| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Albert Cote inbounds the ball | 40-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Derrick Janes tips it home | 40-44 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Robert Bell drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Johnson and the foul's on James Fletcher - foul #3 on James Fletcher, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG) James Fletcher | |
| 19:19 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Derrick Janes is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block | 43-46 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | James Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Gary Prather grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Albert Cote's pass is intercepted by John Alexander | 43-46 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Albert Cote takes the ball from Bruce Ballard in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Milton Malone comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 43-46 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson loses the dribble to Milton Malone in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Albert Cote buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Albert Cote is called for the reach on Robert Bell - foul #2 on Albert Cote, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, John Alexander, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (SG), Clayton Black (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Ross Jeffries (C) Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | John Cloutier picks off the pass by Floyd Bickerstaff | 43-49 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Milton Malone's pass is intercepted by Terry Etter in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries can't finish the layup | 43-49 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Jerome Green pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins banks in the wide open layup set up by Jeffrey Miller | 45-49 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | John Cloutier misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jerome Green | 45-49 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Clayton Black - foul #2 on Clayton Black, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Joel Turner (SF), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), James Fletcher (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Sean Wells (C) Milton Malone, John Cloutier, Clayton Black, Edwin Talley, Ross Jeffries | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Terry Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mario Lewis | 46-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Etter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joel Turner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Albert Cote (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | James Fletcher drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Prather | 46-52 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Bickerstaff | 46-52 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff banks in the wide open layup set up by Joel Turner | 48-52 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | James Fletcher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Prather | 48-54 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Floyd Bickerstaff | 51-54 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Mario Lewis scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Fletcher | 51-56 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | James Green misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Fletcher - foul #4 on James Fletcher, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), Bruce Ballard (C) Lester Johnson, Terry Etter, Joel Turner, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Cloutier (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Derrick Janes (C) James Fletcher, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Sean Wells | |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the board | 52-56 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | John Cloutier is hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #1 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #1 | 52-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (C) James Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Robert Bell is called for the reach on Gary Prather - foul #3 on Robert Bell, team foul #2 | 52-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SF) Gary Prather | |
| 13:00 | UNLV | John Cloutier buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Milton Malone | 52-58 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Milton Malone steals the ball from John Alexander | 52-58 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | John Alexander swats the shot by Milton Malone | 52-58 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Derrick Janes tips it back up and in | 52-60 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Robert Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Black - foul #3 on Clayton Black, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Green (PF) Jeffrey Miller, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF) Clayton Black, Edwin Talley | |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by John Alexander is blocked by Mario Lewis | 52-60 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Derrick Janes snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | John Cloutier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ross Jeffries (PF) Mario Lewis | |
| 12:06 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | John Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Derrick Janes gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Cloutier (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Jeffries (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | James Green picks off the pass by Albert Cote in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico | James Green's floater is tipped away by Derrick Janes | 52-60 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Cloutier | 52-60 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Milton Malone drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses badly on a floater in the paint | 52-62 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato tips it in | 54-62 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Ojore Sato, Robert Bell, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Mario Lewis (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, John Cloutier, Ross Jeffries, Derrick Janes | |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Gary Prather scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clayton Black | 54-65 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 57-65 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Edwin Talley comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Jerome Green - foul #2 on Jerome Green, team foul #3 | 57-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) John Alexander, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) Albert Cote | |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Milton Malone | 57-66 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Clayton Black clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Miller | 60-66 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Clayton Black's pass is intercepted by Bruce Ballard in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 60-66 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Lester Johnson | 63-66 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Milton Malone is hacked by Lester Johnson - foul #2 on Lester Johnson, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Bell (SG), John Alexander (SF), James Green (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Sean Wells (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, Clayton Black, Mario Lewis, Edwin Talley | |
