| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Nault (fresh) C - Robert Francis (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Donald Defeo picks off the pass by Robert Francis | 36-46 |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Donald Defeo can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it home | 38-46 |
| 19:08 | Air Force | Ted Borrego can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | William Nault tips it in | 38-48 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-48 |
| 18:46 | Air Force | Robert Francis pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 18:32 | Air Force | Ted Borrego knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roy Paul | 38-51 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG) Ted Borrego | |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 38-51 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Roy Paul gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 17:46 | Air Force | Roy Paul misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | William Nault tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Eugene Savage comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 17:22 | Air Force | Roy Paul pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 17:00 | Air Force | Robert Francis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:00 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 17:00 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox buries a turnaround near the basket | 40-54 |
| 16:36 | Air Force | William Nault scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Roy Paul | 40-56 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the floater from the right side | 40-56 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Francis | 40-56 |
| 15:57 | Air Force | Donald Defeo is called for the reach on William Nault - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #2 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Estes (PF) William Nault | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Estes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Air Force | Roy Paul misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Matthew Fox connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 42-56 |
| 15:06 | Air Force | Lamont Walters is fouled on the floor by Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Nault (PF), Michael John (C) Henry Estes, Robert Francis | |
| 14:44 | Air Force | Mark Welch takes the ball from Michael John | 42-56 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the driving attempt from the left block | 44-56 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Michael John can't connect on a shot in the paint | 44-56 |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Michael John tips it in | 44-58 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 13:29 | Air Force | Philip Short steals it from Henry Blankenship | 44-58 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | John Lewis is hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #2 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Everett Fidler (SF), Richard Dewees (PF), Robert Francis (C) Lamont Walters, Henry Blankenship, William Nault, Michael John | |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James King | 47-58 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Everett Fidler connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Richard Dewees | 47-60 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 11:54 | Air Force | Robert Francis gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Paul (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Dewees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Francis (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Robert Francis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF), William Nault (PF) Roy Paul, Everett Fidler, Richard Dewees | |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 11:26 | Air Force | Robert Francis is hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #4 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), William Williams (C) Philip Short, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Estes (PF) William Nault | |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship is open and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Lamont Walters | 47-63 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 10:59 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Ted Borrego - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #6 | 47-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), William Nault (PF) Ted Borrego, Henry Estes | |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Lamont Walters | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 10:09 | Air Force | William Nault grabs the board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:03 | Air Force | Robert Francis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-65 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | William Williams drills a fadeaway from the right block | 49-65 |
| 09:25 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, James King | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Henry Estes (PF) Roy Paul, William Nault | |
| 09:25 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 09:25 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Henry Estes steps in front of the Eugene Savage pass | 49-67 |
| 08:39 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 49-67 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Ted Borrego hits the follow up shot | 49-69 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Short | 51-69 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Lamont Walters's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 51-69 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Eugene Savage drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Lewis | 54-69 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Short (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamont Walters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Estes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Francis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Philip Short pulls down the rebound | 54-69 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch is fouled on the floor by Henry Estes as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Henry Estes, team foul #3 | 54-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Philip Short, John Lewis, William Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), William Nault (PF), Michael John (C) Lamont Walters, Henry Blankenship, Henry Estes, Robert Francis | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Ted Borrego is hacked by Donald Kerr - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Donald Defeo loses the dribble to Ted Borrego | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:16 | Air Force | Ted Borrego clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | James King blows the layup | 57-71 |
| 05:58 | Air Force | Michael John grabs the board | 57-71 |
| 05:35 | Air Force | Ted Borrego evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-71 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Donald Defeo snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 57-71 |
| 05:16 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Nault | 57-71 |
| 05:16 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Kerr, James King | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Richard Dewees (PF), Robert Francis (C) Ted Borrego, Everett Fidler, William Nault, Michael John | |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Robert Francis splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Lamont Walters is hacked by Eugene Savage - foul #4 on Eugene Savage, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Nault (PG) Roy Paul | |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Lamont Walters makes the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Lamont Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Robert Francis splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Nault | 59-75 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Nault (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Lamont Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dewees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Francis (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Fox | 61-75 |
| 03:13 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Savage | 61-75 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Matthew Fox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the tip | 61-75 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 61-75 |
| 02:52 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits the follow up shot | 61-77 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Lamont Walters picks off the pass by Johnny Fulkerson | 61-77 |
| 02:25 | Air Force | Matthew Fox is called for the reach on William Nault - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #10 | 61-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Hayes (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Henry Estes (PF), Michael John (C) Lamont Walters, Henry Blankenship, Richard Dewees, Robert Francis | |
| 02:25 | Air Force | William Nault misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 02:25 | Air Force | William Nault makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Henry Estes swats the short shot by James King | 61-78 |
| 02:01 | Air Force | William Nault pulls down the rebound | 61-78 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Michael John can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 61-78 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James King | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Michael John takes the ball from John Lewis | 61-78 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Philip Short picks off the pass by Henry Estes | 61-78 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | James King lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Kerr and the foul's on Henry Estes - foul #2 on Henry Estes, team foul #4 | 63-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG), Richard Dewees (PF) William Nault, Henry Estes | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | James King makes the free throw | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Michael John drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Everett Fidler and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #11 | 64-80 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Michael John makes the free throw | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Philip Short misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-81 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Richard Dewees pulls down the rebound | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Lamont Walters runs out the clock | 64-81 |