| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Sean Ament inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 26-33 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is called for traveling | 26-33 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Ira Kunz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by John Scruggs is blocked by Ira Kunz | 26-35 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-35 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | The refs have stopped play. David Davis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is fouled on the floor by Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 29-35 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is hacked by John Scruggs - foul #4 on John Scruggs, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG) John Scruggs | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Burt Chapman tips it in | 29-37 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 29-37 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the offensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert jams it and he's hacked by James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Burt Chapman, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, James Mills | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 31-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Ira Kunz comes up short on the runner from the right block | 31-37 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it in | 33-37 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a floater in the paint | 33-37 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Sean Ament gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sean Ament - foul #4 on Sean Ament, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway is hacked by Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Frederick Coleman | |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | David Davis is called for the reach on James Winters - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Brian Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF), James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe, Howard Osterberger | |
| 13:16 | UNLV | James Mills buries a floater from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert's floater is tipped away by Ira Kunz | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | David Davis gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the dunk attempt | 33-41 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the lay-in | 33-41 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt's pass is intercepted by Brian Allen | 33-41 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the finger roll | 35-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | David Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | James Mills tips it home | 35-43 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the dunk attempt | 35-43 |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert tips it in | 37-43 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | James Winters travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Arthur Greenway (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Brian Allen, Ricky Beane, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is denied on a layup by Sean Ament | 37-43 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe tips it home | 37-45 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway can't finish the layup | 37-45 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Nathan Ortez | 37-45 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Bean (SG) James Winters | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | John Scruggs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Frederick Coleman - foul #2 on Frederick Coleman, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Ira Kunz comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Burt Chapman | 39-45 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Ira Kunz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman tips it in | 39-47 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Frederick Coleman is called for the reach on Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Frederick Coleman, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), James Mills (C) Frederick Coleman, Brian Thorpe, Howard Osterberger | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 7 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - James Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Ira Kunz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt tips it home | 39-49 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the finger roll | 41-49 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Ira Kunz drills a floater from the right side | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | Sean Ament loses the ball out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Sean Ament picks off the pass by Christopher Spratt | 41-51 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Ament | 43-51 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #3 on Ricky Beane, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Randall Zmolek, James Mills | |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is hacked by Johnny Hanna - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SG), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (SG) Christopher Spratt | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:36 | UNLV | David Davis hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Frederick Coleman | 43-54 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ira Kunz swats the short shot by Arthur Greenway | 43-54 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Ira Kunz | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Ira Kunz snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Davis | 43-59 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Frederick Coleman steps in front of the John Scruggs pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 43-59 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | John Scruggs grabs the board | 43-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Greenway (fresh) 5 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 5 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-59 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Ricky Beane (PF), Shawn Bergert (C) James Winters, Arthur Greenway, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Ira Kunz | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert is fouled on the floor by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Frederick Coleman | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | John Scruggs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Johnny Hanna | 48-59 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 48-59 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF) Brian Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (SG) Matthew Fox | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Brian Thorpe, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 01:20 | UNLV | David Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | David Davis can't tip it in | 50-59 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Johnny Hanna blocks the short jumper by Christopher Spratt | 52-59 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Scruggs | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled in the backcourt by John Scruggs - foul #5 on John Scruggs, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG) John Scruggs | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek is hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #4 on Ricky Beane, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled on the floor by Johnny Hanna - foul #4 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Randall Zmolek steps in front of the James Winters pass | 55-61 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | David Davis throws it down set up by Randall Zmolek | 55-63 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | James Winters knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek is hacked by James Winters in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Sean Ament grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Randall Zmolek steals the ball from Sean Ament | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek runs out the clock | 58-63 |