| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Hal Shepard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Novello (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Tuma (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mathew Ploof (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Frank Vincent inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Norman Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Robert Novello grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:29 | Air Force | Peter Bradley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | David Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Frank Vincent hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | Warren Tuma grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Air Force | Warren Tuma scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mathew Ploof | 29-35 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | David Bennett can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks is fouled on the floor by Warren Tuma - foul #2 on Warren Tuma, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Frank Vincent, Brandon Weeks | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Robert Novello is called for the reach on Roberto Delgado - foul #1 on Robert Novello, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles (C) Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:05 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Howie | 32-35 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Robert Novello misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roberto Delgado - foul #2 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG) Leroy Howie | |
| Subs | Air Force | Albert David (SG), Allen Reynolds (C) Peter Bradley, Mathew Ploof | |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Robert Novello misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Robert Novello makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | David Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:14 | Air Force | Jeffrey Knowles steps in front of the Albert David pass | 35-36 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado is denied on a layup by Allen Reynolds | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | Robert Novello snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Hal Shepard misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | Warren Tuma grabs the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Knowles - foul #1 on Jeffrey Knowles, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Roberto Delgado, Dwayne Hooks, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Air Force | Peter Bradley (SG), James Frank (SF), Mathew Ploof (C) Hal Shepard, Robert Novello, Warren Tuma | |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Bradley - foul #3 on Peter Bradley, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG) Albert Lim | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tom Bono (PG), James Trotman (PF) Albert David, Allen Reynolds | |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Tom Bono (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Frank (fresh) PF - James Trotman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew Ploof (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | James Trotman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | James Trotman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | James Trotman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Norman Hughes grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Tom Bono is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Deal - foul #1 on Douglas Deal, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Marshall Cantrell (SF) Douglas Deal, Frank Vincent | |
| Subs | Air Force | Albert David (PG), Allen Reynolds (PF) Tom Bono, Mathew Ploof | |
| 14:36 | Air Force | Albert David hits a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | James Trotman drills a jumper from the left block | 40-42 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | David Bennett hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Weeks and he's hacked by James Trotman - foul #1 on James Trotman, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Leroy Howie, Marshall Cantrell, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Hal Shepard (PG), Kevin Ponder (SG), Robert Novello (SF), Warren Tuma (PF), Mathew Ploof (C) Albert David, Peter Bradley, James Frank, Allen Reynolds, James Trotman | |
| 13:44 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | David Bennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 13:08 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Hal Shepard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Bennett - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Marshall Cantrell (C) David Bennett, Roberto Delgado, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Albert David (SG), Allen Reynolds (C) Kevin Ponder, Mathew Ploof | |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Hal Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Hal Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Albert David hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Albert Lim can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Hal Shepard grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Leroy Howie takes the ball from Hal Shepard in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Albert Lim is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Norman Hughes (C) Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Air Force | Peter Bradley (SG), James Frank (SF) Albert David, Robert Novello | |
| 12:05 | Air Force | Hal Shepard is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Lim - foul #3 on Albert Lim, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds blows the dunk | 43-43 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Frank Vincent grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Lim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Cantrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Hal Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Frank (fresh) PF - Warren Tuma (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Warren Tuma is called for the reach on Marshall Cantrell - foul #3 on Warren Tuma, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Douglas Deal (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF) Albert Lim, Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent, Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Mathew Ploof (C) Warren Tuma | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Douglas Deal clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Douglas Deal steps in front of the Allen Reynolds pass | 43-43 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Douglas Deal throws it down | 45-43 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Peter Bradley misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Roberto Delgado - foul #3 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Douglas Deal, Roberto Delgado, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Albert David (PG), Robert Novello (SF), James Trotman (PF) Hal Shepard, James Frank, Allen Reynolds | |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Peter Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Peter Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Peter Bradley steps in front of the Frank Vincent pass | 45-45 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | James Trotman tips it in | 45-47 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Leroy Howie is hacked by Peter Bradley - foul #4 on Peter Bradley, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF) Frank Vincent, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Ponder (SG), Warren Tuma (PF) Peter Bradley, Mathew Ploof | |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks tips it in | 47-47 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Robert Novello clanks a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell drills a floater from the right block set up by Leroy Howie | 49-47 |
| 08:24 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | David Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Cantrell | 49-50 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Albert David steps in front of the Marshall Cantrell pass | 49-50 |
| 07:52 | Air Force | Robert Novello's pass is intercepted by Brandon Weeks in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Warren Tuma - foul #4 on Warren Tuma, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (PG), Roberto Delgado (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Hal Shepard (PG), Peter Bradley (SG), James Frank (SF), Mathew Ploof (C) Albert David, Kevin Ponder, Robert Novello, James Trotman | |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Lim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Weeks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Hal Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Peter Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Frank (fresh) PF - Warren Tuma (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mathew Ploof (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Norman Hughes steals the ball from James Frank | 49-50 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado's floater is knocked away by Warren Tuma | 49-50 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Albert Lim grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Frank Vincent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | Air Force | Warren Tuma gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:46 | Air Force | Peter Bradley hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Mathew Ploof | 49-53 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Frank Vincent misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 49-53 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Frank Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Frank Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-53 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mathew Ploof | 49-53 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Hal Shepard can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-53 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Norman Hughes pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Norman Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mathew Ploof - foul #2 on Mathew Ploof, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Marshall Cantrell (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF) Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado, Frank Vincent, Brandon Weeks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Albert David (SG), Robert Novello (SF), Allen Reynolds (PF), James Trotman (C) Peter Bradley, James Frank, Warren Tuma, Mathew Ploof | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:28 | Air Force | Allen Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Hal Shepard drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Novello | 49-55 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Norman Hughes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Albert David is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Albert David, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF) Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Ponder (SG) Hal Shepard | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | David Bennett is fouled on the floor by Albert David - foul #4 on Albert David, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SF) Frank Vincent | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tom Bono (PG), Richard Adams (C) Albert David, James Trotman | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | David Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | Air Force | Richard Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder double dribbles | 52-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks (PF) Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Frank (SF) Robert Novello | |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks is hacked by Kevin Ponder - foul #1 on Kevin Ponder, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Lim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dwayne Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Tom Bono (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Frank (fresh) PF - Allen Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Mathew Ploof (C) Richard Adams | |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Albert Lim can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Tom Bono grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder is hacked by Leroy Howie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Howie, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF), Marshall Cantrell (C) Leroy Howie, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Hal Shepard (PG), Warren Tuma (PF) Tom Bono, Allen Reynolds | |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Kevin Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Bennett | 56-56 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Albert Lim, Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Peter Bradley (SG), Robert Novello (SF) Kevin Ponder, James Frank | |
| 02:38 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Frank Vincent misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-59 |
| 02:19 | Air Force | Mathew Ploof gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Robert Novello is whistled for traveling | 56-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brandon Weeks (PF), Norman Hughes (C) Dwayne Hooks, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Norman Hughes buries a 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Robert Novello's floater is tipped away by Brandon Weeks | 59-59 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Norman Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-59 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | Peter Bradley gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Warren Tuma misses long on a shot from the left side | 59-59 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Warren Tuma misses the tip | 59-59 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Frank Vincent grabs the board | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Leroy Howie loses the dribble to Robert Novello | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Hal Shepard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mathew Ploof | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Bennett misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-62 |