| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (fresh) SG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) SF - Scotty Harder (fresh) PF - Bobby Finley (fresh) C - Michael Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) SG - John Parker (fresh) SF - Donald Freeman (fresh) PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fresh) C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Matthew Palmer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | BYU | Donald Freeman makes the wide open floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Parker | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Bobby Finley misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | John Shah grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Michael Collins's pass is intercepted by Donald Freeman | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Freeman | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Matthew Palmer pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | BYU | Matthew Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | John Shah gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Scotty Harder can't connect on a floater from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Shah | 3-4 |
| 18:23 | BYU | Scotty Harder is called for the reach on Donald Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scotty Harder, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | BYU | Raymond Swanson is hacked by John Shah - foul #1 on John Shah, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | BYU | Matthew Palmer misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Michael Collins pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Donald Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | BYU | Donald Freeman is hacked by Scotty Harder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scotty Harder, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SF), Steven Jones (PF) Scotty Harder, Bobby Finley | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Frank Jordan (SF), Steve Nyberg (PF), Stephen Adams (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Donald Freeman, Curtis Loudermilk, Matthew Palmer | |
| 17:31 | BYU | Frank Jordan hits a turnaround from close range set up by Eric Robinson | 3-6 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Erwin Fletcher | 6-6 |
| 17:12 | BYU | Frank Jordan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF) Erwin Fletcher | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Michael Collins is fouled on the floor by Stephen Adams - foul #1 on Stephen Adams, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | John Shah knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Carroll Park | 9-6 |
| 16:29 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Carroll Park grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Shah and he's fouled by Frank Jordan - foul #1 on Frank Jordan, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Stephen Adams | |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:10 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 16:09 | BYU | Frank Jordan tips it back up and in | 12-8 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the driving attempt in the paint | 14-8 |
| 15:44 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (SG) Carroll Park | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG), Donald Freeman (SF), Matthew Palmer (C) Eric Robinson, Joseph Issa, Frank Jordan, Steve Nyberg | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Shah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Villagomez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Finley (fresh) C - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) SG - John Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | UNLV | John Shah knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-8 |
| 15:12 | BYU | John Shah steps in front of the Matthew Palmer pass | 17-8 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez lays it up and in set up by John Shah | 19-8 |
| 15:02 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Loudermilk | 19-10 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Freeman - foul #1 on Donald Freeman, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Jordan (PF), Stephen Adams (C) Curtis Loudermilk, Matthew Palmer | |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez misses the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 14:40 | BYU | Erwin Fletcher takes the ball from John Parker in the backcourt | 20-10 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 20-10 |
| 14:28 | BYU | Stephen Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 14:23 | BYU | Raymond Swanson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Donald Freeman | 20-12 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Stephen Adams takes the ball from Francis Windom | 20-12 |
| 13:35 | BYU | John Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 13:34 | BYU | Stephen Adams tips it back up and in | 20-14 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Villagomez | 23-14 |
| 13:27 | BYU | John Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carroll Park (SF), Bobby Finley (PF), Michael Collins (C) Billy Villagomez, Steven Jones, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Serna (PG), Eric Robinson (SG), Joseph Issa (SF), Steve Nyberg (PF), Matthew Palmer (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Donald Freeman, Frank Jordan, Stephen Adams | |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Bobby Finley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Palmer - foul #1 on Matthew Palmer, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Bobby Finley makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Bobby Finley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Bobby Finley grabs the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 12:49 | BYU | Gregory Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 12:44 | BYU | Eric Robinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Issa | 24-16 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Bobby Finley's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Nyberg | 24-16 |
| 12:27 | BYU | Eric Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 12:10 | BYU | Gregory Serna knocks in the jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Shah - foul #2 on John Shah, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF), Francis Windom (C) John Shah, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Jordan (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Eric Robinson, Steve Nyberg | |
| 12:10 | BYU | Gregory Serna makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Francis Windom is hacked by Gregory Serna - foul #1 on Gregory Serna, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Jones (PF) Bobby Finley | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG) Gregory Serna, Joseph Issa | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Steven Jones makes the shot from the left wing | 26-19 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Park (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Villagomez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Windom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Parker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Palmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | BYU | Francis Windom steals it from Matthew Palmer | 26-19 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Carroll Park | 28-19 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #5 | 28-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Francis Windom | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (SG), Donald Freeman (SF), Stephen Adams (C) John Parker, Frank Jordan, Matthew Palmer | |
| 11:06 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Carroll Park throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Serna (PG), Steve Nyberg (PF) Raymond Swanson, Curtis Loudermilk | |
| 10:22 | BYU | Stephen Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 10:16 | BYU | Donald Freeman snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 10:09 | BYU | Eric Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 10:08 | BYU | Donald Freeman snags the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 09:53 | BYU | Donald Freeman travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Frank Jordan (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Gregory Serna, Eric Robinson, Donald Freeman, Stephen Adams | |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Carroll Park hits the finger roll | 30-24 |
