| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) SF - Joseph Fraga (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) C - Peter Bullen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Mills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | David Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Welch | 3-0 |
| 19:37 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Davis | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead loses the dribble to Howard Osterberger | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Peter Bullen is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #1 on Peter Bullen, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | James Mills drills a jumper from the left block set up by David Davis | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond is hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), William Williams (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 17:24 | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen buries a shot from the left wing set up by Timothy Hammond | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | James Mills misses long on a floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | St. Bonaventure | James Mills takes the ball from Edgar Jenkins | 5-2 |
| 16:35 | UNLV | Joseph Fraga steals the ball from James Mills | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses badly on a runner in the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Matthew Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Peter Bullen is called for the reach on Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Peter Bullen, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Charles Kresge (SG), Jerome Lewis (SF), Kenneth Holmes (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Joseph Fraga, Peter Bullen | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Rick Young (fresh) SG - Charles Kresge (fresh) SF - Jerome Lewis (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) C - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Mark Welch | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Winstead - foul #1 on Eric Winstead, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley (C) Eric Winstead | |
| 15:09 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:09 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holmes | 8-2 |
| 14:55 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Welch steals the ball from Brian Alley | 8-2 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Rick Young steals it from David Davis in the backcourt | 8-2 |
| 14:40 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-2 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Alley | 8-2 |
| 14:13 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 14:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis hits a shot from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerome Lewis - foul #1 on Jerome Lewis, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), William Williams (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Joseph Fraga (SF), Eric Winstead (PF) Rick Young, Charles Kresge, Jerome Lewis, Brian Alley | |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:36 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:34 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 13:11 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holmes | 10-6 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mike Weiss (SF), James Mills (C) Nathan Ortez, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley (C) Kenneth Holmes | |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Matthew Fox can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Mike Weiss tips it home | 12-7 |
| 12:35 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead's floater is tipped away by James Mills | 12-7 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | James Mills gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | James Mills is hacked by Brian Alley - foul #1 on Brian Alley, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Mike Weiss, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis (C) Brian Alley | |
| 11:45 | UNLV | James Mills banks in the layup | 14-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fraga (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes (C) Joseph Fraga | |
| 11:25 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Eric Winstead steals it from Mark Welch | 14-10 |
| 10:41 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 14-10 |
| 10:21 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 09:56 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Jerome Lewis - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Nathan Ortez, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Charles Kresge (SG), Joseph Fraga (SF), Brian Alley (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Jerome Lewis, Kenneth Holmes | |
| 09:42 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the fadeaway from close range | 14-12 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | James Mills misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 09:20 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:02 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Defeo picks off the pass by Brian Alley | 14-12 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Eric Winstead steals it from Matthew Fox | 14-12 |
| 08:37 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eric Winstead | 14-15 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | James Mills is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, William Williams | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Jerome Lewis (SF), Kenneth Holmes (PF) Rick Young, Charles Kresge, Joseph Fraga, Eric Winstead | |
| 08:04 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Mike Weiss (SF) Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 08:04 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:04 | St. Bonaventure | Brian Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 07:53 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 07:40 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond loses the dribble to Donald Defeo | 14-16 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Mike Weiss lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 16-16 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Weiss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Alley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerome Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Edgar Jenkins and the foul's on Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga (SF) Brian Alley | |
| 07:12 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | David Davis misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edgar Jenkins - foul #1 on Edgar Jenkins, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead (PF) Jerome Lewis | |
| 07:01 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:45 | St. Bonaventure | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Timothy Hammond - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:45 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | David Davis snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Kenneth Holmes - foul #1 on Kenneth Holmes, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (SF), William Williams (PF) Mike Weiss, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Welch steps in front of the Kenneth Holmes pass | 20-19 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | David Davis banks in the layup set up by Mark Welch | 22-19 |
| 05:48 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead scores on a jumper near the basket | 22-21 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Eric Winstead denies the turnaround by James Mills | 22-21 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch is fouled on the floor by Joseph Fraga - foul #1 on Joseph Fraga, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Jones (SF), Jerome Lewis (C) Joseph Fraga, Kenneth Holmes | |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:33 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Charles Kresge (SG), Brian Alley (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, George Jones | |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:18 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James Mills blows the layup | 23-22 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Donald Defeo tips it in | 25-22 |
| 04:55 | St. Bonaventure | The short jumper by Eric Winstead is denied by James Mills | 25-22 |
| 04:54 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | James Mills's layup is rejected by Eric Winstead | 25-24 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 04:22 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis is called for traveling | 27-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) William Williams | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins (PG), Timothy Hammond (SG), Joseph Fraga (SF) Rick Young, Charles Kresge, Eric Winstead | |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Savage | 29-24 |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Eugene Savage - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Peter Bullen (C) Brian Alley | |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:54 | St. Bonaventure | Edgar Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Hammond - foul #1 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead (PF) Jerome Lewis | |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:43 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:25 | St. Bonaventure | Howard Osterberger blocks the jumper by Eric Winstead | 30-26 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 30-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mills (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Edgar Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Fraga (fresh) PF - Eric Winstead (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Peter Bullen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | David Davis buries a 3 from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 02:38 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-26 |
| 02:28 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Winstead gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:14 | St. Bonaventure | Joseph Fraga misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-26 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Davis | 33-26 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-26 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it in | 35-26 |
| 01:47 | St. Bonaventure | Timothy Hammond connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Jenkins | 35-29 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hammond - foul #2 on Timothy Hammond, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (SF), William Williams (PF) Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rick Young (PG), Charles Kresge (SG), Jerome Lewis (SF), Kenneth Holmes (PF), Brian Alley (C) Edgar Jenkins, Timothy Hammond, Joseph Fraga, Eric Winstead, Peter Bullen | |
| 01:39 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Charles Kresge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Jerome Lewis steals it from Howard Osterberger | 37-29 |
| 01:09 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis slams it home | 37-31 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Kresge - foul #1 on Charles Kresge, team foul #11 | 37-31 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:37 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Holmes misses the jumper from the right block | 39-31 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Williams | 39-31 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 41-31 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jerome Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Young | 41-34 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | The short jumper by David Davis is denied by Kenneth Holmes | 41-34 |
| 00:00 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Charles Kresge | 41-34 |