| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fresh) SG - Phillip Bryant (fresh) SF - Dema Ceglinski (fresh) PF - Robert Bray (fresh) C - Charles Herrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) SG - Michael Weir (fresh) SF - James Hogg (fresh) PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Robert Bray can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Bartley - foul #1 on Roger Bartley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Robert Bray misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Robert Bray misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Roger Bartley snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Robert Bray is called for the reach on John Milstead in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | John Milstead tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | John Milstead picks off the pass by Phillip Bryant in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Michael Weir blows the layup but he's hacked by Phillip Bryant - foul #1 on Phillip Bryant, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico | Robert Bray pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Robert Bray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Roger Bartley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | John Milstead is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Weir | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Robert Bray misses the lay-in | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wolf | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | John Milstead hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jonathan Wolf | 0-7 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick gets the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick loses the dribble to Jonathan Wolf | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Bray - foul #2 on Robert Bray, team foul #3 | 0-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Brad Cudd (SG), Wesley Bowen (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF), Eric Oberle (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Phillip Bryant, Dema Ceglinski, Robert Bray, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Richard Rishel (SF), Ronald Ruffin (PF) John Milstead, Michael Weir, James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ming-Hoa Xue | 0-7 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen is hacked by Gary Cooper - foul #1 on Gary Cooper, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) Jonathan Wolf | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Stanford Sarmiento | 2-9 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper loses the dribble to Ronald Ruffin in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Weir | 2-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gary Cooper (fairly fresh) SG - Brad Cudd (fairly fresh) SF - Wesley Bowen (fairly fresh) PF - Ming-Hoa Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Oberle (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Rishel (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Ruffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 2-11 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Michael Weir gets the rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-11 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rishel | 2-11 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd drills a jumpshot from the left side | 4-11 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Michael Weir is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin hits the follow up shot | 4-13 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Rishel | 4-13 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Gary Cooper is called for the reach on Ralph Nissen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Cooper, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF), Charles Herrick (C) Gary Cooper, Brad Cudd, Ming-Hoa Xue, Eric Oberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Ralph Nissen, Michael Weir, Richard Rishel, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 14:05 | UNLV | James Hogg is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Milstead | 4-15 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-15 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Milstead | 4-17 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Wolf - foul #1 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #2 | 4-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF) Randall Brooks, Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick makes the 2nd free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | John Milstead scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Wolf | 6-20 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue connects on the 3 from straight away | 9-20 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue grabs the board | 9-20 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick is whistled for a carry | 9-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen (PF) Ming-Hoa Xue | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) James Hogg | |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Wesley Bowen steals the ball from Roger Bartley | 9-20 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | John Milstead steps in front of the Jeffrey Stewart pass in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf blows the layup | 9-20 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski pulls down the rebound | 9-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (tiring) SG - Phillip Bryant (tiring) SF - Dema Ceglinski (tired) PF - Wesley Bowen (tired) C - Charles Herrick (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Bartley (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-20 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Michael Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Jeffrey Stewart is called for the reach on John Milstead in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #6 | 9-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG) Jeffrey Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), Richard Rishel (PF) Michael Weir, Roger Bartley | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Milstead | 9-22 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF) Dema Ceglinski, Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Stanford Sarmiento, Richard Rishel | |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant's pass is intercepted by Michael Weir | 9-22 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | John Milstead throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Oberle (PF) Phillip Bryant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Ronald Ruffin (PF) John Milstead, James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick lays it in uncontested | 11-22 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-22 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wolf | 11-22 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Phillip Bryant (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF), Wesley Bowen (PF) Randall Brooks, Brad Cudd, Ming-Hoa Xue, Eric Oberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Michael Weir, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-22 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | James Hogg is fouled on the floor by Dema Ceglinski - foul #1 on Dema Ceglinski, team foul #7 | 11-22 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Wolf - foul #2 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #3 | 11-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Rishel (C) Jonathan Wolf | |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Bowen | 13-24 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | John Milstead misses the lay-in | 13-24 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Richard Rishel swats the short shot by Charles Herrick | 13-24 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Roger Bartley swats the layup by Wesley Bowen | 13-24 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Richard Rishel gets the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | John Milstead is hacked by Jeffrey Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Stewart, team foul #8 | 13-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Randall Brooks (PG), Brad Cudd (SF), Eric Oberle (PF), Ming-Hoa Xue (C) Jeffrey Stewart, Dema Ceglinski, Wesley Bowen, Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (C) James Hogg, Richard Rishel | |
