| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Ehret (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Sagers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Cloud (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gerald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Randy Gerald inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Randy Gerald connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James McCaster - foul #2 on James McCaster, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | James McCaster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | David Logsdon lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 41-40 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon makes the floater from the left side set up by James McCaster | 41-42 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | David Logsdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Jordan (PF) Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Mathew Mayeski (PF), Justin Holguin (C) Tony Cloud, Clifford Gordon, Mark Beard | |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Randy Gerald misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Jordan | 41-42 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by David Logsdon | 43-42 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Howard Menefee picks off the pass by James McCaster in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico | William Jordan dunks the ball set up by Howard Menefee | 45-42 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | James McCaster misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | James Sagers snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico | David Logsdon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Randy Gerald | 45-42 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Gardner steps in front of the James McCaster pass in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | James Sagers can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Howard Menefee steals the ball from Justin Holguin | 45-42 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee lays it in | 47-42 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Cox | 47-45 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Randy Gerald grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | James McCaster misses the floater from the left side | 47-45 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | James Sagers picks off the pass by Michael Cox | 47-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gardner (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sagers (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Gerald (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Mayeski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 49-45 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | James Sagers pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-45 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Michael Cox snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Randy Gerald connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Randy Gerald grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Randy Gerald clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski hits the follow up shot | 49-49 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | William Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF), Stanley Simons (C) Howard Menefee, David Logsdon, Kenneth Gardner, William Jordan, James Sagers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF), Mark Beard (C) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Randy Gerald, Justin Holguin | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski slams it home on a nice dish by Rodney McBurney | 49-51 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico | Eric Appling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clifford Gordon | 49-51 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Eric Appling misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Rodney McBurney - foul #1 on Rodney McBurney, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG) Alex Fray | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Randy Gerald (SF) Rodney McBurney, Mathew Mayeski | |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Randy Gerald misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-51 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Ehret (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Stanley Simons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Cloud (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gerald (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Beard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Eric Appling can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right side | 50-51 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Mark Beard snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Tony Cloud knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James McCaster | 50-53 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico | David Logsdon tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Logsdon, team foul #1 | 50-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Michael Elizalde (SF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, David Logsdon, Christopher Jackson, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Mathew Mayeski (SF) James McCaster, Randy Gerald | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Beard | 50-56 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico | James Sagers lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 52-56 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | James Sagers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Gordon - foul #2 on Clifford Gordon, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG) Howard Menefee | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Randy Gerald (SF) Rodney McBurney, Tony Cloud, Mathew Mayeski | |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | James Sagers makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Mark Beard banks in the layup | 53-58 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | Randy Gerald is called for the reach on Michael Elizalde - foul #4 on Randy Gerald, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Stanley Simons (C) Alex Fray, Michael Elizalde, James Sagers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Justin Holguin (C) Mark Beard | |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | David Logsdon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Justin Holguin pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Eric Appling, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Randy Gerald | |
| 07:55 | New Mexico | David Logsdon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Tony Cloud double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) David Logsdon, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Beard (C) Justin Holguin | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Mathew Mayeski - foul #1 on Mathew Mayeski, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-58 |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Christopher Jackson tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (tiring) 2 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sagers (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Rodney McBurney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Cloud (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Mayeski (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Gordon (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Beard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney McBurney, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (C) James Sagers | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG) Rodney McBurney | |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | William Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Michael Elizalde (SF), Ronald Ehret (PF) Howard Menefee, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Randy Gerald (SF) Tony Cloud, Clifford Gordon | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | James McCaster is hacked by Alex Fray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Fray, team foul #2 | 55-58 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Randy Gerald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Alex Fray gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | Eric Appling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Randy Gerald hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | Mark Beard tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Eric Appling misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | James McCaster pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF), James Sagers (C) Alex Fray, Michael Elizalde, Ronald Ehret, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF), Justin Holguin (C) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Mathew Mayeski, Mark Beard | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | David Logsdon is fouled on the floor by Randy Gerald - foul #5 on Randy Gerald, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski (SF) Randy Gerald | |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | William Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is hacked by Mathew Mayeski - foul #2 on Mathew Mayeski, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Justin Holguin pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Gardner - foul #1 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #3 | 59-60 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | David Logsdon is hacked by Mathew Mayeski - foul #3 on Mathew Mayeski, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) Howard Menefee, Kenneth Gardner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG) Tony Cloud | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Michael Cox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Logsdon - foul #3 on David Logsdon, team foul #4 | 61-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Ronald Ehret (PF) Alex Fray, William Jordan | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG) Rodney McBurney | |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Michael Cox misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Michael Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | James Sagers pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Appling | 63-62 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | James McCaster misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ronald Ehret | 63-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eric Appling (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Logsdon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Ehret (tiring) 8 reb. C - James Sagers (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Mayeski (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gordon (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | David Logsdon is hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner (SF), William Jordan (PF) Christopher Jackson, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | UNLV | Tony Cloud (SG), Mark Beard (C) Michael Cox, Justin Holguin | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | David Logsdon is called for the reach on Tony Cloud in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Logsdon, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Stanley Simons (C) David Logsdon, James Sagers | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | James McCaster is hacked by Eric Appling - foul #1 on Eric Appling, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG) James McCaster | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Stanley Simons is called for the reach on Mark Beard - foul #3 on Stanley Simons, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Mark Beard misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner banks in the layup set up by Alex Fray | 66-62 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon's pass is intercepted by Alex Fray | 66-62 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alex Fray | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Tony Cloud clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Beard | 68-62 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Stanley Simons swats the dunk try by Mark Beard | 68-62 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:22 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (SG), Ronald Ehret (PF), James Sagers (C) Alex Fray, William Jordan, Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG) Rodney McBurney | |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 68-62 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | David Logsdon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-62 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret gets the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Mathew Mayeski is called for the reach on Ronald Ehret - foul #4 on Mathew Mayeski, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Beard | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Tony Cloud's pass is intercepted by James Sagers | 68-62 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | James McCaster is called for the reach on David Logsdon in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McCaster, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (C) Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:41 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | David Logsdon misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons snags the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Mark Beard is called for the reach on Stanley Simons - foul #1 on Mark Beard, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Howard Menefee is called for the reach on James McCaster - foul #2 on Howard Menefee, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Ehret (PF) Stanley Simons | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | James McCaster makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | James McCaster makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by James McCaster - foul #4 on James McCaster, team foul #14 | 70-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Appling (PG), Stanley Simons (C) Howard Menefee, Ronald Ehret | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | James McCaster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | James Sagers grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) Eric Appling | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | David Logsdon is fouled in the backcourt by James McCaster - foul #5 on James McCaster, team foul #15 | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG) James McCaster | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon misses long on an open shot from close range | 74-64 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | David Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Howard Menefee runs out the clock | 74-64 |