| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Don Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lightle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Holder (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jess Murphy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Dugan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Baldwin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | James Lewis inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:55 | New Mexico | Don Collins travels in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SF), Alfred Harker (C) Michael Dugan, Reginald Holt | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Roy Williams misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Michael Holder snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Michael Holder misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Michael Holder grabs the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | James Lewis misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-29 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steven Baldwin | 39-29 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Roy Williams is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Julius Wilson | 39-31 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Steven Baldwin takes the ball from Don Collins | 39-31 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Alfred Harker hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), Jesse Barber (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Jay Falgoust (PF), Kenneth Lacross (C) Don Collins, John Lightle, James Lewis, James Jones, Michael Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG), Roy Robinett (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Cory Park (C) Roy Williams, Jess Murphy, Julius Wilson, Steven Baldwin | |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Alfred Harker makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson's pass is intercepted by Michael Dugan | 39-34 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Michael Dugan lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Thomas Jean snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Roy Robinett is fouled on the floor by Jesse Barber - foul #1 on Jesse Barber, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lightle (SG), James Lewis (SF), James Jones (PF), Patrick Ayers (C) Eugene Williamson, Carlos Smith, Jay Falgoust, Kenneth Lacross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Thomas Jean, Alfred Harker, Cory Park | |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Michael Dugan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | John Lightle grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico | John Lightle is fouled on the floor by Steven Baldwin - foul #3 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG) Jesse Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Julius Wilson (SF), Cory Park (PF) Roy Robinett, Michael Dugan, Steven Baldwin | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | James Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Reginald Holt | 39-36 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | John Lightle hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Timothy Perry misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Don Collins grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Don Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lightle (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. PF - James Jones (tiring) 2 reb. C - Patrick Ayers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jess Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Julius Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Park (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Reginald Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | James Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Julius Wilson pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | James Jones takes the ball from Jess Murphy in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | James Lewis hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lightle | 44-36 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Jess Murphy is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico | James Lewis hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Cory Park misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico | Patrick Ayers pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), Jesse Barber (SG), Carlos Smith (SF), Kenneth Lacross (PF), Michael Holder (C) Don Collins, John Lightle, James Lewis, James Jones, Patrick Ayers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Thomas Jean (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Steven Baldwin (PF) Timothy Perry, Jess Murphy, Julius Wilson, Cory Park | |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Roy Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Williamson - foul #2 on Eugene Williamson, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust (PF) Kenneth Lacross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Robinett (SG) Thomas Jean | |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Roy Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Roy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SF), Alfred Harker (C) Michael Dugan, Reginald Holt | |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Roy Robinett misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico | Steven Baldwin steals the ball from Carlos Smith in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Roy Robinett drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Roy Williams | 46-42 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Williams - foul #1 on Roy Williams, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG), Tony Johnston (SG) Eugene Williamson, Carlos Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG) Roy Williams | |
| 13:36 | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust can't connect on a runner near the basket | 46-42 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Julius Wilson gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Michael Holder blocks the short jumper by Steven Baldwin | 46-42 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Harker | 46-42 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Thomas Jean makes the wide open shot from the free throw line set up by Julius Wilson | 46-44 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Michael Holder misses the shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | Tony Johnston grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber is open and scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Don Collins | 48-44 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Julius Wilson travels in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), John Lightle (SG), James Lewis (SF), Carlos Smith (PF), Kenneth Lacross (C) Don Collins, Tony Johnston, Jesse Barber, Jay Falgoust, Michael Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Reginald Holt (C) Thomas Jean, Roy Robinett, Julius Wilson, Alfred Harker | |
| 12:07 | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson is fouled on the floor by Roy Williams - foul #2 on Roy Williams, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico | John Lightle misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Reginald Holt | 48-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eugene Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lightle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lewis (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Carlos Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lacross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jess Murphy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dugan (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Steven Baldwin (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Reginald Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Jess Murphy loses the dribble to Kenneth Lacross | 48-44 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | James Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-44 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Roy Williams grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Roy Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Lacross - foul #1 on Kenneth Lacross, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jesse Barber (PG), James Jones (PF), Michael Holder (C) Eugene Williamson, Carlos Smith, Kenneth Lacross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Reginald Holt connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael Holder - foul #3 on Michael Holder, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | John Lightle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Jess Murphy is fouled on the floor by Jesse Barber - foul #2 on Jesse Barber, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG), Carlos Smith (PF) James Lewis, James Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Robinett (SG), Cory Park (C) Jess Murphy, Reginald Holt | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Roy Robinett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Julius Wilson tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Don Collins knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lightle | 50-49 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Roy Robinett double dribbles in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kenneth Lacross (C) Michael Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Michael Dugan (SF) Roy Williams, Julius Wilson | |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Steven Baldwin - foul #4 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), James Lewis (SF) Don Collins, Jesse Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfred Harker (C) Steven Baldwin | |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Michael Dugan snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Cory Park misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | James Lewis grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson is hacked by Timothy Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Perry, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust (PF) Carlos Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Reginald Holt (C) Timothy Perry, Roy Robinett, Cory Park | |
