| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Duval (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Petrowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Oscar Black (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Scott Sorenson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Moores (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Demello (fresh) PF - Joseph Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski inbounds the ball | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski clanks a floater from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Joseph Miller pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson is fouled on the floor by Scott Horton - foul #3 on Scott Horton, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG) Scott Horton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Connie Ladner (C) William Smith | |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Joseph Miller's pass is intercepted by Oscar Black | 34-45 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis clanks a jumper near the basket | 34-45 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Duval | 34-45 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski is hacked by Scott Sorenson - foul #1 on Scott Sorenson, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (PG), Augustine Rossi (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF), Christopher Turner (C) Victor Golumski, Ryan Duval, Robert Petrowski, Fletcher Davis, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer (SG), John Wilkins (SF), Carl Bruening (PF), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Adam Moores, Leroy Demello, Joseph Miller, Connie Ladner | |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Andrew Smeltzer takes the ball from Josef Kacerski | 34-45 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer banks in the layup and he's hacked by Josef Kacerski - foul #1 on Josef Kacerski, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer makes the free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson misses the jumper from close range | 34-48 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Josef Kacerski | 37-48 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Dmitry Zajicek - foul #2 on Dmitry Zajicek, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Ryan Duval (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF) Willie Caulder, Augustine Rossi, Josef Kacerski, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Moores (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), William Smith (C) Andrew Smeltzer, John Wilkins, Carl Bruening, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Oscar Black (C) Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | Oscar Black misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Phillip Feldt steals the ball from Robert Petrowski | 38-48 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Duval - foul #2 on Ryan Duval, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Victor Golumski takes the ball from Joseph Miller | 38-48 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval lays it in set up by Victor Golumski | 40-48 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Adam Moores hits a floater from the left wing set up by William Smith | 40-50 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Oscar Black's layup is rejected by Joseph Miller | 40-50 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Victor Golumski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Duval (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Petrowski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fletcher Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Black (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Scott Sorenson (tired) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Moores (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Feldt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Smith (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt is hacked by Robert Petrowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Petrowski, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Blake Schwemm (C) Victor Golumski, Ryan Duval, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Leroy Demello (SF), Connie Ladner (C) Scott Sorenson, Adam Moores, Phillip Feldt, William Smith | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Leroy Demello hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Fletcher Davis - foul #1 on Fletcher Davis, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson (PF) Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Leroy Demello makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Leroy Demello misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 42-51 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Connie Ladner grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Anthony Routt connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm clanks a floater near the basket | 42-54 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski hits a jumper from the right side set up by Willie Caulder and he's fouled by Leroy Demello - foul #1 on Leroy Demello, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi (SG), Josef Kacerski (PF), Christopher Turner (C) Willie Caulder, Eugene Gibson, Blake Schwemm | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Moores (SG), John Wilkins (SF), Carl Bruening (PF), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Andrew Smeltzer, Leroy Demello, Joseph Miller, Connie Ladner | |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Augustine Rossi is called for the reach on John Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustine Rossi, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis (PF) Robert Petrowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Adam Moores misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-54 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek hits the follow up shot | 45-56 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi loses the dribble to Adam Moores | 45-56 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Fletcher Davis is called for the reach on John Wilkins - foul #2 on Fletcher Davis, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Blake Schwemm (C) Augustine Rossi, Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Connie Ladner (PF), William Smith (C) Anthony Routt, Adam Moores, Carl Bruening, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 14:01 | UNLV | John Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | John Wilkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Blake Schwemm snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Scott Horton grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Connie Ladner pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Blake Schwemm - foul #4 on Blake Schwemm, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF), Oscar Black (C) Scott Horton, Ryan Duval, Josef Kacerski, Fletcher Davis, Blake Schwemm | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Demello (SF) John Wilkins | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Smeltzer - foul #3 on Andrew Smeltzer, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willie Caulder | 48-58 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Connie Ladner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Moores (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF), Carl Bruening (PF) Andrew Smeltzer, Leroy Demello, Connie Ladner | |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Adam Moores, William Smith | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Victor Golumski picks off the pass by Phillip Feldt in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski's pass is intercepted by Carl Bruening | 48-58 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Oscar Black steals it from Scott Sorenson | 48-58 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Scott Sorenson picks off the pass by Victor Golumski | 48-58 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Oscar Black is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Sorenson - foul #2 on Scott Sorenson, team foul #5 | 48-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Ryan Duval (SG), Augustine Rossi (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF), Christopher Turner (C) Willie Caulder, Victor Golumski, Robert Petrowski, Eugene Gibson, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Adam