| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Hawkins (fresh) SG - Curtis Bellamy (fresh) SF - Edwin Berkman (fresh) PF - Gilbert Holliday (fresh) C - Gary Nash (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 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | The jump hook by Arthur Burks is blocked by Gary Nash | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Graham Cao comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Edwin Berkman - foul #1 on Edwin Berkman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Wyoming | Gary Nash snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Burks | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Graham Cao hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | Arthur Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on a shot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Nash | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:22 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Graham Cao grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:30 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Graham Cao's pass is intercepted by Edwin Berkman | 2-3 |
| 16:20 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Crothers (SG), Ralph Arciniega (SF), John Deans (PF), Archie Carroll (C) Curtis Bellamy, Edwin Berkman, Gilbert Holliday, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Archie Carroll is called for the reach on Eric Powell - foul #1 on Archie Carroll, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Phillip Caples is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 15:50 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by William Crothers | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. SG - William Crothers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Arciniega (fresh) PF - John Deans (fresh) C - Archie Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) SG - John Kennedy (fresh) SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) PF - Eric Powell (fresh) C - Phillip Caples (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Hawkins - foul #1 on Jason Hawkins, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy (SG) Jason Hawkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Wyoming | John Deans pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:05 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:04 | Wyoming | John Deans tips it home | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Eric Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson (PF), Gary Nash (C) John Deans, Archie Carroll | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Phillip Caples | |
| 14:31 | Wyoming | Jefferey Faulkner is called for the reach on Stanley Anderson - foul #1 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steven Pieper (SF) Ralph Arciniega | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| 14:07 | Wyoming | Gary Nash misses long on a floater from close range | 6-4 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Graham Cao loses the dribble to Gary Nash | 6-4 |
| 13:31 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block set up by William Crothers | 8-4 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Pieper - foul #1 on Steven Pieper, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins (PG), Gilbert Holliday (PF), Archie Carroll (C) Curtis Bellamy, Stanley Anderson, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:02 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Hawkins and he's fouled by Donald Barger - foul #1 on Donald Barger, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega (SF) Steven Pieper | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Donald Barger, Phillip Caples | |
| 13:02 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday misses the free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Pressman | 10-6 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the jump hook from close range | 10-6 |
| 12:45 | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 12:24 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Archie Carroll | 12-6 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Joseph Jones connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 11:42 | Wyoming | Ben Dickens steps in front of the Jason Hawkins pass | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Hawkins (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Crothers (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Arciniega (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Holliday (fresh) 4 pts. C - Archie Carroll (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) SG - Ben Dickens (fairly fresh) SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Ben Dickens comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Crothers - foul #1 on William Crothers, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy (SG), Edwin Berkman (SF), Gary Nash (C) William Crothers, Ralph Arciniega, Archie Carroll | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 11:23 | Wyoming | Gary Nash clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 12-9 |
| 11:22 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Jason Hawkins is called for the reach on Donald Barger - foul #2 on Jason Hawkins, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Crothers (PG), John Deans (PF) Jason Hawkins, Gilbert Holliday | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Curtis Bellamy is called for the reach on Phillip Caples - foul #1 on Curtis Bellamy, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Phillip Caples makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Phillip Caples misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:02 | Wyoming | Gary Nash pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:00 | Wyoming | Donald Barger is called for the reach on Edwin Berkman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Barger, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) Donald Barger | |
| 10:40 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 10:38 | Wyoming | Gary Nash hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Graham Cao's pass is intercepted by Edwin Berkman | 16-10 |
| 10:24 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-10 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Arthur Burks's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Nash | 16-10 |
| 10:07 | Wyoming | Gary Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:04 | Wyoming | William Crothers is fouled in the backcourt by John Kennedy - foul #1 on John Kennedy, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega (SF), Gilbert Holliday (PF) Edwin Berkman, John Deans | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| 09:40 | Wyoming | Gary Nash lays it in and he's hacked by Thomas Pressman - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Graham Cao | |
| 09:40 | Wyoming | Gary Nash makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 09:22 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Ralph Arciniega | 19-10 |
| 08:59 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday misses short on an open shot near the basket | 19-10 |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 08:28 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy connects on the floater from the right side set up by William Crothers | 21-10 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | John Kennedy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner tips it home | 21-12 |
