| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) PF - Johnny Lynch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Indiana | Fred Eason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart | |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 19:16 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:49 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Wiens | 28-29 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | John Harvey misses long on a shot from the left side | 28-29 |
| 18:32 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 18:07 | Indiana | Fred Eason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 30-29 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Beadles | 30-29 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:08 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Johnny Lynch | 30-29 |
| 16:46 | Indiana | Melvin Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 16:45 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 16:44 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch gets the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:20 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Simmons (SF), Earl Crawford (C) Thomas Wiens, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Eric Smith | 30-31 |
| 15:40 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Arthur Knight clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Arthur Knight hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 14:52 | Indiana | Steven Simmons connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Lynch | 36-33 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Charles Stewart buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 36-35 |
| 14:08 | Indiana | Joseph Monteiro is called for the reach on Johnny Lynch - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Melvin Jones (C) Fred Eason, Steven Simmons, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 13:50 | Indiana | Melvin Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 39-35 |
| 13:33 | Indiana | Melvin Jones grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Melvin Jones is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Melvin Jones, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 12:30 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Melvin Jones is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #3 on Melvin Jones, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (SG), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Stephen Clark, Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Wiens - foul #2 on Thomas Wiens, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:24 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger is hacked by Melvin Jones - foul #4 on Melvin Jones, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Crawford (C) Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Charles Stewart buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 39-42 |
| 10:23 | Indiana | Fred Eason knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Crawford | 42-42 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Thomas Wiens steals the ball from Charles Stewart | 42-42 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Earl Crawford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Simmons (SF), Johnny Lynch (PF) Thomas Wiens, Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:32 | Indiana | Steven Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:14 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch is fouled on the floor by Arthur Knight - foul #3 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (SG) Fred Eason | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 08:55 | Indiana | Charles Stewart picks off the pass by Virgil Coppedge | 44-42 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Stephen Clark - foul #3 on Stephen Clark, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:30 | Indiana | Charles Stewart steps in front of the Johnny Lynch pass | 44-45 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight banks in the layup set up by Charles Stewart | 44-47 |
| 08:07 | Indiana | Steven Simmons's pass is intercepted by Charles Stewart | 44-47 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Monteiro | 44-47 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Charles Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Arthur Knight comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds tips it in | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Earl Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 06:37 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:16 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the dribble to Johnny Lynch | 47-49 |
| 05:47 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Eric Smith grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Eason (SG), Thomas Wiens (SF), Melvin Jones (C) Stephen Clark, Steven Simmons, Earl Crawford | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 05:30 | UNLV | John Harvey knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 47-51 |
| 05:11 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | John Harvey's pass is intercepted by Johnny Lynch | 47-51 |
| 04:36 | Indiana | Fred Eason makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-51 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Arthur Knight hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Albert Harshbarger | 50-53 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wiens | 53-53 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Lynch - foul #2 on Johnny Lynch, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stephen Clark (PG), Steven Hutchinson (PF) Virgil Coppedge, Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:34 | Indiana | Melvin Jones gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Melvin Jones loses the dribble to Albert Harshbarger | 53-53 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Thomas Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:59 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge (PG) Stephen Clark | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Virgil Coppedge (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eason (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (SF) John Harvey, Paul Beadles | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Thomas Wiens steals it from Albert Harshbarger | 53-53 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Fred Eason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:05 | Indiana | Melvin Jones gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:47 | Indiana | Fred Eason scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Charles Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Jones - foul #5 on Melvin Jones, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Lynch (PF), Earl Crawford (C) Steven Hutchinson, Melvin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:58 | Indiana | Fred Eason buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Virgil Coppedge | 58-55 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Steven Hutchinson (PF) Johnny Lynch | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Knight - foul #4 on Arthur Knight, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is fouled on the floor by Arthur Knight - foul #5 on Arthur Knight, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Earl Crawford is fouled on the floor by Albert Harshbarger - foul #3 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is fouled on the floor by Todd Reynolds - foul #1 on Todd Reynolds, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Steven Hutchinson - foul #1 on Steven Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Lynch (PF) Steven Hutchinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch is hacked by John Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:21 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | John Harvey is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lynch - foul #3 on Johnny Lynch, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | John Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | Indiana | Earl Crawford grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Todd Reynolds is called for the reach on Earl Crawford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Reynolds, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Gordon (SF) Thomas Wiens | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Earl Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | Indiana | Earl Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Johnny Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:06 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge is hacked by John Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Harvey, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:05 | Indiana | Virgil Coppedge makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |