| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Dowling (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Hibbard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Michael Dowling inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Danny Hey hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Dowling | 36-33 |
| 19:09 | Air Force | Joshua Plant splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Huckins | 36-36 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Robert Landry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Charles Sam pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | Robert Huckins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Hey - foul #2 on Danny Hey, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | Robert Huckins makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | Robert Huckins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | The jumper by Edward Hibbard is denied by Charles Sam | 36-38 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Robert Thomas tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Michael Dowling tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Sam | 36-38 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Edward Hibbard swats the shot by Joshua Plant | 36-38 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Michael Dowling clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Charles Haefner - foul #1 on Charles Haefner, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Richard Gill (SG), Danny Grainger (PF) Danny Hey, Robert Landry, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Huckins, Joshua Plant, Charles Haefner, Robert Baxter | |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Michael Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Michael Dowling makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Kevin Lira is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Richard Gill is fouled in the backcourt by George Kolodziej - foul #2 on George Kolodziej, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard clanks a runner in the lane | 38-38 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Charles Sam pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:59 | Air Force | George Kolodziej can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the board | 38-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) SG - Richard Gill (fresh) SF - Michael Dowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Hibbard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kevin Lira (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Kolodziej (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Sam (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Leon Chaffee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | UNLV | George Kolodziej takes the ball from Richard Gill in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 15:52 | Air Force | George Kolodziej banks in the layup | 38-40 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Richard Gill drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mauricio Romano | 40-40 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | Joseph Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Michael Dowling can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-40 |
| 14:30 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:06 | Air Force | Kevin Lira misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Michael Dowling grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | George Kolodziej gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:20 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG), Gene Reynolds (SG), Robert Landry (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Richard Gill, Michael Dowling, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Charles Haefner (SF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, George Kolodziej, Joseph Allen, Leon Chaffee | |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Charles Haefner swats the short shot by Edward Hibbard | 40-40 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Haefner | 40-40 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Charles Haefner scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Huckins and he's hacked by Gene Reynolds - foul #1 on Gene Reynolds, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Everett Adams (PF) Charles Sam | |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Robert Thomas's layup is rejected by Robert Baxter | 40-43 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Robert Thomas hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 11:47 | Air Force | Everett Adams is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Reynolds (fresh) SF - Robert Landry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Hibbard (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Everett Adams (fresh) C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the layup against the doubleteam | 42-43 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 42-43 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Danny Hey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 10:54 | Air Force | Charles Haefner snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:25 | Air Force | Joshua Plant evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Huckins and he's fouled by Gene Reynolds - foul #2 on Gene Reynolds, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Richard Gill (SG), Michael Dowling (SF), Danny Grainger (PF) Danny Hey, Gene Reynolds, Robert Landry, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Charlie Alexander (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Huckins, Charles Haefner, Everett Adams, Robert Baxter | |
| 10:25 | Air Force | Joshua Plant misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Danny Grainger | 42-45 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled on the floor by Kevin Lira - foul #2 on Kevin Lira, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | George Kolodziej (SG) Joshua Plant | |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Leon Chaffee is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Leon Chaffee, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Allen (SF) Charlie Alexander | |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG), Robert Landry (SF) Mauricio Romano, Michael Dowling | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Haefner (SF), Everett Adams (PF) Joseph Allen, Charles Sam | |
| 08:39 | Air Force | Kevin Lira misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:20 | Air Force | Kevin Lira misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | George Kolodziej steps in front of the Danny Grainger pass | 42-45 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Kevin Lira lays it in set up by George Kolodziej | 42-47 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Richard Gill is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Hibbard (C) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joseph Allen (SG), Charles Sam (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, George Kolodziej, Everett Adams, Leon Chaffee | |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Charles Haefner can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-47 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner tips it home | 42-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Landry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Hibbard (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Allen (fresh) SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Sam (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard's layup is rejected by Robert Baxter | 42-49 |
| 07:36 | Air Force | Charles Haefner gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Charles Haefner is fouled on the floor by Danny Hey - foul #3 on Danny Hey, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Gene Reynolds (SG), Michael Dowling (SF) Danny Hey, Richard Gill, Robert Landry | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Plant (SG) Charles Haefner | |
| 06:51 | Air Force | Robert Thomas takes the ball from Charles Sam | 42-49 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-49 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Michael Dowling grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard drills a shot from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 05:43 | Air Force | Joshua Plant misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Robert Baxter takes the ball from Michael Dowling | 44-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:44 | Air Force | Robert Huckins buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Plant | 44-51 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG), Richard Gill (SG), Robert Landry (SF), Danny Grainger (PF) Mauricio Romano, Gene Reynolds, Robert Thomas, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Air Force | George Kolodziej (SG), Charles Haefner (SF), Everett Adams (PF), Leon Chaffee (C) Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Charles Sam, Robert Baxter | |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Everett Adams gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:05 | Air Force | George Kolodziej comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Landry | 44-51 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Robert Landry is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Grainger | 47-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Dowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Kolodziej (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Everett Adams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Chaffee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Everett Adams can't throw it down | 47-51 |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Charles Haefner gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 03:02 | Air Force | The short jumper by Robert Huckins is denied by Michael Dowling | 47-51 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 47-51 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Michael Dowling lays it in | 49-51 |
| 02:38 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Thomas (PF), Edward Hibbard (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Charles Sam (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Robert Huckins, George Kolodziej, Everett Adams, Leon Chaffee | |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Robert Baxter is fouled on the floor by Danny Hey - foul #4 on Danny Hey, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Robert Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Robert Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Charles Sam gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Charles Haefner is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG) Michael Dowling | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Dowling (SF) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG) Kevin Lira | |
| 01:19 | Air Force | Joshua Plant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Huckins | 49-55 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Charles Sam steals the ball from Robert Landry | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Joshua Plant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Baxter | |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Joshua Plant misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Michael Dowling's pass is intercepted by Leon Chaffee in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 00:54 | Air Force | Robert Landry is called for the reach on Joshua Plant - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| 00:54 | Air Force | Joshua Plant makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:54 | Air Force | Joshua Plant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Robert Thomas is hacked by Charles Sam - foul #4 on Charles Sam, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Baxter (C) Leon Chaffee | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Charles Haefner pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Danny Hey is called for the reach on Charles Haefner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Hey, team foul #10 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Danny Hey | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Baxter | |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Robert Landry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dowling | 52-58 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Charles Haefner is hacked by Robert Landry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #11 | 52-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | George Kolodziej (SF) Charles Sam | |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Michael Dowling pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | George Kolodziej is fouled in the backcourt by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charlie Alexander (SF) Charles Haefner | |
| 00:19 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-62 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee is hacked by Mauricio Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #13 | 55-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Haefner (SF), Charles Sam (PF) Charlie Alexander, George Kolodziej | |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Charles Haefner grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Robert Huckins runs out the clock | 55-63 |