| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | John Nelson hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Weeks | 38-32 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Brent Graham snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Preston Winter | 38-32 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith grabs the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | John Nelson grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Brent Graham's pass is intercepted by Brian McElvy | 38-32 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 38-32 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Filiberto Russo - foul #3 on Filiberto Russo, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Brent Graham knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 40-37 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Brent Graham | 42-37 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses the driving attempt from the right block | 42-37 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Freudenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Massey | 42-37 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Brent Graham | 44-37 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico State | Joseph Massey denies the turnaround by Preston Winter | 44-37 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Benjamin Oden blocks the short jumper by Shane Freudenburg | 44-37 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 44-37 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden's pass is intercepted by Shannon Smith | 44-37 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the runner from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks tips it home | 46-39 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shane Freudenburg | 46-42 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Brent Graham is fouled on the floor by Drew Trudeau - foul #3 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF), John Nelson (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Brent Graham, Benjamin Oden, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), James Muir (C) Brian McElvy, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Shane Freudenburg | |
| 12:31 | UNLV | The jump hook by John Nelson is blocked by Thomas Scott | 46-42 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Muir (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | John Nelson knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Hill | 48-44 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Scott | 48-44 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Amos | 48-47 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo hits the finger roll | 50-47 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Adame | 50-49 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Michael Amos steps in front of the Filiberto Russo pass | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos lays it in | 50-51 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Willie Wilson scores on a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame lays it up and in | 53-53 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Wilson | 56-53 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Brent Graham (SF), Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Kevin Weeks, Mark Hill, Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Shane Freudenburg (C) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos, Mike Adame, Thomas Scott, James Muir | |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Drew Trudeau - foul #4 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #2 | 56-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Brian McElvy and the foul's on Joseph Massey - foul #2 on Joseph Massey, team foul #2 | 58-55 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg misses the free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Preston Winter is called for the reach on Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Preston Winter, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau (SF) Howard Johnson | |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Willie Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Szczesny Klimaszewski | 61-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Brent Graham clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 61-55 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg's dunk attempt is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 61-55 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 61-55 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski hits a jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Shannon Smith | 63-57 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Brent Graham comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 63-57 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 63-60 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (PG), Filiberto Russo (PF), John Nelson (C) Kevin Weeks, Benjamin Oden, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Klimaszewski steals the ball from Brian McElvy | 63-60 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Brent Graham lays it up and in on a great pass from Szczesny Klimaszewski | 65-60 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter's pass is intercepted by John Nelson | 65-60 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | John Nelson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 65-60 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski misses long on a floater from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Shannon Smith | 65-63 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Drew Trudeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Freudenburg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Willie Wilson snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian McElvy | 68-65 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski loses the dribble to Shannon Smith | 68-65 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses the lay-in | 68-65 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Szczesny Klimaszewski | 71-65 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Brent Graham grabs the board | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-65 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Brent Graham grabs the board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 73-65 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Brent Graham is called for the reach on Brian McElvy - foul #1 on Brent Graham, team foul #3 | 73-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Filiberto Russo | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Brian McElvy is called for the reach on Filiberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian McElvy, team foul #4 | 73-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Mike Snelling (PF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:26 | UNLV | John Nelson is hacked by Shane Freudenburg - foul #2 on Shane Freudenburg, team foul #5 | 73-65 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | John Nelson is hacked by Shane Freudenburg - foul #3 on Shane Freudenburg, team foul #6 | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Preston Winter is called for the reach on Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #3 on Preston Winter, team foul #7 | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by Brian McElvy - foul #2 on Brian McElvy, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is fouled on the floor by John Nelson - foul #1 on John Nelson, team foul #4 | 75-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (PG), Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Kevin Weeks, Mike Snelling, John Nelson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), James Muir (C) Brian McElvy, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Shane Freudenburg | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Benjamin Oden steps in front of the Michael Amos pass | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Willie Wilson runs out the clock | 75-65 |