| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marshall Lenox (fresh) SF - Michael Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Hershel Davis connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Spratt | 30-33 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marshall Lenox | 33-33 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | David Milliman buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Michael Gregory | 35-33 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Shawn Bergert is called for the reach on Christopher Spratt - foul #1 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Joseph Kogan (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF), Jacob Carter (PF) Edgar Dee, Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory, David Milliman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Gordon Couey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Axford - foul #1 on Raymond Axford, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Ira Kunz is called for the reach on Jacob Carter - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Milliman (PF) Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | David Milliman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hershel Davis - foul #3 on Hershel Davis, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG) Joseph Kogan | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt drills a runner near the basket | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | David Milliman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ira Kunz - foul #3 on Ira Kunz, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (SG) Edgar Dee | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | David Milliman misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Raymond Axford is called for the reach on James Hill - foul #2 on Raymond Axford, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Jacob Carter (PF) Joseph Kogan, David Milliman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bergert - foul #2 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Axford - foul #3 on Raymond Axford, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip McDonald (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edgar Dee | 40-38 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Raymond Axford - foul #4 on Raymond Axford, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), David Milliman (PF) Edgar Dee, Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Randall Zmolek, James Hill | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Milliman | 42-40 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Michael Gregory (SF) Joseph Kogan, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Phillip McDonald | |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | David Milliman loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Carter (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Gordon Couey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Milliman - foul #2 on David Milliman, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (C) Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt drills a jumper from the right side | 44-42 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #4 on Hershel Davis, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (SG), Jacob Carter (C) Marshall Lenox, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), James Hill (C) Christopher Spratt, Hershel Davis, Gordon Couey | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Robert Baker scores on a shot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | James Hill is called for the reach on Michael Gregory - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Edgar Dee, Michael Gregory, David Milliman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert misses the dunk | 45-44 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Kogan (fresh) SF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), David Milliman (PF) Raymond Axford, Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG), Hershel Davis (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Robert Baker, Randall Zmolek, James Hill | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | James Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Marshall Lenox - foul #1 on Marshall Lenox, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Gregory (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Anthony Pickens, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | James Hill misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | James Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Spratt | 45-44 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Marshall Lenox steals it from Hershel Davis | 45-44 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the driving attempt from the right block | 47-44 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Hershel Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Gregory - foul #2 on Michael Gregory, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Anthony Pickens (SF), Jacob Carter (C) Edgar Dee, Michael Gregory, Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Ira Kunz (PF) Burt Chapman, Gordon Couey | |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Ira Kunz is called for the reach on Marshall Lenox - foul #4 on Ira Kunz, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Michael Gregory (SF) Raymond Axford, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG) Christopher Spratt | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | David Milliman gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | David Milliman is denied on a layup by Ira Kunz | 49-46 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter tips it but misses | 49-46 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Ira Kunz pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is hacked by David Milliman - foul #3 on David Milliman, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Axford (PG), Joseph Kogan (SG), Anthony Pickens (SF), Shawn Bergert (C) Edgar Dee, Marshall Lenox, Michael Gregory, David Milliman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Gordon Couey (C) Pedro Jimenez, James Hill | |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Hershel Davis snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt connects on the floater from the right block | 49-48 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Hershel Davis gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Raymond Axford (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Kogan (fresh) SF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jacob Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Ira Kunz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Gordon Couey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Axford - foul #5 on Raymond Axford, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edgar Dee (PG), Marshall Lenox (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), David Milliman (PF) Raymond Axford, Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF) Robert Baker, Hershel Davis | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Ira Kunz pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Bergert - foul #3 on Shawn Bergert, team foul #12 | 49-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Carter (C) Shawn Bergert | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Michael Gregory hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Gordon Couey can't throw it down | 52-51 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edgar Dee | 52-51 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | James Hill is called for the reach on Jacob Carter - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert (SF) Michael Gregory | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Hershel Davis (SF), Ira Kunz (PF) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Gordon Couey | |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Hershel Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Milliman | 56-53 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Robert Baker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-56 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter's layup is rejected by Ira Kunz | 56-56 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Robert Baker grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | James Hill misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox grabs the board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Edgar Dee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marshall Lenox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shawn Bergert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - David Milliman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Burt Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 4 pf. C - James Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Burt Chapman steals it from Edgar Dee | 56-56 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Hershel Davis throws it down set up by Burt Chapman | 56-58 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | David Milliman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | James Hill grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Kogan (SG), Michael Gregory (SF), Anthony Pickens (C) Marshall Lenox, Shawn Bergert, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Gordon Couey (C) Burt Chapman, James Hill | |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Hershel Davis loses the dribble to Anthony Pickens | 56-58 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #5 on Hershel Davis, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox (SG), Shawn Bergert (C) Joseph Kogan, Anthony Pickens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a turnaround in the lane | 56-60 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 56-60 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox tips it in | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gordon Couey buries a floater from just outside the lane | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Robert Baker steals it from Marshall Lenox | 58-62 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Edgar Dee is called for the reach on Randall Zmolek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edgar Dee, team foul #13 | 58-62 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Marshall Lenox buries a shot from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Robert Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Lenox - foul #2 on Marshall Lenox, team foul #14 | 60-63 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee loses the dribble to Ira Kunz | 60-64 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is hacked by Marshall Lenox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marshall Lenox, team foul #15 | 60-64 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Bergert pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Robert Baker grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Robert Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Lenox - foul #4 on Marshall Lenox, team foul #16 | 60-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (C) Gordon Couey | |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Edgar Dee scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-68 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Robert Baker runs out the clock | 63-68 |