| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Knott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Bowen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | UNLV | George Phair misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't tip it in | 38-24 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the follow up shot | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | John Knott misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-24 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Bowen | 40-24 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Coder (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson clanks a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Bryan Bardin - foul #3 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Robert Mayfield is called for the reach on Bill Moronta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant blows the layup | 41-24 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Richard Coder pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Manuel Bowen steps in front of the Alonzo Samuelson pass | 41-24 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | John Knott drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Roger Bryant | 41-26 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Richard Coder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Bowen - foul #2 on Manuel Bowen, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SG), John Carlson (PF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SG), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bill Moronta, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the offensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Dobbins picks off the pass by Timothy Giczewski | 41-26 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen is hacked by Timothy Giczewski - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Chris Haro can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-26 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 41-26 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | George Phair hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-26 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-26 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen's pass is intercepted by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 41-26 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | George Phair blows the layup | 41-26 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins snags the defensive board | 41-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Hansen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Chris Haro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is hacked by Allan Bartels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Bartels, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Kevin Carr (SF) Robert Hansen, Chris Haro, John Knott | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Timothy Giczewski - foul #2 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #4 | 41-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Bryant (PF), Manuel Bowen (C) Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Manuel Bowen is denied by Alonzo Samuelson | 41-29 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 41-29 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | George Phair hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-29 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | George Phair tips it back up and in | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | George Phair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant snags the defensive board | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Bardin | 43-33 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Roger Bryant steals it from Alonzo Samuelson | 43-33 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Bardin | 43-36 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is whistled for a carry | 43-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Chris Haro (SG), John Knott (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bryan Bardin, Bill Moronta, Kevin Carr, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen's pass is intercepted by Allan Bartels in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allan Bartels | 45-36 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Chris Haro scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hansen | 45-38 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Jeffrey Dobbins steps in front of the John Carlson pass | 45-38 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Coder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Hansen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Haro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Richard Coder is fouled on the floor by John Knott - foul #3 on John Knott, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Allan Bartels, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG) Robert Hansen | |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins snags the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | James Haynes picks off the pass by John Knott | 45-40 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu jams it on a great pass from James Haynes | 47-40 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Richard Coder scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Akim Zellmann | 49-40 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Richard Coder is fouled on the floor by Christopher Pressler - foul #1 on Christopher Pressler, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Kevin Carr (SF), Roger Bryant (PF), Manuel Bowen (C) Bryan Bardin, Chris Haro, John Knott, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Allan Bartels comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | George Phair steps in front of the Kevin Carr pass in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Bill Moronta picks off the pass by John Carlson | 49-43 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Robert Hansen is hacked by Robert Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Roger Bryant | 49-45 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | George Phair misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | George Phair's pass is intercepted by Robert Hansen | 49-45 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Carlson - foul #3 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG) Robert Hansen | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada gets the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Coder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Carr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Bowen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr hits a floater from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Alonzo Samuelson | 51-49 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Coder - foul #1 on Richard Coder, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SG), John Knott (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bill Moronta, Kevin Carr, Roger Bryant, Manuel Bowen | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Richard Coder snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Pressler | 51-52 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Richard Coder lays it in | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), John Carlson (PF), George Phair (C) Allan Bartels, James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Roger Bryant (PF), Manuel Bowen (C) Bryan Bardin, Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | George Phair scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | John Knott's pass is intercepted by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | George Phair scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Emmanuel Liu and he's hacked by Bill Moronta - foul #2 on Bill Moronta, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Robert Mayfield, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | George Phair misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | John Knott grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is whistled for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Chris Haro (SG), Kevin Carr (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF) Robert Hansen, Bill Moronta, John Knott, Roger Bryant | |
| 03:51 | UNLV | George Phair comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Bardin - foul #4 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Manuel Bowen | |
| 03:51 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr blows the layup | 59-52 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Dobbins | 59-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - George Phair (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chris Haro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryan Bardin | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Chris Haro steals it from James Haynes | 59-54 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr throws it down set up by Chris Haro | 59-56 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Roger Bryant (PF) Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler | |
| 02:15 | UNLV | John Carlson is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Knott (SF) Kevin Carr | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is hacked by Robert Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Knott | 62-58 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roger Bryant | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Emmanuel Liu - foul #3 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Manuel Bowen (C) Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the jump hook from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Samuelson | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Bryan Bardin - foul #5 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Hansen (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Bill Moronta | 62-60 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Robert Hansen is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hansen, team foul #8 | 62-60 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | George Phair is hacked by Robert Hansen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hansen, team foul #9 | 64-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Coder (PF) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | Richard Coder steals the ball from Manuel Bowen | 66-60 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hansen - foul #3 on Robert Hansen, team foul #10 | 66-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF), John Carlson (C) Richard Coder, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Manuel Bowen | 67-60 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing and he's fouled by Allan Bartels - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #10 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is hacked by Bill Moronta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Moronta, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-64 |