| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fresh) SG - Jack Combs (fresh) SF - Ferman Smith (fresh) PF - Elliott Cheatham (fresh) C - Angel Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fresh) SG - Robert Christy (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fresh) C - Alfredo Conti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Trent McCall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | Trent McCall's pass is intercepted by Angel Garcia in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Alfredo Conti swats the layup by Angel Garcia | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Trent McCall | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Jack Combs knocks in the floater from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Mitchell | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Angel Garcia is called for the reach on Alfredo Conti - foul #1 on Angel Garcia, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Trent McCall scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Colbert | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Ferman Smith connects on the jumper from the left block | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert's pass is intercepted by Ferman Smith in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | John Long misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Jack Combs snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (PG), Erik Acree (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Bruce Carter (C) John Long, Jack Combs, Ferman Smith, Elliott Cheatham, Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Jeremy Banas (SG), Kevin Wallace (SF), Edward Luiz (PF), Donald Hawkins (C) Craig Mitchell, Robert Christy, Roy Colbert, Trent McCall, Alfredo Conti | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Bruce Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Erik Acree is fouled on the floor by Roy Rowley - foul #1 on Roy Rowley, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Sean Spruill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Robert Cherry tips it in | 6-5 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Rowley | 6-8 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Erik Acree misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremy Banas - foul #1 on Jeremy Banas, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Elliott Cheatham (PF), Angel Garcia (C) Robert Shenk, Sean Spruill, Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Trent McCall (PF) Roy Rowley, Edward Luiz | |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Erik Acree makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Erik Acree makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell misses the shot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Trent McCall | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fresh) SG - Erik Acree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliott Cheatham (fresh) C - Angel Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Banas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Wallace (fresh) PF - Trent McCall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins steps out of bounds on the baseline | 8-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (SG), Ferman Smith (SF) Erik Acree, Robert Cherry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Colbert (SF) Kevin Wallace | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Donald Hawkins - foul #1 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Combs (SG) Robert Shenk | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert double dribbles | 11-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Spruill (C) Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham can't finish the layup | 11-8 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert is fouled in the backcourt by Ferman Smith - foul #1 on Ferman Smith, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (PG) John Long | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-8 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Sean Spruill snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Jack Combs comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Colbert - foul #1 on Roy Colbert, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erik Acree (SF), Robert Cherry (PF) Ferman Smith, Elliott Cheatham | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace (SF) Roy Colbert | |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Jack Combs makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Jack Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell loses the dribble to Sean Spruill | 13-8 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Robert Cherry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Robert Shenk grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Erik Acree drills a jumper near the basket | 15-8 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace loses the dribble to Robert Cherry in the backcourt | 15-8 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Jeremy Banas steals the ball from Jack Combs | 15-8 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Craig Mitchell | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Donald Hawkins is called for the reach on Jack Combs - foul #2 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), James Almaraz (SG), Ferman Smith (SF), Elliott Cheatham (PF), Angel Garcia (C) Robert Shenk, Jack Combs, Erik Acree, Robert Cherry, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Robert Christy (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Edward Luiz (PF), Alfredo Conti (C) Craig Mitchell, Jeremy Banas, Kevin Wallace, Trent McCall, Donald Hawkins | |
| 12:24 | UNLV | John Long scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti connects on the jumper near the basket | 18-13 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Long | 21-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Almaraz (fresh) SF - Ferman Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliott Cheatham (fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roy Rowley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Christy (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Luiz (fresh) C - Alfredo Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti misses short on a shot in the lane | 21-13 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Angel Garcia misses the jump hook in the paint | 21-13 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Robert Christy snags the defensive board | 21-13 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | James Almaraz is called for the reach on Robert Christy in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Almaraz, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Kevin Wallace (SG), Trent McCall (PF), Richard Dehner (C) Roy Rowley, Robert Christy, Edward Luiz, Alfredo Conti | |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-13 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Angel Garcia gets the rebound | 21-13 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Angel Garcia clanks a floater from the right side | 21-13 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Roy Colbert | 21-13 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | James Almaraz is called for the reach on Kevin Wallace in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Almaraz, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Combs (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Bruce Carter (C) James Almaraz, Ferman Smith, Elliott Cheatham, Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG), Alfredo Conti (C) Kevin Wallace, Richard Dehner | |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Trent McCall drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Mitchell and he's fouled by Sean Spruill - foul #1 on Sean Spruill, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (PG), Erik Acree (SG) John Long, Jack Combs | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Luiz (C) Alfredo Conti | |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Trent McCall makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Erik Acree scores on a floater from the right block | 23-16 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham (PF) Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace (SG), Alfredo Conti (C) Jeremy