San Diego State (18-6,11-0) and New Mexico (14-9,7-3) needed five extra minutes to settle this one. In the end, San Diego State pulled out the victory to remain undefeated in conference play.
This game had all the ingredients of one of the best conference games of the season: great defense, numerous lead changes, and last minute controversy. It was no surprise that the two teams went into overtime to find the victor. Unfortunately for Lobos fans, that victor was San Diego State.
This game started out close, but the Lobos jumped out to a 18-14 lead in the first half with approximately ten minutes to go.