| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Dennis Zinner inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | BYU | William Blanton's pass is intercepted by Matthew Fox | 34-31 |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Fox | 36-31 |
| 19:28 | BYU | Andrew Hammond blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:12 | BYU | Matthew Fox is called for the reach on William Blanton - foul #3 on Matthew Fox, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 18:51 | BYU | William Blanton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| 18:49 | BYU | William Blanton grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:38 | BYU | Dennis Zinner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Blanton | 36-33 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 38-33 |
| 18:10 | BYU | Dennis Zinner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 18:09 | BYU | Gary Jamison gets the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | BYU | William Blanton misses long on a shot in the lane | 38-33 |
| 17:56 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Eugene Savage can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Mark Welch banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Blanton - foul #1 on William Blanton, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley, Andrew Hammond | |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:14 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG) Gary Jamison | |
| 17:14 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| 16:23 | BYU | Mark Welch is called for the reach on Steve Bean - foul #4 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG) Steve Bean | |
| 16:10 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | James King tips it home | 43-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | BYU | Gary Jamison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Donald Defeo clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 15:32 | BYU | Paul Richardson gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 15:27 | BYU | David Powell is hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Paul Richardson, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Randy Kerwin | |
| 15:09 | BYU | James King steps in front of the Dennis Zinner pass | 43-38 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:48 | BYU | Andrew Hammond snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:42 | BYU | William Blanton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:41 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:34 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the easy layup | 43-38 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 14:03 | BYU | Andrew Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:58 | BYU | William Blanton lays it up and in | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Matthew Fox, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), John Lewis (SF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Matthew Fox, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) Gary Jamison, Ralph Foley, Andrew Hammond | |
| 13:22 | BYU | David Powell misses badly on a runner from the left block | 43-40 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | James King connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:29 | BYU | David Powell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Philip Short pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | William Williams lays it in set up by Donald Kerr | 47-40 |
| 12:04 | BYU | David Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Kerr, James King | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) William Blanton, Steve Bean, Dennis Zinner, David Powell, Randy Kerwin | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 11:36 | BYU | Paul Richardson clanks a shot from the right side | 50-40 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 11:12 | BYU | Paul Richardson gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Philip Short is called for the reach on Paul Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Short, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, William Williams | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF) Ralph Foley | |
| 10:55 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 50-41 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Richardson - foul #1 on Paul Richardson, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:26 | BYU | David Powell blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:26 | BYU | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:26 | BYU | David Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 10:00 | BYU | Andrew Hammond grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 09:55 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-42 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Kerr | 52-42 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a floater from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 09:34 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-42 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 54-42 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Andrew Hammond steps in front of the Donald Defeo pass | 54-42 |
| 09:14 | BYU | Gary Jamison is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Richardson | 54-44 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Andrew Hammond - foul #2 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) Paul Richardson, Gary Jamison, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:30 | BYU | William Blanton is hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| 08:30 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:30 | BYU | William Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | John Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 07:55 | BYU | William Blanton snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 07:50 | BYU | William Blanton connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Bean | 56-48 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Philip Short is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:10 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 07:09 | BYU | William Blanton tips it in | 56-50 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Donald Kerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James King (PF) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG), David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Steve Bean, Ralph Foley, Randy Kerwin | |
| 06:32 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits a 3 from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Eugene Savage knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Matthew Fox | 59-53 |
| 06:02 | BYU | David Powell drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Blanton | 59-55 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | William Blanton picks off the pass by James King | 59-55 |
| 05:24 | BYU | Andrew Hammond comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) James King, William Williams | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, David Powell | |
| 05:24 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:24 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 61-57 |
| 04:49 | BYU | Ralph Foley blows the dunk but the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #5 on Mark Welch, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), Donald Kerr (SG), James King (PF) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | BYU | Randy Kerwin (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| 04:49 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:49 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | James King misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wallace Mohammad - foul #2 on Wallace Mohammad, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:15 | BYU | Gary Jamison is called for traveling | 63-59 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 04:03 | BYU | Gary Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:58 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Foley | 63-61 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | James King comes up short on the shot near the basket | 63-61 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox tips it home | 65-61 |
| 03:35 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Donald Kerr | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), David Powell (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Gary Jamison, Ralph Foley, Randy Kerwin | |
| 03:35 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the board | 65-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Donald Defeo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Short | 67-62 |
| 03:14 | BYU | Steve Bean buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wallace Mohammad | 67-65 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | The jump hook by James King is blocked by David Powell | 67-65 |
| 02:55 | BYU | Andrew Hammond snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 02:55 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Philip Short | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell | |
| 02:48 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Ralph Foley swats the layup by Johnny Fulkerson | 67-68 |
| 02:29 | BYU | William Blanton grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 02:25 | BYU | William Blanton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on William Blanton, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Randy Kerwin (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Eugene Savage | 69-68 |
| 01:50 | BYU | Eugene Savage takes the ball from Dennis Zinner | 69-68 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 01:32 | BYU | Eugene Savage picks off the pass by Dennis Zinner | 69-68 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Dennis Zinner steals the ball from Johnny Fulkerson | 69-68 |
| 01:10 | BYU | Gary Jamison knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #13 | 69-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) Randy Kerwin | |
| 01:10 | BYU | Gary Jamison makes the free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 71-71 |
| 00:55 | BYU | Gary Jamison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 00:54 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:34 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Fox - foul #5 on Matthew Fox, team foul #14 | 71-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:34 | BYU | Dennis Zinner misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:34 | BYU | Dennis Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage travels with the ball | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | BYU | Ralph Foley is hacked by Eugene Savage in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #15 | 71-72 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:11 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andrew Hammond | 71-74 |