| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Willie Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Wolsky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake Naylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Asbury (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Gary Asbury tips it back up and in | 30-35 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Gary Asbury is called for the reach on Bill Bishop - foul #1 on Gary Asbury, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Sergio Gonzalez - foul #2 on Sergio Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Air Force | Willie Price grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:16 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson is called for traveling | 32-35 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Gary Asbury connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Wolsky | 32-37 |
| 17:43 | Air Force | Bill Bishop's floater is tipped away by Gary Asbury | 32-37 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Stephen Wolsky | 32-37 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Jerome Gibson swats the short shot by Jake Naylor | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | William Redmon gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:16 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant is called for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (C) Willie Price | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Greenberg (PF) Steve Barrientos | |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Campbell - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (SF), Joe Mathews (PF), Foster Genest (C) Gregory Sargeant, Jerome Gibson, David Campbell | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Roy Green (C) Stephen Wolsky, Jake Naylor, Gary Asbury | |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Joe Mathews can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | John Greenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | John Greenberg's layup is rejected by Joe Mathews | 32-39 |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Joe Mathews snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:55 | Air Force | Foster Genest misses the runner in the lane | 32-39 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | William Redmon tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Greenberg | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Redmon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Foster Genest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Roy Green misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | Bill Bishop snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:20 | Air Force | Joe Mathews misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Greenberg - foul #1 on John Greenberg, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Jones (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Willie Price (C) Bill Bishop, William Redmon, Foster Genest | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), Stephen Wolsky (SG), Jake Naylor (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF), Gary Asbury (C) Sergio Gonzalez, William Anderson, Robert Weaver, John Greenberg, Roy Green | |
| 15:20 | Air Force | Joe Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:20 | Air Force | Joe Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jake Naylor | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Air Force | Joe Mathews loses the dribble to Steve Barrientos | 34-42 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Ervin Ledbetter picks off the pass by Stephen Wolsky | 34-42 |
| 14:27 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter lays it in | 36-42 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Gary Asbury hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | Air Force | Joe Mathews pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:52 | Air Force | Thomas Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Asbury - foul #2 on Gary Asbury, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF) Ervin Ledbetter, Joe Mathews | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG) Johnny Barbera | |
| 13:52 | Air Force | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:52 | Air Force | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Jake Naylor misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Willie Price - foul #2 on Willie Price, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Jake Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Jake Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:12 | Air Force | Bill Bishop is hacked by Gary Asbury - foul #3 on Gary Asbury, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| 12:52 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the tip | 38-44 |
| 12:49 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:33 | Air Force | Willie Price can't throw it down but the foul's on Jake Naylor - foul #1 on Jake Naylor, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (SF) Gregory Sargeant | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), John Greenberg (PF) Stephen Wolsky, Jake Naylor, Steve Barrientos | |
| 12:33 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:33 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Robert Weaver travels with the ball | 40-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Mathews (C) Willie Price | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Green (C) Gary Asbury | |
| 11:43 | Air Force | William Redmon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | John Greenberg pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | William Anderson is fouled on the floor by Joe Mathews - foul #3 on Joe Mathews, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Roy Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 40-44 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joe Mathews | 40-44 |
| 10:50 | Air Force | David Campbell drills a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Sergio Gonzalez - foul #3 on Sergio Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF) Bill Bishop, William Redmon, Jerome Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky (SG), Jake Naylor (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF), Gary Asbury (C) William Anderson, Robert Weaver, John Greenberg, Roy Green | |
| 10:50 | Air Force | David Campbell makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Jake Naylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Jake Naylor grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jake Naylor | 43-47 |
| 09:32 | Air Force | Thomas Jones misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-47 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Mathews | 43-47 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Thomas Jones buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Mathews | 45-47 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Joe Mathews steals the ball from Gary Asbury | 45-47 |
| 08:32 | Air Force | David Campbell hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Gary Asbury clanks a floater from the left block | 47-47 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 07:57 | Air Force | David Campbell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-49 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Gary Asbury hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by David Campbell - foul #4 on David Campbell, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), William Redmon (SG), William Kuhn (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF), Willie Price (C) Ervin Ledbetter, Thomas Jones, Gregory Sargeant, David Campbell, Joe Mathews | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), John Greenberg (PF) Sergio Gonzalez, Stephen Wolsky, Jake Naylor, Steve Barrientos | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Gary Asbury makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Kuhn (fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Willie Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fresh) SG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Asbury (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Air Force | John Greenberg steps in front of the Bill Bishop pass | 47-52 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Gary Asbury misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 06:56 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson scores on a runner near the basket set up by William Redmon | 49-52 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | John Greenberg knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Barbera | 49-54 |
| 05:59 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Kuhn and he's hacked by William Anderson - foul #2 on William Anderson, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant (SF) William Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky (SG), Jake Naylor (SF), Roy Green (C) William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Gary Asbury | |
| 05:59 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | John Greenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 52-54 |
| 05:45 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Gregory Sargeant | 52-54 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Willie Price clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jake Naylor - foul #2 on Jake Naylor, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG) Johnny Barbera | |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Willie Price misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Roy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Roy Green hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Wolsky and he's fouled by Jerome Gibson - foul #2 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steve Barrientos (PF) John Greenberg | |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Roy Green makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | William Redmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bill Bishop | 56-57 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Jake Naylor clanks a fadeaway from close range | 56-57 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jerome Gibson | 56-57 |
| 04:24 | Air Force | William Redmon comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steve Barrientos - foul #2 on Steve Barrientos, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (PF), Foster Genest (C) Jerome Gibson, Willie Price | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:24 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:24 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Jake Naylor is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jake Naylor, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Joe Mathews (C) Bill Bishop, Foster Genest | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG) Stephen Wolsky | |
| 03:43 | Air Force | Joe Mathews misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:42 | Air Force | David Campbell grabs the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Sergio Gonzalez steals it from David Campbell | 58-57 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez blows the layup | 58-57 |
| 03:22 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Redmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jake Naylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Joe Mathews double dribbles | 58-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Jones (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF) William Redmon, Gregory Sargeant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Weaver (SF), John Greenberg (PF), Gary Asbury (C) Jake Naylor, Steve Barrientos, Roy Green | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez comes up short on the shot from close range | 58-57 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), William Redmon (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Willie Price (C) Ervin Ledbetter, Thomas Jones, David Campbell, Joe Mathews | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky (SG), Jake Naylor (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF) William Anderson, Robert Weaver, John Greenberg | |
| 02:54 | Air Force | William Redmon misses short on a jumper in the lane | 58-57 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Gary Asbury makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Wolsky | 58-59 |
| 02:07 | Air Force | Gary Asbury blocks the short jumper by Jerome Gibson | 58-59 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Willie Price grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:47 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Gary Asbury grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Willie Price steps in front of the Steve Barrientos pass | 58-59 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | William Redmon is hacked by Gary Asbury - foul #4 on Gary Asbury, team foul #12 | 58-59 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | William Redmon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Gary Asbury gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Gary Asbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Stephen Wolsky loses the dribble to Gregory Sargeant | 59-59 |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Gary Asbury pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Gary Asbury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Bill Bishop hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson tips it in | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez misses short on a halfcourt shot | 61-59 |