| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) SG - Bruce Sais (fresh) SF - Christopher Shirley (fresh) PF - Alvin Shipman (fresh) C - Jose Romero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fresh) SG - Manuel Gardner (fresh) SF - William Roundtree (fresh) PF - Charles Perryman (fresh) C - Charles Dunkelberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Jose Romero wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Richard Brooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Jose Romero tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | Bruce Sais's layup is rejected by Charles Dunkelberger | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Jose Romero - foul #1 on Jose Romero, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Air Force | Jose Romero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Charles Perryman comes up short on the shot near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | William Roundtree tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Bruce Sais hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Shirley | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | Jose Romero gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Richard Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Air Force | Jose Romero tips it home | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Sais - foul #1 on Bruce Sais, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF), David Heath (PF), Steve Heinemann (C) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, Christopher Shirley, Alvin Shipman, Jose Romero | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Keith Luke (PF), John Jacob (C) Peter Woodmansee, Manuel Gardner, Charles Perryman, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | William Mueller is called for the reach on Frederick Guajardo - foul #1 on William Mueller, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo is denied on a layup by David Heath | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Keith Luke grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Keith Luke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | Air Force | Leroy Jones snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Leroy Jones is hacked by William Roundtree in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Roundtree, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SF) William Roundtree | |
| 16:12 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann's layup is rejected by John Jacob | 6-4 |
| 16:11 | Air Force | William Mueller grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Leroy Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Jacob | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) SF - William Mueller (fresh) PF - David Heath (fresh) C - Steve Heinemann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fresh) SG - Kenneth Brickhouse (fresh) SF - Eldridge Stackpole (fresh) PF - Keith Luke (fresh) C - John Jacob (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jose Romero (C) Steve Heinemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Darius Parker (C) Frederick Guajardo, Kenneth Brickhouse, Eldridge Stackpole, John Jacob | |
| 15:12 | Air Force | William Mueller connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Leroy Jones | 8-4 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Darius Parker is whistled for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Bruce Sais (SG), Christopher Shirley (SF), Alvin Shipman (PF) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson, William Mueller, David Heath | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Perryman (PF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Keith Luke, Darius Parker | |
| 14:33 | Air Force | The jump hook by Alvin Shipman is blocked by Charles Dunkelberger | 8-4 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | William Roundtree pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG) Maurice Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvin Shipman, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steve Heinemann (C) Jose Romero | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse (SG) Manuel Gardner | |
| 14:01 | UNLV | William Roundtree misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 14:00 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:39 | Air Force | Bruce Sais buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Brooks | 10-4 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:17 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Peter Woodmansee is called for the reach on Richard Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Woodmansee, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), David Heath (PF), Jose Romero (C) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, Alvin Shipman, Steve Heinemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), Eldridge Stackpole (SF), Keith Luke (PF), John Jacob (C) Peter Woodmansee, Kenneth Brickhouse, William Roundtree, Charles Perryman, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 13:02 | Air Force | Charles Steverson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Jones | 12-4 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole hits the finger roll | 12-6 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | John Jacob denies the turnaround by David Heath | 12-6 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | John Jacob grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Keith Luke misses long on a floater from the baseline | 12-6 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole tips it home | 12-8 |
| 12:15 | Air Force | David Heath misses short on an open floater from the right side | 12-8 |
| 12:14 | Air Force | Jose Romero can't tip it in | 12-8 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Keith Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frederick Guajardo | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Shirley (fairly fresh) PF - David Heath (fairly fresh) C - Jose Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - Eldridge Stackpole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Luke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Jacob (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Air Force | Jose Romero hits a shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner is hacked by Charles Steverson - foul #1 on Charles Steverson, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Bruce Sais (SG), William Mueller (SF), Alvin Shipman (PF), Steve Heinemann (C) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson, Christopher Shirley, David Heath, Jose Romero | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Charles Perryman (PF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Frederick Guajardo, Manuel Gardner, Eldridge Stackpole, Keith Luke, John Jacob | |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses long on a shot in the lane | 14-11 |
| 11:01 | Air Force | William Mueller gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Richard Brooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from William Mueller | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Charles Perryman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Woodmansee and he's fouled by Bruce Sais - foul #2 on Bruce Sais, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Steverson (SG) Bruce Sais | |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (C) Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Charles Perryman makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | Peter Woodmansee steals it from Charles Steverson in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Darius Parker is hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jose Romero (C) Steve Heinemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Darius Parker makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Darius Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Richard Brooks buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Steverson | 18-16 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Steverson - foul #2 on Charles Steverson, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Bruce Sais (SG), Christopher Shirley (SF) Richard Brooks, Charles Steverson, William Mueller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger (C) Charles Perryman | |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Woodmansee - foul #2 on Peter Woodmansee, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Mueller (SF) Bruce Sais | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), Keith Luke (PF) Peter Woodmansee, Kenneth Brickhouse, Darius Parker | |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo is fouled on the floor by Jose Romero - foul #2 on Jose Romero, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Bruce Sais (SG), David Heath (PF), Steve Heinemann (C) Maurice Wilson, William Mueller, Alvin Shipman, Jose Romero | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SF) William Roundtree | |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:50 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Leroy Jones's pass is intercepted by Frederick Guajardo in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole misses the easy layup | 20-19 |
