| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 13 pts. SF - William Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | William Washington inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Dennis Gean comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Cameron Springer - foul #3 on Cameron Springer, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG) Cameron Springer | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by James Timmons is blocked by Dennis Gean | 42-37 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda tips it back up and in | 42-39 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Dennis Gean scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Dziedzic | 44-39 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico | Johnny Malinoski is called for the reach on Todd Hoffman - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Frank Rao can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Washington | 44-39 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | William Washington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-39 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | John Dziedzic drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Gean | 47-39 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico | Frank Rao is hacked by John Dziedzic - foul #2 on John Dziedzic, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | James Timmons can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James McNutt - foul #3 on James McNutt, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG) James McNutt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico | Frank Rao grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | John Ulloa takes the ball from Charles Zynda | 47-40 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Rao - foul #1 on Frank Rao, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Walter Adkins (C) Dennis Gean, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF) Charles Zynda | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Ulloa - foul #1 on John Ulloa, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG) John Dziedzic | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erick Jaime (SG), Charles Zynda (C) Frank Rao, Bruce Godfrey | |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Ronald Geary is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Geary, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG) James Timmons | |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | James Lanphear misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Geary - foul #2 on Ronald Geary, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF), Dennis Gean (PF) William Washington, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 48-44 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Ronald Geary grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Duty (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Lanphear (fresh) SG - Erick Jaime (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Zynda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Gean | 48-44 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Walter Adkins's pass is intercepted by Todd Hoffman | 48-44 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), William Washington (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, Ronald Geary, Paul Duty, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Frank Rao (SG), Tony Foster (PF), Bruce Godfrey (C) James Lanphear, Erick Jaime, Johnathan Derosa, Charles Zynda | |
| 14:39 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | William Washington gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the easy layup | 48-44 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Bruce Godfrey | 48-44 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Godfrey and he's hacked by John Dziedzic - foul #3 on John Dziedzic, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (PF) Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | James McNutt hits a jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Tony Foster can't tip it in | 50-47 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | William Washington grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski's pass is intercepted by Tony Foster | 50-47 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | John Dziedzic steals it from Frank Rao | 50-47 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Dziedzic and the foul's on Todd Hoffman - foul #2 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Gean (PF) Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF) Todd Hoffman | |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer is hacked by James McNutt - foul #4 on James McNutt, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SG), Walter Adkins (C) James McNutt, John Dziedzic, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | John Ulloa hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ronald Geary | 55-49 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Walter Adkins snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Rao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Godfrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | John Ulloa clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | Tony Foster pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnathan Derosa | 55-51 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Johnathan Derosa picks off the pass by William Washington | 55-51 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Tony Foster banks in the layup on a great pass from Johnathan Derosa | 55-53 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | William Washington is hacked by Johnathan Derosa - foul #2 on Johnathan Derosa, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) William Washington, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Todd Hoffman (PF), Charles Zynda (C) Cameron Springer, Frank Rao, Tony Foster, Bruce Godfrey | |
| 10:35 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski tips it home | 57-53 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | James Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-53 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski is fouled on the floor by Charles Zynda - foul #3 on Charles Zynda, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the runner from the baseline | 57-53 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Todd Hoffman | 57-53 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Ronald Geary steals it from Erick Jaime | 57-53 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Ronald Geary picks off the pass by Todd Hoffman | 57-53 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | John Dziedzic knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Bartholomew | 60-53 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Bartholomew - foul #1 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (PG), William Washington (SF), Dennis Gean (PF), Walter Adkins (C) John Ulloa, Ronald Geary, Christopher Bartholomew, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Foster (PF) Johnathan Derosa | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Dennis Gean's layup is rejected by Tony Foster | 60-55 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Erick Jaime | 60-55 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | Paul Duty is called for the reach on James Timmons - foul #3 on Paul Duty, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG) Erick Jaime | |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Dennis Gean scores on a floater from close range set up by Paul Duty | 62-57 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Gean - foul #1 on Dennis Gean, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SG) Paul Duty, John Dziedzic | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Bruce Godfrey (SF) James Timmons, Todd Hoffman | |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | John Ulloa is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa (SF) Charles Zynda | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer loses the ball out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG) John Ulloa | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it in and he's hacked by Bruce Godfrey - foul #1 on Bruce Godfrey, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey scores on a jumper in the lane and the foul's on William Washington - foul #3 on William Washington, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Tony Foster blocks the short jumper by Dennis Gean | 64-60 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Tony Foster drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Cameron Springer | 64-62 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | James McNutt knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Frank Rao knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnathan Derosa | 66-65 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | James McNutt drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Washington | 68-65 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-65 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Frank Rao takes the ball from Dennis Gean | 68-65 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 68-65 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey tips it back up and in | 68-67 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cameron Springer - foul #4 on Cameron Springer, team foul #7 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Paul Duty (SF), Walter Adkins (C) Ronald Geary, William Washington, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Todd Hoffman (SF), Charles Zynda (C) Cameron Springer, Frank Rao, Johnathan Derosa, Bruce Godfrey | |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime clanks a 3 from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Paul Duty pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Dennis Gean steps out of bounds on the baseline | 69-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (PF) Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico | Tony Foster clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Foster | 69-67 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Erick Jaime is called for the reach on John Dziedzic - foul #1 on Erick Jaime, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), William Washington (SF) James McNutt, Paul Duty | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Tony Foster scores on a runner from the right block | 70-69 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tony Foster - foul #4 on Tony Foster, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (PF) Tony Foster | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Erick Jaime (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Hoffman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman loses the dribble to John Dziedzic | 71-69 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | John Dziedzic lays it up and in | 73-69 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime clanks a 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | John Ulloa grabs the board | 73-69 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Frank Rao (SG) James Timmons, Erick Jaime | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Charles Zynda takes the ball from Dennis Gean | 73-69 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer hits the finger roll | 73-71 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Dennis Gean clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 73-71 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | William Washington tips it in | 75-71 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Dziedzic - foul #4 on John Dziedzic, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Foster (PF) Bruce Godfrey | |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Cameron Springer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Springer, team foul #10 | 75-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG) Cameron Springer | |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | James Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:59 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-72 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Timmons | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Dennis Gean knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Dziedzic | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses short on a shot from the left side | 78-74 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Dennis Gean grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Frank Rao is called for the reach on Dennis Gean in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Rao, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski is fouled in the backcourt by James Timmons - foul #1 on James Timmons, team foul #12 | 79-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SF) William Washington | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico | John Dziedzic picks off the pass by Tony Foster | 80-74 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James McNutt is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Rao - foul #3 on Frank Rao, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | James Timmons grabs the board | 81-74 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Timmons can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 81-74 |