| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 31-28 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Terry Carr snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Abe Hamilton (SG), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, John Rusk | |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:36 | Colorado State | John Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Wheeler | 33-31 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Abe Hamilton steps in front of the Danny Grainger pass in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | John Wheeler connects on the open fadeaway near the basket | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Abe Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abe Hamilton, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Mark Price (SF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG) Abe Hamilton | |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:28 | Colorado State | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:05 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is whistled for a carry | 33-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SG) Joseph Brennan | |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't connect on a floater from the right block | 33-33 |
| 16:45 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Roberts | 33-36 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 35-36 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Mauricio Romano (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), James Foster (PF) John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Branch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | John Roberts is called for the reach on Mauricio Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF) Gordon Baker | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier loses the dribble to Fang Yen | 35-38 |
| 15:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen jams it | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF) Fang Yen, Russell Branch | |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 14:28 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:07 | Colorado State | James Andrews is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke - foul #2 on James Andrews, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke | |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-41 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Rusk (PF) Joseph Brennan, Russell Branch | |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF), Russell Branch (C) Gordon Baker, James Foster | |
| 12:59 | UNLV | John Rusk takes the ball from Gregory Ford | 35-41 |
| 12:41 | Colorado State | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Abe Hamilton (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Fang Yen, John Wheeler, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits a fadeaway in the paint | 37-41 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Mauricio Romano (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Abe Hamilton, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Branch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UNLV | James Andrews drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Terry Carr and he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, John Wheeler, Russell Branch | |
| 11:22 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:22 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Colorado State | Danny Grainger is called for the reach on Joseph Brennan - foul #2 on Danny Grainger, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, John Rusk | |
| 10:35 | Colorado State | Gregory Ford takes the ball from Joseph Brennan | 39-41 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | John Roberts is called for the reach on Terry Carr in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Roberts, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by James Andrews | 41-41 |
| 09:46 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Terry Carr, Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 09:31 | Colorado State | John Wheeler's layup is rejected by Wayne Dozier | 41-41 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Mark Price snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Mark Price's floater is tipped away by Dikembe Abke | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | John Wheeler clanks a jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 08:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Fang Yen buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 43-43 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is called for 5 seconds | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Mauricio Romano (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Abe Hamilton (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Fang Yen, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG) Abe Hamilton | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Rusk (fresh) 4 pts. C - Russell Branch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Terry Carr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF) Joseph Brennan | |
| 07:10 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker is fouled on the floor by James Andrews - foul #3 on James Andrews, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), James Foster (C) John Wheeler, Russell Branch | |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Danny Grainger | 43-43 |
| 06:20 | UNLV | James Foster is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:20 | Colorado State | Russell Branch gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts is hacked by James Andrews - foul #4 on James Andrews, team foul #7 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Danny Grainger, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF) John Wheeler | |
| 06:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Price | 43-43 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Dikembe Abke is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #8 | 43-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Abe Hamilton (SG), John Wheeler (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:35 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 05:30 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from James Foster | 43-45 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:42 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on James Foster - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF) Joseph Brennan, Abe Hamilton, John Wheeler, John Rusk | |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | James Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Foster (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 43-46 |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Foster | 43-49 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Roberts, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Russell Branch (C) John Roberts, James Foster | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Wheeler (SF), John Rusk (PF) Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 02:24 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) Russell Branch | |
| 01:47 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:47 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Terry Carr clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| 01:01 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-52 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Terry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | John Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Grainger - foul #3 on Danny Grainger, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's floater is tipped away by John Wheeler | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 53-54 |