| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Ervin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Breshears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mauch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | David Ervin is hacked by Ralph Papa - foul #3 on Ralph Papa, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Mark Henry misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Daniel Luther - foul #2 on Daniel Luther, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Mark Henry makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Mark Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the dunk attempt | 27-29 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Larry Seal knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Luther | 27-31 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Mark Henry tips it home | 29-31 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico | Mark Henry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Larry Seal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Mark Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch's fadeaway is rejected by Oleg Zerhusen | 29-34 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Daniel Luther grabs the board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Ervin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Breshears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mauch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | UNLV | John Hampton is called for the reach on Larry Seal - foul #1 on John Hampton, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo (PG), John Kobayashi (SG), Jesse Marsh (SF), Demetrius Figgs (PF) David Ervin, Barry Breshears, Robert Mauch, John Hampton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Ralph Papa | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Royce Koepke knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 29-36 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Demetrius Figgs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Kobayashi | 32-36 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Mark Henry knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | The refs have stopped play. Jeff Mackie is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 34-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Ervin (PG) Werner Dematteo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Ralph Papa connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Daniel Luther | 34-40 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | David Ervin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Jesse Marsh snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Thomas Aquirre steps in front of the Demetrius Figgs pass | 34-40 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Demetrius Figgs gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | David Ervin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Kobayashi | 36-40 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | The jumper by Oleg Zerhusen is denied by Demetrius Figgs | 36-40 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Larry Seal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Ralph Papa gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Ervin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kobayashi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Demetrius Figgs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Ralph Papa hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Luther | 36-42 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Ralph Papa is called for the reach on David Ervin - foul #4 on Ralph Papa, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Barry Breshears (SG), Robert Mauch (SF), John Hampton (PF) John Kobayashi, Jesse Marsh, Demetrius Figgs | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Domenic Esposito (PF) Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Mark Hottinger takes the ball from Mark Henry | 36-42 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Daniel Luther banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Hottinger | 36-44 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch clanks a jump hook from the left block | 36-44 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Domenic Esposito pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Daniel Luther loses the dribble to Mark Henry | 36-44 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | David Ervin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-44 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Royce Koepke | 36-44 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Ralph Papa is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo (PG), Michael Larson (C) David Ervin, Mark Henry | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Daniel Luther, Domenic Esposito, Ralph Papa | |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Werner Dematteo | 39-44 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by John Hampton - foul #2 on John Hampton, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico | Michael Larson snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo's layup is rejected by Oleg Zerhusen | 39-45 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Royce Koepke's layup is rejected by Robert Mauch | 39-45 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Larson | 39-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Werner Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Breshears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mauch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Larson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Royce Koepke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses short on an open shot from the right side | 39-45 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Royce Koepke pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Royce Koepke is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Larson - foul #1 on Michael Larson, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Ervin (PG), John Kobayashi (SG), Jesse Marsh (SF), Demetrius Figgs (PF), Mark Henry (C) Werner Dematteo, Barry Breshears, Robert Mauch, John Hampton, Michael Larson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Larry Seal | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico | Jesse Marsh misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Demetrius Figgs - foul #4 on Demetrius Figgs, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG), Larry Seal (SF) Thomas Aquirre, Royce Koepke | |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:22 | New Mexico | Jesse Marsh is denied on a layup by Ralph Papa | 39-49 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Larry Seal pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Daniel Luther hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | Mark Henry pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | John Kobayashi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen grabs the board | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Daniel Luther clanks a jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Demetrius Figgs | 39-49 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico | Demetrius Figgs is fouled on the floor by Oleg Zerhusen - foul #3 on Oleg Zerhusen, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Barry Breshears (SG), Robert Mauch (SF) John Kobayashi, Jesse Marsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Mark Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-49 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Ervin and the foul's on Daniel Luther - foul #3 on Daniel Luther, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Hampton (PF) Demetrius Figgs | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Jeff Mackie (PF) Mark Hottinger, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Mark Henry is called for the reach on Daniel Luther - foul #2 on Mark Henry, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Werner Dematteo (PG) David Ervin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Royce Koepke (C) Ralph Papa | |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Seal | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch banks in the layup set up by Mark Henry | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Hampton - foul #3 on John Hampton, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Ervin (PG), John Kobayashi (SG), Jesse Marsh (SF) Werner Dematteo, Barry Breshears, Robert Mauch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Daniel Luther, Royce Koepke | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Ervin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kobayashi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Marsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | David Ervin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Hampton | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Henry | 47-53 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Mark Henry pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Jesse Marsh hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 47-53 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Barry Breshears (SG), Robert Mauch (SF) John Kobayashi, Jesse Marsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Jeff Mackie | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | David Ervin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | David Ervin scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mauch | 50-53 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Robert Mauch is called for the reach on Larry Seal - foul #1 on Robert Mauch, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Larry Seal makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Larry Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Larry Seal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Daniel Luther clanks a shot from the right side | 50-55 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Robert Mauch tips it in | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Zerhusen | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen is fouled on the floor by John Hampton - foul #4 on John Hampton, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG) Daniel Luther | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Ralph Papa is hacked by David Ervin in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Ervin, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG) Mark Hottinger | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Barry Breshears scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Mauch | 55-59 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Larry Seal is hacked by David Ervin in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ervin, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG) Daniel Luther | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Larry Seal makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Larry Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | David Ervin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | David Ervin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Ervin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-61 |