| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Palczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | William Brown inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Wyoming | Michael Washington is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Washington, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eugene Savage | 28-40 |
| 19:09 | Wyoming | William Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-40 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it in | 28-42 |
| 18:29 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage drills a floater from the left side set up by Matthew Fox | 28-44 |
| 17:55 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones is open but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Matthew Fox, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger (SF) William Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:55 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 17:55 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on Mark Welch - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), Dennis Sullivan (C) Kenneth Jones, Carlos Thorn | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a runner near the basket | 29-44 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Donald Defeo tips it but misses | 29-44 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson can't finish the layup | 29-44 |
| 17:20 | Wyoming | Michael Washington pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 17:11 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Matthew Fox | 29-44 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey (SG), Dave Edwards (SF) Richard Palczynski, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:34 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey is hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #3 on Matthew Fox, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones (PG), William Brown (SF), Carlos Thorn (C) Steven McMurrey, Dave Edwards, Dennis Sullivan | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| 16:10 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn's pass is intercepted by Donald Defeo | 29-44 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the lay-in | 29-44 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the offensive board | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stark (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Eugene Savage drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Defeo | 29-47 |
| 15:13 | Wyoming | John Stark misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-47 |
| 15:12 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to John Stark | 29-47 |
| 14:51 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski (SG), Leonard Weaver (SF), Michael Washington (PF), Dennis Sullivan (C) John Stark, William Brown, Charles Kessinger, Carlos Thorn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 14:51 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:51 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Richard Palczynski steps in front of the James King pass | 31-47 |
| 14:35 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Palczynski | 33-47 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | James King comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-47 |
| 14:16 | Wyoming | Michael Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 14:02 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 14:00 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:39 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver drills a jumpshot from the left side | 35-47 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Palczynski - foul #2 on Richard Palczynski, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), Carlos Thorn (C) Kenneth Jones, Dennis Sullivan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) James King | |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:59 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver clanks a floater from the baseline | 35-48 |
| 12:58 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:46 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | William Williams gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 12:26 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:21 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 12:19 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey (SG), William Brown (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF) Richard Palczynski, Leonard Weaver, Michael Washington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 12:02 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 11:41 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John Stark (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven McMurrey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Philip Short misses long on a jumper from the left side | 40-48 |
| 10:58 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:36 | Wyoming | William Brown clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 40-48 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Eugene Savage buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Fulkerson | 40-50 |
| 10:01 | Wyoming | William Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones (PG), Richard Palczynski (SG), Michael Washington (PF), Dennis Sullivan (C) John Stark, Steven McMurrey, Charles Kessinger, Carlos Thorn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 10:01 | Wyoming | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:01 | Wyoming | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 09:30 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 09:28 | Wyoming | William Brown gets the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:11 | Wyoming | Mark Welch denies the turnaround by Richard Palczynski | 42-53 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Philip Short pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Matthew Fox drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Williams | 42-56 |
| 08:47 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a runner in the lane | 42-56 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Matthew Fox tips it but misses | 42-56 |
| 08:29 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 08:20 | Wyoming | Michael Washington is fouled on the floor by Matthew Fox - foul #4 on Matthew Fox, team foul #6 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver (SF), Charles Kessinger (C) William Brown, Dennis Sullivan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, Matthew Fox, William Williams | |
| 08:05 | Wyoming | Michael Washington misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-56 |
| 08:04 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | John Lewis misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leonard Weaver - foul #4 on Leonard Weaver, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dave Edwards (C) Michael Washington | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:57 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Wyoming | Johnny Fulkerson steals it from Leonard Weaver | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it but misses | 42-58 |
| 07:24 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Palczynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Dave Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), Carlos Thorn (C) Kenneth Jones, Dave Edwards | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF) John Lewis, Mark Welch | |
| 07:17 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski misses the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Eugene Savage | 42-61 |
| 06:46 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Stark | 44-61 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is whistled for traveling | 44-61 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey (SG), Michael Washington (PF) Richard Palczynski, Charles Kessinger | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 06:19 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Stark | 46-61 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Leonard Weaver steps in front of the Donald Kerr pass | 46-61 |
| 05:50 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Steven McMurrey and he's hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #5 on Matthew Fox, team foul #8 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones (PG) Steven McMurrey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Kerr, Matthew Fox, James King | |
| 05:50 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | UNLV | John Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Thorn | 49-61 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Lewis and he's fouled by Michael Washington - foul #2 on Michael Washington, team foul #5 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Brown (SF), Dennis Sullivan (C) Leonard Weaver, Carlos Thorn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Donald Defeo | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:52 | Wyoming | John Stark's pass is intercepted by John Lewis | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a floater from the right side | 49-64 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| 04:08 | Wyoming | William Williams takes the ball from Kenneth Jones after a doubleteam | 49-66 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-66 |
| 03:53 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:38 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-66 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey (PG), Richard Palczynski (SG), Leonard Weaver (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF), Carlos Thorn (C) Kenneth Jones, John Stark, William Brown, Michael Washington, Dennis Sullivan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Philip Short, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 03:30 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger misses short on a floater in the lane | 52-66 |
| 03:29 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:16 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-66 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | James King gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Steven McMurrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Palczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is hacked by Carlos Thorn - foul #3 on Carlos Thorn, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (SG), William Brown (SF), Dave Edwards (C) Richard Palczynski, Leonard Weaver, Carlos Thorn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), William Williams (C) Donald Defeo, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 02:33 | UNLV | James King is denied on a layup by Charles Kessinger | 52-66 |
| 02:31 | Wyoming | John Stark grabs the board | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Wyoming | John Stark connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Brown | 55-66 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | William Williams is whistled for traveling | 55-66 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan (C) Dave Edwards | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:46 | Wyoming | John Lewis steals the ball from Charles Kessinger | 55-66 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | William Williams is called for traveling | 55-66 |
| 01:04 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 55-66 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Steven McMurrey is called for the reach on James King - foul #2 on Steven McMurrey, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-68 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | John Lewis clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-68 |
| 00:22 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 00:17 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Steven McMurrey and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 57-68 |
| 00:17 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses the free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | James King gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Philip Short runs out the clock | 57-68 |