| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nolan Craine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Clemmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James McCulloh (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Proctor (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 24-37 |
| 19:50 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer can't tip it in | 24-37 |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Titus Rutan loses the ball out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG) Adam Sontag, James Sampley | |
| 19:11 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Nolan Craine | 26-37 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Travis Clark takes the ball from Michael Fuller | 26-37 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine hits the finger roll set up by Travis Clark | 28-37 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Marshall Buford can't finish the layup | 28-37 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | Titus Rutan can't tip it in | 28-37 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Michael Fuller grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Titus Rutan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marshall Buford | 28-40 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | The jumper by Nolan Craine is denied by Marshall Buford | 28-40 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Michael Fuller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | James McCulloh pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico | John Proctor misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 28-40 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico | John Proctor pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine misses the shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Travis Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Titus Rutan pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Marshall Buford can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Proctor | 28-40 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Titus Rutan steals the ball from Nolan Craine | 28-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nolan Craine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Clemmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - James McCulloh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Proctor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Marshall Buford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-40 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | James McCulloh pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Travis Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Proctor | 31-40 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Travis Clark steals it from Titus Rutan | 31-40 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Titus Rutan gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Michael Fuller is hacked by James McCulloh - foul #2 on James McCulloh, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Burns (PG), George Grant (SG), Glenn Butler (SF), Douglas Chevez (PF), Kevin Dobson (C) Nolan Craine, Travis Clark, Ronald Clemmer, James McCulloh, John Proctor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Dominic Marino (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Marshall Buford, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Titus Rutan tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Michael Burns scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Dobson | 34-42 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Adam Sontag scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Sampley | 34-45 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Andres Rossi swats the short shot by Michael Burns | 34-45 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Titus Rutan gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Burns - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia (PG), Dennis Sneller (SF) Titus Rutan, Dominic Marino | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Michael Burns is called for traveling | 34-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dominic Marino (PF) Dennis Sneller | |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Dobson - foul #2 on Kevin Dobson, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF), Marshall Buford (PF) Nathaniel Mattia, Dominic Marino | |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | George Grant misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | James Sampley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marshall Buford | 34-52 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico | Kevin Dobson double dribbles | 34-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nolan Craine (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Ronald Clemmer (SF), James McCulloh (PF) Michael Burns, George Grant, Glenn Butler, Douglas Chevez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF) Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford | |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Titus Rutan scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Sontag and he's fouled by Ronald Clemmer - foul #3 on Ronald Clemmer, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Proctor (C) Kevin Dobson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the free throw | 34-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Nolan Craine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Clemmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James McCulloh (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Proctor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Nolan Craine | 36-55 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Titus Rutan connects on the jumper from the left wing | 36-57 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | John Proctor hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Clark | 38-57 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Titus Rutan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-57 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Andres Rossi tips it in | 38-59 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the lay-in | 38-59 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | James McCulloh grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Titus Rutan picks off the pass by Ronald Clemmer | 38-59 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Titus Rutan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 38-59 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Adam Sontag pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Andres Rossi lays it up and in on a great pass from Titus Rutan | 38-61 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Clemmer | 38-61 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Sampley - foul #2 on James Sampley, team foul #1 | 38-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Burns (PG), George Grant (SG), Douglas Chevez (PF), Kevin Dobson (C) Nolan Craine, Travis Clark, James McCulloh, John Proctor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF) Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the board | 39-61 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | James Sampley is fouled on the floor by George Grant - foul #1 on George Grant, team foul #5 | 39-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Glenn Butler (SF) Ronald Clemmer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Dominic Marino buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Sampley | 39-63 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Michael Burns clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | Dominic Marino pulls down the rebound | 39-63 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the shot from the left wing | 39-65 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Burns (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Butler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Chevez (fresh) C - Kevin Dobson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Sampley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Michael Burns drills a floater from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-65 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Kevin Dobson gets the rebound | 41-65 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Michael Burns can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-65 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Dominic Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-65 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Dominic Marino is hacked by Glenn Butler - foul #1 on Glenn Butler, team foul #6 | 41-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nolan Craine (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Ronald Clemmer (SF), James McCulloh (PF), John Proctor (C) Michael Burns, George Grant, Glenn Butler, Douglas Chevez, Kevin Dobson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Fuller (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF) James Sampley, Dennis Sneller, Dominic Marino | |
| 06:12 | UNLV | Michael Fuller connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Titus Rutan | 41-68 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Marshall Buford is called for the reach on James McCulloh - foul #2 on Marshall Buford, team foul #2 | 41-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Nathaniel Mattia (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico | Travis Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Clemmer | 44-68 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Michael Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nathaniel Mattia | 44-71 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Chiou - foul #1 on Jing-Quo Chiou, team foul #3 | 44-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF) Cory Florez | |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | John Proctor clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Sneller - foul #1 on Dennis Sneller, team foul #4 | 44-71 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | John Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | John Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Mattia | 46-73 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Travis Clark's pass is intercepted by Dominic Marino | 46-73 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Dominic Marino's fadeaway is rejected by John Proctor | 46-73 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller tips it home | 46-75 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Clemmer | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou is hacked by Ronald Clemmer - foul #4 on Ronald Clemmer, team foul #7 | 49-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Burns (PG), George Grant (SG), Glenn Butler (SF), Kevin Dobson (C) Nolan Craine, Travis Clark, Ronald Clemmer, John Proctor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG) Dennis Sneller | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 49-77 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Burns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Glenn Butler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James McCulloh (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Dobson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Nathaniel Mattia (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico | George Grant misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-77 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou pulls down the rebound | 49-77 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Fuller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Dobson - foul #3 on Kevin Dobson, team foul #8 | 49-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Douglas Chevez (PF) James McCulloh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-78 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Kevin Dobson snags the defensive board | 49-78 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Michael Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-78 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Sneller | 49-78 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Michael Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-78 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Andres Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-78 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Mattia and he's hacked by Kevin Dobson - foul #4 on Kevin Dobson, team foul #9 | 49-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nolan Craine (PG), Travis Clark (SG), Ronald Clemmer (SF), James McCulloh (PF), John Proctor (C) Michael Burns, George Grant, Glenn Butler, Douglas Chevez, Kevin Dobson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dominic Marino (PF) Nathaniel Mattia | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the free throw | 49-80 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico | John Proctor snags the defensive board | 49-80 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | John Proctor is hacked by Cory Florez - foul #1 on Cory Florez, team foul #5 | 49-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Andres Rossi | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-80 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller misses the floater from the left wing | 51-80 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Proctor | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Nolan Craine is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James McCulloh - foul #3 on James McCulloh, team foul #10 | 51-80 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller makes the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-82 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Travis Clark and he's hacked by Dennis Sneller - foul #2 on Dennis Sneller, team foul #6 | 53-82 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Ronald Clemmer makes the free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Cory Florez runs out the clock | 54-82 |