| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Allsup (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alan Kim (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Gordon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Walker (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Alan Kim inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Alan Kim clanks a shot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-40 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Darin Garber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (C) Joshua Myers, George Phair | |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Rod Newsom is hacked by Charles Walker - foul #4 on Charles Walker, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield is called for traveling | 27-40 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Alan Kim connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darin Garber | 29-40 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled in the backcourt by James Allsup - foul #5 on James Allsup, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Briner (PF) James Allsup | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the lay-in | 29-40 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield snags the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Raymond Gordon picks off the pass by John Carlson | 29-40 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | James Briner loses the dribble to Robert Mayfield | 29-40 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Mayfield | 29-42 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses the dunk attempt | 29-42 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Darin Garber grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Alan Kim buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Darin Garber | 31-42 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Alan Kim - foul #4 on Alan Kim, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, Rod Newsom, John Carlson | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Richard Coder makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Richard Coder makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Alan Kim is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Richard Coder | |
| 16:31 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-44 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to George Phair | 31-44 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alonzo Samuelson | 31-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gordon (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Kim (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - James Briner (tiring) C - Charles Walker (tired) 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Alan Kim hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Myers | 31-49 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Arthur Ferreira takes the ball from Charles Walker in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-49 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira tips it back up and in | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | James Briner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Joshua Myers misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 31-51 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Briner | 31-51 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Alan Kim clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Ferreira | 31-51 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Gordon - foul #2 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | James Briner takes the ball from George Phair | 31-51 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 31-51 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann grabs the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is hacked by James Briner - foul #1 on James Briner, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Alan Kim is called for the reach on Rod Newsom - foul #5 on Alan Kim, team foul #6 | 31-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Printz (SF) Alan Kim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Rod Newsom hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield grabs the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alonzo Samuelson | 31-53 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 31-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Rod Newsom, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Akim Zellmann steals it from Charles Walker | 31-53 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield jams it set up by Akim Zellmann | 31-55 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | James Printz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), John Carlson (C) Robert Mayfield, Richard Coder | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Charles Walker is called for the reach on Allan Bartels - foul #5 on Charles Walker, team foul #7 | 31-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen (C) Charles Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen grabs the board | 31-55 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-55 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Printz (fresh) PF - James Briner (very tired) C - Manuel Bowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Allan Bartels connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 31-58 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon knocks in the shot from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | The short jumper by Allan Bartels is denied by Manuel Bowen | 33-58 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Allan Bartels tips it in | 33-60 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Akim Zellmann steps in front of the James Printz pass in the backcourt | 33-60 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | John Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-60 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen tips it but misses | 33-60 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the board | 33-60 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Raymond Gordon is called for the reach on Arthur Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #8 | 33-60 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 33-62 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Rod Newsom is fouled in the backcourt by James Briner - foul #2 on James Briner, team foul #9 | 33-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Richard Coder | |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 33-64 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Rod Newsom steals it from Darin Garber | 33-64 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-64 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the follow up shot | 33-66 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-66 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | George Phair snags the defensive board | 33-66 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Mayfield | 33-68 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Arthur Ferreira steals it from James Printz in the backcourt | 33-68 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | George Phair scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Alonzo Samuelson | 33-70 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-70 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Mayfield | 33-70 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | James Printz is called for the reach on Robert Mayfield - foul #1 on James Printz, team foul #10 | 33-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF), Richard Coder (C) Arthur Ferreira, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 33-70 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-71 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (very tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Printz (tired) PF - James Briner (very tired) C - Manuel Bowen (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rod Newsom (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Coder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Timothy Giczewski steps in front of the James Printz pass in the backcourt | 33-71 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mayfield | 33-74 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #11 | 33-74 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Darin Garber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darin Garber, team foul #12 | 33-74 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 33-75 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-76 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Dikembe Awada swats the shot by Darin Garber | 33-76 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 33-76 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Mayfield | 33-78 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-78 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski grabs the board | 33-78 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Raymond Gordon is called for the reach on Robert Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #13 | 33-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (SG) Raymond Gordon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SF), John Carlson (C) Rod Newsom, Dikembe Awada | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 33-79 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 33-79 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | James Briner pulls down the rebound | 33-79 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Darin Garber's layup is rejected by Richard Coder | 33-79 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the board | 33-79 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is hacked by James Printz in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Printz, team foul #14 | 33-79 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 33-80 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 2nd free throw | 33-80 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen gets the rebound | 33-80 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Darin Garber is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 35-80 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Bryan Bardin picks off the pass by Robert Mayfield | 35-80 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin's pass is intercepted by John Carlson in the backcourt | 35-80 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Darin Garber - foul #5 on Darin Garber, team foul #15 | 35-82 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Robison (PG) Darin Garber | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Robert Mayfield, John Carlson | |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the free throw | 35-83 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen buries a fadeaway in the lane | 37-83 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Rod Newsom is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 37-83 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Rod Newsom tips it back up and in | 37-85 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Robert Robison is hacked by Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #2 | 37-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-85 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen tips it back up and in | 39-85 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is open and scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Richard Coder | 39-87 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Manuel Bowen is blocked by Richard Coder | 39-87 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 39-87 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Robison (fairly fresh) SG - Bryan Bardin (tiring) SF - James Printz (very tired) PF - James Briner (very tired) 2 reb. C - Manuel Bowen (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Mayfield (tired) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Rod Newsom (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Coder (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | UNLV | James Briner steals the ball from Robert Mayfield in the backcourt | 39-87 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | James Printz clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-87 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 39-87 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Robert Robison is called for the reach on Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Robison, team foul #16 | 39-87 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SF), John Carlson (C) Rod Newsom, Dikembe Awada | |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-88 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-89 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | James Briner misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 39-89 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 39-89 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF) Robert Mayfield | |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Coder - foul #2 on Richard Coder, team foul #3 | 39-89 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 39-89 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-89 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Rod Newsom's layup is rejected by Manuel Bowen | 40-89 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico | Robert Robison gets the rebound | 40-89 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is hacked by Allan Bartels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allan Bartels, team foul #4 | 40-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG) Allan Bartels | |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-89 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Rod Newsom's dunk attempt is rejected by James Briner | 43-89 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Robison | 43-89 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Robert Mayfield is called for the reach on Bryan Bardin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #5 | 43-89 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Robert Robison can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-89 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-89 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | James Printz is whistled for a carry | 43-89 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 43-89 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield tips it home | 43-91 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Timothy Giczewski steals it from Manuel Bowen | 43-91 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield runs out the clock | 43-91 |