| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Lawrence Lawrence (fresh) SG - Lanny Lambert (fresh) SF - Clayton Stroud (fresh) PF - Michael Rosenblatt (fresh) C - Howard Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is fouled on the floor by Michael Rosenblatt - foul #1 on Michael Rosenblatt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Howard Underwood buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Lanny Lambert | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Stonecipher and the foul's on Clayton Stroud - foul #1 on Clayton Stroud, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Lanny Lambert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Underwood | 2-6 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Lanny Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Smith | 2-9 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud's floater is tipped away by Leonard Gandhi | 2-9 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 2-9 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Underwood | 2-9 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Lawrence Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry (SG) Lanny Lambert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Lawrence | 4-9 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne is hacked by Clayton Stroud in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Stroud, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Davis (SF), Danny Sattler (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Clayton Stroud, Michael Rosenblatt, Howard Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:48 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico | David Alford pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | David Wilson scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Dennis Graham | 4-11 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Dennis Graham picks off the pass by Joseph Davis | 4-11 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Lawrence - foul #1 on Lawrence Lawrence, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy King (SG) Lawrence Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF) Dennis Graham, Bryan Payne, Allen Croker, David Alford | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Danny Sattler snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Bruce Barnes can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Lawrence Sperry (fairly fresh) SG - Roy King (fresh) SF - Joseph Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Sattler (fresh) C - Bruce Barnes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Landwehr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Joseph Davis snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Bruce Barnes comes up short on the shot in the paint | 4-11 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Danny Sattler grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Danny Sattler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-11 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian is fouled on the floor by Danny Sattler - foul #1 on Danny Sattler, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Lawrence (PG), Lanny Lambert (SG), Randy Brand (SF), Michael Rosenblatt (PF), Howard Underwood (C) Lawrence Sperry, Roy King, Joseph Davis, Danny Sattler, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Julian Delaney, David Wilson | |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham blows the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Lawrence - foul #2 on Lawrence Lawrence, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry (PG) Lawrence Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alford (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Randy Brand knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 6-13 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-13 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is hacked by Lawrence Sperry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Sperry, team foul #7 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Stonecipher (C) Bryan Payne, David Alford | |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Michael Rosenblatt grabs the board | 6-14 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Lanny Lambert's pass is intercepted by Dennis Graham in the backcourt | 6-14 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Lanny Lambert steals the ball from Dennis Graham | 6-14 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Michael Rosenblatt misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 6-14 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 6-14 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Michael Rosenblatt gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 6-14 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Leonard Gandhi | 6-14 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico | Allen Croker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Smith | 6-17 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | John Smith picks off the pass by Randy Brand in the backcourt | 6-17 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Smith | 6-19 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Randy Brand connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Sperry | 8-19 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi gets the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Howard Underwood blocks the jumper by John Smith | 8-19 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Michael Rosenblatt snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy King (PG), Bruce Douglas (SG), Joseph Davis (SF), Danny Sattler (PF) Lawrence Sperry, Lanny Lambert, Randy Brand, Michael Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Dennis Graham, Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 8-19 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Joseph Davis grabs the board | 8-19 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy King (fresh) SG - Bruce Douglas (fresh) SF - Joseph Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Sattler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Underwood (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - David Alford (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Roy King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Danny Sattler tips it but misses | 8-19 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Howard Underwood misses the tip | 8-19 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Danny Sattler grabs the offensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Howard Underwood blows the layup but he's hacked by Evan Landwehr - foul #1 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lanny Lambert (SG), Bruce Barnes (PF) Bruce Douglas, Danny Sattler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), David Wilson (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Julian Delaney, David Alford | |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Howard Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Howard Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | John Smith snags the offensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico | John Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Evan Landwehr | 10-21 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Joseph Davis knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Fred Stonecipher - foul #1 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry (PG), Michael Rosenblatt (PF), Danny Sattler (C) Roy King, Bruce Barnes, Howard Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF) Evan Landwehr | |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Joseph Davis makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | David Wilson double dribbles | 13-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Brand (SF) Joseph Davis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Croker (SF) David Wilson | |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Randy Brand double dribbles | 13-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) John Smith, Julian Delaney, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Brand - foul #1 on Randy Brand, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Danny Sattler | 13-21 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Allen Croker picks off the pass by Lawrence Sperry in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill is open and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Dennis Graham | 13-23 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Lanny Lambert is hacked by Evan Landwehr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy King (PG), Bruce Douglas (SG) Lawrence Sperry, Lanny Lambert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Michael Rosenblatt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy King | 16-23 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne travels in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Roy King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry (PG), Joseph Davis (SF) Bruce Douglas, Randy Brand | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Leonard Gandhi, Allen Croker | |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Roy King misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is fouled on the floor by Danny Sattler - foul #2 on Danny Sattler, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lanny Lambert (SG), Bruce Barnes (C) Roy King, Danny Sattler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Croker (SF), David Alford (C) David Wilson, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Bruce Barnes | 16-24 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Joseph Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Smith | 16-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Lawrence Sperry (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Lanny Lambert (tired) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Davis (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rosenblatt (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Allen Croker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Alford (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-26 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | Lanny Lambert picks off the pass by Fred Murrill in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 07:20 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bruce Douglas (SF), Howard Underwood (C) Joseph Davis, Michael Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG) John Smith, Fred Murrill | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Bruce Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Brand (SF) Lanny Lambert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Bruce Barnes misses long on a runner in the lane | 19-26 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Randy Brand pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-26 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico | Allen Croker gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 19-26 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Randy Brand snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Randy Brand misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Bruce Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joel McMillian - foul #1 on Joel McMillian, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy King (SG), Joseph Davis (SF), Michael Rosenblatt (PF) Bruce Douglas, Randy Brand, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Bryan Payne, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney, David Alford | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Lawrence Sperry misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Leonard Gandhi is blocked by Michael Rosenblatt | 20-26 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fred Stonecipher | 20-29 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Joseph Davis misses the dunk | 20-29 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | David Wilson is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Fred Murrill | 20-31 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Joseph Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lanny Lambert (SG) Lawrence Sperry | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Smith | 20-34 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Howard Underwood misses the floater from the left wing | 20-34 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Fred Stonecipher | 20-34 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill is hacked by Michael Rosenblatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Rosenblatt, team foul #10 | 20-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lawrence Lawrence (PG), Clayton Stroud (SF), Danny Sattler (C) Roy King, Joseph Davis, Howard Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) David Wilson | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Lawrence Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lanny Lambert (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Rosenblatt (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Sattler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Evan Landwehr steals it from Clayton Stroud | 20-36 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill lays it in on a nice dish by Evan Landwehr | 20-38 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Danny Sattler can't finish the layup | 20-38 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill snags the defensive board | 20-38 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr drills a jumper in the paint | 20-40 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Gandhi - foul #1 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #6 | 20-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy King (SG) Lanny Lambert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 20-40 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 02:12 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Danny Sattler gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Roy King clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Payne - foul #1 on Bryan Payne, team foul #7 | 21-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bruce Barnes (C) Michael Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Julian Delaney | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Roy King makes the 1st free throw | 22-40 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Roy King makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne loses the dribble to Roy King | 23-40 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Lawrence Lawrence misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 23-40 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Danny Sattler grabs the offensive board | 23-40 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Clayton Stroud comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 23-40 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-40 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Clayton Stroud is called for the reach on Dennis Graham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Stroud, team foul #11 | 23-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bruce Douglas (SG), Randy Brand (SF), Howard Underwood (C) Roy King, Clayton Stroud, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), David Wilson (C) Bryan Payne, Leonard Gandhi, Allen Croker | |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Danny Sattler | 23-41 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Bruce Douglas is hacked by Joel McMillian - foul #2 on Joel McMillian, team foul #8 | 23-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Dennis Graham | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Bruce Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Bruce Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is fouled on the floor by Randy Brand - foul #2 on Randy Brand, team foul #12 | 24-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lanny Lambert (SG), Michael Rosenblatt (PF) Bruce Douglas, Howard Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Lanny Lambert is whistled for traveling | 24-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alford (C) David Wilson | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | David Alford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-43 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 24-43 |