| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fresh) SG - Joseph Espino (fresh) SF - Edward Carreras (fresh) PF - Ben Amos (fresh) C - James Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joseph Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Joseph Jones connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Burks | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino hits a wide open runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Graham Cao | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Pressman - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the dunk | 4-4 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Graham Cao | 4-6 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Ben Amos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), John Jackson (SF), Douglas Arrington (PF), Todd Mason (C) Marion Dampier, Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, Ben Amos, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is hacked by Calvin Tsao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | John Kennedy is called for traveling | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson is fouled on the floor by Jefferey Faulkner - foul #1 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Ben Amos (PF), James Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Joshua Gibson, John Jackson, Douglas Arrington, Todd Mason | |
| 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 | |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Joseph Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Powell | 6-8 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Marion Dampier connects on the jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Smith - foul #1 on Billy Smith, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, Joseph Jones | |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | Ben Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Ben Amos is hacked by Eric Powell - foul #1 on Eric Powell, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), Todd Mason (C) Marion Dampier, Joseph Espino, Billy Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Donald Barger, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (fresh) SG - Joshua Gibson (fresh) SF - Edward Carreras (fresh) PF - Ben Amos (fairly fresh) C - Todd Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) SG - John Kennedy (fresh) SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Phillip Caples (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Todd Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Tsao - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Espino (SG) Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Phillip Caples | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Edward Carreras takes the ball from Graham Cao in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Jefferey Faulkner - foul #2 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #6 | 10-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Douglas Arrington (SF), John Jackson (C) Chad Hutton, Edward Carreras, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman | |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Ben Amos misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Ben Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Marion Dampier is called for the reach on Ben Dickens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marion Dampier, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Jones (C) Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the lay-in | 11-9 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Thomas Bieker denies the turnaround by James Jones | 11-9 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Ben Dickens snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | John Jackson is called for the reach on Arthur Burks - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF), Todd Mason (PF) John Jackson, Douglas Arrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF), Eric Powell (C) Thomas Bieker, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Joseph Espino steals it from Thomas Pressman | 11-9 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Eric Powell swats the dunk try by James Jones | 11-9 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Eric Powell gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Joseph Espino is called for the reach on Arthur Burks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Espino, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Joshua Gibson (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Ben Amos (PF) Marion Dampier, Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SG) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens | |
| 13:39 | UNLV | John Kennedy drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Powell | 11-11 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Eric Powell | |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on a shot from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Phillip Caples snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Donald Barger is called for 5 seconds | 11-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), James Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Joshua Gibson, Billy Smith, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG) Donald Barger, John Kennedy | |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | James Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-11 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is hacked by Ben Amos - foul #1 on Ben Amos, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington (PF) Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Phillip Caples | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ben Dickens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Carreras - foul #1 on Edward Carreras, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (C) James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Douglas Arrington | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Ben Dickens, team foul #7 | 11-11 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Espino - foul #2 on Joseph Espino, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), Todd Mason (C) Joseph Espino, Edward Carreras | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | Graham Cao steals it from Douglas Arrington | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Graham Cao | 13-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Marion Dampier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Gibson (fairly fresh) SF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Arrington (fairly fresh) C - Todd Mason (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bieker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marion Dampier | 16-15 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Graham Cao's floater is tipped away by Todd Mason | 16-15 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Todd Mason is whistled for a carry | 16-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Billy Smith (SG), Edward Carreras (SF), Ben Amos (PF), James Jones (C) Marion Dampier, Joshua Gibson, John Jackson, Douglas Arrington, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Thomas Bieker, Eric Powell | |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Donald Barger and he's hacked by Billy Smith - foul #2 on Billy Smith, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG) Billy Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | James Jones makes the driving attempt from the right block | 18-18 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | Donald Barger loses the dribble to Chad Hutton in the backcourt | 18-18 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chad Hutton | 20-18 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Donald Barger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG) Chad Hutton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) Donald Barger | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | James Jones can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | James Jones tips it home | 22-20 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Graham Cao comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Marion Dampier - foul #2 on Marion Dampier, team foul #10 | 22-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Todd Mason (C) Marion Dampier, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | Edward Carreras hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Todd Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Todd Mason is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Hutton | 24-22 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | John Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the offensive board | 24-22 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | John Kennedy clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Gibson - foul #1 on Joshua Gibson, team foul #11 | 24-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (SG), James Jones (C) Joshua Gibson, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Phillip Caples | |
| 08:48 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | John Jackson is hacked by Ben Dickens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Ben Dickens | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico | James Jones snags the offensive board | 25-24 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | John Jackson slams it home | 27-24 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones's pass is intercepted by John Jackson in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | James Jones drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Arthur Burks - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG) Edward Carreras | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF) John Kennedy, Eric Powell | |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | James Jones makes the free throw | 30-24 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Joseph Jones travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ben Amos (PF) Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Gibson (tired) 3 pts. SF - John Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ben Amos (tired) 1 pts. C - James Jones (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Barger (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (very tired) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington (SF) Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF), Eric Powell (C) Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | John Jackson is open but misses the lay-in | 30-24 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Graham Cao pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG) Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 07:09 | New Mexico | James Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Douglas Arrington | 32-24 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Graham Cao can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 32-24 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton is called for 10 seconds | 32-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF), Ben Amos (PF), Todd Mason (C) John Jackson, Douglas Arrington, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Donald Barger, Thomas Bieker, Eric Powell | |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Pressman | 32-26 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Hutton | 34-26 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 34-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (SG) Chad Hutton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Arthur Burks drills a runner in the lane | 34-28 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Phillip Caples steps in front of the John Jackson pass | 34-28 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is hacked by Ben Amos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Amos, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG), Douglas Arrington (SF), James Jones (C) Joshua Gibson, Edward Carreras, Ben Amos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, Phillip Caples | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Burks - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) Arthur Burks | |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | John Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Chad Hutton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Barger | 36-30 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy is hacked by Douglas Arrington - foul #1 on Douglas Arrington, team foul #13 | 36-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson (SG), Edward Carreras (SF) John Jackson, Douglas Arrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Thomas Pressman, Eric Powell | |
| 04:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Joseph Jones denies the turnaround by James Jones | 36-30 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones is hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #14 | 36-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Arrington (PF) James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Chad Hutton (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Gibson (tired) 5 pts. SF - Edward Carreras (tired) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Arrington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Mason (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (very tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Barger (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Kennedy (tired) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Bieker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Donald Barger tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Dampier (PG), Joseph Espino (SG), Billy Smith (SF), Ben Amos (PF), James Jones (C) Chad Hutton, Joshua Gibson, Edward Carreras, Douglas Arrington, Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Donald Barger, John Kennedy, Thomas Bieker, Joseph Jones | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Ben Dickens clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | James Jones gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Ben Amos blows the wide open layup | 36-34 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Dampier - foul #3 on Marion Dampier, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Jackson (SF) Marion Dampier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Phillip Caples | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Billy Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | James Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Ben Amos is called for traveling | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Carreras (SF), Todd Mason (C) John Jackson, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Eric Powell | |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Ben Dickens blows the wide open dunk | 36-34 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Billy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Joseph Espino is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Chad Hutton (PG) Edward Carreras | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Jefferey Faulkner denies the turnaround by Ben Amos | 36-37 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Jefferey Faulkner | 36-39 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Jones (C) Todd Mason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | James Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Phillip Caples pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Phillip Caples comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Eric Powell hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Billy Smith lays it in | 38-41 |