| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) PF - Robert Fullerton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sargent (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-33 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fullerton, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Lebeau (C) Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Lewis Erwin (SF) Louis Gary, Thomas Nichols | |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Marvin Campbell is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Marvin Campbell, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Corey Beasley, Marvin Campbell, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (PF), Andrew Highland (C) John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | John Delaney is hacked by Gilberto Hernandez - foul #3 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG) Gilberto Hernandez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau's pass is intercepted by Philip Shelton in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton lays it up and in | 37-37 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Andrew Highland denies the turnaround by Scott Rawls | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Scott Rawls clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Delaney | 37-37 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico | John Delaney tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Scott Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Brian Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Marvin Campbell (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF), Charles Howard (C) Brian Thomas, Allen Mackey, Scott Rawls, Roger Lebeau, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Philip Shelton, Lewis Erwin, John Delaney, Andrew Highland | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Charles Howard snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Charles Howard connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by Marvin Campbell | 39-37 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Charles Howard is hacked by Nicolas Hines - foul #1 on Nicolas Hines, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SF) Philip Meeker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | David Marciano is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Marciano (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Fullerton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sargent (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico | John Sargent hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Corey Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 42-37 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors scores on a floater from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Corey Beasley | 44-39 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 44-39 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Nichols | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marvin Campbell - foul #3 on Marvin Campbell, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (PG), Philip Meeker (SF), Roger Lebeau (C) Corey Beasley, David Marciano, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), John Delaney (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Gilberto Hernandez | 46-41 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Philip Meeker - foul #1 on Philip Meeker, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Jeffrey Harris (C) Marvin Campbell, Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Philip Meeker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allen Mackey (SG) Philip Meeker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Delaney | 46-45 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF) Thomas Nichols | |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Lewis Erwin | 46-47 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Thomas and the foul's on Lewis Erwin - foul #3 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Roger Lebeau (C) Brian Thomas, Allen Mackey, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF) Louis Gary | |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Howard (C) Robert Fullerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Philip Meeker is hacked by Lewis Erwin - foul #4 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Lewis Erwin | |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Thomas Nichols steps in front of the Roger Lebeau pass | 48-47 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Louis Gary | 48-50 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Scott Rawls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), David Marciano (PF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Gilberto Hernandez, Scott Rawls, Roger Lebeau, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Andrew Highland (PF) Philip Shelton, John Delaney | |
| 12:21 | New Mexico | Allen Mackey steps in front of the Louis Gary pass | 48-50 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Thomas Nichols is called for the reach on Philip Meeker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Philip Meeker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Thomas | 51-50 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Allen Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Meeker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Marciano (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Nichols (tired) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Highland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Favors (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Philip Meeker misses the easy layup | 51-50 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols travels with the ball | 51-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Marvin Campbell (SG), Gilberto Hernandez (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Brian Thomas, Allen Mackey, Philip Meeker, David Marciano, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), John Delaney (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Thomas Nichols, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton lays it up and in set up by Marvin Campbell and he's fouled by John Sargent - foul #3 on John Sargent, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SF), Charles Howard (C) Gilberto Hernandez, Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Charles Howard pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Marvin Campbell, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Roger Lebeau (C) Marvin Campbell, Scott Rawls, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF) John Delaney | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines blows the layup but the foul's on Gilberto Hernandez - foul #4 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allen Mackey (SG), Jeffrey Harris (C) Gilberto Hernandez, Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Dikembe Abdeldayen takes the ball from Corey Beasley | 54-52 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Philip Meeker pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Corey Beasley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Corey Beasley hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Fullerton and the foul's on Dikembe Abdeldayen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SF), David Marciano (PF), Charles Howard (C) Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Delaney (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) Philip Shelton, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent | |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Corey Beasley makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | David Marciano misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Charles Howard gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Corey Beasley is hacked by Louis Gary - foul #1 on Louis Gary, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Gilberto Hernandez (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Allen Mackey, Scott Rawls, David Marciano, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Nicolas Hines | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Corey Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Corey Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Gilberto Hernandez - foul #5 on Gilberto Hernandez, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Scott Rawls (SF) Corey Beasley, Gilberto Hernandez | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Scott Rawls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Fullerton (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Lebeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (very tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Delaney (tiring) 5 reb. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Highland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Brian Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Campbell | 61-53 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin hits the finger roll | 61-55 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Scott Rawls misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Lewis Erwin - foul #5 on Lewis Erwin, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Charles Howard (C) Brian Thomas, Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Scott Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Scott Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Charles Howard swats the short shot by John Delaney | 63-55 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it in | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell is hacked by John Delaney in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Delaney, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Meeker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (PF) Scott Rawls, Robert Fullerton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG) John Delaney | |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | John Sargent grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Philip Meeker blows the wide open layup | 63-57 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Philip Meeker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), David Marciano (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Corey Beasley, Philip Meeker, Jeffrey Harris, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), John Delaney (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau travels with the ball | 63-57 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Brian Thomas snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allen Mackey (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Marvin Campbell, Robert Fullerton, Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary | |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Scott Rawls - foul #1 on Scott Rawls, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), John Sargent (PF) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Gregory Favors | |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland snags the offensive board | 63-58 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | John Sargent's pass is intercepted by Scott Rawls | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Shelton, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Robert Fullerton (PF) Brian Thomas, Scott Rawls, David Marciano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Nicolas Hines (C) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent | |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Marvin Campbell takes the ball from Dikembe Abdeldayen in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Allen Mackey misses the lay-in | 64-58 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris tips it in | 66-58 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for 10 seconds | 66-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Roger Lebeau (C) Allen Mackey, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Fullerton | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is fouled on the floor by Corey Beasley - foul #2 on Corey Beasley, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Howard (C) Roger Lebeau | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Delaney (SF), John Sargent (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, Andrew Highland, Nicolas Hines | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Louis Gary makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Meeker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Fullerton (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (very tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Delaney (tiring) 5 reb. PF - John Sargent (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Favors (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-59 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-59 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | John Sargent gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | John Sargent misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 69-59 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Corey Beasley is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Gary - foul #2 on Louis Gary, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SF), David Marciano (PF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Charles Howard | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), Nicolas Hines (C) Dikembe Abdeldayen, Gregory Favors | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-59 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Corey Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Corey Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols loses the dribble to David Marciano | 71-59 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | David Marciano hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Sargent - foul #4 on John Sargent, team foul #12 | 71-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), Roger Lebeau (C) Corey Beasley, Marvin Campbell, Jeffrey Harris | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Louis Gary, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 02:03 | UNLV | David Marciano misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | David Marciano makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland lays it in and the foul's on Brian Thomas - foul #2 on Brian Thomas, team foul #11 | 72-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris (C) David Marciano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:40 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland misses the free throw | 72-61 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Allen Mackey makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Lebeau | 75-61 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-61 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the offensive board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Scott Rawls gets the rebound | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Allen Mackey misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Philip Shelton - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #13 | 75-61 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Allen Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Allen Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland is fouled on the floor by Brian Thomas - foul #3 on Brian Thomas, team foul #12 | 77-61 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Brian Thomas runs out the clock | 77-63 |