| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) SG - John Schiavone (fresh) SF - Eddie Witham (fresh) PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden clanks a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Mark Price is hacked by Travis McSpadden - foul #1 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses badly on a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden misses long on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby connects on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Caldwell | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Donald McFadden | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Eddie Witham - foul #1 on Eddie Witham, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Wyoming | Daniel Bixby is called for the reach on John Schiavone - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG) John Schiavone | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:01 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden clanks a runner from the right block | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) Travis McSpadden, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:30 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eddie Witham | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #1 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG), John Schiavone (SG) Donald McFadden, William Rucker | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jeremy Arndt (fresh) SG - John Schiavone (fresh) SF - Eddie Witham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) C - Terrance Daulton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski loses the ball out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Avery (SF), Travis McSpadden (PF) Eddie Witham, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Larry Caldwell, Mark Price, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:58 | Wyoming | John Schiavone loses the dribble to Gregory Ford | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | John Schiavone is called for the reach on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on John Schiavone, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), William Rucker (SG), Eddie Witham (SF), Floyd Trumble (C) Jeremy Arndt, John Schiavone, Jay Avery, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Joshua Houghton, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Mark Price (SF) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger | |
| 13:49 | Wyoming | William Rucker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eddie Witham - foul #2 on Eddie Witham, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Schiavone (SG), Jay Avery (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF) William Rucker, Eddie Witham, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:14 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald McFadden, team foul #6 | 7-9 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 7-9 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro jams it | 7-11 |
| 12:21 | Wyoming | The short jumper by Jay Avery is denied by Charles Dipietro | 7-11 |
| 12:19 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:13 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden (PF) Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 12:01 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden misses the 3 from straight away | 7-11 |
| 12:00 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Donald McFadden takes the ball from Daniel Bixby in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schiavone (fresh) SF - Jay Avery (fresh) PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden buries a shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 11:20 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 11:08 | Wyoming | John Schiavone is hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG), Terrance Daulton (C) John Schiavone, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Daniel Bixby, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price | |
| 11:03 | Wyoming | Jay Avery loses the dribble to Danny Grainger | 11-11 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits the finger roll set up by Danny Grainger | 11-13 |
| 10:48 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden scores on a runner from the right block set up by Donald McFadden and the foul's on Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG) Donald McFadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:48 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski (PF) Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 10:01 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton's floater is tipped away by Charles Dipietro | 14-13 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Richard Gill | 14-13 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Terrance Daulton - foul #1 on Terrance Daulton, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Floyd Trumble (C) Jay Avery, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:25 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Arndt | 17-16 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro connects on the jump hook from the left block | 17-18 |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden makes the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Larry Caldwell - foul #2 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Schiavone (SG), Travis McSpadden (PF) William Rucker, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF) Richard Gill, Larry Caldwell, Danny Grainger | |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro's floater is tipped away by Travis McSpadden | 20-18 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the turnaround in the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:10 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses the turnaround in the paint | 20-20 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is whistled for a carry | 20-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Avery (SF) Jeremy Arndt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schiavone (fresh) SF - Jay Avery (fresh) PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Wyoming | Joshua Houghton steals the ball from Travis McSpadden | 20-20 |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton can't finish the layup | 20-20 |
| 07:25 | Wyoming | Jay Avery snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:17 | Wyoming | Jay Avery loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton (C) Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-20 |
| 06:50 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:39 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Price | 20-22 |
| 05:58 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton misses the dunk but the foul's on Mark Price - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG), William Rucker (SG), Eddie Witham (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF) Donald McFadden, John Schiavone, Jay Avery, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Gregory Ford, Arthur Russ | |
| 05:58 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:58 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Richard Gill clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Viktor Kalinowski - foul #2 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble (C) Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:33 | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt's pass is intercepted by Richard Gill in the backcourt | 22-24 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro can't finish the layup | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro tips it but misses | 22-24 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Danny Grainger tips it home | 22-26 |
| 05:01 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Viktor Kalinowski and he's fouled by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| 05:01 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Witham - foul #3 on Eddie Witham, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Jay Avery (SF) Jeremy Arndt, Eddie Witham | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:33 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | The short jumper by Charles Dipietro is denied by Viktor Kalinowski | 25-27 |
| 04:01 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:48 | Wyoming | Larry Caldwell steals it from Donald McFadden out of a doubleteam | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rucker (fresh) SF - Jay Avery (fresh) PF - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro drills a floater from the left block set up by Danny Grainger and he's fouled by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #3 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Schiavone (SG), Travis McSpadden (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) William Rucker, Viktor Kalinowski, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Mark Price (SF), Arthur Russ (C) Richard Gill, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:12 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is hacked by John Schiavone - foul #2 on John Schiavone, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG) Donald McFadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:42 | Wyoming | Joshua Houghton picks off the pass by Travis McSpadden | 25-31 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby lays it in set up by Joshua Houghton | 25-33 |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Dipietro - foul #2 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Floyd Trumble (C) Jeremy Arndt, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (PF) Charles Dipietro | |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:18 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Travis McSpadden - foul #2 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #12 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SG), Wayne Dozier (C) Joshua Houghton, Arthur Russ | |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:46 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Schiavone | 30-34 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG), Jeremy Arndt (SF) John Schiavone, Jay Avery | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:26 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden is hacked by Daniel Bixby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| 01:26 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:26 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws it down on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby and he's hacked by Travis McSpadden - foul #3 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #13 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brandon Best (PF) Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:59 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side | 34-37 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 00:33 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 00:19 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeremy Arndt | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Gregory Ford connects on the floater in the lane | 37-39 |