| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (fresh) SG - James Blackstock (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) PF - Leif Dominowski (fresh) C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ismael Estelle (fresh) SG - Michael Sindelar (fresh) SF - James Blackmon (fresh) PF - Alfred Blair (fresh) C - Johnie Terry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Blackmon - foul #1 on James Blackmon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | James Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by Alfred Blair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Blair, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | James Blackstock is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Johnie Terry | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is hacked by Ismael Estelle - foul #1 on Ismael Estelle, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Akim Zercher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Peter Holt (C) Dennis Moore, James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Mulvey (PG), Raymond Graham (SG), Mike Boucher (SF), Raymond Reynolds (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Ismael Estelle, Michael Sindelar, James Blackmon, Alfred Blair, Johnie Terry | |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | William Mulvey misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss blows the layup but the foul's on Frederick Welsh - foul #1 on Frederick Welsh, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Damico (PG), Robert Towe (SF) Gale Johnson, Drazen Choinski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Mulvey | 5-7 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Peter Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Drazen Choinski (SF) Kenneth Preiss, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Michael Sindelar (SG), James Blackmon (SF), Alfred Blair (PF), Nicholas Morrison (C) William Mulvey, Raymond Graham, Mike Boucher, Raymond Reynolds, Frederick Welsh | |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Drazen Choinski | 5-7 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the floater from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Alfred Blair is called for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), James Blackstock (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Dennis Moore, Robert Damico, Drazen Choinski, Robert Towe, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle (PG), Johnie Terry (C) Kevin Rose, Alfred Blair | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gale Johnson (fresh) SG - James Blackstock (fairly fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) PF - Leif Dominowski (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ismael Estelle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Sindelar (fresh) SF - James Blackmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) C - Johnie Terry (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | James Blackmon blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Azure | 5-7 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Leif Dominowski | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Sindelar - foul #1 on Michael Sindelar, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (PF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Mulvey (SG), Mike Boucher (SF), Alfred Blair (PF) Michael Sindelar, James Blackmon, Nicholas Morrison | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:15 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | James Blackstock is called for the reach on William Mulvey - foul #2 on James Blackstock, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Peter Holt (C) Gale Johnson, James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Graham (SG) Ismael Estelle | |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Alfred Blair makes the jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Graham | 5-9 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Dennis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Raymond Reynolds (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) Raymond Graham, Alfred Blair, Johnie Terry | |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher is hacked by Drazen Choinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Drazen Choinski, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 5-9 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Welsh | 5-9 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher loses the ball out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Robert Damico (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Dennis Moore, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar (SG), James Blackmon (SF), Nicholas Morrison (PF) William Mulvey, Mike Boucher, Frederick Welsh | |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Michael Sindelar steals it from Robert Damico | 5-9 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison hits the finger roll | 5-11 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle (PG), Raymond Graham (SF), Alfred Blair (PF) Kevin Rose, James Blackmon, Raymond Reynolds | |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Gale Johnson is hacked by Ismael Estelle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ismael Estelle, team foul #6 | 5-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Peter Holt (C) Robert Damico, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Mulvey (PG), Johnie Terry (C) Ismael Estelle, Nicholas Morrison | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Mulvey | 5-13 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | William Mulvey steps in front of the Kenneth Preiss pass in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry hits the follow up shot | 5-15 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 5-15 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar snags the defensive board | 5-15 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 5-18 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Peter Holt blows the layup but he's fouled by Johnie Terry - foul #1 on Johnie Terry, team foul #7 | 5-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Robert Towe (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF) Gale Johnson, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Mike Boucher (SF), Frederick Welsh (PF), Nicholas Morrison (C) William Mulvey, Raymond Graham, Alfred Blair, Johnie Terry | |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Peter Holt makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh gets the rebound | 6-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kenneth Preiss (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Towe (fresh) PF - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) C - Peter Holt (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Kevin Rose (fresh) SG - Michael Sindelar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Boucher (fresh) PF - Frederick Welsh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Damico (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF) Kenneth Preiss, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez lays it in | 8-18 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is hacked by Dennis Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Moore, team foul #5 | 8-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG) Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the board | 8-18 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Gale Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-18 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher snags the defensive board | 8-18 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico | Drazen Choinski denies the turnaround by Nicholas Morrison | 8-18 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison gets the offensive rebound | 8-18 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Mike Boucher knocks in the 3 from straight away | 8-21 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Dikembe Azure (C) Robert Damico, Robert Towe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Mulvey (PG), James Blackmon (SF), Raymond Reynolds (PF), Johnie Terry (C) Kevin Rose, Mike Boucher, Frederick Welsh, Nicholas Morrison | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Adolfo Martinez - foul #1 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #6 | 8-21 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-23 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Raymond Reynolds | 8-23 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | William Mulvey connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Raymond Reynolds | 8-26 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Damico (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Peter Holt (C) Gale Johnson, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alfred Blair (PF) Johnie Terry | |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | William Mulvey hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Blair | 8-29 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt drills a fadeaway from the right block | 10-29 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-29 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Alfred Blair tips it in | 10-31 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 10-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (PF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Mike Boucher (PG), Raymond Graham (SG), Nicholas Morrison (PF) William Mulvey, Michael Sindelar, Alfred Blair | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Raymond Reynolds is called for the reach on Peter Holt - foul #1 on Raymond Reynolds, team foul #8 | 10-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (SF) Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Peter Holt makes the 