| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fresh) SG - David Alba (fresh) SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) PF - John Chapman (fresh) C - Thomas Fredrick (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 | San Diego State | John Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | UNLV | Joseph Jones drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ben Dickens | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | San Diego State | Graham Cao steals it from Jim Elders | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | San Diego State | John Chapman snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick comes up short on the floater near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim lays it in and the foul's on Thomas Pressman - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (PG), Johnny Hill (SG), Michael Tomlin (PF), Santiago Mendez (C) Jim Elders, David Alba, John Chapman, Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Hall (PF) Stephen Keim | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:20 | San Diego State | James Hall hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Calvin Tsao - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | San Diego State | James Hall misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the jumper in the paint set up by Thomas Bieker | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill misses long on a jumper near the basket | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phillip Caples | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Johnny Hill - foul #1 on Johnny Hill, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Thomas Bieker | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | San Diego State | James Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:03 | San Diego State | Thomas Pressman steals it from Benjamin Lewis in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Kennedy | 5-8 |
| 16:28 | San Diego State | John Kennedy is called for the reach on Johnny Hill - foul #1 on John Kennedy, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), David Alba (SG), Thomas Fredrick (C) Benjamin Lewis, Michael Tomlin, Santiago Mendez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (C) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner, Phillip Caples | |
| 16:18 | San Diego State | David Alba misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Arthur Burks scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Graham Cao | 5-10 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerry Butts (fresh) SG - David Alba (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Hill (fairly fresh) PF - James Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Fredrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Thomas Bieker (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Arthur Burks blows the layup | 5-10 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Thomas Bieker is called for the reach on Jerry Butts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), Stephen Keim (SF), John Chapman (PF) David Alba, Johnny Hill, James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| 15:09 | San Diego State | Jim Elders hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-10 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the dunk attempt | 7-10 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Eric Powell hits the follow up shot | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (SG), Michael Tomlin (SF) Jerry Butts, Stephen Keim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Donald Barger, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| 14:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman's floater is tipped away by John Chapman | 8-12 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | John Chapman pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 13:58 | San Diego State | Jim Elders travels in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez (C) Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Joseph Jones | |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Ben Dickens's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Lewis | 8-12 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Graham Cao drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Jim Elders is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Ben Dickens, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Johnny Hill (SG) Benjamin Lewis | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| 13:27 | San Diego State | Jim Elders clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Phillip Caples grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is hacked by Michael Tomlin - foul #1 on Michael Tomlin, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Alba (SG) Michael Tomlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| 13:06 | UNLV | John Chapman swats the layup by Phillip Caples | 10-14 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | John Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker is hacked by Jim Elders - foul #1 on Jim Elders, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Hall (PF) John Chapman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Graham Cao | |
| 12:37 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-14 |
| 12:36 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:13 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill lays it in | 12-14 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Caples and the foul's on James Hall - foul #1 on James Hall, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), Benjamin Lewis (SG), Michael Tomlin (SF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jim Elders, David Alba, Johnny Hill, Santiago Mendez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) John Kennedy, Donald Barger, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin is hacked by Thomas Pressman - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Chapman (PF) James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Eric Powell (PF) Calvin Tsao, Thomas Pressman | |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:46 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerry Butts (fresh) SG - Benjamin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Tomlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fredrick (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Joseph Jones comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 14-17 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| 11:31 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Benjamin Lewis is called for the reach on Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Benjamin Lewis, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Fredrick - foul #1 on Thomas Fredrick, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Alba (SG), Stephen Keim (SF) Benjamin Lewis, Michael Tomlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:12 | San Diego State | John Chapman grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Ben Dickens is called for the reach on Jerry Butts - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #9 | 14-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Johnny Hill (SF) Stephen Keim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens | |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:51 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Joseph Jones connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Tsao | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jefferey Faulkner - foul #1 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #10 | 15-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), Stephen Keim (SF), James Hall (PF), Santiago Mendez (C) Jerry Butts, David Alba, John Chapman, Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| 10:15 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 10:15 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Donald Barger knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Calvin Tsao | 16-22 |
