| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) SG - Paul Denny (fresh) SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) PF - Adam Blair (fresh) C - Franklin Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Mills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | James Mills misses the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Colorado State | Mark Welch swats the short shot by Kevin Norris | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Colorado State | Adam Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Welch | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Colorado State | Paul Denny grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | James Mills misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses long on a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Colorado State | Adam Blair buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Stephens | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Adam Blair - foul #1 on Adam Blair, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | James Mills lays it in and he's fouled by Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Brian Thorpe | |
| 16:29 | UNLV | James Mills makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | Adam Blair is hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris loses the dribble to Howard Osterberger | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 4-5 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Adam Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | Paul Denny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) James Mills | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Kevin Norris - foul #1 on Kevin Norris, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Fager (C) Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Howard Osterberger swats the layup by Paul Denny | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Nathan Ortez | 4-8 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses long on a shot from close range | 4-8 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the follow up shot | 4-10 |
| 14:47 | Colorado State | Nathan Ortez takes the ball from Paul Denny | 4-10 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger blows the layup | 4-10 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 4-10 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 3 from straight away | 4-10 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger banks in the layup | 4-12 |
| 14:02 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is fouled on the floor by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), James Dial (SF), Franklin Harris (C) Charles Stephens, Paul Denny, Kevin Norris, Adam Blair | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 13:41 | Colorado State | Mark Fager connects on the jumper from the left block | 6-12 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Franklin Harris steals the ball from Mark Welch | 6-12 |
| 13:20 | Colorado State | Mark Fager misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 6-12 |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:03 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:57 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-12 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | David Davis gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | David Davis is called for traveling | 6-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Paul Denny (SG) James Smoot, James Dial | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (PF) Brian Thorpe | |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Fager - foul #1 on Mark Fager, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SF), Adam Blair (PF) Wilbert Oliver, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:30 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Adam Blair clanks a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tony Harrison (C) Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) Howard Osterberger | |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Adam Blair makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Adam Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | James Mills is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #6 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG) David Davis, Eugene Savage | |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Stephens | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tony Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | James Mills hits a shot from the right block | 11-14 |
| 11:23 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Denny | 13-14 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Fager (C) Tony Harrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Mark Welch | |
| 11:07 | Colorado State | Nathan Ortez steals the ball from Mark Fager | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | Paul Denny loses the dribble to Nathan Ortez | 13-14 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez banks in the layup | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Adam Blair takes the ball from Brian Thorpe | 13-16 |
| 10:06 | Colorado State | Adam Blair misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 13-16 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Kevin Norris swats the short shot by James Mills | 13-16 |
| 09:57 | Colorado State | Paul Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | Adam Blair scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Charles Stephens | 16-16 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is hacked by Mark Fager - foul #2 on Mark Fager, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), James Dial (SF), Tony Harrison (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Charles Stephens, Paul Denny, Kevin Norris, Adam Blair, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Brian Thorpe | |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 16-16 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Mills | 16-16 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by James Smoot - foul #1 on James Smoot, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | James Mills hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Franklin Harris - foul #1 on Franklin Harris, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:58 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison is hacked by Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is denied on a layup by Tony Harrison | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Wilbert Oliver | 16-16 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | James Dial clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Davis | 16-18 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Thorpe - foul #2 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #8 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG) James Dial | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Brian Thorpe | |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | David Davis dunks the ball set up by Nathan Ortez | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG) James Smoot | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG) David Davis, Eugene Savage | |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) PF - Tony Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mills (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | James Mills misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 07:19 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:13 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris travels with the ball | 19-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SF), Adam Blair (PF) Tony Harrison, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:57 | UNLV | James Mills hits the finger roll | 19-22 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Kevin Norris - foul #2 on Kevin Norris, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SF), Franklin Harris (C) Kevin Norris, Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Brian Thorpe (PF) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez | |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | Colorado State | Paul Denny hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 21-24 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Franklin Harris - foul #2 on Franklin Harris, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (SG), Christopher Trice (PF), Tony Harrison (C) Paul Denny, Adam Blair, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | James Dial's pass is intercepted by Matthew Fox | 21-26 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Matthew Fox lays it up and in | 21-28 |
| 04:58 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | David Davis snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | David Davis lays it in on a great pass from Brian Thorpe and he's hacked by Charles Stephens - foul #2 on Charles Stephens, team foul #10 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG), Adam Blair (PF), Wilbert Oliver (C) Charles Stephens, Christopher Trice, Tony Harrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | David Davis makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 04:23 | Colorado State | James Dial can't tip it in | 21-31 |
| 04:22 | Colorado State | Paul Denny tips it in | 23-31 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 23-33 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | James Dial misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-33 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Wilbert Oliver denies the turnaround by James Mills | 23-33 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez tips it in | 23-35 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dial (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 7 pts. C - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mills (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Colorado State | Paul Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-35 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 3 from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Mills - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #11 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Mark Fager (PF), Franklin Harris (C) James Smoot, James Dial, Adam Blair | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 25-40 |
| 01:55 | Colorado State | Mark Fager misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Paul Denny grabs the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Stephens | 27-40 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses short on a floater from the baseline | 27-40 |
| 01:28 | Colorado State | Mark Fager snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 01:22 | Colorado State | Mark Fager throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (SG), Kevin Norris (SF) Paul Denny, Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's pass is intercepted by Kevin Norris | 27-40 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | James Smoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-40 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 27-42 |
| 00:27 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Smoot | 30-42 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger comes up short on the floater in the paint | 30-42 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 30-42 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger drills a shot from the right side | 30-44 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | James Smoot hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-44 |