| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Richard Rosin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luciano Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Marion Spector (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Alm (fresh) PF - Willie Skaggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Monte Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Richard Gorman inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Boise State | Richard Gorman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Richard Kelly misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Wilbur Smith - foul #2 on Wilbur Smith, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Richard Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Richard Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Wilbur Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Luciano Romano steals the ball from Marion Spector | 33-31 |
| 18:41 | Boise State | George Young misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Monte Mills grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Willie Skaggs hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Kelly | 33-33 |
| 18:08 | Boise State | Richard Gorman is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Spector - foul #3 on Marion Spector, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Feldman (C) Wilbur Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Speth (PG), William Duron (SG), James Musick (SF), Donald Mounts (C) Richard Kelly, Marion Spector, James Alm, Monte Mills | |
| 17:53 | Boise State | Richard Gorman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | James Musick gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | James Musick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rocky Mancini (C) Luciano Romano | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:06 | Boise State | George Young scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | William Duron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 16:47 | Boise State | Richard Gorman snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:40 | Boise State | Richard Rosin hits a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | James Musick is hacked by Richard Gorman - foul #1 on Richard Gorman, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Boise State | Wilbur Smith (C) Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Kelly (SG), John Holtzberg (SF), James Alm (PF), Monte Mills (C) William Duron, James Musick, Willie Skaggs, Donald Mounts | |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Glenn Speth comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Monte Mills tips it home | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Richard Rosin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Milton Feldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilbur Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Glenn Speth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holtzberg (fresh) PF - James Alm (fresh) C - Monte Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Boise State | Richard Gorman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rosin | 42-35 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Richard Kelly travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Luciano Romano (PF) Milton Feldman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marion Spector (SG) Glenn Speth | |
| 15:27 | Boise State | George Young is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by Richard Rosin | 44-35 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Marion Spector is hacked by Wilbur Smith - foul #3 on Wilbur Smith, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Rocky Mancini (SF) Richard Rosin, George Young, Richard Gorman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Skaggs (PF) James Alm | |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Richard Kelly hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marion Spector | 44-38 |
| 14:23 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | Boise State | Luciano Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:12 | Boise State | Gary Williams is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | Boise State | Wilbur Smith can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Willie Skaggs gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Marion Spector misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 13:40 | Boise State | Luciano Romano gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:25 | Boise State | Gary Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Monte Mills | 44-38 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Richard Kelly misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Monte Mills snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Richard Kelly misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-38 |
| 12:46 | Boise State | Wilbur Smith grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 12:31 | Boise State | Wilbur Smith clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Monte Mills snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Monte Mills can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 12:00 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Terrell Whiteside | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terrell Whiteside (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rocky Mancini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Luciano Romano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilbur Smith (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Kelly (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marion Spector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Holtzberg (tiring) PF - Willie Skaggs (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Monte Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Boise State | Rocky Mancini hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 44-38 |
| 11:37 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Gary Williams misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 11:07 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:46 | Boise State | Rocky Mancini makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terrell Whiteside | 46-38 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Richard Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-38 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Marion Spector grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Rocky Mancini is called for the reach on Richard Kelly - foul #2 on Rocky Mancini, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), George Young (SG), Richard Gorman (SF), Matthew McCaughan (PF), Milton Feldman (C) Terrell Whiteside, Gary Williams, Rocky Mancini, Luciano Romano, Wilbur Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Speth (PG), William Duron (SG), James Musick (SF), James Alm (PF), Donald Mounts (C) Richard Kelly, Marion Spector, John Holtzberg, Willie Skaggs, Monte Mills | |
