| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dial (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Trice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | James Dial hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 35-36 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Adam Blair | 35-36 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Adam Blair hits the finger roll set up by Randy Bash out of the doubleteam | 35-38 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Matthew Fox knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 37-38 |
| 18:35 | Colorado State | Randy Bash misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 18:22 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Dial | 37-38 |
| 18:16 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Eugene Savage loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 17:55 | Colorado State | Randy Bash is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leonard Pride (SF), Charles Mack (C) Christopher Trice, Joshua Hansen | |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-38 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 17:12 | Colorado State | James Dial's layup is rejected by Johnny Fulkerson | 39-38 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | James Dial is called for the reach on Donald Defeo - foul #1 on James Dial, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), Brock Laurent (SG), Tony Harrison (PF) Randy Bash, James Dial, Adam Blair | |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Todd Lane - foul #2 on Todd Lane, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:48 | Colorado State | Charles Mack knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 42-40 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Matthew Fox knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 16:23 | Colorado State | Todd Lane misses short on a runner from close range | 45-40 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Tony Harrison - foul #3 on Tony Harrison, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SG), Christopher Trice (SF), Adam Blair (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Brock Laurent, Leonard Pride, Tony Harrison, Charles Mack | |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | Adam Blair comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-40 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 46-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Todd Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dial (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Trice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Trice - foul #1 on Christopher Trice, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG) Todd Lane | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:39 | Colorado State | Adam Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 48-40 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 15:14 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | John Lewis misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Trice - foul #2 on Christopher Trice, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 14:58 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:38 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice double dribbles | 50-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, William Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leonard Pride (SF) Christopher Trice | |
| 14:20 | UNLV | John Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Kerr, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Mack (C) Joshua Hansen | |
| 14:04 | Colorado State | James Dial makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Blair | 50-43 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 13:28 | Colorado State | Adam Blair misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 52-43 |
| 13:27 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:07 | Colorado State | Randy Bash connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Mack | 52-46 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the shot from the right block and he's hacked by Leonard Pride - foul #1 on Leonard Pride, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, James King | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), Brock Laurent (SG), Christopher Trice (SF), Tony Harrison (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) Randy Bash, James Dial, Leonard Pride, Adam Blair, Charles Mack | |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:40 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Hansen | 55-49 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Donald Defeo double dribbles | 55-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Lane | 55-51 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Joshua Hansen is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #2 on Joshua Hansen, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SG), Adam Blair (PF) Brock Laurent, Tony Harrison | |
| 11:37 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Todd Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dial (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Trice (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Colorado State | Todd Lane loses the ball out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF) Philip Short, John Lewis, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leonard Pride (SF), Charles Mack (C) Christopher Trice, Joshua Hansen | |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Eugene Savage can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Adam Blair | 57-51 |
| 11:04 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG) Todd Lane | |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the lay-in | 57-51 |
| 10:34 | Colorado State | Charles Mack grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | Charles Mack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | William Williams misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Mack - foul #2 on Charles Mack, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, James King | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brock Laurent (SG), Christopher Trice (SF), Tony Harrison (PF), Joshua Hansen (C) James Dial, Leonard Pride, Adam Blair, Charles Mack | |
| 10:00 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Randy Bash can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-51 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Philip Short hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 62-51 |
| 09:10 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 09:09 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison tips it home | 62-53 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Randy Bash picks off the pass by John Lewis | 62-53 |
| 08:27 | Colorado State | Randy Bash is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:26 | Colorado State | Randy Bash grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:14 | Colorado State | Donald Kerr takes the ball from Randy Bash | 62-53 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Donald Kerr lays it in | 64-53 |
| 07:48 | Colorado State | Brock Laurent misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice tips it in | 64-55 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Philip Short misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | William Williams can't tip it in | 64-55 |
| 07:30 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 11 pts. 13 reb. C - William Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Laurent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Trice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Colorado State | Randy Bash travels with the ball | 64-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), James Dial (SG), Leonard Pride (SF), Adam Blair (PF), Charles Mack (C) Randy Bash, Brock Laurent, Christopher Trice, Tony Harrison, Joshua Hansen | |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Eugene Savage scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Johnny Fulkerson | 67-55 |
| 06:51 | Colorado State | Charles Mack scores on a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 67-57 |
| 06:51 | Colorado State | Charles Mack makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Matthew Fox grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is fouled on the floor by Leonard Pride - foul #2 on Leonard Pride, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Adam Blair makes the contested driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #3 | 69-60 |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | Adam Blair makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #4 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Christopher Trice (SF), Joshua Hansen (C) Leonard Pride, Charles Mack | |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Adam Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, James King | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randy Bash (PG) Todd Lane | |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Mark Welch scores on a runner from close range set up by Donald Defeo and the foul's on Adam Blair - foul #2 on Adam Blair, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Brock Laurent (SG), Tony Harrison (PF) James Dial, Adam Blair | |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | Randy Bash misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Christopher Trice grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 04:03 | Colorado State | Johnny Fulkerson denies the turnaround by Joshua Hansen | 72-61 |
| 04:02 | Colorado State | Joshua Hansen snags the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | Randy Bash misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Welch | 74-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 14 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randy Bash (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brock Laurent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Trice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hansen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Kerr, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Dial (SG), Leonard Pride (SF), Adam Blair (PF), Charles Mack (C) Brock Laurent, Christopher Trice, Tony Harrison, Joshua Hansen | |
| 03:17 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Bash | 74-63 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Charles Mack is called for the reach on Matthew Fox - foul #3 on Charles Mack, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | William Williams picks off the pass by Adam Blair out of a doubleteam | 75-63 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits a shot from the right block | 77-63 |
| 02:07 | Colorado State | Randy Bash double dribbles | 77-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Todd Lane (PG), Brock Laurent (SG), Tony Harrison (PF) Randy Bash, James Dial, Adam Blair | |
| 01:38 | UNLV | William Williams clanks a runner near the basket | 77-63 |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Charles Mack grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | James King is called for the reach on Charles Mack - foul #3 on James King, team foul #5 | 77-63 |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Tony Harrison jams it on a great pass from Leonard Pride | 77-65 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Todd Lane picks off the pass by James King | 77-65 |
| 01:00 | Colorado State | Leonard Pride blows the layup | 77-65 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | John Lewis's pass is intercepted by Tony Harrison | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | Todd Lane hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Charles Mack | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Philip Short runs out the clock | 77-67 |