| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Denault (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Eric Lowery inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon comes up short on the floater in the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:51 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Peter Housley | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 26-33 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | Florida State | Paul Younkin grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 18:56 | Florida State | Paul Younkin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 18:55 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Robert Denault misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 18:25 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Jay Zeigler (SF), Francis Windom (PF) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Manuel Swanson | |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jay Zeigler, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Denault (SF) Jay Zeigler | |
| 17:30 | Florida State | Eric Lowery drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 30-33 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Michael Collins drills a floater in the lane | 30-35 |
| 16:56 | Florida State | Eric Lowery can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Francis Windom | 30-35 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Aldi - foul #2 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (C) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Manuel Swanson (PF) James Harvey, Willard Schlueter, Francis Windom | |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:17 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza is hacked by Robert Denault - foul #2 on Robert Denault, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| 16:10 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 16:08 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:01 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Younkin | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Eric Lowery (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Denault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Peter Housley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Robert Denault misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Dikembe Aldi - foul #3 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Norman Gagnon (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski (SG), Jay Zeigler (SF), Paul Hayden (C) Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Michael Collins | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:51 | Florida State | James Herzog loses the dribble to Manuel Swanson | 32-40 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Benny Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Kenneth Karwoski - foul #2 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Francis Windom (PF) Erwin Fletcher, Manuel Swanson | |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Benny Fitzpatrick steals it from Jay Zeigler | 32-40 |
| 14:14 | Florida State | William Draeger lays it in on a great pass from Benny Fitzpatrick | 34-40 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Zeigler | 34-42 |
| 13:34 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 13:33 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-42 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:11 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by William Draeger | 36-42 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Francis Windom comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | William Draeger snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 12:37 | Florida State | James Herzog is hacked by Jay Zeigler - foul #4 on Jay Zeigler, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Robert Denault (SF), Manuel Swanson (PF), Michael Collins (C) James Harvey, Kenneth Karwoski, Jay Zeigler, Francis Windom, Paul Hayden | |
| 12:28 | Florida State | Paul Younkin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Peter Housley drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Erwin Fletcher | 36-45 |
| 11:51 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Younkin | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Denault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 39-45 |
| 11:29 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:16 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi is fouled on the floor by Peter Housley - foul #2 on Peter Housley, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Carson Lively (C) Dikembe Aldi, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willard Schlueter (SG) Peter Housley | |
| 10:56 | Florida State | Robert Denault steals it from Thomas Reeve | 39-45 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Paul Younkin steps in front of the Michael Collins pass | 39-45 |
| 10:29 | Florida State | Paul Younkin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carson Lively | 42-45 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Manuel Swanson, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), James Herzog (SF), John Wix (C) Paul Younkin, Benny Fitzpatrick, Eric Lowery, Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski (SF), Paul Hayden (PF), Francis Windom (C) Robert Denault, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| 10:05 | Florida State | Erwin Fletcher steps in front of the James Herzog pass in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Erwin Fletcher | 42-48 |
| 09:53 | Florida State | James Herzog is hacked by Willard Schlueter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willard Schlueter, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (C) John Wix | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Peter Housley (SG) Erwin Fletcher, Willard Schlueter | |
| 09:47 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses short on a runner from close range | 42-48 |
| 09:46 | Florida State | Carson Lively tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Paul Hayden is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| 09:00 | Florida State | Carson Lively misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 44-48 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Paul Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Francis Windom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Alonzo Garza (PF) Dikembe Aldi, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Manuel Swanson (PF) James Harvey, Peter Housley, Francis Windom | |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is fouled on the floor by Willard Schlueter - foul #3 on Willard Schlueter, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Collins (C) Paul Hayden | |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:33 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Manuel Swanson | 45-48 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Erwin Fletcher | 45-50 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Erwin Fletcher - foul #1 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) William Draeger, James Herzog, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Denault (SF) Kenneth Karwoski | |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:08 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Michael Collins drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Erwin Fletcher | 47-52 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Robert Denault is called for the reach on Eric Lowery - foul #3 on Robert Denault, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Jay Zeigler (SF) Willard Schlueter, Robert Denault | |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:47 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Zeigler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Manuel Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:28 | Florida State | Eric Lowery gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:22 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Younkin | 52-52 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Alonzo Garza swats the layup by Michael Collins | 52-52 |
| 07:14 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:10 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Zeigler - foul #5 on Jay Zeigler, team foul #10 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), John Wix (PF), Norman Gagnon (C) Benny Fitzpatrick, Thomas Reeve, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Robert Denault (SF), Paul Hayden (PF), Francis Windom (C) Erwin Fletcher, Jay Zeigler, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| 07:10 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:10 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Paul Hayden grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Francis Windom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 07:02 | Florida State | Eric Lowery's pass is intercepted by James Harvey in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Robert Denault lays it in on a great pass from James Harvey | 53-54 |
| 06:37 | Florida State | John Wix connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Gagnon | 55-54 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Peter Housley is hacked by Eric Lowery - foul #3 on Eric Lowery, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), James Herzog (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF), Carson Lively (C) Paul Younkin, Eric Lowery, John Wix, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Kenneth Karwoski (SF), Michael Collins (C) James Harvey, Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Francis Windom | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Hayden | 55-56 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | James Herzog takes the ball from Paul Hayden | 58-56 |
| 05:12 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 58-56 |
| 05:11 | Florida State | William Draeger tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the tip | 58-56 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 58-56 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher hits the finger roll | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | Willard Schlueter is called for the reach on William Draeger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willard Schlueter, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Alonzo Garza (PF), John Wix (C) Dikembe Aldi, Thomas Reeve, Carson Lively | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Manuel Swanson (PF), Francis Windom (C) Erwin Fletcher, Willard Schlueter, Paul Hayden, Michael Collins | |