| 08:43 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:36 | Air Force | Keith Luke is called for the reach on Bruce Sais - foul #1 on Keith Luke, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (C) Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 08:11 | Air Force | Leroy Jones is hacked by Keith Luke - foul #2 on Keith Luke, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG) Leroy Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Perryman (PF), John Jacob (C) Frederick Guajardo, Keith Luke | |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Bruce Sais hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Eldridge Stackpole - foul #1 on Eldridge Stackpole, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), William Roundtree (SF) Eldridge Stackpole, Darius Parker | |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Bruce Sais makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Bruce Sais misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | David Heath pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Shirley, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alvin Shipman (PF) David Heath | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Sais (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Shirley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Shipman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Heinemann (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fairly fresh) SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Perryman (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Jacob (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | UNLV | John Jacob knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:11 | Air Force | Bruce Sais scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alvin Shipman | 24-21 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner grabs the offensive board | 24-21 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | John Jacob misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Steve Heinemann - foul #1 on Steve Heinemann, team foul #11 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF), David Heath (PF) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, Christopher Shirley, Alvin Shipman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (PG), Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Frederick Guajardo, Manuel Gardner, Charles Perryman | |
| 06:24 | UNLV | John Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | John Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:22 | Air Force | John Jacob steps in front of the Leroy Jones pass in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 24-23 |
| 06:14 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Heath | 24-23 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Charles Steverson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (SF), Charles Perryman (PF) William Roundtree, John Jacob | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Darius Parker lays it up and in on a great pass from Eldridge Stackpole | 24-25 |
| 05:33 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Darius Parker | 24-25 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Charles Perryman comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 24-25 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Mueller | 24-25 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | William Mueller loses the ball out of bounds | 24-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Christopher Shirley (SF), Alvin Shipman (PF) Leroy Jones, William Mueller, David Heath | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), William Roundtree (SF) Eldridge Stackpole, Kenneth Brickhouse, Charles Perryman | |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo makes the 3 from straight away | 24-28 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman is hacked by Darius Parker - foul #1 on Darius Parker, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Bruce Sais (SG) Maurice Wilson, Charles Steverson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Perryman (PF) Darius Parker | |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Charles Perryman buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Manuel Gardner | 26-30 |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Richard Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jose Romero (C) Steve Heinemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Keith Luke (PF) Frederick Guajardo, Charles Perryman | |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dunkelberger | 26-33 |
| 03:31 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Sais (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Shirley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Shipman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Luke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Dunkelberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Christopher Shirley steps in front of the Manuel Gardner pass | 26-33 |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the wide open floater from the left side | 26-33 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee is fouled on the floor by Bruce Sais - foul #3 on Bruce Sais, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF), David Heath (PF) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, Christopher Shirley, Alvin Shipman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Eldridge Stackpole (SF), Darius Parker (C) Manuel Gardner, William Roundtree, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Charles Steverson clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eldridge Stackpole - foul #2 on Eldridge Stackpole, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jacob (PF) Keith Luke | |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eldridge Stackpole | 27-35 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Jacob - foul #1 on John Jacob, team foul #9 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF) Peter Woodmansee | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Jose Romero makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | John Jacob loses the dribble to Charles Steverson | 28-35 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | David Heath can't throw it down but the foul's on John Jacob - foul #2 on John Jacob, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), Charles Perryman (PF), Keith Luke (C) Eldridge Stackpole, Kenneth Brickhouse, John Jacob, Darius Parker | |
| 01:16 | Air Force | David Heath misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | David Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | William Roundtree buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Woodmansee | 29-37 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Charles Steverson is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Luke - foul #3 on Keith Luke, team foul #11 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Christopher Shirley (SF) Leroy Jones, William Mueller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger (C) Keith Luke | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | William Roundtree clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 00:30 | Air Force | Jose Romero grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Charles Perryman takes the ball from Charles Steverson | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-37 |