| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chris Haro (fresh) PF - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Chris Haro inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Chris Haro drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Moronta | 34-28 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | George Phair misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Dan Boyer hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bardin - foul #3 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Dan Boyer steals it from Ronald Bessey in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Christopher Pressler blocks the short jumper by John Carlson | 36-28 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bill Moronta | 36-28 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Bill Moronta | 36-30 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Christopher Pressler steals the ball from Dikembe Awada | 36-30 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler tips it home | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Dan Boyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dobbins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dobbins, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Orval Horn (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Bill Moronta, Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 16:26 | UNLV | James Haynes misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Derrick Hicks - foul #2 on Derrick Hicks, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Orval Horn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Bessey | 38-38 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Derrick Hicks is called for the reach on James Haynes - foul #3 on Derrick Hicks, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), John Carlson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG) Ronald Bessey | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Carlson (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Orval Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerald Loftis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | George Phair scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Giczewski | 40-38 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Chris Haro (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Orval Horn, Derrick Hicks, Bryan Hondo, Gerald Loftis | |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | George Phair misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | George Phair tips it in | 42-38 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Chris Haro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Akim Zellmann, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Christopher Pressler steals it from Emmanuel Liu | 42-38 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Moronta | 42-41 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bill Moronta | 42-43 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bryan Bardin - foul #4 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG), Orval Horn (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Bryan Bardin, Bill Moronta, Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | John Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Allan Bartels steps in front of the Bryan Hondo pass in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Allan Bartels dunks the ball | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Orval Horn buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | George Phair's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Hondo | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Bessey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Orval Horn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Gerald Loftis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Christopher Pressler (PF) Orval Horn, Bryan Hondo | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side set up by Akim Zellmann out of the doubleteam | 47-48 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 50-50 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Derrick Hicks, Gerald Loftis | |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dan Boyer | 53-50 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #3 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo (PF) Christopher Pressler | |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #4 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), John Carlson (PF) Dan Boyer, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Carlson | 53-50 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | James Haynes misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 53-50 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann lays it in and he's fouled by Ronald Bessey - foul #2 on Ronald Bessey, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks (SF) Chris Haro | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 56-52 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Ronald Bessey steals it from John Carlson | 56-52 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Giczewski is called for the reach on Derrick Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Orval Horn (SG), Christopher Pressler (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Bill Moronta, Bryan Hondo, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis is hacked by John Carlson - foul #2 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico | Orval Horn is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Orval Horn, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SF) Derrick Hicks | |
| 07:55 | UNLV | George Phair hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey is open but misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carlson (tiring) 6 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ronald Bessey (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Orval Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Haro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gerald Loftis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | George Phair connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 58-52 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | John Carlson takes the ball from Ronald Bessey | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 61-52 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Orval Horn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler can't tip it in | 61-52 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | George Phair misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gerald Loftis - foul #1 on Gerald Loftis, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin (PG), Bill Moronta (SG), Derrick Hicks (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Ronald Bessey, Orval Horn, Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler, Gerald Loftis | |
| 06:32 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Hondo | 62-55 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | George Phair buries a fadeaway from the left block | 64-55 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo dunks the ball set up by Bryan Bardin | 64-57 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | George Phair's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Hondo | 64-57 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bill Moronta, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chris Haro (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF) Derrick Hicks, Bryan Hondo | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | UNLV | James Haynes's floater is tipped away by Chris Haro | 64-57 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #5 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Dobbins denies the turnaround by George Phair | 64-59 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Chris Haro snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Carlson (tired) 6 reb. C - George Phair (very tired) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Moronta (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Haro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Akim Zellmann is called for the reach on Bill Moronta - foul #3 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks (SF), Bryan Hondo (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Chris Haro, Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Emmanuel Liu is called for the reach on Bryan Hondo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Orval Horn (SG) Bill Moronta | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Derrick Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Gerald Loftis grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin drills a shot from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | George Phair misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bill Moronta (SG), Chris Haro (SF), Christopher Pressler (PF), Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Orval Horn, Derrick Hicks, Bryan Hondo, Gerald Loftis | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Bardin | 64-66 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Dobbins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dobbins, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | George Phair denies the turnaround by Bill Moronta | 66-66 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | George Phair travels with the ball | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Giczewski - foul #5 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | Chris Haro misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu tips it back up and in | 68-69 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | George Phair's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Haro | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta is fouled in the backcourt by Akim Zellmann - foul #5 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Allan Bartels buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dan Boyer | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Chris Haro hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chris Haro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | John Carlson picks off the pass by Christopher Pressler | 71-71 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-71 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 71-71 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Dobbins swats the layup by Allan Bartels | 71-71 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Bardin | 71-74 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu lays it in | 73-74 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | John Carlson steals it from Bryan Bardin in the backcourt | 73-74 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Dan Boyer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Allan Bartels | 76-74 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Chris Haro knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bill Moronta and the foul's on Emmanuel Liu - foul #2 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #13 | 76-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bryan Hondo (PF), Gerald Loftis (C) Christopher Pressler, Jeffrey Dobbins | |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the free throw | 76-77 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler (PF) Bryan Hondo | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Bill Moronta grabs the board | 76-77 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Chris Haro is fouled in the backcourt by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #14 | 76-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins (C) Gerald Loftis | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Chris Haro makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James Haynes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Chris Haro - foul #1 on Chris Haro, team foul #11 | 76-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) George Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-79 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Dan Boyer snags the defensive board | 78-79 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) James Haynes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | George Phair clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-79 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the follow up shot | 80-79 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Allan Bartels steals the ball from Christopher Pressler | 80-79 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-79 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-79 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler grabs the defensive rebound | 80-79 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 80-79 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 80-79 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 80-79 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-79 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins gets the rebound | 80-79 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - George Phair (tired) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Bryan Bardin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bill Moronta (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - Chris Haro (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Christopher Pressler (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Dobbins (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dobbins makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Bill Moronta | 80-81 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Dan Boyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 82-81 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Allan Bartels is called for the reach on Bryan Bardin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #15 | 82-81 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Bryan Bardin misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Phair | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bardin - foul #5 on Bryan Bardin, team foul #12 | 82-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Bessey (PG) Bryan Bardin | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Dan Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Dan Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Christopher Pressler can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from close range | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 84-82 |