| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alberto Castillo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Christian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Hartford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Harry Hartford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Arellano - foul #2 on Victor Arellano, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Harry Hartford misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Harry Hartford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Curtis Allen snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | The jumper by Victor Arellano is denied by Harry Hartford | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | Air Force | Herbert Garland gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:37 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair is hacked by Victor Arellano - foul #3 on Victor Arellano, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham (PF) Victor Arellano | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:18 | Air Force | Andrew Christian is called for the reach on Daryl Bates - foul #1 on Andrew Christian, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Raymond English misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Raymond English makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Raymond English makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Andrew Christian tips it home | 35-37 |
| 17:36 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Christian - foul #2 on Andrew Christian, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Chase Carlson (C) Curtis Allen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Suzuki (PF), Victor Vital (C) Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 17:36 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:36 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:14 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Herbert Garland | 35-39 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Raymond English is hacked by Daniel Jacobo - foul #2 on Daniel Jacobo, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| 16:44 | Air Force | Herbert Garland hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond English | 35-42 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Andrew Christian loses the dribble to Steven Suzuki | 35-42 |
| 16:02 | Air Force | Herbert Garland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Castillo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chase Carlson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Sinclair (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Victor Vital (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo double dribbles | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Smith (PG), Robert Reese (SG), Sang Xyong (SF), Victor Arellano (PF), Curtis Allen (C) Daniel Jacobo, Alberto Castillo, Andrew Christian, Lionel Cunningham, Chase Carlson | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SF), Harry Hartford (PF), Daryl Bates (C) Raymond English, Jim Sinclair, Steven Suzuki, Victor Vital | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Herbert Garland is hacked by Sang Xyong - foul #4 on Sang Xyong, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Christian (SF) Sang Xyong | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Herbert Garland grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Harry Hartford comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Curtis Allen - foul #1 on Curtis Allen, team foul #8 | 35-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Johnson (SF) Herbert Garland | |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Harry Hartford makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Harry Hartford misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Victor Arellano grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | James Smith scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Christian | 37-43 |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Robert Johnson is fouled on the floor by Victor Arellano - foul #4 on Victor Arellano, team foul #9 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Chase Carlson (PF) Victor Arellano | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Robert Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Curtis Allen gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 14:33 | Air Force | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Daryl Bates drills a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Johnson | 37-45 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Curtis Allen jams it on a nice dish by James Smith | 39-45 |
| 13:57 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Chase Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Andrew Christian is fouled on the floor by Edgar Lefevre - foul #2 on Edgar Lefevre, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Castillo (SG), Lionel Cunningham (PF) Robert Reese, Curtis Allen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Herbert Garland (SG), Jim Sinclair (SF), Steven Suzuki (PF), Victor Vital (C) John Miller, Edgar Lefevre, Robert Johnson, Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 13:28 | UNLV | James Smith makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lionel Cunningham | 42-45 |
| 13:12 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Herbert Garland | 42-47 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 12:20 | Air Force | Herbert Garland is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo (PG), Robert Erazo (C) James Smith, Chase Carlson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daryl Bates (C) Victor Vital | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Suzuki - foul #1 on Steven Suzuki, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Curtis Allen (C) Robert Erazo | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Daryl Bates snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alberto Castillo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Christian (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lionel Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Raymond English misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 11:24 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 11:22 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Bates | 45-47 |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond English | 45-49 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Raymond English is called for the reach on Daniel Jacobo - foul #1 on Raymond English, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Smith (PG), Chase Carlson (PF) Daniel Jacobo, Lionel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Hartford (PF), Victor Vital (C) Steven Suzuki, Daryl Bates | |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Christian | 48-49 |