| 08:10 | UNLV | James Green picks off the pass by Albert Cote | 63-66 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Gary Prather hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derrick Janes and the foul's on John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Ross Jeffries (PF) Albert Cote, Sean Wells | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the free throw | 63-68 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Cloutier (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ross Jeffries (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | Jerome Green knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bell | 66-68 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | James Fletcher is hacked by Milton Cummins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Cummins, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Milton Cummins, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF) Gary Prather | |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Derrick Janes buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Cloutier | 66-70 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico | James Green can't tip it in | 66-70 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Albert Cote snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-70 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 66-70 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico | John Alexander can't tip it in | 66-70 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Derrick Janes pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Derrick Janes tips it but misses | 66-70 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Robert Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Terry Etter (SG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, John Alexander, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Clayton Black (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Sean Wells (C) John Cloutier, Albert Cote, Ross Jeffries, Derrick Janes | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard banks in the layup set up by Ojore Sato | 68-70 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Sean Wells comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #1 on Ojore Sato, team foul #7 | 68-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), James Green (PF) Terry Etter, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG) Milton Malone | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Sean Wells makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Sean Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Joel Turner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-72 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Jerome Green grabs the offensive board | 68-72 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Turner | 70-72 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Clayton Black hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | James Green is hacked by Clayton Black in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Black, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), John Alexander (SF) Ojore Sato, Joel Turner, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Ross Jeffries (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Gary Prather, Clayton Black, Mario Lewis, Sean Wells | |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | Edwin Talley swats the short shot by Bruce Ballard | 70-72 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | James Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Miller | 73-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Green (tiring) 13 pts. 13 reb. 3 stl. C - Bruce Ballard (tiring) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fletcher (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Albert Cote (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Jeffries (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Talley (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Milton Malone travels in the backcourt | 73-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) John Alexander, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG), Mario Lewis (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, Ross Jeffries, Edwin Talley | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Etter and he's fouled by John Cloutier - foul #3 on John Cloutier, team foul #7 | 75-72 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the free throw | 75-72 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Mario Lewis snags the defensive board | 75-72 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Albert Cote hits a shot from the right side set up by John Cloutier | 75-74 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | John Cloutier takes the ball from Jeffrey Miller | 75-74 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Jerome Green (C) Lester Johnson, Jeffrey Miller, James Green, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Ross Jeffries (C) Albert Cote, Derrick Janes | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Gary Prather throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-74 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato buries a floater from the left wing set up by Terry Etter and he's fouled by Mario Lewis - foul #2 on Mario Lewis, team foul #8 | 77-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SF), Sean Wells (C) John Cloutier, Ross Jeffries | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato misses the free throw | 77-74 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Mario Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Sean Wells is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Sean Wells, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SF) Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Edwin Talley (C) Gary Prather, Mario Lewis | |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard (PF) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Etter | 80-74 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Terry Etter is called for the reach on James Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #8 | 80-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Clayton Black, Sean Wells, Edwin Talley | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | James Green gets the rebound | 80-74 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | John Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | James Green tips it back up and in | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Milton Malone slams it home | 82-76 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Robert Bell hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Green | 85-76 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #9 | 85-76 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Robert Bell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lester Johnson | 87-78 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Johnson - foul #4 on Lester Johnson, team foul #10 | 87-78 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | James Fletcher is called for the reach on Lester Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Fletcher, team foul #10 | 87-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PF) James Green | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG) James Fletcher | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff is hacked by Mario Lewis - foul #3 on Mario Lewis, team foul #11 | 88-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (PG) Lester Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 89-80 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bell | 89-80 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Gary Prather is called for the reach on Robert Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Prather, team foul #12 | 89-80 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico | Robert Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Derrick Janes gets the rebound | 90-80 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Albert Cote is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 90-80 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff grabs the board | 90-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Cote - foul #3 on Albert Cote, team foul #13 | 90-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), Jerome Green (C) Robert Bell, John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (SG), Clayton Black (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Ross Jeffries (C) Milton Malone, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 1st free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 92-80 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries lays it in | 92-82 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato runs out the clock | 92-82 |