| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Matthew Fox hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Welch | 34-23 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | Donald Defeo is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #2 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-23 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Eugene Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Allen | 36-23 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Fred Ward - foul #1 on Fred Ward, team foul #1 | 36-23 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Philip Short gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | The short jumper by Johnny Fulkerson is denied by Ricky Beane | 36-24 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 36-24 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #3 | 36-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Armand Costa loses the dribble to Philip Short | 36-24 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kendall Jones - foul #1 on Kendall Jones, team foul #2 | 36-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, William Williams | |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Armand Costa gets the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Jones | 39-25 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Matthew Fox can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-25 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 39-25 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #3 | 39-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #3 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 39-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Matthew Fox buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 39-28 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Brian Allen buries a jumper from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 43-28 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Brian Allen steals it from Donald Defeo | 43-28 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the fadeaway from the left side | 45-28 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Eugene Savage tips it home | 45-30 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #5 | 45-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Christopher (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher is whistled for a carry | 45-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - James King (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | UNLV | James King misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Charles Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-32 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | John Lewis grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | James King loses the dribble to Charles Jones | 45-32 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | James King grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Charles Jones steps in front of the John Lewis pass | 45-32 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Philip Short | 45-34 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Charles Jones, Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, John Lewis, James King, William Williams | |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | Fred Ward snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-35 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 45-37 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Brian Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Defeo | 45-39 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Fred Ward tips it in | 47-39 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-39 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Matthew Fox, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Charles Jones connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kendall Jones | 50-39 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Philip Short drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 50-42 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Jack Christopher | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF), William Williams (C) Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | John Lewis steals the ball from Richard O'Laughlin | 50-42 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Kendall Jones blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Philip Short | 50-42 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Armand Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Charles Jones, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Kerr, John Lewis | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Ricky Beane steps in front of the William Williams pass | 50-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Short (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is fouled on the floor by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, James King | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 51-42 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Donald Defeo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico | Brian Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane hits a floater in the paint | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Matthew Fox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it home | 55-45 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Brian Allen - foul #3 on Brian Allen, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox | |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-47 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, William Williams | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Matthew Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Defeo - foul #4 on Donald Defeo, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Brian Allen - foul #4 on Brian Allen, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Savage - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Brian Allen takes the ball from Donald Defeo | 55-47 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | Fred Ward lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Allen | 57-47 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The clock runs out | 57-47 |