| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Randall Zmolek | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Scruggs - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| 18:18 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Winters | 29-27 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Spratt | 31-27 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | James Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF) James Winters, Sean Ament | |
| 16:59 | UNLV | David Davis is denied on a dunk by Anthony Pickens | 31-27 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | David Davis comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 31-27 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Scruggs | 31-29 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek loses the dribble to Anthony Pickens | 31-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Arthur Greenway (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Anthony Pickens, Allen Hitt | |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert drills a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Burt Chapman's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Bergert | 31-31 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman tips it in | 33-31 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the jumper near the basket set up by James Winters and he's hacked by Nathan Ortez - foul #3 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF) James Winters, Johnny Hanna, Arthur Greenway | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez is whistled for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG) John Scruggs | |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | Raymond Axford is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shawn Bergert | 33-37 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Ira Kunz lays it up and in | 35-37 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | John Scruggs connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 37-40 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ira Kunz | 39-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Nathan Ortez, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) John Scruggs, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 11:08 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bergert - foul #3 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger double dribbles | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) James Winters | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Johnny Hanna steals the ball from Burt Chapman in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory banks in the layup on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 39-42 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Shawn Bergert | 39-42 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) Burt Chapman, Christopher Spratt, Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG), Arthur Greenway (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger banks in the layup on a great pass from Pedro Jimenez and he's fouled by Arthur Greenway - foul #2 on Arthur Greenway, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Ira Kunz steals it from Michael Gregory out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the runner near the basket | 43-42 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by James Winters | 43-44 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 43-44 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Ira Kunz tips it home | 45-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | James Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by James Winters | 45-46 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Pedro Jimenez, Randall Zmolek, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Christopher Spratt is called for the reach on Johnny Hanna - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled on the floor by Sean Ament - foul #2 on Sean Ament, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway | |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Ira Kunz scores on a floater from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Gregory | 47-49 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Ira Kunz swats the dunk try by Johnny Hanna | 47-49 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is hacked by Anthony Pickens - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Frederick Coleman (PF) Burt Chapman, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Michael Gregory, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Sean Ament steals it from Christopher Spratt | 47-51 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Sean Ament banks in the layup | 47-53 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Coleman | 49-53 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Winters | 49-55 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | James Winters is called for the reach on Nathan Ortez - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Ira Kunz (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Christopher Spratt, Frederick Coleman, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Sean Ament, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Nathan Ortez - foul #4 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Osterberger | 52-56 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Pedro Jimenez | 52-56 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), James Mills (C) Pedro Jimenez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Raymond Axford (SG) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Spratt and he's fouled by Michael Gregory - foul #3 on Michael Gregory, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG), Allen Hitt (C) James Winters, Raymond Axford, Shawn Bergert | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't finish the layup | 55-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | John Scruggs gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 55-56 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Pickens - foul #2 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | James Mills blocks the short jumper by Anthony Pickens | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is hacked by Johnny Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Allen Hitt | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |