| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Perryman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Dunkelberger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | New Mexico | Manuel Gardner is called for the reach on Timothy Hodgins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:51 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Erik Ingle, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger is fouled on the floor by Matthew McCleery - foul #3 on Matthew McCleery, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Roth (PF) Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ron Roth - foul #1 on Ron Roth, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | Ron Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Erik Ingle | 44-41 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Dunkelberger | 44-44 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the driving attempt from the right block | 44-44 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Charles Perryman loses the dribble to Robert Cox | 44-44 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Alan Arnett (SF), Kyle Evins (C) Erik Ingle, Timothy Hodgins, Tim Weatherholt, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Eldridge Stackpole (SF), Keith Luke (PF), John Jacob (C) Peter Woodmansee, Manuel Gardner, William Roundtree, Charles Perryman, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins makes the jumper in the paint | 46-44 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Lester Knuth picks off the pass by Eldridge Stackpole | 46-44 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Luke and he's hacked by Alan Arnett - foul #1 on Alan Arnett, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Cox (C) Ron Roth | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF) Eldridge Stackpole | |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lester Knuth | 48-47 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | William Roundtree evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | John Jacob misses the tip | 48-47 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Keith Luke can't tip it in | 48-47 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Alan Arnett, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), Charles Perryman (PF), Darius Parker (C) Frederick Guajardo, Kenneth Brickhouse, Keith Luke, John Jacob | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Perryman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darius Parker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | William Roundtree splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 48-47 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Matthew McCleery steals it from Manuel Gardner | 48-47 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | William Roundtree is called for the reach on Tim Weatherholt - foul #1 on William Roundtree, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger (C) Charles Perryman | |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Darius Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger blows the dunk | 48-47 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins slams it home | 50-47 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger double dribbles | 50-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Kyle Evins (C) Timothy Hodgins, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Eldridge Stackpole (SF), Keith Luke (PF) Manuel Gardner, William Roundtree, Darius Parker | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses the lay-in | 50-47 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Woodmansee | 50-49 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Peter Woodmansee - foul #3 on Peter Woodmansee, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alan Arnett (SF), Ron Roth (PF) Tim Weatherholt, Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Charles Perryman (PF) Peter Woodmansee, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Perryman | 52-49 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Charles Perryman can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ron Roth - foul #2 on Ron Roth, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Timothy Hodgins (SG) Erik Ingle, Lester Knuth | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF), John Jacob (C) Kenneth Brickhouse, Keith Luke | |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Charles Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Hodgins | 54-50 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Evins - foul #2 on Kyle Evins, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Cox (C) Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Gardner (SG), Darius Parker (C) Eldridge Stackpole, Charles Perryman | |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:44 | New Mexico | Robert Cox buries a driving attempt from the right block | 56-52 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Darius Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF) Timothy Hodgins, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Frederick Guajardo, John Jacob | |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Robert Cox can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Manuel Gardner - foul #2 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Keith Luke (PF) Manuel Gardner, William Roundtree | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Cantero (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Weatherholt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Brickhouse (fresh) SF - Darius Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Luke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Dunkelberger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Darius Parker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Keith Luke tips it in | 57-54 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 57-54 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Robert Cox tips it back up and in | 59-54 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Keith Luke connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Darius Parker | 59-57 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico | Robert Cox tips it home | 61-57 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-57 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Darius Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 61-57 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Keith Luke grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 63-60 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Keith Luke hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Kenneth Brickhouse steals the ball from Howard Cantero in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse dunks the ball | 63-64 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | The jumper by Lester Knuth is denied by Keith Luke | 63-64 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee is denied on a layup by Robert Cox | 63-64 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger tips it in | 63-66 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Robert Cox banks in the layup | 65-66 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Darius Parker clanks a floater from the left side | 65-66 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Luke - foul #1 on Keith Luke, team foul #5 | 65-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Alan Arnett (SG), Ron Roth (PF) Howard Cantero, Lester Knuth, Matthew McCleery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Manuel Gardner (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Charles Perryman (PF), John Jacob (C) Peter Woodmansee, Kenneth Brickhouse, Darius Parker, Keith Luke, Charles Dunkelberger | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett is hacked by Charles Perryman - foul #3 on Charles Perryman, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins (SG), Kyle Evins (C) Tim Weatherholt, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Ron Roth tips it home | 69-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ron Roth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Evins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Manuel Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Perryman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Jacob (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | William Roundtree is fouled on the floor by Alan Arnett - foul #2 on Alan Arnett, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | William Roundtree misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ron Roth | 71-66 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ron Roth | 71-66 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins can't connect on a shot from the left side | 71-66 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins tips it home | 73-66 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo's pass is intercepted by Kyle Evins | 73-66 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 73-66 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | John Jacob snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Alan Arnett is called for the reach on William Roundtree - foul #3 on Alan Arnett, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG), Tim Weatherholt (SF), Matthew McCleery (PF) Erik Ingle, Alan Arnett, Ron Roth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Eldridge Stackpole (SG), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Frederick Guajardo, Manuel Gardner, John Jacob | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Howard Cantero steals it from Eldridge Stackpole | 73-68 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Cantero | 75-68 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | William Roundtree is fouled on the floor by Tim Weatherholt - foul #3 on Tim Weatherholt, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG), Robert Cox (C) Timothy Hodgins, Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse (SG), Keith Luke (PF) Eldridge Stackpole, Charles Perryman | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero is fouled on the floor by William Roundtree - foul #2 on William Roundtree, team foul #7 | 75-70 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Howard Cantero makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-70 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 77-70 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Alan Arnett (SF) Howard Cantero, Tim Weatherholt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (SF) William Roundtree | |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Kenneth Brickhouse is called for traveling | 77-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SF) Charles Dunkelberger | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Erik Ingle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Knuth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Arnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew McCleery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cox (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Peter Woodmansee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Brickhouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eldridge Stackpole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darius Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Luke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Peter Woodmansee is called for the reach on Alan Arnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Peter Woodmansee, team foul #8 | 77-70 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Alan Arnett misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Keith Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Keith Luke is whistled for traveling | 77-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Gardner (SG) Kenneth Brickhouse | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner's 3 pointer is rejected by Erik Ingle | 77-70 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Robert Cox is hacked by Manuel Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Cantero (PG) Erik Ingle | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF), Charles Perryman (PF) Eldridge Stackpole, Darius Parker | |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Keith Luke pulls down the rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-73 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Erik Ingle (PG), Lester Knuth (SG), Kyle Evins (C) Howard Cantero, Timothy Hodgins, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (C) Keith Luke | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Lester Knuth is whistled for a carry | 78-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt (SF) Alan Arnett | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Matthew McCleery is called for the reach on Charles Perryman - foul #4 on Matthew McCleery, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG) Peter Woodmansee | |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Kyle Evins loses the dribble to Frederick Guajardo in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee (PG), Keith Luke (PF), John Jacob (C) Frederick Guajardo, Charles Perryman, Darius Parker | |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Erik Ingle - foul #3 on Erik Ingle, team foul #13 | 78-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Cox (C) Kyle Evins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Perryman (PF), Charles Dunkelberger (C) Keith Luke, John Jacob | |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Peter Woodmansee makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-75 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 78-75 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Tim Weatherholt misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 78-75 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hodgins | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery drills a floater from the baseline set up by Erik Ingle and the foul's on William Roundtree - foul #3 on William Roundtree, team foul #10 | 80-75 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery makes the free throw | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Matthew McCleery steps in front of the Charles Dunkelberger pass | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Woodmansee - foul #5 on Peter Woodmansee, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG) Timothy Hodgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG) Peter Woodmansee | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Matthew McCleery misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | William Roundtree grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Manuel Gardner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Manuel Gardner is called for the reach on Robert Cox in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Gardner, team foul #12 | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Robert Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Charles Perryman - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins (SG) Lester Knuth | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Charles Perryman misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Charles Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle is hacked by Frederick Guajardo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Guajardo, team foul #13 | 81-76 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Knuth (SG) Timothy Hodgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Erik Ingle misses the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger grabs the board | 81-76 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Charles Dunkelberger hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-76 |