| 09:22 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Billy Villagomez - foul #1 on Billy Villagomez, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | John Parker (SG) Steve Nyberg | |
| 09:22 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 09:22 | BYU | Frank Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Carroll Park clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-25 |
| 09:05 | BYU | The rebound goes to Frank Jordan | 30-25 |
| 08:43 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Swanson | 30-27 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 08:24 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 08:21 | BYU | Raymond Swanson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Francis Windom | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Serna (PG), Donald Freeman (SF), Stephen Adams (C) Raymond Swanson, Joseph Issa, Frank Jordan | |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Billy Villagomez is blocked by Curtis Loudermilk | 30-27 |
| 07:49 | BYU | Stephen Adams pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Gregory Serna misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Erwin Fletcher - foul #1 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #7 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (SG), Steve Nyberg (PF) John Parker, Curtis Loudermilk | |
| 07:44 | BYU | Gregory Serna makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Gregory Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Gregory Serna misses the 3rd free throw | 30-29 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Eric Robinson steals it from Carroll Park | 30-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carroll Park (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Billy Villagomez (tired) 8 pts. PF - Bobby Finley (tiring) 1 pts. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gregory Serna (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Freeman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Nyberg (fresh) C - Stephen Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | BYU | Donald Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bobby Finley - foul #1 on Bobby Finley, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Francis Windom (C) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Issa (SG), Matthew Palmer (C) Gregory Serna, Stephen Adams | |
| 07:07 | BYU | Donald Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 07:07 | BYU | Donald Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Francis Windom | 30-29 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Francis Windom grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Parker (SG), Frank Jordan (SF) Joseph Issa, Donald Freeman | |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Carroll Park is called for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Jones (PF) Bobby Finley | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG) Steve Nyberg | |
| 05:58 | BYU | Frank Jordan's pass is intercepted by Steven Jones | 30-29 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Eric Robinson steals the ball from Erwin Fletcher | 30-29 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Erwin Fletcher is called for the reach on Raymond Swanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Shah (PG), Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:44 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Carroll Park comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Robinson - foul #1 on Eric Robinson, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Finley (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Serna (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Steve Nyberg (PF), Stephen Adams (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Eric Robinson, Matthew Palmer | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:17 | BYU | Stephen Adams is fouled in the backcourt by John Shah - foul #3 on John Shah, team foul #10 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scotty Harder (PG) John Shah | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:17 | BYU | Stephen Adams misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:17 | BYU | Stephen Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Carroll Park misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Bobby Finley snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the fadeaway from the right side | 34-31 |
| 04:35 | BYU | Stephen Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Scotty Harder grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Carroll Park makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 04:11 | BYU | Carroll Park picks off the pass by Stephen Adams in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Carroll Park clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 03:57 | BYU | Stephen Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 03:52 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Scotty Harder | 36-31 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Scotty Harder misses the shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 03:35 | BYU | Frank Jordan pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 03:29 | BYU | Stephen Adams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stephen Adams, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (SG), Steven Jones (PF), Francis Windom (C) Billy Villagomez, Bobby Finley, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG), Eric Robinson (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF), Matthew Palmer (C) Gregory Serna, Joseph Issa, Frank Jordan, Steve Nyberg, Stephen Adams | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Scotty Harder (fairly fresh) SG - Erwin Fletcher (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carroll Park (tired) 11 pts. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Windom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Matthew Palmer | 36-31 |
| 03:16 | BYU | Matthew Palmer snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 03:09 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk lays it up and in set up by Raymond Swanson | 36-33 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Carroll Park's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Loudermilk | 36-33 |
| 02:51 | BYU | Matthew Palmer snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 02:47 | BYU | John Parker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Steven Jones drills a turnaround from the right block | 38-33 |
| 02:07 | BYU | Matthew Palmer misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 02:05 | BYU | Raymond Swanson snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 01:41 | BYU | Scotty Harder steals it from Eric Robinson | 38-33 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Carroll Park lays it up and in on a great pass from Scotty Harder | 40-33 |
| 01:10 | BYU | Raymond Swanson misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 01:09 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk tips it in | 40-35 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Carroll Park's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Eric Robinson | 40-35 |
| 00:56 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 00:39 | BYU | Eric Robinson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Curtis Loudermilk and he's fouled by Erwin Fletcher - foul #3 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #11 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billy Villagomez (SF), Bobby Finley (PF), Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher, Steven Jones, Francis Windom | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Issa (SG), Donald Freeman (SF), Frank Jordan (PF), Stephen Adams (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Curtis Loudermilk, Matthew Palmer | |
| 00:39 | BYU | Eric Robinson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Bobby Finley loses the dribble to Stephen Adams | 40-38 |
| 00:19 | BYU | Michael Collins takes the ball from Joseph Issa in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Billy Villagomez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Bobby Finley tips it in | 42-38 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Donald Freeman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 42-38 |