| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SG - Russell Perz (fresh) SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) C - David Severin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Paul Magruder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Russell Perz grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Blackledge - foul #1 on William Blackledge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Delmer Redmond is called for the reach on Russell Perz - foul #1 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | William Blackledge snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | David Severin is hacked by Clyde Sumrall - foul #1 on Clyde Sumrall, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phil Amaya | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Russell Perz is called for the reach on Delmer Redmond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Perz, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Paul Magruder is hacked by David Severin - foul #1 on David Severin, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz, Kal Lenard, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall lays it in on a nice dish by Andrei Tuholski | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG), James Duplessis (SF) Andrei Tuholski, Delmer Redmond, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo, Carl Ellison | |
| 16:21 | UNLV | James Duplessis connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Kal Lenard (SF) John Fancher, Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Michael Jones steps in front of the James Duplessis pass | 7-0 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) SF - James Duplessis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) C - Clyde Sumrall (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tony Thibeault and he's fouled by James Duplessis - foul #1 on James Duplessis, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF) James Duplessis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault can't tip it in | 7-3 |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 7-3 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Michael Jones scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Kal Lenard | 7-5 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Phil Amaya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Phil Amaya, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Russell Perz (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), David Severin (C) Tony Thibeault, Josh Cheney, Kal Lenard, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Russell Perz is blocked by Harold Bailey | 7-5 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Russell Perz is called for the reach on James Duplessis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Perz, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Russell Perz | |
| 13:44 | UNLV | James Duplessis scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | James Duplessis is called for the reach on Trevor Burke - foul #2 on James Duplessis, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF) James Duplessis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Carl Ellison (PF) Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo | |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond snags the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Harold Bailey's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Ellison | 9-5 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Harold Bailey hits the follow up shot | 11-5 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits a shot from the left wing | 11-7 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Harold Bailey can't finish the uncontested layup | 11-7 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 11-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Delmer Redmond, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Kal Lenard (SF), Douglas Endo (PF) Tony Thibeault, John Fancher, David Severin | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Douglas Endo steals the ball from Harold Bailey | 11-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) C - Harold Bailey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Trevor Burke (fresh) SG - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Endo (fresh) C - Carl Ellison (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison clanks a 3 from straight away | 11-7 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Paul Magruder snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Franklin Monico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall (C) Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), William Blackledge (PF) Trevor Burke, Carl Ellison | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Phil Amaya is called for the reach on Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phil Amaya, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) William Blackledge | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the floater from the left block | 11-9 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Phil Amaya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF) Douglas Endo | |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-9 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | William Capozzi snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Tony Thibeault is called for the reach on Phil Amaya in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Harold Bailey (C) William Capozzi, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG), David Severin (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Michael Jones | |
| 10:32 | UNLV | William Blackledge picks off the pass by Delmer Redmond | 11-9 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 11-9 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | David Severin gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | William Blackledge travels with the ball | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Douglas Endo (C) Tony Thibeault, Trevor Burke, David Severin | |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico | William Blackledge is alone and drills a jumper near the basket | 11-11 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Josh Cheney | 14-13 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Josh Cheney picks off the pass by Delmer Redmond in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard is fouled on the floor by Andrei Tuholski - foul #1 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Phil Amaya, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Franklin Monico gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tony Thibeault - foul #2 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG) Tony Thibeault | |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Franklin Monico steals it from Carl Ellison | 16-13 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond lays it in on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 18-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (tired) 2 pts. SF - William Capozzi (fresh) PF - Harold Bailey (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Trevor Burke (fairly fresh) SG - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) SF - Kal Lenard (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Ellison (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Franklin Monico | 18-13 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #1 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF), David Severin (C) Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski comes up short on the shot in the paint | 20-13 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | David Severin gets the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 20-13 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | William Capozzi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Trevor Burke | 20-17 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Severin | 20-17 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), Harold Bailey (PF) Andrei Tuholski, William Capozzi, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Trevor Burke, Kal Lenard, Douglas Endo, David Severin | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | John Fancher grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Franklin Monico - foul #1 on Franklin Monico, team foul #7 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) Carl Ellison | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Phil Amaya is fouled in the backcourt by William Blackledge - foul #2 on William Blackledge, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (PF) William Blackledge | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Josh Cheney | 21-19 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney's pass is intercepted by Harold Bailey | 21-19 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Magruder (PF) Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 21-19 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Phil Amaya gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | John Fancher steals the ball from Franklin Monico in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Phil Amaya - foul #2 on Phil Amaya, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF) Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG), Kal Lenard (SF) Josh Cheney, John Fancher | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Michael Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke's floater is tipped away by Clyde Sumrall | 21-19 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Kal Lenard - foul #1 on Kal Lenard, team foul #9 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Douglas Endo (PF), David Severin (C) Trevor Burke, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by William Capozzi - foul #1 on William Capozzi, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Delmer Redmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Russell Perz (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Ivan Sliwinski, Kal Lenard, David Severin | |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Clyde Sumrall, team foul #10 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Douglas Endo | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (tiring) 1 ast. SG - William Capozzi (fairly fresh) SF - James Duplessis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Bailey (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (very tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Perz (fresh) SF - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Severin (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | John Fancher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski hits a floater from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Russell Perz drills a floater from the left side set up by Tony Thibeault and he's fouled by William Capozzi - foul #2 on William Capozzi, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF) John Fancher | |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the lay-in | 25-24 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | James Duplessis gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Perz, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) William Capozzi | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Russell Perz, Kal Lenard | |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall blows the wide open layup | 25-24 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Franklin Monico tips it home | 27-24 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is hacked by Tony Thibeault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Harold Bailey (PF) Paul Magruder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Kal Lenard (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Michael Jones (C) Tony Thibeault, Josh Cheney, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | The short jumper by Franklin Monico is denied by Michael Jones | 27-24 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), William Capozzi (SG) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Carl Ellison (PF) Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Kal Lenard is denied by James Duplessis | 27-24 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison tips it but misses | 27-24 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski tips it home | 27-26 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski double dribbles in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) James Duplessis, Harold Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 01:05 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Fancher | 27-29 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) William Capozzi | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Kal Lenard, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is hacked by Delmer Redmond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #12 | 27-29 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski is fouled in the backcourt by Delmer Redmond - foul #3 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #13 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG) Andrei Tuholski, Delmer Redmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | William Capozzi is hacked by Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Monico - foul #2 on Franklin Monico, team foul #14 | 29-30 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | James Duplessis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski snags the defensive board | 29-31 |