Moores (SG), Leroy Demello (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Connie Ladner (C) Scott Sorenson, Andrew Smeltzer, Phillip Feldt, Carl Bruening, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Horton | 50-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Duval (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Augustine Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fletcher Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Turner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Routt (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adam Moores (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Demello (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Connie Ladner (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Leroy Demello misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 50-58 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi is called for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski (SF), Eugene Gibson (C) Augustine Rossi, Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), William Smith (C) Adam Moores, Connie Ladner | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson is whistled for traveling | 50-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (PG), Victor Golumski (SG) Scott Horton, Ryan Duval | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer (SG) Anthony Routt | |
| 10:44 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Fletcher Davis is called for the reach on Andrew Smeltzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fletcher Davis, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Oscar Black (PF) Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF), Carl Bruening (PF) Leroy Demello, Joseph Miller | |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 10:37 | New Mexico | Andrew Smeltzer takes the ball from Willie Caulder in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-59 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Oscar Black gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Scott Sorenson is called for the reach on Willie Caulder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Sorenson, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Christopher Turner (C) Victor Golumski, Josef Kacerski, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Connie Ladner (C) Scott Sorenson, William Smith | |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Oscar Black makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Duval and he's hacked by Carl Bruening - foul #1 on Carl Bruening, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG) Willie Caulder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Moores (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF) Andrew Smeltzer, John Wilkins | |
| 10:06 | New Mexico | Oscar Black misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Carl Bruening snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Anthony Routt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Carl Bruening can't tip it in | 55-59 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Oscar Black snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (SG), Augustine Rossi (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF) Ryan Duval, Robert Petrowski, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Joseph Miller (PF), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Anthony Routt, Adam Moores, Connie Ladner, Carl Bruening | |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Miller - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (SG) Scott Horton | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF) Phillip Feldt | |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Christopher Turner swats the short shot by Scott Sorenson | 57-59 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer tips it home | 57-61 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner is called for 10 seconds | 57-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski (SF), Eugene Gibson (C) Augustine Rossi, Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Phillip Feldt (SF), Connie Ladner (PF), William Smith (C) Scott Sorenson, John Wilkins, Joseph Miller, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Anthony Routt misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-61 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis's pass is intercepted by Phillip Feldt | 57-61 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer banks in the layup set up by Phillip Feldt | 57-63 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Ryan Duval (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Oscar Black (PF) Victor Golumski, Willie Caulder, Robert Petrowski, Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Adam Moores (SG), Leroy Demello (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Carl Bruening (C) Anthony Routt, Andrew Smeltzer, Phillip Feldt, Connie Ladner, William Smith | |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Leroy Demello grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Scott Horton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Duval (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Josef Kacerski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Black (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Scott Sorenson (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Adam Moores (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Demello (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Miller (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Bruening (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Adam Moores knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Scott Horton | 60-67 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson is hacked by Scott Horton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Horton, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi (SF), Blake Schwemm (C) Josef Kacerski, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF), Dmitry Zajicek (PF) Leroy Demello, Joseph Miller | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Oscar Black grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 07:12 | New Mexico | Scott Horton misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-68 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Black | 60-68 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Carl Bruening steals the ball from Blake Schwemm | 60-68 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek is hacked by Oscar Black in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Black, team foul #11 | 60-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF) Scott Horton, Ryan Duval, Augustine Rossi, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF), William Smith (C) Scott Sorenson, Adam Moores, John Wilkins, Carl Bruening | |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder loses the ball out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Connie Ladner (PF) Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Phillip Feldt | 60-72 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski (PF) Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Demello (SF), Joseph Miller (PF) Phillip Feldt, William Smith | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Leroy Demello is hacked by Willie Caulder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Caulder, team foul #12 | 60-72 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Leroy Demello makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Leroy Demello makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Robert Petrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 60-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Augustine Rossi (SF) Victor Golumski, Robert Petrowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Joseph Miller's floater is tipped away by Blake Schwemm | 60-74 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski grabs the board | 60-74 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder is hacked by Anthony Routt - foul #4 on Anthony Routt, team foul #9 | 60-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Eugene Gibson (PF) Ryan Duval, Josef Kacerski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Adam Moores (SG), Carl Bruening (PF), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Anthony Routt, Andrew Smeltzer, Joseph Miller, Connie Ladner | |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Leroy Demello is fouled on the