| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Doud (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Joshua Doud inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 21-31 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Mark Welch drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Davis | 23-31 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Darin Trombly is alone and drills a jumper in the lane set up by Joshua Doud | 23-33 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | James Mills lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #3 on Joshua Doud, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | James Mills misses the free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Richard Walker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 25-33 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Mills | 28-33 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses short on a runner near the basket | 28-33 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Mills | 28-33 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | James Mills drills a floater near the basket | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Walker | 30-35 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | David Davis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 32-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Darin Trombly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UConn | Richard Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 15:41 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | James Mills hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 32-35 |
| 15:12 | UConn | Darin Trombly gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Richard Walker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Doud | 32-38 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | David Davis connects on the floater from close range | 34-38 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon clanks a jumper from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 13:50 | UConn | Darin Trombly gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Bey | 34-40 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #4 on Joshua Doud, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG), Robert Palazzolo (PF), Eugene Gabor (C) Richard Walker, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is whistled for a carry | 34-40 |
| 12:31 | UConn | Eugene Gabor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's layup is rejected by Robert Palazzolo | 34-40 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Eugene Gabor gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (tiring) 4 ast. SF - Joshua Doud (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe connects on the shot from the right block set up by Matthew Fox | 36-42 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Eugene Gabor clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Osterberger - foul #4 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Blackmon (C) Kevin Bey | |
| 10:40 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Eugene Gabor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Mills misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Daniel Blackmon - foul #1 on Daniel Blackmon, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF) Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (SG), Darin Trombly (PF) Eugene Gabor, Robert Palazzolo | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Woodrow Scribner and he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:57 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is whistled for a carry | 38-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG) Robert Hockett | |
| 09:15 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 38-47 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Darin Trombly tips it home | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is hacked by Darin Trombly - foul #3 on Darin Trombly, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Matthew Fox loses the dribble to Darin Trombly | 38-49 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Richard Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 38-51 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is fouled on the floor by Joshua Doud - foul #5 on Joshua Doud, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF) Joshua Doud, Darin Trombly | |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's pass is intercepted by Kevin Bey | 38-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mills (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo lays it in on a great pass from Richard Walker | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Fox and he's hacked by Kevin Bey - foul #2 on Kevin Bey, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (PG) Richard Walker | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Robert Palazzolo | |
| 07:04 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 07:04 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Woodrow Scribner - foul #1 on Woodrow Scribner, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:22 | UConn | David Davis steps in front of the Kevin Bey pass | 43-54 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger lays it in on a great pass from David Davis | 45-54 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-54 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the floater from close range | 47-54 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon can't tip it in | 47-54 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | James Mills's floater is tipped away by Darin Trombly | 47-54 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG) Robert Hockett | |
| 04:11 | UConn | Richard Walker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Brian Thorpe (PF) David Davis, James Mills | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Bey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Richard Walker is whistled for traveling | 47-54 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Bey - foul #3 on Kevin Bey, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG) Kevin Bey | |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:47 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Bey (SG) Robert Hockett | |
| 02:34 | UConn | Brian Thorpe is called for the reach on Woodrow Scribner - foul #2 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Osterberger - foul #5 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Bey - foul #4 on Kevin Bey, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:37 | UConn | Kevin Bey misses the floater from the right side | 50-55 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | David Davis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Brian Thorpe steals it from Kevin Bey | 53-55 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a shot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Richard Walker snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:09 | UConn | Richard Walker is hacked by David Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner is hacked by James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | The jump hook by Mark Welch is blocked by Darin Trombly | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon grabs the board | 53-55 |