Colorado State fumbled the ball on the return, but recovered it at the CSU 31 with 28 seconds left in the third quarter.

UNM needs a little help from its defense here, with some kind of big play.

Caleb Hanie's first pass was complete to Kory Sperry for a gain of four yards. Damon Morton carried on the reverse and was tackled by Michael Tuohy for a loss of nine yards. It brought up third-and-15 from the CSU 26 as time ran out in the third quarter. The teams had time to regroup with the end of period timeout, then Quincy Black picked off Hanie's next pass and ran it back to the CSU 15. UNM was called for holding, bouncing UNM back to the 25.

Donovan Porterie stepped back and hit Travis Brown on the right side for a 35-yard touchdown. Kenny Byrd hit an extra point, making the score New Mexico 17, Colorado State 19 with 14:34 left in the fourth quarter.

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