| 08:05 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Randall Brooks and he's hacked by Ronald Ruffin - foul #1 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Herrick (C) Phillip Bryant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Richard Rishel (C) John Milstead, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Randall Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Cudd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ming-Hoa Xue (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Oberle (fairly fresh) C - Charles Herrick (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Bartley (tired) 2 reb. C - Richard Rishel (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Roger Bartley hits a shot from the left block set up by Ralph Nissen | 16-28 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle double dribbles | 16-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen (C) Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), James Hogg (SF), Ronald Ruffin (C) Ralph Nissen, Stanford Sarmiento, Richard Rishel | |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Roger Bartley drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Weir | 16-30 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle hits a runner from close range | 18-30 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF) Brad Cudd, Eric Oberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (C) James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ming-Hoa Xue - foul #1 on Ming-Hoa Xue, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Herrick (C) Ming-Hoa Xue | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ronald Ruffin, Richard Rishel | |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Michael Weir blocks the short jumper by Charles Herrick | 18-32 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant misses the tip | 18-32 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski tips it but misses | 18-32 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | John Milstead snags the defensive board | 18-32 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | James Hogg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eric Oberle (PF) Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (PF), Richard Rishel (C) James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Ruffin | 18-32 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Richard Rishel is hacked by Eric Oberle - foul #1 on Eric Oberle, team foul #10 | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brad Cudd (SF), Ming-Hoa Xue (PF) Dema Ceglinski, Eric Oberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) John Milstead, Michael Weir, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Ming-Hoa Xue pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (C) Richard Rishel | |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen is hacked by Randall Brooks - foul #1 on Randall Brooks, team foul #11 | 18-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen (C) Charles Herrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG) Ronald Ruffin | |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant misses the lay-in | 18-34 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | John Milstead grabs the board | 18-34 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Milstead | 18-37 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico | Wesley Bowen loses the dribble to James Hogg | 18-37 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Ming-Hoa Xue - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Xue, team foul #12 | 18-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart (PG), Gary Cooper (SG), Dema Ceglinski (SF), Robert Bray (PF), Eric Oberle (C) Randall Brooks, Phillip Bryant, Brad Cudd, Ming-Hoa Xue, Wesley Bowen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Richard Rishel (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) John Milstead, James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-39 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper is hacked by Michael Weir in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Weir, team foul #5 | 18-39 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Weir - foul #2 on Michael Weir, team foul #6 | 18-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (PF) Richard Rishel | |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle makes the 1st free throw | 19-39 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Eric Oberle misses the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Ruffin | 19-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffrey Stewart (fairly fresh) SG - Gary Cooper (fresh) SF - Dema Ceglinski (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bray (fresh) C - Eric Oberle (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-42 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Robert Bray scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Stewart | 21-42 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-42 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-42 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Michael Weir can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-42 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Weir grabs the offensive rebound | 21-42 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-45 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Gary Cooper is denied on a layup by Ronald Ruffin | 21-45 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Robert Bray grabs the offensive board | 21-45 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Dema Ceglinski's pass is intercepted by Ralph Nissen | 21-45 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Michael Weir loses the dribble to Gary Cooper | 21-45 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Stewart loses the dribble to Ralph Nissen | 21-45 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-45 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin gets the offensive rebound | 21-45 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block | 21-47 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Phillip Bryant (SG), Brad Cudd (SF), Charles Herrick (C) Gary Cooper, Dema Ceglinski, Eric Oberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Stanford Sarmiento, Ronald Ruffin | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Brad Cudd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-47 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses short on a shot from the right block | 21-47 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Phillip Bryant | 21-47 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Charles Herrick misses the jumpshot from the right side | 21-47 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | John Milstead grabs the defensive rebound | 21-47 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | James Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gary Cooper (PG), Ming-Hoa Xue (SF) Jeffrey Stewart, Phillip Bryant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Richard Rishel (PF) Michael Weir, Roger Bartley | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Robert Bray connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gary Cooper and he's hacked by Stanford Sarmiento - foul #1 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #7 | 23-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) Stanford Sarmiento | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Robert Bray makes the free throw | 24-47 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Richard Rishel scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Wolf | 24-49 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | John Milstead steals the ball from Gary Cooper | 24-49 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | John Milstead clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-49 |