| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Chung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Chow (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Conway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Samuels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Archer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | James Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-32 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Theodore Chung loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Theodore Chung | 36-32 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Israel Thomas - foul #2 on Israel Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | Thomas Conway can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-32 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Israel Thomas tips it in | 38-34 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | James Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 41-34 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | William Chow connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Conway | 41-36 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Tommy Samuels denies the turnaround by Thomas Lusher | 41-36 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher tips it back up and in | 43-36 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | William Chow clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 43-36 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Theodore Chung grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | James Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Sidney Foxx | 46-36 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Robert Archer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Chung - foul #3 on Theodore Chung, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Cranmer (PF) Theodore Chung | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kelly Shaw (SG), David Collins (PF) Thomas Conway, Tommy Samuels | |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Robert Archer makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Robert Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer tips it in | 48-38 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Kelly Shaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 16:51 | Air Force | Robert Archer hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | James Johnson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 50-40 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | The jumper by William Chow is denied by Fred Cranmer | 50-40 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | Robert Archer hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | David Collins blocks the short jumper by Thomas Lusher | 50-42 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | David Collins snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:04 | Air Force | William Chow is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lusher - foul #3 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Herman (PG), Dennis Leath (SF), Theodore Chung (C) James Johnson, Chad Joyal, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Conway (SG), Tommy Samuels (PF), Harris Olson (C) William Chow, Israel Thomas, Robert Archer | |
| 15:57 | Air Force | David Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Herman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Chung (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kelly Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Samuels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harris Olson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Dennis Leath connects on the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Collins - foul #2 on David Collins, team foul #2 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (PF) Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Dennis Leath makes the free throw | 53-42 |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Thomas Conway is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Conway, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Darnell Severns (SF) David Collins | |
| 15:13 | UNLV | James Herman is hacked by Kelly Shaw - foul #2 on Kelly Shaw, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Lusher (C) Theodore Chung | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher knocks in the floater from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 14:59 | Air Force | Kelly Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Chad Joyal (SG) James Herman, Sidney Foxx | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher double dribbles | 55-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Klar (PG) Kelly Shaw | |
| 14:35 | Air Force | Darnell Severns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 14:33 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels tips it back up and in | 55-44 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 14:05 | Air Force | Darnell Severns gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Thomas Conway | 55-46 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | James Chacko tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Darnell Severns knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Klar and the foul's on Dennis Leath - foul #1 on Dennis Leath, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Herman (SG), Fred Cranmer (PF), Theodore Chung (C) Dennis Leath, James Chacko, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Chow (PG), Kelly Shaw (SG), David Collins (PF), Robert Archer (C) Thomas Klar, Thomas Conway, Tommy Samuels, Harris Olson | |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Darnell Severns makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Robert Archer swats the layup by James Johnson | 57-49 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer tips it home | 59-49 |
| 12:29 | Air Force | Theodore Chung swats the short shot by Robert Archer | 59-49 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | James Johnson gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | James Johnson clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Darnell Severns - foul #1 on Darnell Severns, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Thomas Lusher (PF) James Herman, Chad Joyal, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Israel Thomas (SF) Darnell Severns | |
| 12:24 | UNLV | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 12:06 | Air Force | Robert Archer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lusher - foul #4 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #4 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Herman (PG), Dennis Leath (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF) James Johnson, Zoran Zourkos, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:51 | Air Force | Israel Thomas can't connect on a shot from the left block | 60-49 |
| 11:50 | Air Force | Kelly Shaw tips it but misses | 60-49 |
| 11:49 | Air Force | Robert Archer tips it in | 60-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Herman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Chung (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Chow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Archer (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Dennis Leath knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 11:10 | Air Force | William Chow comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Fred Cranmer - foul #1 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Chad Joyal (SF), James Chacko (PF) Dennis Leath, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tommy Samuels (PF) David Collins | |
| 11:10 | Air Force | William Chow makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 11:10 | Air Force | William Chow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | James Chacko travels with the ball | 63-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG) James Herman | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:44 | Air Force | James Johnson picks off the pass by Israel Thomas | 63-53 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | James Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 10:30 | Air Force | Robert Archer snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Kelly Shaw is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Leath (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Sidney Foxx, Theodore Chung | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Klar (PG), Thomas Conway (SG), Harris Olson (C) William Chow, Kelly Shaw, Robert Archer | |