floor by Blake Schwemm - foul #5 on Blake Schwemm, team foul #13 | 62-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF), Christopher Turner (C) Willie Caulder, Augustine Rossi, Eugene Gibson, Blake Schwemm | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF), William Smith (C) Scott Sorenson, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Leroy Demello makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Leroy Demello makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Fletcher Davis misses long on a floater from the right side | 62-76 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Adam Moores gets the rebound | 62-76 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Adam Moores misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-76 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Carl Bruening tips it back up and in | 62-78 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Bruening - foul #2 on Carl Bruening, team foul #10 | 62-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Oscar Black (PF) Scott Horton, Robert Petrowski, Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF), Joseph Miller (PF), Connie Ladner (C) Leroy Demello, Adam Moores, John Wilkins, Carl Bruening, William Smith | |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski makes the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Connie Ladner pulls down the rebound | 63-78 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Oscar Black swats the shot by Scott Sorenson | 63-78 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Connie Ladner | 63-78 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-78 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF) Phillip Feldt | |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | John Wilkins is called for the reach on Victor Golumski in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wilkins, team foul #11 | 63-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek (PF) Joseph Miller | |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | John Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (PG), Robert Petrowski (SF) Victor Golumski, Josef Kacerski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner hits a floater in the paint | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Caulder - foul #3 on Willie Caulder, team foul #14 | 67-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson (PF) Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (SG), William Smith (C) Andrew Smeltzer, Connie Ladner | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Scott Sorenson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Christopher Turner grabs the board | 67-79 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Willie Caulder (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ryan Duval (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Petrowski (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Gibson (tiring) 3 pts. 11 reb. C - Christopher Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Scott Sorenson (tired) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Routt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dmitry Zajicek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Ryan Duval misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek grabs the defensive rebound | 67-79 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | John Wilkins travels with the ball | 67-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Horton (PG), Augustine Rossi (SG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Fletcher Davis (PF) Willie Caulder, Ryan Duval, Robert Petrowski, Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Phillip Feldt (SF), Joseph Miller (PF) Scott Sorenson, John Wilkins, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Anthony Routt misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-79 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Scott Horton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-79 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski tips it back up and in | 69-79 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt is fouled in the backcourt by Josef Kacerski - foul #2 on Josef Kacerski, team foul #15 | 69-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Willie Caulder (SG), Robert Petrowski (SF), Oscar Black (C) Scott Horton, Augustine Rossi, Josef Kacerski, Eugene Gibson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Sorenson (PG), Carl Bruening (PF), Connie Ladner (C) Anthony Routt, Joseph Miller, William Smith | |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-79 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Phillip Feldt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Victor Golumski connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-80 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Caulder - foul #4 on Willie Caulder, team foul #16 | 72-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ryan Duval (SG), Christopher Turner (C) Willie Caulder, Fletcher Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wilkins (SF), Dmitry Zajicek (C) Phillip Feldt, Connie Ladner | |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Oscar Black | 72-81 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Dmitry Zajicek takes the ball from Ryan Duval | 72-81 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-83 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-83 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Willie Caulder (PG), Augustine Rossi (SF), Eugene Gibson (PF) Victor Golumski, Robert Petrowski, Oscar Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Routt (PG), Adam Moores (SG), Joseph Miller (PF) Scott Sorenson, Andrew Smeltzer, Carl Bruening | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Augustine Rossi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 72-83 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Dmitry Zajicek grabs the defensive rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Joseph Miller is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gibson - foul #1 on Eugene Gibson, team foul #17 | 72-83 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Victor Golumski (PG), Josef Kacerski (SF), Oscar Black (PF) Ryan Duval, Augustine Rossi, Christopher Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer (SG), Connie Ladner (C) Adam Moores, Dmitry Zajicek | |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Joseph Miller misses the 1st free throw | 72-83 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Joseph Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | Oscar Black hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 72-84 |
| 00:59 | New Mexico | Eugene Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Willie Caulder misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-84 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Andrew Smeltzer gets the rebound | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Anthony Routt buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Connie Ladner | 72-86 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | John Wilkins swats the short shot by Oscar Black | 72-86 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Connie Ladner gets the rebound | 72-86 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Josef Kacerski is called for the reach on John Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josef Kacerski, team foul #18 | 72-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Bruening (C) Joseph Miller | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | John Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 72-87 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | John Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Josef Kacerski misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 72-88 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Wilkins | 72-88 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Oscar Black is called for the reach on Anthony Routt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Black, team foul #19 | 72-88 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Anthony Routt makes the 1st free throw | 72-89 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Anthony Routt misses the 2nd free throw | 72-89 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Connie Ladner gets the offensive rebound | 72-89 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Anthony Routt runs out the clock | 72-89 |