| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Harder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Wise (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Scotty Harder inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Scotty Harder hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 36-40 |
| 19:27 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Erwin Fletcher - foul #1 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:27 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:27 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 36-41 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Michael Collins's layup is rejected by Joe Putnam | 36-41 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Scotty Harder pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | Scotty Harder clanks a runner in the paint | 36-41 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | Joe Putnam gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:21 | Air Force | David Wise is whistled for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SF) Erwin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG) Raymond Wier | |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Scotty Harder hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 17:43 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 17:42 | Air Force | David Wise tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Michael Collins connects on the runner in the paint set up by John Shah | 40-43 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is hacked by John Shah in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Shah, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG) John Shah | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), John Rutkowski (SF), Christian Head (PF), Paul Kilroy (C) Larry Wright, Brian Deloach, William Shelton, David Wise, Joe Putnam | |
| 16:55 | Air Force | John Rutkowski misses the driving attempt from close range | 40-43 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Scotty Harder | 43-43 |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Shah (PG), Steven Jones (PF) Carroll Park, Bobby Finley | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 43-44 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 43-44 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Christian Head grabs the board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Harder (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Rutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Kilroy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christian Head (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Air Force | John Rutkowski's pass is intercepted by Scotty Harder in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | John Rutkowski swats the layup by John Shah | 43-44 |
| 15:37 | Air Force | Raymond Wier gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:22 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF), Francis Windom (C) Scotty Harder, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), William Shelton (SF), David Wise (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Raymond Wier, John Rutkowski, Paul Kilroy, Christian Head | |
| 15:22 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:22 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | John Shah misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the 3 from straight away | 46-46 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | Joe Putnam is hacked by Francis Windom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Francis Windom, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SG) Erwin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG) Ruben Rowland | |
| 14:50 | Air Force | William Shelton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Wright | 46-49 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Carroll Park drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is hacked by Carroll Park - foul #1 on Carroll Park, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christian Head (C) Joe Putnam | |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is called for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (SG) Carroll Park | |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Kilroy (C) William Shelton | |
| 13:46 | UNLV | John Shah knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Erwin Fletcher | 52-49 |
| 13:36 | Air Force | Larry Wright is called for 10 seconds | 52-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scotty Harder (SF), Michael Collins (C) Billy Villagomez, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), John Rutkowski (SF) Larry Wright, Brian Deloach, David Wise | |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Scotty Harder hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Shah and he's hacked by Christian Head - foul #2 on Christian Head, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Putnam (C) Christian Head | |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Scotty Harder makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Erwin Fletcher steals the ball from Paul Kilroy | 55-49 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher can't throw it down | 55-49 |
| 12:59 | Air Force | John Rutkowski snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 12:44 | Air Force | Raymond Wier clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Michael Collins gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SG), Billy Villagomez (SF), Steven Jones (PF) Erwin Fletcher, Scotty Harder, Bobby Finley | |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Stephen Trudeau (SG), William Shelton (SF), David Wise (PF) Raymond Wier, Ruben Rowland, John Rutkowski, Paul Kilroy | |
| 12:17 | Air Force | William Shelton misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 12:15 | Air Force | David Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 55-49 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Steven Jones double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Francis Windom (C) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG), Christian Head (C) Stephen Trudeau, Joe Putnam | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carroll Park (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Villagomez (fresh) PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Windom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wise (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Christian Head (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Steven Jones is called for the reach on David Wise in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scotty Harder (PG), Erwin Fletcher (SG) John Shah, Billy Villagomez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG) Larry Wright | |
| 11:44 | Air Force | David Wise makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | David Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Steven Jones grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Scotty Harder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Carroll Park tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 11:15 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Brian Deloach | 55-50 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Raymond Wier misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-50 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Francis Windom gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Scotty Harder buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 58-50 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | David Wise blows the layup | 58-50 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Francis Windom gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Christian Head swats the short shot by Scotty Harder | 58-50 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Steven Jones tips it back up and in | 60-50 |
