| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Mark Hill inbounds the ball | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Tommy Dale is called for the reach on Mark Hill - foul #2 on Tommy Dale, team foul #1 | 50-38 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 19:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 19:29 | UMass | Joel Eaves loses the dribble to Kevin Weeks | 50-38 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Mark Hill hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Kevin Weeks | 52-38 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| 18:52 | UMass | Terrance Masterson is called for traveling | 52-38 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Mark Hill is fouled on the floor by Joel Eaves - foul #1 on Joel Eaves, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Frank McCoy blows the layup but he's fouled by Joel Eaves - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Frank McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Frank McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 18:31 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 18:26 | UMass | Austin Leigh hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 53-41 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks drills a 3 from straight away | 56-41 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Terrance Masterson connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Kevin Weeks - foul #3 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Kevin Weeks, Mark Hill, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| 17:54 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 17:54 | UMass | Ronald Tober gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 17:42 | UMass | Terrance Masterson's floater is knocked away by Benjamin Oden | 56-43 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Troy Cummings | 56-43 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Adolph Singer is fouled on the floor by Austin Leigh - foul #2 on Austin Leigh, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Joe Denney (C) Brent Graham, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Mayo (C) Mark Sullivan, Terrance Masterson | |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Joel Eaves takes the ball from Willie Wilson | 56-43 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Ronald Tober clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Scarborough - foul #2 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Joel Eaves | |
| 17:25 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 17:25 | UMass | Ronald Tober makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-45 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | The jump hook by Joe Denney is blocked by Walter Hill | 56-45 |
| 16:22 | UMass | Luis Bruhn snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 16:18 | UMass | Ronald Tober can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Joe Denney gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Adolph Singer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Tober - foul #1 on Ronald Tober, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Troy Cummings, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Adolph Singer makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 16:05 | UMass | Tommy Dale snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UMass | Tommy Dale hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 57-45 |
| 15:40 | UMass | Terrance Masterson tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Frank McCoy clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 57-47 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Frank McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden loses the dribble to Mark Sullivan | 57-47 |
| 15:08 | UMass | Tommy Dale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG) Adolph Singer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Brent Graham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Sullivan - foul #2 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Joel Eaves swats the layup by Frank McCoy | 58-47 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Frank McCoy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Mark Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joe Denney (C) Mark Hill, Frank McCoy, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Kenneth Mayo (PF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 13:57 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 13:57 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 13:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to Walter Hill | 58-49 |
| 13:27 | UMass | Walter Hill comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Scarborough | 58-49 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | A charge is called on Brent Graham - foul #1 on Brent Graham, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Brent Graham | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan | |
| 12:41 | UMass | Ronald Tober comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 58-49 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is fouled on the floor by Tommy Dale - foul #3 on Tommy Dale, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Robert Scarborough, Troy Cummings, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Kenneth Mayo, Walter Hill | |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:35 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Tommy Dale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 12:15 | UMass | Austin Leigh grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 12:06 | UMass | Austin Leigh clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Frank McCoy grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | The jumper by Mark Hill is denied by Joel Eaves | 59-49 |
| 11:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joel Eaves | 59-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Tober (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UMass | Austin Leigh comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG) Kevin Weeks | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF) Ronald Tober, Tommy Dale | |
| 11:39 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:39 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Frank McCoy is whistled for traveling | 59-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG) Willie Wilson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 11:10 | UMass | Terrance Masterson blows the layup | 59-51 |
| 11:09 | UMass | Terrance Masterson tips it home | 59-53 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Austin Leigh steals the ball from Mark Hill | 59-53 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Brent Graham - foul #2 on Brent Graham, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joe Denney (C) Mark Hill, Frank McCoy, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Rodney Mize (SF), Walter Hill (C) Austin Leigh, Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 10:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:42 | UMass | Luis Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough lays it in on a nice dish by Adolph Singer and he's fouled by Kenneth Mayo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG) Adolph Singer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Luis Bruhn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Brent Graham snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough misses the dunk | 61-55 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Kenneth Mayo steps in front of the Troy Cummings pass | 61-55 |
