| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fresh) SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SF - James Pietsch (fresh) PF - Robert James (fresh) C - Richard Sturgis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Wilson (fresh) SG - Jeremy Banas (fresh) SF - James Sapien (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fresh) C - James Grim (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Richard Sturgis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | John Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Robert James pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | James Pietsch double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Robert James grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Mark Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Richard Sturgis tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | John Long grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | John Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | James Sapien grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | James Sapien is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Trent McCall | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Richard Sturgis drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | James Pietsch hits a floater from the right side set up by Robert James | 6-2 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Trent McCall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Robert James gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | James Pietsch's floater is tipped away by James Grim | 6-2 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Grim | 6-2 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas's pass is intercepted by James Pietsch | 6-2 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Robert James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Wells (PG), Jack Combs (SG), Elliott Cheatham (SF), Robert Cherry (PF), Larry McReynolds (C) John Long, Mark Johnson, James Pietsch, Robert James, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell (PG), Roy Rowley (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Daniel McLennan (C) Andrew Wilson, Jeremy Banas, James Sapien, James Grim | |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan tips it but misses | 6-2 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Rowley | 6-2 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Wells (fresh) SG - Jack Combs (fresh) SF - Elliott Cheatham (fresh) PF - Robert Cherry (fresh) C - Larry McReynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Phillip Nowell (fresh) SG - Roy Rowley (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fairly fresh) C - Daniel McLennan (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Trent McCall pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Robert Cherry connects on the jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Trent McCall banks in the layup set up by Daniel McLennan | 8-7 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Colbert - foul #1 on Roy Colbert, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Gary Franklin (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Richard Sturgis (C) Jack Combs, Elliott Cheatham, Robert Cherry, Larry McReynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson (PG), James Sapien (SF) Roy Rowley, Roy Colbert | |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Phillip Nowell and he's hacked by John Long - foul #1 on John Long, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Pietsch (SF), Robert James (PF) Kenneth Wells, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Gary Franklin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Trent McCall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | James Sapien loses the dribble to Robert James | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | John Long misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | John Long grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Andrew Wilson is called for the reach on John Long - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Johnson (SG), Elliott Cheatham (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Robert Cherry (C) Gary Franklin, James Pietsch, Robert James, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Grim (PF), Donald Hawkins (C) Trent McCall, Daniel McLennan | |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Robert Cherry connects on the jump hook from the left block | 12-10 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | James Sapien is fouled in the backcourt by John Long - foul #2 on John Long, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Wells (PG), Larry McReynolds (C) John Long, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Wilson | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | A charge is called on Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent McCall (PF) Donald Hawkins | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SF - Elliott Cheatham (fresh) PF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry McReynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Nowell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sapien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Trent McCall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Grim (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | James Sapien travels in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Mark Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Wells | 15-13 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Combs (SG), James Pietsch (SF), Sean Spruill (PF) Mark Johnson, Elliott Cheatham, Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins (C) James Grim | |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell's pass is intercepted by James Pietsch | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells is called for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Franklin (SG), Robert James (PF), Richard Sturgis (C) Kenneth Wells, Sean Spruill, Larry McReynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Grim (C) Donald Hawkins | |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Combs - foul #1 on Jack Combs, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | James Grim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Phillip Nowell is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #1 on Phillip Nowell, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cherry (C) Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan (C) James Grim | |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Robert James's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel McLennan | 15-13 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Robert James grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | James Pietsch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Trent McCall snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Trent McCall travels with the ball | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Wells (PG), Elliott Cheatham (SF) Gary Franklin, James Pietsch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (SG), James Grim (C) Andrew Wilson, Daniel McLennan | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham lays it in | 17-13 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Spruill (PF), Richard Sturgis (C) Robert James, Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson (PG), Daniel McLennan (C) Roy Rowley, James Grim | |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico | Trent McCall loses the dribble to Richard Sturgis in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Richard Sturgis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham tips it back up and in | 19-13 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Sturgis - foul #1 on Richard Sturgis, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Pietsch (SF), Larry McReynolds (C) Jack Combs, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Grim (PF) Trent McCall | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Larry McReynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | James Pietsch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Franklin (SG), Robert James (PF) Elliott Cheatham, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trent McCall (PF) Daniel McLennan | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Trent McCall swats the short shot by James Pietsch | 19-13 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Gary Franklin gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Franklin (fresh) SF - James