| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (fresh) SG - Jackie Jalbert (fresh) SF - John Frausto (fresh) PF - Robin Turnbull (fresh) C - Aaron Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) SG - David Descoteaux (fresh) SF - Ronald Pace (fresh) PF - Charles Wilner (fresh) C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Pace | 0-3 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Mark Trout can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Charles Wilner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Ronald Han steps in front of the Mark Trout pass | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Boyd | 3-3 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Ronald Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Ronald Han drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Charles Wilner - foul #1 on Charles Wilner, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Ronald Han makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Ronald Han steals the ball from David Descoteaux in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | David Descoteaux is called for the reach on John Frausto - foul #1 on David Descoteaux, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Frausto | 9-3 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but the foul's on John Frausto - foul #1 on John Frausto, team foul #1 | 9-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo (PG), James Henkel (SG), Stephen Mattis (PF), Kelly Horne (C) Ronald Han, Jackie Jalbert, Robin Turnbull, Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (PG), James Jones (SG), Jumah Afshari (PF), Donald Calhoun (C) Mark Trout, David Descoteaux, Charles Wilner, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the 3rd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | John Frausto grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis blows the layup | 9-5 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis misses the easy layup | 9-5 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis tips it home | 11-5 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Donald Calhoun is whistled for traveling | 11-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Jackie Jalbert (SG), Robin Turnbull (PF), Mark Smith (C) Joseph Falbo, James Henkel, Stephen Mattis, Kelly Horne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (PG), Michael Teisberg (SG), Timothy Durrant (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) John Brown, James Jones, Ronald Pace, Donald Calhoun | |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Mark Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Floyd Roscoe - foul #1 on Floyd Roscoe, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Mark Smith misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jumah Afshari | 11-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Jalbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Frausto (tiring) PF - Robin Turnbull (tiring) C - Mark Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (fresh) SG - Michael Teisberg (fresh) SF - Timothy Durrant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jumah Afshari (fairly fresh) C - Floyd Roscoe (tiring) | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert's pass is intercepted by Michael Teisberg in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Roger Hall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jackie Jalbert - foul #1 on Jackie Jalbert, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Henkel (PG), Stephen Mattis (PF), Aaron Boyd (C) Ronald Han, Robin Turnbull, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), James Jones (SF), Charles Wilner (PF) Roger Hall, Timothy Durrant, Jumah Afshari | |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by James Henkel | 13-9 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Mark Trout's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Mattis | 13-9 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | John Frausto pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Teisberg - foul #1 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Joseph Falbo (SF), Kelly Horne (PF) Jackie Jalbert, John Frausto, Stephen Mattis | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Donald Calhoun (C) Michael Teisberg, James Jones, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Calhoun | 13-9 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne tips it back up and in | 15-9 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | David Descoteaux is hacked by Joseph Falbo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Falbo, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (PG) Mark Trout | |
| 14:08 | UNLV | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Ronald Han misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Charles Wilner pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Ronald Pace is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronald Pace, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert (SG), John Frausto (SF), Stephen Mattis (PF) Ronald Han, Joseph Falbo, Kelly Horne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Jumah Afshari (PF) John Brown, Charles Wilner | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Mark Trout picks off the pass by James Henkel in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Trout and the foul's on Stephen Mattis - foul #1 on Stephen Mattis, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (PF) Stephen Mattis | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Ronald Pace, Donald Calhoun | |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | James Henkel clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-12 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Floyd Roscoe | 15-12 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | David Descoteaux buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Trout | 15-15 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert is fouled on the floor by David Descoteaux - foul #2 on David Descoteaux, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Stephen Mattis (SF), Mark Smith (C) James Henkel, John Frausto, Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (PG), Ronald Pace (SF), Timothy Durrant (PF) Mark Trout, David Descoteaux, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 15-15 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Roger Hall gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Jalbert (tired) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Mattis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robin Turnbull (tiring) C - Mark Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (fresh) SG - James Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Pace (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Durrant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jumah Afshari (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant is hacked by Robin Turnbull - foul #1 on Robin Turnbull, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo (SF) Robin Turnbull | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (SG), Charles Wilner (PF), Donald Calhoun (C) James Jones, Ronald Pace, Jumah Afshari | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Jackie Jalbert - foul #2 on Jackie Jalbert, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kelly Horne (PF) Jackie Jalbert | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joseph Falbo, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Henkel (SG), John Frausto (SF) Joseph Falbo, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), Ronald Pace (SF) John Brown, Timothy Durrant | |
| 11:17 | UNLV | John Frausto is called for the reach on James Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Frausto, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd (C) John Frausto | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:17 | UNLV | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Ronald Han misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Ronald Pace's layup is rejected by Aaron Boyd | 15-19 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis makes the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Pace - foul #2 on Ronald Pace, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (PF) Kelly Horne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Michael Teisberg (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Roger Hall, James Jones, Ronald Pace, Charles Wilner | |
