| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dimatteo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Frank McCoy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Weeks and he's hacked by Roger Alexander - foul #1 on Roger Alexander, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Frank McCoy makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is whistled for a carry | 36-42 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Frank McCoy gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses short on a floater from the left side | 36-42 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Scarborough | 36-42 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Brent Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Major (C) Steve Young | |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks loses the dribble to Roger Alexander | 36-42 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Oden | 36-42 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo connects on the floater from close range | 36-44 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough gets the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Scarborough | 39-44 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Gerald Williams is denied by Frank McCoy | 39-44 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico | Benjamin Oden steals the ball from David Major | 39-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scarborough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Major (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Frank McCoy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Frank McCoy can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Brent Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden tips it home | 44-47 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Brent Graham, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Earl Little (SF), Anthony Debusk (PF), Steve Young (C) William Dimatteo, Gerald Williams, Roger Alexander, David Major | |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Joe Denney misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Adolph Singer steps in front of the Byron Vanostberg pass in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | Steve Young knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Earl Little grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Steve Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | Earl Little tips it home | 44-51 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Troy Cummings snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joe Denney makes the floater near the basket set up by Adolph Singer | 46-51 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Joe Denney gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Willie Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Adolph Singer | 49-51 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Frank McCoy (PF) Adolph Singer, Willie Wilson, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SF), Joseph Waltz (C) Earl Little, Steve Young | |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Frank McCoy drills a floater from the right side set up by Brent Graham | 51-51 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Anthony Debusk grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-51 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Frank McCoy grabs the board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Delacerda (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wes Cornejo (fresh) PF - Anthony Debusk (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Mark Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Mark Hill, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG), David Major (C) Byron Vanostberg, Anthony Debusk | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | The jumper by Joseph Waltz is denied by Frank McCoy | 51-51 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz tips it in | 51-53 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Major | 51-53 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Robert Scarborough steals it from Andrew Delacerda | 51-53 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Brent Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SG), Gerald Williams (SF), Roger Alexander (PF), Steve Young (C) Andrew Delacerda, Wes Cornejo, Joseph Waltz, David Major | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Little | 51-55 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Brent Graham | 54-55 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo's floater is tipped away by Benjamin Oden | 54-55 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Frank McCoy snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Frank McCoy's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Young | 54-55 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | Steve Young snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Brent Graham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | The short jumper by William Dimatteo is denied by Benjamin Oden | 57-55 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | Frank McCoy gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brent Graham | 60-55 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #2 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Brent Graham, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Anthony Debusk (PF), Joseph Waltz (C) William Dimatteo, Earl Little, Roger Alexander, Steve Young | |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Byron Vanostberg steals the ball from Joe Denney | 60-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Byron Vanostberg (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Delacerda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Debusk (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Waltz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Williams | 60-57 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Adolph Singer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Adolph Singer, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wes Cornejo (SF) Gerald Williams | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Willie Wilson is called for the reach on Anthony Debusk - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz gets the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Troy Cummings blocks the short jumper by Anthony Debusk | 60-57 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Willie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Andrew Delacerda steps in front of the Troy Cummings pass | 60-57 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Andrew Delacerda hits the finger roll | 60-59 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Joe Denney misses the jumpshot from the right side | 60-59 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Joseph Waltz grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg is hacked by Joe Denney - foul #3 on Joe Denney, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF) Adolph Singer, Mark Hill, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Frank McCoy swats the short shot by Joseph Waltz | 60-59 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Frank McCoy | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Frank McCoy misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Debusk - foul #3 on Anthony Debusk, team foul #2 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Benjamin Oden (C) Willie Wilson, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Earl Little (SG), Roger Alexander (PF), Steve Young (C) Andrew Delacerda, Anthony Debusk, Joseph Waltz | |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Frank McCoy misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Frank McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank McCoy - foul #1 on Frank McCoy, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG), Gerald Williams (SF) Byron Vanostberg, Wes Cornejo | |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks can't connect on a shot from the left side | 61-63 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams double dribbles | 61-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Major (C) Steve Young | |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Mark Hill gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Brent Graham clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | William Dimatteo steals it from Kevin Weeks | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 6 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Major (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo's layup is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 61-63 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden loses the dribble to William Dimatteo | 61-63 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | William Dimatteo misses the dunk attempt | 61-63 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Earl Little gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF) Mark Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg (PG), Andrew Delacerda (SG), Steve Young (C) William Dimatteo, Earl Little, David Major | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Gerald Williams blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Oden | 61-63 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Byron Vanostberg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 61-63 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-63 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Byron Vanostberg | 64-65 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Steve Young blocks the short jumper by Robert Scarborough | 64-65 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Andrew Delacerda | 64-65 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Steve Young grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Steve Young is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Oden - foul #4 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Dimatteo (PG) Byron Vanostberg | |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Steve Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Steve Young misses the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 64-66 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Brent Graham gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brent Graham and he's hacked by Andrew Delacerda - foul #1 on Andrew Delacerda, team foul #3 | 66-66 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Gerald Williams connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 67-68 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Frank McCoy dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Scarborough | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Roger Alexander slams it home set up by William Dimatteo | 69-70 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Brent Graham can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 69-70 |