Banas, Edward Luiz | |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Bruce Carter misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-16 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert gets the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Erik Acree - foul #1 on Erik Acree, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG) Roy Colbert | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Jack Combs (SG), Ferman Smith (SF), Angel Garcia (C) Robert Shenk, Erik Acree, Robert Cherry, Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Colbert (SF) Kevin Wallace | |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-18 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Jack Combs travels with the ball | 23-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace (SG), Edward Luiz (C) Jeremy Banas, Alfredo Conti | |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Mitchell, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | John Long snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Ferman Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Combs | 26-18 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | John Long gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Combs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ferman Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Elliott Cheatham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Angel Garcia (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Craig Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Wallace (fresh) SF - Roy Colbert (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent McCall (tiring) 8 pts. C - Edward Luiz (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Jack Combs is fouled on the floor by Craig Mitchell - foul #2 on Craig Mitchell, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (PG), Erik Acree (SF), Robert Cherry (PF), Sean Spruill (C) John Long, Ferman Smith, Elliott Cheatham, Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Jeremy Banas (SG), Alfredo Conti (C) Craig Mitchell, Kevin Wallace, Edward Luiz | |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Jack Combs makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Jack Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Erik Acree picks off the pass by Jeremy Banas in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Jack Combs misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-18 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Spruill - foul #2 on Sean Spruill, team foul #7 | 28-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bruce Carter (PF), Angel Garcia (C) Jack Combs, Sean Spruill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Trent McCall steps in front of the Robert Cherry pass | 28-20 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Trent McCall is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Banas | 28-22 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Erik Acree scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cherry | 31-22 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas double dribbles | 31-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Jack Combs (SG), Ferman Smith (SF), Elliott Cheatham (PF) Robert Shenk, Erik Acree, Robert Cherry, Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Christy (SG), Kevin Wallace (SF), Richard Dehner (C) Jeremy Banas, Roy Colbert, Alfredo Conti | |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Robert Christy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Ferman Smith gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Ferman Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Angel Garcia (C) Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas (SG), Roy Colbert (SF) Roy Rowley, Kevin Wallace | |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Trent McCall drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Christy | 31-25 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Angel Garcia connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Combs and the foul's on Jeremy Banas - foul #2 on Jeremy Banas, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roy Rowley (PG), Kevin Wallace (SG), Edward Luiz (SF), Alfredo Conti (C) Robert Christy, Jeremy Banas, Roy Colbert, Richard Dehner | |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Angel Garcia misses the free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erik Acree (SG) Jack Combs | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Christy (SG) Trent McCall | |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Ferman Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Alfredo Conti misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-25 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Robert Christy steps in front of the John Long pass | 35-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Acree (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ferman Smith (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Elliott Cheatham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Garcia (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roy Rowley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Christy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wallace (fresh) PF - Edward Luiz (fresh) C - Alfredo Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | John Long steals it from Kevin Wallace | 35-25 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Elliott Cheatham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Robert Christy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Robert Christy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 35-25 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Ferman Smith grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Erik Acree clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | Roy Rowley pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Kevin Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Shenk (PG), James Almaraz (SG), Robert Cherry (SF), Sean Spruill (PF), Bruce Carter (C) John Long, Erik Acree, Ferman Smith, Elliott Cheatham, Angel Garcia | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell (PG), Jeremy Banas (SG), Roy Colbert (SF), Trent McCall (PF), Donald Hawkins (C) Roy Rowley, Robert Christy, Kevin Wallace, Edward Luiz, Alfredo Conti | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Roy Colbert picks off the pass by Robert Cherry | 35-25 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell lays it in on a great pass from Roy Colbert | 35-27 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | The short jumper by Robert Cherry is denied by Donald Hawkins | 35-27 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Sean Spruill tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Roy Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas is fouled on the floor by James Almaraz - foul #3 on James Almaraz, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Combs (SG) James Almaraz | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Jeremy Banas misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Bruce Carter pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Jack Combs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Craig Mitchell | 35-27 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Robert Cherry steps in front of the Trent McCall pass | 35-27 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Jack Combs's pass is intercepted by Trent McCall | 35-27 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell is hacked by Bruce Carter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Carter, team foul #9 | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Long (PG), Elliott Cheatham (PF), Angel Garcia (C) Robert Shenk, Sean Spruill, Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Craig Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Jack Combs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cherry | 38-29 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | John Long picks off the pass by Roy Colbert in the backcourt | 38-29 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Jack Combs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Donald Hawkins gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Trent McCall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jack Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |