| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:53 | UNLV | James Mills connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Davis and the foul's on Allen Hitt - foul #2 on Allen Hitt, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 19:53 | UNLV | James Mills makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Howard Osterberger steps in front of the Allen Hitt pass | 38-41 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Val Dickson - foul #1 on Val Dickson, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt double dribbles | 39-41 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch is fouled on the floor by James Winters - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | James Winters hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Scruggs | 39-44 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Val Dickson - foul #2 on Val Dickson, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), William Williams (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Howard Osterberger, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) James Winters, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Ament | 41-44 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it home | 41-46 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Mark Welch clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Matthew Fox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-46 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | John Scruggs snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna's floater is tipped away by Mark Welch | 41-46 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Matthew Fox drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF), James Mills (C) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico | James Winters is hacked by Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mike Weiss (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SG) Sean Ament | |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Winters | 43-49 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger double dribbles | 43-49 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Brian Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Mike Weiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (PG), Sean Ament (SG) John Scruggs, Brian Allen | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | David Davis drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nathan Ortez | 45-49 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is called for a backcourt violation | 45-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG) David Davis, Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Winters | 47-52 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the easy layup | 47-52 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Matthew Fox tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Winters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | James Winters clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Sean Ament pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Sean Ament clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), William Williams (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) James Winters, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | James Mills drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Sean Ament throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (SG), Richard O'Laughlin (SF) Johnny Hanna, Sean Ament | |
| 10:31 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Brian Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson tips it home | 49-55 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | David Davis is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG) Brian Allen | |
| 09:52 | UNLV | David Davis's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Peterson | 49-55 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | John Scruggs loses the dribble to Eugene Savage | 51-55 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | David Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Richard O'Laughlin, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-55 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | John Scruggs is called for the reach on Nathan Ortez - foul #3 on John Scruggs, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (PF), James Mills (C) Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger double dribbles | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | David Davis connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Ortez | 53-55 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Hanna | 53-55 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled on the floor by Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Johnny Hanna, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Sean Ament lays it up and in on a great pass from James Winters | 53-57 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | James Mills buries a turnaround in the lane | 55-57 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Ament | 55-60 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (SF), William Williams (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, James Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (PG), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, James Winters | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is fouled on the floor by Matthew Fox - foul #3 on Matthew Fox, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Peterson | 55-62 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #3 on Allen Hitt, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Edward Peterson | |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane lays it up and in set up by Sean Ament | 56-64 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Allen Hitt - foul #4 on Allen Hitt, team foul #8 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG) Ricky Beane | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the jumper from the right side | 60-64 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the runner in the paint | 60-64 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | John Scruggs tips it home | 60-66 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Donald Defeo, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | David Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:12 | UNLV | David Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by John Scruggs - foul #4 on John Scruggs, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:12 | UNLV | David Davis makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Howard Osterberger takes the ball from James Winters | 65-66 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Allen Hitt - foul #5 on Allen Hitt, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Allen Hitt | |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by John Scruggs - foul #5 on John Scruggs, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG) John Scruggs | |
| 01:10 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 68-66 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Mark Welch banks in the layup | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Eugene Savage steals the ball from Edward Peterson | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Ament - foul #1 on Sean Ament, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (PF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | James Winters misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James Mills is hacked by Johnny Hanna in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-66 |