| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) PF - William Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | David Mabie steals it from Jeffrey Darden | 27-26 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | David Mabie can't finish the layup | 27-26 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Larry Kelton tips it home | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | Robert Werth buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Sowards | 30-28 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | William Washington is called for the reach on Walter Bixler - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Walter Bixler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 18:28 | Colorado State | David Mabie picks off the pass by Robert Werth in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | David Mabie lays it in | 30-30 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | William Washington hits the finger roll | 32-30 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses badly on a shot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 17:40 | Colorado State | William Washington grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 17:17 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:16 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:59 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Sowards | 34-30 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Mabie | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Colorado State | Larry Kelton is called for the reach on Robert Werth - foul #1 on Larry Kelton, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SF), Robert Clayton (C) Robert Hatcher, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), George Starkey (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) William Anderson, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 15:54 | Colorado State | Robert Werth can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | William Washington tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Michael Keffer snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Toles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ognjen Zihal (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Paul Toles is called for the reach on Michael Keffer - foul #2 on Paul Toles, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG) Robert Werth | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | David Mabie makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Osterhout | 34-35 |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | The jump hook by William Washington is blocked by Ognjen Zihal | 34-35 |
| 14:59 | Colorado State | Robert Clayton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:41 | Colorado State | William Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Leo Osterhout - foul #1 on Leo Osterhout, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Robert Hatcher (SF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Max Knoll, Thomas Sowards, Paul Toles, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Leo Osterhout, George Starkey, Ognjen Zihal | |
| 14:41 | Colorado State | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:41 | Colorado State | William Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | David Mabie gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Darden swats the layup by David Mabie | 35-35 |
| 14:19 | Colorado State | William Washington snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:57 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Walter Bixler grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | William Anderson blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Darden - foul #1 on Jeffrey Darden, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards (SG) Thomas Dewitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:31 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Robert Werth hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 13:01 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Werth | 38-37 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | William Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 12:18 | Colorado State | William Washington grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden banks in the wide open layup | 40-37 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | David Mabie drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Keffer | 40-39 |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Larry Kelton blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Darden | 40-39 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden gets the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hatcher (fairly fresh) PF - William Washington (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Jeffrey Darden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Bixler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Colorado State | Robert Werth drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | Robert Hatcher steps in front of the David Mabie pass | 43-39 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is hacked by Walter Bixler - foul #3 on Walter Bixler, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Paul Toles (SF), Thomas Sullivan (PF), Robert Clayton (C) Robert Werth, Thomas Sowards, Robert Hatcher, William Washington, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), George Starkey (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) William Anderson, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 10:24 | Colorado State | Thomas Dewitt drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Toles | 45-39 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | George Starkey's pass is intercepted by Paul Toles | 45-39 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | Max Knoll banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Toles | 47-39 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | George Starkey misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout tips it in | 47-41 |
| 09:23 | Colorado State | The jumper by Thomas Dewitt is denied by George Starkey | 47-41 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | David Mabie connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Paul Toles can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Max Knoll - foul #1 on Max Knoll, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Thomas Sowards (SG), Robert Hatcher (SF), William Washington (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Max Knoll, Thomas Dewitt, Paul Toles, Thomas Sullivan, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Leo Osterhout, George Starkey, Ognjen Zihal | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Michael Keffer makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:20 | Colorado State | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:05 | Colorado State | William Washington lays it in uncontested | 49-45 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | William Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Werth - foul #1 on Robert Werth, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon (SF) Michael Keffer | |
| 07:48 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | William Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:48 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 07:25 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Sowards | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hatcher (fresh) PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Jeffrey Darden (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | UNLV | David Mabie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | William Washington gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:45 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-46 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Larry Kelton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | David Mabie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Darden | 51-46 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 06:17 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | David Mabie misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 05:30 | Colorado State | William Washington splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket set up by Robert Werth | 55-46 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | William Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Larry Kelton tips it in | 55-48 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | William Washington is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Toles (SF), Thomas Sullivan (PF), Robert Clayton (C) Robert Hatcher, William Washington, Jeffrey Darden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), Leo Osterhout (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), George Starkey (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) David Mabie, William Anderson, Christopher Calhoon, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-48 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | Thomas Sullivan snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards's pass is intercepted by Johnny Barbera | 55-48 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera slams it home | 55-50 |
| 04:04 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Werth | 57-50 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Michael Keffer connects on the jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Robert Werth knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Toles | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Werth (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Sowards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Toles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Sullivan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Clayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ognjen Zihal (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | George Starkey is hacked by Thomas Sowards - foul #3 on Thomas Sowards, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Max Knoll (PG), Thomas Dewitt (SG), Robert Hatcher (SF), William Washington (PF), Jeffrey Darden (C) Robert Werth, Thomas Sowards, Paul Toles, Thomas Sullivan, Robert Clayton | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), William Anderson (SG), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Johnny Barbera, Leo Osterhout, George Starkey, Ognjen Zihal | |
| 02:53 | UNLV | David Mabie misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-52 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Robert Hatcher snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Werth (PG), Thomas Sowards (SG) Max Knoll, Thomas Dewitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:22 | Colorado State | William Washington is hacked by Walter Bixler - foul #4 on Walter Bixler, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| 02:02 | Colorado State | Robert Werth misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Kelton | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | David Mabie connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Keffer | 60-54 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Mabie - foul #3 on David Mabie, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Darden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | David Mabie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Keffer | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Robert Werth evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Sowards | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | David Mabie loses the dribble to Thomas Sowards | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards is hacked by David Mabie in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Mabie, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Walter Bixler is called for the reach on Robert Werth - foul #5 on Walter Bixler, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Starkey (PF) Walter Bixler | |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | David Mabie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:26 | Colorado State | Robert Werth gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Robert Werth is hacked by David Mabie in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Mabie, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG) David Mabie | |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Robert Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera connects on the 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards is hacked by William Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Anderson, team foul #9 | 68-60 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | William Anderson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Barbera | 70-62 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | William Anderson is called for the reach on Thomas Sowards in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Anderson, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Thomas Sowards makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |