| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) SG - Hector Nunez (fresh) SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) PF - Dennis New (fresh) C - Frank Fields (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Idaho | Frank Fields grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Idaho | Tracy Starke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Dennis New - foul #1 on Dennis New, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Idaho | Hector Nunez misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Matthew Fox gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Eugene Savage comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Idaho | Dennis New comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Idaho | Carl Nelson tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Nelson | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Matthew Fox hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Idaho | Eugene Savage picks off the pass by Dennis New | 2-6 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Eugene Savage banks in the layup | 2-8 |
| 17:22 | Idaho | Carl Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Mark Welch loses the ball out of bounds | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | Frank Fields makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson lays it in on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 4-10 |
| 16:28 | Idaho | Johnny Fulkerson takes the ball from Tracy Starke | 4-10 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:22 | Idaho | Hector Nunez snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:16 | Idaho | Hector Nunez misses the 3 from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:15 | Idaho | Frank Fields grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:03 | Idaho | Tracy Starke is whistled for traveling | 4-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), Juan Rosa (SG), Dennis Botts (SF), Orunjan Amedee (PF), John Solomon (C) Tracy Starke, Hector Nunez, Carl Nelson, Dennis New, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Orunjan Amedee - foul #1 on Orunjan Amedee, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fresh) SG - Juan Rosa (fresh) SF - Dennis Botts (fresh) PF - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) C - John Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Orunjan Amedee is called for the reach on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Orunjan Amedee, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Tuller (PF) Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Welch | 4-13 |
| 15:17 | Idaho | Juan Rosa scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Louis Thomas | 6-13 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 14:44 | Idaho | Louis Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Defeo, John Lewis | |
| 14:44 | Idaho | Louis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:44 | Idaho | Louis Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | James King knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Williams and the foul's on James Tuller - foul #1 on James Tuller, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Idaho | Hector Nunez (SG) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, William Williams | |
| 14:34 | UNLV | James King makes the free throw | 7-16 |
| 14:19 | Idaho | James Tuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 14:18 | Idaho | Dennis Botts can't tip it in | 7-16 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Philip Short gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Philip Short comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 13:57 | Idaho | Juan Rosa gets the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:43 | Idaho | James Tuller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 7-16 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 7-16 |
| 13:29 | Idaho | Dennis Botts grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 13:19 | Idaho | John Solomon is fouled on the floor by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #1 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Louis Thomas (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF), Frank Fields (C) Juan Rosa, Hector Nunez, Dennis Botts, James Tuller, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 13:11 | Idaho | Tracy Starke misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 13:09 | Idaho | Dennis New tips it back up and in | 9-16 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 12:59 | Idaho | Dennis New gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 12:45 | Idaho | Tracy Starke misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Philip Short | 9-16 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Short | 9-19 |
| 12:06 | Idaho | Carl Nelson blows the dunk | 9-19 |
| 12:05 | Idaho | Frank Fields hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Donald Defeo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Hector Nunez (SG), James Tuller (SF) Louis Thomas, Carl Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), James King (PF) Philip Short, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) SG - Hector Nunez (fresh) SF - James Tuller (fresh) PF - Dennis New (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - James King (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Idaho | Frank Fields misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Juan Rosa (PG), John Solomon (PF) Tracy Starke, Dennis New | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) John Lewis, William Williams | |
| 11:25 | Idaho | Frank Fields misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:25 | Idaho | Frank Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | James King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 12-21 |
| 10:42 | Idaho | James Tuller scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-21 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | John Solomon picks off the pass by Matthew Fox | 15-21 |
| 09:47 | Idaho | James Tuller is whistled for a carry | 15-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF) Juan Rosa, Hector Nunez, James Tuller, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Kerr, Matthew Fox, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Donald Defeo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-21 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it home | 15-23 |
| 09:15 | Idaho | Dennis Botts is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| 09:00 | Idaho | Dennis New banks in the layup set up by Dennis Botts | 17-23 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-23 |
| 08:40 | Idaho | Carl Nelson grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Idaho | Frank Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-23 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Philip Short scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Lewis | 17-26 |
| 07:31 | Idaho | Tracy Starke connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dennis New and he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Idaho | Hector Nunez (SG), Juan Rosa (SF), James Tuller (PF), John Solomon (C) Dennis Botts, Carl Nelson, Dennis New, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 07:31 | Idaho | Tracy Starke misses the free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hector Nunez (fresh) SF - Juan Rosa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tuller (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Solomon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 19-28 |
| 07:00 | Idaho | Juan Rosa is hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG) Tracy Starke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Donald Defeo | |
| 06:41 | Idaho | John Solomon hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Hector Nunez | 21-28 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Hector Nunez picks off the pass by Eugene Savage | 21-28 |
| 06:22 | Idaho | Hector Nunez lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | James King misses the runner from the left block | 23-28 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the tip | 23-28 |
| 05:59 | Idaho | Hector Nunez grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 05:35 | Idaho | James Tuller knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Juan Rosa | 25-28 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | James King can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-28 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 25-28 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Juan Rosa swats the short shot by James King | 25-28 |
| 04:51 | Idaho | James Tuller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:39 | Idaho | James Tuller connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Louis Thomas and he's hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), Dennis New (PF), Frank Fields (C) Louis Thomas, Hector Nunez, Juan Rosa, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Kerr, Matthew Fox, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 04:39 | Idaho | James Tuller misses the free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | John Lewis gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | The jump hook by William Williams is blocked by Frank Fields | 27-28 |
| 04:24 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Frank Fields | 27-28 |
| 04:04 | Idaho | Dennis New scores on a jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | James Tuller is called for the reach on Mark Welch - foul #2 on James Tuller, team foul #5 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Carl Nelson (SF), Orunjan Amedee (C) James Tuller, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch buries a jump hook from the left block | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Botts (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis New (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Carl Nelson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Juan Rosa (PG), Hector Nunez (SG) Tracy Starke, Dennis Botts | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Carl Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:03 | Idaho | Carl Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is fouled on the floor by Dennis New - foul #2 on Dennis New, team foul #6 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SF) Mark Welch | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Philip Short misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 02:24 | Idaho | Carl Nelson gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:19 | Idaho | Juan Rosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Solomon (C) Dennis New | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Donald Kerr | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is hacked by Hector Nunez - foul #1 on Hector Nunez, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Frank Fields (C) John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Philip Short | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:07 | Idaho | Frank Fields pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:01 | Idaho | Donald Defeo steals the ball from Hector Nunez | 30-30 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Donald Defeo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-30 |
| 01:39 | Idaho | Carl Nelson gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:20 | Idaho | Hector Nunez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses long on a shot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 30-30 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 00:47 | Idaho | Carl Nelson pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 00:43 | Idaho | Hector Nunez can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 00:42 | Idaho | Juan Rosa grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 00:28 | Idaho | A charge is called on Carl Nelson - foul #1 on Carl Nelson, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), James Tuller (SF), Dennis New (PF), John Solomon (C) Juan Rosa, Hector Nunez, Carl Nelson, Orunjan Amedee, Frank Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, John Lewis, James King, William Williams | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |