| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Benson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:53 | UNLV | James Blackmon takes the ball from Dustin Lee | 32-39 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | James Blackmon steals the ball from Dustin Lee | 32-39 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | Dennis Moore steals the ball from James Benson in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Dustin Lee comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Benson - foul #1 on James Benson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Akim Zercher snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Dennis Moore travels with the ball | 32-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF) Marion Kerr | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF) Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure | |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-39 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Lee | 32-39 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jerry Karlson - foul #1 on Jerry Karlson, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Kevin Rose (SG), Brian Stella (PF) Nicholas Morrison, Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Dustin Lee | |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is hacked by Joseph Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF) Leif Dominowski | |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Brian Stella | 34-40 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose connects on the shot from close range | 36-40 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Clark | 36-43 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Brian Stella hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-43 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Brian Stella tips it back up and in | 38-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jerry Karlson (fairly fresh) SF - Marion Kerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Stella (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure is fouled on the floor by Brian Stella - foul #2 on Brian Stella, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Rickey Wise (SF), James Blackmon (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Jerry Karlson, Marion Kerr, Brian Stella, James Benson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Irvin Wellborn (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Marvin Wilson | |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Blackstock | 38-46 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski tips it home | 41-48 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | James Blackmon loses the dribble to James Blackstock | 41-48 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | James Blackstock throws it down | 41-50 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | James Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Irvin Wellborn | 41-50 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Leif Dominowski, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF) Kevin Rose, Rickey Wise | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Leif Dominowski, Jason Miller, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison double dribbles | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Benson (C) Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Moore out of a doubleteam | 41-52 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | James Benson makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Morrison | 43-52 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Marion Kerr is called for the reach on Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Marion Kerr, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jerry Karlson (SF), Brian Stella (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Nicholas Morrison, Marion Kerr, James Blackmon, James Benson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Jason Miller (C) Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Marvin Wilson, Dustin Lee | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski is called for traveling | 43-52 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (SG) Emery Olmsted | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Miller | 43-54 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise travels in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski clanks a shot from the right side | 43-54 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) PF - Brian Stella (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Burch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Dominowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) C - Jason Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 43-54 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Rose - foul #2 on Kevin Rose, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Leif Dominowski, Jason Miller | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure misses long on a runner from the baseline | 43-55 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Brian Stella grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Dustin Lee snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | Robert Burch buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Irvin Wellborn | 43-57 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose clanks a floater from the right side | 43-57 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses the tip | 43-57 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Dustin Lee gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Burch | 43-59 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dustin Lee | 43-59 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 43-61 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Rose | 45-61 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | James Blackstock scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | James Blackstock lays it up and in set up by Irvin Wellborn | 45-65 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Blackmon (PF), James Benson (C) Rickey Wise, Kevin Rose, Jerry Karlson, Brian Stella, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Jason Miller (C) James Blackstock, Robert Burch, Irvin Wellborn, Dikembe Azure, Dustin Lee | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Moore | 45-68 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Marvin Wilson is called for the reach on James Blackmon - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-68 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-68 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Joseph Clark takes the ball from Nicholas Morrison | 45-68 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Joseph Clark throws it down | 45-70 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emery Olmsted (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marion Kerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Nicholas Morrison | 48-70 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 48-73 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Emery Olmsted and the foul's on Joseph Clark - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #4 | 50-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF) Marion Kerr | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Irvin Wellborn (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Joseph Clark, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison makes the free throw | 51-73 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted's layup is rejected by Dustin Lee | 51-73 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison misses the tip | 51-73 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison tips it home | 53-73 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Emery Olmsted is called for the reach on James Blackstock - foul #1 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #6 | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (SG), Brian Stella (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon, James Benson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG) Kevin Stokes | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Jerry Karlson is called for the reach on James Blackstock - foul #2 on Jerry Karlson, team foul #7 | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF) Jerry Karlson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Dustin Lee | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Brian Stella grabs the defensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr's pass is intercepted by Dennis Moore in the backcourt | 53-73 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the easy layup | 53-73 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | Brian Stella steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG) Nicholas Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Marvin Wilson (C) James Blackstock, Leif Dominowski | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-73 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Robert Burch steps in front of the Kevin Rose pass in the backcourt | 53-73 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Marion Kerr takes the ball from Dennis Moore after a doubleteam | 53-73 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Azure steps in front of the Rickey Wise pass | 53-73 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Stella - foul #3 on Brian Stella, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF), James Blackmon (PF), James Benson (C) Marion Kerr, Brian Stella, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Dennis Moore, Dikembe Azure, Marvin Wilson | |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-75 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise grabs the offensive board | 53-75 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | James Blackmon hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jerry Karlson | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Blackmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Benson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 11 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 56-78 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Stokes - foul #1 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #5 | 56-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Emery Olmsted (SG) Rickey Wise, Kevin Rose | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Marvin Wilson (PF) Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Dustin Lee pulls down the rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Akim Zercher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-78 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | James Blackmon snags the defensive board | 56-78 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-78 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | James Blackstock gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Robert Burch steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF), Frederick Welsh (C) Jerry Karlson, James Benson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Akim Zercher, Dustin Lee | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #6 | 56-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG) Nicholas Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | James Blackmon hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-78 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is fouled on the floor by Emery Olmsted - foul #2 on Emery Olmsted, team foul #9 | 59-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison (PG), Brian Stella (PF) Emery Olmsted, James Blackmon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Marvin Wilson | |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Kevin Rose | 61-80 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Marion Kerr is called for the reach on James Blackstock - foul #2 on Marion Kerr, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted (SG), James Blackmon (PF), James Benson (C) Kevin Rose, Brian Stella, Frederick Welsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Leif Dominowski, Jason Miller | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | James Blackstock makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | James Blackstock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr travels in the backcourt | 61-82 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Akim Zercher works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 61-85 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-85 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Dennis Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-85 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | James Benson gets the rebound | 61-85 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-85 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure lays it up and in on a great pass from Akim Zercher | 64-87 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Emery Olmsted throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-87 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Blackstock runs out the clock | 64-87 |