| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Gaitan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Clare (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Almaguer (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Newell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hickman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent inbounds the ball | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | New Mexico | James Hickman loses the ball out of bounds | 27-46 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Clare | 29-46 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico | Robert Newell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico | Robert Newell buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Hickman | 32-48 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan is hacked by Claude Elsner - foul #1 on Claude Elsner, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) Bernard Gaitan, Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (PF) James Hickman | |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by George Buchberger | 34-48 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent is wide open and slams it home | 34-50 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block | 36-50 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Robert Newell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss knocks in the floater in the lane set up by George Buchberger and he's hacked by Steven Williams - foul #3 on Steven Williams, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan (SG), Mark Almaguer (C) George Buchberger, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Harold Gaines (SF), James Hickman (PF) Steven Williams, Robert Newell, Jeffrey Dent | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gilbert (PF) Victor Curtiss | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:59 | UNLV | William Clare knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Kirkman | 42-53 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | David Batchelder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | William Clare scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Kirkman | 45-53 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF) Carl Kirkman, William Clare | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), Percy Martindale (C) James Hickman, Claude Elsner | |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Hong Xyong can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | David Batchelder gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Bernard Gaitan takes the ball from David Batchelder in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer is fouled on the floor by Harold Gaines - foul #1 on Harold Gaines, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Butler (C) Harold Gaines | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds is hacked by James Butler - foul #2 on James Butler, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Jeffrey Dent (SF) Lloyd Robinson, James Butler | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fresh) SG - Rodney Kidd (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Victor Curtiss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Seigler (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Dent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Batchelder (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Percy Martindale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Percy Martindale | 45-53 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | David Batchelder misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent tips it in | 45-55 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hong Xyong | 48-55 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | David Batchelder clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | David Batchelder makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eddie Seigler | 48-57 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss tips it in | 50-57 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale hits the finger roll and the foul's on Hong Xyong - foul #2 on Hong Xyong, team foul #1 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Kirkman (PG), Bernard Gaitan (SG), William Clare (SF), Richard Gilbert (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Hong Xyong, Rodney Kidd, Thomas Zimmerman, Victor Curtiss, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Robert Newell (SG), Harold Gaines (SF), James Hickman (PF) Steven Williams, Eddie Seigler, Jeffrey Dent, David Batchelder | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | William Clare tips it home | 52-60 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Robert Newell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Claude Elsner (C) Percy Martindale | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | James Hickman picks off the pass by Carl Kirkman | 52-60 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | James Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman's pass is intercepted by Harold Gaines | 52-60 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Almaguer - foul #1 on Mark Almaguer, team foul #2 | 52-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Percy Martindale (PF) James Hickman | |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Claude Elsner denies the turnaround by Carl Kirkman | 52-61 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale grabs the defensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner makes the wide open turnaround in the lane | 52-63 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Almaguer | 54-63 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Robert Newell is fouled in the backcourt by George Buchberger - foul #3 on George Buchberger, team foul #3 | 54-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Jeffrey Dent (SF) Lloyd Robinson, Harold Gaines | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Buchberger (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clare (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Richard Gilbert (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Almaguer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Newell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dent (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Percy Martindale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Robert Newell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Almaguer | 54-63 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman - foul #4 on Steven Williams, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG), Victor Curtiss (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) George Buchberger, Richard Gilbert, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (PG), David Batchelder (SG), James Hickman (PF) Steven Williams, Robert Newell, Percy Martindale | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | William Clare snags the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman jams it | 56-63 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Eddie Seigler | 56-65 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | William Clare's pass is intercepted by James Hickman | 56-65 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent clanks a jump hook from close range | 56-65 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler hits the follow up shot | 56-67 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | James Hickman blows the layup | 59-67 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Carl Kirkman | 59-67 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Eddie Seigler is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman - foul #1 on Eddie Seigler, team foul #6 | 59-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Bernard Gaitan (SG), Richard Gilbert (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Carl Kirkman, Rodney Kidd, Victor Curtiss, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Robert Newell (SG), Harold Gaines (SF), Percy Martindale (PF), James Butler (C) Eddie Seigler, David Batchelder, Jeffrey Dent, James Hickman, Claude Elsner | |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Percy Martindale - foul #1 on Percy Martindale, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert misses the free throw | 61-67 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | James Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico | Robert Newell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-67 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | James Butler hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | James Butler is