| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ivan Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Chris Mankin inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:55 | Virginia | Michael Mathews travels in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | John Mailloux steps in front of the Ivan Gray pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 39-27 |
| 19:17 | Virginia | Ralph Keen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ivan Gray | 39-27 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | James Baker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 19:10 | Virginia | Walter Smith snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 19:08 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is hacked by Arthur Burks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 18:51 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is alone and drills a floater from the left side | 39-29 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Chris Mankin is called for the reach on Arthur Burks - foul #1 on Chris Mankin, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG), Calvin Tsao (SF), John Purcell (C) Peter Jamar, Arthur Burks, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | Harold Bradsher (C) Walter Smith | |
| 18:21 | UNLV | John Purcell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | Virginia | John Mailloux pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Chris Mankin clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Pressman - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Eric Powell (PF) James Baker, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG) John Mailloux | |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Chris Mankin makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:05 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | John Purcell knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Powell | 41-30 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | John Purcell hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 17:22 | Virginia | Michael Mathews loses the ball out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF) William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | John Purcell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 43-30 |
| 17:03 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:01 | Virginia | Aaron Babb is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF), Ivan Gray (C) Eric Powell, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 16:44 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 16:43 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 16:25 | Virginia | Walter Smith hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Mathews | 43-32 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Harold Bradsher is called for the reach on Ivan Gray - foul #1 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Calvin Tsao (SF), John Purcell (C) Graham Cao, Peter Jamar, Arthur Burks, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Joel Lawrence (PF), Edward Irwin (C) Aaron Babb, Walter Smith, Harold Bradsher | |
| 16:04 | UNLV | William Capozzi hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 16:03 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:01 | Virginia | William Capozzi is called for the reach on John Mailloux in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Capozzi, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Keen (PF) Joel Lawrence | |
| 15:32 | Virginia | A charge is called on Michael Mathews - foul #1 on Michael Mathews, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Virginia | James Wheeler (SF) Stanley Anderson | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Tsao (fresh) PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wheeler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Ralph Keen swats the shot by William Capozzi | 43-32 |
| 15:22 | Virginia | James Wheeler gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:53 | Virginia | John Mailloux's floater is knocked away by John Purcell | 43-32 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | James Wheeler steals the ball from William Capozzi | 43-32 |
| 14:41 | Virginia | Michael Mathews lays it up and in on a great pass from James Wheeler | 43-34 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | William Capozzi comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 14:27 | Virginia | Edward Irwin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:08 | Virginia | John Mailloux can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by James Baker is blocked by Ralph Keen | 43-34 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | John Purcell pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | James Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Keen - foul #1 on Ralph Keen, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Ivan Gray (C) William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao, Eric Powell, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Walter Smith (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, John Mailloux, James Wheeler, Ralph Keen, Edward Irwin | |
| 13:44 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Ivan Gray is hacked by Harold Bradsher - foul #2 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) James Baker | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Ivan Gray splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane | 44-34 |
| 13:17 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:15 | Virginia | Aaron Babb's pass is intercepted by Peter Jamar in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Arthur Burks throws it down on a nice dish by Peter Jamar | 46-34 |
| 13:10 | Virginia | Arthur Burks steals the ball from Chris Mankin in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| 12:36 | Virginia | Walter Smith drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Lucas | 46-36 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Ivan Gray clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Peter Jamar grabs the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Michael Lucas is called for the reach on Graham Cao - foul #1 on Michael Lucas, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), John Mailloux (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF) Michael Lucas, Aaron Babb, Chris Mankin, Harold Bradsher | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 11:53 | Virginia | Walter Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), John Purcell (C) Graham Cao, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Ralph Keen (PF), Edward Irwin (C) Joel Lawrence, Walter Smith | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UNLV | John Mailloux is called for the reach on Peter Jamar - foul #1 on John Mailloux, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 11:23 | Virginia | Ralph Keen gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:02 | Virginia | John Mailloux scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stanley Anderson | 47-39 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ralph Keen - foul #2 on Ralph Keen, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF) John Mailloux, Stanley Anderson | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Ralph Keen is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Babb | 49-42 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | James Baker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 10:20 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:14 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | James Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Ivan Gray (C) James Baker, Peter Jamar, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, Ralph Keen, Edward Irwin | |
