| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Mark Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Wilkins (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Manhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Dupre (fresh) C - Wade Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Frank Vincent inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | UNLV | David Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Howie | 36-29 |
| 19:45 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 36-29 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Frank Vincent is whistled for traveling | 36-29 |
| 19:27 | Gonzaga | Wade Long lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Wilkins and he's fouled by Norman Hughes - foul #2 on Norman Hughes, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | Gonzaga | Wade Long makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Norman Hughes is fouled on the floor by Mark Wright - foul #1 on Mark Wright, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF) Frank Vincent | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Bennett | 38-32 |
| 18:38 | Gonzaga | David Bennett is called for the reach on Mark Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Morrison (SF) Mark Manhart | |
| 18:19 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Knowles steals it from Richard Morrison | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Bennett | 40-32 |
| 17:49 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Albert Lim (SG), Marshall Cantrell (SF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Roberto Delgado, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan (PG), Mark Manhart (SF), David Craine (PF), Roger Williams (C) Mark Wright, Stephen Wilkins, Jeff Dupre, Wade Long | |
| 17:19 | Gonzaga | Roger Williams misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Norman Hughes | 40-35 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 16:58 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:52 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Craine | 40-38 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Douglas Deal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Richard Morrison | 40-38 |
| 16:15 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart is fouled on the floor by Albert Lim - foul #2 on Albert Lim, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Frank Vincent (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) Douglas Deal, Marshall Cantrell, Jeffrey Knowles, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins (SG), Bobby Bowen (SF) Richard Morrison, Mark Manhart | |
| 16:06 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Weeks - foul #3 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Norman Hughes (C) Albert Lim, Brandon Weeks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre (PF), Wade Long (C) David Craine, Roger Williams | |
| 16:06 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Howard Brennan is called for the reach on David Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Brennan, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brandon Weeks (PF) Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells (PF) Jeff Dupre | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (fresh) PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Hooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Howard Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Wilkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Bowen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Floyd Wells (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wade Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Frank Vincent makes the 3 from straight away | 43-39 |
| 15:42 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen travels in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Wright (PG) Howard Brennan | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Wade Long - foul #2 on Wade Long, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:21 | Gonzaga | Frank Vincent is called for the reach on Bobby Bowen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Vincent, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Norman Hughes (C) Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 15:12 | Gonzaga | Brandon Weeks is called for the reach on Stephen Wilkins - foul #4 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent, Brandon Weeks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:53 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-39 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Norman Hughes grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Albert Lim can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:43 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 14:39 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Wright | 44-42 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Floyd Wells - foul #4 on Floyd Wells, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Marshall Cantrell (C) David Bennett, Albert Lim, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan (PG), Richard Morrison (SG), Mark Manhart (SF), Jeff Dupre (PF), Roger Williams (C) Mark Wright, Stephen Wilkins, Bobby Bowen, Floyd Wells, Wade Long | |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan is hacked by Douglas Deal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Deal, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Norman Hughes (C) Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Norman Hughes gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 14:05 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Norman Hughes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 13:54 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 48-42 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart is fouled on the floor by Frank Vincent - foul #2 on Frank Vincent, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Albert Lim (SG), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Douglas Deal, Leroy Howie, Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins (SG) Richard Morrison | |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:20 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Norman Hughes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Bennett | 51-44 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Albert Lim is called for the reach on Stephen Wilkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Lim, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Wright (PG), David Craine (PF) Howard Brennan, Roger Williams | |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:07 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Norman Hughes is fouled on the floor by Jeff Dupre - foul #2 on Jeff Dupre, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles (PF) Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Morrison (SF), Wade Long (C) Mark Manhart, Jeff Dupre | |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Mark Wright is called for the reach on David Bennett - foul #2 on Mark Wright, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) Albert Lim, Frank Vincent | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:13 | UNLV | David Bennett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Craine - foul #1 on David Craine, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) David Bennett, Jeffrey Knowles, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kendall Goodman (PG), Howard Brennan (SG), Bobby Bowen (SF), Roger Williams (C) Mark Wright, Stephen Wilkins, Richard Morrison, Wade Long | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Leroy Howie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marshall Cantrell (fresh) C - Dwayne Hooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kendall Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Bowen (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Craine (fresh) C - Roger Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Howard Brennan - foul #2 on Howard Brennan, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Albert Lim (SG) Douglas Deal, Leroy Howie | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre (PF) David Craine | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:20 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 10:57 | Gonzaga | Bobby Bowen drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Dupre | 54-48 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks hits the follow up shot | 56-48 |
