| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) SG - Richard Puig (fresh) SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) PF - Dane Jensen (fresh) C - Alex Banowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Alex Banowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Air Force | Robert Shade can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jeffrey Spires | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Air Force | Robert Shade drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Alex Banowski | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | Dane Jensen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Shade | 5-5 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Willie Wilson loses the dribble to Dane Jensen | 5-5 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Jeffrey Spires picks off the pass by Dane Jensen | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Alex Banowski | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Spires - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spires, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Shade - foul #1 on Robert Shade, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Peter Mosser (SF), Rafael Bouie (PF) Daniel Wilson, Dane Jensen | |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:29 | Air Force | Willie Wilson steals it from Alex Banowski | 7-7 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Willie Wilson lays it up and in | 9-7 |
| 17:06 | Air Force | Robert Shade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery (PG), John Johnson (SG), Daniel Chandler (C) Robert Shade, Richard Puig, Alex Banowski | |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Adolph Singer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't connect on a shot from the right block | 9-7 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Peter Mosser gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:16 | Air Force | John Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Rafael Bouie tips it in | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses short on a shot from the left block | 9-9 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Denney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) SG - John Johnson (fresh) SF - Peter Mosser (fresh) PF - Rafael Bouie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Chandler (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Rafael Bouie | 11-11 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 15:24 | Air Force | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:00 | Air Force | Joe Denney blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Peter Mosser | 11-11 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Adolph Singer gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Adolph Singer buries a 3 from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 14:36 | Air Force | Robert Scarborough is called for the reach on Rafael Bouie - foul #1 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shade (PG), Richard Puig (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Dane Jensen (PF), Alex Banowski (C) Thomas Montgomery, John Johnson, Peter Mosser, Rafael Bouie, Daniel Chandler | |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Richard Puig lays it in on a great pass from Dane Jensen | 14-13 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| 13:52 | Air Force | Robert Shade is whistled for traveling | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Shade | 14-13 |
| 13:28 | Air Force | Alex Banowski is called for traveling | 14-13 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Willie Wilson tips it in | 16-13 |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Robert Shade is hacked by Kevin Weeks - foul #1 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 12:32 | Air Force | Dane Jensen misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Frank McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits a shot from close range set up by Kevin Weeks | 18-13 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Alex Banowski's pass is intercepted by Johnny Malinoski | 18-13 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Walter Adkins clanks a jump hook from the left block | 18-13 |
| 11:55 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Alex Banowski | 18-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) PF - Dane Jensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Alex Banowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Robert Shade scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 18-15 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins is whistled for traveling | 18-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Paul Duty (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Frank McCoy, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery (PG), John Johnson (SG), Peter Mosser (SF), Rafael Bouie (PF), Daniel Chandler (C) Robert Shade, Richard Puig, Daniel Wilson, Dane Jensen, Alex Banowski | |
| 11:08 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Scarborough - foul #2 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #4 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:08 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:08 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adolph Singer and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 20-17 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires's layup is rejected by Rafael Bouie | 21-17 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires tips it in | 23-17 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Willie Wilson takes the ball from John Johnson | 23-17 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Adolph Singer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 09:56 | Air Force | Peter Mosser snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 09:27 | Air Force | John Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-17 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | Rafael Bouie tips it but misses | 23-17 |
| 09:25 | Air Force | Peter Mosser grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Rafael Bouie misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Duty | 23-17 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Adolph Singer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Peter Mosser | 23-17 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | John Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Chandler | 23-20 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires's floater is knocked away by Peter Mosser | 23-20 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Peter Mosser pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 08:22 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Mosser | 23-22 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Thomas Montgomery is called for the reach on Paul Duty - foul #1 on Thomas Montgomery, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Walter Adkins (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Jeffrey Spires, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shade (PG), Richard Puig (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Dane Jensen (PF), Alex Banowski (C) Thomas Montgomery, John Johnson, Peter Mosser, Rafael Bouie, Daniel Chandler | |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dane Jensen - foul #1 on Dane Jensen, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) PF - Dane Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alex Banowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dane Jensen - foul #2 on Dane Jensen, team foul #5 | 24-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Peter Mosser (PF) Dane Jensen | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Alex Banowski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:32 | Air Force | Alex Banowski connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Puig | 25-24 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Walter Adkins can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 25-24 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Walter Adkins tips it home | 27-24 |
| 06:54 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 06:53 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Johnny Malinoski steals the ball from Alex Banowski | 27-24 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the offensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Adkins | 29-24 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Robert Shade buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Puig | 29-27 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Peter Mosser snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Willie Wilson, team foul #5 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (SG), Paul Duty (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Joe Denney (C) Willie Wilson, Walter Adkins, Frank McCoy, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Peter Mosser makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires scores on a runner from close range | 31-28 |
| 04:48 | Air Force | Robert Shade clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joe Denney | 31-28 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Alex Banowski snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 04:13 | Air Force | Richard Puig is denied on a layup by Paul Duty | 31-28 |
| 04:12 | Air Force | Robert Shade gets the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Adolph Singer is called for the reach on Richard Puig - foul #1 on Adolph Singer, team foul #6 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Kevin Weeks, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery (PG), John Johnson (SG), Rafael Bouie (SF), Dane Jensen (PF), Daniel Chandler (C) Robert Shade, Richard Puig, Daniel Wilson, Peter Mosser, Alex Banowski | |
| 03:39 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Adolph Singer - foul #2 on Adolph Singer, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| 03:39 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:39 | Air Force | Thomas Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rafael Bouie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dane Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Chandler (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Adolph Singer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Dane Jensen is hacked by Walter Adkins - foul #1 on Walter Adkins, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Dane Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Dane Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shade (PG), Alex Banowski (C) Thomas Montgomery, Daniel Chandler | |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:31 | Air Force | John Johnson knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Banowski | 36-33 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Walter Adkins connects on the jumper from close range | 38-33 |
| 01:57 | Air Force | Dane Jensen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Shade | 38-36 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski blows the layup but he's hacked by Dane Jensen - foul #3 on Dane Jensen, team foul #7 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF) Adolph Singer, Paul Duty, Walter Adkins, Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Puig (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF) John Johnson, Dane Jensen | |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 01:37 | Air Force | Alex Banowski snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Richard Puig buries a driving attempt in the paint | 39-38 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 41-38 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #9 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Denney (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Chandler (PF) Rafael Bouie | |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Joe Denney comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 41-40 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Frank McCoy | 41-40 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Willie Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Richard Puig comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-40 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Alex Banowski snags the offensive board | 44-40 |