| 09:53 | Air Force | Christian Head connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Wier | 60-53 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Carroll Park's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Shah (PG), Billy Villagomez (SF), Bobby Finley (PF), Michael Collins (C) Scotty Harder, Carroll Park, Steven Jones, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), John Rutkowski (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Raymond Wier, Brian Deloach, William Shelton, David Wise, Christian Head | |
| 09:12 | Air Force | John Rutkowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 60-53 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez blows the layup but he's hacked by John Rutkowski - foul #1 on John Rutkowski, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scotty Harder (SG) Erwin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:34 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Wright | 62-55 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Michael Collins hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Shah and the foul's on Joe Putnam - foul #2 on Joe Putnam, team foul #3 | 64-55 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:17 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 07:56 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | John Rutkowski hits the follow up shot | 64-57 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | John Shah's floater is knocked away by Joe Putnam | 64-57 |
| 07:38 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joe Putnam | 64-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scotty Harder (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Billy Villagomez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bobby Finley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ruben Rowland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Rutkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Kilroy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Air Force | John Rutkowski makes the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Billy Villagomez - foul #3 on Billy Villagomez, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (SG) Billy Villagomez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Brian Deloach (SG), Christian Head (PF) Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland, Paul Kilroy | |
| 07:31 | Air Force | John Rutkowski makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Bobby Finley loses the dribble to Stephen Trudeau | 64-60 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses long on a shot from close range | 64-60 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 64-60 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-60 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Scotty Harder hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | John Rutkowski clanks a floater from the right side | 66-60 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Christian Head tips it back up and in | 66-62 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | John Shah scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Erwin Fletcher | 69-62 |
| 06:05 | Air Force | Brian Deloach drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Trudeau | 69-64 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Scotty Harder's pass is intercepted by Brian Deloach | 69-64 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau misses the lay-in | 69-64 |
| 05:48 | Air Force | John Rutkowski tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses the turnaround in the lane | 69-66 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Joe Putnam pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SG), Billy Villagomez (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Erwin Fletcher, Scotty Harder, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), William Shelton (SF), David Wise (PF) Stephen Trudeau, John Rutkowski, Joe Putnam | |
| 05:20 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-66 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | Christian Head grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:02 | Air Force | Raymond Wier can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-66 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | William Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | William Shelton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Deloach | 69-66 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is hacked by Carroll Park - foul #2 on Carroll Park, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Kilroy (C) Christian Head | |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Carroll Park comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 04:05 | Air Force | David Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Raymond Wier is fouled in the backcourt by John Shah - foul #3 on John Shah, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Michael Collins (C) John Shah, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG) Brian Deloach | |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Steven Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland double dribbles in the backcourt | 69-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Shah (PG), Scotty Harder (SF), Bobby Finley (PF) Carroll Park, Billy Villagomez, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Joe Putnam (C) Raymond Wier, Paul Kilroy | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Bobby Finley hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Shah | 71-70 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erwin Fletcher (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scotty Harder (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Bobby Finley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Wise (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 71-70 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Larry Wright tips it but misses | 71-70 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Scotty Harder hits the finger roll set up by Erwin Fletcher | 73-70 |
| 03:04 | Air Force | William Shelton loses the dribble to John Shah in the backcourt | 73-70 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | John Shah misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Larry Wright pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SG), Billy Villagomez (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) John Shah, Scotty Harder, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Brian Deloach (SG) Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland | |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Carroll Park takes the ball from Joe Putnam | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Carroll Park lays it up and in | 75-70 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | William Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Shah (PG) Erwin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christian Head (SF) William Shelton | |
| 02:11 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Francis Windom | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Shelton (SF) Christian Head | |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Carroll Park double dribbles | 75-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (SG), Scotty Harder (SF), Bobby Finley (PF) Carroll Park, Billy Villagomez, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:44 | Air Force | William Shelton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Deloach | 75-73 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Joe Putnam pulls down the rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:07 | Air Force | William Shelton scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Wier | 75-75 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:47 | Air Force | David Wise grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | Raymond Wier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher connects on the shot from the right side | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | William Shelton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 77-75 |