| 10:04 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kendall Goodman and the foul's on Dwayne Hooks - foul #1 on Dwayne Hooks, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado, Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Wright (PG), Stephen Wilkins (SG), Mark Manhart (SF), Richard Morrison (C) Kendall Goodman, Howard Brennan, Bobby Bowen, Roger Williams | |
| 10:04 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre misses the free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Frank Vincent connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 09:19 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart is alone and drills a jumper from the left block | 58-52 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Jeff Dupre denies the turnaround by Norman Hughes | 58-52 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Leroy Howie snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles hits the finger roll | 60-52 |
| 08:36 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart misses the easy open layup | 60-52 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Douglas Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Leroy Howie is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wilkins - foul #2 on Stephen Wilkins, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Albert Lim (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Douglas Deal, Frank Vincent, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kendall Goodman (PG), Howard Brennan (SF), David Craine (PF), Wade Long (C) Mark Wright, Mark Manhart, Jeff Dupre, Richard Morrison | |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Leroy Howie misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 08:11 | Gonzaga | Wade Long snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 08:01 | Gonzaga | David Craine comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks travels with the ball | 60-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF) Leroy Howie, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart (SF), Floyd Wells (PF) Stephen Wilkins, David Craine | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Lim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Vincent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Hughes (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kendall Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Manhart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Wells (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Wade Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Gonzaga | Mark Manhart misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 60-52 |
| 07:15 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells tips it but misses | 60-52 |
| 07:13 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 07:04 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 07:03 | Gonzaga | Wade Long tips it home | 60-54 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 06:41 | Gonzaga | Wade Long pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:31 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 60-54 |
| 06:29 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Kendall Goodman hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | David Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 06:03 | Gonzaga | Wade Long gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:59 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Albert Lim, Frank Vincent, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Wright (PG), Stephen Wilkins (SG), Richard Morrison (SF) Kendall Goodman, Howard Brennan, Mark Manhart | |
| 05:47 | Gonzaga | Wade Long comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Leroy Howie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 05:15 | Gonzaga | Richard Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 05:14 | Gonzaga | Mark Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells banks in the layup set up by Stephen Wilkins and he's fouled by Brandon Weeks - foul #5 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) Brandon Weeks, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre (C) Wade Long | |
| 04:56 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks's layup is rejected by Jeff Dupre | 63-59 |
| 04:38 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 04:24 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dwayne Hooks | 63-59 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado misses long on a shot from the left side | 63-59 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Leroy Howie comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Morrison - foul #2 on Richard Morrison, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Albert Lim (SF) David Bennett, Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Kendall Goodman (PG), Howard Brennan (SG), Mark Manhart (SF), Roger Williams (C) Mark Wright, Stephen Wilkins, Richard Morrison, Floyd Wells | |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Leroy Howie makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Leroy Howie misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Roger Williams gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:32 | Gonzaga | Kendall Goodman misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 03:30 | Gonzaga | Jeff Dupre tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Douglas Deal (fresh) SG - Leroy Howie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Lim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Cantrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dwayne Hooks (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Kendall Goodman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Manhart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Dupre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Leroy Howie knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Albert Lim | 66-61 |
| 02:56 | Gonzaga | Howard Brennan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Cantrell | 66-61 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Norman Hughes (C) Douglas Deal, Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mark Wright (PG), Stephen Wilkins (SG), Floyd Wells (PF), Wade Long (C) Kendall Goodman, Howard Brennan, Jeff Dupre, Roger Williams | |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Leroy Howie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 02:32 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Knowles is called for the reach on Stephen Wilkins - foul #2 on Jeffrey Knowles, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF) Leroy Howie | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Marshall Cantrell (C) Albert Lim, Norman Hughes | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Leroy Howie misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Floyd Wells steals it from Jeffrey Knowles | 66-63 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells is hacked by Jeffrey Knowles - foul #3 on Jeffrey Knowles, team foul #13 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks (PF), Norman Hughes (C) Jeffrey Knowles, Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:25 | Gonzaga | Floyd Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 69-65 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Bennett | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 00:29 | Gonzaga | Wade Long snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins snags the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 00:18 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Norman Hughes snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Mark Wright is called for the reach on Norman Hughes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Wright, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF) Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent, Dwayne Hooks | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Norman Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Wade Long gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:09 | Gonzaga | Wade Long snags the offensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Albert Lim is called for the reach on Stephen Wilkins - foul #4 on Albert Lim, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado, Marshall Cantrell | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Norman Hughes is hacked by Mark Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Wright, team foul #12 | 70-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Norman Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Norman Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Stephen Wilkins makes the 3 from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF) Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Bennett runs out the clock | 72-70 |