| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Archie Mark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Air Force | David Davis steps in front of the Archie Mark pass | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Archie Mark picks off the pass by David Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | David Henderson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | James Mills misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | David Davis is denied on a layup by Archie Mark | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Air Force | Archie Mark pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Tony Latimer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | James Mills misses the turnaround near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Air Force | David Henderson banks in the layup | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | James Mills hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | James Mills tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Air Force | Archie Mark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | James Mills clanks a jump hook from the left block | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | David Henderson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Archie Mark loses the dribble to Eugene Savage | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the finger roll | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | David Henderson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Robert Francis (PF) Michael Klein, Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, Archie Mark | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| 16:07 | Air Force | David Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | David Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's fadeaway is rejected by David Henderson | 6-6 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) SG - Roy Paul (fresh) SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) PF - Robert Francis (fresh) C - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't finish the layup but the foul's on Everett Fidler - foul #1 on Everett Fidler, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (PF) David Henderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:17 | Air Force | Archie Mark knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Paul | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Francis - foul #1 on Robert Francis, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Henry Blankenship (PF) Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Ted Borrego hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Michael Klein is called for the reach on Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Michael Klein, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (PF) Henry Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Mark Welch (SF) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez | |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Robert Francis steals it from James Mills | 8-9 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 8-11 |
| 13:27 | Air Force | Ted Borrego connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | David Davis hits a jump hook from the left block set up by James Mills | 10-13 |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Ted Borrego can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | Robert Francis can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Ted Borrego steps in front of the Howard Osterberger pass | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 10-13 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits a jumper from the right side set up by David Davis | 10-15 |
| 12:03 | Air Force | Robert Francis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF), David Henderson (C) Michael Klein, Roy Paul, Archie Mark | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| 12:03 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | James Mills connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Brian Thorpe and he's fouled by David Henderson - foul #2 on David Henderson, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Everett Fidler (SF) David Henderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:56 | UNLV | James Mills makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Ted Borrego loses the dribble to Eugene Savage | 11-18 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) PF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Francis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Air Force | Tony Latimer drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ted Borrego | 13-20 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Robert Francis swats the shot by James Mills | 13-20 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Eugene Savage steps in front of the Tony Latimer pass | 13-20 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the finger roll | 13-22 |
| 10:12 | Air Force | Ted Borrego connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tony Latimer | 16-22 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Roy Paul (SF), Archie Mark (C) Ted Borrego, Everett Fidler, Robert Francis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Robert Francis (C) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:42 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Davis | 18-26 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Michael Klein knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Ted Borrego | 20-26 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Burt Chapman | 20-28 |
| 08:23 | Air Force | Robert Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Roy Paul (SF) Ted Borrego, Archie Mark | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| 08:12 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 08:10 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Robert Francis scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Paul | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Francis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | James Mills comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 22-28 |
| 07:32 | Air Force | Tony Latimer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 07:11 | Air Force | Tony Latimer is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Archie Mark (C) Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) David Davis | |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the jump hook from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship buries a floater from the right side | 24-30 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-30 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | James Mills lays it up and in | 24-32 |
| 05:44 | Air Force | Michael Klein travels with the ball | 24-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (C) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 24-34 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 05:13 | Air Force | Archie Mark snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 04:55 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-34 |
| 04:54 | Air Force | Robert Francis tips it back up and in | 26-34 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Roy Paul - foul #1 on Roy Paul, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Michael Klein hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Borrego | 28-36 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ted Borrego - foul #1 on Ted Borrego, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF) Robert Francis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Burt Chapman | |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Archie Mark connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Klein | 31-38 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Ted Borrego steps in front of the Mark Welch pass | 31-38 |
| 03:33 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Borrego (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Archie Mark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is fouled on the floor by Henry Blankenship - foul #2 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), David Henderson (C) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, Henry Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:52 | Air Force | Archie Mark makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tony Latimer | 34-40 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe lays it in on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 34-42 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Eugene Savage steals it from Everett Fidler | 34-42 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Eugene Savage comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Klein - foul #2 on Michael Klein, team foul #10 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF), Henry Blankenship (PF) Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (PF) Brian Thorpe | |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:57 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship is fouled on the floor by Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Robert Francis (PF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| 01:48 | Air Force | Michael Klein knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | James Mills hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 37-46 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Ted Borrego clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 37-48 |
| 01:03 | Air Force | Michael Klein drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Robert Francis - foul #2 on Robert Francis, team foul #11 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Roy Paul (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Roy Paul buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-50 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Michael Klein is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #3 on Michael Klein, team foul #12 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Blankenship (SF) Michael Klein | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | The short jumper by Tony Latimer is denied by James Mills | 43-52 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 43-52 |