| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jack Legg (fresh) SG - Eddie Witham (fresh) SF - Charles Countryman (fresh) PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Arthur Russ wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Arthur Russ knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden banks in the wide open layup | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Arthur Russ loses the dribble to Charles Countryman | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman dunks the ball | 4-2 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the runner in the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:59 | Wyoming | Arthur Russ steals the ball from Travis McSpadden | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Floyd Trumble - foul #1 on Floyd Trumble, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier | |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Arthur Russ loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Viktor Kalinowski (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) Jack Legg, Travis McSpadden, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Arthur Russ | |
| 16:47 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Avery (SF) Charles Countryman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG) Terry Carr | |
| 16:47 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:47 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is fouled on the floor by Eddie Witham - foul #1 on Eddie Witham, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (SG) Eddie Witham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 16:24 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:05 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | James Andrews pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) SG - Mathew Silvia (fresh) SF - Jay Avery (fresh) PF - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) C - Terrance Daulton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:22 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:05 | Wyoming | Gregory Ford is called for the reach on Viktor Kalinowski - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jack Legg (PG), Eddie Witham (SG), Charles Countryman (SF), Travis McSpadden (PF), Floyd Trumble (C) Donald McFadden, Mathew Silvia, Jay Avery, Viktor Kalinowski, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 14:48 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:26 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Terry Carr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mauricio Romano | 6-8 |
| 13:34 | Wyoming | Mauricio Romano steals it from Charles Countryman | 6-8 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano jams it | 6-10 |
| 13:09 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses the jump hook in the lane | 6-10 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 6-10 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Terry Carr clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-10 |
| 12:53 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 12:24 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Jay Avery (SF), Terrance Daulton (C) Jack Legg, Charles Countryman, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Mark Price, Arthur Russ, Wayne Dozier | |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is hacked by Terrance Daulton - foul #1 on Terrance Daulton, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski (PF) Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| 11:29 | Wyoming | Jay Avery makes the fadeaway in the lane | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) SG - Eddie Witham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) C - Terrance Daulton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 11:12 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Viktor Kalinowski | 8-10 |
| 10:48 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Viktor Kalinowski steals the ball from James Andrews | 8-10 |
| 10:26 | Wyoming | The pull-up jumper by Donald McFadden is blocked by Gregory Ford | 8-10 |
| 10:25 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Terrance Daulton takes the ball from Joshua Houghton | 10-10 |
| 09:44 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-10 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | James Andrews is fouled on the floor by Donald McFadden - foul #1 on Donald McFadden, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jack Legg (PG), Mathew Silvia (SG), Charles Countryman (SF), Travis McSpadden (PF), Floyd Trumble (C) Donald McFadden, Eddie Witham, Jay Avery, Viktor Kalinowski, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Terry Carr comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Trumble - foul #2 on Floyd Trumble, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton (C) Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:13 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-12 |
| 09:12 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:00 | Wyoming | Terry Carr takes the ball from Terrance Daulton | 10-12 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the finger roll | 10-14 |
| 08:28 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-14 |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 08:10 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Legg | 12-14 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Charles Countryman - foul #1 on Charles Countryman, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eddie Witham (SG), Viktor Kalinowski (C) Mathew Silvia, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), James Andrews (PF) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Arthur Russ | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | James Andrews hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jack Legg - foul #1 on Jack Legg, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Mark Price, Wayne Dozier | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 07:30 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jack Legg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Witham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Countryman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Gregory Ford blows the dunk but he's fouled by Travis McSpadden - foul #1 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Mathew Silvia (SG), Jay Avery (SF) Jack Legg, Charles Countryman, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Gregory Ford travels with the ball | 12-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble (C) Mathew Silvia | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:09 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham is fouled on the floor by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (C) Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford | |
| 05:42 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Mark Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jack Legg (PG), Mathew Silvia (SG), Charles Countryman (SF), Travis McSpadden (PF) Donald McFadden, Eddie Witham, Jay Avery, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Arthur Russ (PF) Jeffrey Graham, James Andrews | |
| 05:08 | Wyoming | Mauricio Romano steals it from Travis McSpadden | 15-16 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 04:23 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman drills a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eddie Witham (SG) Mathew Silvia | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier | |
| 04:23 | Wyoming | Charles Countryman makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Terry Carr drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jeffrey Graham | 18-21 |
| 03:44 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden blows the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Terrance Daulton (C) Jack Legg, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Arthur Russ | |
| 03:44 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 03:44 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Graham | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Witham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Countryman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis McSpadden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrance Daulton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Avery (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF) Charles Countryman, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Wayne Dozier (C) Jeffrey Graham, Gregory Ford | |
| 02:41 | UNLV | James Andrews hits the finger roll set up by Mauricio Romano | 20-25 |
| 02:15 | Wyoming | James Andrews is called for the reach on Viktor Kalinowski - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jack Legg (PG), Floyd Trumble (C) Donald McFadden, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), Arthur Russ (PF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews | |
| 02:00 | Wyoming | Mark Price steals it from Viktor Kalinowski | 20-25 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Arthur Russ is hacked by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #1 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (SG) Eddie Witham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 01:29 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Viktor Kalinowski | 23-27 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier tips it in | 23-29 |
| 00:52 | Wyoming | Jay Avery is hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Eddie Witham (SG), Travis McSpadden (PF) Mathew Silvia, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ, Wayne Dozier | |
| 00:52 | Wyoming | Jay Avery misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Houghton | 23-31 |
| 00:16 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden is fouled on the floor by James Andrews - foul #2 on James Andrews, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Charles Countryman (SF) Jack Legg, Jay Avery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price | |
| 00:16 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:16 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the jumper in the paint | 25-31 |