| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Andrews inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Richard Gill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:22 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Terry Carr pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Terry Carr | 23-28 |
| 18:39 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-28 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Louis Thomas tips it in | 25-28 |
| 17:57 | Penn State | Timothy Jones knocks in the floater from the baseline | 25-30 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford blows the layup | 25-30 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Louis Thomas tips it home | 27-30 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 17:20 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | William Cartier is called for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:48 | UNLV | James Andrews comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Terry Carr scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Richard Gill | 29-30 |
| 16:04 | Penn State | William Cartier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 5 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the floater from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it but misses | 29-33 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it in | 31-33 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-33 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Terry Carr pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | James Andrews connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 33-33 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Byron Weir drills a shot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Gregory Ford, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Timothy Jones | |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Byron Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Joseph Powers loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelal | 33-35 |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal hits the finger roll | 33-37 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bills - foul #2 on Raymond Bills, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 13:05 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:03 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Gregory Ford blocks the jumper by Raymond Bills | 36-39 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Dikembe Abdelal is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (C) Terry Carr, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Timothy Jones (C) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, William Smith | |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled on the floor by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (C) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Penn State | William McHalffey (PF) William Cartier | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Grainger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | George Brantley (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | George Brantley grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 11:03 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from William McHalffey | 36-41 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 10:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Timothy Jones | 36-41 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | The jump hook by Thurman Walters is blocked by Joseph Powers | 36-41 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Timothy Jones tips it in | 36-43 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | James Andrews knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Gill | 39-43 |
| 10:17 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Mauricio Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), William Cartier (PF), William Smith (C) George Brantley, William McHalffey, Timothy Jones | |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Byron Weir takes the ball from Mauricio Romano | 39-46 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Byron Weir slams it home | 39-48 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | James Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Joseph Powers (PF) Mauricio Romano, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (PG), Timothy Jones (C) Thurman Walters, William Smith | |
| 08:57 | Penn State | William Cartier misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Ford - foul #4 on Gregory Ford, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) James Andrews | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 08:57 | Penn State | William Cartier misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | William Cartier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Danny Grainger | 42-49 |
| 08:19 | Penn State | Timothy Jones's floater is tipped away by Joseph Powers | 42-49 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William Cartier | 42-49 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Timothy Jones knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Bills | 42-51 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the shot from the baseline set up by Richard Gill | 44-51 |
| 07:36 | Penn State | Raymond Bills misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Raymond Bills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Byron Weir (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Danny Grainger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-51 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Timothy Jones is whistled for a carry | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), James Andrews (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), George Brantley (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Raymond Bills, Dikembe Abdelal, Byron Weir, William Cartier, Timothy Jones | |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Louis Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by William Smith | 44-51 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | William McHalffey snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:19 | Penn State | William Smith clanks a turnaround from the left block | 44-51 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano drills a floater from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 05:40 | Penn State | Gregory Ford steps in front of the William Smith pass | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Danny Grainger (SG), Joseph Powers (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Cartier (PF), Timothy Jones (C) William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 04:56 | Penn State | Louis Thomas swats the shot by Franjo Zenor | 46-51 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Louis Thomas | 46-51 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Richard Gill double dribbles | 46-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) James Andrews | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF) George Brantley | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | William Cartier snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 03:58 | Penn State | Timothy Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Franjo Zenor - foul #2 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Cartier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Andrews | 47-51 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 50-51 |
| 02:47 | Penn State | Thurman Walters's pass is intercepted by James Andrews | 50-51 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | 3 seconds is called on Gregory Ford | 50-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on James Andrews - foul #2 on James Andrews, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 02:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | James Andrews buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 52-54 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | James Andrews comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 01:10 | Penn State | William Cartier misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-54 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | Gregory Ford swats the short shot by Timothy Jones | 54-54 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Jones - foul #1 on Timothy Jones, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Louis Thomas is called for the reach on Byron Weir - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Louis Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Louis Thomas is hacked by Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thurman Walters, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Terry Carr is fouled on the floor by Thurman Walters - foul #3 on Thurman Walters, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Timothy Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Penn State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 56-54 |