| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Church (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Erwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Otto Corl (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Gros (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | James Andrews is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Gill | 33-28 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Andrew Gros knocks in the shot from the left block | 33-30 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | James Andrews drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Carr | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Utah | James Church is called for traveling | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Terry Carr scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 37-30 |
| 18:18 | Utah | Danny Grainger takes the ball from Robert Terry | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 37-30 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 17:32 | Utah | The rebound goes to James Church | 37-30 |
| 17:17 | Utah | Michael Erwin is called for traveling | 37-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Ackerman (PG), Lance Kerley (SG), William Johnson (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF), Jared Cameron (C) James Church, Michael Erwin, Otto Corl, Andrew Gros, Robert Terry | |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Carr | 40-30 |
| 16:42 | Utah | Joseph Powers denies the turnaround by Jared Cameron | 40-30 |
| 16:40 | Utah | Antonio Fabela tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Terry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Louis Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Grainger | 43-30 |
| 15:54 | Utah | Jared Cameron hits a jumper from close range set up by Antonio Fabela | 43-32 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Mark Ackerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lance Kerley (fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Antonio Fabela (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Joseph Powers misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jared Cameron - foul #1 on Jared Cameron, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (PG), Otto Corl (SF), Andrew Gros (PF), Robert Terry (C) Lance Kerley, William Johnson, Antonio Fabela, Jared Cameron | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Joseph Powers misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Joseph Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 15:27 | Utah | Robert Terry pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:14 | Utah | James Church misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Richard Gill loses the ball out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Erwin (SG) Mark Ackerman | |
| 14:38 | Utah | Robert Terry misses the floater from the left side | 43-32 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Michael Erwin hits the follow up shot | 43-34 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mauricio Romano | 45-34 |
| 13:57 | Utah | Robert Terry misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Utah | Lance Kerley (PG), William Johnson (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF) James Church, Otto Corl, Andrew Gros | |
| 13:57 | Utah | Robert Terry makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | Utah | Robert Terry misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Louis Thomas snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 13:33 | Utah | The rebound goes to Antonio Fabela | 45-35 |
| 13:25 | Utah | Lance Kerley is whistled for a carry | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Ackerman (PG) Michael Erwin | |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Danny Grainger loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 13:07 | Utah | Robert Terry scores on a jumper in the paint set up by William Johnson | 45-37 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Lance Kerley is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #2 on Lance Kerley, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), James Andrews (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (PG), Otto Corl (SF), Andrew Gros (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Lance Kerley, William Johnson, Antonio Fabela, Robert Terry | |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Andrews and the foul's on Jared Cameron - foul #2 on Jared Cameron, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:23 | Utah | Danny Grainger steals the ball from Jared Cameron | 49-37 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Terry Carr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Erwin (SG) Mark Ackerman | |
| 12:06 | Utah | James Church connects on the shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 11:51 | Utah | James Church works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Erwin | 49-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Church (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Erwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otto Corl (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Gros (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | James Church is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #1 on James Church, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), Louis Thomas (PF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Ackerman (PG), Lance Kerley (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF), Robert Terry (C) James Church, Otto Corl, Andrew Gros, Jared Cameron | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lance Kerley - foul #3 on Lance Kerley, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Utah | William Johnson (SF) Michael Erwin | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:59 | Utah | Mauricio Romano takes the ball from Mark Ackerman | 50-42 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Robert Terry steps in front of the James Andrews pass in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| 10:32 | Utah | Louis Thomas denies the turnaround by William Johnson | 50-42 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Mauricio Romano, James Andrews, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (PG), Michael Erwin (SG), Otto Corl (SF), Andrew Gros (PF) Mark Ackerman, Lance Kerley, William Johnson, Antonio Fabela | |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:42 | Utah | Michael Erwin is fouled on the floor by Terry Carr - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Jared Cameron (C) Robert Terry | |
| 09:34 | Utah | Jared Cameron misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 09:32 | Utah | Otto Corl tips it but misses | 51-42 |
| 09:30 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Cameron | 51-42 |
| 09:11 | Utah | Jared Cameron blows the layup | 51-42 |
| 09:09 | Utah | Otto Corl grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 08:56 | Utah | James Church evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Joseph Powers grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 51-42 |
| 08:38 | Utah | Andrew Gros snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 08:22 | Utah | Andrew Gros misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 08:21 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Cameron | 51-42 |
| 08:11 | Utah | Andrew Gros scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Church | 51-44 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Jared Cameron blocks the short jumper by Terry Carr | 51-44 |
| 07:50 | Utah | Andrew Gros gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Ford (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Church (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otto Corl (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Gros (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Utah | Andrew Gros misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), James Andrews (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Ackerman (PG), Lance Kerley (SG), William Johnson (SF), Robert Terry (C) James Church, Michael Erwin, Otto Corl, Jared Cameron | |
| 07:41 | Utah | Andrew Gros misses the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:41 | Utah | Andrew Gros makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | James Andrews can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-45 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't tip it in | 51-45 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Louis Thomas tips it in | 53-45 |
| 06:55 | Utah | Louis Thomas takes the ball from Andrew Gros after a doubleteam | 53-45 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Gregory Ford's pass is intercepted by Robert Terry | 53-45 |
| 06:11 | Utah | Louis Thomas swats the layup by Robert Terry | 53-45 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Andrews | 53-45 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Mark Ackerman picks off the pass by James Andrews in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 05:46 | Utah | Andrew Gros is fouled on the floor by Terry Carr as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Terry Carr, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Terry Carr, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Utah | James Church (PG), Otto Corl (SF), Antonio Fabela (PF) Lance Kerley, William Johnson, Andrew Gros | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 05:33 | Utah | Gregory Ford swats the short shot by James Church | 53-45 |
| 05:32 | Utah | Robert Terry tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Otto Corl picks off the pass by Mauricio Romano | 53-47 |
| 05:08 | Utah | Otto Corl banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 04:10 | Utah | Robert Terry gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:46 | Utah | James Church clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Andrews (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregory Ford (tired) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Church (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Ackerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Otto Corl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Fabela (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Terry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 03:12 | Utah | James Church loses the dribble to Mauricio Romano in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 02:54 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Erwin (SG), Andrew Gros (PF), Jared Cameron (C) Mark Ackerman, Antonio Fabela, Robert Terry | |
| 02:29 | Utah | James Church works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-49 |
| 02:04 | Utah | Michael Erwin gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:47 | Utah | James Church drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Erwin | 57-52 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Louis Thomas, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Terry (C) Jared Cameron | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Andrew Gros - foul #1 on Andrew Gros, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:07 | Utah | James Church works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Andrews | 59-52 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | James Church picks off the pass by Terry Carr in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 00:47 | Utah | Michael Erwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is fouled in the backcourt by James Church - foul #2 on James Church, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:45 | Utah | Andrew Gros grabs the board | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Utah | James Church makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Otto Corl | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | James Church is called for the reach on Gregory Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Church, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:34 | Utah | Andrew Gros grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:28 | Utah | Otto Corl is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:24 | Utah | Michael Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is hacked by James Church in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Church, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Michael Erwin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 00:14 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Gros | 60-55 |
| 00:10 | Utah | James Church splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Erwin | 60-58 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | James Andrews is hacked by Michael Erwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Erwin, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:03 | Utah | James Church is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Gregory Ford runs out the clock | 62-58 |