| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Brophy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Klein (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Myler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Cogdill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Robert Stevens inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:51 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-26 |
| 19:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Mills | 36-26 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | David Davis is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Tony Latimer (SF) Joshua Brophy, Michael Klein | |
| 19:25 | Air Force | Robert Stevens is fouled on the floor by James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Henderson (C) Charles Cogdill | |
| 19:09 | Air Force | Robert Stevens drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Myler | 36-29 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Latimer - foul #3 on Tony Latimer, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Brophy (PG), Michael Klein (SG), Archie Mark (PF), Charles Cogdill (C) Ted Borrego, Tony Latimer, Michael Myler, David Henderson | |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:22 | Air Force | Michael Klein is fouled on the floor by Ira Kunz - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Myler (PF) Archie Mark | |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Michael Klein drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Myler | 38-31 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Joshua Brophy steals it from Ira Kunz | 38-31 |
| 17:25 | Air Force | Robert Stevens connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a runner from close range | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | Air Force | Ira Kunz swats the short shot by Charles Cogdill | 40-34 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Stevens - foul #3 on Robert Stevens, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG) David Davis, Christopher Spratt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Robert Francis (PF), David Henderson (C) Joshua Brophy, Robert Stevens, Michael Myler, Charles Cogdill | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:45 | Air Force | David Henderson snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | David Henderson scores on a floater from close range | 42-36 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 45-36 |
| 15:49 | Air Force | David Henderson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 45-36 |
| 15:47 | Air Force | David Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Klein (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Francis (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Air Force | Michael Klein connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek's floater is tipped away by Robert Francis | 45-38 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek tips it but misses | 45-38 |
| 15:19 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:00 | Air Force | David Henderson scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Henry Blankenship | 45-40 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Francis - foul #3 on Robert Francis, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Randall Zmolek, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Brophy (PG), Robert Stevens (SG), Tony Latimer (SF), Michael Myler (PF), Charles Cogdill (C) Ted Borrego, Michael Klein, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis, David Henderson | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Tony Latimer | 46-40 |
| 14:31 | Air Force | Tony Latimer loses the ball out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:17 | UNLV | David Davis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Thorpe | 49-40 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Robert Stevens misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | James Mills drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Nathan Ortez | 51-40 |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Robert Stevens misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Myler - foul #1 on Michael Myler, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Ira Kunz (PF) David Davis, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (SG), Archie Mark (PF), David Henderson (C) Robert Stevens, Michael Myler, Charles Cogdill | |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Archie Mark | 52-40 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Joshua Brophy is fouled on the floor by James Mills - foul #4 on James Mills, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #3 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ira Kunz | 52-40 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Tony Latimer - foul #4 on Tony Latimer, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stevens (SF), Michael Myler (PF) Tony Latimer, Archie Mark | |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Michael Myler snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Joshua Brophy hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Klein | 53-43 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ira Kunz | 55-43 |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Joshua Brophy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Robert Stevens hits the follow up shot | 55-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joshua Brophy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Klein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stevens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Myler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | The jump hook by Brian Thorpe is blocked by Michael Myler | 55-45 |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Robert Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Ira Kunz denies the turnaround by Michael Klein | 55-45 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | David Henderson tips it in | 55-47 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | The jump hook by Christopher Spratt is blocked by Michael Myler | 55-47 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Robert Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Joshua Brophy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Klein - foul #1 on Michael Klein, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF) Burt Chapman, Christopher Spratt, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Robert Francis (PF), Charles Cogdill (C) Joshua Brophy, Michael Myler, David Henderson | |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:35 | Air Force | Robert Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | David Davis gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits a floater from the right wing set up by David Davis | 60-47 |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Robert Stevens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Ira Kunz pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:43 | Air Force | Ted Borrego grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 08:14 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Ira Kunz gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-47 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it back up and in | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill misses the jump hook from the left block | 62-47 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Davis | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 07:27 | Air Force | Robert Francis pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Osterberger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Klein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stevens (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Francis (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Cogdill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Air Force | Robert Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Osterberger | 64-47 |
| 06:21 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Klein | 64-49 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from David Davis | 66-49 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Robert Stevens misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Brian Thorpe (PF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Frederick Coleman, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Brophy (PG), Tony Latimer (SF), Michael Myler (PF), David Henderson (C) Michael Klein, Robert Stevens, Robert Francis, Charles Cogdill | |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Christopher Spratt picks off the pass by David Henderson | 68-49 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt blows the layup | 68-49 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | James Mills can't tip it in | 68-49 |
| 05:17 | Air Force | Ted Borrego grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Tony Latimer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the defensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (SG), Charles Cogdill (C) Ted Borrego, David Henderson | |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Mills - foul #5 on James Mills, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (SG), Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Christopher Spratt, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Archie Mark (PF), David Henderson (C) Joshua Brophy, Michael Klein, Michael Myler | |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill misses the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 69-49 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the follow up shot | 71-49 |
| 04:11 | Air Force | Tony Latimer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-49 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | Charles Cogdill tips it in | 71-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Tony Latimer - foul #5 on Tony Latimer, team foul #8 | 71-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Brophy (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF) Charles Cogdill, Tony Latimer | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Archie Mark hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Francis (PF) Joshua Brophy | |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Archie Mark makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Archie Mark makes the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Robert Francis blocks the jumper by Brian Thorpe | 72-53 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Ted Borrego gets the rebound | 72-53 |
| 03:26 | Air Force | Archie Mark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Brophy (SG) Robert Francis | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Brophy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-53 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe tips it home | 74-53 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | David Henderson buries a shot in the lane | 74-55 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Ted Borrego steps in front of the Brian Thorpe pass | 74-55 |
| 02:28 | Air Force | Ted Borrego lays it up and in | 74-57 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:51 | Air Force | Archie Mark is called for traveling | 76-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (SG), Robert Francis (PF) Joshua Brophy, Archie Mark | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #9 | 76-57 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-57 |
| 01:14 | Air Force | Frederick Coleman steals the ball from Henry Blankenship | 78-57 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is whistled for a carry | 78-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Air Force | David Henderson is fouled on the floor by Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #7 | 78-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (C) Michael Klein | |
| 00:41 | Air Force | David Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:41 | Air Force | David Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman misses the lay-in | 78-59 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman tips it home | 80-59 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Archie Mark buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Burt Chapman runs out the clock | 80-62 |