| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the floater from the baseline set up by Allan Bartels | 32-44 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant misses the easy open layup | 32-44 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't finish the layup | 32-44 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bill Moronta | 34-44 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu blows the layup | 34-44 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 34-46 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Allan Bartels is called for the reach on Bryan Bardin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allan Bartels, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Roger Bryant, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | John Carlson is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hondo - foul #1 on Bryan Hondo, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (PG), Kevin Carr (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF) Bryan Bardin, Bill Moronta, John Knott | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | John Carlson scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 34-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Chris Haro hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Roger Bryant (PF), Christopher Pressler (C) Kevin Carr, Bryan Hondo, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | John Carlson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks snags the defensive board | 34-48 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Chris Haro's pass is intercepted by Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-48 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Emmanuel Liu is called for the reach on Bill Moronta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), John Knott (SF) Chris Haro, Derrick Hicks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bill Moronta and he's fouled by George Phair - foul #3 on George Phair, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Dan Boyer | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Knott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Bill Moronta picks off the pass by Alonzo Samuelson | 37-48 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | George Phair is called for a charge - foul #4 on George Phair, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Carr (SG), Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bill Moronta, Roger Bryant, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | John Knott misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-48 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the offensive board | 39-48 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Allan Bartels - foul #4 on Allan Bartels, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks (SF) John Knott | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), John Carlson (PF) Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | John Carlson drills a fadeaway from the right side | 41-50 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Timothy Giczewski picks off the pass by Kevin Carr in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carr - foul #1 on Kevin Carr, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Christopher Pressler (C) Bryan Bardin, Kevin Carr, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Chris Haro is called for the reach on Alonzo Samuelson - foul #1 on Chris Haro, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Bryant (PF) Bryan Hondo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Chris Haro - foul #2 on Chris Haro, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Derrick Hicks | 43-51 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Bill Moronta takes the ball from John Carlson | 43-51 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant misses badly on a runner in the lane | 43-51 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chris Haro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Hicks (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Moronta - foul #1 on Bill Moronta, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Kevin Carr (SG), John Knott (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Chris Haro, Bill Moronta, Derrick Hicks, Roger Bryant, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Akim Zellmann picks off the pass by Bryan Hondo in the backcourt | 43-53 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bardin - foul #3 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG) Akim Zellmann | |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Michael Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alonzo Samuelson and the foul's on Kevin Carr - foul #2 on Kevin Carr, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Michael Moore makes the free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin is open and lays it up and in | 45-56 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-56 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Knott | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Dikembe Awada steals the ball from Bryan Bardin in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Dikembe Awada | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Dikembe Awada denies the turnaround by Kevin Carr | 45-58 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | John Knott grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo is hacked by Alonzo Samuelson - foul #1 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG) Kevin Carr | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Edward Buttrey (SF), John Carlson (C) Michael Moore, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Giczewski and he's fouled by Bryan Bardin - foul #4 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (PG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Roger Bryant (PF), Christopher Pressler (C) Bryan Bardin, John Knott, Bryan Hondo, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Timothy Giczewski, Edward Buttrey, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is fouled on the floor by Dan Boyer - foul #3 on Dan Boyer, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is fouled on the floor by Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | James Haynes comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-61 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | John Carlson can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Pressler - foul #1 on Christopher Pressler, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), John Knott (SF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Chris Haro, Derrick Hicks, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, James Haynes | |
| 07:44 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Knott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) PF - John Carlson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dobbins, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Carr (SG), Bryan Hondo (PF) Bill Moronta, Roger Bryant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) John Carlson | |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Allan Bartels blows the layup | 49-61 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Buttrey | 49-61 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | George Phair clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr lays it in on a great pass from Bryan Bardin | 51-61 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | George Phair drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Giczewski | 51-63 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is fouled on the floor by Kevin Carr - foul #3 on Kevin Carr, team foul #11 | 53-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Roger Bryant (PF), Christopher Pressler (C) Kevin Carr, John Knott, Bryan Hondo, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), James Haynes (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Edward Buttrey, Dikembe Awada | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | James Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | James Haynes misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Bryant - foul #1 on Roger Bryant, team foul #12 | 53-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Derrick Hicks | 55-66 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu loses the dribble to Bill Moronta | 55-66 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Emmanuel Liu takes the ball from Roger Bryant | 55-66 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Moronta - foul #2 on Bill Moronta, team foul #13 | 55-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), John Knott (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Chris Haro, Derrick Hicks, Roger Bryant, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Buttrey (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), John Carlson (C) Emmanuel Liu, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Dan Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | John Knott's dunk attempt is rejected by John Carlson | 55-67 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins tips it in | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey is fouled on the floor by Bill Moronta - foul #3 on Bill Moronta, team foul #14 | 57-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Carr (SG) Bill Moronta | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, John Carlson | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Knott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #10 | 57-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Dan Boyer, Edward Buttrey | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Dobbins denies the turnaround by Alonzo Samuelson | 58-69 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Roger Bryant (PF), Christopher Pressler (C) Kevin Carr, Bryan Hondo, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF) Michael Moore, Timothy Giczewski, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-69 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | John Knott is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Bardin | 60-69 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) John Carlson, Dikembe Awada | |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-69 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is called for a backcourt violation | 60-69 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu connects on the jumper from the right block | 60-71 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Roger Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (PG), Kevin Carr (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Bryan Bardin, Bill Moronta, John Knott, Roger Bryant, Christopher Pressler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #11 | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | James Haynes hits a jumpshot from the right side | 60-73 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Kevin Carr loses the dribble to Timothy Giczewski | 60-73 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski lays it up and in | 60-75 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-75 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski runs out the clock | 60-75 |