| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Durrant (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Heuer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zendejas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Beamon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Mattis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Turnbull (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon inbounds the ball | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | James Zendejas can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 49-30 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Timothy Durrant steps in front of the Shawn Beamon pass | 49-30 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Scott Miller misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-30 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Donald Heuer tips it back up and in | 51-30 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Turnbull | 51-30 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | James Zendejas scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Charles Valentino | 51-32 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Scott Miller is fouled on the floor by James Zendejas - foul #1 on James Zendejas, team foul #1 | 51-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG), James Jones (SG), Michael Teisberg (SF), Gerald Nichols (PF), Edward Haven (C) Roger Hall, Scott Miller, Timothy Durrant, Donald Heuer, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Christopher Young (SG), Joseph Falbo (PF), Mark Smith (C) Charles Valentino, James Zendejas, Stephen Mattis, Robin Turnbull | |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Ronald Han is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Ronald Han, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG) Ronald Han | |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kerry Eastep | 54-32 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Christopher Young is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Teisberg - foul #2 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #1 | 54-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (C) Mark Smith | |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino is hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 54-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Samuel Wright (C) Edward Haven | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Smith (C) Robin Turnbull | |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Nichols - foul #1 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #3 | 54-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (PG), Timothy Durrant (SF), Donald Heuer (PF) Kerry Eastep, Michael Teisberg, Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull (C) Mark Smith | |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo makes the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Christopher Young steals it from Donald Heuer | 54-34 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), Stephen Mattis (PF) Christopher Young, Joseph Falbo | |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Donald Heuer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Mattis - foul #3 on Stephen Mattis, team foul #3 | 54-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Miller (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (SG), Joseph Falbo (PF), Mark Smith (C) James Zendejas, Stephen Mattis, Robin Turnbull | |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Donald Heuer makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Donald Heuer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Joseph Falbo | 55-34 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Christopher Young is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Valentino | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Scott Miller lays it in on a great pass from Timothy Durrant and he's hacked by Joseph Falbo - foul #3 on Joseph Falbo, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Haven (SF), Gerald Nichols (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Timothy Durrant, Donald Heuer, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), George Bester (SF), Kelly Horne (PF), Robin Turnbull (C) Christopher Young, Shawn Beamon, Joseph Falbo, Mark Smith | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Scott Miller misses the free throw | 57-37 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Haven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zendejas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelly Horne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robin Turnbull (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Edward Haven pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Roger Hall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | George Bester snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Scott Miller picks off the pass by Robin Turnbull | 57-37 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe makes the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Robin Turnbull - foul #2 on Robin Turnbull, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (PG), James Jones (SG), Michael Teisberg (SF) Roger Hall, Scott Miller, Edward Haven | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), James Henkel (SG), Shawn Beamon (SF), Stephen Mattis (PF) Charles Valentino, James Zendejas, George Bester, Kelly Horne | |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the free throw | 59-37 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis pulls down the rebound | 59-37 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | James Jones takes the ball from Ronald Han in the backcourt | 59-37 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | James Jones lays it in | 61-37 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | James Henkel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Teisberg - foul #3 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #4 | 61-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Heuer (PF) Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Smith (C) Robin Turnbull | |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | James Henkel makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico | James Henkel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | James Jones makes the jumper from the right side | 63-39 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-39 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Mark Smith tips it home | 63-41 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe banks in the layup on a great pass from John Brown | 65-41 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Mark Smith is whistled for a carry | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG), Timothy Durrant (SF), Gerald Nichols (PF), Samuel Wright (C) John Brown, Michael Teisberg, Donald Heuer, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Bester (SF), Joseph Falbo (PF), Robin Turnbull (C) Shawn Beamon, Stephen Mattis, Mark Smith | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-41 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | James Henkel snags the defensive board | 65-41 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Timothy Durrant is called for the reach on Ronald Han in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Durrant, team foul #5 | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Haven (PF) Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Stephen Mattis (PF) Ronald Han, Joseph Falbo | |
