| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Price (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | James Price inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Curtis Schwartz | 40-28 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Schwartz - foul #1 on Curtis Schwartz, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Joey Lashbrook - foul #2 on Joey Lashbrook, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:28 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz travels in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Steven Morrison | 41-33 |
| 17:48 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams's floater is tipped away by George Phair | 41-33 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 41-33 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 16:51 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Williams | 44-38 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Giczewski | 44-41 |
| 16:25 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Price | 46-41 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is hacked by Curtis Schwartz - foul #2 on Curtis Schwartz, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Donald Banas (SG) Joey Lashbrook, Curtis Schwartz | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | James Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marco Hanson (PF) Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Marco Hanson (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Colorado State | George Phair picks off the pass by Marco Hanson | 46-41 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Boyer | 46-43 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG), Adam Caperton (SF), Gary Adames (C) Donald Banas, James Price, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:07 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:00 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Carlson | 46-43 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:49 | Colorado State | Louis Curry snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz's fadeaway is rejected by John Carlson | 46-43 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Marco Hanson is called for the reach on Emmanuel Liu - foul #2 on Marco Hanson, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Steven Morrison (PF) Louis Curry, Marco Hanson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu | |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski banks in the layup set up by James Haynes and the foul's on Joey Lashbrook - foul #3 on Joey Lashbrook, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Williams (C) Gary Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | Timothy Giczewski steps in front of the Joey Lashbrook pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | James Haynes blows the layup | 47-46 |
| 12:15 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Donald Banas (SG), James Price (SF) Joey Lashbrook, Curtis Schwartz, Adam Caperton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Allan Bartels, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| 11:55 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | George Phair snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-46 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | George Phair gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Banas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Morrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Awada (tiring) 4 reb. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:18 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Dikembe Awada steps in front of the Louis Curry pass in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | George Phair jams it | 47-48 |
| 10:35 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison's floater is knocked away by Emmanuel Liu | 47-48 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 10:03 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | Donald Banas hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Louis Curry | 50-48 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Ronald Williams steals it from George Phair | 50-48 |
| 09:28 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams's layup is rejected by George Phair | 50-48 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | James Price can't throw it down but he's hacked by George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Curtis Schwartz (SG), Marco Hanson (PF), Gary Adames (C) Louis Curry, Donald Banas, Steven Morrison, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 52-54 |
| 07:49 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Gary Adames and he's hacked by James Haynes - foul #3 on James Haynes, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Adam Caperton (SF) James Price | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:49 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson misses the free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | George Phair comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Adames - foul #2 on Gary Adames, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Caperton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marco Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Adames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | John Carlson swats the short shot by Adam Caperton | 54-56 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Phair | 54-56 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Adam Caperton steals the ball from John Carlson | 54-56 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz hits the finger roll set up by Adam Caperton | 56-56 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Marco Hanson picks off the pass by Allan Bartels | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | James Haynes steps in front of the Curtis Schwartz pass | 56-56 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Marco Hanson steals it from Dan Boyer | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton lays it up and in on a great pass from Marco Hanson and he's fouled by John Carlson - foul #2 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Donald Banas (SG), Steven Morrison (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Joey Lashbrook, Curtis Schwartz, Marco Hanson, Gary Adames | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:24 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the jumper from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 05:23 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams is denied on a layup by John Carlson | 58-56 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Steven Morrison is called for the reach on Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Steven Morrison, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG), James Price (SF) Donald Banas, Adam Caperton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:22 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the floater from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 04:21 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:01 | Colorado State | Akim Zellmann is called for the reach on Louis Curry - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| 04:01 | Colorado State | Louis Curry misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-58 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | John Carlson tips it home | 58-60 |
| 03:30 | Colorado State | Emmanuel Liu picks off the pass by Curtis Schwartz | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Louis Curry (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Price (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Steven Morrison (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Dikembe Awada (tired) 6 reb. C - John Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Dan Boyer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 58-63 |
| 02:41 | Colorado State | Dan Boyer takes the ball from Curtis Schwartz | 58-63 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu clanks a jumper in the lane | 58-63 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | John Carlson tips it home | 58-65 |
| 01:44 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Louis Curry | 60-65 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-65 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | James Price pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 01:07 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison is denied on a layup by Dikembe Awada | 60-65 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Dan Boyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Steven Morrison | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | John Carlson denies the turnaround by Steven Morrison | 60-65 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams snags the offensive board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | James Price buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-65 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG) Louis Curry | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is hacked by Joey Lashbrook in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joey Lashbrook, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann gets the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Curtis Schwartz is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Schwartz, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #3 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #8 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) James Haynes | |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 3rd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is fouled in the backcourt by Joey Lashbrook - foul #5 on Joey Lashbrook, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG) Joey Lashbrook | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:12 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | James Price is hacked by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) John Carlson | |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | James Price misses the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams grabs the offensive board | 64-69 |
| 00:06 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Louis Curry is called for the reach on Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Curry, team foul #11 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, George Phair | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 64-71 |