| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) SG - Claude Smith (fresh) SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) PF - Austin Jones (fresh) C - James Redmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | James Redmond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego State | Claude Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Butler | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 3-2 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Austin Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Claude Smith snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | San Diego State | Howard Butler shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Austin Jones | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Rumble | 6-4 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Austin Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Claude Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 18:05 | San Diego State | Charles Dipietro is called for the reach on Howard Butler - foul #1 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:43 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from James Redmond | 8-4 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 17:25 | San Diego State | James Redmond grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 17:13 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby drills a runner from the left block | 10-6 |
| 16:25 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is called for traveling | 10-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Gregory Ford buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 10-8 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Mike Breault (fresh) SG - Michael Jay (fresh) SF - Joseph Hall (fresh) PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Mike Breault connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Jay | 12-8 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham comes up short on the shot from the left side | 12-8 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro tips it in | 12-10 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby | 12-12 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | Michael Jay makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Breault | 15-12 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Graham | 15-15 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Breault | 18-15 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Michael Jay picks off the pass by Daniel Bixby | 18-15 |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Hall knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 20-15 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Joseph Hall - foul #1 on Joseph Hall, team foul #1 | 20-15 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Daniel Ray (SF), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Michael Jay, Joseph Hall, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 3rd free throw | 20-16 |
| 13:12 | San Diego State | Austin Jones gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Arthur Russ pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby loses the dribble to Austin Jones | 20-16 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | Claude Smith misses the floater from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Russ | 20-18 |
| 12:03 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray comes up short on the floater near the basket | 20-18 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) C - James Redmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Sea (fresh) SF - Robert Rumble (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Sea | 20-21 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Daniel Bixby steps in front of the Austin Jones pass | 20-21 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 20-23 |
| 11:12 | San Diego State | James Redmond is denied on a layup by Wayne Dozier | 20-23 |
| 11:11 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray tips it home | 22-23 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez (PF) Austin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF) Daniel Bixby, Robert Rumble, Wayne Dozier | |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | James Redmond is hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera, Arthur Russ | |
| 10:13 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses the jumper from the left side | 22-23 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jeffrey Graham | 22-25 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses the open dunk | 22-25 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 22-25 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro tips it in | 22-27 |
| 08:45 | San Diego State | Charles Dipietro steps in front of the James Redmond pass | 22-27 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is hacked by Daniel Ray - foul #1 on Daniel Ray, team foul #2 | 22-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Joseph Hall (SF), Austin Jones (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Claude Smith, Daniel Ray, Santos Gonzalez, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Russell Sea's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hall | 22-27 |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hall | 22-27 |
| 08:05 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Cranor, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), James Redmond (C) Mike Breault, Joseph Hall, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | Austin Jones gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Austin Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Redmond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Sea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | San Diego State | Howard Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | James Redmond tips it back up and in | 24-27 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | James Redmond snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | James Redmond is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Redmond, team foul #4 | 24-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Howard Butler, Daniel Ray, Austin Jones, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Daniel Bixby, Russell Sea, Robert Rumble, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the lay-in but the foul's on Santos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Santos Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 24-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Austin Jones (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Mike Breault, Santos Gonzalez, Pavel Wodarski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:33 | San Diego State | Claude Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 06:31 | San Diego State | Howard Butler snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Smith | 26-29 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is hacked by Austin Jones - foul #1 on Austin Jones, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Santos Gonzalez (PF), James Redmond (C) Howard Butler, Michael Jay, Austin Jones, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Daniel Ray - foul #2 on Daniel Ray, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Michael Jay (SF) Mike Breault, Daniel Ray | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:31 | San Diego State | James Redmond hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 05:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Redmond | 26-31 |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Graham picks off the pass by Howard Butler in the backcourt | 26-31 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 05:14 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:53 | San Diego State | James Redmond comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Ford - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Austin Jones (PF) Howard Butler, Santos Gonzalez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Jeffrey Graham, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:53 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:53 | San Diego State | James Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton drills a jumper from the left block set up by Arthur Russ | 27-33 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Michael Jay scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Austin Jones - foul #2 on Austin Jones, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Daniel Ray (SF), Thomas Cranor (C) Mike Breault, Claude Smith, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea | |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez (PF) Austin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Daniel Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Howard Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Santos Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Cranor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham loses the dribble to Daniel Ray | 31-34 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Michael Jay is hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #5 | 31-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF), James Redmond (C) Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Howard Butler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 31-34 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Claude Smith - foul #1 on Claude Smith, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG) Howard Butler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | James Redmond buries a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Michael Jay (SG), Santos Gonzalez (PF) Mike Breault, Claude Smith, Austin Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Daniel Bixby | |
| 02:20 | San Diego State | James Redmond makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | James Redmond swats the layup by Charles Dipietro | 34-36 |
| 02:00 | San Diego State | James Redmond gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | Santos Gonzalez scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Daniel Ray | 36-36 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Robert Rumble can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Michael Jay | 36-36 |
| 01:11 | San Diego State | Michael Jay loses the ball out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mike Breault (PG), Claude Smith (SG), Austin Jones (PF), Thomas Cranor (C) Howard Butler, Michael Jay, Santos Gonzalez, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Russell Sea, Robert Rumble, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 00:46 | San Diego State | Thomas Cranor gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Austin Jones is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #7 | 36-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Howard Butler (PG), Pavel Wodarski (C) Mike Breault, Thomas Cranor | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Austin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Russ | 36-36 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Claude Smith - foul #2 on Claude Smith, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Redmond (C) Pavel Wodarski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to James Redmond | 36-37 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Howard Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Jay (SF), Pavel Wodarski (C) Daniel Ray, James Redmond | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-37 |