| 13:10 | New Mexico | James Henkel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-41 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Timothy Durrant | 65-41 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (PG), Scott Miller (SG), Gerald Nichols (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Kerry Eastep, James Jones, Edward Haven, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (SF), Joseph Falbo (PF) George Bester, Stephen Mattis | |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Teisberg (SF), Edward Haven (PF) Timothy Durrant, Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull hits the finger roll set up by James Henkel and he's fouled by John Brown - foul #4 on John Brown, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG), Roger Hall (SG) John Brown, Scott Miller | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Bester (SF) Shawn Beamon | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Robin Turnbull misses the free throw | 65-43 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe gets the rebound | 65-43 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Robin Turnbull is called for the reach on Edward Haven in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robin Turnbull, team foul #6 | 65-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Samuel Wright (C) Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), Stephen Mattis (PF) Charles Valentino, Joseph Falbo | |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Stephen Mattis steals the ball from Kerry Eastep | 65-43 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Ronald Han misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-43 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep grabs the board | 65-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kerry Eastep (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Teisberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Haven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Samuel Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Henkel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Bester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Mattis (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robin Turnbull (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Stephen Mattis is called for the reach on Edward Haven in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Mattis, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Miller (SG), Floyd Roscoe (C) Kerry Eastep, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG), Shawn Beamon (SF), Joseph Falbo (PF) Ronald Han, George Bester, Stephen Mattis | |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Edward Haven makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Edward Haven makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo lays it in set up by Robin Turnbull | 67-45 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Roger Hall loses the dribble to Shawn Beamon | 67-45 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | James Henkel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), Timothy Durrant (SF), Gerald Nichols (PF) Scott Miller, Michael Teisberg, Edward Haven | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Bester (SF), Mark Smith (C) Shawn Beamon, Robin Turnbull | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | James Henkel steals it from Roger Hall | 67-45 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Nichols - foul #2 on Gerald Nichols, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (SF), Robin Turnbull (C) George Bester, Mark Smith | |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo misses the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Roger Hall hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Shawn Beamon - foul #3 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #8 | 69-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG), Donald Heuer (PF), Samuel Wright (C) James Jones, Gerald Nichols, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), George Bester (SF) Charles Valentino, Shawn Beamon | |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Roger Hall makes the free throw | 70-45 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo misses long on a shot in the paint | 70-45 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Donald Heuer grabs the defensive rebound | 70-45 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-45 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant misses the tip | 70-45 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | George Bester gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | George Bester drills a jump hook from the left block | 70-47 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Donald Heuer misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Heuer | 70-47 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Roger Hall misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-47 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to George Bester | 70-47 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Han is hacked by Samuel Wright - foul #1 on Samuel Wright, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Teisberg (PG), Scott Miller (SG), James Jones (SF), Gerald Nichols (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Kerry Eastep, Roger Hall, Timothy Durrant, Donald Heuer, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Kelly Horne (C) George Bester, Joseph Falbo, Robin Turnbull | |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Han misses the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Gerald Nichols gets the rebound | 70-47 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg is fouled in the backcourt by Kelly Horne - foul #1 on Kelly Horne, team foul #9 | 70-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Valentino (PG) Ronald Han | |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Michael Teisberg makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Michael Teisberg is called for the reach on Charles Valentino in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #9 | 72-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG) Michael Teisberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino misses the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gerald Nichols | 72-47 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kerry Eastep | 75-47 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | James Henkel knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-50 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | James Henkel is called for the reach on Scott Miller in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Henkel, team foul #10 | 75-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Haven (C) Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), Robin Turnbull (C) James Henkel, Kelly Horne | |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Scott Miller makes the 1st free throw | 76-50 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Scott Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico | Mark Smith gets the rebound | 76-50 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon's fadeaway is rejected by James Jones | 76-50 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edward Haven | 76-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kerry Eastep (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Miller (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Haven (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Valentino (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zendejas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Beamon (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Turnbull (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 76-50 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 