| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Abernathy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Benson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James McGonagle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull inbounds the ball | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James McGonagle | 45-54 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Joseph Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-57 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | King Steiner is open and buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Clark out of the doubleteam | 47-57 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | James McGonagle makes the runner from the left block | 47-59 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is fouled on the floor by Jack Abernathy - foul #2 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #1 | 47-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) Jack Abernathy, James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Jeff Labarge and he's fouled by Lester Knuth - foul #1 on Lester Knuth, team foul #2 | 49-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jerry Karlson (SF) James Zeilman, Marion Kerr | |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Clark Myers snags the offensive board | 49-59 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Corey Freed - foul #2 on Corey Freed, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Corey Freed grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Rickey Wise is blocked by Andrew Jansson | 50-59 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | David Mitchell comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rickey Wise - foul #1 on Rickey Wise, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| 17:41 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Clark Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | David Mitchell tips it in | 54-59 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Brian Stella hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Karlson | 54-61 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Jack Abernathy picks off the pass by David Mitchell in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy banks in the layup | 54-63 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 57-63 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Clark Myers picks off the pass by Jack Abernathy in the backcourt | 57-63 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-63 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Rickey Wise | 57-63 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico | Corey Freed hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-65 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Labarge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clark Myers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Jansson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Rickey Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Abernathy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Karlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Freed (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stella (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge is fouled on the floor by Jack Abernathy - foul #3 on Jack Abernathy, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) Rickey Wise, Jack Abernathy, Jerry Karlson, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the shot from the right side | 57-65 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 57-65 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Robert Cook grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Joseph Clark knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Sean Paull | 59-65 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr is hacked by King Steiner in the backcourt - foul #4 on King Steiner, team foul #1 | 59-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (PG) King Steiner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | James McGonagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-65 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Joseph Clark works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Lester Knuth - foul #2 on Lester Knuth, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | William Roundtree is called for the reach on James Zeilman in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Roundtree, team foul #2 | 60-65 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | The jump hook by James McGonagle is blocked by Eugene Nielsen | 60-65 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to James McGonagle | 60-65 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | James Benson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-65 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Sean Paull gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | James Zeilman is hacked by William Roundtree in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Roundtree, team foul #3 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG) William Roundtree | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | James Benson misses badly on a runner from the right block | 62-65 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Sean Paull pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | David Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jack Abernathy (SG) James Zeilman, Marion Kerr | |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen makes the wide open floater in the paint set up by James McGonagle | 62-67 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the layup against the doubleteam | 62-67 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 12:56 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise is fouled in the backcourt by David Mitchell - foul #3 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF), Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) Jason Jepsen, James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Virgil Vanhoose | 62-67 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose tips it home | 64-67 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Corey Freed dunks the ball set up by Jerry Karlson | 64-69 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Marion Kerr (SF) Rickey Wise, Jack Abernathy, Jerry Karlson | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Myers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Jansson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Marion Kerr (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Corey Freed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stella (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Joseph Clark scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Clark Myers | 66-69 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | Clark Myers steals it from Lester Knuth | 66-69 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Clark Myers blows the layup | 66-69 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | Corey Freed is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-69 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr hits the follow up shot | 66-71 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Joseph Clark shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | James Zeilman connects on the floater in the lane | 69-73 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Joseph Clark double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 69-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen (SG), James Benson (PF), James McGonagle (C) Lester Knuth, Corey Freed, Brian Stella | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Jeff Labarge steals the ball from Jason Jepsen in the backcourt | 69-73 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the lay-in | 69-73 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | James Benson pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | James Zeilman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #4 on David Mitchell, team foul #6 | 69-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF) Jason Jepsen, Marion Kerr | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | James Zeilman makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | James Zeilman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Zeilman - foul #1 on James Zeilman, team foul #7 | 69-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG) James Zeilman | |
| 10:12 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Abernathy | 70-78 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits a jumpshot from the left side | 72-78 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | James McGonagle is fouled on the floor by Eugene Nielsen - foul #4 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #7 | 72-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), William Roundtree (SF) David Mitchell, Sean Paull | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF) Jerry Karlson | |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | James McGonagle makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | James McGonagle misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen snags the defensive board | 72-79 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | William Roundtree buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-79 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rickey Wise | 74-82 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-82 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to James Benson | 74-82 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Benson | 74-84 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-84 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | James McGonagle grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr connects on the open turnaround near the basket set up by Rickey Wise | 74-86 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen is called for a backcourt violation | 74-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Jeff Labarge, William Roundtree, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Jerry Karlson (SF), Corey Freed (PF), Brian Stella (C) Rickey