| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leon Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | King Steiner drills a jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Clark | 46-40 |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Beard | 46-43 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Joseph Clark buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 19:14 | Colorado State | King Steiner steps in front of the Leon Spear pass in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-43 |
| 18:52 | Colorado State | John Beard is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Joseph Clark, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Robert Cook's pass is intercepted by Leon Spear | 48-43 |
| 18:22 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 48-43 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | King Steiner grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from King Steiner and he's hacked by Roderick Britton - foul #1 on Roderick Britton, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Leon Spear, Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer misses the wide open floater from the left block | 51-43 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Virgil Vanhoose | 51-43 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 17:38 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews misses the tip | 51-43 |
| 17:34 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 17:23 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Mathews | 51-45 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-45 |
| 16:58 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 16:51 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Prince | 51-48 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | David Mitchell tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 16:31 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Prince and the foul's on Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #1 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), Frank Visosky (SF), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Keith Brower steps in front of the Joseph Clark pass | 51-51 |
| 15:56 | Colorado State | John Beard comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 51-51 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Joseph Clark grabs the board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bill Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Visosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 15:47 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Visosky, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG) Bill Sawyer | |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Joseph Clark clanks a shot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Joseph Clark tips it but misses | 51-51 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Sean Paull tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 15:16 | Colorado State | Leon Spear comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 15:15 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 14:57 | Colorado State | King Steiner steals the ball from Keith Brower in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | King Steiner lays it in | 55-53 |
| 14:53 | Colorado State | John Beard is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #2 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Clark Myers (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 14:45 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Clark Myers grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Robert Cook connects on the runner near the basket set up by Clark Myers and he's fouled by Paul Kuhn - foul #1 on Paul Kuhn, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (SG) Leon Spear | |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Nielsen - foul #1 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Matthew Mathews is called for the reach on Gary Meyer - foul #1 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG) Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins (C) Charles Jacoby | |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Robert Cook connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Mitchell | 60-55 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Nielsen - foul #2 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #4 | 60-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), William Roundtree (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Clark Myers, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Keith Brower (SG), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Carl Lipp, Paul Kuhn | |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge loses the dribble to Keith Brower | 60-57 |
| 13:22 | Colorado State | Keith Brower banks in the layup | 60-59 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | William Roundtree is hacked by Matthew Mathews - foul #2 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SF) Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Frank Visosky (SF) Matthew Mathews | |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Gary Meyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 13:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Roderick Britton | 60-59 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | King Steiner is called for the reach on Leon Spear in the backcourt - foul #3 on King Steiner, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Beard (PF) Clinton Hopkins | |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | John Beard connects on the open shot from the baseline set up by Roderick Britton | 60-61 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Spear - foul #2 on Leon Spear, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) William Roundtree, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Charles Jacoby (C) Leon Spear, Roderick Britton | |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 12:34 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Beard | 60-61 |
| 12:31 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Gary Meyer scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Clark | 62-61 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Keith Brower's pass is intercepted by Virgil Vanhoose in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Edward Prince grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 11:56 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Prince | 62-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sean Paull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Frank Visosky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Beard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Jacoby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 11:44 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 11:40 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Sean Paull is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Sean Paull, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Carl Lipp (SG), Clinton Hopkins (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, John Beard, Charles Jacoby | |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews (SF) Clinton Hopkins | |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 11:05 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Eugene Nielsen in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Roderick Britton denies the turnaround by Robert Cook | 62-65 |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer is hacked by Jeff Labarge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Clinton Hopkins (C) Carl Lipp, Roderick Britton | |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Bill Sawyer - foul #2 on Bill Sawyer, team foul #7 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Clark Myers, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SF), Charles Jacoby (C) Matthew Mathews, Clinton Hopkins | |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 10:18 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Jansson | 65-67 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Virgil Vanhoose | 68-67 |
| 09:48 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn hits a turnaround in the lane | 68-69 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Spear - foul #3 on Leon Spear, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Sean Paull (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, William Roundtree, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), Frank Visosky (SF), John Beard (PF), Clinton Hopkins (C) Leon Spear, Bill Sawyer, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| 09:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (PG), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Frank Visosky | |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 09:24 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sean Paull | 72-71 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) Clark Myers | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews (SF) Clinton Hopkins | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Sean Paull knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by King Steiner | 74-71 |
