| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | Charles Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | John Lewis gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 20-23 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Charles Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 23-23 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joshua Ashcraft - foul #3 on Joshua Ashcraft, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | Charles Jones's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 23-25 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Charles Jones splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Ward | 26-25 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Mark Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-25 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-25 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 28-25 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Charles Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | The jump hook by Johnny Fulkerson is blocked by Joshua Ashcraft | 28-27 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Jurica Kurowski swats the layup by Mark Welch | 28-27 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Fred Ward is blocked by Mark Welch | 28-27 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Edward Peterson is called for the reach on Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's pass is intercepted by Richard O'Laughlin | 28-27 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico | Charles Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 30-27 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 30-27 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Charles Jones is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Jurica Kurowski (PF) Fred Ward, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 30-29 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Lowe - foul #1 on John Lowe, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Donald Kerr drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Armand Costa (C) Charles Jones, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, John Lowe, James King | |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | John Phelps snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Armand Costa throws it down | 33-31 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 35-31 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | John Lewis can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | John Phelps is whistled for traveling | 35-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Lewis Vida (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Joshua Ashcraft (PF), Edward Peterson (C) John Phelps, Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Jurica Kurowski, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, Philip Short, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the shot from the right wing and the foul's on Lewis Vida - foul #1 on Lewis Vida, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF) John Lewis | |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | William Williams is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Vida (fresh) SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Charles Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James King misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 37-33 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Lewis Vida | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) John Lowe, James King | |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Charles Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Fred Ward | 42-35 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | William Williams knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 42-37 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Richard O'Laughlin picks off the pass by William Williams | 42-37 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Williams | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Eugene Savage scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 44-40 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | John Lewis steals the ball from Richard O'Laughlin | 44-40 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | John Lewis can't finish the layup | 44-40 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (tiring) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson knocks in the turnaround from close range | 46-43 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #2 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #8 | 46-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Jurica Kurowski (PF) Charles Jones, Fred Ward, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Philip Short (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch | |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Armand Costa (C) John Phelps, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Philip Short | |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Richard O'Laughlin steals the ball from John Lowe | 47-43 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the finger roll | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 49-45 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF), Joshua Ashcraft (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Kendall Jones, Jurica Kurowski, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Kerr, John Lowe, James King | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #4 on Donald Defeo, team foul #9 | 49-45 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the jump hook near the basket | 49-45 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Defeo - foul #5 on Donald Defeo, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Philip Short clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft is hacked by Eugene Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #11 | 51-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Vida (SG) Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Fred Ward is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #3 on Fred Ward, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG) Lewis Vida | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Philip Short comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is hacked by Eugene Savage in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #12 | 53-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Lewis Vida (SG) Charles Jones, Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-47 |