| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leon Spear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Visosky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull inbounds the ball | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 19:33 | Colorado State | John Beard gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 19:26 | Colorado State | John Beard can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 35-47 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Joseph Clark travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| 18:57 | Colorado State | Leon Spear drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Brower | 37-47 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | Sean Paull is called for traveling | 37-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Paul Kuhn (PF) Leon Spear, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 18:20 | Colorado State | Edward Prince scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Visosky | 40-47 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Charles Jacoby (C) Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:03 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is fouled in the backcourt by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gary Meyer | 40-47 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Gary Meyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 17:37 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Beard (PF) Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF) David Mitchell, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson | |
| 17:26 | UNLV | The jumper by King Steiner is denied by Paul Kuhn | 40-47 |
| 17:24 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 17:19 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Charles Jacoby (C) Bill Sawyer, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Clark Myers connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Paull | 40-49 |
| 16:47 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Prince, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), Clinton Hopkins (SF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) Clark Myers, Sean Paull | |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Robert Cook connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Clark and the foul's on Charles Jacoby - foul #1 on Charles Jacoby, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Frank Visosky (SF) Leon Spear, Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG) King Steiner | |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the free throw | 40-52 |
| 16:20 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Bill Sawyer is called for the reach on Eugene Nielsen - foul #2 on Bill Sawyer, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn (PF), Clinton Hopkins (C) Charles Jacoby, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Robert Cook | |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Joseph Clark knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Mitchell | 40-55 |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Clark - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose (C) Eugene Nielsen | |
| 15:48 | Colorado State | Gary Meyer steals the ball from Paul Kuhn | 40-55 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | David Mitchell blows the layup | 40-55 |
| 15:42 | Colorado State | Keith Brower snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bill Sawyer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Keith Brower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Visosky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Clinton Hopkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Meyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Andrew Jansson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | Joseph Clark steps in front of the Bill Sawyer pass | 40-55 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Gary Meyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 40-57 |
| 15:18 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn misses long on a runner from the left block | 40-57 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 40-57 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-57 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clinton Hopkins, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Edward Prince (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, Keith Brower, Frank Visosky, Paul Kuhn, Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:48 | Colorado State | Edward Prince's pass is intercepted by Sean Paull | 40-60 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-60 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Beard - foul #1 on John Beard, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (SG), Paul Kuhn (PF), Charles Jacoby (C) Edward Prince, John Beard, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose (C) Eugene Nielsen | |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 13:49 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn slams it home on a great pass from Leon Spear | 42-62 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Carl Lipp is called for the reach on Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Carl Lipp, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Clinton Hopkins (SF) Leon Spear, Matthew Mathews | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Clark Myers (SG), William Roundtree (SF) King Steiner, Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Clark Myers is fouled on the floor by Clinton Hopkins - foul #2 on Clinton Hopkins, team foul #7 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Frank Visosky (SF) Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 13:24 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the board | 42-62 |
| 12:57 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky's pass is intercepted by David Mitchell | 42-62 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose lays it up and in and he's fouled by Bill Sawyer - foul #3 on Bill Sawyer, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Keith Brower (SG), John Beard (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, Carl Lipp, Paul Kuhn, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) William Roundtree, Robert Cook | |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the free throw | 42-64 |
| 12:48 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Beard | 42-64 |
| 12:39 | Colorado State | Keith Brower loses the ball out of bounds | 42-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins (SF) Frank Visosky | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen (C) Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Gary Meyer's pass is intercepted by Keith Brower | 42-64 |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins connects on the jumper from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Clark Myers is hacked by Roderick Britton - foul #1 on Roderick Britton, team foul #9 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews (SF) John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (PF) David Mitchell, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Clark Myers makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 11:58 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Keith Brower buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Prince (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Mathews (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clark Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Paull (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Clinton Hopkins - foul #3 on Clinton Hopkins, team foul #10 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Frank Visosky (SF), Charles Jacoby (PF) Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Clark Myers, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 11:18 | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-66 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Joseph Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by King Steiner | 46-69 |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Keith Brower and he's hacked by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #1 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #3 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), John Beard (PF), Paul Kuhn (C) Keith Brower, Charles Jacoby, Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (PG), Gary Meyer (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Joseph Clark, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 10:41 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky makes the free throw | 49-69 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-69 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen gets the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-69 |
| 10:21 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 10:05 | Colorado State | John Beard comes up short on the shot in the paint | 49-69 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to John Beard | 49-69 |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | Leon Spear knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bill Sawyer | 51-69 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 3 from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 09:45 | Colorado State | Leon Spear hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 09:44 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to John Beard | 51-72 |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky connects on the shot from close range set up by Bill Sawyer and the foul's on William Roundtree - foul #1 on William Roundtree, team foul #4 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SG), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky makes the free throw | 54-72 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | David Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-75 |
| 09:06 | Colorado State | Leon Spear comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-75 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-75 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Edward Prince is called for the reach on William Roundtree - foul #2 on Edward Prince, team foul #11 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF), Charles Jacoby (PF) Leon Spear, Frank Visosky, Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Clark Myers (SF) David Mitchell, Sean Paull | |
| 08:59 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 08:45 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-77 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby tips it back up and in | 56-77 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | King Steiner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Edward Prince grabs the board | 56-77 |