| 10:43 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis misses the free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Ronald Han is called for the reach on Mark Trout in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Han, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Ronald Han's pass is intercepted by Mark Trout in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe's floater is tipped away by Aaron Boyd | 17-20 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Mark Trout | 17-22 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | James Henkel's pass is intercepted by Donald Calhoun | 17-22 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Aaron Boyd blocks the short jumper by Jumah Afshari | 17-22 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kelly Horne (PF), Mark Smith (C) Robin Turnbull, Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (SG), James Jones (SF), Timothy Durrant (PF) Michael Teisberg, Donald Calhoun, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Mark Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF) Jumah Afshari | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | John Brown is hacked by Mark Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Ronald Han comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-23 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | James Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Trout | 17-26 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | James Jones is called for the reach on Kelly Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd (C) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (PG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Mark Trout, John Brown, Timothy Durrant | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Charles Wilner lays it up and in on a great pass from Jumah Afshari | 19-28 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | James Jones picks off the pass by James Henkel | 19-28 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-28 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Roger Hall can't tip it in | 19-28 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (very tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Henkel (tired) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Mattis (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Boyd (tiring) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (fresh) SG - James Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jumah Afshari (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Wilner (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Charles Wilner is called for the reach on Kelly Horne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wilner, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (PF) Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Michael Teisberg (SG), Donald Calhoun (PF) Roger Hall, James Jones, Charles Wilner | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | James Henkel is called for the reach on Mark Trout in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Henkel, team foul #11 | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd (C) Kelly Horne | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Mark Trout grabs the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg is hacked by James Henkel - foul #2 on James Henkel, team foul #12 | 19-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo (SF) James Henkel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Durrant (C) Floyd Roscoe | |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Michael Teisberg steals the ball from Ronald Han in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg lays it up and in | 19-33 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis lays it up and in on a great pass from Aaron Boyd | 21-33 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Han - foul #2 on Ronald Han, team foul #13 | 21-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Frausto (SF), Mark Smith (C) Ronald Han, Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (SG), James Jones (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Michael Teisberg, Jumah Afshari, Timothy Durrant | |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | John Frausto can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the paint | 21-35 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Mark Smith gets the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Mark Trout steals the ball from Robin Turnbull | 21-35 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | James Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Trout | 21-37 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull hits the easy wide open finger roll | 23-37 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert (PG), Kelly Horne (PF), Aaron Boyd (C) Joseph Falbo, Robin Turnbull, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (PG), Timothy Durrant (PF), Jumah Afshari (C) Mark Trout, Donald Calhoun, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | John Frausto is hacked by Jumah Afshari - foul #1 on Jumah Afshari, team foul #10 | 23-37 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | John Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | John Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | James Jones misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 25-37 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari tips it back up and in | 25-39 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Jackie Jalbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Teisberg (SG), Floyd Roscoe (C) John Brown, James Jones | |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari is called for traveling | 25-39 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd blows the layup but he's fouled by Floyd Roscoe - foul #2 on Floyd Roscoe, team foul #11 | 25-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (PF) John Frausto | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), James Jones (SF), Donald Calhoun (PF) Roger Hall, Timothy Durrant, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Mark Trout takes the ball from Jackie Jalbert in the backcourt | 27-39 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo (PG), John Frausto (SF) Jackie Jalbert, Robin Turnbull | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (SG) Michael Teisberg | |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses short on a jumper near the basket | 27-39 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | James Jones gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joseph Falbo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Stephen Mattis (very tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Frausto (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelly Horne (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Calhoun (tiring) C - Jumah Afshari (tired) 7 pts. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | James Jones misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-39 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne snags the defensive board | 27-39 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | John Frausto connects on the fadeaway from close range | 29-39 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | John Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | John Frausto gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | John Frausto comes up short on the shot from the right block | 29-39 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Jones | 29-39 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari loses the ball out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Henkel (PG), Jackie Jalbert (SG), Robin Turnbull (PF), Mark Smith (C) Joseph Falbo, Stephen Mattis, Kelly Horne, Aaron Boyd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Teisberg (PG), David Descoteaux (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Mark Trout, John Brown, James Jones, Donald Calhoun, Jumah Afshari | |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | John Frausto loses the dribble to David Descoteaux | 29-39 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robin Turnbull | 29-39 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Ronald Pace swats the layup by Robin Turnbull | 29-39 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Mark Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | David Descoteaux gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Charles Wilner banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Descoteaux | 29-41 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Mark Smith misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Teisberg - foul #2 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #12 | 29-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Joseph Falbo (PF) James Henkel, Robin Turnbull | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Timothy Durrant (C) Michael Teisberg, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Mark Smith misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Ronald Pace scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by John Frausto - foul #3 on John Frausto, team foul #14 | 30-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Henkel (SG), Aaron Boyd (C) John Frausto, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Aaron Boyd blows the layup | 30-44 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Ronald Pace grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Ronald Pace hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Han misses the halfcourt shot | 30-47 |