| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Rishel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Regan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Colley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Cortinas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wolff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Danny Cortinas inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Air Force | James Wolff knocks in the floater near the basket | 36-29 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Michael Weir double dribbles | 36-29 |
| 19:23 | Air Force | Bryan Ross misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | Danny Cortinas tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | John Milstead comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Regan - foul #1 on Matthew Regan, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | John Milstead misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Bryan Ross is fouled on the floor by Richard Rishel - foul #2 on Richard Rishel, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:18 | Air Force | Bryan Ross is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by James Wolff | 37-33 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Richard Rishel is fouled on the floor by Danny Cortinas - foul #2 on Danny Cortinas, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Palmisano (PG), Lowell Clark (SG), Tyler Cook (SF), Raymond Albright (PF), Silas Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Regan, Roscoe Colley, Danny Cortinas, Bryan Ross, James Wolff | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Milstead | 40-33 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | Tyler Cook hits a floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Milstead | 42-35 |
| 16:45 | Air Force | Michael Weir steals it from Lowell Clark in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Michael Weir throws it down | 44-35 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Silas Hollandsworth misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Ruffin - foul #3 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ognjen Zorman (C) Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Regan (PG), Roscoe Colley (SG), Danny Cortinas (SF), James Wolff (C) Robert Palmisano, Lowell Clark, Tyler Cook, Raymond Albright | |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Silas Hollandsworth makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Silas Hollandsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | John Milstead misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-37 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ognjen Zorman | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Weir (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hogg (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Rishel (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ognjen Zorman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Regan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roscoe Colley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Cortinas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Silas Hollandsworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Wolff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | John Milstead double dribbles | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfredo Russo (PF) Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryan Ross (PF) Silas Hollandsworth | |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Roscoe Colley buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Wolff | 44-40 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Matthew Regan picks off the pass by Alfredo Russo | 44-40 |
| 14:35 | Air Force | Matthew Regan misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ognjen Zorman | 44-40 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | James Hogg misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 14:06 | Air Force | Roscoe Colley grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Matthew Regan clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ognjen Zorman - foul #1 on Ognjen Zorman, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), James Pope (PF), Ronald Ruffin (C) John Milstead, Alfredo Russo, Ognjen Zorman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Palmisano (SG), Tyler Cook (SF), Raymond Albright (C) Roscoe Colley, Danny Cortinas, James Wolff | |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Matthew Regan makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Matthew Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Michael Weir can't finish the layup | 44-42 |
| 13:32 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Tyler Cook | 44-42 |
| 13:08 | Air Force | Raymond Albright hits a runner from the baseline set up by Bryan Ross | 44-44 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Robert Palmisano pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:19 | Air Force | Matthew Regan is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Palmisano | 44-47 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Weir | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hogg (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Ruffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Regan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Palmisano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Albright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Bryan Ross misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by James Pope - foul #2 on James Pope, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Richard Rishel (PF) Ralph Nissen, James Pope | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roscoe Colley (SG), Danny Cortinas (SF), Silas Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Regan, Tyler Cook, Raymond Albright | |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Bryan Ross makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:31 | Air Force | Bryan Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Richard Rishel | 47-48 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | John Milstead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ruffin | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the jumper from the left block | 47-48 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Danny Cortinas | 47-48 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Roscoe Colley loses the dribble to John Milstead | 47-48 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | John Milstead misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 10:22 | Air Force | Bryan Ross gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:14 | Air Force | Bryan Ross is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Palmisano | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Michael Weir is hacked by Danny Cortinas - foul #3 on Danny Cortinas, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), James Pope (SF), Ognjen Zorman (C) Michael Weir, James Hogg, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tyler Cook (PG), Raymond Albright (PF), James Wolff (C) Robert Palmisano, Bryan Ross, Silas Hollandsworth | |
