| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) PF - Howard Tiedemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 19:16 | Utah State | Brian Baum drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Roe | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Howard Tiedemann swats the layup by Mark Welch | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Utah State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 18:41 | Utah State | Mark Welch steals it from Robert Moore | 33-33 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch blows the layup but the foul's on Howard Tiedemann - foul #2 on Howard Tiedemann, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:04 | Utah State | Phil Hoey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF) Peter Russo | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 18:04 | Utah State | Phil Hoey makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:04 | Utah State | Phil Hoey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Matthew Fox connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Donald Defeo | 35-37 |
| 17:34 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 17:09 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Matthew Fox, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox | |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Utah State | Justin Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | John Lewis is called for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF) Phil Hoey, Justin Carson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SF) Mark Welch | |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Philip Short is called for the reach on Brian Baum - foul #1 on Philip Short, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo | |
| 16:16 | Utah State | Brian Baum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Philip Short pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | James King buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Short | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Russo (fresh) PF - Howard Tiedemann (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - James King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Utah State | Brian Baum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 15:40 | Utah State | Peter Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:23 | Utah State | Mark Welch swats the short shot by Howard Tiedemann | 36-39 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Donald Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Baum - foul #2 on Brian Baum, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Clyde Rosas (C) John Roe, Brian Baum, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, Mark Welch, James King | |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 36-41 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #4 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Philip Davenport (PF) Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Clyde Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Clyde Rosas steps in front of the Donald Defeo pass | 38-41 |
| 14:15 | Utah State | Peter Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF), Anthony Rhoades (C) Peter Russo, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox | |
| 14:00 | UNLV | The short jumper by Philip Short is denied by Anthony Rhoades | 38-41 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | The short jumper by Donald Defeo is denied by Justin Carson | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | Utah State | Justin Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:12 | Utah State | John Lewis is called for the reach on Philip Davenport - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Howard Tiedemann (PF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Phil Hoey, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), James King (PF) Donald Defeo, John Lewis | |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Peter Russo is fouled on the floor by Eugene Savage - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Kerr | |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | Utah State | Peter Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Robert Moore is called for the reach on Matthew Fox - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | William Williams misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Russo - foul #3 on Peter Russo, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| 12:28 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:16 | Utah State | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 12:15 | Utah State | Peter Russo gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | John Roe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 11:41 | Utah State | Brian Baum double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 39-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) Brian Baum, Peter Russo, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, Matthew Fox, James King | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phil Hoey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Rhoades (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - William Williams (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Clyde Rosas - foul #3 on Clyde Rosas, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG) John Roe | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:03 | UNLV | William Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on William Williams, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | Philip Davenport (PF) Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (C) William Williams | |
| 10:49 | Utah State | Justin Carson is denied on a layup by James King | 39-42 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | James King grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Phil Hoey takes the ball from Eugene Savage in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| 10:19 | Utah State | Justin Carson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-42 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Anthony Rhoades (PF), Robert Moore (C) Daniel Gause, Phil Hoey, Justin Carson, Philip Davenport, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Donald Kerr | |
| 09:58 | Utah State | Robert Moore can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #9 | 39-42 |
| 09:58 | Utah State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:58 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Robert Moore misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #10 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield (PG), Phil Hoey (SG), Howard Tiedemann (PF) John Roe, Brian Baum, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF) Philip Short, John Lewis | |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:12 | Utah State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Mark Welch scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 42-46 |
| 08:34 | Utah State | Mark Welch takes the ball from Phil Hoey | 42-46 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 08:13 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Robert Moore | 42-46 |
| 07:57 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield is open and buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Phil Hoey | 44-46 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Peter Russo steps in front of the James King pass in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| 07:54 | Utah State | Jerry Westerfield misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Justin Carson (SF), Philip Davenport (PF), Clyde Rosas (C) Jerry Westerfield, Phil Hoey, Peter Russo, Howard Tiedemann, Robert Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch, James King | |
| 07:36 | Utah State | Philip Davenport is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - John Roe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Baum (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Justin Carson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Clyde Rosas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Philip Short is fouled in the backcourt by John Roe - foul #1 on John Roe, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's floater is tipped away by Justin Carson | 44-46 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it home | 44-48 |
| 06:50 | Utah State | Philip Davenport is whistled for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | Utah State | Peter Russo (SF) Justin Carson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, John Lewis | |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-48 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Mark Welch buries a runner from close range set up by Donald Kerr | 44-50 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | Matthew Fox is called for the reach on John Roe - foul #3 on Matthew Fox, team foul #11 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Hoey (SG), Howard Tiedemann (PF), Anthony Rhoades (C) Brian Baum, Philip Davenport, Clyde Rosas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Donald Kerr, Matthew Fox | |
| 05:44 | Utah State | John Roe makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:44 | Utah State | John Roe misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Philip Short double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Daniel Gause (PG) John Roe | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:22 | Utah State | Phil Hoey is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | John Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 47-50 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | John Lewis's layup is rejected by Howard Tiedemann | 47-50 |
| 04:30 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Philip Short is called for the reach on Daniel Gause - foul #2 on Philip Short, team foul #12 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Utah State | Justin Carson (SF), Robert Moore (C) Peter Russo, Anthony Rhoades | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), William Williams (C) Philip Short, John Lewis, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Daniel Gause misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:24 | Utah State | Daniel Gause makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 3 from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 03:40 | Utah State | Justin Carson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Gause | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Daniel Gause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Hoey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Carson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Howard Tiedemann (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Welch (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 5 stl. C - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 03:19 | Utah State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Eugene Savage steals it from Robert Moore | 50-53 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the dunk attempt | 50-53 |
| 02:56 | Utah State | Daniel Gause snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 02:56 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | John Roe (PG), Brian Baum (SG), Peter Russo (SF), Philip Davenport (PF) Daniel Gause, Phil Hoey, Justin Carson, Howard Tiedemann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Robert Moore's floater is tipped away by Johnny Fulkerson | 50-53 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Donald Kerr grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Brian Baum is called for the reach on Donald Kerr - foul #3 on Brian Baum, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 02:20 | Utah State | Brian Baum gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:06 | Utah State | Brian Baum misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 02:04 | Utah State | John Roe hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | James King's layup is rejected by Philip Davenport | 52-54 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | James King tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 01:41 | Utah State | Philip Davenport snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 01:34 | Utah State | Philip Davenport misses long on an open jumper near the basket | 52-54 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | John Roe is called for the reach on Donald Kerr - foul #2 on John Roe, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann (PF) Philip Davenport | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, John Lewis, James King | |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:11 | Utah State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:49 | Utah State | Matthew Fox steals the ball from Brian Baum | 52-54 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Matthew Fox hits the finger roll | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Peter Russo is hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #4 on Matthew Fox, team foul #13 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Donald Kerr | |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:39 | Utah State | Peter Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the shot from the left side | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Matthew Fox gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Peter Russo - foul #4 on Peter Russo, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Howard Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Brian Baum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a fullcourt shot | 57-56 |