76-50 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Charles Valentino knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-52 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Shawn Beamon is called for the reach on James Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #11 | 76-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Brown (PG), Michael Teisberg (SF), Donald Heuer (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Kerry Eastep, Scott Miller, Gerald Nichols, Edward Haven | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Henkel (SG), George Bester (SF), Stephen Mattis (PF), Kelly Horne (C) James Zendejas, Shawn Beamon, Mark Smith, Robin Turnbull | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-52 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-52 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Bester | 78-54 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses short on a turnaround from close range | 78-54 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Stephen Mattis misses long on a jumper from the right block | 78-54 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Donald Heuer pulls down the rebound | 78-54 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Donald Heuer is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-54 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | George Bester grabs the defensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (SG), Edward Haven (PF), Samuel Wright (C) James Jones, Donald Heuer, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (SF), Robin Turnbull (C) George Bester, Kelly Horne | |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | James Henkel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-54 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Edward Haven pulls down the rebound | 78-54 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Edward Haven misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-54 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Samuel Wright hits the follow up shot | 80-54 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | John Brown picks off the pass by James Henkel | 80-54 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | James Henkel is called for the reach on Roger Hall - foul #5 on James Henkel, team foul #12 | 80-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), Gerald Nichols (PF) John Brown, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Han (PG), James Zendejas (SG), George Bester (SF), Joseph Falbo (PF), Mark Smith (C) Charles Valentino, James Henkel, Shawn Beamon, Stephen Mattis, Robin Turnbull | |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Roger Hall misses the 1st free throw | 80-54 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Roger Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 80-54 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 80-54 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | George Bester misses the jump hook from the left block | 80-54 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Gerald Nichols snags the defensive board | 80-54 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Gerald Nichols loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Young (SG) James Zendejas | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | George Bester misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 80-54 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Christopher Young gets the offensive rebound | 80-54 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Mark Smith makes the runner from the left block set up by Ronald Han | 80-56 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roger Hall (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jones (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Michael Teisberg (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Nichols (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Haven (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Han (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Bester (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Falbo (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Christopher Young steps in front of the James Jones pass in the backcourt | 80-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | Mark Smith makes the fadeaway near the basket | 80-58 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | James Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-58 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico | Ronald Han snags the defensive board | 80-58 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Han is hacked by Roger Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Hall, team foul #10 | 80-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kerry Eastep (PG), Samuel Wright (C) Michael Teisberg, Edward Haven | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG) Christopher Young | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Han makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Han makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | James Zendejas is called for the reach on Roger Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zendejas, team foul #13 | 80-60 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Roger Hall misses the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Roger Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kelly Horne (C) Mark Smith | |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Roger Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 81-60 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo pulls down the rebound | 81-60 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Kelly Horne banks in the layup set up by James Zendejas | 81-62 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | James Zendejas steals it from Gerald Nichols in the backcourt | 81-62 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | George Bester banks in the layup and the foul's on Kerry Eastep - foul #2 on Kerry Eastep, team foul #11 | 81-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Teisberg (SF), Edward Haven (PF) Roger Hall, Gerald Nichols | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mark Smith (C) Kelly Horne | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | George Bester makes the free throw | 81-65 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Samuel Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-65 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | George Bester clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Teisberg - foul #5 on Michael Teisberg, team foul #12 | 81-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Hall (SG), Gerald Nichols (PF) Michael Teisberg, Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | George Bester makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | George Bester makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Roger Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 81-67 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Mark Smith blows the wide open layup | 81-67 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | James Zendejas grabs the offensive rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Joseph Falbo misses long on an open turnaround near the basket | 81-67 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Gerald Nichols pulls down the rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Edward Haven hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 81-67 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Haven | 81-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Kerry Eastep runs out the clock | 81-67 |