| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) SF - Daniel Bixby (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Charles Dipietro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) SF - James Cotto (fresh) PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is hacked by Robert Rumble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Rumble, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Rumble | 3-1 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Charles Dipietro steps in front of the Ricardo Enriquez pass in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Christopher Castiglione swats the short shot by Charles Dipietro | 3-1 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it back up and in | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro lays it up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is hacked by Daniel Bixby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Wendell Hecht steals the ball from Wayne Dozier | 5-3 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez comes up short on the shot from the left side | 5-3 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez tips it home | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is fouled on the floor by Christopher Castiglione - foul #1 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Robert Rumble, Daniel Bixby, Wayne Dozier, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Robert Lim (C) Ricardo Enriquez, James Cotto, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the dunk | 5-5 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton clanks a runner near the basket | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Labarbera - foul #1 on Robert Labarbera, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF) Grant Paulson | |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Gregory Ford comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SG - Russell Sea (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) PF - Robert Labarbera (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) SG - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) PF - Wendell Hecht (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lim (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Robert Lim's floater is tipped away by Gregory Ford | 7-9 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Caldwell and he's fouled by Warren Adams - foul #1 on Warren Adams, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Grant Paulson (SG), Christopher Castiglione (C) Warren Adams, Reynaldo Serrano, Robert Lim | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | James Cotto loses the dribble to Jeffrey Graham | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Wesley Coon slams it home set up by Jeffrey Graham | 12-9 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Wendell Hecht is blocked by Arthur Russ | 12-9 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 12-9 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton tips it in | 14-9 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the tip | 14-9 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it in | 14-11 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton buries a shot from the right side and the foul's on James Cotto - foul #1 on James Cotto, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Charles Dipietro (C) Wesley Coon, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Robert Lim (PF) James Cotto, Wendell Hecht | |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Castiglione | 17-11 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Daniel Bixby (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Robert Lim can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-11 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Robert Lim gets the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses short on a floater in the lane | 17-11 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson's pass is intercepted by Charles Dipietro | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Lim - foul #1 on Robert Lim, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG), Arthur Russ (PF) Robert Rumble, Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF), Wendell Hecht (PF) Reynaldo Serrano, Robert Lim | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Sea (fresh) SF - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) C - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) SG - Grant Paulson (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Cotto (tiring) PF - Wendell Hecht (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Cotto | 19-13 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Wendell Hecht swats the shot by Daniel Bixby | 19-13 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | James Cotto grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | James Cotto is hacked by Larry Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is called for traveling | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Larry Caldwell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SG) Grant Paulson | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Warren Adams is called for the reach on Jeffrey Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Warren Adams, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG) Warren Adams | |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Gregory Ford blows the layup | 19-13 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson travels in the backcourt | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Labarbera (PF) Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SG), Robert Lim (C) Grant Paulson, Christopher Castiglione | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lim - foul #2 on Robert Lim, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione (C) Robert Lim | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-13 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht tips it in | 20-15 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Reynaldo Serrano is called for the reach on Russell Sea - foul #1 on Reynaldo Serrano, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Charles Dipietro (C) Jeffrey Graham, Robert Labarbera, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG) James Cotto | |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is fouled on the floor by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Arthur Russ (C) Russell Sea, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Robert Rumble snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Caldwell | 23-15 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (C) Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG), Robert Labarbera (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Arthur Russ, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson is fouled on the floor by Wesley Coon - foul #1 on Wesley Coon, team foul #7 | 23-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Robert Rumble | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) James Cotto | |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Castiglione - foul #2 on Christopher Castiglione, team foul #8 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Daniel Bixby, Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (C) Christopher Castiglione | |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht is denied on a dunk by Gregory Ford | 24-16 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton snags the defensive board | 24-16 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton loses the dribble to Reynaldo Serrano | 24-16 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano lays it up and in | 24-18 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it in | 26-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Grant Paulson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell Hecht (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Cotto (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham travels with the ball | 26-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Charles Dipietro (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Wesley Coon, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Caldwell | 28-21 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SF) Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Reynaldo Serrano swats the short shot by Arthur Russ | 28-21 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 28-21 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Ricardo Enriquez is blocked by Arthur Russ | 28-21 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Caldwell | 30-21 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #8 | 30-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble, Daniel Bixby, Arthur Russ, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the jumper in the lane | 30-22 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 32-22 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson's floater is tipped away by Gregory Ford | 32-22 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Sea - foul #2 on Russell Sea, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF), Charles Dipietro (C) Robert Labarbera, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), Robert Lim (PF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Wendell Hecht, James Cotto | |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro banks in the layup | 34-23 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Warren Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG), Daniel Bixby (SF) Russell Sea, Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Grant Paulson - foul #1 on Grant Paulson, team foul #9 | 34-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Robert Lim gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) SG - Grant Paulson (very tired) 5 pts. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Robert Lim (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Caldwell and he's hacked by Grant Paulson - foul #2 on Grant Paulson, team foul #10 | 37-23 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | The short jumper by Charles Dipietro is denied by Robert Lim | 38-25 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is whistled for traveling | 38-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Wesley Coon, Daniel Bixby, Wayne Dozier, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Cotto (SF) Grant Paulson | |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is called for traveling | 38-25 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Warren Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (SG) Reynaldo Serrano | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Sea - foul #3 on Russell Sea, team foul #10 | 38-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Robert Labarbera (PF) Russell Sea, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Warren Adams makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton tips it home | 40-26 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Gregory Ford swats the layup by James Cotto | 40-26 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by James Cotto - foul #2 on James Cotto, team foul #11 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (C) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | The jumper by Ricardo Enriquez is denied by Robert Labarbera | 42-26 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Robert Lim grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico | James Cotto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-26 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Rumble | 44-26 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 44-26 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione tips it home | 44-28 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 44-28 |