| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Danny Grainger (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) SG - Chester McKee (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) C - Charles Voss (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Gregory Ford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Richard Gill hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Gregory Ford denies the turnaround by John Kolodziej | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Diaz | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | UCLA | Gregory Ford swats the short shot by John Kolodziej | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is fouled on the floor by Chester McKee - foul #1 on Chester McKee, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Richard Gill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Robert Johnson takes the ball from Charles Dipietro | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Chester McKee lays it up and in set up by Robert Johnson | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Carlos Diaz is called for the reach on Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Diaz, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Robert Johnson picks off the pass by Mark Price | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | UCLA | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro slams it home and he's fouled by Chester McKee - foul #2 on Chester McKee, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Earl Whitaker (SG) Chester McKee | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | UCLA | Robert Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:08 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Charles Voss comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Charles Voss misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Charles Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) SG - Earl Whitaker (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) C - Charles Voss (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses badly on a floater near the basket | 5-5 |
| 15:29 | UCLA | Earl Whitaker grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Charles Voss clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Russell (PF) John Kolodziej | |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Charles Voss makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Charles Voss makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the lay-in | 5-7 |
| 14:42 | UCLA | Charles Voss snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:13 | UCLA | Charles Voss is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Mark Price, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Paul Stoker (C) Carlos Diaz, Charles Voss | |
| 13:53 | UCLA | Paul Stoker connects on the shot from the left block | 5-9 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the easy open layup | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | UCLA | Paul Stoker snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 13:10 | UCLA | Daniel Bixby picks off the pass by John Russell | 5-9 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby | 7-9 |
| 12:40 | UCLA | Paul Stoker is hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carlos Diaz (PG), John Kolodziej (PF), Charles Voss (C) Earl Whitaker, John Russell, Paul Stoker | |
| 12:16 | UCLA | John Kolodziej is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Kolodziej, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF) Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 7-9 |
| 11:58 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 7-9 |
| 11:40 | UCLA | John Kolodziej misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 11:38 | UCLA | Charles Voss tips it in | 7-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Mark Price (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) SG - John Kendall (fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) C - Charles Voss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Charles Voss blocks the jumper by Joshua Houghton | 7-11 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Mark Price drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Houghton and he's hacked by Carlos Diaz - foul #2 on Carlos Diaz, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Charles Dipietro (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | UCLA | Earl Whitaker (SG), Otha Starzynski (SF) Carlos Diaz, John Kendall | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Robert Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #6 | 10-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:37 | UCLA | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 10:20 | UCLA | John Kolodziej grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Brown (PG), Paul Stoker (C) Robert Johnson, Charles Voss | |
| 09:51 | UNLV | The short jumper by Danny Grainger is denied by John Kolodziej | 10-13 |
| 09:49 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:25 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the shot from just outside the lane | 10-15 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | John Kolodziej steps in front of the Daniel Bixby pass | 10-15 |
| 08:40 | UCLA | John Kolodziej misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses long on a jumper near the basket | 10-15 |
| 08:31 | UCLA | Scott Brown grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 08:08 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Otha Starzynski, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Russell (PF), Charles Voss (C) Scott Brown, Otha Starzynski, John Kolodziej, Paul Stoker | |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Danny Grainger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 07:43 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Charles Voss | 10-15 |
| 07:16 | UCLA | Charles Voss banks in the layup set up by John Kendall | 10-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Mark Price (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Kendall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Whitaker (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Russell (fresh) C - Charles Voss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Danny Grainger connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Houghton and the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | UCLA | Otha Starzynski (SF) Earl Whitaker | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:25 | UCLA | Charles Voss hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Kendall | 13-19 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 06:06 | UCLA | John Russell gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:54 | UCLA | Charles Voss splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Richard Gill knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Mark Price is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Gregory Ford (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier, Mark Price | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carlos Diaz (PG), Chester McKee (SG), John Kolodziej (PF) John Kendall, Otha Starzynski, John Russell | |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro scores on a runner in the lane | 18-21 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Chester McKee is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #8 | 18-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Otha Starzynski (SF), Paul Stoker (C) Robert Johnson, Charles Voss | |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Chester McKee makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Chester McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is fouled on the floor by Chester McKee - foul #3 on Chester McKee, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | UCLA | Earl Whitaker (SG) Chester McKee | |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:03 | UCLA | John Kolodziej misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Gregory Ford, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Gregory Ford, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:03 | UCLA | John Kolodziej misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:03 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Mark Price blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 03:37 | UCLA | The rebound goes to John Kolodziej | 20-24 |
| 03:11 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #10 | 20-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Daniel Bixby, Mark Price | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Voss (C) Paul Stoker | |
| 03:11 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the free throw | 20-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) SG - Earl Whitaker (fresh) SF - Otha Starzynski (fresh) PF - John Kolodziej (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Danny Grainger lays it in | 22-27 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-27 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 22-27 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Otha Starzynski is called for the reach on Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Otha Starzynski, team foul #9 | 22-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Charles Dipietro (SF) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Russell (PF) Carlos Diaz, Otha Starzynski, John Kolodziej | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Charles Voss | 22-27 |
| 01:30 | UCLA | Wayne Dozier denies the turnaround by Charles Voss | 22-27 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro's floater is tipped away by Charles Voss | 22-27 |
| 00:58 | UCLA | John Kendall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Charles Dipietro steps in front of the John Russell pass | 22-27 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Russ | 24-27 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Robert Johnson is whistled for traveling | 24-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Mark Price (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carlos Diaz (PG), Paul Stoker (C) Earl Whitaker, Charles Voss | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 24-27 |
| 00:01 | UCLA | Paul Stoker gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Paul Stoker hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 24-27 |