| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Simmons (fresh) SG - Nigel Porche (fresh) SF - Lynn Ward (fresh) PF - John Smail (fresh) C - William Dejesus (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on John Smail - foul #1 on John Smail, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 3rd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Utah | James Simmons is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Utah | William Dejesus snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:35 | Utah | William Dejesus hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Adolfo Martinez - foul #1 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Utah | William Dejesus makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | James Simmons steps in front of the James Blackstock pass | 3-3 |
| 18:14 | Utah | James Simmons is hacked by Akim Zercher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Utah | Lynn Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Utah | Lynn Ward tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Akim Zercher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Utah | James Simmons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Lynn Ward tips it home | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Dennis Moore knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Utah | Lynn Ward misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | Utah | Akim Zercher is called for the reach on Lynn Ward - foul #2 on Akim Zercher, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Utah | Vincente Esposito (C) William Dejesus | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) SG - Leif Dominowski (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Drazen Choinski (fresh) C - Dustin Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Simmons (fairly fresh) SG - Nigel Porche (fairly fresh) SF - Lynn Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smail (fairly fresh) C - Vincente Esposito (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Utah | James Simmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Robert Burch is denied on a dunk by John Smail | 10-7 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Dustin Lee gets the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Nigel Porche - foul #1 on Nigel Porche, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:21 | Utah | Vincente Esposito grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 15:05 | Utah | John Smail lays it in on a great pass from James Simmons | 12-9 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Vincente Esposito is called for the reach on Dustin Lee - foul #1 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 14:28 | Utah | Lynn Ward is hacked by Robert Burch - foul #1 on Robert Burch, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (SG), Jason Miller (PF) Leif Dominowski, Drazen Choinski | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG) James Simmons | |
| 14:12 | Utah | Vincente Esposito's pass is intercepted by Jason Miller | 15-9 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nigel Porche - foul #2 on Nigel Porche, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Adolfo Martinez (C) Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Utah | James Simmons (PG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) Nigel Porche, Lynn Ward | |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:46 | Utah | Vincente Esposito grabs the board | 16-9 |
| 13:44 | Utah | Larry Soules's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Larry Soules is called for the reach on Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Larry Soules, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (PF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Utah | William Dejesus (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses long on a shot from the right side | 16-9 |
| 13:24 | Utah | Vincente Esposito gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:22 | Utah | Larry Soules is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Soules, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Nigel Porche (SG) Larry Soules | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | Utah | Vincente Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Utah | James Simmons misses the dunk but he's fouled by Jason Miller - foul #1 on Jason Miller, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Utah | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:12 | Utah | James Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jason Miller | 16-10 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the turnaround from the baseline | 18-10 |
| 12:31 | Utah | James Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson snags the defensive board | 18-10 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Drazen Choinski | 20-10 |
| 12:03 | Utah | James Blackstock steals it from Nigel Porche | 20-10 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Marvin Wilson, Drazen Choinski, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Utah | Lynn Ward (SF) William Dejesus | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leif Dominowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Simmons (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nigel Porche (fairly fresh) SF - Lynn Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smail (tiring) 2 pts. C - Vincente Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Utah | John Smail misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-10 |
| 11:24 | Utah | Lynn Ward misses the tip | 20-10 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Robert Burch is hacked by James Simmons - foul #1 on James Simmons, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | William Dejesus (C) Vincente Esposito | |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:17 | Utah | Lynn Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 10:59 | Utah | William Dejesus misses the turnaround in the paint | 20-10 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the jump hook from the right block | 22-10 |
| 10:34 | Utah | John Smail misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski gets the rebound | 22-10 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Smail - foul #2 on John Smail, team foul #8 | 22-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dustin Lee (C) Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Utah | Vincente Esposito (PF) John Smail | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 1st free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-10 |
| 09:59 | Utah | James Simmons is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lynn Ward and he's hacked by Dustin Lee - foul #1 on Dustin Lee, team foul #7 | 24-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Marvin Wilson (SF) Robert Burch, Leif Dominowski, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) Lynn Ward | |
| 09:59 | Utah | James Simmons makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 26-13 |
| 09:24 | Utah | William Dejesus is denied on a dunk by Dustin Lee | 26-13 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 26-13 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Dennis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (PF) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 09:15 | Utah | James Blackstock steps in front of the Nigel Porche pass in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 28-13 |
| 08:51 | Utah | Nigel Porche comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-13 |
| 08:50 | Utah | William Dejesus gets the offensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 08:34 | Utah | Nigel Porche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-13 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Drazen Choinski | 28-13 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Blackstock | 31-13 |
| 07:47 | Utah | Drazen Choinski is called for the reach on James Simmons - foul #1 on Drazen Choinski, team foul #8 | 31-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) James Blackstock, Marvin Wilson, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Utah | Lynn Ward (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 07:47 | Utah | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 31-14 |
