| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Tellier (fresh) SG - Nicholas Neher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wilkinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freeman Williams (fresh) C - Carl Bruening (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - John McCullum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Corey Dean (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher is hacked by John McCullum - foul #1 on John McCullum, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher is called for traveling | 33-49 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | Joey Toy lays it in | 33-51 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher buries a shot from the free throw line | 35-51 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | A charge is called on Corey Dean - foul #3 on Corey Dean, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer (SF) Corey Dean | |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Carl Bruening throws it down set up by Paul Wilkinson | 37-51 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | John McCullum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Carl Bruening | 37-51 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Carl Bruening can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Duffy - foul #1 on James Duffy, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Lopes (PG), David Heffner (SG), William Smith (PF) James Tellier, Nicholas Neher, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG), David Ireland (SF), Edward Curto (PF), Wayne Wright (C) Matthew Cabral, John McCullum, Joey Toy, James Duffy | |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Carl Bruening misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Carl Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Terry Urbina clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson gets the rebound | 38-51 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | William Smith buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Heffner | 41-51 |
| 17:31 | Air Force | William Smith takes the ball from Terry Urbina | 41-51 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Carl Bruening misses the floater near the basket | 41-51 |
| 17:09 | Air Force | David Ireland grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 16:47 | Air Force | David Ireland misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 16:45 | Air Force | Edward Curto grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 16:25 | Air Force | Dennis Lopes picks off the pass by Wayne Wright | 41-51 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Dennis Lopes misses the easy layup | 41-51 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | David Heffner tips it but misses | 41-51 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Terry Urbina grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 16:11 | Air Force | Terry Urbina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Nicholas Neher (SG), Freeman Williams (PF), Scott Agin (C) Dennis Lopes, David Heffner, William Smith, Carl Bruening | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), John McCullum (SG), Joey Toy (PF), James Duffy (C) Terry Urbina, David Ireland, Edward Curto, Wayne Wright | |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson hits a shot from the right side | 43-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Tellier (fresh) SG - Nicholas Neher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Freeman Williams (fresh) C - Scott Agin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - John McCullum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Schlemmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Air Force | John McCullum misses the floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Scott Agin grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Duffy - foul #2 on James Duffy, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Holmes (SF) Paul Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Corey Dean (SF) Dan Schlemmer | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Joey Toy gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Joey Toy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Holmes - foul #2 on Charles Holmes, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marco Clark (SG), William Smith (PF) Nicholas Neher, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Joey Toy makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Joey Toy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | James Duffy steps in front of the James Tellier pass | 43-53 |
| 14:35 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-53 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Marco Clark gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Charles Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Lopes (PG), David Heffner (SG), Jordan Roberson (C) James Tellier, Marco Clark, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Ireland (SG), Edward Curto (PF) John McCullum, Joey Toy | |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Lopes - foul #2 on Dennis Lopes, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson (SF) Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Wright (C) James Duffy | |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | William Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Freeman Williams (PF) David Heffner, William Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG) Matthew Cabral | |
| 13:27 | Air Force | Terry Urbina misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 43-55 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Wayne Wright snags the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 13:08 | Air Force | David Ireland misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Neher is blocked by Wayne Wright | 43-55 |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Terry Urbina grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | David Ireland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Marco Clark (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Scott Agin (C) Dennis Lopes, Nicholas Neher, Paul Wilkinson, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | Air Force | John McCullum (SG), James Duffy (C) David Ireland, Edward Curto | |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Scott Agin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 43-55 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Freeman Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Charles Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), William Smith (PF), Carl Bruening (C) Marco Clark, Freeman Williams, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), Dan Schlemmer (SF), Joey Toy (PF) Terry Urbina, Corey Dean, Wayne Wright | |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral drills a jumper from the right side | 43-57 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | John McCullum is called for the reach on David Heffner - foul #2 on John McCullum, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marco Clark (SG), Paul Wilkinson (SF) David Heffner, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Tellier (fresh) SG - Marco Clark (fresh) SF - Paul Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carl Bruening (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - John McCullum (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Schlemmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joey Toy (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Joey Toy is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #1 on Joey Toy, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Scott Agin (C) Marco Clark, Carl Bruening | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Ireland (SF), Wayne Wright (C) John McCullum, James Duffy | |
| 11:19 | UNLV | William Smith misses the dunk attempt | 43-57 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 11:15 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer's pass is intercepted by Paul Wilkinson in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Joey Toy grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 10:40 | Air Force | Wayne Wright connects on the jumper in the paint | 43-59 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | William Smith hits a shot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | The short jumper by Joey Toy is denied by William Smith | 45-59 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | William Smith grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-59 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | James Tellier takes the ball from Matthew Cabral in the backcourt | 48-59 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | James Tellier throws it down | 50-59 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Joey Toy makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Paul Wilkinson is blocked by Wayne Wright | 50-61 |