| 09:52 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses the jumpshot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | James Hall snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 09:38 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is whistled for a carry | 16-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis (PG), David Alba (SG), Michael Tomlin (C) Jim Elders, Johnny Hill, Santiago Mendez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Arthur Burks, Joseph Jones | |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Benjamin Lewis, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), John Chapman (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Benjamin Lewis, Stephen Keim, James Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-24 |
| 08:42 | San Diego State | David Alba is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Alba, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Johnny Hill (SG) David Alba | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Johnny Hill steals the ball from Arthur Burks | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Kennedy - foul #2 on John Kennedy, team foul #11 | 16-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (SG), James Hall (PF), Santiago Mendez (C) Michael Tomlin, John Chapman, Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG) John Kennedy | |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Jim Elders makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Jim Elders makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Graham Cao is fouled on the floor by Jim Elders - foul #2 on Jim Elders, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF) Jim Elders | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:41 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Donald Barger grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerry Butts (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnny Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Keim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Santiago Mendez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stephen Keim - foul #1 on Stephen Keim, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Alba (SG) Johnny Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:14 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 18-26 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim tips it in | 20-26 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Calvin Tsao | 20-28 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Arthur Burks gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Arthur Burks comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-28 |
| 06:12 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | Donald Barger is called for the reach on David Alba - foul #1 on Donald Barger, team foul #12 | 23-28 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Tomlin (PG), Johnny Hill (SF), John Chapman (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jerry Butts, Stephen Keim, James Hall, Santiago Mendez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:55 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Graham Cao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:35 | San Diego State | David Alba grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:22 | San Diego State | David Alba drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Hill | 28-28 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Eric Powell drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on David Alba - foul #2 on David Alba, team foul #11 | 28-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG) David Alba | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Eric Powell makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts is hacked by Donald Barger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Barger, team foul #13 | 28-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG) Donald Barger | |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ben Dickens | 29-31 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Ben Dickens hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Eric Powell | 29-33 |
| 04:33 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Eric Powell tips it but misses | 29-33 |
| 04:25 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Johnny Hill | 29-33 |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | Johnny Hill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Fredrick - foul #2 on Thomas Fredrick, team foul #12 | 29-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), Benjamin Lewis (SG), Stephen Keim (SF) Jerry Butts, Johnny Hill, Michael Tomlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:37 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jim Elders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Benjamin Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Keim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Chapman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Fredrick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | San Diego State | Thomas Fredrick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Graham Cao | |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Jim Elders | 31-35 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Pressman and he's fouled by John Chapman - foul #1 on John Chapman, team foul #13 | 31-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Hall (PF), Santiago Mendez (C) John Chapman, Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | Jim Elders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-37 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Pressman | 31-37 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Arthur Burks dunks the ball set up by John Kennedy | 31-39 |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | James Hall is wide open and slams it home | 33-39 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the easy layup | 33-39 |
| 02:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Santiago Mendez | 33-39 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim's pass is intercepted by Thomas Pressman in the backcourt | 33-39 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Arthur Burks connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-41 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis is hacked by Calvin Tsao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #14 | 33-41 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Alba (SG), Johnny Hill (SF), John Chapman (PF), Thomas Fredrick (C) Jim Elders, Stephen Keim, James Hall, Santiago Mendez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Phillip Caples | |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Benjamin Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Joseph Jones knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Thomas Pressman and the foul's on Thomas Fredrick - foul #3 on Thomas Fredrick, team foul #14 | 35-43 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (PG), Michael Tomlin (C) Benjamin Lewis, Thomas Fredrick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 01:35 | San Diego State | Jim Elders scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Alba | 38-44 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses long on a runner from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | Jim Elders pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | David Alba makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Jim Elders | 40-44 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | John Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerry Butts (PG), James Hall (PF) Jim Elders, John Chapman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Eric Powell loses the dribble to David Alba | 40-44 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts is called for 10 seconds | 40-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez (C) Michael Tomlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | John Kennedy clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #15 | 40-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Eric Powell | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Santiago Mendez gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Jerry Butts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Joseph Jones snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the fullcourt shot | 40-44 |