| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raphael Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fresh) PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Felix Castro inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | James Terry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Raphael Esposito | 40-36 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 19:32 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 19:30 | Air Force | James Terry is hacked by James Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Moore - foul #2 on Dennis Moore, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Felix Castro makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Dennis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | James Blackstock connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dikembe Azure | 42-37 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Dustin Lee buries a jumper in the lane | 44-37 |
| 18:21 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-37 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:41 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-37 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 47-37 |
| 17:14 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito is whistled for a carry | 47-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Jason Miller (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Sammie Solum (PF), Keith Jackman (C) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson | |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Donald Manzi picks off the pass by Joseph Clark | 47-37 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | Donald Manzi banks in the layup | 47-39 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is whistled for traveling | 47-39 |
| 16:29 | Air Force | James Terry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | James Terry steps in front of the Robert Burch pass | 47-39 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck lays it in on a nice dish by James Terry | 47-41 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Sammie Solum blocks the short jumper by Leif Dominowski | 47-41 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Robert Burch snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Burch | 49-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) SF - Leif Dominowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Jackman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | James Terry is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 49-41 |
| 15:30 | Air Force | James Terry misses the tip | 49-41 |
| 15:29 | Air Force | Sammie Solum gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | James Terry hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Sammie Solum | 49-44 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is hacked by Donald Manzi - foul #3 on Donald Manzi, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Irvin Wellborn (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Leif Dominowski, Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF), Rodney Anderson (C) Donald Manzi, Efrain Starbuck, Sammie Solum, Keith Jackman | |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-44 |
| 14:44 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Felix Castro knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raphael Esposito | 49-47 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Akim Zercher | 52-47 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Felix Castro is called for 10 seconds | 52-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 13:47 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 13:43 | Air Force | Felix Castro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) James Blackstock | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG) James Terry | |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Dennis Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:17 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Dustin Lee slams it home on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 54-49 |
| 12:34 | Air Force | Dikembe Azure is called for the reach on Donald Manzi - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Marvin Wilson (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (PG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Sammie Solum (C) Donald Manzi, Felix Castro, Rodney Anderson | |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Floyd and he's hacked by Marvin Wilson - foul #3 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG) Raphael Esposito | |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Blackstock | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jesse Floyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Keith Jackman misses the driving attempt from the left block | 56-52 |
| 11:30 | Air Force | Sammie Solum pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Keith Jackman is hacked by Kevin Stokes - foul #1 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Jason Miller (C) James Blackstock, Kevin Stokes, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Anderson (C) Jesse Floyd | |
| 10:57 | Air Force | Sammie Solum scores on a floater near the basket | 56-54 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Sammie Solum pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Sammie Solum misses long on a turnaround from close range | 56-54 |
| 10:25 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson tips it in | 56-56 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a shot near the basket | 56-56 |
| 10:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Sammie Solum | 56-56 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | Robert Burch steals it from Sammie Solum | 56-56 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Keith Jackman gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | James Terry clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Jason Miller gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Keith Jackman steals the ball from Dennis Moore | 56-56 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Keith Jackman lays it in | 56-58 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 08:54 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 08:33 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Irvin Wellborn (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Leif Dominowski, Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) James Terry, Keith Jackman, Efrain Starbuck, Sammie Solum | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Akim Zercher travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| 07:49 | Air Force | Felix Castro misses the jumper near the basket | 56-58 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raphael Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Felix Castro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Floyd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Dustin Lee loses the dribble to Jesse Floyd | 56-58 |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd is called for traveling | 56-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn gets the offensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the jump hook from the right block | 56-58 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | James Blackstock tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 06:30 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 58-60 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Blackstock | 58-60 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Rodney Anderson - foul #2 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #2 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF) Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Sammie Solum (C) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Rodney Anderson | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:05 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd is hacked by Akim Zercher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) James Blackstock | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:39 | Air Force | Donald Manzi comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-60 |
| 05:38 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd tips it in | 58-62 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sammie Solum - foul #1 on Sammie Solum, team foul #3 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (C) Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG) Donald Manzi | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Dennis Moore is called for the reach on Raphael Esposito in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Moore, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SF) Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Raphael Esposito | 63-64 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Terry - foul #3 on James Terry, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Leif Dominowski, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (SG), Felix Castro (SF) Raphael Esposito, Efrain Starbuck | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Keith Jackman connects on the turnaround from close range | 65-66 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Dennis Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Blackstock | 68-66 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jason Miller - foul #2 on Jason Miller, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Rodney Anderson (C) James Terry, Sammie Solum | |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jason Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Felix Castro (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jesse Floyd (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Rodney Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Jesse Floyd is called for the reach on Dustin Lee - foul #3 on Jesse Floyd, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PF) Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF) Felix Castro, Jesse Floyd | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Efrain Starbuck steals the ball from Marvin Wilson | 68-68 |
| 02:37 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Manzi | 68-71 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG) Raphael Esposito | |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blackstock | 70-71 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Donald Manzi misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-71 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-71 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF) Leif Dominowski, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raphael Esposito (SG), Felix Castro (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) Donald Manzi, Efrain Starbuck, Keith Jackman | |
| 01:39 | UNLV | James Blackstock buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Akim Zercher | 72-71 |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Raphael Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-71 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-71 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Felix Castro hits a wide open runner from the left block set up by Raphael Esposito | 72-73 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | James Blackstock comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 72-73 |
| 00:37 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the defensive board | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd is hacked by James Blackstock in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blackstock, team foul #9 | 72-73 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by Raphael Esposito - foul #1 on Raphael Esposito, team foul #6 | 72-75 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | James Terry gets the rebound | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | James Terry is fouled in the backcourt by James Blackstock - foul #3 on James Blackstock, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Sammie Solum (PF) Raphael Esposito, Felix Castro, Jesse Floyd | |
| 00:03 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | James Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-77 |