| 09:41 | UMass | Walter Hill makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Mark Sullivan | 61-57 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Luis Bruhn - foul #2 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Brent Graham | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Tommy Dale (SF), Joel Eaves (PF) Luis Bruhn, Rodney Mize, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 3rd free throw | 62-57 |
| 09:24 | UMass | Joel Eaves pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Mark Sullivan is hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #4 on Willie Wilson, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Prince (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Troy Cummings, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | UMass | Terrance Masterson (C) Walter Hill | |
| 08:58 | UMass | Mark Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Mark Hill grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden can't finish the layup | 62-58 |
| 08:48 | UMass | Joel Eaves grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 08:34 | UMass | Terrance Masterson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Frank McCoy | 62-58 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Gordon Prince hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 08:14 | UMass | Joel Eaves gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 08:06 | UMass | Austin Leigh buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 62-60 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Mark Hill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joel Eaves - foul #3 on Joel Eaves, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Joe Denney (PF) Kevin Weeks, Gordon Prince, Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Luis Bruhn (SG) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joel Eaves comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Hill - foul #2 on Mark Hill, team foul #9 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF) Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | Kenneth Mayo (SF) Tommy Dale | |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:32 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 07:23 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 07:18 | UMass | Ronald Tober clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Joe Denney snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Kenneth Mayo denies the turnaround by Frank McCoy | 63-62 |
| 06:54 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:29 | UMass | Joel Eaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Adolph Singer, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Walter Hill (C) Joel Eaves, Terrance Masterson | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 06:13 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:56 | UMass | Kenneth Mayo clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-62 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Hill | 63-62 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 05:36 | UMass | The rebound goes to Luis Bruhn | 63-62 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh is hacked by Troy Cummings - foul #2 on Troy Cummings, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF) Brent Graham, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | UMass | Mark Sullivan (SG), Tommy Dale (SF), Bill Moore (C) Luis Bruhn, Ronald Tober, Kenneth Mayo | |
| 05:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:16 | UMass | Austin Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden buries a floater from close range | 65-64 |
| 04:38 | UMass | Tommy Dale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF), Joe Denney (C) Troy Cummings, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | Joel Eaves (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Walter Hill, Bill Moore | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Scarborough | 68-64 |
| 04:22 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrance Masterson | 68-66 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Frank McCoy connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Scarborough | 70-66 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Willie Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Scarborough | 73-66 |
| 03:29 | UMass | Terrance Masterson's fadeaway is rejected by Frank McCoy | 73-66 |
| 03:28 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Austin Leigh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tommy Dale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Tommy Dale drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joel Eaves | 73-68 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Mark Sullivan steals it from Robert Scarborough | 73-68 |
| 02:49 | UMass | Mark Sullivan lays it in | 73-70 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Willie Wilson, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Brent Graham is hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #4 on Joel Eaves, team foul #11 | 73-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG) Austin Leigh | |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Tommy Dale comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Mark Hill - foul #3 on Mark Hill, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Troy Cummings (PF) Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:05 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Tommy Dale makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden banks in the layup | 76-72 |
| 01:45 | UMass | Terrance Masterson drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Tommy Dale | 76-74 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 01:18 | UMass | Terrance Masterson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Eaves | 78-76 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks buries a 3 from the right corner | 81-76 |
| 00:38 | UMass | Terrance Masterson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Tober | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Ronald Tober is called for the reach on Kevin Weeks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Tober, team foul #12 | 81-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG) Ronald Tober | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UMass | Mark Hill takes the ball from Joel Eaves | 83-78 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Austin Leigh is called for the reach on Kevin Weeks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Austin Leigh, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Willie Wilson (SG), Joe Denney (C) Brent Graham, Frank McCoy, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:21 | UMass | Austin Leigh misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-78 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Hill | 85-78 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Adolph Singer | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sullivan - foul #3 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #14 | 85-78 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Willie Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:08 | UMass | Austin Leigh buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tommy Dale | 87-81 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Austin Leigh is called for the reach on Willie Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Austin Leigh, team foul #15 | 87-81 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Willie Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the defensive board | 88-81 |
| 00:02 | UMass | Austin Leigh travels with the ball | 88-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks runs out the clock | 88-81 |