| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 13 pts. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Mark Price inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is whistled for a carry | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), James Scalise (SF) James Baker, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:31 | Florida | Larry Caldwell steals the ball from John Blankenship | 27-23 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | James Scalise is called for the reach on Mark Price - foul #3 on James Scalise, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Jerry Troy (PF) Antonio Grosz, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | Florida | Jerry Troy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:47 | Florida | Charles Kim is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dozier - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), James Scalise (SF) James Baker, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:26 | Florida | Daniel Bixby steps in front of the Randy McGrue pass | 27-23 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-23 |
| 18:04 | Florida | John Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Wayne Dozier steals the ball from Randy McGrue | 27-23 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | John Blankenship takes the ball from Wayne Dozier | 27-23 |
| 17:07 | Florida | John Blankenship knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Randy McGrue | 29-23 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-23 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | The jumper by Mark Price is denied by John Blankenship | 29-23 |
| 16:11 | Florida | Antonio Grosz pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 16:05 | Florida | John Blankenship buries a shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #4 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #2 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (PG), James Baker (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF) Randy McGrue, Antonio Grosz, James Scalise, Charles Kim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 16:05 | Florida | John Blankenship misses the free throw | 31-23 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Tony English (fresh) SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Blankenship (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida | John Blankenship evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right block | 31-25 |
| 15:29 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Tony English - foul #2 on Tony English, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Tony English, Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 14:56 | Florida | James Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 14:54 | Florida | Anthony Perkins tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jerry Troy | 33-27 |
| 14:12 | Florida | Jerry Troy's floater is knocked away by Arthur Russ | 33-27 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Jerry Troy doubles Gregory Ford and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Jerry Troy, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Tony English (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF) Richard Rooks, James Baker, Anthony Perkins, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Richard Gill, Jeffrey Graham, Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford | |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andrew Cooper - foul #1 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 13:03 | Florida | Randy McGrue knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Kim | 35-29 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 12:23 | Florida | Randy McGrue is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Randy McGrue, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, Charles Kim, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (C) Arthur Russ | |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is fouled on the floor by Tony English - foul #3 on Tony English, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Scalise (SF) Tony English, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro throws it down | 35-33 |
| 11:34 | Florida | James Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 11:32 | Florida | John Blankenship pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Scalise (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Troy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Blankenship (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 17 pts. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Florida | John Blankenship misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 11:17 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Troy | 35-33 |
| 11:07 | Florida | Randy McGrue knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Baker | 37-33 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 10:07 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-39 |
| 09:26 | Florida | John Blankenship misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Price | 37-39 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, James Scalise, Jerry Troy, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 08:30 | Florida | Richard Rooks is hacked by Richard Gill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 08:16 | Florida | Robert Krell loses the dribble to Gregory Ford | 37-39 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Gregory Ford's floater is tipped away by Andrew Cooper | 37-39 |
| 07:54 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Cooper | 37-39 |
| 07:34 | Florida | The short jumper by Robert Krell is denied by Danny Grainger | 37-39 |
| 07:33 | Florida | Andrew Cooper tips it in | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Rooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Gregory Ford shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Krell - foul #2 on Robert Krell, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Tony English knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Cooper | 42-41 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Andrew Cooper is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #8 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), John Blankenship (C) Richard Rooks, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Wayne Dozier (C) Jeffrey Graham, Arthur Russ | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 05:50 | Florida | Randy McGrue knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the finger roll set up by Larry Caldwell | 45-45 |
| 05:21 | Florida | Tony English is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Robert Krell (C) Tony English, Anthony Perkins, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:56 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 04:55 | Florida | Randy McGrue snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 04:50 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 45-45 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 04:18 | Florida | Andrew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:12 | Florida | Robert Krell scores on a turnaround near the basket | 47-45 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Andrew Cooper is called for the reach on Charles Dipietro - foul #3 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, Antonio Grosz, Charles Kim, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 03:43 | Florida | Jerry Troy's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Price | 47-47 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 03:19 | Florida | John Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Rooks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Troy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Blankenship (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rooks | 50-47 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Richard Rooks picks off the pass by Jeffrey Graham | 50-47 |
| 02:28 | Florida | John Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Mark Price lays it in and he's fouled by Tony English - foul #4 on Tony English, team foul #10 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Baker (SG), James Scalise (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) Richard Rooks, Tony English, Anthony Perkins, Jerry Troy, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is denied on a layup by James Scalise | 50-49 |
| 01:51 | Florida | Randy McGrue pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 01:42 | Florida | James Baker hits a fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits a runner from the right block set up by Gregory Ford | 52-51 |
| 00:56 | Florida | James Baker buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy McGrue and the foul's on Mark Price - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (SF), John Blankenship (C) James Scalise, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 00:56 | Florida | James Baker makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | John Blankenship picks off the pass by Larry Caldwell | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Florida | Daniel Bixby is called for the reach on Andrew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 00:38 | Florida | Anthony Perkins is fouled on the floor by Larry Caldwell - foul #2 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 00:35 | Florida | Randy McGrue is fouled on the floor by Charles Dipietro - foul #2 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:35 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is hacked by Anthony Perkins - foul #2 on Anthony Perkins, team foul #11 | 55-51 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Florida | Larry Caldwell is called for the reach on James Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 00:27 | Florida | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:27 | Florida | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby loses the dribble to Andrew Cooper | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Florida | John Blankenship is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bixby - foul #3 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | Florida | John Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Florida | James Baker is hacked by Larry Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| 00:17 | Florida | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:17 | Florida | James Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Mark Price pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Caldwell | 59-59 |
| 00:10 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Florida | Anthony Perkins hits a turnaround from the right block | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-59 |