| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Fang Yen (fresh) SF - John Wheeler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - Russell Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Russell Branch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Roberts | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Fang Yen is denied by Mark Price | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Mark Price hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Colorado State | John Roberts connects on the 3 from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | Colorado State | Russell Branch gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Abe Hamilton (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Fang Yen, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 17:09 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the wide open jumper from the right block set up by Danny Grainger and he's fouled by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG) Abe Hamilton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 16:08 | Colorado State | John Rusk's floater is tipped away by James Andrews | 5-3 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Danny Grainger pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Joseph Brennan steals the ball from Danny Grainger in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Fang Yen | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Rusk (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Terry Carr (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | James Foster is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is called for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG) Terry Carr | |
| 14:59 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Mark Price connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Jeffrey Graham and he's hacked by John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) John Wheeler, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:15 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 13:57 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:34 | Colorado State | John Roberts connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Rusk | 13-6 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry Carr - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Abe Hamilton (SG), John Wheeler (PF) John Roberts, John Rusk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Terry Carr, James Andrews | |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is hacked by Abe Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abe Hamilton, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (C) Gregory Ford | |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the fadeaway in the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier hits the follow up shot | 15-10 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 17-10 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Danny Grainger loses the dribble to Abe Hamilton in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Abe Hamilton hits the finger roll | 19-10 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Brennan - foul #1 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #6 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, Abe Hamilton, John Wheeler, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), James Andrews (C) Mauricio Romano, Arthur Russ | |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 19-11 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Fang Yen clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Dikembe Abke is called for the reach on James Andrews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:54 | Colorado State | John Rusk pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Price - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Gordon Baker, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Rusk (tiring) 1 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:07 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 11:05 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Graham | 20-12 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham lays it in | 20-14 |
| 10:22 | Colorado State | James Andrews steals the ball from John Rusk | 20-14 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Joseph Brennan is called for the reach on Terry Carr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #8 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Abe Hamilton (SG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), James Andrews (PF) Terry Carr, Wayne Dozier | |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | Russell Branch grabs the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | John Wheeler lays it in | 23-16 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 08:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses long on an open shot from the left block | 23-18 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Russell Branch tips it but misses | 23-18 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | James Andrews misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-18 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 23-18 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 23-18 |
| 08:13 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker buries a shot from the baseline set up by John Roberts out of the doubleteam | 25-18 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Gordon Baker is called for the reach on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Gordon Baker, team foul #9 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), John Rusk (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Abe Hamilton, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger, Arthur Russ | |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:57 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:35 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Fang Yen, team foul #10 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Fang Yen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Rusk (tiring) 1 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Andrews (tiring) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Dikembe Abke is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #11 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Russell Branch (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk is hacked by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| 06:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:53 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | James Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 06:34 | Colorado State | Mark Price steps in front of the John Wheeler pass | 26-20 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the finger roll set up by Mark Price | 26-22 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on John Rusk - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, John Wheeler, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 26-22 |
| 05:56 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:33 | Colorado State | Arthur Russ swats the short shot by John Rusk | 26-22 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Arthur Russ is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF) John Rusk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Terry Carr, Mark Price | |
| 04:49 | Colorado State | Fang Yen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Foster | 29-22 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 04:24 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fang Yen | 29-22 |
| 04:01 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger steals it from Fang Yen | 29-22 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Grainger | 29-24 |
| 03:31 | Colorado State | Fang Yen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wheeler (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Russ (tiring) | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Joseph Brennan is called for the reach on Mauricio Romano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Arthur Russ | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 29-25 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Mark Price doubles John Roberts and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Mark Price, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Terry Carr buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 02:23 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the floater from the left side set up by Gordon Baker | 33-28 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Terry Carr, Mark Price | |
| 02:04 | Colorado State | John Roberts jams it against the doubleteam on a nice dish by Gordon Baker | 35-28 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses badly on a shot from close range | 35-28 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it home | 35-30 |
| 01:16 | Colorado State | Wayne Dozier is called for the reach on Gordon Baker - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Fang Yen, John Rusk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), James Andrews (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| 01:16 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 01:16 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | John Roberts picks off the pass by Mark Price in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 01:13 | Colorado State | John Roberts lays it up and in | 39-30 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | James Foster steals it from Mark Price in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-30 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Roberts | 41-30 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Mark Price misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-30 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 41-30 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #12 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (PG), Abe Hamilton (SG), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Mark Price, Arthur Russ | |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:04 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a halfcourt shot | 43-30 |