| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fresh) PF - John Presley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | John Lewis inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it in | 31-27 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Paul Blanks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Paul Blanks, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Lewis and the foul's on Samuel Lukens - foul #2 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:04 | Montana | John Presley pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:48 | Montana | Paul Blanks is hacked by Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:25 | Montana | Steven Green clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is denied on a layup by Steven Green | 33-27 |
| 18:00 | Montana | John Presley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:47 | Montana | John Presley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 17:45 | Montana | John Hart tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 17:44 | Montana | Samuel Lukens can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-27 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 17:23 | Montana | Paul Blanks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (SF), Carl Muszynski (C) Steven Green, Samuel Lukens | |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG) John Hart | |
| 16:49 | Montana | Carl Muszynski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-27 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | John Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (PG), Steven Green (SF) Paul Blanks, John Presley | |
| 16:21 | Montana | Thomas McCowen loses the ball out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG), Samuel Lukens (C) Thomas McCowen, Carl Muszynski | |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Savage and he's fouled by Dan Krieger - foul #2 on Dan Krieger, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Green (fresh) PF - Dan Krieger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 38-27 |
| 15:47 | Montana | Samuel Lukens pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:29 | Montana | Dan Krieger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Carl Muszynski (PF) Leo Primo, Steven Green | |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the lay-in | 38-27 |
| 15:17 | Montana | Carl Muszynski gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Carl Muszynski can't throw it down but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Montana | John Presley (PF) Dan Krieger | |
| 15:08 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Carl Muszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | William Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 14:46 | Montana | John Presley grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 14:23 | Montana | John Hart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 14:22 | Montana | John Presley tips it in | 38-29 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Donald Kerr knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Samuel Lukens - foul #3 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (SG), Steven Green (SF) John Hart, Samuel Lukens | |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 13:36 | Montana | Paul Blanks makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Green | 41-31 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | James King misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by John Presley - foul #2 on John Presley, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG) Donald Kerr, Philip Short | |
| Subs | Montana | Dan Krieger (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) John Presley, Carl Muszynski | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Leo Primo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Eugene Savage - foul #4 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SG) Paul Blanks | |
| 12:47 | Montana | Leo Primo makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:47 | Montana | Leo Primo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | John Lowe connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Kerr | 45-33 |
| 12:20 | Montana | Steven Green clanks a jumper from the left block | 45-33 |
| 12:19 | Montana | Steven Green tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the floater in the lane | 45-35 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | James King gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Donald Kerr and the foul's on Jimmy Cull - foul #1 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, John Lowe, James King | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), John Hart (SG), John Presley (PF), Samuel Lukens (C) Leo Primo, Wendell Elder, Steven Green, Jimmy Cull | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:43 | Montana | Samuel Lukens grabs the board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Short (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Krieger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Presley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Montana | Samuel Lukens misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Philip Short misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 11:10 | Montana | John Presley snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 11:05 | Montana | Dan Krieger scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | The jump hook by Mark Welch is blocked by Samuel Lukens | 47-37 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Donald Kerr snags the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 10:29 | Montana | Dan Krieger grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 10:16 | Montana | Dan Krieger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:15 | Montana | John Hart grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:08 | Montana | John Presley hits a turnaround from close range set up by Paul Blanks | 47-39 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by John Lewis | 49-39 |
| 09:36 | Montana | Samuel Lukens buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Blanks and he's hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #1 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, John Lewis, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF) Dan Krieger | |
| 09:36 | Montana | Samuel Lukens makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | William Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Samuel Lukens - foul #4 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Carl Muszynski (C) Samuel Lukens | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | Montana | The rebound goes to Carl Muszynski | 49-42 |
| 09:10 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Short | 51-42 |
| 08:40 | Montana | John Presley buries a shot from the left side and he's fouled by John Lowe - foul #2 on John Lowe, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Wendell Elder (SG) Paul Blanks, John Hart | |
| 08:40 | Montana | John Presley misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | William Williams gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Philip Short misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Donald Defeo tips it in | 53-44 |
| 07:59 | Montana | Leo Primo scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Presley | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | James King buries a jump hook from the baseline | 55-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leo Primo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wendell Elder (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Presley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Montana | Wendell Elder clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Philip Short - foul #1 on Philip Short, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, John Lowe, James King | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), John Hart (SG), Dan Krieger (PF), Samuel Lukens (C) Leo Primo, Steven Green, John Presley, Carl Muszynski | |
| 07:36 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:36 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Defeo and the foul's on Wendell Elder - foul #4 on Wendell Elder, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 07:08 | Montana | Mark Welch swats the shot by Samuel Lukens | 58-48 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Eugene Savage drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 61-48 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #5 on Eugene Savage, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Green (SF) Wendell Elder | |
| 06:31 | Montana | Paul Blanks makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:31 | Montana | Paul Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Donald Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF) John Lewis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:56 | Montana | Samuel Lukens banks in the layup set up by Dan Krieger | 61-52 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Donald Defeo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Steven Green gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 05:05 | Montana | Paul Blanks hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-55 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Mark Welch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, John Lowe, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | Leo Primo (PG), Wendell Elder (SG), John Presley (PF), Carl Muszynski (C) Paul Blanks, John Hart, Steven Green, Samuel Lukens | |
| 04:28 | Montana | James King is called for the reach on John Presley - foul #2 on James King, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas McCowen (PG) Dan Krieger | |
| 04:28 | Montana | John Presley makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:28 | Montana | John Presley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Carl Muszynski picks off the pass by Philip Short | 61-57 |
| 03:53 | Montana | Donald Kerr picks off the pass by Carl Muszynski | 61-57 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Donald Kerr hits the finger roll | 63-57 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Wendell Elder is hacked by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), John Lowe (SF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, John Lewis, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Blanks (PG), Steven Green (SF), Samuel Lukens (C) Thomas McCowen, Leo Primo, Carl Muszynski | |
| 03:22 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:22 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Paul Blanks (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Elder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Steven Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Presley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Lukens (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Philip Short hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Defeo | 66-59 |
| 02:38 | Montana | Paul Blanks misses long on a jumper from the left side | 66-59 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, John Lowe, James King, William Williams | |
| Subs | Montana | John Hart (SG) Wendell Elder | |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-59 |
| 01:55 | Montana | The jumper by John Presley is denied by Mark Welch | 66-59 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a floater from the left block | 66-59 |
| 01:29 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Hart | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Montana | John Hart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 01:22 | Montana | John Presley grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 01:05 | Montana | John Hart buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Green | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Lewis and he's fouled by Samuel Lukens - foul #5 on Samuel Lukens, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Montana | Carl Muszynski (C) Samuel Lukens | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Montana | John Hart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is hacked by Paul Blanks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Blanks, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:29 | Montana | John Presley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:22 | Montana | John Hart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Blanks - foul #3 on Paul Blanks, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:13 | Montana | Carl Muszynski hits a floater from the left block | 72-64 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Donald Kerr is hacked by Paul Blanks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Blanks, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Steven Green hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Hart | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kerr runs out the clock | 74-67 |