| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Alberto Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rocker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | William Gentry inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Oscar Skow comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:40 | Air Force | William Gentry tips it in | 35-28 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | Oscar Skow pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Oleg Zerhusen - foul #2 on Oleg Zerhusen, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the 3rd free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ralph Papa | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Oscar Skow - foul #2 on Oscar Skow, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Thomas Aquirre steals it from William Gentry | 37-29 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre slams it home | 39-29 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Oscar Skow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Alberto Marino | 41-29 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Oscar Skow clanks a turnaround in the paint | 41-29 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen lays it in | 43-29 |
| 16:44 | Air Force | William Gentry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-29 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Alberto Marino grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Ralph Papa comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-29 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | William Gentry is fouled on the floor by Thomas Aquirre - foul #1 on Thomas Aquirre, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (C) Alberto Marino, Thomas Aquirre, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Dennis O'Hern (PF), Chad Olander (C) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, William Gentry, Oscar Skow, Kenneth Bird | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SF - Kenneth Rocker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Royce Koepke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chad Olander (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Robert Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ray Smith | 43-32 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 15:16 | Air Force | Robert Harris pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:11 | Air Force | Ray Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | Dennis O'Hern is called for the reach on Royce Koepke - foul #1 on Dennis O'Hern, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG) Robert Harris | |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 43-32 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin gets the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricardo Martin | 45-32 |
| 13:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mark Hottinger - foul #1 on Mark Hottinger, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (PG), Ralph Papa (C) Ricardo Martin, Royce Koepke | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF) Ray Smith, Manuel Dempster, Chad Olander | |
| 13:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen loses the dribble to William Gentry | 45-32 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Ted Adair jams it on a great pass from William Gentry | 45-34 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 13:09 | Air Force | Oscar Skow snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern tips it home | 45-36 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Ralph Papa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Edward Roberts (PF) Mark Hottinger, Kenneth Rocker, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Bird (C) Dennis O'Hern | |
| 12:18 | Air Force | Thomas Aquirre steps in front of the Franklin Brunk pass | 45-36 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Edward Roberts buries a jumper from close range set up by Royce Koepke | 47-36 |
| 11:47 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses the lay-in | 47-36 |
| 11:46 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Adair | 47-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Alberto Marino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Air Force | Oscar Skow's layup is rejected by Ralph Papa | 47-36 |
| 11:28 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird hits the follow up shot | 47-38 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is hacked by William Gentry - foul #3 on William Gentry, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (PG), Steve Degnan (C) Alberto Marino, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Manuel Dempster (PF) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Oscar Skow | |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Edward Roberts is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Roberts, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Ricardo Martin, Edward Roberts | |
| Subs | Air Force | Chad Olander (PF) William Gentry | |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Chad Olander comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oleg Zerhusen - foul #3 on Oleg Zerhusen, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker (SF) Steve Degnan | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:37 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Royce Koepke pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Aquirre | 50-39 |
| 10:11 | Air Force | Oleg Zerhusen swats the short shot by Manuel Dempster | 50-39 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Manuel Dempster - foul #1 on Manuel Dempster, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Papa (C) Royce Koepke | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF), Dennis O'Hern (C) Ray Smith, Robert Harris, Chad Olander, Manuel Dempster, Kenneth Bird | |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:53 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Ted Adair clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Aquirre - foul #2 on Thomas Aquirre, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG) Thomas Aquirre | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Hottinger | 54-41 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Ricardo Martin is called for the reach on Ted Adair - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #7 | 54-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (PG) Mark Hottinger | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Alberto Marino jams it on a nice dish by Ralph Papa | 56-42 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Oleg Zerhusen | 56-42 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Alberto Marino is fouled on the floor by William Gentry - foul #4 on William Gentry, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Royce Koepke (SF), Edward Roberts (PF) Kenneth Rocker, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) William Gentry, Dennis O'Hern | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Kenneth Bird is called for the reach on Ralph Papa - foul #3 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG) Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Royce Koepke lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Aquirre | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk clanks a jumper from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Royce Koepke gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Alberto Marino travels with the ball | 58-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Gentry (SF), Dennis O'Hern (PF) Manuel Dempster, Oscar Skow | |
| 07:35 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses the runner in the paint | 58-42 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Royce Koepke grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Alberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dennis O'Hern - foul #2 on Dennis O'Hern, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Edward Roberts, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (SG) Ted Adair | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:20 | Air Force | Ray Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-42 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Royce Koepke tips it back up and in | 62-42 |
| 06:50 | Air Force | William Gentry knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis O'Hern and he's hacked by Kenneth Rocker - foul #2 on Kenneth Rocker, team foul #8 | 62-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Steve Degnan (C) Alberto Marino, Royce Koepke | |
| Subs | Air Force | Oscar Skow (PF) Kenneth Bird | |
| 06:50 | Air Force | William Gentry misses the free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Steve Degnan blows the layup | 62-44 |
| 06:27 | Air Force | William Gentry pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:12 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-44 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | William Gentry gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern misses long on a floater from the right block | 62-44 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Dennis O'Hern swats the shot by Thomas Aquirre | 62-44 |
| 05:38 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Ray Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Gentry | 62-47 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Hottinger | 64-47 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | William Gentry is called for traveling | 64-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (PG), Royce Koepke (SF), Edward Roberts (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Thomas Aquirre, Kenneth Rocker, Oleg Zerhusen, Steve Degnan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (PG), Ted Adair (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Chad Olander (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Ray Smith, William Gentry, Oscar Skow, Dennis O'Hern | |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Ted Adair is called for the reach on Alberto Marino - foul #2 on Ted Adair, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Alberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Alberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird clanks a 3 from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Edward Roberts grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Kenneth Bird is called for the reach on Royce Koepke - foul #4 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG) Mark Hottinger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SG), Dennis O'Hern (C) Ted Adair, Kenneth Bird | |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 3 from the left corner | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Alberto Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 03:29 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Alberto Marino (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Edward Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Rivenbark (fresh) SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chad Olander (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis O'Hern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Royce Koepke is called for the reach on Manuel Dempster - foul #1 on Royce Koepke, team foul #9 | 68-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Royce Koepke, Edward Roberts | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG) Dennis O'Hern | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 68-52 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker tips it in | 70-52 |
| 02:34 | Air Force | Robert Harris's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Rocker | 70-52 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Alberto Marino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Rocker | 72-52 |
| 02:17 | Air Force | Robert Harris can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-52 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Alberto Marino pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker clanks a driving attempt from close range | 72-52 |
| 02:00 | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark grabs the board | 72-52 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Oleg Zerhusen is called for the reach on Robert Harris - foul #4 on Oleg Zerhusen, team foul #10 | 72-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG) Ricardo Martin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern (PF) Harold Rivenbark | |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-54 |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Harris and he's hacked by Thomas Aquirre - foul #3 on Thomas Aquirre, team foul #11 | 75-56 |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern misses the free throw | 75-56 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Chad Olander denies the turnaround by Ralph Papa | 75-56 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Kenneth Rocker tips it but misses | 75-56 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Ralph Papa tips it back up and in | 77-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Ray Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Alberto Marino - foul #3 on Alberto Marino, team foul #12 | 77-56 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Ray Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Ray Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Chad Olander picks off the pass by Thomas Aquirre | 77-58 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern tips it back up and in | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Alberto Marino runs out the clock | 77-60 |