| 08:07 | Wyoming | William Crothers is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Tsao - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman (SF), John Deans (PF), Archie Carroll (C) Ralph Arciniega, Gilbert Holliday, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 07:48 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman blows the layup | 21-12 |
| 07:47 | Wyoming | Archie Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 07:19 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Crothers and the foul's on Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Ben Dickens, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| 07:19 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy makes the free throw | 24-12 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - William Crothers (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Curtis Bellamy (tired) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Deans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Arthur Burks double dribbles | 24-12 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| 06:41 | Wyoming | William Crothers scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-12 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Curtis Bellamy - foul #2 on Curtis Bellamy, team foul #8 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins (PG), Gilbert Holliday (PF), Gary Nash (C) Curtis Bellamy, John Deans, Archie Carroll | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Thomas Bieker (C) Graham Cao, Phillip Caples | |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 06:29 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Gilbert Holliday | 27-13 |
| 06:05 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Ben Dickens - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #8 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega (SF) Edwin Berkman | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| 06:05 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 06:05 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-13 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker makes the jumper from the right block | 28-15 |
| 05:28 | Wyoming | Thomas Pressman is called for the reach on Gilbert Holliday - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #9 | 28-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson (PF) Jason Hawkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| 05:28 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 05:28 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Graham Cao clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-15 |
| 05:14 | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega grabs the board | 30-15 |
| 05:12 | Wyoming | William Crothers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins (PG) Stanley Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Gilbert Holliday swats the layup by John Kennedy | 30-15 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the offensive board | 30-15 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Graham Cao's floater is tipped away by Gilbert Holliday | 30-15 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-15 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | John Kennedy knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 30-17 |
| 04:21 | Wyoming | Graham Cao steps in front of the Jason Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 30-17 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jefferey Faulkner | 30-19 |
| 03:50 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins is hacked by Graham Cao - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #10 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy (SG), Edwin Berkman (SF), John Deans (PF), Archie Carroll (C) William Crothers, Ralph Arciniega, Gilbert Holliday, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Donald Barger (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| 03:50 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:50 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 31-19 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Ben Dickens scores on a jumper in the lane | 31-21 |
| 03:07 | Wyoming | Curtis Bellamy is whistled for a carry | 31-21 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Donald Barger | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Hawkins (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Bellamy (tired) 7 pts. SF - Edwin Berkman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Deans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Archie Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is denied on a layup by Archie Carroll | 31-21 |
| 02:51 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Archie Carroll | 31-21 |
| 02:49 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman is hacked by Arthur Burks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #11 | 31-21 |
| 02:49 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman misses the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:49 | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Arthur Burks scores on a runner from the left block | 32-23 |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Jason Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-23 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Hawkins - foul #3 on Jason Hawkins, team foul #9 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Crothers (PG), Steven Pieper (SF), Gilbert Holliday (PF), Gary Nash (C) Jason Hawkins, Edwin Berkman, John Deans, Archie Carroll | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Ben Dickens, Phillip Caples | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:07 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Gary Nash | 32-24 |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Calvin Tsao is called for the reach on Gary Nash - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Ralph Arciniega (SF) Steven Pieper | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger | |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Gary Nash makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Gary Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Arciniega - foul #1 on Ralph Arciniega, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:42 | Wyoming | Gary Nash snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:24 | Wyoming | Gary Nash knocks in the floater from close range | 35-25 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Gilbert Holliday - foul #1 on Gilbert Holliday, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Edwin Berkman (SF) Ralph Arciniega | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | Gilbert Holliday misses the jumper from close range | 35-27 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | John Kennedy connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Graham Cao | 35-29 |
| 00:17 | Wyoming | William Crothers loses the ball out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Stanley Anderson (PF), Archie Carroll (C) Gilbert Holliday, Gary Nash | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Thomas Bieker | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses short on a floater from the left block | 35-29 |