| 04:51 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:51 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson blows the dunk but he's hacked by Alonzo Garza - foul #2 on Alonzo Garza, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (C) John Wix | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Denault (SF) Kenneth Karwoski | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:36 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:20 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon buries a turnaround from close range set up by William Draeger | 62-58 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Francis Windom can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | William Draeger gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 03:47 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Francis Windom grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Herzog (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alonzo Garza (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Norman Gagnon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Denault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Swanson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Francis Windom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Robert Denault loses the dribble to Benny Fitzpatrick | 62-58 |
| 03:27 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Thomas Reeve (PF) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Kenneth Karwoski (SF), Paul Hayden (PF), Michael Collins (C) James Harvey, Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Manuel Swanson, Francis Windom | |
| 03:07 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-58 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (SG) Willard Schlueter | |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Harvey and he's hacked by Eric Lowery - foul #4 on Eric Lowery, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Hayden - foul #4 on Paul Hayden, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willard Schlueter (SG) Erwin Fletcher | |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:47 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Paul Hayden misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 02:29 | Florida State | Paul Younkin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:12 | Florida State | Eric Lowery drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 66-61 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Robert Denault (SF), Francis Windom (PF) James Harvey, Willard Schlueter, Kenneth Karwoski, Michael Collins | |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Francis Windom makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Erwin Fletcher | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is intercepted by Peter Housley in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Robert Denault hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Peter Housley | 66-67 |
| 01:11 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve buries a jumper from close range set up by Paul Younkin | 68-67 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-67 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Swanson (PF), Michael Collins (C) Francis Windom, Paul Hayden | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Paul Younkin | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve drills a floater from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Eric Lowery is called for the reach on Robert Denault - foul #5 on Eric Lowery, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF) Eric Lowery | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Robert Denault makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Robert Denault makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Florida State | James Herzog is hacked by Erwin Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | James Herzog misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Peter Housley hits a driving attempt from the right block | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Florida State | Florida State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida State | James Herzog clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Herzog (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Denault (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Peter Housley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Erwin Fletcher and the foul's on Thomas Reeve - foul #3 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #8 | 71-73 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| 04:18 | Florida State | The short jumper by Thomas Reeve is denied by Michael Collins | 71-74 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Michael Collins pulls down the rebound | 71-74 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Michael Collins's fadeaway is rejected by James Herzog | 71-74 |
| 03:53 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 03:29 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi steps out of bounds on the sideline | 71-74 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Kenneth Karwoski (SF), Francis Windom (PF), Paul Hayden (C) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Paul Hayden scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Willard Schlueter | 71-77 |
| 02:52 | Florida State | Paul Younkin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Reeve | 74-77 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Robert Denault (SF), Manuel Swanson (PF), Michael Collins (C) James Harvey, Willard Schlueter, Kenneth Karwoski, Francis Windom, Paul Hayden | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Michael Collins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-77 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses the tip | 74-77 |
| 02:28 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Thomas Reeve | 74-77 |
| 02:25 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-77 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Housley | 74-79 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erwin Fletcher - foul #3 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #14 | 74-79 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:50 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reeve - foul #4 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #9 | 75-79 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Manuel Swanson - foul #2 on Manuel Swanson, team foul #15 | 75-81 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson clanks a runner from close range | 77-81 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson tips it in | 77-83 |
| 00:50 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-83 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Herzog (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Reeve (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Gagnon (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Housley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Denault (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Swanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Dikembe Aldi is called for the reach on Peter Housley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #10 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski (SF) Robert Denault | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Peter Housley misses the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Florida State | Thomas Reeve connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 79-84 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Peter Housley is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Aldi - foul #5 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #11 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Peter Housley misses the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:41 | Florida State | Florida State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-85 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Denault (SF) Kenneth Karwoski | |
| 00:38 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon blows the layup | 79-85 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson gets the rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Paul Younkin is called for the reach on Manuel Swanson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Younkin, team foul #12 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski (SF) Robert Denault | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:31 | Florida State | Erwin Fletcher steps in front of the Benny Fitzpatrick pass | 79-86 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Peter Housley is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Benny Fitzpatrick, team foul #13 | 79-86 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Peter Housley misses the 1st free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-87 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Kenneth Karwoski steps in front of the Norman Gagnon pass in the backcourt | 79-87 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Thomas Reeve is called for the reach on Peter Housley - foul #5 on Thomas Reeve, team foul #14 | 79-87 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (PF) Thomas Reeve | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Peter Housley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Michael Collins is called for the reach on Paul Younkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #16 | 79-89 |
| Subs | Florida State | Carson Lively (C) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Francis Windom (PF), Paul Hayden (C) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:22 | Florida State | Paul Younkin makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | James Harvey is hacked by Paul Younkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Younkin, team foul #15 | 81-89 |
| Subs | Florida State | Norman Gagnon (C) Carson Lively | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG), Manuel Swanson (PF), Michael Collins (C) Willard Schlueter, Francis Windom, Paul Hayden | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | James Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | James Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:15 | Florida State | Paul Younkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-91 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Carson Lively (C) Paul Younkin, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willard Schlueter (SG), Francis Windom (PF), Paul Hayden (C) Peter Housley, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Harvey runs out the clock | 81-91 |