| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) SG - Keith Brower (fresh) SF - Bryan Hills (fresh) PF - Joel Wyse (fresh) C - Roderick Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) C - Jason Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Jason Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Eberle - foul #1 on John Eberle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Colorado State | Irvin Wellborn steals it from Roderick Britton | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Robert Burch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 0-4 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton's pass is intercepted by Robert Burch | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Burch | 0-6 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | Marvin Wilson is called for the reach on Bryan Hills - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Marvin Wilson - foul #2 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dustin Lee (PF) Marvin Wilson | |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Jason Miller comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Jason Miller tips it back up and in | 2-8 |
| 18:02 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Robert Burch can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 17:55 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:53 | Colorado State | Keith Brower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Willett (SG), Edward Prince (SF), William Wentz (PF), Paul Kuhn (C) Keith Brower, Bryan Hills, Joel Wyse, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Irvin Wellborn, Jason Miller | |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Dustin Lee clanks a runner from the left block | 2-8 |
| 17:46 | Colorado State | William Wentz grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 17:41 | Colorado State | John Eberle hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-8 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 17:29 | Colorado State | John Eberle pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:27 | Colorado State | Edward Prince throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG) John Eberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (C) Dustin Lee | |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Paul Kuhn picks off the pass by Jason Miller | 2-8 |
| 17:09 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Stokes - foul #1 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 16:50 | Colorado State | Keith Brower's pass is intercepted by Jason Miller | 2-8 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | King Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bryan Hills (SF), John Beard (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Keith Brower, William Wentz, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 16:42 | Colorado State | Gary Meyer is called for the reach on Edward Prince in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Meyer, team foul #4 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) Gary Meyer | |
| 16:21 | Colorado State | John Beard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses long on a floater from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn is hacked by Edward Prince - foul #1 on Edward Prince, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Keith Brower (SG), Joel Wyse (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Milton Willett, John Beard, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG) Robert Burch | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) SG - Keith Brower (fresh) SF - Bryan Hills (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Wyse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Meyer (fresh) SG - Sean Paull (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Lee (fairly fresh) C - Jason Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Sean Paull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Sean Paull | |
| 15:23 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 15:22 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 15:15 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Roderick Britton | 5-8 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Jason Miller is hacked by Roderick Britton - foul #1 on Roderick Britton, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Wentz (PF), Paul Kuhn (C) Joel Wyse, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Joseph Clark, Irvin Wellborn, Jason Miller | |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Robert Burch grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | William Wentz steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 5-8 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 14:02 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:47 | Colorado State | Dustin Lee swats the short shot by Keith Brower | 5-8 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Dustin Lee pulls down the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Robert Cook can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Bryan Hills | 5-8 |
| 13:38 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Milton Willett (SF), John Beard (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) John Eberle, Bryan Hills, William Wentz, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (PF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Kevin Stokes, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Dustin Lee | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by King Steiner and the foul's on Keith Brower - foul #1 on Keith Brower, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG) Keith Brower | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:17 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | King Steiner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-10 |
| 13:08 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 12:43 | Colorado State | John Beard travels with the ball | 5-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joel Wyse (PF), Roderick Britton (C) John Beard, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Dustin Lee (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Jason Miller | |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose's layup is rejected by Joel Wyse | 5-10 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the floater from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse banks in the wide open layup set up by Edward Prince | 7-12 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Wellborn and the foul's on Joel Wyse - foul #1 on Joel Wyse, team foul #5 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Keith Brower (SG), William Wentz (SF), John Beard (PF) Philip Zamzam, Milton Willett, Edward Prince, Joel Wyse | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (C) Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:46 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) SG - Keith Brower (fairly fresh) SF - William Wentz (fresh) PF - John Beard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Cook (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Keith Brower knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wentz | 10-14 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Keith Brower is called for the reach on Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Keith Brower, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bryan Hills (SF), Paul Kuhn (C) Keith Brower, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | John Eberle steals the ball from Jason Miller | 10-14 |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills throws it down on a great pass from John Eberle | 12-14 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Wentz - foul #1 on William Wentz, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Bryan Hills | 12-15 |
| 10:49 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 12-15 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | William Wentz is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Robert Cook pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Robert Cook scores on a runner from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 09:57 | Colorado State | William Wentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG), Milton Willett (SG), Edward Prince (SF), Joel Wyse (PF), Roderick Britton (C) John Eberle, William Wentz, Bryan Hills, John Beard, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Jason Miller | |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't finish the layup | 12-17 |
| 09:44 | Colorado State | Milton Willett pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:36 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-17 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-17 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Roderick Britton takes the ball from Irvin Wellborn | 12-17 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton blows the dunk | 12-17 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Robert Burch grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch can't tip it in | 12-17 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose tips it in | 12-19 |