| 10:24 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by Herbert Garland is blocked by Curtis Allen | 48-49 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Andrew Christian grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Andrew Christian hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Castillo | 50-49 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | The jump hook by Victor Vital is blocked by Curtis Allen | 50-49 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Andrew Christian pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Harry Hartford | 50-49 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Harry Hartford drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jim Sinclair | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Curtis Allen tips it back up and in | 52-51 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Raymond English hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Chase Carlson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Victor Vital | 52-51 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Victor Vital loses the ball out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo (PG), Robert Reese (SG), Lionel Cunningham (PF), Robert Erazo (C) James Smith, Alberto Castillo, Chase Carlson, Curtis Allen | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Steven Suzuki (PF), Daryl Bates (C) Raymond English, Herbert Garland, Jim Sinclair, Harry Hartford, Victor Vital | |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 07:52 | Air Force | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Jacobo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Christian (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lionel Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Erazo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Lefevre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Suzuki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Daniel Jacobo steps in front of the Daryl Bates pass | 52-51 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Robert Reese is fouled on the floor by Edgar Lefevre - foul #3 on Edgar Lefevre, team foul #4 | 52-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sang Xyong (SF), Victor Arellano (PF) Andrew Christian, Lionel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Sang Xyong hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Jacobo and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Herbert Garland (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Sang Xyong makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 06:46 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 06:45 | Air Force | Daryl Bates tips it but misses | 55-51 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Erazo | 55-51 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | Victor Arellano connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jacobo | 57-51 |
| 06:16 | Air Force | Robert Reese takes the ball from Daryl Bates | 57-51 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | Robert Reese lays it in | 59-51 |
| 05:44 | Air Force | Daryl Bates misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-51 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Robert Reese snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Smith (PG), Alberto Castillo (SG), Curtis Allen (C) Daniel Jacobo, Robert Reese, Robert Erazo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SF), Harry Hartford (PF) John Miller, Edgar Lefevre, Steven Suzuki | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | James Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond English | 59-51 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Castillo | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Curtis Allen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Bates - foul #2 on Daryl Bates, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Curtis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Curtis Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | The 3pt attempt by Herbert Garland is denied by Sang Xyong | 61-51 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Victor Arellano grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Harry Hartford steps in front of the James Smith pass | 61-51 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | Harry Hartford scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Herbert Garland | 61-53 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Jim Sinclair denies the turnaround by Sang Xyong | 61-53 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Raymond English grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Castillo (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sang Xyong (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Victor Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Curtis Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Hartford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 03:37 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair scores on a floater from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Sang Xyong misses badly on a floater in the lane | 61-55 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Sang Xyong tips it back up and in | 63-55 |
| 03:04 | Air Force | The short jumper by Herbert Garland is denied by Curtis Allen | 63-55 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Sang Xyong grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Daryl Bates - foul #3 on Daryl Bates, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lionel Cunningham (PF), Chase Carlson (C) Victor Arellano, Curtis Allen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Suzuki (PF), Victor Vital (C) Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | James Smith makes the 3rd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Victor Arellano (PF) Lionel Cunningham | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:42 | Air Force | Herbert Garland connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond English | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 02:27 | UNLV | James Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Chase Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Sang Xyong scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Smith | 67-58 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Curtis Allen (C) Chase Carlson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Hartford (PF), Daryl Bates (C) Steven Suzuki, Victor Vital | |
| 02:03 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Sang Xyong - foul #5 on Sang Xyong, team foul #10 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Christian (SF) Sang Xyong | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:03 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Curtis Allen grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Alberto Castillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Christian | 70-58 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Raymond English knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Herbert Garland | 70-61 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Andrew Christian misses the turnaround from the baseline | 70-61 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Victor Arellano hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| 01:00 | Air Force | Herbert Garland hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Raymond English is called for the reach on Andrew Christian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond English, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Andrew Christian makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Andrew Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-64 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Curtis Allen grabs the board | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Raymond English is called for the reach on Curtis Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond English, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo (PG), Robert Reese (SG), Lionel Cunningham (PF) James Smith, Alberto Castillo, Victor Arellano | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Steven Suzuki (PF), Victor Vital (C) Raymond English, Herbert Garland, Jim Sinclair, Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Curtis Allen makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Curtis Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Victor Vital hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Curtis Allen | 76-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Robert Reese misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Victor Vital gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Robert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Curtis Allen snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Jacobo runs out the clock | 76-64 |