Wise, Jack Abernathy, Marion Kerr, James Benson, James McGonagle | |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Corey Freed can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Clark Myers - foul #1 on Clark Myers, team foul #8 | 74-86 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Corey Freed misses the 1st free throw | 74-86 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Corey Freed misses the 2nd free throw | 74-86 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 74-86 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clark Myers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Jansson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Freed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stella (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Joseph Clark shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 74-86 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the offensive board | 74-86 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is fouled on the floor by Brian Stella - foul #3 on Brian Stella, team foul #8 | 74-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 75-86 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Corey Freed throws it down on a nice dish by James Zeilman | 76-88 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-88 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen pulls down the rebound | 76-88 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Andrew Jansson steals it from Jason Jepsen | 76-88 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Clark Myers is hacked by Jerry Karlson - foul #2 on Jerry Karlson, team foul #9 | 76-88 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (PF) Jerry Karlson, Corey Freed | |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Clark Myers makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Clark Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | James Zeilman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-88 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Clark Myers | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 78-88 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr gets the rebound | 78-88 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Jason Jepsen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-88 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr tips it back up and in | 78-90 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is fouled on the floor by Brian Stella - foul #4 on Brian Stella, team foul #10 | 78-90 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Jack Abernathy (SG), James McGonagle (C) James Zeilman, Jason Jepsen, Brian Stella | |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 79-90 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 80-90 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | James Benson grabs the offensive board | 80-90 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-90 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 80-90 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | King Steiner is called for traveling | 80-90 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Eugene Nielsen (C) William Roundtree, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Corey Freed (PF) James Benson | |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | King Steiner takes the ball from Rickey Wise | 80-90 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | King Steiner lays it in | 82-90 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico | Rickey Wise throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-90 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Clark Myers (SF), Robert Cook (PF) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson (SF), Brian Stella (C) Marion Kerr, James McGonagle | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Clark Myers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-90 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy grabs the board | 82-90 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #5 on David Mitchell, team foul #9 | 82-90 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-92 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Robert Cook lays it in | 84-92 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Brian Stella is fouled in the backcourt by King Steiner - foul #5 on King Steiner, team foul #10 | 84-92 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (SF) King Steiner, Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG), Lester Knuth (SG) Rickey Wise, Jack Abernathy | |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Brian Stella misses the 1st free throw | 84-92 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico | Brian Stella misses the 2nd free throw | 84-92 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Robert Cook pulls down the rebound | 84-92 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 84-92 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Corey Freed pulls down the rebound | 84-92 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Clark steals the ball from Jerry Karlson in the backcourt | 84-92 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Clark Myers hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Clark | 86-92 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico | Brian Stella comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 86-92 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth grabs the offensive board | 86-92 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Clark Myers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Paull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Zeilman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) SF - Jerry Karlson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Freed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Stella (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 86-92 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clark Myers | 86-92 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 88-92 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Brian Stella | 88-94 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Joseph Clark scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 90-94 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth clanks a 3 from the left corner | 90-94 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Jerry Karlson gets the offensive rebound | 90-94 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-94 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Clark Myers, Joseph Clark, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy (SG), Marion Kerr (SF), James Benson (PF) Lester Knuth, Jerry Karlson, Brian Stella | |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Zeilman | 90-97 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is hacked by Corey Freed - foul #3 on Corey Freed, team foul #11 | 90-97 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James McGonagle (C) Corey Freed | |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the 1st free throw | 90-97 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the 2nd free throw | 90-97 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico | James Benson pulls down the rebound | 90-97 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | James McGonagle's pass is intercepted by Andrew Jansson | 90-97 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Sean Paull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 90-97 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | William Roundtree steals it from Marion Kerr | 90-97 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Sean Paull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 90-97 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) William Roundtree, Jeff Labarge, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Marion Kerr misses the easy layup | 90-97 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy tips it in | 90-99 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Sean Paull knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Clark and the foul's on James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #12 | 92-99 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the free throw | 93-99 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy is hacked by Joseph Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #11 | 93-99 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 93-100 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 93-101 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Sean Paull connects on the 3 from the left wing | 96-101 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Clark Myers takes the ball from James Zeilman | 96-101 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Clark Myers banks in the layup | 98-101 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy is hacked by Joseph Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #12 | 98-101 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rickey Wise (PG), Corey Freed (PF) James Zeilman, James Benson | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy misses the 1st free throw | 98-101 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Jack Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 98-102 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 98-102 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Corey Freed pulls down the rebound | 98-102 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 98-102 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zeilman (PG) Rickey Wise | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James Zeilman is hacked by Clark Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clark Myers, team foul #13 | 98-102 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James Zeilman misses the 1st free throw | 98-102 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James Zeilman makes the 2nd free throw | 98-103 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Joseph Clark splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 101-103 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | James Zeilman runs out the clock | 101-103 |