| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carlos Sudduth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Brent Graham inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UNLV | Brent Graham buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 29-27 |
| 19:35 | Nevada | Steven Slone misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 19:33 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Otis Ford makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Beach and he's hacked by Filiberto Russo - foul #1 on Filiberto Russo, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Otis Ford makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:52 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:31 | Nevada | Steven Slone double dribbles | 29-30 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | John Nelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brent Graham and the foul's on Carlos Sudduth - foul #2 on Carlos Sudduth, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:58 | Nevada | Steven Slone blows the dunk | 32-30 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| 17:22 | Nevada | Richard Beach scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-32 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Richard Beach is called for the reach on Brent Graham - foul #2 on Richard Beach, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Keith Pulver (PG), Harold Driskell (PF) Brad Shanks, Otis Ford | |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the floater from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Joseph Massey snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Brent Graham scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Weeks and he's hacked by Keith Pulver - foul #2 on Keith Pulver, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Avery Lindsey (C) Steven Slone, Carlos Sudduth | |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:09 | Nevada | Richard Beach's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Brent Graham | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Joseph Massey is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Brent Graham, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (SG) Richard Beach | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) SF - Keith Pulver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Nevada | Harold Driskell's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Wilson | 35-32 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 37-32 |
| 14:57 | Nevada | Harold Driskell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Mark Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:32 | Nevada | Keith Pulver gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:16 | Nevada | Harold Driskell misses badly on a shot from the right block | 37-32 |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Keith Pulver hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Harold Driskell - foul #1 on Harold Driskell, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Brent Graham (SF), John Nelson (C) Kevin Weeks, Mark Hill, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Richard Beach (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Gordon Pittman, Ronald Rogers, Keith Pulver, Harold Driskell, Avery Lindsey | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Brent Graham is denied on a layup by Otis Ford | 37-34 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden tips it but misses | 37-34 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Brad Shanks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Brent Graham pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-34 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden tips it home | 39-34 |
| 12:40 | Nevada | Steven Slone misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | John Nelson snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 12:28 | Nevada | Otis Ford snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 12:13 | Nevada | Steven Slone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Otis Ford gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | John Nelson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 41-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Sudduth (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Nevada | Brad Shanks loses the dribble to Willie Wilson in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Richard Beach picks off the pass by Willie Wilson | 41-34 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Otis Ford can't finish the layup | 41-34 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 41-34 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Carlos Sudduth steps in front of the John Nelson pass | 41-34 |
| 10:32 | Nevada | Benjamin Oden takes the ball from Carlos Sudduth | 41-34 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 10:08 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth hits the finger roll set up by Richard Beach and the foul's on John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Mark Hill (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Willie Wilson, Brent Graham, Benjamin Oden, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Keith Pulver (PG), Ronald Rogers (SG), Avery Lindsey (SF), Harold Driskell (PF) Brad Shanks, Richard Beach, Steven Slone, Otis Ford | |
| 09:56 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 09:10 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:54 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Filiberto Russo - foul #2 on Filiberto Russo, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SF) Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 08:54 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:54 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks's pass is intercepted by Avery Lindsey | 44-39 |
| 08:21 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Avery Lindsey | 44-41 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski is fouled on the floor by Richard Beach - foul #3 on Richard Beach, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), John Nelson (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Slone (SF) Carlos Sudduth | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Brent Graham connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 07:33 | Nevada | Harold Driskell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-41 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Keith Pulver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Driskell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UNLV | John Nelson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-41 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | John Nelson can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 07:22 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harold Driskell | 46-41 |
| 07:16 | Nevada | John Nelson steals the ball from Steven Slone | 46-41 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Richard Beach steals the ball from Willie Wilson | 46-41 |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Wilson - foul #4 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (PF) Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Otis Ford (PF) Keith Pulver, Avery Lindsey | |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Richard Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 06:24 | Nevada | Harold Driskell grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 06:12 | Nevada | Brad Shanks loses the dribble to Willie Wilson | 46-42 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | John Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 05:27 | Nevada | Harold Driskell pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:10 | Nevada | Harold Driskell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Brent Graham snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden banks in the layup set up by Brent Graham and the foul's on Harold Driskell - foul #2 on Harold Driskell, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF) Willie Wilson, Brent Graham, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Keith Pulver (SG), Avery Lindsey (SF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Richard Beach, Steven Slone, Harold Driskell | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | Keith Pulver drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Otis Ford | 49-45 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo loses the dribble to Keith Pulver | 49-45 |
| 03:54 | Nevada | Brad Shanks drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Filiberto Russo | 49-48 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden drills a fadeaway in the lane | 51-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Pulver (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Sudduth (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nevada | Keith Pulver misses the easy layup but the foul's on Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #3 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (PG), Brent Graham (SF), Joseph Massey (C) Kevin Weeks, Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Harold Driskell (PF) Brad Shanks, Avery Lindsey, Otis Ford | |
| 03:12 | Nevada | Keith Pulver makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:12 | Nevada | Keith Pulver misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Joseph Massey tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), John Nelson (C) Willie Wilson, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 02:31 | Nevada | Richard Beach comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 02:29 | Nevada | Steven Slone grabs the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 02:23 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | John Nelson tips it home | 55-49 |
| 02:04 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Otis Ford (PF) Keith Pulver, Harold Driskell | |
| 01:48 | Nevada | Steven Slone hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brad Shanks | 55-52 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Filiberto Russo | 58-52 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Brad Shanks scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | John Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Nevada | Brad Shanks is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Shanks - foul #2 on Brad Shanks, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Shanks - foul #3 on Brad Shanks, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Szczesny Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Brad Shanks is called for the reach on Filiberto Russo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brad Shanks, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Mark Hill (SF) Willie Wilson, Brent Graham | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Steven Slone snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Richard Beach comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Mark Hill snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Mark Hill is hacked by Brad Shanks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brad Shanks, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mike Snelling (PF) Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Keith Pulver (PG) Brad Shanks | |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The clock runs out | 64-54 |