| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Pecor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Kocher (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Yates inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | John Pecor scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Warren Adams | 24-35 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 24-35 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Dudley Ashton is called for the reach on William Johansson - foul #3 on Dudley Ashton, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | John Pecor is hacked by Dudley Ashton - foul #4 on Dudley Ashton, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Adams (PF) Dudley Ashton | |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Joseph Adams steals it from Michael Yates | 24-35 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Robert Rumble scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Bixby and he's fouled by William Johansson - foul #3 on William Johansson, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julius Franklin (SG) William Johansson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-38 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | John Stennis grabs the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Warren Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-38 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | John Stennis blocks the short jumper by Donald Kocher | 24-38 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Warren Adams | 24-38 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Warren Adams buries a 3 from straight away | 27-38 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Donald Kocher drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Rumble | 27-40 |
| 16:29 | New Mexico | John Pecor double dribbles | 27-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Michael Houston (SF), Ivan Pyanowski (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Warren Adams, Michael Yates, John Stennis, John Pecor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Terrence Wood (C) Daniel Bixby, Robert Rumble, Joseph Adams, Donald Kocher | |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Russell Sea knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Larry Caldwell | 27-42 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terrence Wood - foul #1 on Terrence Wood, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG) Luther Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julius Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Whitney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adrian Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terrence Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Russell Sea clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 29-42 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | Michael Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (SG), John Stennis (PF) Julius Franklin, Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Joseph Adams (PF), Donald Kocher (C) Larry Caldwell, Edward Whitney, Adrian Hensley, Terrence Wood | |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Michael Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Joseph Adams gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Robert Rumble drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 29-44 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | William Johansson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-44 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Michael Houston gets the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | John Stennis's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Kocher | 29-44 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Kocher | 29-44 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is hacked by John Stennis - foul #1 on John Stennis, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), John Pecor (C) Michael Houston, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terrence Wood (C) Russell Sea | |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Donald Kocher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski (PF) John Stennis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF) Daniel Bixby, Donald Kocher, Joseph Adams | |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG) William Johansson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses the jump hook from the left block | 29-44 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | Michael Yates makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-44 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Warren Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Warren Adams tips it home | 34-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Luther Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Terrence Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Ivan Pyanowski swats the short shot by Adrian Hensley | 34-44 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Terrence Wood tips it but misses | 34-44 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rumble | 34-44 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | John Pecor blocks the short jumper by Robert Rumble | 34-44 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Luther Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski hits a jumper in the paint | 36-44 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-44 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | Michael Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Warren Adams is fouled on the floor by Terrence Wood - foul #2 on Terrence Wood, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), Julius Franklin (SG), Michael Houston (SF), John Stennis (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Luther Holder, Warren Adams, Michael Yates, Ivan Pyanowski, John Pecor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Edward Whitney (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Donald Kocher (C) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble, Adrian Hensley, Dudley Ashton, Terrence Wood | |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez connects on the open shot in the paint | 38-44 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Donald Kocher knocks in the shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | John Stennis drills a fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Russell Sea is fouled on the floor by Michael Houston - foul #2 on Michael Houston, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Sea | 40-49 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | William Johansson makes the driving attempt from close range | 42-49 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is called for 10 seconds | 42-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF) Michael Houston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Dudley Ashton (PF) Edward Whitney, Joseph Adams | |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Donald Kocher takes the ball from William Johansson | 42-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julius Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Robert Rumble knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Michael Yates is fouled on the floor by Russell Sea - foul #2 on Russell Sea, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Warren Adams (SG), Ivan Pyanowski (PF), John Pecor (C) William Johansson, Julius Franklin, John Stennis, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Adrian Hensley (SF) Daniel Bixby, Russell Sea | |
| 06:59 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-51 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Warren Adams takes the ball from Donald Kocher | 42-51 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Warren Adams hits the finger roll | 44-51 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Rumble and he's hacked by Michael Yates - foul #3 on Michael Yates, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), John Stennis (PF) Luther Holder, Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF), Joseph Adams (PF), Terrence Wood (C) Adrian Hensley, Dudley Ashton, Donald Kocher | |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Michael Yates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Warren Adams tips it but misses | 44-54 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Yates | 44-54 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Warren Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski (PF), Juan Ramirez (C) Michael Yates, John Pecor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Edward Whitney (SG) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble | |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Edward Whitney tips it but misses | 44-54 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Edward Whitney grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Russell Sea dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | John Stennis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-56 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Joseph Adams snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Russell Sea is fouled on the floor by Warren Adams - foul #3 on Warren Adams, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Luther Holder (PG), Julius Franklin (SG), Michael Yates (SF), John Pecor (C) William Johansson, Warren Adams, John Stennis, Juan Ramirez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Dudley Ashton (PF), Donald Kocher (C) Edward Whitney, Russell Sea, Joseph Adams, Terrence Wood | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses badly on a floater from close range | 44-56 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Ivan Pyanowski pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Luther Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Pyanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Pecor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dudley Ashton (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Kocher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Luther Holder is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luther Holder, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez (PF) Ivan Pyanowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Donald Kocher is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Rumble | 44-58 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 44-60 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez tips it back up and in | 46-60 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Adrian Hensley | 46-63 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Michael Yates buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Luther Holder | 49-63 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Donald Kocher blocks the jumper by Michael Yates | 49-63 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Houston (SF), Ivan Pyanowski (PF) Michael Yates, John Pecor | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Juan Ramirez loses the ball out of bounds | 49-63 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is hacked by Julius Franklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Julius Franklin, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Michael Houston is whistled for traveling | 49-65 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Julius Franklin - foul #2 on Julius Franklin, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Adrian Hensley is called for the reach on Julius Franklin - foul #2 on Adrian Hensley, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Julius Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby runs out the clock | 51-67 |