| 09:36 | UNLV | William Duron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Milton Feldman - foul #1 on Milton Feldman, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | William Duron makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | William Duron makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:24 | Boise State | Richard Gorman is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Rosin | 48-40 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | James Alm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| 08:49 | Boise State | George Young makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Rosin | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Glenn Speth misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew McCaughan - foul #1 on Matthew McCaughan, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marion Spector (SG), William Price (SF), Monte Mills (C) William Duron, James Musick, Donald Mounts | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Glenn Speth misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Glenn Speth makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | George Young travels in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Glenn Speth buries a 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Richard Rosin (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Young (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew McCaughan (fairly fresh) C - Milton Feldman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Glenn Speth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marion Spector (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Price (fresh) PF - James Alm (fairly fresh) C - Monte Mills (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Boise State | Richard Gorman is fouled on the floor by William Price - foul #1 on William Price, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rocky Mancini (C) Milton Feldman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Kelly (PG) Glenn Speth | |
| 07:09 | Boise State | Richard Gorman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 07:08 | Boise State | George Young gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:48 | Boise State | Richard Gorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Luciano Romano (PF) Matthew McCaughan | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Duron (SG), Willie Skaggs (PF), Donald Mounts (C) Marion Spector, James Alm, Monte Mills | |
| 06:22 | UNLV | William Duron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 06:21 | Boise State | Richard Gorman gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:17 | Boise State | William Price steps in front of the Richard Rosin pass in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | William Duron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 05:52 | Boise State | Richard Gorman pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Richard Gorman drills a shot from the right block set up by Luciano Romano | 53-44 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Richard Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-44 |
| 05:21 | Boise State | Richard Gorman grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 05:17 | Boise State | George Young is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kelly - foul #1 on Richard Kelly, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew McCaughan (PF), Milton Feldman (C) Luciano Romano, Rocky Mancini | |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Speth (PG), Marion Spector (SG), James Musick (SF), James Alm (PF), Monte Mills (C) Richard Kelly, William Duron, William Price, Willie Skaggs, Donald Mounts | |
| 05:03 | Boise State | George Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Monte Mills grabs the board | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:52 | UNLV | James Alm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG) Richard Rosin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:37 | Boise State | George Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | James Alm snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Musick can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew McCaughan - foul #2 on Matthew McCaughan, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Williams (SG), Luciano Romano (PF) George Young, Richard Gorman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Musick makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Musick misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:18 | Boise State | Milton Feldman grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 04:06 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 04:05 | Boise State | Milton Feldman can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 04:04 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | James Alm pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Marion Spector misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-45 |
| 03:43 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Matthew McCaughan | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terrell Whiteside (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew McCaughan (fairly fresh) PF - Luciano Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Glenn Speth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marion Spector (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Musick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Alm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Monte Mills (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Boise State | Milton Feldman's pass is intercepted by James Musick | 53-45 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Marion Spector hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Musick | 53-47 |
| 03:18 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew McCaughan | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Glenn Speth makes the shot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 02:58 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Rosin (PG), George Young (SG), Richard Gorman (SF), Wilbur Smith (C) Terrell Whiteside, Gary Williams, Matthew McCaughan, Milton Feldman | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Duron (SG), John Holtzberg (SF), Willie Skaggs (PF), Donald Mounts (C) Marion Spector, James Musick, James Alm, Monte Mills | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 02:56 | Boise State | Richard Gorman is hacked by John Holtzberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Holtzberg, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| 02:37 | Boise State | Wilbur Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Skaggs - foul #1 on Willie Skaggs, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Kelly (PG) Glenn Speth | |
| 02:22 | Boise State | Luciano Romano lays it in uncontested on a great pass from George Young | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:56 | UNLV | William Duron misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 01:54 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Richard Rosin | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Boise State | Richard Rosin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 01:38 | Boise State | Richard Gorman pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 01:26 | Boise State | Richard Rosin makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Luciano Romano | 61-49 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Richard Kelly misses long on a shot from the right side | 61-49 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | Richard Gorman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:46 | Boise State | Donald Mounts is called for the reach on Wilbur Smith - foul #2 on Donald Mounts, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside (PG), Gary Williams (SG), Rocky Mancini (SF), Milton Feldman (PF), John Reese (C) Richard Rosin, George Young, Richard Gorman, Luciano Romano, Wilbur Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Speth (PG), James Musick (SF) Richard Kelly, John Holtzberg | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Glenn Speth steps in front of the Rocky Mancini pass | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | James Musick makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Terrell Whiteside runs out the clock | 61-51 |