| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bilyeu (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Ferry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lei Wen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Bret Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cesar Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Graham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Gall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham is hacked by John Bilyeu - foul #2 on John Bilyeu, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Chris Gall is called for traveling | 41-36 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Bret Forrest hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jim Lewis | 43-36 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Bret Forrest blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Arambula | 43-36 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Chris Gall tips it in | 43-38 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Warren Ferry buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Bilyeu | 46-38 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Chris Gall connects on the floater from the baseline | 46-40 |
| 18:09 | Denver | John Bilyeu loses the dribble to Cameron Cline in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Lei Wen - foul #1 on Lei Wen, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Denver | David Collins (PG), Curtis Martucci (SG), Leroy Nelson (SF), Benjamin Urban (PF), Samuel Alderete (C) John Bilyeu, Warren Ferry, Lei Wen, Jim Lewis, Bret Forrest | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Damon Pontiff (PG), Shaun Vogel (SG), Eric Sanders (PF), Chad Gilyard (C) Cameron Cline, Cesar Marino, Dikembe Arambula, Chris Gall | |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Leroy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Curtis Martucci lays it in | 48-41 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders is hacked by Benjamin Urban - foul #3 on Benjamin Urban, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Lewis (PF) Benjamin Urban | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Cline (PG) Lawrence Graham | |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Shaun Vogel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Leroy Nelson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Curtis Martucci is hacked by Damon Pontiff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Pontiff, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Curtis Martucci is called for a charge - foul #1 on Curtis Martucci, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cesar Marino (SG), John Maclean (PF), Chris Gall (C) Cameron Cline, Eric Sanders, Chad Gilyard | |
| 16:28 | New Mexico | Jim Lewis swats the short shot by John Maclean | 48-41 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | John Maclean tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Chris Gall steals the ball from David Collins | 48-43 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Chris Gall drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Damon Pontiff | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Martucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jim Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Samuel Alderete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Damon Pontiff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cesar Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Vogel (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Maclean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Gall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Denver | David Collins drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Lewis | 50-45 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Chris Gall misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Martucci - foul #2 on Curtis Martucci, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Denver | John Bilyeu (PG), Warren Ferry (SG), Lei Wen (SF), Benjamin Urban (PF), Bret Forrest (C) David Collins, Curtis Martucci, Leroy Nelson, Jim Lewis, Samuel Alderete | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Cline (PG), Chad Gilyard (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) Damon Pontiff, Shaun Vogel, John Maclean | |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Chris Gall makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Chris Gall makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Lei Wen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Benjamin Urban tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard's pass is intercepted by John Bilyeu | 52-47 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Cameron Cline - foul #3 on Cameron Cline, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham (SF), Eric Sanders (C) Chad Gilyard, Chris Gall | |
| 14:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Dikembe Arambula buries a shot from the right block set up by Cesar Marino | 54-49 |
| 14:07 | Denver | John Bilyeu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 14:06 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Ferry | 54-49 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Bret Forrest misses long on an open runner in the lane | 54-49 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Cesar Marino is hacked by Benjamin Urban - foul #4 on Benjamin Urban, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Goodson (PG), Jimmy Burrow (SF), Jim Lewis (PF) John Bilyeu, Lei Wen, Benjamin Urban | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Maclean (C) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Bret Forrest pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Jimmy Burrow misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Cesar Marino pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sanders | 54-49 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham hits a shot from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Bret Forrest hits a wide open jumper from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Bret Forrest blocks the short jumper by John Maclean | 56-51 |
| 11:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bret Forrest | 56-51 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Jimmy Burrow is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| Subs | Denver | John Bilyeu (PG), David Collins (SG), Leroy Nelson (SF), Samuel Alderete (PF), Curtis Martucci (C) Ernie Goodson, Warren Ferry, Jimmy Burrow, Jim Lewis, Bret Forrest | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Damon Pontiff (SG), Shaun Vogel (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF), Chad Gilyard (C) Cesar Marino, Lawrence Graham, Eric Sanders, John Maclean | |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 11:42 | Denver | David Collins grabs the board | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bilyeu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Collins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leroy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Alderete (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Damon Pontiff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shaun Vogel (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Gilyard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Denver | David Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Pontiff - foul #3 on Damon Pontiff, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Lei Wen (SF) Leroy Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:28 | Denver | David Collins misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Shaun Vogel - foul #2 on Shaun Vogel, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| 11:28 | Denver | David Collins makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:28 | Denver | David Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Shaun Vogel connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Damon Pontiff | 57-53 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Samuel Alderete is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Collins | 60-53 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Cameron Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Goodson (PG), Leroy Nelson (SF) John Bilyeu, Lei Wen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham (SF), Chris Gall (C) Damon Pontiff, Chad Gilyard | |
| 10:26 | Denver | Samuel Alderete buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by David Collins and the foul's on Chris Gall - foul #1 on Chris Gall, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cesar Marino (SG) Shaun Vogel | |