Pietsch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert James (fresh) 6 reb. C - Larry McReynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Nowell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sapien (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Trent McCall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Grim (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Trent McCall is called for the reach on James Pietsch - foul #1 on Trent McCall, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cherry (SF) James Pietsch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG) Andrew Wilson | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells clanks a shot from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Robert Cherry misses the tip | 19-13 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Trent McCall pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | James Grim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-13 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Nowell | 19-13 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | James Sapien dunks the ball on a great pass from Phillip Nowell | 19-15 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Robert James makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gary Franklin | 21-15 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Trent McCall is fouled on the floor by Larry McReynolds - foul #1 on Larry McReynolds, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Combs (SG), Elliott Cheatham (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Richard Sturgis (C) Gary Franklin, Robert Cherry, Robert James, Larry McReynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson (PG), Daniel McLennan (C) Jeremy Banas, James Grim | |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Trent McCall misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Richard Sturgis grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Jack Combs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Trent McCall misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 24-15 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel McLennan | 24-15 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Trent McCall is fouled on the floor by Sean Spruill - foul #1 on Sean Spruill, team foul #8 | 24-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Pietsch (SF) Kenneth Wells | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Grim (C) Daniel McLennan | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | James Pietsch knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | James Pietsch is called for the reach on James Sapien - foul #1 on James Pietsch, team foul #9 | 27-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Wells (PG), Robert Cherry (C) Elliott Cheatham, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan (C) James Grim | |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | James Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | James Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Sean Spruill | 27-18 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | James Pietsch scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Wells | 29-18 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Sean Spruill | 29-18 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Sean Spruill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert James (PF), Richard Sturgis (C) James Pietsch, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Grim (C) Daniel McLennan | |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Jack Combs takes the ball from Andrew Wilson | 29-18 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Kenneth Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-18 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Robert Cherry grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kenneth Wells (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Combs (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cherry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Sturgis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Nowell (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Sapien (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Trent McCall (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Grim (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Andrew Wilson picks off the pass by Robert Cherry | 29-18 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Elliott Cheatham (SF) Kenneth Wells, Jack Combs, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins (C) James Grim | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | James Sapien comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #10 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Daniel McLennan (C) Donald Hawkins | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | James Sapien misses the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | James Sapien misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Trent McCall grabs the offensive board | 29-18 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Robert James pulls down the rebound | 29-18 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Mark Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-18 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 29-18 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | James Sapien is fouled on the floor by Elliott Cheatham - foul #1 on Elliott Cheatham, team foul #11 | 29-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Pietsch (SF), Richard Sturgis (C) Elliott Cheatham, Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG), James Grim (C) Andrew Wilson, Daniel McLennan | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | James Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | James Sapien makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | John Long is hacked by Trent McCall - foul #2 on Trent McCall, team foul #5 | 29-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Franklin (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson (PG) Jeremy Banas | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | John Long loses the dribble to James Sapien | 29-20 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell travels with the ball | 29-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Spruill (PF) Robert James | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG) Phillip Nowell | |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Sean Spruill misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Trent McCall - foul #3 on Trent McCall, team foul #6 | 29-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham (PG) John Long | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell (PG), Donald Hawkins (C) Andrew Wilson, Trent McCall | |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Sean Spruill makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Sean Spruill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Phillip Nowell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-20 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Gary Franklin grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | James Pietsch clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Sean Spruill grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Sean Spruill scores on a shot from the left block | 33-20 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | James Grim is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Grim, team foul #7 | 33-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Robert James (PF), Larry McReynolds (C) Elliott Cheatham, Gary Franklin, Sean Spruill, Richard Sturgis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson (PG), Daniel McLennan (C) Jeremy Banas, Donald Hawkins | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Mark Johnson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-20 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Daniel McLennan | 33-20 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Andrew Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cherry (SF) James Pietsch | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | John Long is hacked by Phillip Nowell - foul #2 on Phillip Nowell, team foul #8 | 33-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins (C) Daniel McLennan | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | John Long makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | John Long misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | James Grim snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Grim misses the fullcourt shot | 34-20 |