| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) SG - Oscar Macias (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cummings (fresh) PF - Ken Baker (fresh) C - Joe Rapier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Caldwell | 0-5 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Caldwell | 0-8 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-8 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Mark Price tips it back up and in | 0-10 |
| 17:15 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Oscar Macias and the foul's on Daniel Bixby - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #1 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Hartman (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF), Richard Coria (PF), Arthur Radcliff (C) Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings, Ken Baker, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 17:15 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers makes the free throw | 3-10 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Tyler Stanley is called for the reach on Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Stanley, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG) Anthony Rogers | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Arthur Radcliff steps in front of the Jeffrey Graham pass | 3-10 |
| 16:36 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley tips it in | 5-10 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman is fouled on the floor by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman scores on a 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Severance (fresh) SG - Jesse Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Coria (fresh) C - Arthur Radcliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Danny Grainger blows the dunk | 8-10 |
| 15:29 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the follow up shot | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Hartman - foul #1 on Jesse Hartman, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Ken Baker (PF) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Richard Coria, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 14:17 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Cummings | 8-14 |
| 13:53 | Air Force | Jeffrey Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff (C) Tyler Stanley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby loses the dribble to Ken Baker in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 13:22 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 8-14 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Mark Price clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ken Baker - foul #1 on Ken Baker, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Coria (C) Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 13:14 | Air Force | Ken Baker pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 8-15 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is hacked by Anthony Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Rogers, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff (C) Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Gregory Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF), Richard Coria (C) Anthony Rogers, Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Severance (fresh) SG - Jesse Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tyler Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Baker (fairly fresh) C - Richard Coria (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Richard Gill is hacked by Richard Coria - foul #1 on Richard Coria, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Arthur Radcliff (C) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Ken Baker, Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ken Baker (PF), Joe Rapier (C) Tyler Stanley, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 10:51 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers knocks in the floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Graham | 10-17 |
| 10:01 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF), Richard Coria (PF), Arthur Radcliff (C) Anthony Rogers, Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings, Ken Baker, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price | |
| 09:32 | UNLV | William Severance steals it from Charles Dipietro | 10-17 |
| 09:29 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses the easy layup | 10-17 |
| 09:27 | Air Force | Richard Coria tips it but misses | 10-17 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Arthur Radcliff takes the ball from Richard Gill | 10-17 |
| 08:31 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Arthur Radcliff - foul #1 on Arthur Radcliff, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Ken Baker (PF) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Richard Coria, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Macias (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cummings (fairly fresh) PF - Ken Baker (fairly fresh) C - Tyler Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Ken Baker - foul #2 on Ken Baker, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rapier (C) Ken Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley is whistled for a carry | 13-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Mark Price pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 06:05 | Air Force | Jeffrey Cummings pulls down the rebound | 13-21 |
| 05:41 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-21 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 13-21 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Anthony Rogers steals the ball from Larry Caldwell in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 05:13 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers is whistled for a carry | 13-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), Ken Baker (PF), Arthur Radcliff (C) Anthony Rogers, Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Ken Baker swats the short shot by Danny Grainger | 13-21 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 13-23 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff tips it back up and in | 15-23 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by William Severance in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Severance, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Richard Coria (C) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Tyler Stanley, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Ken Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #3 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Mark Price (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro | |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Oscar Macias (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cummings (fairly fresh) PF - Ken Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Coria (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (PF) Wayne Dozier | |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jeffrey Cummings | 19-23 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Mark Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff (C) Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Gregory Ford, Danny Grainger | |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Joshua Houghton | 19-23 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 19-25 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Arthur Russ is called for the reach on Anthony Rogers - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF) Anthony Rogers, Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (C) Arthur Russ | |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Coria (C) Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on William Severance - foul #2 on William Severance, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Joe Rapier (C) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Tyler Stanley, Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Joshua Houghton | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Rapier | 23-27 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger clanks a driving attempt from close range | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Anthony Rogers | 23-27 |