| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Boulanger (fresh) SG - Leslie Shepherd (fresh) SF - William Kimball (fresh) PF - Jin Xiong (fresh) C - Roger Shepard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Roger Shepard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Boulanger | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is hacked by Jin Xiong - foul #1 on Jin Xiong, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Graham Cao's pass is intercepted by William Kimball | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | William Kimball misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Pressman - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | William Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | William Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ben Dickens | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by William Kimball - foul #1 on William Kimball, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Nevada | Roger Shepard tips it home | 7-4 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| 17:16 | Nevada | Jin Xiong is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Jones | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | Nevada | Roger Shepard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Nevada | William Kimball misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Graham Cao clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Richard Boulanger | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Jin Xiong is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Smith (PG), Denny Jackson (SG), Reginald McCaul (SF), John Moore (PF), William Barbee (C) Richard Boulanger, Leslie Shepherd, William Kimball, Jin Xiong, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Joseph Jones | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to William Barbee | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Denny Jackson (fresh) SF - Reginald McCaul (fresh) PF - John Moore (fresh) C - William Barbee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) SG - John Kennedy (fresh) SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Caples (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:23 | Nevada | John Moore tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Phillip Caples grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Denny Jackson is called for the reach on John Kennedy - foul #1 on Denny Jackson, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | John Kennedy clanks a floater from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Jefferey Faulkner | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Eric Powell misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner | |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Eric Powell makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Eric Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:29 | Nevada | William Barbee is fouled on the floor by Phillip Caples - foul #1 on Phillip Caples, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Phillip Caples | |
| 14:13 | Nevada | William Barbee makes the runner near the basket | 9-6 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 9-8 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | William Barbee is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones buries a turnaround in the paint | 11-10 |
| 13:00 | Nevada | William Barbee banks in the layup on a great pass from John Moore | 13-10 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Joseph Jones is blocked by Reginald McCaul | 13-10 |
| 12:41 | Nevada | William Barbee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:37 | Nevada | Eric Powell steals the ball from Reginald McCaul in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Barbee - foul #1 on William Barbee, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Boulanger (PG), Leslie Shepherd (SG), William Kimball (SF), Jin Xiong (PF), Roger Shepard (C) Michael Smith, Denny Jackson, Reginald McCaul, John Moore, William Barbee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:23 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger is hacked by Thomas Pressman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Jefferey Faulkner steps in front of the Leslie Shepherd pass | 13-12 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker tips it home | 13-14 |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Phillip Caples steals the ball from William Kimball | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Boulanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jin Xiong (fresh) C - Roger Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Bieker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao grabs the offensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 11:05 | Nevada | Jin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:40 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao loses the dribble to Jin Xiong | 13-14 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | William Kimball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Alfonso Flores (PG), Denny Jackson (SG), Tracy Murdock (C) Richard Boulanger, Leslie Shepherd, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alfonso Flores - foul #1 on Alfonso Flores, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Smith (PG), Reginald McCaul (SF) Alfonso Flores, William Kimball | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:49 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Arthur Burks drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Powell | 13-18 |
| 09:27 | Nevada | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | John Kennedy buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Burks | 13-20 |
| 08:57 | Nevada | Michael Smith hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jin Xiong | 15-20 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | John Kennedy tips it back up and in | 15-22 |
| 08:20 | Nevada | Jin Xiong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Powell - foul #1 on Eric Powell, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Boulanger (PG), Leslie Shepherd (SG), William Barbee (SF), Roger Shepard (C) Michael Smith, Denny Jackson, Reginald McCaul, Tracy Murdock | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Joseph Jones | |
| 08:20 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:20 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jefferey Faulkner and he's hacked by Roger Shepard - foul #1 on Roger Shepard, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Kimball (SF), John Moore (PF) William Barbee, Jin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF) Eric Powell | |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:57 | Nevada | Roger Shepard gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 07:47 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd is hacked by Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Ben Dickens, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Calvin Tsao picks off the pass by Richard Boulanger | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Boulanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leslie Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Moore (fresh) C - Roger Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Bieker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Caples (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Ben Dickens, Phillip Caples | |
| 07:02 | Nevada | The short jumper by William Kimball is denied by Joseph Jones | 17-24 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Barger | 17-26 |
| 06:28 | Nevada | A charge is called on Roger Shepard - foul #2 on Roger Shepard, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Smith (PG), Denny Jackson (SG), Reginald McCaul (SF), William Barbee (PF), Tracy Murdock (C) Richard Boulanger, Leslie Shepherd, William Kimball, John Moore, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it home | 17-28 |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Denny Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 05:53 | Nevada | Tracy Murdock pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Eric Powell is called for the reach on William Barbee - foul #2 on Eric Powell, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) John Kennedy, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| 05:36 | Nevada | William Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | William Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Ben Dickens's pass is intercepted by Denny Jackson | 22-28 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Burks - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Boulanger (PG), Leslie Shepherd (SG), John Moore (PF) Michael Smith, Denny Jackson, Tracy Murdock | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:13 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Graham Cao can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Kimball (SF) John Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:05 | Nevada | William Barbee snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 04:38 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:37 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to William Kimball | 23-28 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | William Kimball drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Arthur Burks - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jin Xiong (PF) Reginald McCaul | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Phillip Caples | |
| 04:16 | Nevada | William Kimball makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | William Barbee steals the ball from Ben Dickens | 26-28 |
| 04:04 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd is hacked by Ben Dickens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Smith (PG) Richard Boulanger | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| 04:04 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:04 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jefferey Faulkner | 26-31 |
| 03:34 | Nevada | The short jumper by William Kimball is denied by Joseph Jones | 26-31 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Bieker | 26-31 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | John Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leslie Shepherd - foul #1 on Leslie Shepherd, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Denny Jackson (SG), John Moore (SF), Roger Shepard (C) Leslie Shepherd, William Kimball, William Barbee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Thomas Bieker | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Denny Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Moore (fresh) PF - Jin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Nevada | Roger Shepard clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jefferey Faulkner | 26-33 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the dunk but he's fouled by Roger Shepard - foul #3 on Roger Shepard, team foul #11 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Boulanger (PG), Reginald McCaul (SF), Tracy Murdock (C) Michael Smith, Jin Xiong, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner | |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:54 | Nevada | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:51 | Nevada | Ben Dickens picks off the pass by Richard Boulanger in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | John Kennedy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 26-34 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | John Kennedy gets the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Richard Boulanger steals it from Joseph Jones | 26-34 |
| 01:55 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Ben Dickens pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Graham Cao knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 26-36 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | Reginald McCaul misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 01:25 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to John Moore | 26-36 |
| 01:00 | Nevada | Richard Boulanger connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tracy Murdock | 29-36 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Graham Cao lays it up and in on a great pass from John Kennedy and he's fouled by Richard Boulanger - foul #1 on Richard Boulanger, team foul #12 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Smith (PG), Leslie Shepherd (SG), William Kimball (SF), Jin Xiong (PF) Richard Boulanger, Denny Jackson, Reginald McCaul, Tracy Murdock | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, John Kennedy, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:55 | Nevada | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:29 | Nevada | Jin Xiong misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Powell - foul #3 on Eric Powell, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Barbee (C) John Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, Eric Powell | |
| 00:29 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:29 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Leslie Shepherd grabs the board | 31-38 |