called for the reach on Mark Almaguer - foul #3 on James Butler, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Robert Newell is hacked by Bernard Gaitan - foul #3 on Bernard Gaitan, team foul #4 | 61-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (PG) Hong Xyong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Robert Newell is whistled for a carry | 61-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF), Victor Curtiss (PF) Bernard Gaitan, William Clare, Richard Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Jeffrey Dent (SF), Roy Blevins (PF) Lloyd Robinson, Harold Gaines, James Butler | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - George Buchberger (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Kidd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Victor Curtiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Almaguer (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Newell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dent (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy Blevins (fresh) C - Percy Martindale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-69 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | Robert Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Robert Newell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Percy Martindale | 61-72 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-72 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer snags the offensive board | 61-72 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Rodney Kidd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Victor Curtiss is called for the reach on Roy Blevins - foul #2 on Victor Curtiss, team foul #5 | 61-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Bernard Gaitan (SG), William Clare (SF), Richard Gilbert (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) George Buchberger, Rodney Kidd, Thomas Zimmerman, Victor Curtiss, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Eddie Seigler (SG), David Batchelder (SF) Steven Williams, Robert Newell, Jeffrey Dent | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | David Batchelder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-72 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | William Clare scores on a jumper from the right side | 63-72 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-72 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Vincent Bonds grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert lays it up and in | 65-72 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Bernard Gaitan picks off the pass by Lloyd Robinson in the backcourt | 65-72 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Hong Xyong can't finish the layup | 65-72 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Eddie Seigler | 65-72 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | Roy Blevins is hacked by Richard Gilbert - foul #1 on Richard Gilbert, team foul #6 | 65-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Kirkman (PG), Rodney Kidd (SG), Victor Curtiss (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Hong Xyong, Bernard Gaitan, Richard Gilbert, Vincent Bonds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Williams (PG), Harold Gaines (SF), James Hickman (PF), Claude Elsner (C) Lloyd Robinson, David Batchelder, Roy Blevins, Percy Martindale | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Seigler and the foul's on Victor Curtiss - foul #3 on Victor Curtiss, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | James Hickman makes the free throw | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines gets the rebound | 65-75 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler is hacked by Rodney Kidd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Kidd, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF) Rodney Kidd, William Clare | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent (SF) Harold Gaines | |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Harold Gaines (SG) Eddie Seigler | |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Claude Elsner is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-77 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Carl Kirkman | 65-77 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-77 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | James Hickman grabs the board | 65-77 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 65-77 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 65-77 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | James Hickman steals the ball from Mark Almaguer | 65-77 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | James Hickman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-77 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Kirkman (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Buchberger (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Zimmerman (tiring) PF - Victor Curtiss (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Almaguer (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Williams (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Harold Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Claude Elsner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss loses the dribble to Harold Gaines | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Dent drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Hickman | 65-79 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | James Hickman buries a jump hook in the lane | 68-81 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Steven Williams is called for the reach on Carl Kirkman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Williams, team foul #9 | 68-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan (SG), William Clare (SF), Richard Gilbert (PF), Vincent Bonds (C) George Buchberger, Thomas Zimmerman, Victor Curtiss, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson (PG), Robert Newell (SG), David Batchelder (SF), Percy Martindale (PF), James Butler (C) Steven Williams, Harold Gaines, Jeffrey Dent, James Hickman, Claude Elsner | |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman makes the 1st free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Carl Kirkman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | David Batchelder is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 70-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG) Carl Kirkman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Bernard Gaitan, team foul #9 | 70-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney Kidd (SG) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Rodney Kidd picks off the pass by David Batchelder in the backcourt | 70-81 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Hong Xyong is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Robinson - foul #2 on Lloyd Robinson, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bernard Gaitan (SG), Thomas Zimmerman (SF), Victor Curtiss (PF) Rodney Kidd, William Clare, Richard Gilbert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler (SG), Harold Gaines (SF) Robert Newell, James Butler | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Percy Martindale | 70-81 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Bernard Gaitan - foul #5 on Bernard Gaitan, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG) Bernard Gaitan | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from George Buchberger | 72-83 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Hong Xyong - foul #3 on Hong Xyong, team foul #11 | 72-83 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Victor Curtiss misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-85 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Harold Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 72-85 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler is fouled in the backcourt by George Buchberger - foul #4 on George Buchberger, team foul #12 | 72-85 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Eddie Seigler misses the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | David Batchelder pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-86 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | David Batchelder makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lloyd Robinson | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Hong Xyong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-88 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico | David Batchelder grabs the board | 72-88 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Lloyd Robinson runs out the clock | 72-88 |