| 08:39 | Colorado State | Edward Prince connects on the jumper from the right side | 14-19 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee is fouled on the floor by Joel Wyse - foul #2 on Joel Wyse, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Bryan Hills (SF), William Wentz (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Philip Zamzam, Edward Prince, Joel Wyse, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SG), Jason Miller (C) Kevin Stokes, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | Milton Willett scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Hills | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-21 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Robert Burch pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Bryan Hills - foul #1 on Bryan Hills, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Beard (PF), Paul Kuhn (C) William Wentz, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SG) Robert Burch, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Milton Willett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Hills (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Beard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Paull (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) PF - Dustin Lee (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jason Miller (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Colorado State | John Eberle is hacked by King Steiner - foul #1 on King Steiner, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG) John Eberle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (PF) Jason Miller | |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Gary Meyer clanks a shot from the left side | 16-23 |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | Milton Willett snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 07:07 | Colorado State | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Paul Kuhn - foul #1 on Dustin Lee, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Sean Paull, Gary Meyer, Dustin Lee | |
| 06:47 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-23 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | King Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), William Wentz (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Edward Prince, John Beard, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes | |
| 06:35 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills misses long on a floater from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 06:34 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby snags the offensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:17 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills is fouled on the floor by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roderick Britton (C) Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PF), Jason Miller (C) Virgil Vanhoose, Robert Cook | |
| 06:17 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:17 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Clark and he's fouled by Bryan Hills - foul #2 on Bryan Hills, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SF) Bryan Hills | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| 06:07 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is fouled in the backcourt by Irvin Wellborn - foul #1 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #8 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Irvin Wellborn | |
| 06:07 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:07 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Sean Paull knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Burch | 22-28 |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Edward Prince drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Wentz | 25-28 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Edward Prince steals the ball from Jason Miller | 25-28 |
| 05:06 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Prince, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG), John Beard (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) John Eberle, Edward Prince, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Jason Miller | |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Dustin Lee banks in the layup set up by Kevin Stokes | 25-30 |
| 04:52 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-30 |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Milton Willett snags the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 04:36 | Colorado State | Dustin Lee picks off the pass by William Wentz | 25-30 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson is fouled on the floor by Philip Zamzam - foul #1 on Philip Zamzam, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn (C) Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Robert Cook (C) King Steiner, Dustin Lee | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Beard - foul #1 on John Beard, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Keith Brower (SG), Bryan Hills (SF), Joel Wyse (PF) Philip Zamzam, Milton Willett, William Wentz, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) Kevin Stokes | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:47 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Eberle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Hills (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joel Wyse (fresh) 7 pts. C - Paul Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Meyer (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joel Wyse | 27-33 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Bryan Hills steals the ball from Robert Burch | 27-33 |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | John Eberle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SF), Roderick Britton (C) Bryan Hills, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Irvin Wellborn, Robert Cook | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Roderick Britton - foul #2 on Roderick Britton, team foul #14 | 27-33 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Robert Burch steals the ball from Keith Brower in the backcourt | 27-35 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Sean Paull lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Burch | 27-37 |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | Gary Meyer steps in front of the John Eberle pass in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Roderick Britton blocks the short jumper by Robert Burch | 27-37 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Joel Wyse denies the turnaround by Gary Meyer | 27-37 |
| 02:34 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 02:32 | Colorado State | Sean Paull is called for the reach on Keith Brower in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Paull, team foul #9 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Philip Zamzam (PG), John Beard (PF) John Eberle, Joel Wyse | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG) Robert Burch, Gary Meyer | |
| 02:32 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:32 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the finger roll | 29-39 |
| 02:14 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is hacked by Kevin Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #10 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby (C) Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Dustin Lee (C) Kevin Stokes, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 02:14 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:14 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | King Steiner can't finish the layup | 30-39 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Joseph Clark tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 01:58 | Colorado State | Keith Brower can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Dustin Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dustin Lee, team foul #11 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bryan Hills (SF), Joel Wyse (PF) Edward Prince, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF) Sean Paull | |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Joseph Clark steals it from Philip Zamzam in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Joseph Clark lays it up and in | 30-43 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Joel Wyse comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 30-43 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Joseph Clark drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by King Steiner | 30-46 |
| 01:02 | Colorado State | Bryan Hills can't connect on a shot from the right side | 30-46 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Joel Wyse takes the ball from King Steiner | 30-46 |
| 00:54 | Colorado State | Marvin Wilson steps in front of the Philip Zamzam pass in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn jams it on a great pass from King Steiner | 30-48 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Brower, team foul #15 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Eberle (PG), Edward Prince (SG), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Philip Zamzam, Keith Brower, Joel Wyse, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Irvin Wellborn, Marvin Wilson, Dustin Lee | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Eberle - foul #2 on John Eberle, team foul #16 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Willett (SF) Bryan Hills | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Gary Meyer | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Prince, team foul #17 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bryan Hills (SF) Edward Prince | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 30-50 |