| 08:58 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| 08:45 | Air Force | David Ireland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-61 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | William Smith banks in the layup | 52-61 |
| 08:18 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer is hacked by James Tellier in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Tellier, team foul #4 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Lopes (PG), David Heffner (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Freeman Williams (PF), Carl Bruening (C) James Tellier, Nicholas Neher, Paul Wilkinson, William Smith, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG), John McCullum (SG), Corey Dean (SF), Edward Curto (PF), James Duffy (C) Matthew Cabral, Dan Schlemmer, David Ireland, Joey Toy, Wayne Wright | |
| 08:10 | Air Force | John McCullum is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Carl Bruening loses the dribble to John McCullum | 52-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Lopes (fresh) 2 stl. SG - David Heffner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freeman Williams (fresh) C - Carl Bruening (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Terry Urbina (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John McCullum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Corey Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Curto (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Duffy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Air Force | David Heffner picks off the pass by Corey Dean in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Carl Bruening can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 07:22 | Air Force | Corey Dean pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Corey Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Holmes - foul #3 on Charles Holmes, team foul #5 | 52-63 |
| 07:09 | Air Force | James Duffy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-63 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Charles Holmes grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Carl Bruening can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-63 |
| 07:03 | Air Force | The rebound goes to John McCullum | 52-63 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | James Duffy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 06:33 | Air Force | Edward Curto pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-63 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | James Duffy connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-65 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Carl Bruening buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:54 | Air Force | John McCullum is hacked by Charles Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Holmes, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Marco Clark (SG), Paul Wilkinson (SF), William Smith (PF), Jordan Roberson (C) Dennis Lopes, David Heffner, Charles Holmes, Freeman Williams, Carl Bruening | |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (PG), John Butters (PF) Terry Urbina, Edward Curto | |
| 05:40 | Air Force | John McCullum misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-65 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-65 |
| 05:32 | Air Force | James Duffy grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:28 | Air Force | John McCullum scores on a shot from close range | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Wilkinson, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Agin (C) Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Ireland (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Corey Dean, James Duffy | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Air Force | John Butters buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vule Zillmer | 54-70 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Vule Zillmer takes the ball from James Tellier in the backcourt | 54-70 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | David Ireland is hacked by Scott Agin - foul #3 on Scott Agin, team foul #8 | 54-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Lopes (PG) James Tellier | |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), Dan Schlemmer (SF) Vule Zillmer, John McCullum | |
| 04:21 | Air Force | David Ireland makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | David Ireland misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Ireland - foul #3 on David Ireland, team foul #7 | 54-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG) Marco Clark | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joey Toy (PF) John Butters | |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Wayne Wright is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Lopes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Neher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wilkinson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Agin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dan Schlemmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Ireland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joey Toy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Lopes | 58-71 |
| 03:25 | Air Force | Joey Toy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Scott Agin grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Scott Agin knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 60-71 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Scott Agin is called for the reach on Wayne Wright - foul #4 on Scott Agin, team foul #9 | 60-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Marco Clark (SG), Charles Holmes (SF), Freeman Williams (PF), Carl Bruening (C) Dennis Lopes, Nicholas Neher, Paul Wilkinson, William Smith, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (SG), Edward Curto (PF), James Duffy (C) Dan Schlemmer, David Ireland, Joey Toy | |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Wayne Wright misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Carl Bruening pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Carl Bruening lays it in on a great pass from Charles Holmes | 62-71 |
| 02:52 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer (SG), Corey Dean (SF) Terry Urbina, Wayne Wright | |
| 02:33 | Air Force | Edward Curto hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 62-71 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | Edward Curto grabs the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral is hacked by David Heffner - foul #1 on David Heffner, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Carl Bruening misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-73 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Corey Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Dan Schlemmer misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-73 |
| 01:42 | Air Force | Edward Curto pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Corey Dean misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Freeman Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-73 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Charles Holmes can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Corey Dean - foul #4 on Corey Dean, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Lopes (PG), William Smith (PF), Scott Agin (C) Marco Clark, Freeman Williams, Carl Bruening | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (PG), David Ireland (SF), Wayne Wright (C) Matthew Cabral, Corey Dean, James Duffy | |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Charles Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Charles Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Edward Curto gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:46 | Air Force | Wayne Wright buries a 3 from the right corner | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Wayne Wright, team foul #9 | 63-76 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Scott Agin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Air Force | Edward Curto buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Dan Schlemmer | 64-78 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Edward Curto - foul #2 on Edward Curto, team foul #10 | 64-78 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Terry Urbina runs out the clock | 65-78 |