| 09:31 | UNLV | John Milstead's pass is intercepted by Roscoe Colley | 47-51 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | Roscoe Colley banks in the layup | 47-53 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roscoe Colley - foul #3 on Roscoe Colley, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfredo Russo (PF) Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lowell Clark (SG), Silas Hollandsworth (PF) Roscoe Colley, Danny Cortinas | |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:49 | Air Force | Raymond Albright makes the wide open jumper in the paint | 49-55 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | The short jumper by Ognjen Zorman is denied by Raymond Albright | 49-55 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | James Pope gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | James Pope is hacked by Lowell Clark - foul #1 on Lowell Clark, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (C) John Milstead, Ognjen Zorman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Regan (PG) Tyler Cook | |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Michael Weir is denied on a layup by Silas Hollandsworth | 49-55 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Weir (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfredo Russo (fresh) C - Ronald Ruffin (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Regan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Clark (fresh) SF - Raymond Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Silas Hollandsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - James Wolff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Air Force | Matthew Regan knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Silas Hollandsworth | 51-57 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits a floater from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 06:57 | Air Force | Lowell Clark scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Wolff | 53-59 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | James Pope misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Matthew Regan | 53-59 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Silas Hollandsworth misses the floater from the right side | 53-59 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | James Pope gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Alfredo Russo misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Matthew Regan | 53-59 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), James Hogg (SF), Richard Rishel (PF), Ognjen Zorman (C) Ralph Nissen, James Pope, Alfredo Russo, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roscoe Colley (SG), Danny Cortinas (SF), Bryan Ross (PF) Lowell Clark, Raymond Albright, James Wolff | |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Roscoe Colley is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Regan | 53-62 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Ognjen Zorman comes up short on the shot from close range | 53-62 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Michael Weir gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | James Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tyler Cook (PG), Adrian Collins (PF), Nolan Wilson (C) Matthew Regan, Bryan Ross, Silas Hollandsworth | |
| 04:44 | Air Force | John Milstead steals it from Tyler Cook in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Richard Rishel is whistled for traveling | 53-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Pope (SF) James Hogg | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Albright (PF) Adrian Collins | |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Nolan Wilson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Tyler Cook | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen misses the jumper near the basket | 53-64 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Rishel | 53-64 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Rishel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ognjen Zorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Tyler Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roscoe Colley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Cortinas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Albright (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nolan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Danny Cortinas is called for the reach on James Pope - foul #4 on Danny Cortinas, team foul #6 | 53-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (C) Ralph Nissen, Ognjen Zorman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Palmisano (SG), Bryan Ross (PF), James Wolff (C) Roscoe Colley, Danny Cortinas, Nolan Wilson | |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Milstead | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Air Force | Robert Palmisano makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Albright | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Albright | 55-67 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Tyler Cook pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF) James Pope | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Regan (PG), Roscoe Colley (SG), Danny Cortinas (SF) Tyler Cook, Robert Palmisano, Raymond Albright | |
| 02:25 | Air Force | Bryan Ross misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Matthew Regan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:03 | Air Force | James Hogg blocks the short jumper by Bryan Ross | 55-67 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Richard Rishel pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | James Hogg buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Danny Cortinas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), James Pope (SF), Alfredo Russo (PF), Ognjen Zorman (C) John Milstead, James Hogg, Richard Rishel, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Palmisano (PG), Lowell Clark (SG), Tyler Cook (SF), Raymond Albright (PF), Silas Hollandsworth (C) Matthew Regan, Roscoe Colley, Danny Cortinas, Bryan Ross, James Wolff | |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Raymond Albright steps in front of the Michael Weir pass | 57-67 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Ralph Nissen is called for the reach on Robert Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Raymond Albright clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-67 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Ognjen Zorman pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Ognjen Zorman loses the ball out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Raymond Albright is fouled on the floor by Alfredo Russo - foul #2 on Alfredo Russo, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Ralph Nissen is called for the reach on Tyler Cook - foul #3 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Tyler Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Tyler Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Alfredo Russo misses long on a jump hook from close range | 57-69 |
| 00:45 | Air Force | Raymond Albright pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Air Force | James Pope is called for the reach on Robert Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Pope, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Robert Palmisano makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:43 | Air Force | Robert Palmisano misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Alfredo Russo snags the defensive board | 57-70 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Michael Weir can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-70 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Raymond Albright grabs the board | 57-70 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Tyler Cook comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ognjen Zorman - foul #2 on Ognjen Zorman, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Tyler Cook makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Tyler Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | James Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Robert Palmisano steals the ball from James Pope | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Robert Palmisano runs out the clock | 57-71 |