| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charlie Kyzer (fresh) SG - Courtney Mattingly (fresh) SF - Robert Reeve (fresh) PF - David Chester (fresh) C - Wayne Kells (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Charlie Kyzer | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Mark Price buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Houghton | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester misses the 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | Mark Price is hacked by Robert Reeve - foul #1 on Robert Reeve, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham and he's fouled by Robert Reeve - foul #2 on Robert Reeve, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Barnes (SF) Robert Reeve | |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Courtney Mattingly - foul #1 on Courtney Mattingly, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Charlie Kyzer | 6-6 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Gregory Ford knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 8-6 |
| 16:43 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger loses the dribble to Wayne Kells | 8-6 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly knocks in the jumper near the basket | 8-8 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Courtney Mattingly steals it from Larry Caldwell | 8-8 |
| 15:52 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 15:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charlie Kyzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Courtney Mattingly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Barnes (fresh) PF - David Chester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kells (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Barnes hits the finger roll | 8-10 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Danny Grainger scores on a shot from close range set up by Richard Gill | 10-10 |
| 15:04 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-10 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Charlie Kyzer - foul #1 on Charlie Kyzer, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Mark Price (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Larry Caldwell, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Allen Irby (SG), Dustin Paige (PF), William Conley (C) Charlie Kyzer, Courtney Mattingly, David Chester, Wayne Kells | |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Barnes misses badly on a jumper from close range | 10-10 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Gregory Ford connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 13:52 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley lays it up and in | 12-12 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a turnaround in the lane | 12-12 |
| 13:32 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:18 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron lays it in | 12-14 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 12-14 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it but misses | 12-14 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is hacked by Allen Irby - foul #1 on Allen Irby, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Daniel Bixby, Gregory Ford, Mark Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer (PG), Courtney Mattingly (SG), David Chester (PF), Wayne Kells (C) Leroy Marron, Allen Irby, Charles Barnes, William Conley | |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's pass is intercepted by Charlie Kyzer | 12-16 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer hits the finger roll | 12-18 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Danny Grainger drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gill | 14-18 |
| 12:00 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Richard Gill is called for 5 seconds | 14-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Mark Price (C) Richard Gill, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby (SF) Dustin Paige | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Mark Price (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charlie Kyzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Courtney Mattingly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Allen Irby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Kells (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by Charlie Kyzer - foul #2 on Charlie Kyzer, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Barnes (SF) Charlie Kyzer | |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-18 |
| 11:02 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 10:41 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-18 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Richard Gill grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Danny Grainger clanks a shot from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Mark Price hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Danny Grainger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Barnes - foul #1 on Charles Barnes, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Gregory Ford (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Mark Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige (SF), William Conley (PF) Charles Barnes, David Chester | |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-18 |
| 09:21 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley tips it in | 17-20 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | William Conley blocks the jumper by Danny Grainger | 17-20 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Dustin Paige - foul #1 on Dustin Paige, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Danny Grainger, Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Charles Barnes (SF) Allen Irby, Wayne Kells | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Mark Price (SF) Joshua Houghton, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Chester (PF) Leroy Marron | |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Mark Price connects on the floater from the left side | 20-22 |
| 08:01 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Barnes scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 07:43 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charles Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Courtney Mattingly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dustin Paige (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige banks in the layup on a great pass from Courtney Mattingly | 20-26 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits a 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 06:53 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Russ is called for the reach on William Conley - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #3 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Allen Irby (SG), Wayne Kells (C) Courtney Mattingly, David Chester, William Conley | |
| 06:34 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-26 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 23-26 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Charles Barnes is called for the reach on Danny Grainger - foul #2 on Charles Barnes, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (PF) Charles Dipietro | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney (PF) Charles Barnes | |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:25 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Wayne Kells | 23-26 |
| 06:07 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Houghton | 25-29 |
| 05:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Mark Price, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Chester (PF) Dustin Paige | |
| 05:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Houghton | 27-32 |
| 04:49 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 27-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly (SG) Jeff Burney | |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Gregory Ford drills a floater from the right block | 29-32 |
| 04:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Russ is called for the reach on Courtney Mattingly - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #5 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Mark Price (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige (SF) Allen Irby | |
| 03:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-32 |
| 03:54 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly tips it home | 29-34 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is hacked by Wayne Kells - foul #1 on Wayne Kells, team foul #10 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Danny Grainger, Mark Price | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer (PG), Robert Reeve (SF), William Conley (C) Leroy Marron, Dustin Paige, Wayne Kells | |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:38 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Charlie Kyzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Courtney Mattingly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reeve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | William Conley is called for the reach on Arthur Russ - foul #1 on William Conley, team foul #11 | 30-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Gregory Ford, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's fadeaway is rejected by William Conley | 32-36 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the tip | 32-36 |
| 02:29 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:24 | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 02:23 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:00 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer is hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #6 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby (SG), Dustin Paige (PF), Wayne Kells (C) Courtney Mattingly, David Chester, William Conley | |
| 01:42 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #7 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (SF) Daniel Bixby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:42 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:42 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Irby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Danny Grainger clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 32-38 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier tips it in | 34-38 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by Allen Irby - foul #2 on Allen Irby, team foul #12 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Mark Price, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:42 | Cal State Northridge | Charlie Kyzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Courtney Mattingly (SG) Allen Irby | |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 00:18 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:03 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells can't finish the layup | 36-38 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-38 |