| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Keith Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) SF - Mathew Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Beard (fresh) C - Glenn Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Logsdon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Sagers (fresh) 9 pts. C - Phillip Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | James Sagers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico | James Sagers pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Mathew Mayeski steps in front of the William Bailey pass | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Keith Dalton is fouled in the backcourt by William Bailey - foul #2 on William Bailey, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Garrison (SF) Mathew Mayeski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Wendell Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Phillip Connolly | 23-32 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | William Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Mark Beard gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Wendell Jones scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Dalton | 25-32 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | James Sagers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by William Bailey | 25-34 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Wendell Jones is hacked by Kenneth Gardner - foul #1 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski (SF) Wendell Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Stanley Simons (PF), William Jordan (C) David Logsdon, William Bailey, Kenneth Gardner, James Sagers, Phillip Connolly | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Michael Garrison misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 25-34 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | Michael Garrison is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Garrison, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (PG) Keith Dalton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:03 | New Mexico | William Jordan banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Garrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Mayeski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Beard (fairly fresh) C - Glenn Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Stanley Simons (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Mathew Mayeski and he's fouled by William Jordan - foul #1 on William Jordan, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Dalton (PG), James McCaster (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF) Wendell Jones, Michael Garrison, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), James Sagers (PF), Phillip Connolly (C) Howard Menefee, Stanley Simons, William Jordan | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler makes the free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly is hacked by Clifford Gordon - foul #1 on Clifford Gordon, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG), Michael Garrison (SF), Mark Beard (PF), Justin Holguin (C) James McCaster, Mathew Mayeski, Clifford Gordon, Glenn Fowler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Bailey (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF) Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson | |
| 14:56 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Michael Garrison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | James Sagers lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Connolly | 30-41 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Keith Dalton is hacked by Kenneth Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Clifford Gordon (PF), Glenn Fowler (C) Wendell Jones, Michael Garrison, Mark Beard, Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (PF) James Sagers | |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Keith Dalton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 30-41 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler can't tip it in | 30-41 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Dalton | 30-41 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Keith Dalton hits a driving attempt from the right block | 32-41 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner is fouled on the floor by James McCaster - foul #1 on James McCaster, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (PG), Michael Garrison (SF), Mark Beard (PF) Keith Dalton, Mathew Mayeski, Clifford Gordon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), James Sagers (PF), William Jordan (C) David Logsdon, William Bailey, Kenneth Gardner, Stanley Simons, Phillip Connolly | |
| 13:00 | New Mexico | Glenn Fowler swats the short shot by James Sagers | 32-41 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Wendell Jones grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from James McCaster | 34-41 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | William Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-41 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Wendell Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Garrison | 37-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James McCaster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Garrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Beard (tiring) C - Glenn Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - James Sagers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - William Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico | William Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 37-41 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Mark Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Michael Garrison misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-41 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to William Jordan | 37-41 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | James Sagers clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico | James Sagers tips it in | 37-43 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Michael Garrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Dalton (PG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Clifford Gordon (PF), Justin Holguin (C) Wendell Jones, Michael Garrison, Mark Beard, Glenn Fowler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), William Bailey (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Stanley Simons (PF), Phillip Connolly (C) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, James Sagers, William Jordan | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | William Bailey misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James McCaster - foul #2 on James McCaster, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Fowler (C) Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | William Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | William Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | James McCaster is fouled on the floor by William Bailey - foul #3 on William Bailey, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG) James McCaster | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Wendell Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Wendell Jones, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Justin Holguin (C) Glenn Fowler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Phillip Connolly gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | William Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons gets the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Stanley Simons grabs the offensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | William Bailey is hacked by Wendell Jones - foul #2 on Wendell Jones, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Garrison (SG), Mark Beard (PF), Glenn Fowler (C) Wendell Jones, Clifford Gordon, Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG), Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), James Sagers (PF), William Jordan (C) David Logsdon, William Bailey, Kenneth Gardner, Stanley Simons, Phillip Connolly | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | James Sagers scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Howard Menefee | 37-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Keith Dalton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Mayeski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Mark Beard (tiring) 2 reb. C - Glenn Fowler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Howard Menefee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alex Fray (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - James Sagers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Keith Dalton makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | James Sagers banks in the layup | 40-49 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Michael Garrison misses long on a shot in the lane | 40-49 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | James Sagers pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by James Sagers is blocked by Glenn Fowler | 40-49 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Keith Dalton snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Glenn Fowler loses the ball out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wendell Jones (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF) Mathew Mayeski, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), William Bailey (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Phillip Connolly (C) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | David Logsdon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner tips it in | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Keith Dalton is hacked by David Logsdon in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Logsdon, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Simons (PF) James Sagers | |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Keith Dalton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Gardner - foul #3 on Kenneth Gardner, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Keith Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Keith Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico | William Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski (SF) Keith Dalton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Wendell Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mathew Mayeski - foul #2 on Mathew Mayeski, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Dalton (PG), Mark Beard (PF) Michael Garrison, Clifford Gordon | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Sagers (PF) Stanley Simons | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Keith Dalton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Keith Dalton, team foul #8 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Garrison (SF) Mathew Mayeski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Wendell Jones picks off the pass by Kenneth Gardner | 42-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Keith Dalton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wendell Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Garrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Beard (tiring) 2 reb. C - Glenn Fowler (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - David Logsdon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Sagers (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Connolly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Wendell Jones's pass is intercepted by Phillip Connolly | 42-53 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | David Logsdon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Fowler - foul #3 on Glenn Fowler, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (SG), Tony Cloud (SF), Clifford Gordon (PF), Justin Holguin (C) Keith Dalton, Michael Garrison, Mark Beard, Glenn Fowler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alex Fray (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), William Jordan (C) William Bailey, Kenneth Gardner, Phillip Connolly | |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | David Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Wendell Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Howard Menefee (PG) David Logsdon | |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Tony Cloud steals it from James Sagers | 42-55 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Wendell Jones hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Justin Holguin | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | James Sagers misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-55 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:27 | UNLV | James McCaster hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Sagers - foul #2 on James Sagers, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Garrison (SG) Wendell Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Logsdon (PG), William Bailey (SG), Kenneth Gardner (SF), Phillip Connolly (C) Howard Menefee, Alex Fray, Christopher Jackson, William Jordan | |
| 01:27 | UNLV | James McCaster makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | James McCaster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner buries a runner from the right block | 47-57 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | James McCaster misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner grabs the board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Michael Garrison is called for the reach on Kenneth Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Garrison, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Keith Dalton (PG) James McCaster | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | Kenneth Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Michael Garrison loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | David Logsdon connects on the shot from the baseline | 47-61 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Kenneth Gardner steps in front of the Michael Garrison pass in the backcourt | 47-61 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | William Bailey misses the dunk attempt | 47-61 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Michael Garrison grabs the board | 47-61 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | William Bailey is called for the reach on Michael Garrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Bailey, team foul #9 | 47-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (SG) Keith Dalton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Michael Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Michael Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Logsdon runs out the clock | 49-61 |