| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Woodrow Room (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Fullerton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Philip Meeker inbounds the ball | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Mike Sabatino steals it from Corey Beasley | 47-33 |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino misses the easy layup | 47-33 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton gets the rebound | 47-33 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Charles Howard hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Woodrow Room - foul #3 on Woodrow Room, team foul #1 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers (C) Woodrow Room | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Charles Howard comes up short on the runner in the paint | 47-36 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Corey Beasley gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Charles Howard blows the layup | 47-38 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Charles Howard hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 18:20 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Corey Beasley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Freddie Leland | 51-40 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Howard | 51-42 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Fullerton steals the ball from Shawn Cook in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Rick Harden blocks the short jumper by Robert Fullerton | 51-42 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 16:49 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers's pass is intercepted by Robert Fullerton | 51-42 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Charles Howard drills a runner in the paint set up by Gilberto Hernandez and the foul's on Joseph Landers - foul #2 on Joseph Landers, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), John Teeter (SF), Nile Robinson (PF), Richard Paradis (C) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Rick Harden, Joseph Landers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), David Marciano (SF), Roger Lebeau (PF) Corey Beasley, Gilberto Hernandez, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton | |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | John Teeter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-45 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Charles Howard snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Brian Thomas is hacked by Paul Banton - foul #2 on Paul Banton, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room (C) Richard Paradis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Brian Thomas, David Marciano, Charles Howard | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Banton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Teeter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nile Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Room (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Allen Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scott Rawls (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roger Lebeau (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Harris (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Allen Mackey is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Room - foul #4 on Woodrow Room, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis (C) Woodrow Room | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris misses long on a jumper from the left block | 51-45 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau misses the easy layup | 51-45 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino (SG) Steven Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), David Marciano (PF) Allen Mackey, Roger Lebeau | |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Sabatino - foul #3 on Mike Sabatino, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Willard Massengale (PF), Joseph Landers (C) Paul Banton, Nile Robinson, Richard Paradis | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers can't finish the layup | 51-47 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Willard Massengale | 51-47 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is fouled on the floor by Marvin Campbell - foul #4 on Marvin Campbell, team foul #1 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland (SF) John Teeter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SG), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Marvin Campbell, Scott Rawls, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Landers | 51-47 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Willard Massengale can't tip it in | 51-47 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses long on a jumper near the basket | 51-47 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), John Teeter (SF), Rick Harden (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Willard Massengale, Joseph Landers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Brian Thomas, Gilberto Hernandez, David Marciano, Roger Lebeau | |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Allen Mackey is fouled on the floor by Rick Harden - foul #1 on Rick Harden, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-50 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Allen Mackey is called for the reach on Steven Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Allen Mackey, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis (C) John Teeter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SF), Charles Howard (C) Philip Meeker, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Banton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nile Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Paradis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Rawls (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Fullerton (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Charles Howard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fullerton | 54-52 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis gets the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 54-52 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Scott Rawls knocks in the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Paul Banton - foul #3 on Paul Banton, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), John Teeter (SF), Willard Massengale (PF), Joseph Landers (C) Paul Banton, Steven Johnson, Nile Robinson, Rick Harden, Richard Paradis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SG), Jeffrey Harris (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Allen Mackey, Robert Fullerton, Charles Howard | |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Scott Rawls makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris knocks in the 3 from straight away | 57-58 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | John Teeter connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Sabatino | 60-58 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Scott Rawls connects on the driving attempt from close range | 60-60 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Willard Massengale pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Scott Rawls takes the ball from Shawn Cook | 60-60 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez throws it down on a great pass from Scott Rawls | 60-62 |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Landers | 63-62 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Scott Rawls misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Landers - foul #3 on Joseph Landers, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Freddie Leland (SF), Rick Harden (PF), Richard Paradis (C) Shawn Cook, John Teeter, Willard Massengale, Joseph Landers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Philip Meeker (SF), David Marciano (PF), Charles Howard (C) Corey Beasley, Gilberto Hernandez, Jeffrey Harris, Roger Lebeau | |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Scott Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Scott Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Steven Johnson | 65-64 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Charles Howard misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 65-64 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Sabatino (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Paradis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Thomas (fresh) SG - Scott Rawls (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Marciano (fresh) C - Charles Howard (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | David Marciano grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Charles Howard banks in the layup | 65-66 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is fouled on the floor by Scott Rawls - foul #4 on Scott Rawls, team foul #3 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Nile Robinson (SF), Woodrow Room (C) Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Richard Paradis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allen Mackey (PG), Marvin Campbell (SG), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Brian Thomas, Scott Rawls, David Marciano, Charles Howard | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room can't connect on a floater from the left block | 65-66 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Allen Mackey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline | 65-66 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Paul Banton tips it but misses | 65-66 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Philip Meeker drills a 3 from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Allen Mackey is called for the reach on Paul Banton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Allen Mackey, team foul #4 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SG), Freddie Leland (SF) Steven Johnson, Rick Harden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Philip Meeker, Roger Lebeau | |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Nile Robinson - foul #2 on Nile Robinson, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Rick Harden (PF) Paul Banton, Nile Robinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Marciano (SF), Charles Howard (C) Allen Mackey, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Teeter | 68-70 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Freddie Leland | 70-70 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Charles Howard drills a jumper from the baseline | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room grabs the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses long on a runner from the baseline | 70-72 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room tips it home | 72-72 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton gets the offensive rebound | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Teeter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Freddie Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Harden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Woodrow Room (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gilberto Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Marciano (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Fullerton (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell's pass is intercepted by Rick Harden | 72-72 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Howard | 72-72 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), Nile Robinson (PF), Richard Paradis (C) Shawn Cook, Freddie Leland, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thomas (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), Philip Meeker (SF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Gilberto Hernandez, Marvin Campbell, David Marciano, Charles Howard | |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Nile Robinson picks off the pass by Brian Thomas | 72-72 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Rick Harden (PF) Paul Banton, Richard Paradis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Gilberto Hernandez (SG), Roger Lebeau (PF) Brian Thomas, Allen Mackey, Robert Fullerton | |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-72 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez buries a shot from the right side set up by Philip Meeker | 74-74 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden's pass is intercepted by Roger Lebeau | 74-74 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Freddie Leland (SF), Woodrow Room (C) Steven Johnson, John Teeter, Nile Robinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Robert Fullerton (PF), Charles Howard (C) Gilberto Hernandez, Roger Lebeau, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Howard | 74-76 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Marvin Campbell steals the ball from Mike Sabatino | 74-76 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Campbell | 74-78 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room can't finish the layup | 74-78 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Leland | 74-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room connects on the shot from the right block | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-78 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell snags the offensive board | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell is fouled on the floor by Freddie Leland - foul #3 on Freddie Leland, team foul #10 | 76-78 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room gets the rebound | 76-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Woodrow Room | 79-79 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Corey Beasley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room can't connect on a floater from close range | 79-79 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room gets the offensive rebound | 79-79 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Woodrow Room (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Meeker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Fullerton (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Charles Howard wins the tip | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Beasley | 79-82 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG) Shawn Cook | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Lebeau (C) Charles Howard | |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 79-82 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room gets the rebound | 79-82 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Corey Beasley - foul #1 on Corey Beasley, team foul #5 | 79-82 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SF) Freddie Leland | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Roger Lebeau drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Beasley | 81-84 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room buries a turnaround near the basket | 83-84 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Corey Beasley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-84 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Rick Harden | 83-84 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | John Teeter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-84 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Joseph Landers (C) Steven Johnson, Woodrow Room | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (PG), Allen Mackey (SG), Scott Rawls (SF), David Marciano (PF), Jeffrey Harris (C) Corey Beasley, Marvin Campbell, Philip Meeker, Robert Fullerton, Roger Lebeau | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Joseph Landers - foul #4 on Joseph Landers, team foul #11 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland (SF), Nile Robinson (C) Mike Sabatino, Rick Harden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Rick Harden (PF) Paul Banton, John Teeter, Nile Robinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Campbell (SG), Robert Fullerton (PF), Roger Lebeau (C) Allen Mackey, David Marciano, Jeffrey Harris | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-86 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | Scott Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 83-86 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino (SG), Woodrow Room (C) Steven Johnson, Joseph Landers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Corey Beasley (PG), Philip Meeker (SF) Gilberto Hernandez, Scott Rawls | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rick Harden - foul #2 on Rick Harden, team foul #12 | 83-86 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton makes the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Robert Fullerton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-88 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Philip Meeker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-88 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Corey Beasley - foul #2 on Corey Beasley, team foul #6 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Howard (C) Roger Lebeau | |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook makes the 1st free throw | 84-88 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Charles Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 84-88 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Corey Beasley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 84-88 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 84-88 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Philip Meeker comes up short on the shot near the basket | 84-88 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room gets the rebound | 84-88 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 84-88 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Marvin Campbell pulls down the rebound | 84-88 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Sabatino (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Freddie Leland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Woodrow Room (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Corey Beasley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Meeker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Fullerton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Howard (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Corey Beasley lays it in | 84-90 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Sabatino | 87-90 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Charles Howard is hacked by Shawn Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Cook, team foul #13 | 87-90 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez (SF) Philip Meeker | |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the 1st free throw | 87-91 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook's pass is intercepted by Corey Beasley in the backcourt | 87-92 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Rick Harden - foul #3 on Rick Harden, team foul #14 | 87-92 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Rawls (SF), David Marciano (PF) Corey Beasley, Robert Fullerton | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 87-93 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Gilberto Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-94 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris (PF) David Marciano | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Shawn Cook is called for the reach on Charles Howard - foul #2 on Shawn Cook, team foul #15 | 87-94 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the 1st free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Charles Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Shawn Cook is called for the reach on Jeffrey Harris - foul #3 on Shawn Cook, team foul #16 | 87-96 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 87-98 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 87-98 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris snags the defensive board | 87-98 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Harris runs out the clock | 87-98 |