| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (fresh) SG - James Allsup (fresh) SF - Alan Kim (fresh) PF - Raymond Gordon (fresh) C - Charles Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | George Phair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Arthur Ferreira picks off the pass by Alan Kim in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | Charles Walker tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | James Allsup is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Allsup, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Myers | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | James Allsup buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darin Garber | 5-5 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Alan Kim can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 5-5 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Joshua Myers pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | James Allsup is called for the reach on Arthur Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Allsup, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Myers | 5-7 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | James Allsup comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Joshua Myers gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | George Phair misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Walker | 5-7 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Alan Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Myers - foul #1 on Joshua Myers, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Charles Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Alan Kim drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Gordon | 7-7 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Richard Coder lays it in on a great pass from Robert Mayfield | 7-9 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Alan Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Rod Newsom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Mayfield - foul #1 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG) Robert Mayfield, Rod Newsom | |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann snags the offensive board | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Charles Walker is called for the reach on Arthur Ferreira - foul #1 on Charles Walker, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (tiring) 1 ast. SG - James Allsup (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Alan Kim (tired) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Gordon (tired) 1 ast. C - Charles Walker (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Ferreira (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Rod Newsom (fairly fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) C - Richard Coder (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Richard Coder buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Ferreira | 8-11 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Alan Kim is hacked by Rod Newsom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rod Newsom, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Richard Coder | |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | George Phair misses the easy open layup | 8-11 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Darin Garber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Richard Coder (C) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira, Rod Newsom, George Phair | |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Joshua Myers is hacked by Charles Walker - foul #2 on Charles Walker, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) Richard Coder | |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is open but misses the lay-in | 8-13 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Darin Garber grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | The jumper by Raymond Gordon is denied by John Carlson | 8-13 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 8-13 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Giczewski | 8-15 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Joshua Myers pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Raymond Gordon steals it from John Carlson | 8-15 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Alan Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Allan Bartels (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Richard Coder (C) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, John Carlson | |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Kim - foul #1 on Alan Kim, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-15 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mayfield | 10-19 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Darin Garber travels with the ball | 10-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Rod Newsom (SF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (tired) 1 ast. SG - James Allsup (tired) 4 pts. SF - Alan Kim (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Walker (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rod Newsom (fresh) PF - Richard Coder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder hits the follow up shot | 10-21 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Darin Garber is hacked by Timothy Giczewski - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #4 | 10-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG) Arthur Ferreira | |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Darin Garber can't tip it in | 10-21 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Richard Coder snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Richard Coder | |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon is whistled for traveling | 10-21 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Darin Garber is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darin Garber, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Alan Kim is called for the reach on Rod Newsom - foul #2 on Alan Kim, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Rod Newsom misses the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon is hacked by Rod Newsom - foul #2 on Rod Newsom, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Myers (SF), John Carlson (C) Rod Newsom, George Phair | |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 10-22 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Ferreira | 10-24 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Alan Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Allan Bartels (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Charles Walker is called for the reach on Richard Coder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Walker, team foul #8 | 10-24 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski grabs the offensive board | 10-24 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond Gordon - foul #1 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #9 | 10-24 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Charles Walker - foul #4 on Charles Walker, team foul #10 | 10-25 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Allan Bartels pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-25 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Richard Coder's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Walker | 10-25 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Coder | 10-25 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Allan Bartels can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alan Kim - foul #3 on Alan Kim, team foul #11 | 10-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Richard Coder | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 1st free throw | 10-25 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Alan Kim clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-26 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 10-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (very tired) 1 ast. SG - James Allsup (very tired) 4 pts. SF - Alan Kim (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Walker (very tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Ferreira (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) | |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 10-26 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the offensive rebound | 10-26 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-28 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | James Allsup clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-28 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 10-28 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 10-30 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Alan Kim misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-30 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | George Phair snags the defensive board | 10-30 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses long on a jumper from the right block | 10-30 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Akim Zellmann | 10-30 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 10-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | John Carlson clanks a floater from the left block | 10-30 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Charles Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-30 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 10-30 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the jumper from the left side | 12-30 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Darin Garber steals it from Timothy Giczewski | 12-30 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | James Allsup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Darin Garber steps in front of the Robert Mayfield pass | 12-30 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Robert Mayfield is called for the reach on Alan Kim - foul #2 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #6 | 12-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Rod Newsom (C) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the shot from the baseline | 14-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Darin Garber (very tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Allsup (very tired) 8 pts. SF - Alan Kim (very tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Gordon (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Charles Walker (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Richard Coder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rod Newsom (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | James Allsup steps in front of the Joshua Myers pass in the backcourt | 14-30 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Richard Coder swats the short shot by James Allsup | 14-30 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Joshua Myers gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Joshua Myers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 14-32 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Akim Zellmann steps in front of the Charles Walker pass in the backcourt | 14-32 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Rod Newsom scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Myers | 14-34 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Arthur Ferreira is called for the reach on James Allsup in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Ferreira, team foul #7 | 14-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Joshua Myers, Richard Coder | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | James Allsup makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Darin Garber is called for the reach on Robert Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darin Garber, team foul #12 | 16-34 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Raymond Gordon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-36 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-38 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Darin Garber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Richard Coder (C) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira, John Carlson | |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Coder and he's hacked by Raymond Gordon - foul #2 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #13 | 18-40 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the free throw | 18-41 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Rod Newsom blocks the jumper by Raymond Gordon | 18-41 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Richard Coder snags the defensive board | 18-41 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Rod Newsom drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada and he's hacked by James Allsup - foul #3 on James Allsup, team foul #14 | 18-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), Robert Mayfield (SG), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the free throw | 18-44 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Charles Walker travels in the backcourt | 18-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Rod Newsom | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Raymond Gordon is called for the reach on Richard Coder - foul #3 on Raymond Gordon, team foul #15 | 18-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF) George Phair | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder makes the 1st free throw | 18-45 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 2nd free throw | 18-45 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-45 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira is fouled on the floor by Alan Kim - foul #4 on Alan Kim, team foul #16 | 18-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Myers (SF), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, Richard Coder | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the 1st free throw | 18-46 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 18-47 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Allsup misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 18-47 |