| 07:47 | Utah | James Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 31-14 |
| 07:47 | Utah | Vincente Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fresh) C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Simmons (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nigel Porche (tiring) SF - Lynn Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vincente Esposito (tiring) 5 reb. C - William Dejesus (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Utah | James Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-14 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Robert Burch grabs the defensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Dennis Moore scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Burch | 33-14 |
| 07:09 | Utah | Lynn Ward is hacked by Jason Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Miller, team foul #9 | 33-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF) Dennis Moore, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (SG) Nigel Porche | |
| 07:09 | Utah | Lynn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 07:09 | Utah | Lynn Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Robert Burch throws it down set up by Leif Dominowski | 35-16 |
| 06:27 | Utah | William Dejesus can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leif Dominowski - foul #1 on Leif Dominowski, team foul #10 | 35-16 |
| 06:27 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-16 |
| 06:27 | Utah | William Dejesus misses the 1st free throw | 35-16 |
| 06:27 | Utah | William Dejesus misses the 2nd free throw | 35-16 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Adolfo Martinez | 35-16 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Lynn Ward - foul #1 on Lynn Ward, team foul #9 | 35-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Drazen Choinski (PF) Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | Utah | Nigel Porche (SG) Larry Soules | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-16 |
| 05:49 | Utah | Nigel Porche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn is fouled on the floor by Vincente Esposito - foul #2 on Vincente Esposito, team foul #10 | 37-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Smail (PF) Vincente Esposito | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 38-16 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-16 |
| 05:24 | Utah | James Simmons's pass is intercepted by James Blackstock in the backcourt | 39-16 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-16 |
| 05:14 | Utah | William Dejesus snags the defensive board | 39-16 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Irvin Wellborn is called for the reach on Lynn Ward - foul #1 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #11 | 39-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dikembe Azure (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) Nigel Porche | |
| 04:45 | Utah | Lynn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 39-17 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Lynn Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 39-17 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 39-17 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Robert Burch can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Simmons - foul #2 on James Simmons, team foul #11 | 39-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (SF) Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG), Nigel Porche (SG) James Simmons, Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 40-17 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-17 |
| 04:34 | Utah | Robert Burch steps in front of the William Dejesus pass in the backcourt | 41-17 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the dunk attempt | 41-17 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the offensive board | 41-17 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Larry Soules - foul #3 on Larry Soules, team foul #12 | 41-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) Lynn Ward | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 42-17 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-17 |
| 04:24 | Utah | Dikembe Abdulmateen loses the dribble to Robert Burch in the backcourt | 43-17 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Robert Burch lays it in | 45-17 |
| 04:04 | Utah | Robert Burch takes the ball from William Dejesus | 45-17 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Dennis Moore banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Burch | 47-17 |
| 03:35 | Utah | William Dejesus misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-17 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 47-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Larry Soules (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Nigel Porche (tiring) SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) PF - John Smail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Dejesus (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-17 |
| 03:27 | Utah | John Smail pulls down the rebound | 47-17 |
| 03:22 | Utah | Larry Soules misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #12 | 47-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Marvin Wilson, Dikembe Azure, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | Utah | Lynn Ward (SF), Vincente Esposito (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, William Dejesus | |
| 03:22 | Utah | Larry Soules makes the 1st free throw | 47-18 |
| 03:22 | Utah | Larry Soules makes the 2nd free throw | 47-19 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Akim Zercher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-19 |
| 02:45 | Utah | Lynn Ward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Adolfo Martinez - foul #2 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #13 | 50-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | James Simmons (PG) Larry Soules | |
| 02:45 | Utah | Lynn Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-20 |
| 02:45 | Utah | Lynn Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-21 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Akim Zercher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-21 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez snags the offensive board | 50-21 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock blows the layup but he's fouled by James Simmons - foul #3 on James Simmons, team foul #13 | 50-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG) James Simmons | |
| 02:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 1st free throw | 50-21 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-21 |
| 01:54 | Utah | Lynn Ward can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-21 |
| 01:52 | Utah | John Smail pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-21 |
| 01:33 | Utah | Lynn Ward loses the dribble to Dustin Lee | 51-21 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-21 |
| 01:22 | Utah | John Smail pulls down the rebound | 51-21 |
| 01:19 | Utah | Larry Soules loses the dribble to Akim Zercher in the backcourt | 51-21 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | John Smail is called for the reach on Dustin Lee - foul #3 on John Smail, team foul #14 | 51-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF) James Blackstock, Leif Dominowski, Akim Zercher, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), William Dejesus (C) Lynn Ward, John Smail | |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses the 1st free throw | 51-21 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-21 |
| 00:45 | Utah | William Dejesus drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Nigel Porche | 52-23 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Dennis Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-23 |
| 00:27 | Utah | Vincente Esposito grabs the board | 52-23 |
| 00:00 | Utah | William Dejesus misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-23 |