| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | John Wheeler clanks a runner in the paint | 28-42 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Dingbang Mang | 28-42 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot in the paint | 28-42 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the easy layup | 28-42 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | James Andrews tips it in | 30-42 |
| 18:55 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger steals it from John Wheeler | 30-42 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 18:34 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-42 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Terry Carr scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Ford | 32-42 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | John Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Baker | 32-45 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Terry Carr is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Terry Carr, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Dingbang Mang, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | Mauricio Romano is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:15 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Louis Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| 16:39 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 32-45 |
| 16:37 | Colorado State | John Rusk tips it home | 32-47 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 32-47 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Danny Grainger tips it in | 34-47 |
| 15:58 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Brennan | 34-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clinton Holder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano travels with the ball | 34-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Louis Thomas, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, Clinton Holder, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| 15:37 | Colorado State | John Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-49 |
| 15:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke tips it in | 34-51 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | James Andrews clanks a shot in the lane | 34-51 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 14:59 | Colorado State | Gregory Ford steals the ball from John Roberts | 34-51 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Richard Gill buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Mauricio Romano | 36-51 |
| 14:22 | Colorado State | John Wheeler lays it in set up by John Roberts | 36-53 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano travels in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang comes up short on the runner from the right block | 36-53 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Albert Baker tips it home | 36-55 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Terry Carr is whistled for traveling | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (C) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Dingbang Mang, John Wheeler | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Richard Gill is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #2 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Richard Gill, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) James Foster | |
| 12:50 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke travels with the ball | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Clinton Holder | |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-55 |
| 12:23 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Romano - foul #2 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Dingbang Mang (SF), John Wheeler (PF) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, John Rusk | |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Richard Gill loses the dribble to John Roberts in the backcourt | 36-55 |
| 11:25 | Colorado State | James Foster double dribbles | 36-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG) John Roberts | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Richard Gill's fadeaway is rejected by Dingbang Mang | 36-55 |
| 11:04 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:40 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Baker | 36-58 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 10:02 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Dingbang Mang | 39-60 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-60 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 09:23 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #5 | 39-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Mauricio Romano, James Andrews, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Clinton Holder (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Albert Baker, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| 09:23 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 09:23 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang makes the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-62 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the offensive board | 39-62 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-62 |
| 08:37 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder gets the rebound | 39-62 |
| 08:12 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Clinton Holder, team foul #1 | 39-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), John Rusk (C) Dingbang Mang, Dikembe Abke | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | James Andrews comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Clinton Holder - foul #2 on Clinton Holder, team foul #2 | 39-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) Clinton Holder | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 39-62 |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 39-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-62 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 39-62 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Terry Carr is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #3 | 39-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) James Andrews, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF), John Wheeler (PF), James Foster (C) Fang Yen, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Gordon Baker is called for the reach on Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Gordon Baker, team foul #4 | 39-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) Joseph Brennan | |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-62 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the follow up shot | 41-62 |
| 06:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Baker out of a doubleteam | 41-64 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #6 | 41-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), James Andrews (PF) Mauricio Romano, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, Gordon Baker, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Gregory Ford, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (C) Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang (SF) Dikembe Abke | |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Richard Gill hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-66 |
| 04:22 | Colorado State | Dingbang Mang connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-68 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Fang Yen steals the ball from Richard Gill in the backcourt | 44-68 |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | Fang Yen's pass is intercepted by Danny Grainger | 44-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Mang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clinton Holder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Richard Gill connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-68 |
| 03:14 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a 3 from straight away | 46-71 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | James Andrews banks in the layup | 48-71 |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger swats the layup by John Rusk | 48-71 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | James Andrews loses the ball out of bounds | 48-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Albert Baker (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, Dingbang Mang, Clinton Holder, John Rusk | |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | John Roberts can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 01:52 | Colorado State | Albert Baker snags the offensive board | 48-71 |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-71 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Louis Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-71 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Gordon Baker steals it from Mauricio Romano | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Wheeler | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Louis Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it but misses | 48-73 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts runs out the clock | 48-73 |