| 10:26 | Denver | Samuel Alderete makes the free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Ernie Goodson picks off the pass by Cameron Cline in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Curtis Martucci comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-53 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Lawrence Graham | 63-53 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Cameron Cline misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico | Chris Gall tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Ernie Goodson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-55 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Chris Gall connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Cameron Cline | 63-58 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Curtis Martucci's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Arambula | 63-58 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Chris Gall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico | Cameron Cline throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| Subs | Denver | John Bilyeu (PG), Warren Ferry (SG), Lei Wen (SF), Jim Lewis (PF), Bret Forrest (C) Ernie Goodson, David Collins, Leroy Nelson, Samuel Alderete, Curtis Martucci | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Damon Pontiff (PG), Shaun Vogel (SG), John Maclean (PF), Chad Gilyard (C) Cameron Cline, Cesar Marino, Dikembe Arambula, Chris Gall | |
| 08:37 | Denver | Jim Lewis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Warren Ferry and the foul's on Damon Pontiff - foul #4 on Damon Pontiff, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cesar Marino (SG) Damon Pontiff | |
| 08:37 | Denver | Jim Lewis makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | John Maclean double dribbles | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Sanders (PF) John Maclean | |
| 08:06 | Denver | The short jumper by Bret Forrest is denied by Chad Gilyard | 66-58 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders grabs the board | 66-58 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Jim Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:39 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by John Bilyeu is blocked by Lawrence Graham | 66-58 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bilyeu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Ferry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lei Wen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Bret Forrest (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Shaun Vogel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cesar Marino (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Graham (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Gilyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Lei Wen swats the short shot by Lawrence Graham | 66-58 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 06:53 | Denver | John Bilyeu misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Warren Ferry gets the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry is hacked by Cesar Marino - foul #2 on Cesar Marino, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Goodson (PG), Leroy Nelson (SF), Benjamin Urban (C) John Bilyeu, Lei Wen, Bret Forrest | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Cline (PG), Damon Pontiff (SG), John Maclean (PF), Chris Gall (C) Shaun Vogel, Cesar Marino, Eric Sanders, Chad Gilyard | |
| 06:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Warren Ferry misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Benjamin Urban gets the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Jim Lewis hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Warren Ferry | 69-60 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Chris Gall makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Cameron Cline and he's hacked by Jim Lewis - foul #3 on Jim Lewis, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Denver | David Collins (SG), Curtis Martucci (C) Warren Ferry, Jim Lewis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Chris Gall makes the free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:29 | Denver | David Collins hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Damon Pontiff misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-63 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Curtis Martucci gets the rebound | 72-63 |
| 05:01 | Denver | David Collins comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | John Maclean grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Maclean | 72-63 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Chris Gall misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 04:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Leroy Nelson | 72-63 |
| 04:07 | Denver | David Collins buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ernie Goodson | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico | Lawrence Graham misses the shot from the left side | 75-63 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Curtis Martucci grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Benjamin Urban connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Collins | 77-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Goodson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Urban (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Curtis Martucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Cline (tired) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Damon Pontiff (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lawrence Graham (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Maclean (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Gall (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Chris Gall comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 77-63 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Curtis Martucci gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Denver | John Bilyeu (PG), Warren Ferry (SG), Lei Wen (SF), Jim Lewis (PF), Samuel Alderete (C) Ernie Goodson, David Collins, Leroy Nelson, Benjamin Urban, Curtis Martucci | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shaun Vogel (PG), Cesar Marino (SG), Chad Gilyard (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF), Eric Sanders (C) Cameron Cline, Damon Pontiff, Lawrence Graham, John Maclean, Chris Gall | |
| 03:03 | Denver | Shaun Vogel is called for the reach on John Bilyeu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shaun Vogel, team foul #8 | 77-63 |
| 03:03 | Denver | John Bilyeu makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 03:03 | Denver | John Bilyeu misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Dikembe Arambula grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Shaun Vogel banks in the layup set up by Cesar Marino | 78-65 |
| 02:38 | Denver | John Bilyeu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Dikembe Arambula grabs the board | 78-65 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dikembe Arambula | 78-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Jim Lewis is hacked by Dikembe Arambula - foul #3 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Jim Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Jim Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Cesar Marino misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-67 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard gets the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 80-67 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard grabs the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Chad Gilyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-67 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Sanders | 80-67 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-67 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Warren Ferry grabs the defensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 00:44 | Denver | John Bilyeu misses the shot from the left block | 80-67 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Cesar Marino snags the defensive board | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Eric Sanders connects on the 3 from the left corner | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Denver | John Bilyeu drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-70 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Shaun Vogel's floater is tipped away by Lei Wen | 82-70 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Lei Wen grabs the board | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Lei Wen runs out the clock | 82-70 |