| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Danny Grainger pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Stepchinski | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Terry Carr - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mauricio Romano | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Castiglione - foul #1 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SF), Stefan Russo (PF) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht | |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | The jump hook by Gregory Ford is blocked by Christopher Castiglione | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico | Mauricio Romano picks off the pass by Ivan Stepchinski | 5-2 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Stefan Russo steps in front of the Terry Carr pass | 5-2 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Terry Carr blocks the short jumper by Stefan Russo | 5-2 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fairly fresh) SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Leonard Stewart is called for the reach on James Andrews - foul #1 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo hits a shot from the right block set up by Ivan Stepchinski | 8-4 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Arthur Russ can't finish the layup | 8-4 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Dozier | 11-4 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Arnulfo Russo, Robert Lim | |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is intercepted by Christopher Castiglione | 11-4 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart tips it but misses | 11-4 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | The short jumper by Gregory Ford is denied by Wendell Hecht | 11-4 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht snags the defensive board | 11-4 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Ivan Stepchinski, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Gregory Ford connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Mauricio Romano | 13-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) PF - Wendell Hecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo's fadeaway is rejected by Danny Grainger | 13-6 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione snags the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is denied on a layup by James Andrews | 13-6 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Mauricio Romano | 15-8 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione buries a floater from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Wendell Hecht is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #1 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Ricardo Enriquez (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Robert Lim (C) Leonard Stewart, Reynaldo Serrano, Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 09:43 | UNLV | The refs have stopped play. Jeffrey Graham is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 15-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the finger roll | 17-10 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SG) Arnulfo Russo | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski misses the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski makes the 3rd free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Joshua Houghton, Mark Price | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Terry Carr steals it from Ivan Stepchinski out of a doubleteam | 17-12 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the finger roll | 19-12 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-12 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Terry Carr picks off the pass by Stefan Russo | 19-12 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Reynaldo Serrano, Robert Lim | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits a turnaround from the right block | 21-12 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Castiglione - foul #2 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF), Robert Lim (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Stefan Russo, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-14 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (SG) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Joshua Houghton steps in front of the Robert Lim pass | 22-14 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Lim - foul #1 on Robert Lim, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Joshua Houghton, Mark Price | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is hacked by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (C) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SF) Arnulfo Russo | |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-14 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lim | 24-14 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Stepchinski | 24-17 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-17 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-17 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski is fouled on the floor by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, James Andrews, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Stefan Russo (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Leonard Stewart, Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht, Robert Lim | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo is denied on a layup by Wayne Dozier | 24-17 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Arnulfo Russo takes the ball from Terry Carr | 24-17 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (SG), Mark Price (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Mark Price steals the ball from Stefan Russo | 24-19 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Christopher Castiglione takes the ball from Terry Carr | 24-19 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 24-19 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Gregory Ford comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits a floater in the paint set up by Gregory Ford | 26-19 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Terry Carr, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Robert Lim (C) Arnulfo Russo, Ricardo Enriquez, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Robert Lim snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Robert Lim misses short on a halfcourt shot | 26-21 |