| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Leddy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joey Zarek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vincent Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Duplessis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Phil Amaya inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | James Duplessis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Kyle Coleman | 26-28 |
| 19:09 | Air Force | Vincent Park is fouled on the floor by Paul Magruder - foul #1 on Paul Magruder, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:58 | Air Force | Joey Zarek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 18:56 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman hits the follow up shot | 28-28 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Baker misses badly on a floater from the left side | 28-28 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Vincent Park grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:20 | Air Force | Joey Zarek drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Vincent Park | 31-28 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Magruder | 31-28 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 17:30 | Air Force | Vincent Park pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:06 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | James Baker scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Phil Amaya | 31-30 |
| 16:31 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG), Paul Peterson (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Zachary Whetzel (PF), Mike Adames (C) Bryant Leddy, Alexander Buchanan, Joey Zarek, Vincent Park, Kyle Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Paul Magruder connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Duplessis | 31-32 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Clyde Sumrall takes the ball from Paul Peterson | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Brian Baran (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) PF - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Adames (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Duplessis (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Magruder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Zachary Whetzel steals it from James Baker | 31-32 |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Paul Peterson is hacked by James Duplessis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Duplessis, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), John Purcell (C) James Duplessis, Phil Amaya, Paul Magruder, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Mike Adames comes up short on the shot near the basket | 31-32 |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Paul Peterson tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | William Capozzi hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 15:16 | Air Force | Delmer Redmond takes the ball from Mike Adames in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond can't finish the layup | 33-35 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Harold Bailey tips it home | 33-37 |
| 14:49 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Harold Bailey snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | James Baker hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Brian Baran - foul #1 on Brian Baran, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG), Wei-Quo Hong (PF), Kyle Coleman (C) Brian Baran, Zachary Whetzel, Mike Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall (C) John Purcell | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | James Baker makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Delmer Redmond picks off the pass by Bryant Leddy | 33-40 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall can't tip it in | 33-40 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | William Capozzi grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall is whistled for a carry | 33-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan (SG), Joey Zarek (SF), Vincent Park (PF) Paul Peterson, Marco Whitmire, Wei-Quo Hong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (SG), Peter Jamar (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Delmer Redmond, William Capozzi, Harold Bailey | |
| 13:30 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Alexander Buchanan and he's fouled by James Baker - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Mike Adames (C) Kyle Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), John Purcell (C) Andrei Tuholski, Peter Jamar, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 13:30 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Paul Magruder buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Duplessis | 36-42 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Vincent Park misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Joey Zarek grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phil Amaya | 36-42 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Bryant Leddy steals the ball from James Baker in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | James Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Joey Zarek - foul #2 on Joey Zarek, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG), Paul Peterson (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Wei-Quo Hong (PF), Zachary Whetzel (C) Bryant Leddy, Alexander Buchanan, Joey Zarek, Vincent Park, Mike Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) James Duplessis, Phil Amaya, Paul Magruder, John Purcell | |
| 11:59 | UNLV | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire's floater is tipped away by Harold Bailey | 36-42 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the board | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Brian Baran (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) PF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) C - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Capozzi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | UNLV | James Baker is hacked by Paul Peterson - foul #2 on Paul Peterson, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kyle Coleman (C) Wei-Quo Hong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) James Baker | |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Harold Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 10:44 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Zachary Whetzel takes the ball from Harold Bailey | 38-42 |
| 09:40 | Air Force | Paul Peterson lays it in | 40-42 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Franklin Monico scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Delmer Redmond | 40-44 |
| 09:33 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG), Alexander Buchanan (SG), Joey Zarek (SF), Vincent Park (PF), Mike Adames (C) Brian Baran, Paul Peterson, Marco Whitmire, Zachary Whetzel, Kyle Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), John Purcell (C) Delmer Redmond, William Capozzi, Harold Bailey, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Franklin Monico can't connect on a shot in the paint | 40-44 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Magruder | 40-44 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Franklin Monico tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 08:34 | Air Force | Joey Zarek knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Vincent Park can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Purcell - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kyle Coleman (C) Mike Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Andrei Tuholski (SG), Peter Jamar (SF) Franklin Monico, James Duplessis, Phil Amaya | |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Vincent Park misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Vincent Park makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski hits a jumpshot from the right side | 44-48 |
| 07:22 | Air Force | Andrei Tuholski is called for the reach on Alexander Buchanan - foul #2 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Peterson (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Wei-Quo Hong (PF) Alexander Buchanan, Joey Zarek, Vincent Park | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Andrei Tuholski, Peter Jamar, John Purcell | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Leddy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Capozzi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Peterson | 47-48 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | William Capozzi hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Baker | 47-51 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Paul Peterson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryant Leddy | 49-51 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Bryant Leddy - foul #2 on Bryant Leddy, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG), Alexander Buchanan (SG), Joey Zarek (SF), Vincent Park (PF), Zachary Whetzel (C) Bryant Leddy, Paul Peterson, Marco Whitmire, Wei-Quo Hong, Kyle Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Phil Amaya (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, William Capozzi, Paul Magruder, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harold Bailey | 49-54 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Brian Baran steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SG), Clyde Sumrall (C) Delmer Redmond, Harold Bailey | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Phil Amaya scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Franklin Monico | 49-56 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Brian Baran is hacked by Franklin Monico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Monico, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | Brian Baran double dribbles | 49-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG), Paul Peterson (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Mike Adames (C) Brian Baran, Alexander Buchanan, Joey Zarek, Vincent Park | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Phil Amaya, John Purcell | |
| 04:22 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses short on a floater near the basket | 49-56 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Franklin Monico tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:02 | Air Force | Paul Peterson hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bryant Leddy | 51-58 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | William Capozzi is fouled on the floor by Zachary Whetzel - foul #2 on Zachary Whetzel, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vincent Park (PF), Kyle Coleman (C) Zachary Whetzel, Mike Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), Harold Bailey (C) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-58 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Vincent Park grabs the board | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | James Baker is called for the reach on Bryant Leddy in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan (SG), Joey Zarek (SF) Paul Peterson, Marco Whitmire | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF), John Purcell (C) James Duplessis, Paul Magruder | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | James Baker can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 03:16 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Vincent Park | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Leddy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Zarek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Park (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Phil Amaya (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG) Bryant Leddy | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan is hacked by Delmer Redmond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG) Brian Baran | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall (C) John Purcell | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Harold Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-58 |
| 02:47 | Air Force | Vincent Park grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy is fouled on the floor by James Baker - foul #4 on James Baker, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Magruder (PF) Harold Bailey | |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle Coleman - foul #2 on Kyle Coleman, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bryant Leddy | 58-60 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | James Baker knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Delmer Redmond | 58-62 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy is hacked by James Baker - foul #5 on James Baker, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) James Baker | |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Paul Magruder snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Paul Magruder is fouled on the floor by Vincent Park - foul #2 on Vincent Park, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:46 | Air Force | The short jumper by Vincent Park is denied by Clyde Sumrall | 59-64 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman tips it back up and in | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Kyle Coleman swats the short shot by Delmer Redmond | 61-64 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Vincent Park snags the offensive board | 61-64 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-64 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Paul Magruder snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Paul Magruder runs out the clock | 61-64 |