| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Peter Jamar inbounds the ball | 33-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Tony Thibeault - foul #3 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #1 | 33-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG) Tony Thibeault | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the 1st free throw | 33-58 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 33-59 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Trevor Burke | 36-59 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Peter Jamar is hacked by William Blackledge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Blackledge, team foul #2 | 36-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Purcell (C) Ivan Gray | |
| 19:17 | UNLV | John Purcell blows the wide open layup | 36-59 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Peter Jamar snags the offensive board | 36-59 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | James Baker travels with the ball | 36-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), David Severin (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) James Baker, Delmer Redmond, Peter Jamar, Paul Magruder | |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Franklin Monico is called for the reach on John Fancher - foul #2 on Franklin Monico, team foul #1 | 36-59 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico | David Severin pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | David Severin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-59 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | John Purcell snags the defensive board | 36-59 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Franklin Monico buries a shot in the paint set up by John Purcell | 36-61 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Purcell - foul #1 on John Purcell, team foul #2 | 36-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Trevor Burke (SG), Michael Jones (C) John Fancher, Josh Cheney, David Severin | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), Ivan Gray (C) Franklin Monico, Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis, Harold Bailey, John Purcell | |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 37-61 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond loses the dribble to Russell Perz | 37-61 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-61 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Paul Magruder snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | James Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SF) William Capozzi | |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-61 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the rebound | 37-61 |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Paul Magruder is fouled on the floor by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #3 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #3 | 37-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Ivan Gray hits the easy wide open finger roll | 37-63 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico | Russell Perz's floater is tipped away by Paul Magruder | 37-63 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Perz | 37-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Trevor Burke (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Endo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Ivan Gray (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is fouled on the floor by Delmer Redmond - foul #3 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, John Fancher | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Ivan Gray | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 37-63 |
| 15:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Magruder | 37-63 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Douglas Endo takes the ball from Franklin Monico in the backcourt | 37-63 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | William Blackledge hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Thibeault | 39-63 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | John Purcell loses the ball out of bounds | 39-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (PF), Michael Jones (C) William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, Peter Jamar, Paul Magruder | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault loses the dribble to William Capozzi in the backcourt | 39-63 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | John Purcell can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-63 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | William Capozzi is fouled on the floor by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #4 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #4 | 39-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Trevor Burke (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), James Duplessis (SG), Ivan Gray (C) James Baker, Andrei Tuholski, John Purcell | |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Josh Cheney - foul #1 on Josh Cheney, team foul #5 | 39-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (SG) William Capozzi | |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Josh Cheney, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), John Fancher (SF), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, Trevor Burke, David Severin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:37 | UNLV | Ivan Gray is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Franklin Monico | 39-66 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico | The jump hook by John Fancher is blocked by Ivan Gray | 39-66 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | James Duplessis is hacked by Marion Dampier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marion Dampier, team foul #7 | 39-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Trevor Burke (SF), Michael Jones (PF), David Severin (C) Marion Dampier, John Fancher, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), Paul Magruder (PF), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey, Ivan Gray | |
| 13:15 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Michael Jones buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Severin | 41-68 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | John Purcell lays it in set up by Delmer Redmond | 41-70 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the jumper in the paint | 41-70 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Michael Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is called for traveling | 41-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF), William Blackledge (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Trevor Burke, Michael Jones, David Severin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Peter Jamar (SF) James Baker, Delmer Redmond, James Duplessis | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Fancher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - John Purcell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Paul Magruder comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Josh Cheney - foul #3 on Josh Cheney, team foul #8 | 41-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Gray (C) John Purcell | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses the 1st free throw | 41-70 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 41-70 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | William Capozzi is called for the reach on Josh Cheney in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Capozzi, team foul #4 | 41-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (C) William Blackledge | |
| Subs | UNLV | Harold Bailey (PF) Paul Magruder | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-70 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harold Bailey | 41-70 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | John Fancher is called for the reach on Ivan Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Fancher, team foul #9 | 41-70 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-71 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Josh Cheney steals it from Franklin Monico in the backcourt | 44-72 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | John Fancher can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by William Capozzi - foul #2 on William Capozzi, team foul #5 | 44-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), Paul Magruder (PF), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Harold Bailey, Ivan Gray | |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 45-72 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | James Baker is hacked by Tony Thibeault - foul #4 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #10 | 45-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Trevor Burke (SF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, John Fancher, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke's pass is intercepted by James Baker in the backcourt | 45-74 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Josh Cheney - foul #4 on Josh Cheney, team foul #11 | 45-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | UNLV | Harold Bailey (PF) Paul Magruder | |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 1st free throw | 45-75 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-76 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-76 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Baker is hacked by Russell Perz - foul #3 on Russell Perz, team foul #12 | 45-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Ivan Gray (C) Andrei Tuholski, John Purcell | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke gets the rebound | 45-77 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | William Blackledge drills a jumper from close range | 47-77 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | James Baker is hacked by Russell Perz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Russell Perz, team foul #13 | 47-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Douglas Endo (C) Russell Perz, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Peter Jamar, Harold Bailey | |
| 09:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-77 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico | James Baker picks off the pass by Marion Dampier in the backcourt | 47-79 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | James Baker misses the lay-in | 47-79 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | John Fancher gets the rebound | 47-79 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marion Dampier | 50-79 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Douglas Endo steals it from Ivan Gray | 50-79 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | David Severin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-79 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Ivan Gray snags the defensive board | 50-79 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | William Capozzi drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Delmer Redmond | 50-81 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | James Baker steps in front of the Douglas Endo pass in the backcourt | 50-81 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | William Capozzi hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Baker | 50-84 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-84 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | John Fancher grabs the offensive rebound | 50-84 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | David Severin misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Magruder - foul #2 on Paul Magruder, team foul #6 | 50-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Delmer Redmond, William Capozzi, Paul Magruder, Ivan Gray | |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | David Severin makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | David Severin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-84 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski loses the dribble to David Severin | 52-84 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-84 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ellison | 52-84 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Severin (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Trevor Burke (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Fancher (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Ellison (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrei Tuholski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Duplessis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Purcell (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Andrei Tuholski steals the ball from John Fancher | 52-84 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Franklin Monico lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrei Tuholski | 52-86 |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Carl Ellison and he's hacked by Harold Bailey - foul #2 on Harold Bailey, team foul #7 | 54-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF) David Severin, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) James Duplessis, Harold Bailey | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 54-86 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the board | 54-86 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | William Blackledge is called for the reach on Franklin Monico in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Blackledge, team foul #14 | 54-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 54-87 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 54-88 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marion Dampier, team foul #15 | 54-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Peter Jamar hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Franklin Monico and he's fouled by Carl Ellison - foul #2 on Carl Ellison, team foul #16 | 54-90 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the free throw | 54-91 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carl Ellison and he's hacked by John Purcell - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #8 | 56-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (C) Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the free throw | 57-91 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by John Purcell and the foul's on Tony Thibeault - foul #5 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #17 | 57-93 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the free throw | 57-94 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Michael Jones lays it in on a great pass from Russell Perz | 59-94 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #9 | 59-94 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF) John Fancher, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (SG), Ivan Gray (C) Delmer Redmond, John Purcell | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Franklin Monico steps in front of the Carl Ellison pass | 59-94 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski lays it in on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 59-96 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney travels in the backcourt | 59-96 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF), Michael Jones (C) Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Peter Jamar, Paul Magruder | |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-98 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | Michael Jones comes up short on the floater in the paint | 59-98 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harold Bailey | 59-98 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi is fouled on the floor by Carl Ellison - foul #3 on Carl Ellison, team foul #18 | 59-98 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SF), David Severin (C) John Fancher, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, Andrei Tuholski, Ivan Gray | |
| 05:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the 1st free throw | 59-98 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-99 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-99 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | James Baker gets the rebound | 59-99 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Russell Perz - foul #5 on Russell Perz, team foul #19 | 59-99 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) William Capozzi, Harold Bailey | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 59-100 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-101 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Magruder - foul #3 on Paul Magruder, team foul #10 | 59-101 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses the 1st free throw | 59-101 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-101 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James Duplessis is fouled in the backcourt by David Severin - foul #2 on David Severin, team foul #20 | 60-101 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the 1st free throw | 60-102 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-102 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-102 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | James Duplessis steals it from Trevor Burke in the backcourt | 60-102 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | James Duplessis hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Baker and he's hacked by Trevor Burke - foul #3 on Trevor Burke, team foul #21 | 60-104 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (PF) David Severin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG) James Baker, Delmer Redmond | |
| 04:39 | UNLV | James Duplessis makes the free throw | 60-105 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke's pass is intercepted by Paul Magruder | 60-105 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Paul Magruder knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Andrei Tuholski | 60-107 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | James Duplessis is called for the reach on Trevor Burke - foul #2 on James Duplessis, team foul #11 | 60-107 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Ivan Gray (C) James Duplessis, Paul Magruder, John Purcell | |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 1st free throw | 60-107 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 60-107 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Josh Cheney | 60-107 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-107 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Harold Bailey snags the defensive board | 60-107 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Josh Cheney (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Trevor Burke (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Ellison (tired) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Severin (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (tiring) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrei Tuholski (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Jamar (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Bailey (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Ivan Gray (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Trevor Burke takes the ball from Peter Jamar | 60-107 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | John Fancher slams it home set up by Trevor Burke | 62-107 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Ellison - foul #4 on Carl Ellison, team foul #22 | 62-107 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (PF) Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey | |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 62-108 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses the 2nd free throw | 62-108 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | David Severin snags the defensive board | 62-108 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses short on a shot in the paint | 62-108 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Peter Jamar pulls down the rebound | 62-108 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Peter Jamar hits a wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Magruder | 62-110 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-110 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Paul Magruder is called for traveling | 64-110 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Carl Ellison (PF) Josh Cheney, David Severin | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), William Capozzi (SF), John Purcell (C) Franklin Monico, Peter Jamar, Ivan Gray | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | John Fancher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-110 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Michael Jones tips it home | 66-110 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | John Purcell jams it on a nice dish by William Capozzi | 66-112 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Michael Jones misses the dunk but the foul's on John Purcell - foul #3 on John Purcell, team foul #12 | 66-112 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), David Severin (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Carl Ellison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SF), Ivan Gray (C) William Capozzi, John Purcell | |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-112 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-112 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #23 | 68-112 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:49 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 68-113 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-114 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | Peter Jamar steals it from Trevor Burke | 68-114 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Peter Jamar lays it in | 68-116 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Ivan Gray denies the turnaround by John Fancher | 68-116 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | David Severin tips it back up and in | 70-116 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-119 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Ivan Gray swats the shot by Trevor Burke | 70-119 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Ellison | 70-119 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the driving attempt from close range | 72-119 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond scores on a jumper from the left wing | 72-121 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke makes the wide open floater from the left side | 74-121 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Baker runs out the clock | 74-121 |