| 08:24 | Colorado State | Edward Prince hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Jacoby | 59-77 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Mathews - foul #3 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #12 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Keith Brower (SG), John Beard (PF) Carl Lipp, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (PF) William Roundtree, Andrew Jansson | |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 59-77 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | Keith Brower hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | John Beard can't tip it in | 59-77 |
| 08:01 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby can't tip it in | 59-77 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 59-77 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Clark Myers is fouled on the floor by John Beard - foul #2 on John Beard, team foul #13 | 59-77 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (PG), Clinton Hopkins (SF), Roderick Britton (C) Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SF), Sean Paull (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Clark Myers makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Clark Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 07:39 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins's pass is intercepted by Clark Myers in the backcourt | 59-79 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Gary Meyer lays it up and in set up by Clark Myers | 59-81 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Carl Lipp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Keith Brower (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clinton Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Roderick Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Clark Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Sean Paull (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Colorado State | John Beard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-81 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Gary Meyer pulls down the rebound | 59-81 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Gary Meyer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clark Myers | 59-84 |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton scores on a floater near the basket set up by Keith Brower | 61-84 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Joseph Clark connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sean Paull | 61-86 |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Keith Brower buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Lipp | 64-86 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-86 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the board | 64-86 |
| 06:54 | Colorado State | Keith Brower buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Lipp and the foul's on Joseph Clark - foul #4 on Joseph Clark, team foul #5 | 66-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Paul Kuhn (PF) Carl Lipp, John Beard | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Clark Myers, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull | |
| 06:54 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the free throw | 67-86 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Leon Spear is called for the reach on David Mitchell - foul #2 on Leon Spear, team foul #14 | 67-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (SG), Matthew Mathews (SF) Keith Brower, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:45 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-87 |
| 06:30 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 67-87 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Nielsen | 67-87 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-87 |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins grabs the board | 67-87 |
| 06:16 | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #15 | 67-87 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (SG), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-87 |
| 05:53 | Colorado State | Roderick Britton gets the rebound | 67-87 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roderick Britton | 70-87 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge loses the dribble to Roderick Britton | 70-87 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by King Steiner - foul #1 on King Steiner, team foul #6 | 70-87 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (PG), Keith Brower (SG), Frank Visosky (SF), Charles Jacoby (C) Leon Spear, Edward Prince, Matthew Mathews, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF) Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson | |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 05:26 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-87 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 71-87 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Charles Jacoby is called for the reach on William Roundtree - foul #2 on Charles Jacoby, team foul #16 | 71-87 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Beard (PF) Paul Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 71-88 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 05:19 | Colorado State | Keith Brower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-89 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | King Steiner buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Clark | 71-91 |
| 05:09 | Colorado State | Keith Brower is hacked by Joseph Clark in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Clark, team foul #7 | 71-91 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Sean Paull (SF) King Steiner, Joseph Clark | |
| 05:09 | Colorado State | Keith Brower makes the 1st free throw | 72-91 |
| 05:09 | Colorado State | Keith Brower misses the 2nd free throw | 72-91 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 72-91 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 72-93 |
| 04:55 | Colorado State | Keith Brower comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-93 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 72-93 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | David Mitchell hits a 3 from the right wing | 72-96 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 72-96 |
| 04:34 | Colorado State | John Beard grabs the offensive rebound | 72-96 |
| 04:15 | Colorado State | Frank Visosky's floater is tipped away by Robert Cook | 72-96 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 72-96 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Sean Paull comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Visosky - foul #1 on Frank Visosky, team foul #17 | 72-96 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Prince (PG), Carl Lipp (SG), Clinton Hopkins (PF), Roderick Britton (C) Bill Sawyer, Keith Brower, John Beard, Charles Jacoby | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, William Roundtree, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 72-97 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 72-97 |
| 04:09 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Roderick Britton | 72-97 |
| 04:06 | Colorado State | Edward Prince double dribbles in the backcourt | 72-97 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Matthew Mathews (SF), Paul Kuhn (C) Frank Visosky, Roderick Britton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Sean Paull | |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Kuhn - foul #1 on Paul Kuhn, team foul #18 | 72-97 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 72-98 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 72-99 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Prince (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Carl Lipp (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Matthew Mathews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Clinton Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Andrew Jansson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Edward Prince clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-99 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the board | 72-99 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Clinton Hopkins picks off the pass by Gary Meyer | 72-99 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Jeff Labarge steals it from Carl Lipp | 72-99 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge can't finish the layup | 72-99 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen tips it in | 72-101 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | Edward Prince makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Lipp | 74-101 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the runner from the baseline | 74-101 |
| 02:09 | Colorado State | Edward Prince pulls down the rebound | 74-101 |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is fouled on the floor by Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #8 | 74-101 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bill Sawyer (SG), Charles Jacoby (PF) Carl Lipp, Clinton Hopkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Clark Myers (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 02:05 | Colorado State | Edward Prince misses the 1st free throw | 74-101 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 74-101 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Matthew Mathews steals the ball from Clark Myers | 74-101 |
| 01:31 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-101 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Clark Myers snags the defensive board | 74-101 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Matthew Mathews is called for the reach on William Roundtree - foul #5 on Matthew Mathews, team foul #19 | 74-101 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins (SF) Matthew Mathews | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Clark Myers, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 01:06 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 74-102 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 74-103 |
| 01:02 | Colorado State | Clinton Hopkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-103 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG) William Roundtree | |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the 3 from the right corner | 74-103 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | Paul Kuhn grabs the board | 74-103 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Edward Prince is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Hopkins | 77-103 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado 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 (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 77-103 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby snags the defensive board | 77-103 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Charles Jacoby's pass is intercepted by Jeff Labarge in the backcourt | 77-103 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | King Steiner runs out the clock | 77-103 |