| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - John Marcotte (fresh) SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Derrick Janes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UConn | Shon Feeney is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Shon Feeney - foul #1 on Shon Feeney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Harris Mock makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Harris Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan's pass is intercepted by Milton Malone in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Jeff Thatcher blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Milton Malone | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Marcotte | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Kenneth Vaughn is called for the reach on Milton Malone - foul #1 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | UConn | John Teel gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Malone - foul #1 on Milton Malone, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Reginald Price (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Edwin Talley grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Gary Prather's pass is intercepted by Paul Gebhard | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | UConn | Paul Gebhard buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Reginald Price loses the dribble to Joe Eggers | 2-2 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Joe Eggers can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Reginald Price can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF) Jack Goodwin, Gary Prather, Fyodor Zirin, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Reginald Price makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Albert Cote gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - John Marcotte (fresh) SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Price (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:27 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Albert Cote pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shon Feeney | 5-4 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Milton Malone connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Marcotte | 8-4 |
| 14:22 | UConn | John Teel knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn and he's fouled by Albert Cote - foul #1 on Albert Cote, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SG), Thomas Bohl (C) Jeff Thatcher, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 14:22 | UConn | John Teel makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Derrick Janes tips it home | 10-7 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Samuel Rich connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Shon Feeney | 10-9 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Harris Mock clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Harris Mock gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Samuel Rich gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Samuel Rich is hacked by John Marcotte in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Marcotte, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Edwin Talley (PF) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Harris Mock | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, John Teel, Shon Feeney | |
| 12:55 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Paul Gebhard tips it in | 10-11 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Derrick Janes makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Talley | 12-11 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses the jumper from the free throw line | 12-11 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Paul Gebhard grabs the offensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Paul Gebhard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 12-11 |
| 11:41 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Victor White | 12-11 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Prather (fresh) SF - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) PF - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) SG - Samuel Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor White (fresh) C - Thomas Bohl (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Edwin Talley gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:13 | UConn | Victor White snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:55 | UConn | Thomas Bohl is whistled for a carry | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Reginald Price (C) Milton Malone, Gary Prather, Fyodor Zirin, Edwin Talley, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Alex Hill (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Shon Feeney - foul #2 on Shon Feeney, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (PF) Shon Feeney | |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Reginald Price | 17-11 |
| 09:57 | UConn | Alex Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Alex Hill | |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Albert Cote throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Gebhard (PF) Samuel Rich | |
| 09:27 | UConn | Reginald Price swats the short shot by Kenneth Vaughn | 17-11 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Paul Gebhard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin (C) Harris Mock | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Reginald Price connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Goodwin | 19-13 |
| 08:19 | UConn | John Teel knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Paul Gebhard | 19-15 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Gebhard - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Harris Mock (PF) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, Albert Cote | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Robert Trask (SG), Alex Hill (SF), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Paul Gebhard | |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Reginald Price makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Reginald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Janes (C) Reginald Price | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Harris Mock knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Milton Malone | 23-15 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Fyodor Zirin - foul #1 on Fyodor Zirin, team foul #4 | 23-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Fyodor Zirin, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Prather (fresh) SF - James Fletcher (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edwin Talley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) SG - Robert Trask (fresh) SF - Alex Hill (fresh) PF - Victor White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Joe Eggers is called for the reach on Milton Malone - foul #1 on Joe Eggers, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | James Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Bohl - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF) Milton Malone | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | James Fletcher makes the 3rd free throw | 24-16 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Thomas Bohl's layup is rejected by Harris Mock | 24-16 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Joe Eggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-16 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Robert Trask can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-16 |
| 06:25 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bohl | 24-16 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Robert Trask hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Albert Cote - foul #2 on Albert Cote, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Reginald Price (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Albert Cote, Harris Mock, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), John Teel (SF), Paul Gebhard (PF) Joe Eggers, Alex Hill, Victor White | |
| 06:13 | UConn | Robert Trask makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:13 | UConn | Robert Trask misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Derrick Janes gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Reginald Price blows the layup but he's fouled by Paul Gebhard - foul #2 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF) John Marcotte, James Fletcher | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeff Thatcher (SG), Samuel Rich (PF) Robert Trask, Paul Gebhard | |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Reginald Price makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Samuel Rich loses the dribble to Derrick Janes | 25-17 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin can't tip it in | 25-17 |
| 05:15 | UConn | The rebound goes to Samuel Rich | 25-17 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Samuel Rich knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from John Teel and he's fouled by Reginald Price - foul #1 on Reginald Price, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Harris Mock (PF) Jack Goodwin, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Alex Hill (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Kenneth Vaughn, John Teel, Thomas Bohl | |
| 04:55 | UConn | Samuel Rich makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | John Marcotte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), James Fletcher (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UConn | Victor White (PF) Samuel Rich | |
| 04:32 | UConn | Gary Prather is called for the reach on Joe Eggers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Prather, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Joe Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | James Fletcher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 04:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alex Hill | 25-22 |
| 04:02 | UConn | Victor White is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 25-22 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Edwin Talley gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Edwin Talley travels with the ball | 25-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Albert Cote (SF) Gary Prather, James Fletcher | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Trask (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Shon Feeney (PF) Jeff Thatcher, Alex Hill, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Victor White is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Eggers | 25-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harris Mock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Trask (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Victor White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Robert Trask is called for the reach on Albert Cote - foul #1 on Robert Trask, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Reginald Price (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) John Marcotte, Harris Mock, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), John Teel (SF) Joe Eggers, Robert Trask, Victor White | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:11 | UConn | The rebound goes to Shon Feeney | 26-25 |
| 03:09 | UConn | John Teel is hacked by Fyodor Zirin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fyodor Zirin, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| 03:09 | UConn | John Teel misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Albert Cote drills a jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 02:39 | UConn | John Teel hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn and he's hacked by Albert Cote - foul #3 on Albert Cote, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Janes (C) Albert Cote | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Bohl (C) Paul Gebhard | |
| 02:39 | UConn | John Teel makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 28-28 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:53 | UConn | Thomas Bohl comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-28 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Reginald Price | 28-28 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Kenneth Vaughn, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), James Fletcher (SF), Harris Mock (PF) Jack Goodwin, Fyodor Zirin, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Robert Trask (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF) Kenneth Vaughn, Samuel Rich, John Teel, Shon Feeney | |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-28 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | The jump hook by Harris Mock is blocked by Thomas Bohl | 30-28 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Milton Malone comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 30-28 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | John Marcotte hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Milton Malone | 32-28 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Joe Eggers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-28 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Victor White snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Joe Eggers is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Reginald Price (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, James Fletcher, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Samuel Rich (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Robert Trask, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Gary Prather clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-28 |