1st free throw | 11-31 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Peter Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 12-31 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Mike Boucher is denied by Peter Holt | 12-31 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds tips it back up and in | 12-33 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Raymond Graham steals the ball from Adolfo Martinez | 12-33 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 12-33 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Peter Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Damico (tiring) SG - Kenneth Preiss (tired) 2 pts. SF - Drazen Choinski (tiring) PF - Adolfo Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. C - Peter Holt (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Mike Boucher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Blackmon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Reynolds (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Raymond Graham is called for the reach on Robert Damico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Graham, team foul #9 | 12-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Michael Sindelar (SG), Frederick Welsh (PF) Raymond Graham, James Blackmon, Raymond Reynolds | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Robert Damico makes the 1st free throw | 13-33 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Robert Damico makes the 2nd free throw | 14-33 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Morrison, team foul #10 | 14-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Robert Towe (SF) Robert Damico, Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnie Terry (C) Nicholas Morrison | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss's pass is intercepted by Mike Boucher in the backcourt | 14-33 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Johnie Terry | 14-35 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Frederick Welsh steals it from Robert Towe | 14-35 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Leif Dominowski picks off the pass by Mike Boucher in the backcourt | 14-35 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-35 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Mike Boucher | 14-35 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose is hacked by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #7 | 14-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Peter Holt (C) Robert Towe, Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Mulvey (SG), James Blackmon (SF), Alfred Blair (PF) Michael Sindelar, Mike Boucher, Frederick Welsh | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose makes the 1st free throw | 14-36 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Kevin Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 14-36 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Peter Holt snags the defensive board | 14-36 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | James Blackmon is called for the reach on Kenneth Preiss in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blackmon, team foul #11 | 14-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar (SG), Mike Boucher (SF) Kevin Rose, James Blackmon | |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses the 1st free throw | 14-36 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico | William Mulvey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-36 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Peter Holt snags the defensive board | 15-36 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Alfred Blair blocks the jumper by Kenneth Preiss | 15-36 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Gale Johnson is called for the reach on William Mulvey - foul #1 on Gale Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Damico (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF) Kenneth Preiss, Akim Zercher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Raymond Graham (SF), Nicholas Morrison (C) Mike Boucher, Johnie Terry | |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | William Mulvey misses the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Holt | 15-36 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-36 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Peter Holt gets the offensive rebound | 15-36 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Peter Holt scores on a turnaround from close range | 17-36 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Nicholas Morrison is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Mulvey | 17-38 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses short on a floater in the lane | 17-38 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Raymond Graham | 17-38 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | Raymond Graham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Mulvey | 17-41 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-41 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski snags the offensive board | 17-41 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Peter Holt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-41 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Raymond Graham | 17-41 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Alfred Blair can't finish the uncontested layup | 17-41 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Robert Damico snags the defensive board | 17-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gale Johnson (very tired) SG - Robert Damico (tired) 2 pts. SF - Drazen Choinski (tired) 2 reb. PF - Adolfo Martinez (very tired) 2 pts. C - Peter Holt (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Mulvey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Sindelar (tired) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Graham (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alfred Blair (tired) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Morrison (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-41 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | William Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 17-41 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | Alfred Blair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-41 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski gets the rebound | 17-41 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Robert Damico misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-41 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 17-41 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Peter Holt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-41 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the offensive board | 17-41 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Robert Damico scores on a turnaround in the lane | 19-41 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), James Blackstock (SG), Robert Towe (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Robert Damico, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Peter Holt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle (PG), Mike Boucher (SG), James Blackmon (SF), Raymond Reynolds (PF), Frederick Welsh (C) William Mulvey, Michael Sindelar, Raymond Graham, Alfred Blair, Nicholas Morrison | |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | James Blackmon misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-41 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses the tip | 19-41 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Dennis Moore grabs the board | 19-41 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Frederick Welsh denies the turnaround by James Blackstock | 19-41 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Raymond Reynolds snags the defensive board | 19-41 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Ismael Estelle steals it from Akim Zercher | 19-41 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle throws it down | 19-43 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure is whistled for traveling | 19-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (PF) Robert Towe | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Johnie Terry (C) Ismael Estelle, Frederick Welsh | |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Leif Dominowski takes the ball from Raymond Reynolds | 19-43 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 19-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ismael Estelle (PG) Kevin Rose | |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh (PF) Raymond Reynolds | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Akim Zercher - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #9 | 19-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Sindelar (SG) Mike Boucher | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 19-44 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Frederick Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 19-45 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ismael Estelle - foul #3 on Ismael Estelle, team foul #12 | 19-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Rose (PG), Raymond Reynolds (PF) Ismael Estelle, Frederick Welsh | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-45 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 20-45 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | James Blackmon is called for traveling | 20-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Towe (C) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | James Blackstock double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-45 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Johnie Terry blows the layup | 20-45 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 20-45 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the fullcourt shot | 20-45 |