| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Billy Smith (fresh) SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Carreras (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ben Amos (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Arthur Burks inbounds the ball | 26-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Joseph Espino takes the ball from Ben Dickens | 26-63 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino lays it up and in | 28-63 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Arthur Burks connects on the shot in the paint and he's hacked by Edward Carreras - foul #3 on Edward Carreras, team foul #1 | 28-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Douglas Arrington (SF), Todd Mason (C) Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the free throw | 28-65 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Ben Amos gets the rebound | 28-65 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-65 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Billy Smith steps in front of the Thomas Pressman pass | 30-65 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-65 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 30-65 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Arthur Burks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Ben Amos is denied on a dunk by Thomas Bieker | 30-65 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Phillip Caples grabs the defensive rebound | 30-65 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-65 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Ben Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 30-65 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington loses the dribble to Calvin Tsao in the backcourt | 30-65 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao lays it in | 30-67 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico | Billy Smith is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-67 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Phillip Caples snags the defensive board | 30-67 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Billy Smith takes the ball from Calvin Tsao in the backcourt | 30-67 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington lays it up and in on a great pass from Billy Smith | 32-67 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG), James Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | James Jones loses the dribble to Graham Cao | 32-67 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Joseph Espino steals the ball from Arthur Burks | 32-67 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington is fouled on the floor by Donald Barger - foul #2 on Donald Barger, team foul #1 | 32-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), Ben Amos (PF) Joseph Espino, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Donald Barger, Eric Powell | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-67 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Ben Dickens connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Jones | 35-69 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ben Dickens - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #2 | 35-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 36-69 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-69 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Douglas Arrington steals it from Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 37-69 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Ben Amos buries a jump hook from the right block | 39-69 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the wide open jumper from the right side | 39-69 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Ben Dickens grabs the offensive rebound | 39-69 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joshua Gibson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Billy Smith (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Arrington (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ben Amos (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Jones (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ben Dickens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Ben Dickens is fouled on the floor by Billy Smith - foul #3 on Billy Smith, team foul #2 | 39-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), John Jackson (PF), Todd Mason (C) Joshua Gibson, Billy Smith, Douglas Arrington, Ben Amos, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Thomas Bieker (PF), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Kennedy | 39-72 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marion Dampier | 42-72 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #3 | 42-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Eric Powell | |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-72 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Pressman | 42-72 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Arthur Burks loses the dribble to Todd Mason in the backcourt | 42-72 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 42-72 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | John Kennedy snags the defensive board | 42-72 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | John Kennedy scores on a jumper from the left wing | 42-74 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Ben Amos (PF), James Jones (C) Marion Dampier, John Jackson, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG) Donald Barger, John Kennedy | |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks blows the layup but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 42-74 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Ben Amos's floater is tipped away by Thomas Pressman | 42-76 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino grabs the offensive rebound | 42-76 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | James Jones misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Arthur Burks - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #4 | 42-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Phillip Caples | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-76 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-76 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it in | 43-78 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), Todd Mason (C) Chad Hutton, Joseph Espino, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Mason - foul #1 on Todd Mason, team foul #4 | 43-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (C) Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Calvin Tsao, Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 43-79 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 43-80 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras drills a fadeaway from the right side | 45-80 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | John Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 45-80 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | John Kennedy tips it back up and in | 45-82 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | John Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-82 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | John Jackson picks off the pass by Graham Cao | 48-82 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson loses the dribble to Graham Cao in the backcourt | 48-82 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 48-82 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson pulls down the rebound | 48-82 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-82 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG), Ben Amos (PF), James Jones (C) Joshua Gibson, Edward Carreras, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-82 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner grabs the offensive board | 48-82 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Barger | 48-84 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Edward Carreras (SF) Marion Dampier, John Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Ben Dickens, Phillip Caples | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Espino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Carreras (tired) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ben Amos (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Jones (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Bieker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is hacked by Calvin Tsao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #5 | 48-84 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Ben Amos drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chad Hutton | 51-84 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Barger | 51-87 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino connects on the 3 from the right wing | 54-87 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Calvin Tsao | 54-89 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Ben Amos jams it | 56-89 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-89 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Ben Amos pulls down the rebound | 56-89 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | James Jones double dribbles | 56-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), John Jackson (SF), Douglas Arrington (PF), Todd Mason (C) Chad Hutton, Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, Ben Amos, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| 09:59 | UNLV | John Kennedy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kennedy, team foul #6 | 56-89 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-89 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 56-89 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | John Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Marion Dampier | 59-89 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Douglas Arrington is called for the reach on Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Arrington, team foul #5 | 59-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG) Douglas Arrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Graham Cao hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 59-89 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino grabs the defensive rebound | 59-89 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson buries a shot from the right wing | 61-89 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Gibson - foul #4 on Joshua Gibson, team