| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - George Smathers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 6 reb. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher inbounds the ball | 56-22 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-22 |
| 19:48 | St. John's | James Rollo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-22 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | Stephen Kay clanks a jumper from the right side | 56-22 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | James Blackstock pulls down the rebound | 56-22 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 56-22 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Robert Christian snags the defensive board | 56-22 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | George Smathers is fouled on the floor by Dustin Lee - foul #2 on Dustin Lee, team foul #1 | 56-22 |
| 18:43 | St. John's | Donald Depuy scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 56-24 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-24 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the board | 56-24 |
| 18:12 | St. John's | Donald Depuy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-24 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Dennis Moore snags the defensive board | 56-24 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Stephen Kay is called for the reach on James Blackstock - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #1 | 56-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Jason Miller (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-24 |
| 17:34 | St. John's | James Rollo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-24 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on Jason Miller - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #2 | 56-24 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-24 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-24 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the lay-in | 56-24 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 56-24 |
| 16:54 | St. John's | George Smathers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Kay | 56-26 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Robert Burch slams it home | 58-26 |
| 16:21 | St. John's | George Smathers drills a runner near the basket | 58-28 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-28 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Robert Burch tips it home | 60-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leif Dominowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tiring) SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | St. John's | James Rollo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-28 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marvin Wilson | 60-28 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Burch and he's fouled by Donald Depuy - foul #3 on Donald Depuy, team foul #3 | 62-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the free throw | 63-28 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | James Blackstock steals the ball from Stephen Kay in the backcourt | 63-28 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Dennis Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-28 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the offensive board | 63-28 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure's pass is intercepted by Donald Depuy | 63-28 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Donald Depuy travels with the ball | 63-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure double dribbles | 63-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (PF) Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:49 | St. John's | Donald Depuy loses the dribble to Dennis Moore | 63-28 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Dennis Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-28 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Lee | 63-28 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Dennis Moore connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-28 |
| 13:01 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is fouled on the floor by James Blackstock - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #2 | 66-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Dikembe Azure (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:44 | St. John's | James Rollo connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Depuy | 66-30 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Robert Burch buries a driving attempt in the paint | 68-30 |
| 12:28 | St. John's | Irvin Wellborn takes the ball from Robert Christian in the backcourt | 68-30 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Robert Burch jams it on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 70-30 |
| 12:24 | St. John's | James Rollo is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #3 | 70-30 |
| 11:57 | St. John's | George Smathers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 70-30 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 70-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (tired) SF - George Smathers (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Depuy (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure is fouled on the floor by Donald Depuy - foul #4 on Donald Depuy, team foul #4 | 70-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF) Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-30 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Donald Depuy gets the rebound | 70-30 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | George Smathers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-30 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 70-30 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-30 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 70-30 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the fadeaway from the right side | 70-32 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Akim Zercher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-32 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 70-32 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Stephen Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Dustin Lee can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Donald Depuy - foul #5 on Donald Depuy, team foul #5 | 70-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-32 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 71-32 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 71-32 |
| 09:55 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-32 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 71-32 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | James Blackstock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-32 |
| 09:21 | St. John's | George Smathers is hacked by Jason Miller - foul #2 on Jason Miller, team foul #4 | 71-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:59 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-32 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Jason Miller snags the defensive board | 71-32 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Dustin Lee's floater is tipped away by James Rollo | 71-32 |
| 08:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Robin Williams | 71-32 |
| 08:35 | St. John's | Stephen Kay scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-34 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn clanks a turnaround from the left block | 71-34 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Dustin Lee tips it back up and in | 73-34 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | Stephen Kay hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-34 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn gets the rebound | 73-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (very tired) SF - George Smathers (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (tired) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Robert Christian is called for the reach on Kevin Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #6 | 73-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Marvin Wilson (C) James Blackstock, Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn, Jason Miller, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits a 3 from the right corner | 76-34 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | 3 seconds is called on Stephen Kay | 76-34 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-34 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure tips it in | 78-34 |
| 06:35 | St. John's | James Rollo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (SF), Irvin Wellborn (C) Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Dennis Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Burch | 81-34 |
| 05:55 | St. John's | The jumper by Stephen Kay is denied by Irvin Wellborn | 81-34 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Irvin Wellborn | 81-34 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #2 on Robert Christian, team foul #7 | 81-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 1st free throw | 82-34 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 83-34 |
| 05:25 | St. John's | James Rollo buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Kay | 83-36 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Dennis Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF) Dennis Moore, Leif Dominowski, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Stephen Kay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Marvin Wilson (PF) James Blackstock, Dikembe Azure | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Robert Burch clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Kay - foul #3 on Stephen Kay, team foul #8 | 83-36 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 83-36 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 84-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:07 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 84-36 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson gets the rebound | 84-36 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson buries a jumper from the right block | 86-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Akim Zercher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (very tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Christian (very tired) SF - George Smathers (very tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Rollo (very tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Robin Williams (tired) | |
| 03:41 | St. John's | Dustin Lee takes the ball from Robin Williams | 86-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson buries a jumper from the right wing | 88-36 |
| 03:26 | St. John's | George Smathers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Leif Dominowski (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Irvin Wellborn (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Akim Zercher, Marvin Wilson, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Dennis Moore scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Blackstock | 91-36 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 91-36 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski grabs the board | 91-36 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Smathers - foul #5 on George Smathers, team foul #9 | 91-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Leif Dominowski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Parmelee (SF) George Smathers | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the 1st free throw | 91-36 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Blackstock makes the 2nd free throw | 92-36 |
| 02:26 | St. John's | James Rollo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 92-36 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 92-36 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the shot from the right block | 92-36 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the defensive board | 92-36 |
| 01:58 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 92-36 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Jason Miller snags the defensive board | 92-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James Blackstock scores on a runner from the right block set up by Dennis Moore and he's fouled by Stephen Kay - foul #4 on Stephen Kay, team foul #10 | 94-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Irvin Wellborn, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the free throw | 94-36 |
| 01:50 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 94-36 |
| 01:40 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 94-36 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 94-36 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by Steven Parmelee - foul #1 on Steven Parmelee, team foul #11 | 94-36 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 95-36 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses the 2nd free throw | 95-36 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure pulls down the offensive rebound | 95-36 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Robin Williams takes the ball from Akim Zercher | 95-36 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Dustin Lee swats the layup by James Rollo | 95-36 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Dustin Lee gets the rebound | 95-36 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 95-36 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Akim Zercher gets the offensive rebound | 95-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Dustin Lee is called for traveling | 95-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | St. John's | Stephen Kay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 95-36 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the offensive rebound | 95-36 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | James Rollo hits a floater from the free throw line | 95-38 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Blackstock runs out the clock | 95-38 |