| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Albert Baker (fresh) SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Terry Carr (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Colorado State | John Wheeler connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Baker | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses short on a jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Colorado State | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Colorado State | John Wheeler tips it home | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Gill | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Dingbang Mang, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | James Andrews comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Danny Grainger tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Richard Gill comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger takes the ball from Albert Baker | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Richard Gill blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Colorado State | Richard Gill steals it from Dingbang Mang | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Albert Baker steals it from Danny Grainger in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the contested floater near the basket on a great pass from John Wheeler and he's hacked by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Clinton Holder (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 17:00 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder tips it back up and in | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:02 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder grabs the board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SG - Fang Yen (fresh) SF - Dingbang Mang (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Holder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Fang Yen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Fang Yen | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang knocks in the floater near the basket | 10-7 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clinton Holder - foul #1 on Clinton Holder, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, Dingbang Mang, Clinton Holder, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Louis Thomas, Joseph Powers | |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:53 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | James Andrews misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | John Rusk grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | Colorado State | John Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Albert Baker | 13-9 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Albert Baker steps in front of the James Andrews pass in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:48 | Colorado State | Albert Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Roberts | 16-9 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a floater from the left side | 16-10 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Richard Gill hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Louis Thomas snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Joseph Brennan is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dingbang Mang (SF) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Louis Thomas, Gregory Ford | |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Joseph Brennan - foul #2 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Dingbang Mang, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Richard Gill | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | James Andrews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Clinton Holder - foul #2 on Clinton Holder, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang (SF) Clinton Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:46 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Mang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Colorado State | John Roberts is hacked by Terry Carr - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #2 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) James Andrews | |
| 11:20 | Colorado State | Terry Carr takes the ball from John Roberts | 16-12 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke is hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Albert Baker, Dingbang Mang, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Gregory Ford | |
| 10:50 | Colorado State | John Roberts clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Joseph Powers grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Louis Thomas is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), James Andrews (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Carr - foul #2 on Terry Carr, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Terry Carr | |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Rusk, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Louis Thomas | |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | Richard Gill steals the ball from Fang Yen | 18-14 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 09:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Fang Yen and he's fouled by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (PF) James Andrews | |
| 09:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Gregory Ford's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Abke | 21-17 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | John Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Joseph Powers gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | John Wheeler is called for the reach on Joseph Powers in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Gregory Ford | |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Joseph Powers misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:35 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 21-17 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dingbang Mang | 24-17 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | John Roberts picks off the pass by Danny Grainger in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 07:55 | Colorado State | Albert Baker slams it home set up by John Roberts | 26-17 |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Mang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Colorado State | John Roberts is hacked by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Albert Baker, Dingbang Mang, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | John Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | James Andrews is fouled on the floor by Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Clinton Holder (SF) John Roberts, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 06:37 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the dunk | 26-17 |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Clinton Holder | 26-17 |
| 06:04 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Fang Yen | 28-17 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the easy layup | 28-17 |
| 05:35 | Colorado State | Fang Yen pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 05:30 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder can't connect on a runner from close range | 28-17 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 28-17 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James Andrews hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Gill | 28-20 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-20 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | James Andrews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-20 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Richard Gill gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Richard Gill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-20 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Louis Thomas tips it home | 31-22 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder blows the layup but he's hacked by James Andrews - foul #2 on James Andrews, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, Louis Thomas, Gregory Ford | |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Clinton Holder steals it from Mauricio Romano in the backcourt | 33-22 |
| 03:33 | Colorado State | John Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled in the backcourt by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang (SF) Clinton Holder | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 03:22 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the offensive board | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (tiring) 3 pts. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is denied on a dunk by Joseph Powers | 36-24 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang is fouled on the floor by Terry Carr - foul #3 on Terry Carr, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, James Andrews | |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Richard Gill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SG) Albert Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Joseph Powers | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #10 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) Dingbang Mang | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 01:13 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from John Roberts | 40-25 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is denied on a layup by James Foster | 40-25 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 40-25 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger swats the dunk try by John Wheeler | 40-25 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | James Foster gets the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | The clock runs out | 40-25 |