| 10:00 | Air Force | Chad Joyal picks off the pass by Harris Olson | 63-53 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Tommy Samuels is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #2 on Tommy Samuels, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Collins (SF) Israel Thomas | |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses short on a shot from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses the tip | 63-53 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | James Chacko tips it in | 65-53 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Conway and he's hacked by James Chacko - foul #4 on James Chacko, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Theodore Chung (C) Dennis Leath, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Chow (PG), Robert Archer (C) Thomas Klar, Harris Olson | |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Theodore Chung grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Chad Joyal comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Archer | 65-55 |
| 08:31 | Air Force | David Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Samuels | 65-55 |
| 08:22 | Air Force | Robert Archer is hacked by Theodore Chung - foul #4 on Theodore Chung, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Herman (PG), Dennis Leath (SF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Chad Joyal, Theodore Chung | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kelly Shaw (SG), Israel Thomas (SF), Harris Olson (PF) Thomas Conway, David Collins, Tommy Samuels | |
| 08:22 | Air Force | Robert Archer makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:22 | Air Force | Robert Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sidney Foxx and he's hacked by Robert Archer - foul #2 on Robert Archer, team foul #7 | 67-57 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Archer | 67-57 |
| 07:44 | Air Force | Harris Olson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Herman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Chow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harris Olson (fresh) C - Robert Archer (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Dennis Leath drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Herman | 70-57 |
| 07:14 | Air Force | Fred Cranmer swats the layup by Kelly Shaw | 70-57 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Dennis Leath snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 70-57 |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Harris Olson grabs the board | 70-57 |
| 06:45 | Air Force | Israel Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-57 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Leath | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:18 | Air Force | Robert Archer connects on the floater from close range | 72-59 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 72-59 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Robert Archer grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:02 | Air Force | William Chow's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Lusher | 72-59 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Chad Joyal (SF), James Chacko (PF) James Herman, Dennis Leath, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Conway (SG), Tommy Samuels (PF) Kelly Shaw, Harris Olson | |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the floater from the left side | 72-59 |
| 05:40 | Air Force | Robert Archer grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Conway | 72-62 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Thomas Conway steals the ball from Sidney Foxx | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Israel Thomas hits a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Chad Joyal - foul #1 on Chad Joyal, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Leath (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harris Olson (C) Robert Archer | |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Israel Thomas makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Chad Joyal comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 72-65 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher snags the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the jumper near the basket | 72-65 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Chad Joyal can't tip it in | 72-65 |
| 04:33 | Air Force | Israel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 72-65 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Dennis Leath snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | James Johnson scores on a jumper in the paint | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 03:46 | Air Force | Israel Thomas tips it home | 74-67 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Joyal (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Chow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Israel Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Samuels (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Olson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Chad Joyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Theodore Chung (C) Dennis Leath, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Klar (PG), Kelly Shaw (SG), David Collins (SF), Robert Archer (C) William Chow, Thomas Conway, Israel Thomas, Tommy Samuels | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:08 | Air Force | Thomas Klar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 03:06 | Air Force | David Collins snags the offensive board | 74-67 |
| 02:47 | Air Force | Robert Archer buries a jump hook near the basket | 74-69 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | James Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-69 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Collins | 74-69 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (PF) Theodore Chung | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Chow (PG), Thomas Conway (SG), Israel Thomas (SF), Tommy Samuels (PF) Thomas Klar, Kelly Shaw, David Collins, Harris Olson | |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Robert Archer hits a driving attempt from close range | 74-71 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | James Chacko drills a jumper from the baseline | 76-71 |
| 01:55 | Air Force | Thomas Conway is whistled for a carry | 76-71 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | James Chacko comes up short on the floater from the left side | 76-71 |
| 01:40 | Air Force | Robert Archer pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | William Chow connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-73 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Chow - foul #2 on William Chow, team foul #8 | 76-73 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Robert Archer snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | William Chow hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 00:58 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Archer | 76-73 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Conway | 76-76 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Chad Joyal drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sidney Foxx | 79-76 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | James Chacko picks off the pass by Tommy Samuels | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Thomas Conway is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Conway, team foul #9 | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Robert Archer pulls down the rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | James Johnson steals the ball from Robert Archer | 79-76 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the finger roll set up by James Johnson | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Tommy Samuels misses short on a 3 from straight away | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Chad Joyal | 81-76 |