61-56 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Robert Bell, John Alexander, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), William Cornett (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF) Gerald Kittrell, Eric Lunsford, David Moss, Allen Clower | |
| 05:12 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #4 on Lester Johnson, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Brubaker (C) Robert Huizar | |
| 05:12 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Green | 64-56 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker clanks a jump hook from the right block | 64-56 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Wayne Duley tips it in | 64-58 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is fouled on the floor by Wayne Duley - foul #4 on Wayne Duley, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff can't throw it down | 64-58 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff hits the follow up shot | 66-58 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Shannon Eddins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Shannon Eddins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Alexander - foul #4 on John Alexander, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SG), Jerome Green (C) Jeffrey Miller, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Shannon Eddins makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Shannon Eddins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is whistled for a carry | 68-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), James Green (PF) Lester Johnson, Terry Etter, John Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Allen Clower (PF) Shannon Eddins | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Green (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerome Green (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Ballard | 68-60 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | James Green hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Eric Lunsford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF) Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Gerald Kittrell (SG), David Moss (SF) Sterling Wiens, Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Terry Etter clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Allen Clower - foul #1 on Allen Clower, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bell, James Green, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Shannon Eddins (C) Robert Huizar | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shannon Eddins | 72-60 |
| 02:05 | Denver | William Cornett is hacked by Joel Turner - foul #3 on Joel Turner, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Brubaker (C) Allen Clower | |
| 02:05 | Denver | William Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:05 | Denver | William Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Moss | 72-62 |
| 01:30 | Denver | William Cornett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Shannon Eddins grabs the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 01:24 | Denver | David Moss connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Brubaker | 72-64 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, David Moss, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | John Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-64 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Allen Clower grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | Robert Bell takes the ball from Eric Lunsford | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lunsford - foul #2 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Terry Etter (PF) Lester Johnson, James Green | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Allen Clower snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Allen Clower throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-64 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Sterling Wiens is called for the reach on Terry Etter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 73-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lunsford | 73-67 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Green (PF) Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Wiens - foul #4 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Wayne Duley travels in the backcourt | 75-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is fouled on the floor by Eric Lunsford - foul #3 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is fouled in the backcourt by John Alexander - foul #5 on John Alexander, team foul #11 | 77-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Jerome Green (C) Robert Bell, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Terry Etter is fouled in the backcourt by William Cornett - foul #2 on William Cornett, team foul #13 | 77-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, David Moss, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is fouled on the floor by Joel Turner - foul #4 on Joel Turner, team foul #12 | 79-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Jerome Green (C) Robert Bell, Joel Turner, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 00:06 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jerome Green | 79-70 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato runs out the clock | 79-70 |