| 08:54 | Colorado State | Keith Brower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Frank Visosky (SF), Clinton Hopkins (PF) Matthew Mathews, John Beard | |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Gary Meyer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clark Myers | 77-71 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | King Steiner steals it from Carl Lipp in the backcourt | 77-71 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Gary Meyer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 08:03 | Colorado State | Robert Cook picks off the pass by Clinton Hopkins | 80-71 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Robert Cook is fouled on the floor by Frank Visosky - foul #3 on Frank Visosky, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Clark Myers, Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Edward Prince (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Carl Lipp, Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, Clinton Hopkins, Roderick Britton | |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 07:48 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Paul Kuhn | 81-71 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Roundtree (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leon Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Prince (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Kuhn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Jacoby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby is hacked by Jeff Labarge - foul #4 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #9 | 81-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Beard (PF) Paul Kuhn | |
| 07:38 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 07:38 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-73 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Nielsen | 81-73 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Sean Paull drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Roundtree | 83-73 |
| 06:50 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-73 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | William Roundtree snags the defensive board | 83-73 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 83-73 |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | John Beard pulls down the rebound | 83-73 |
| 06:21 | Colorado State | Edward Prince travels in the backcourt | 83-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) William Roundtree, Jeff Labarge, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Carl Lipp (SG), Frank Visosky (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Clinton Hopkins (C) Leon Spear, Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, John Beard, Charles Jacoby | |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Robert Cook knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 85-73 |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #4 on Joseph Clark, team foul #10 | 85-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Clark Myers (SF) David Mitchell, Sean Paull | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG) Bill Sawyer | |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp misses the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 85-74 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky pulls down the rebound | 85-74 |
| 05:37 | Colorado State | Keith Brower connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Kuhn | 85-76 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Joseph Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Clark Myers | 88-76 |
| 05:11 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 88-76 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Joseph Clark grabs the board | 88-76 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | King Steiner misses long on a shot from the left wing | 88-76 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Joseph Clark tips it back up and in | 90-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky makes the wide open floater from the right block and the foul's on Clark Myers - foul #1 on Clark Myers, team foul #11 | 90-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), William Roundtree (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Clark Myers, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG), Charles Jacoby (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Carl Lipp, Keith Brower, Paul Kuhn, Clinton Hopkins | |
| 04:46 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky makes the free throw | 90-79 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Bill Sawyer - foul #3 on Bill Sawyer, team foul #10 | 90-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Eugene Nielsen (C) William Roundtree, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Matthew Mathews (SF) Bill Sawyer, Frank Visosky | |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson makes the 1st free throw | 91-79 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby grabs the board | 91-79 |
| 04:24 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Jansson | 91-79 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Jansson | 91-79 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 91-79 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Gary Meyer grabs the offensive board | 91-79 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 91-79 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Gary Meyer hits the follow up shot | 93-79 |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeff Labarge - foul #5 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #12 | 93-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Jeff Labarge, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (SG), John Beard (PF) Leon Spear, Charles Jacoby | |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 1st free throw | 93-80 |
| 03:49 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Roundtree (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Robert Cook (tiring) 12 pts. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Prince (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Beard (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | William Roundtree misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 93-81 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton pulls down the rebound | 93-81 |
| 03:22 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer is whistled for a carry | 93-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF) David Mitchell, Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), Frank Visosky (SF), Paul Kuhn (C) Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, Roderick Britton | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Frank Visosky is called for the reach on Sean Paull - foul #4 on Frank Visosky, team foul #11 | 93-81 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 94-81 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 95-81 |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is fouled on the floor by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #2 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #13 | 95-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Eugene Nielsen (C) William Roundtree, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses the 1st free throw | 95-81 |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 2nd free throw | 95-82 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Sean Paull's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Kuhn | 95-82 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 95-82 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 95-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) Clark Myers, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, Paul Kuhn | |
| 02:15 | Colorado State | Keith Brower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 95-82 |
| 02:13 | Colorado State | John Beard tips it home | 95-84 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Gary Meyer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Paull | 98-84 |
| 02:02 | Colorado State | Leon Spear misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 98-84 |
| 02:01 | Colorado State | John Beard can't tip it in | 98-84 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Nielsen | 98-84 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Sean Paull comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 98-84 |
| 01:53 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton grabs the board | 98-84 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 98-84 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (PF) Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Leon Spear, Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Clark | 100-84 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #14 | 100-84 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 1st free throw | 100-85 |
| 01:33 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 100-86 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Joseph Clark connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by King Steiner | 103-86 |
| 01:12 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Edward Prince | 103-88 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Charles Jacoby is called for the reach on Sean Paull - foul #1 on Charles Jacoby, team foul #12 | 103-88 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 104-88 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 105-88 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews clanks a driving attempt from close range | 105-88 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Sean Paull snags the defensive board | 105-88 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 105-88 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews pulls down the rebound | 105-88 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Prince | 105-90 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Matthew Mathews is called for the reach on Sean Paull - foul #3 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #13 | 105-90 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 106-90 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 107-90 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 107-90 |