| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Fitch - foul #2 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is intercepted by Anthony Schroeder | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Schroeder - foul #1 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:31 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Mark Welch lays it in despite the doubleteam | 33-37 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Benny Blackburn and he's fouled by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Joshua Fitch, Benny Blackburn, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the jumper from the left side | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis is fouled on the floor by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Matthew Fox takes the ball from Lewis Willis | 35-39 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Eugene Savage works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it home | 37-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jan Heppner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner double dribbles | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:19 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-39 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Johnny Fulkerson picks off the pass by Bernard Esteban | 39-39 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) William Tran, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 14:00 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the floater from the right side set up by Nelson Wakefield | 39-41 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Joshua Fitch is called for the reach on Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:28 | UNLV | John Lewis hits the finger roll set up by Philip Short | 41-41 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | William Williams steps in front of the Benny Blackburn pass | 41-41 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | James King misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch connects on the open 3 from the right corner set up by Nelson Wakefield out of the doubleteam | 41-44 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Morris Montano picks off the pass by Donald Kerr | 41-44 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Schroeder | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Schroeder | 41-47 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | John Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-47 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Morris Montano grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:26 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield is fouled on the floor by Philip Short - foul #3 on Philip Short, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, James King, William Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), William Tran (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF), Lewis Willis (C) Nelson Wakefield, Morris Montano, Joshua Fitch, Benny Blackburn, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:12 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #2 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner makes the free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-50 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Thomas Clark | 41-50 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Johnny Fulkerson steps in front of the Thomas Clark pass | 41-50 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch is denied on a layup by Lewis Willis | 41-50 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | William Tran buries a shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Welch out of the doubleteam | 44-52 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark buries a 3 from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jan Heppner - foul #1 on Jan Heppner, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Thomas Clark, William Tran, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner, Lewis Willis | |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Morris Montano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Benny Blackburn | 46-58 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Philip Short is fouled on the floor by Anthony Schroeder - foul #2 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Joshua Fitch steals it from Donald Defeo | 46-58 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Morris Montano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Wakefield | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano pulls down the rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 9 pts. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nelson Wakefield (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:56 | Rutgers | William Williams picks off the pass by Joshua Fitch | 46-61 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG), Lewis Willis (C) Morris Montano, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | William Tran tips it home | 46-63 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | James King misses the jumper from the baseline | 46-63 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Tran | 46-65 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the contested jumper from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 06:34 | Rutgers | Matthew Fox takes the ball from Lewis Willis | 48-65 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | James King misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF) Philip Short, Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Bernard Esteban (SF), Jan Heppner (PF) William Tran, Joshua Fitch, Benny Blackburn | |
| 06:19 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 50-67 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson blows the dunk | 50-67 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield and he's fouled by Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #5 | 50-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Anthony Schroeder (C) Nelson Wakefield, Lewis Willis | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the free throw | 50-70 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Jan Heppner swats the layup by John Lewis | 50-70 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Philip Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-70 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 52-70 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Defeo - foul #4 on Donald Defeo, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Morris Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is fouled on the floor by Morris Montano - foul #3 on Morris Montano, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Tran (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Clark | 54-75 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | William Williams can't connect on a floater from the left side | 54-75 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner pulls down the rebound | 54-75 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Matthew Fox takes the ball from Thomas Clark | 54-75 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Donald Defeo lays it up and in set up by Matthew Fox | 56-75 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Bernard Esteban misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Matthew Fox clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-75 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 56-75 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | The jump hook by Mark Welch is blocked by Bernard Esteban | 56-75 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | William Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 56-75 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 4 stl. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bernard Esteban (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jan Heppner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Mark Welch blocks the short jumper by Anthony Schroeder | 56-75 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Matthew Fox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-75 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Jan Heppner grabs the board | 56-75 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 56-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Joshua Fitch (SF), Benny Blackburn (PF) Thomas Clark, William Tran, Bernard Esteban, Jan Heppner | |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 03:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #2 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #8 | 56-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lewis Willis (C) Anthony Schroeder | |
| 02:51 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Morris Montano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis tips it back up and in | 57-79 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Philip Short knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-79 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 59-79 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | William Williams can't finish the layup | 59-79 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Rutgers | John Lewis steals it from Joshua Fitch | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Philip Short scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Lewis | 62-79 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Lewis Willis makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nelson Wakefield | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Philip Short misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-81 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the offensive board | 62-81 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | John Lewis is called for traveling | 62-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (C) Lewis Willis | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | William Williams is called for the reach on Nelson Wakefield - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James King misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Schroeder - foul #3 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #9 | 62-81 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Nelson Wakefield runs out the clock | 64-81 |