| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Mosser (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Tim White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Walter Adkins inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| 19:20 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden's dunk attempt is rejected by Tim White | 37-32 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires buries a shot from the baseline set up by Kevin Weeks | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Peter Mosser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Walter Adkins - foul #1 on Walter Adkins, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Peter Mosser makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Dane Jensen pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Tim White banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kevin Weeks - foul #1 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Tim White makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim White - foul #1 on Tim White, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Dane Jensen makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Richard Puig | 43-36 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Tim White - foul #2 on Tim White, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Phillip Stewart (SF), Rafael Bouie (PF), Eddie Allen (C) Dane Jensen, Peter Mosser, Tim White | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG), Joe Denney (C) Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden | |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | Rafael Bouie grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Richard Puig lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Shade | 45-37 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Walter Adkins | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rafael Bouie (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Denney (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Air Force | Eddie Allen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-39 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits a floater from the left block set up by Paul Duty | 45-41 |
| 14:53 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eddie Allen | 48-41 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Walter Adkins knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Paul Duty | 48-43 |
| 14:19 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Weeks - foul #2 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Wilson (SF), Peter Mosser (PF), Tim White (C) Richard Puig, Rafael Bouie, Eddie Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Kevin Weeks, Paul Duty, Walter Adkins, Jeffrey Spires, Joe Denney | |
| 14:19 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:19 | Air Force | Robert Shade makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-43 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden tips it but misses | 49-43 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:32 | Air Force | Robert Shade can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Tim White pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:17 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart's floater is tipped away by Frank McCoy | 49-43 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Willie Wilson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Adolph Singer | 49-46 |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Robert Shade misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 12:56 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Robert Scarborough - foul #4 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Smith (PG), Richard Puig (SG), Dane Jensen (SF) Robert Shade, Phillip Stewart, Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Jeffrey Spires (PF) Adolph Singer, Frank McCoy | |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 12:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Peter Mosser | 51-46 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Richard Puig's floater is knocked away by Robert Scarborough | 51-46 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Willie Wilson grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Peter Mosser takes the ball from Willie Wilson | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dane Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Mosser (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Tim White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Richard Puig connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Smith | 54-46 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't tip it in | 54-46 |
| 11:12 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Peter Mosser | 54-46 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Richard Puig buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Dane Jensen | 56-46 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shade (PG), Phillip Stewart (SF), Rafael Bouie (C) Edward Smith, Peter Mosser, Tim White | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Benjamin Oden | |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Shade | 58-48 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Hill | 58-50 |
| 09:47 | Air Force | Richard Puig misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Walter Adkins grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits the finger roll set up by Walter Adkins and he's hacked by Richard Puig - foul #1 on Richard Puig, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryan Hussey (SF), Peter Mosser (PF) Richard Puig, Dane Jensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Willie Wilson (SG) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Peter Mosser gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:59 | Air Force | Joe Denney swats the short shot by Rafael Bouie | 58-52 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Kevin Weeks | 58-52 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Bryan Hussey - foul #1 on Bryan Hussey, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim White (C) Rafael Bouie | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Jeffrey Spires, Joe Denney | |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:40 | Air Force | Tim White snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-53 |
| 08:14 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:58 | Air Force | Robert Shade's layup is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 58-53 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Walter Adkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-53 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bryan Hussey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Mosser (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Tim White (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Air Force | Tim White hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Adkins - foul #2 on Walter Adkins, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Puig (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF) Phillip Stewart, Bryan Hussey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Walter Adkins | |
| 07:40 | Air Force | Tim White makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:40 | Air Force | Tim White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Willie Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Weeks | 60-56 |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Daniel Wilson travels with the ball | 60-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dane Jensen (PF) Peter Mosser | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires (PF) Frank McCoy | |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Spires | 60-59 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Richard Puig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is hacked by Dane Jensen - foul #1 on Dane Jensen, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Phillip Stewart (PG) Robert Shade | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Walter Adkins (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Robert Scarborough, Benjamin Oden | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Richard Puig makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Richard Puig picks off the pass by Joe Denney | 62-61 |
| 05:17 | Air Force | Richard Puig lays it up and in | 64-61 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Willie Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shade (PG), Peter Mosser (PF) Phillip Stewart, Tim White | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Frank McCoy (PF) Adolph Singer, Willie Wilson, Jeffrey Spires | |
| 04:45 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Frank McCoy - foul #1 on Frank McCoy, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) Joe Denney | |
| 04:45 | Air Force | Peter Mosser makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | Peter Mosser makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins drills a shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Benjamin Oden denies the turnaround by Dane Jensen | 66-63 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Frank McCoy | 66-63 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 03:26 | Air Force | Dane Jensen's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Walter Adkins | 66-66 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Shade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Puig (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Mosser (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dane Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Walter Adkins is fouled on the floor by Dane Jensen - foul #2 on Dane Jensen, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Phillip Stewart (SG), Bryan Hussey (SF), Tim White (C) Richard Puig, Daniel Wilson, Dane Jensen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Spires (PF) Kevin Weeks, Mark Hill, Frank McCoy | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-68 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Willie Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Puig (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF) Phillip Stewart, Bryan Hussey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Robert Scarborough (SF) Adolph Singer, Walter Adkins | |
| 02:36 | Air Force | Tim White misses the floater from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires clanks a jumper in the paint | 66-68 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Tim White grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | Richard Puig misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Willie Wilson - foul #4 on Willie Wilson, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | Richard Puig makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | Richard Puig makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-68 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden tips it in | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Peter Mosser is hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #5 on Willie Wilson, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SG), Walter Adkins (SF) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough | |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Peter Mosser misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-70 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Walter Adkins snags the offensive board | 68-70 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Walter Adkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 68-70 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Spires | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Kevin Weeks - foul #5 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dane Jensen (SF) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Richard Puig is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Richard Puig misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden is hacked by Robert Shade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Shade, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) Mark Hill | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Tim White snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Richard Puig can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Dane Jensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Robert Shade comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Spires | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Robert Shade is called for the reach on Jeffrey Spires in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Shade, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Dane Jensen misses long on a halfcourt shot | 68-74 |