| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) SG - Frank Rao (fresh) SF - Todd Hoffman (fresh) PF - Tony Foster (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | Tony Foster is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | William Washington misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski loses the dribble to Frank Rao | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Frank Rao comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Dennis Gean snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Charles Zynda denies the turnaround by Dennis Gean | 4-0 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | William Washington tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Dennis Gean gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | William Washington tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Frank Rao loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey (C) Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Dziedzic and he's fouled by Bruce Godfrey - foul #1 on Bruce Godfrey, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG) Cameron Springer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Tony Foster can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | James McNutt grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | John Dziedzic buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James McNutt | 4-8 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman is hacked by Johnny Malinoski - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erick Jaime (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) Frank Rao, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 16:18 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Zynda (C) Johnathan Derosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:05 | UNLV | William Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Timmons (fresh) SG - Erick Jaime (fresh) SF - Todd Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico | Christopher Bartholomew steals it from Todd Hoffman | 4-8 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Erick Jaime - foul #1 on Erick Jaime, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Frank Rao (SG), Tony Foster (PF) James Timmons, Erick Jaime, Bruce Godfrey | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF) James McNutt, William Washington, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Tony Foster steals the ball from Dennis Gean | 4-8 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Rao | 6-8 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Dennis Gean's layup is rejected by Tony Foster | 6-8 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Tony Foster drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Zynda | 9-8 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | John Ulloa misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-8 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Dennis Gean banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ulloa and he's hacked by Frank Rao - foul #1 on Frank Rao, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erick Jaime (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF), Bruce Godfrey (PF) Frank Rao, Todd Hoffman, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Paul Duty (SG), William Washington (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, John Dziedzic, Ronald Geary, Walter Adkins | |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Paul Duty grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | James McNutt knocks in the shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Cameron Springer picks off the pass by James McNutt in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fairly fresh) SG - Erick Jaime (fresh) SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) PF - Bruce Godfrey (fresh) C - Charles Zynda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Duty (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Erick Jaime is called for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG), Frank Rao (SG), Tony Foster (PF) Cameron Springer, Erick Jaime, Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) Paul Duty, Dennis Gean | |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James McNutt | 11-14 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Frank Rao connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | William Washington knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Geary | 13-17 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | James Timmons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #2 | 13-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (SF) Johnathan Derosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG) Ronald Geary | |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | James Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | James Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-17 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | William Washington tips it but misses | 14-17 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Tony Foster pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Frank Rao makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Todd Hoffman | 17-17 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | William Washington connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Johnny Malinoski | 17-20 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | John Dziedzic steps in front of the James Timmons pass | 17-20 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Bruce Godfrey - foul #2 on Bruce Godfrey, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) James Timmons, Frank Rao, Bruce Godfrey | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Dennis Gean (PF), Walter Adkins (C) James McNutt, Christopher Bartholomew, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Dennis Gean scores on a turnaround from close range set up by John Ulloa | 17-22 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Tony Foster hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Cameron Springer | 19-22 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | John Dziedzic clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erick Jaime - foul #2 on Erick Jaime, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (SG), Charles Zynda (C) Erick Jaime, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Ronald Geary (SF) John Ulloa, William Washington | |
| 08:31 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda is hacked by Ronald Geary - foul #1 on Ronald Geary, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frank Rao (SG) James Timmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF) John Dziedzic | |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Gean | 19-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) PF - Tony Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Zynda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Duty (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Cameron Springer - foul #1 on Cameron Springer, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (PF) Dennis Gean | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Ronald Geary misses the floater from the left side | 19-24 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Duty | 19-24 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Johnathan Derosa is called for the reach on Ronald Geary - foul #1 on Johnathan Derosa, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (PF) Tony Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Washington (SF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Paul Duty, Walter Adkins | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Ronald Geary makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Ronald Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Todd Hoffman | 21-26 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Washington and the foul's on Charles Zynda - foul #1 on Charles Zynda, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG) Cameron Springer | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF) James McNutt, Ronald Geary, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski misses the free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Frank Rao misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Johnathan Derosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG), Tony Foster (PF) Frank Rao, Johnathan Derosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| 05:54 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3 from straight away | 21-28 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | William Washington double dribbles | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG) John Ulloa | |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 21-28 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | John Dziedzic gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 21-28 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | James McNutt gets the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | John Dziedzic is hacked by Todd Hoffman - foul #1 on Todd Hoffman, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cameron Springer (PG), Frank Rao (SG), Johnathan Derosa (SF) James Lanphear, James Timmons, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| 04:51 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-30 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | James McNutt pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Charles Zynda is called for the reach on Johnny Malinoski - foul #2 on Charles Zynda, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman (C) Charles Zynda | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Johnny Malinoski - foul #2 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #4 | 21-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF), Walter Adkins (C) William Washington, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Cameron Springer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | James McNutt hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Geary | 22-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cameron Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Derosa (fresh) PF - Tony Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Todd Hoffman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Duty (fresh) PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | New Mexico | Frank Rao clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-34 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Duty | 22-34 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | James McNutt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Walter Adkins tips it home | 22-36 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Tony Foster misses the floater from the left block | 22-36 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico | Todd Hoffman tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the jump hook from close range | 24-36 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Todd Hoffman | 24-36 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Paul Duty steals the ball from Johnathan Derosa | 24-36 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James McNutt travels with the ball | 24-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Timmons (PG), Erick Jaime (SG), Bruce Godfrey (PF), Charles Zynda (C) Cameron Springer, Frank Rao, Johnathan Derosa, Tony Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), William Washington (SF), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) James McNutt, Ronald Geary, Paul Duty, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Johnny Malinoski - foul #3 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #5 | 24-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | John Ulloa hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Dziedzic and he's hacked by James Timmons - foul #1 on James Timmons, team foul #11 | 25-38 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | John Ulloa makes the free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico | James Timmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-39 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | William Washington snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | John Dziedzic is fouled on the floor by Erick Jaime - foul #3 on Erick Jaime, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Lanphear (PG), Tony Foster (PF) Erick Jaime, Todd Hoffman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (C) Walter Adkins | |
| 00:52 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Gean - foul #1 on Dennis Gean, team foul #6 | 25-41 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dennis Gean pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Ulloa | 26-44 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Tony Foster comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Charles Zynda hits the follow up shot | 28-44 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Dennis Gean drills a jumper from the right block | 28-46 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Bruce Godfrey misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 28-46 |