| 09:51 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Harold Bradsher - foul #3 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #9 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF), Walter Smith (PF) Chris Mankin, Joel Lawrence | |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:35 | Virginia | Aaron Babb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG) Aaron Babb | |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| 09:19 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 08:51 | Virginia | Eric Powell takes the ball from Michael Lucas | 50-44 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | William Capozzi is hacked by Walter Smith - foul #1 on Walter Smith, team foul #10 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF), John Purcell (C) Graham Cao, Eric Powell, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG), Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Edward Irwin (C) Michael Lucas, John Mailloux, Stanley Anderson, Walter Smith, Harold Bradsher | |
| 08:25 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | Aaron Babb misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | John Purcell evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range set up by Thomas Pressman | 54-44 |
| 07:31 | Virginia | Ralph Keen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | James Baker grabs the board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Capozzi (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Babb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Mankin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | James Baker comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Mathews - foul #2 on Michael Mathews, team foul #11 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Calvin Tsao (SF) William Capozzi, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Walter Smith (C) Aaron Babb, Chris Mankin, Edward Irwin | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:54 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 06:53 | Virginia | Ralph Keen gets the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:32 | Virginia | Michael Mathews misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 06:31 | Virginia | Michael Mathews grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 06:16 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-44 |
| 06:14 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson tips it home | 56-46 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Ralph Keen blocks the short jumper by John Purcell | 56-46 |
| 05:52 | Virginia | John Mailloux grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Peter Jamar - foul #2 on Peter Jamar, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Ivan Gray (C) James Baker, Calvin Tsao, Thomas Pressman, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Michael Mathews, Stanley Anderson, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 05:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux makes the 3rd free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Ivan Gray knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Eric Powell and he's hacked by Harold Bradsher - foul #4 on Harold Bradsher, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG) John Mailloux | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:24 | Virginia | Michael Lucas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Ivan Gray connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 61-49 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Michael Lucas loses the dribble to Graham Cao in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Ivan Gray jams it against the doubleteam set up by Graham Cao | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Chris Mankin connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Babb and he's hacked by Arthur Burks - foul #3 on Arthur Burks, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Mathews (PG) Michael Lucas | |
| 04:29 | Virginia | Chris Mankin misses the free throw | 63-51 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | Ivan Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Aaron Babb steps in front of the Ivan Gray pass | 63-51 |
| 04:04 | Virginia | Aaron Babb hits the finger roll | 63-53 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Aaron Babb doubles Ivan Gray and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Aaron Babb, team foul #13 | 63-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, Peter Jamar, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Virginia | John Mailloux (SG), Stanley Anderson (SF), Ralph Keen (PF), Edward Irwin (C) Aaron Babb, Chris Mankin, Joel Lawrence, Harold Bradsher | |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | Virginia | Michael Mathews scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Mailloux | 65-55 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Ivan Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Purcell (C) Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:23 | Virginia | Edward Irwin clanks a runner near the basket | 65-55 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | John Purcell pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Michael Mathews (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mailloux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Keen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Edward Irwin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Ralph Keen grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 02:47 | Virginia | Ralph Keen is wide open but clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 65-55 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | John Purcell gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Michael Mathews steps in front of the John Purcell pass | 65-55 |
| 02:35 | Virginia | John Mailloux blows the layup | 65-55 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Ivan Gray (C) James Baker, Calvin Tsao, Thomas Pressman, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Aaron Babb (SG), Chris Mankin (SF), Walter Smith (C) John Mailloux, Stanley Anderson, Edward Irwin | |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the dunk attempt | 65-55 |
| 02:12 | Virginia | Walter Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:08 | Virginia | Michael Mathews hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Aaron Babb | 65-57 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Eric Powell connects on the 3 from straight away | 68-57 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Michael Mathews is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Cao - foul #3 on Graham Cao, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Peter Jamar (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, William Capozzi, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Virginia | Stanley Anderson (SF), Joel Lawrence (PF), Harold Bradsher (C) Chris Mankin, Ralph Keen, Walter Smith | |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:48 | Virginia | Michael Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Ivan Gray knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Baker | 70-59 |
| 01:31 | Virginia | Stanley Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Michael Lucas (PG) Michael Mathews | |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the dunk attempt | 70-59 |
| 01:15 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arthur Burks - foul #4 on Arthur Burks, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:08 | Virginia | Joel Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:00 | Virginia | Harold Bradsher's layup is rejected by Arthur Burks | 70-59 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Ivan Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Michael Lucas is called for the reach on Ivan Gray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lucas, team foul #14 | 70-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SF), John Purcell (C) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | John Purcell snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | James Baker knocks in the shot from the right side set up by William Capozzi | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | James Baker is called for the reach on Michael Lucas in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #10 | 73-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) William Capozzi, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Michael Lucas misses the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:28 | Virginia | Michael Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Baker runs out the clock | 73-60 |