foul #6 | 61-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SF), Ben Amos (PF) John Jackson, Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) John Kennedy | |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-90 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-91 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Cao - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #7 | 61-91 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier misses the 1st free throw | 61-91 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Smith | 61-91 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Billy Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 61-91 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Todd Mason tips it but misses | 61-91 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier snags the offensive board | 61-91 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Ben Amos's floater is tipped away by Thomas Pressman | 61-91 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Arthur Burks gets the rebound | 61-91 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Arthur Burks | 61-93 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-93 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ben Dickens | 61-93 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Marion Dampier steals the ball from Ben Dickens in the backcourt | 61-93 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico | Todd Mason's pass is intercepted by Arthur Burks | 61-93 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-93 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), John Jackson (SF), James Jones (C) Joseph Espino, Billy Smith, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Todd Mason (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-93 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG) Marion Dampier | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Hutton | 63-93 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | James Jones is called for the reach on Arthur Burks in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 63-93 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 63-94 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 63-95 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Chad Hutton | 66-95 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Phillip Caples hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Burks and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 66-97 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), John Jackson (SF), Douglas Arrington (PF) Chad Hutton, Edward Carreras, Todd Mason, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Phillip Caples misses the free throw | 66-97 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington snags the defensive board | 66-97 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Dickens - foul #3 on Ben Dickens, team foul #8 | 66-97 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 67-97 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-97 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Graham Cao can't finish the layup | 68-97 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Graham Cao hits the follow up shot | 68-99 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by Graham Cao | 68-99 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-99 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SF), Ben Amos (PF), Todd Mason (C) Joseph Espino, John Jackson, Douglas Arrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Jefferey Faulkner, Phillip Caples | |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Todd Mason makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marion Dampier | 71-99 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is hacked by Ben Amos - foul #2 on Ben Amos, team foul #9 | 71-99 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG) Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Ben Dickens | |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman misses the 1st free throw | 71-99 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Ben Amos grabs the board | 71-99 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Jefferey Faulkner steps in front of the Billy Smith pass | 71-99 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ben Amos - foul #3 on Ben Amos, team foul #10 | 71-99 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Jones (C) Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Donald Barger | |
| 05:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 71-100 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-101 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-101 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 71-101 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Billy Smith is called for the reach on John Kennedy - foul #4 on Billy Smith, team foul #11 | 71-101 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), Douglas Arrington (PF) Joseph Espino, Billy Smith, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 05:10 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 71-102 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 71-103 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Graham Cao takes the ball from Douglas Arrington in the backcourt | 71-103 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Graham Cao banks in the layup | 71-105 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-105 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phillip Caples | 71-105 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Graham Cao is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Bieker | 71-107 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras's floater is tipped away by Thomas Bieker | 71-107 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker pulls down the rebound | 71-107 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the jumper in the lane | 71-107 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Phillip Caples tips it home | 71-109 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by John Kennedy - foul #2 on John Kennedy, team foul #9 | 71-109 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), John Jackson (SF), Todd Mason (C) Marion Dampier, Edward Carreras, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 71-109 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 71-109 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joshua Gibson - foul #5 on Joshua Gibson, team foul #12 | 71-109 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Smith (SF) Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Donald Barger | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 71-110 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-111 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-111 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 74-111 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the offensive rebound | 74-111 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Billy Smith (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Arrington (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Todd Mason (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (tiring) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ben Dickens (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (tiring) 4 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. C - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Powell | 74-114 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Billy Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Pressman - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #10 | 74-114 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Eric Powell | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Billy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-114 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Billy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-114 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #13 | 76-114 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 76-115 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-116 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Billy Smith travels in the backcourt | 76-116 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Joseph Jones is called for 3 seconds | 76-116 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) Donald Barger | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Joseph Jones denies the turnaround by Douglas Arrington | 76-116 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | John Kennedy gets the rebound | 76-116 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-116 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) John Kennedy, Thomas Bieker, Joseph Jones | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-116 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Graham Cao snags the defensive board | 76-116 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | John Jackson picks off the pass by Arthur Burks in the backcourt | 76-116 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Todd Mason is called for a backcourt violation | 76-116 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Donald Barger, Phillip Caples | |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-116 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 76-116 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Ben Dickens picks off the pass by Todd Mason | 76-116 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Ben Dickens is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Jackson, team foul #14 | 76-116 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 76-116 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 76-116 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Todd Mason gets the rebound | 76-116 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-116 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 76-116 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Joseph Jones slams it home | 76-118 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Joseph Espino - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #11 | 76-118 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino makes the 1st free throw | 77-118 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino misses the 2nd free throw | 77-118 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 77-118 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Graham Cao runs out the clock | 77-118 |