| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Anthony Roberson (fresh) SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) SF - Neil Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) C - Ronald Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Ira Kunz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | UNLV | James Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | San Diego State | James Mills steals the ball from Ronald Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from David Davis and he's hacked by Michael Blanks - foul #1 on Michael Blanks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Neil Smith | 3-3 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek slams it home on a great pass from David Davis | 5-3 |
| 18:31 | San Diego State | Neil Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Roberson | 5-5 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | David Davis loses the dribble to Tyler Dicks | 5-5 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | Randall Zmolek denies the turnaround by Neil Smith | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | James Mills knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by David Davis | 7-5 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Neil Smith travels with the ball | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Neil Smith is called for the reach on Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Matthews (SF), James Moon (C) Neil Smith, Ronald Davis | |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier (PG), Dave Okane (SG), Michael Buelow (PF) Anthony Roberson, Tyler Dicks, Michael Blanks | |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow scores on a floater in the paint set up by Ismael Cloutier | 7-7 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez hits a jump hook near the basket | 9-7 |
| 16:01 | San Diego State | James Moon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Coleman (fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ismael Cloutier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Okane (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Michael Buelow (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moon (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger clanks a jump hook in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier is hacked by Burt Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson (PG), Tyler Dicks (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Blanks (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Ismael Cloutier, Dave Okane, Robert Matthews, Michael Buelow, James Moon | |
| 15:19 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks's layup is rejected by Ira Kunz | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a floater from close range | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:32 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a floater from the left block | 9-7 |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks loses the dribble to Nathan Ortez | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:44 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Neil Smith | 9-7 |
| 13:23 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson can't tip it in | 9-7 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson misses the tip | 9-7 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Nathan Ortez | 9-7 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger lays it in | 11-7 |
| 12:40 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks can't finish the layup | 11-7 |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Neil Smith hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez, Nathan Ortez, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier (PG), Dave Okane (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Buelow (PF), James Moon (C) Anthony Roberson, Tyler Dicks, Neil Smith, Michael Blanks, Ronald Davis | |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | David Davis snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | James Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-9 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Mills | 11-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Coleman (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ismael Cloutier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dave Okane (fresh) SF - Robert Matthews (fresh) PF - Michael Buelow (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moon (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Robert Matthews | 11-9 |
| 11:34 | San Diego State | Robert Matthews is hacked by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:20 | San Diego State | David Davis is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow makes the shot from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | The jump hook by Randall Zmolek is blocked by James Moon | 11-11 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Kunz | 11-11 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Davis | 13-11 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Christopher Spratt steals the ball from Robert Matthews | 13-11 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Ismael Cloutier is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #1 on Ismael Cloutier, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson (PG), Tyler Dicks (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Ismael Cloutier, Dave Okane, Robert Matthews, Michael Buelow | |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Tyler Dicks - foul #1 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Neil Smith buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Davis (C) James Moon | |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Neil Smith makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 09:03 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Howard Osterberger (C) Christopher Spratt, James Mills | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-14 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 08:32 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | Neil Smith misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | Neil Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Davis | 15-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Coleman (fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Anthony Roberson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is hacked by Ronald Davis - foul #1 on Ronald Davis, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), Ira Kunz (PF) Randall Zmolek, Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), James Moon (C) Tyler Dicks, Neil Smith, Ronald Davis | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez is fouled on the floor by Robert Matthews - foul #1 on Robert Matthews, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dave Okane (SG) Anthony Roberson | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 06:58 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ismael Cloutier and he's hacked by Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 06:58 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks makes the free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Moon - foul #1 on James Moon, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (SG), Michael Buelow (PF) Dave Okane, Michael Blanks | |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks is fouled on the floor by James Mills - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Howard Osterberger (C) Christopher Spratt, James Mills | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson (PG) Ismael Cloutier | |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | James Moon steals it from Pedro Jimenez | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson travels with the ball | 18-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF) David Davis, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Neil Smith (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Robert Matthews, James Moon | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Ira Kunz throws it down and he's hacked by Tyler Dicks - foul #2 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier (SG) Tyler Dicks | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:16 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Roberson | 21-23 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 24-23 |
| 04:46 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Buelow | 24-26 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ira Kunz and he's fouled by Neil Smith - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dave Okane (SG), Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Anthony Roberson, Neil Smith, Michael Buelow | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-26 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:53 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (SG), Neil Smith (SF), James Moon (C) Dave Okane, Robert Matthews, Ronald Davis | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Coleman (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ismael Cloutier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moon (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Frederick Coleman | 29-26 |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:10 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 29-26 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Dicks - foul #3 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson (PG) Tyler Dicks | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:43 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dave Okane (SG) Ismael Cloutier | |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Anthony Roberson steals the ball from Christopher Spratt | 31-26 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Ira Kunz is called for the reach on Anthony Roberson - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, James Mills | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Matthews (SF), Michael Buelow (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Neil Smith, Michael Blanks, James Moon | |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Anthony Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the easy layup | 31-28 |
| 01:36 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Pedro Jimenez is called for the reach on Michael Buelow - foul #1 on Pedro Jimenez, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier (SG) Dave Okane | |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Burt Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Ira Kunz tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | Ismael Cloutier double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Frederick Coleman (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dave Okane (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Anthony Roberson, Robert Matthews, Michael Buelow | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled on the floor by Ismael Cloutier - foul #2 on Ismael Cloutier, team foul #11 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Moon (C) Ronald Davis | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Dave Okane misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-30 |