| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Reginald Brown is called for the reach on Richard Gill - foul #1 on Reginald Brown, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Terry Carr is fouled on the floor by Leonard Stewart - foul #2 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | James Andrews clanks a driving attempt from close range | 30-24 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it home | 30-26 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Arnulfo Russo | 30-26 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | James Andrews's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Brown | 30-26 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 30-26 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | James Andrews steals the ball from Arnulfo Russo | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wendell Hecht - foul #1 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Wendell Hecht steals the ball from Richard Gill | 30-28 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Richard Gill evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Danny Grainger | 30-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Andrews - foul #3 on James Andrews, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Terry Carr, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Richard Gill travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione (C) Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Richard Gill | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione hits a turnaround from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Powers | 37-33 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Terry Carr | 37-33 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Danny Grainger travels with the ball | 37-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Leonard Stewart, Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), Gregory Ford (SF), James Andrews (PF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, Louis Thomas | |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Hecht | 40-33 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | James Andrews is called for traveling | 40-33 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is fouled on the floor by James Andrews - foul #4 on James Andrews, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (C) Joseph Powers | |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo's layup is rejected by Louis Thomas | 40-33 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 40-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wendell Hecht | 40-33 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 11:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 40-33 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Richard Gill splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Andrews | 40-36 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-36 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht's pass is intercepted by James Andrews | 40-36 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | James Andrews is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mauricio Romano out of a doubleteam | 40-38 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht slams it home set up by Reginald Brown out of the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano loses the dribble to Colin Carnevale in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Louis Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mauricio Romano | 42-40 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Arnulfo Russo, Wendell Hecht, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford, Louis Thomas | |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Richard Gill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | James Andrews connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 42-42 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Andrews - foul #5 on James Andrews, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) James Andrews | |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Gregory Ford is called for the reach on Colin Carnevale - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reginald Brown (C) Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Richard Gill | |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #3 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Colin Carnevale, Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wendell Hecht | 47-42 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leonard Stewart - foul #4 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Leonard Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (C) Danny Grainger | |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 47-44 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Terry Carr snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't tip it in | 47-44 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is hacked by Terry Carr - foul #2 on Terry Carr, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Arnulfo Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Terry Carr loses the dribble to Leonard Stewart | 49-44 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Joseph Powers pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Serrano - foul #2 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Louis Thomas | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Terry Carr connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Powers | 49-46 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Joseph Powers | |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 52-49 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Terry Carr | 52-49 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is intercepted by Wendell Hecht | 52-49 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-49 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Stewart | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is fouled in the backcourt by Mauricio Romano - foul #2 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Richard Gill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Louis Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale runs out the clock | 56-49 |