| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) SG - Richard Palczynski (fresh) SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) PF - Michael Washington (fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Richard Palczynski steals the ball from Donald Defeo | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Palczynski | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Fox | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Palczynski | 3-4 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 18:54 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:49 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Donald Defeo can't finish the layup | 3-4 |
| 18:29 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Carlos Thorn | 3-4 |
| 18:22 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carlos Thorn | 3-7 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 3-7 |
| 18:03 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:57 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-7 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch is denied on a layup by Carlos Thorn | 3-7 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Donald Defeo tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Wyoming | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Kenneth Jones - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), Steven McMurrey (SG), William Brown (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF), Dennis Sullivan (C) Kenneth Jones, Richard Palczynski, Leonard Weaver, Michael Washington, Carlos Thorn | |
| 17:04 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger misses long on a floater from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:35 | UNLV | Eugene Savage scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:11 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses the 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Eugene Savage pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | John Stark steals the ball from Johnny Fulkerson | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Wyoming | John Stark lays it up and in | 8-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) PF - Mark Welch (tiring) C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John Stark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven McMurrey (fresh) SF - William Brown (fresh) PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Dennis Sullivan (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Eugene Savage comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 15:12 | Wyoming | John Stark makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven McMurrey | 10-11 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 12-11 |
| 14:40 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Savage | 12-11 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones (PG), Richard Palczynski (SG), Leonard Weaver (SF), Michael Washington (PF), Carlos Thorn (C) John Stark, Steven McMurrey, William Brown, Charles Kessinger, Dennis Sullivan | |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3rd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:16 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Carlos Thorn | 14-11 |
| 14:00 | Wyoming | James King denies the turnaround by Leonard Weaver | 14-11 |
| 13:59 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:42 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn is denied on a layup by William Williams | 14-11 |
| 13:41 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 14-14 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Kenneth Jones is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #2 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Philip Short misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | William Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Leonard Weaver - foul #1 on Leonard Weaver, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | John Lewis drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Richard Palczynski - foul #1 on Richard Palczynski, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 12:26 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 12:25 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones hits the follow up shot | 17-16 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | William Williams drills a runner from the left block set up by Philip Short | 19-16 |
| 11:53 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 11:51 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Palczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) PF - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Palczynski | 19-19 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Philip Short buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James King | 22-19 |
| 11:14 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Kenneth Jones | 22-21 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | John Lewis comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Jones - foul #2 on Kenneth Jones, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), Steven McMurrey (SG), William Brown (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF), Dennis Sullivan (C) Kenneth Jones, Richard Palczynski, Leonard Weaver, Michael Washington, Carlos Thorn | |
| 11:08 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 10:49 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 10:49 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:49 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | John Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 10:29 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 10:10 | Wyoming | John Stark makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Kessinger | 23-26 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | William Williams lays it in | 25-26 |
| 09:45 | Wyoming | William Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | John Lewis gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | John Stark picks off the pass by Philip Short | 25-26 |
| 09:23 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, William Williams | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski (SG), Leonard Weaver (SF), Michael Washington (PF), Carlos Thorn (C) Steven McMurrey, William Brown, Charles Kessinger, Dennis Sullivan | |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Carlos Thorn takes the ball from James King | 25-26 |
| 08:55 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver slams it home on a nice dish by Michael Washington and he's hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| 08:55 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson drills a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on John Stark - foul #1 on John Stark, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:41 | Wyoming | Michael Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | John Stark knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Thorn | 27-31 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 08:09 | Wyoming | John Stark snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 07:44 | Wyoming | James King takes the ball from Michael Washington | 27-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) PF - James King (tiring) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John Stark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Palczynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Thorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled in the backcourt by John Stark - foul #2 on John Stark, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (PF), William Williams (C) James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey (PG), William Brown (SG), Charles Kessinger (PF), Dennis Sullivan (C) John Stark, Richard Palczynski, Michael Washington, Carlos Thorn | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 07:34 | Wyoming | William Williams is called for the reach on William Brown - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 07:29 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Kerr - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| 07:29 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 07:29 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | John Lewis is whistled for traveling | 29-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 06:51 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger hits a wide open runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Brown | 29-34 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Philip Short comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 06:39 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 06:25 | Wyoming | Leonard Weaver misses the jumper from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 06:24 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 06:13 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Kerr - foul #2 on Donald Kerr, team foul #6 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, William Williams | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski (SG), Carlos Thorn (C) Leonard Weaver, Charles Kessinger | |
| 06:13 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 06:13 | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mark Welch | 31-35 |
| 05:42 | Wyoming | William Brown misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Matthew Fox, team foul #7 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Washington (PF) Dennis Sullivan | |
| 05:42 | Wyoming | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:42 | Wyoming | William Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Lewis | 34-36 |
| 05:04 | Wyoming | Steven McMurrey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 04:42 | Wyoming | Carlos Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 04:29 | Wyoming | The jump hook by Michael Washington is blocked by Mark Welch | 34-36 |
| 04:27 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Thorn | 34-36 |
| 04:11 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the right block set up by Steven McMurrey | 34-38 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch dunks the ball set up by John Lewis and the foul's on Michael Washington - foul #1 on Michael Washington, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Philip Short, John Lewis, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones (PG), John Stark (SG), Leonard Weaver (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF), Dave Edwards (C) Steven McMurrey, Richard Palczynski, William Brown, Michael Washington, Carlos Thorn | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Kenneth Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dave Edwards (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dave Edwards | 37-40 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | William Williams is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis Sullivan (C) Dave Edwards | |
| 02:54 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | William Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dennis Sullivan - foul #1 on Dennis Sullivan, team foul #9 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Washington (PF) Dennis Sullivan | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 02:24 | Wyoming | Michael Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 01:58 | Wyoming | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Charles Kessinger - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #8 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski (SG) John Stark | |
| 01:58 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:58 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Weaver | 38-40 |
| 01:52 | Wyoming | Michael Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James King | 38-40 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a jumper near the basket set up by Donald Kerr | 40-40 |
| 01:12 | Wyoming | Charles Kessinger misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 40-40 |
| 01:10 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 00:55 | Wyoming | Kenneth Jones's pass is intercepted by James King | 40-40 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 40-40 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Charles Kessinger steps in front of the Donald Kerr pass | 40-40 |
| 00:05 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #9 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, William Williams | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Stark (PG), William Brown (SF), Dennis Sullivan (PF), Carlos Thorn (C) Kenneth Jones, Leonard Weaver, Michael Washington, Charles Kessinger | |
| 00:05 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:05 | Wyoming | Richard Palczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Philip Short hits a jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |