| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) SG - Jesse Hartman (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cummings (fresh) PF - Richard Coria (fresh) C - Arthur Radcliff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Richard Coria wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Rogers | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Rogers - foul #1 on Anthony Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Bixby - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gregory Ford | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Bixby - foul #2 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF), Ken Baker (PF), Joe Rapier (C) Jesse Hartman, Jeffrey Cummings, Richard Coria, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 17:33 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG) Anthony Rogers | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:06 | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Severance | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Danny Grainger tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | William Severance is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Richard Coria (PF), Arthur Radcliff (C) William Severance, Timothy Chadwell, Ken Baker, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 15:56 | Air Force | Richard Coria misses the jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Macias (fresh) SF - Tyler Stanley (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Coria (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Radcliff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 7-8 |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Oscar Macias is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Hartman (SG), Jeffrey Cummings (SF) Oscar Macias, Tyler Stanley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Mark Price gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Richard Gill is hacked by Anthony Rogers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Rogers, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell (PG), William Severance (SF) Anthony Rogers, Jeffrey Cummings | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG) Richard Gill, Larry Caldwell | |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Richard Coria - foul #1 on Richard Coria, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ken Baker (PF) Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (C) Gregory Ford | |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Russ | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | William Severance is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Joe Rapier (C) Timothy Chadwell, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro | |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Severance - foul #1 on William Severance, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Oscar Macias (SG), Tyler Stanley (SF) Jesse Hartman, Jeffrey Cummings | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG) Joshua Houghton | |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Ken Baker is called for the reach on Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Ken Baker, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), Richard Coria (PF), Arthur Radcliff (C) William Severance, Oscar Macias, Ken Baker, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Richard Coria - foul #2 on Richard Coria, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jeffrey Cummings (SF), Ken Baker (PF) Tyler Stanley, Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG) Richard Gill | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Cummings | 10-14 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford lays it up and in | 10-16 |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 10-16 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Ken Baker gets the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Chadwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Hartman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cummings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ken Baker (tiring) C - Arthur Radcliff (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Ken Baker is called for the reach on Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Baker, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Tyler Stanley (PF), Joe Rapier (C) Timothy Chadwell, Jesse Hartman, Ken Baker, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Danny Grainger, Charles Dipietro | |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Joe Rapier hits the follow up shot | 15-16 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Oscar Macias | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jesse Hartman (SG) Oscar Macias | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Gregory Ford | |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (PF) Wayne Dozier | |
| 09:39 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 09:38 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rapier | 16-16 |
| 09:17 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Graham | 18-18 |
| 08:32 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Cummings | 20-18 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Tyler Stanley swats the short shot by Charles Dipietro | 20-18 |
| 08:11 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Severance | 23-18 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Severance - foul #2 on William Severance, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell (PG), Oscar Macias (SG), Arthur Radcliff (C) William Severance, Jesse Hartman, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Richard Gill, Jeffrey Graham, Danny Grainger, Arthur Russ | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Chadwell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oscar Macias (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cummings (tired) 2 ast. PF - Tyler Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Radcliff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Air Force | Oscar Macias is hacked by Larry Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro | |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton travels with the ball | 23-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 06:39 | Air Force | Richard Gill takes the ball from Timothy Chadwell in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joshua Houghton | 23-21 |
| 05:56 | Air Force | Mark Price steals it from Arthur Radcliff | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Timothy Chadwell steals it from Joshua Houghton in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Tyler Stanley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Arthur Radcliff steals the ball from Gregory Ford | 26-21 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-21 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-21 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Oscar Macias is called for the reach on Mark Price - foul #1 on Oscar Macias, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Anthony Rogers (PG), Jesse Hartman (SG), William Severance (SF), Ken Baker (PF), Richard Coria (C) Timothy Chadwell, Oscar Macias, Jeffrey Cummings, Tyler Stanley, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:02 | Air Force | Ken Baker grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 03:59 | Air Force | Mark Price steps in front of the William Severance pass in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the dunk attempt | 26-21 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Ken Baker gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:41 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 03:39 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman can't tip it in | 26-21 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Russ | 26-21 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Coria - foul #3 on Richard Coria, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rapier (C) Richard Coria | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (PF) Mark Price | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:08 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-23 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Anthony Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Hartman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Severance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ken Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joe Rapier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joshua Houghton (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro connects on the jumper from close range | 26-25 |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #7 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff (C) Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG) Joshua Houghton, Daniel Bixby | |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger can't connect on a floater from the left block | 28-25 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Arthur Russ can't tip it in | 28-25 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | A charge is called on Danny Grainger - foul #2 on Danny Grainger, team foul #8 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tyler Stanley (SF), Joe Rapier (C) William Severance, Arthur Radcliff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Gregory Ford (C) Richard Gill, Arthur Russ | |
| 01:32 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro | |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is fouled on the floor by Ken Baker - foul #3 on Ken Baker, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Severance (SF) Ken Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:47 | Air Force | Jesse Hartman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a runner in the paint | 28-27 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Daniel Bixby and he's hacked by Joe Rapier - foul #1 on Joe Rapier, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Chadwell (SG), Arthur Radcliff (C) Jesse Hartman, Joe Rapier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Daniel Bixby, Gregory Ford | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Arthur Radcliff gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Anthony Rogers's pass is intercepted by Joshua Houghton | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton hits a halfcourt shot | 28-32 |