| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roger Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kimbrough (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Dempster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Bannister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Gordon Couey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Claude Hopes buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Fred Goslin | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Gordon Couey pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Dempster - foul #1 on Thomas Dempster, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Roger Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Galloway | 36-34 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | George Bannister misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Andrew Davidson denies the turnaround by Ronald Galloway | 36-34 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Kimbrough | 36-34 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to David Milliman | 36-34 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Gordon Couey pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | George Bannister drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Fred Goslin and the foul's on David Milliman - foul #2 on David Milliman, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG), Jason Moon (SG), Wayne Numbers (SF), Jacob Carter (C) Roger Clark, Ronald Galloway, John Kimbrough, Thomas Dempster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Denis Gross (C) Claude Hopes, Gordon Couey | |
| 16:32 | UNLV | George Bannister makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-37 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Christopher Seales grabs the board | 36-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Richard Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jason Moon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) PF - David Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - George Bannister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Denis Gross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Fred Goslin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico | David Milliman snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | David Milliman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG), Ronald Galloway (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF) Richard Chamberlain, Jason Moon, David Milliman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Norman Bechtold (PF) Fred Goslin, Andrew Davidson, George Bannister | |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Claude Hopes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-37 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Hershel Davis is called for the reach on Ronald Galloway - foul #1 on Hershel Davis, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster (C) Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) Denis Gross | |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers is hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #2 on Hershel Davis, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Kimbrough (SF), David Milliman (PF) Wayne Numbers, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG), Andrew Davidson (SF) Christopher Seales, Hershel Davis | |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Fred Goslin snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Fred Goslin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Couey and he's fouled by Thomas Dempster - foul #2 on Thomas Dempster, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Fred Goslin pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Fred Goslin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by David Milliman - foul #3 on David Milliman, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG) Roger Clark | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | David Milliman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Fred Goslin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | David Milliman swats the dunk try by Gordon Couey | 36-42 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Thomas Dempster steps in front of the Gordon Couey pass | 36-42 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Galloway | 39-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Richard Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Galloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dempster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Norman Bechtold (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Fred Goslin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Norman Bechtold | 39-45 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Fred Goslin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Norman Bechtold | 39-45 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | David Milliman is called for the reach on Andrew Davidson - foul #4 on David Milliman, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG), Jason Moon (SG), Wayne Numbers (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Jacob Carter (C) Richard Chamberlain, Ronald Galloway, John Kimbrough, David Milliman, Thomas Dempster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (PG), Denis Gross (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), George Bannister (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Fred Goslin, Claude Hopes, Andrew Davidson, Norman Bechtold, Gordon Couey | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Jason Moon is called for the reach on Denis Gross - foul #1 on Jason Moon, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | George Bannister is called for traveling | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Denis Gross | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | George Bannister is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on George Bannister, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Milliman (PF) Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Phillip McDonald | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | David Milliman buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Numbers | 43-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roger Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Moon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) PF - David Milliman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) PF - George Bannister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Denis Gross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Christopher Seales drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fred Goslin | 43-50 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico | Jason Moon misses the dunk attempt | 43-50 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Christopher Seales pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Wayne Numbers - foul #1 on Wayne Numbers, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway (SG) Jason Moon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Norman Bechtold (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Seales, George Bannister, Denis Gross | |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico | Roger Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Davidson (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Ronald Galloway steps in front of the Phillip McDonald pass | 43-51 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | David Milliman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Roger Clark is fouled on the floor by Andrew Davidson - foul #1 on Andrew Davidson, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG), John Kimbrough (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF), Thomas Dempster (C) Roger Clark, Wayne Numbers, David Milliman, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (PG), George Bannister (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Fred Goslin, Norman Bechtold, Phillip McDonald | |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | George Bannister misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough grabs the board | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gordon Couey | 43-51 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Christopher Seales can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Kimbrough | 43-51 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | Gordon Couey takes the ball from Richard Chamberlain | 43-51 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Christopher Seales makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Claude Hopes | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens tips it in | 45-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Richard Chamberlain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Kimbrough (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dempster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - George Bannister (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Chamberlain - foul #2 on Richard Chamberlain, team foul #8 | 45-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG), David Milliman (PF) Richard Chamberlain, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG), Norman Bechtold (PF) Claude Hopes, George Bannister | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Roger Clark can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough snags the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), George Bannister (PF) Christopher Seales, Norman Bechtold | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson makes the 3 from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | David Milliman snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses the shot in the paint | 47-58 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Roger Clark can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Roger Clark grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dempster | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Claude Hopes | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | George Bannister knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico | David Milliman's fadeaway is rejected by George Bannister | 47-62 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Gordon Couey gets the rebound | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Fred Goslin runs out the clock | 47-62 |