| 09:40 | New Mexico | John Lightle's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Reginald Holt | 50-49 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Kenneth Lacross misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Michael Dugan gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Jess Murphy hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jean | 50-51 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico | Kenneth Lacross misses short on a floater near the basket | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Michael Dugan snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG), Tony Johnston (SG), Jesse Barber (SF), James Jones (PF), Patrick Ayers (C) Eugene Williamson, John Lightle, James Lewis, Jay Falgoust, Kenneth Lacross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Roy Robinett (SG), Julius Wilson (SF), Cory Park (PF) Thomas Jean, Jess Murphy, Michael Dugan, Alfred Harker | |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Julius Wilson is hacked by Jesse Barber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Barber, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Julius Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Roy Robinett steps in front of the Tony Johnston pass in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Cory Park lays it up and in and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Cory Park misses the free throw | 50-54 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | James Jones grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico | Tony Johnston makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Collins | 52-54 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Roy Robinett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico | Julius Wilson takes the ball from Tony Johnston in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | James Jones grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Don Collins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesse Barber (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Jones (tired) 5 reb. C - Patrick Ayers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Robinett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Julius Wilson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Park (tiring) 6 pts. C - Reginald Holt (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Holt - foul #1 on Reginald Holt, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), James Lewis (SF), Carlos Smith (PF), Michael Holder (C) Don Collins, Tony Johnston, James Jones, Patrick Ayers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Steven Baldwin (PF), Alfred Harker (C) Timothy Perry, Roy Robinett, Cory Park, Reginald Holt | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | James Lewis clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lightle (SG) James Lewis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (SG) Jess Murphy | |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | Thomas Jean is called for the reach on John Lightle - foul #1 on Thomas Jean, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | New Mexico | John Lightle misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steven Baldwin | 52-54 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Thomas Jean is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust (PF) Jesse Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico | Michael Holder misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | John Lightle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Williamson | 55-54 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Carlos Smith is called for the reach on Julius Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Smith, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG), James Lewis (SF) Eugene Williamson, Jay Falgoust | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Robinett (SG), Cory Park (C) Thomas Jean, Alfred Harker | |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Julius Wilson takes the ball from Michael Holder | 55-56 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Roy Williams is fouled on the floor by Don Collins - foul #2 on Don Collins, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jesse Barber (SG), James Jones (PF), Kenneth Lacross (C) John Lightle, Carlos Smith, Michael Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alfred Harker (C) Roy Robinett, Julius Wilson, Cory Park | |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Roy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Roy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | James Lewis connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Roy Williams is hacked by James Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson (PG), Tony Johnston (SG) Don Collins, James Lewis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Holt (C) Alfred Harker | |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Roy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Roy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Williamson | 59-59 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | The jump hook by Michael Dugan is blocked by Kenneth Lacross | 59-59 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | James Jones gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Kenneth Lacross hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Eugene Williamson | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Roy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Smith (SF), Jay Falgoust (PF), Patrick Ayers (C) Tony Johnston, James Jones, Kenneth Lacross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Thomas Jean (SG), Julius Wilson (SF), Cory Park (C) Roy Williams, Jess Murphy, Michael Dugan, Reginald Holt | |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Barber | 61-59 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico | Eugene Williamson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Carlos Smith tips it in | 63-59 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Thomas Jean's pass is intercepted by Jesse Barber in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber misses the easy dunk attempt | 63-59 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Jay Falgoust gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Eugene Williamson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Barber (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Falgoust (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Ayers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julius Wilson (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Baldwin (very tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Cory Park (tired) 6 pts. | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Jesse Barber hits a floater from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Cory Park can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-59 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Thomas Jean tips it but misses | 65-59 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Timothy Perry snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG), John Lightle (SG), James Lewis (SF), James Jones (PF), Michael Holder (C) Eugene Williamson, Jesse Barber, Carlos Smith, Jay Falgoust, Patrick Ayers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Robinett (SG), Alfred Harker (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Timothy Perry, Steven Baldwin, Cory Park | |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Roy Robinett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Alfred Harker pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Roy Robinett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | John Lightle is hacked by Roy Robinett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Robinett, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Johnston (PG) Don Collins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Michael Dugan (SF), Steven Baldwin (PF) Thomas Jean, Julius Wilson, Reginald Holt | |
| 02:22 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-59 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | John Lightle misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Alfred Harker grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Michael Holder swats the short shot by Alfred Harker | 65-59 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | Tony Johnston snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | James Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Lightle | 67-59 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Don Collins (PG) Tony Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Reginald Holt (C) Roy Robinett, Alfred Harker | |
| 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) | |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses the wide open shot from the right block | 67-59 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Don Collins | 67-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:13 | New Mexico | John Lightle hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-59 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Don Collins steals it from Jess Murphy in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | James Lewis is open and lays it up and in | 72-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Roy Williams comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 72-59 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico | John Lightle grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Michael Holder drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by John Lightle | 74-59 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-59 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | Michael Holder pulls down the rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Don Collins runs out the clock | 74-59 |