| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) SG - Peter Jamar (fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Ivan Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) SG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fresh) C - Michael Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski loses the dribble to Arthur Burks in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Pressman - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Marion Dampier is called for the reach on James Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Dampier, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier travels in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Marion Dampier - foul #2 on Marion Dampier, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Jamar | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski's pass is intercepted by Ivan Gray | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Peter Jamar is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Pressman | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault drills a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Arthur Burks - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Calvin Tsao (SF), Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Peter Jamar, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Trevor Burke (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Ben Amos (C) Russell Perz, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Purcell | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | William Capozzi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Tony Thibeault | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Eric Powell steals the ball from Ben Amos | 6-4 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Chad Hutton is called for the reach on Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Hutton, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Douglas Endo picks off the pass by William Capozzi | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico | John Fancher knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Capozzi | 9-6 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Calvin Tsao - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Ivan Gray (C) Graham Cao, William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao, Eric Powell, John Purcell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Chad Hutton, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Ben Amos | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Ivan Gray gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Blackledge - foul #1 on William Blackledge, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) Douglas Endo | |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Gray (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (fresh) SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) C - Michael Jones (tiring) | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Michael Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Burks - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | William Blackledge's layup is rejected by Thomas Pressman | 11-7 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico | Russell Perz gets the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Josh Cheney | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Pressman is blocked by William Blackledge | 11-9 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Blackledge | 11-9 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jamar - foul #1 on Peter Jamar, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Russell Perz scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Blackledge | 11-11 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ivan Gray | 13-11 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Russell Perz takes the ball from Calvin Tsao | 13-13 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski dunks the ball on a great pass from Russell Perz | 13-15 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Jamar | 16-15 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | William Blackledge's layup is rejected by Ivan Gray | 16-15 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ivan Gray | 16-15 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Ivan Sliwinski is called for the reach on James Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG), Graham Cao (SF), Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) Peter Jamar, Calvin Tsao, Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), John Fancher (SF), Trevor Burke (PF), Douglas Endo (C) Russell Perz, Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 13:04 | UNLV | John Purcell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 16-15 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Fancher | 16-15 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Chad Hutton is blocked by John Purcell | 16-15 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | John Purcell snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Josh Cheney picks off the pass by James Baker in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | John Purcell is called for the reach on John Fancher - foul #1 on John Purcell, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), Ben Amos (C) Josh Cheney, John Fancher | |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | William Capozzi steps in front of the Ben Amos pass | 16-15 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | James Baker travels in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) James Baker, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Chad Hutton, Trevor Burke | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Calvin Tsao - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fairly fresh) SG - Peter Jamar (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Capozzi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Pressman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Purcell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Thibeault (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Douglas Endo (tiring) 1 pts. C - Ben Amos (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | John Purcell steps in front of the Tony Thibeault pass in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Capozzi | 20-17 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-17 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Thibeault | 20-17 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | John Purcell is called for the reach on Russell Perz - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Eric Powell (PF), Ivan Gray (C) William Capozzi, Thomas Pressman, John Purcell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (SG), John Fancher (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Tony Thibeault, Ivan Sliwinski, Douglas Endo | |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Graham Cao drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Peter Jamar | 23-19 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Graham Cao steps in front of the John Fancher pass | 23-19 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Eric Powell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Fancher - foul #1 on John Fancher, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG) Peter Jamar | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Douglas Endo (PF), Michael Jones (C) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, William Blackledge, Ben Amos | |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Eric Powell makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Eric Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Michael Jones is fouled on the floor by Graham Cao - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Douglas Endo steps in front of the Ivan Gray pass | 25-21 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Tony Thibeault, Douglas Endo | |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Ivan Gray connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 27-21 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG) William Capozzi | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | John Fancher is hacked by Graham Cao - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF) Graham Cao | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PF) William Blackledge | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Josh Cheney - foul #1 on Josh Cheney, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, Michael Jones | |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton drills a 3 from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Chad Hutton, Tony Thibeault, Trevor Burke | |
| 08:09 | UNLV | James Baker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | William Capozzi tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | John Fancher clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-26 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Jamar | 29-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tired) SG - Peter Jamar (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Capozzi (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Pressman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) SF - John Fancher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Blackledge (tiring) C - Douglas Endo (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | UNLV | John Fancher steps in front of the James Baker pass | 29-26 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney banks in the layup on a great pass from John Fancher | 29-28 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | William Blackledge steps in front of the William Capozzi pass | 29-28 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the wide open runner in the lane and he's hacked by Peter Jamar - foul #2 on Peter Jamar, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Ivan Gray (C) Peter Jamar, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Tony Thibeault (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Ben Amos (C) Russell Perz, Josh Cheney, John Fancher, Douglas Endo | |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Tony Thibeault takes the ball from Thomas Pressman | 29-31 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Arthur Burks swats the short shot by Ivan Sliwinski | 29-31 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski grabs the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ivan Gray - foul #1 on Ivan Gray, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (PG), Trevor Burke (PF) Chad Hutton, William Blackledge | |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Ben Amos makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Ben Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | James Baker is denied on a layup by Trevor Burke | 29-33 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Ben Amos gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Ivan Gray - foul #2 on Ivan Gray, team foul #13 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (C) Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF), Michael Jones (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Ben Amos | |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James Baker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Trevor Burke - foul #1 on Trevor Burke, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF) Tony Thibeault | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | John Fancher clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #14 | 31-35 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | John Fancher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Fancher | 31-36 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 31-36 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Arthur Burks gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | James Baker's pass is intercepted by Douglas Endo in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Powell | 31-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (very tired) 2 pts. SG - William Capozzi (very tired) 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Eric Powell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Thomas Pressman (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Russell Perz (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Burke (tiring) SF - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Endo (tired) 1 pts. 3 stl. C - Michael Jones (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Eric Powell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Powell, team foul #15 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Peter Jamar (SG), Calvin Tsao (SF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, William Capozzi, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), William Blackledge (PF) Russell Perz, Trevor Burke, John Fancher, Douglas Endo | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Marion Dampier | 31-38 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Peter Jamar travels with the ball | 31-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (C) Michael Jones | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Calvin Tsao - foul #3 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #16 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PF) William Blackledge | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-39 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao grabs the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Graham Cao, team foul #17 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Eric Powell (PF) Graham Cao, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Jones (C) Ben Amos | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Sliwinski - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #9 | 34-41 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | John Purcell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Trevor Burke - foul #2 on Trevor Burke, team foul #10 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Endo (PF) Trevor Burke | |
| 01:55 | UNLV | John Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Michael Jones grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Sliwinski and the foul's on James Baker - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #18 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), William Blackledge (PF) Tony Thibeault, Michael Jones | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-43 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Ivan Sliwinski steals it from Arthur Burks | 37-44 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 37-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), John Fancher (SF) Marion Dampier, Ivan Sliwinski | |
| 01:11 | UNLV | James Baker loses the dribble to Josh Cheney in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is hacked by James Baker - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #19 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) James Baker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PF), Ben Amos (C) William Blackledge, Douglas Endo | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Peter Jamar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Ben Amos tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Graham Cao snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Josh Cheney gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-50 |