| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Arthur Elks (fresh) SG - Ronald Holl (fresh) SF - James Quinn (fresh) PF - Gary Lindsay (fresh) C - Andrew Gibbon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - John Marcotte (fresh) SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Derrick Janes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Milton Malone buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Harris Mock | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | San Diego | James Quinn hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andrew Gibbon | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Albert Cote connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Marcotte | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | San Diego | Arthur Elks clanks a jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Milton Malone gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Marcotte | 3-7 |
| 18:16 | San Diego | Arthur Elks is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Quinn | 5-7 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 18:00 | San Diego | James Quinn gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:56 | San Diego | Arthur Elks double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Reginald Price (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | San Diego | Gary Lindsay is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Quinn | 8-7 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Arthur Elks is called for the reach on Albert Cote - foul #1 on Arthur Elks, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Brownstein (PG), James McMackin (SG), Eugene Harrington (PF) Arthur Elks, Ronald Holl, Gary Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF) John Marcotte, Albert Cote | |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Gary Prather's pass is intercepted by James Quinn | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | San Diego | Edwin Talley steps in front of the Andrew Gibbon pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin loses the dribble to Donald Brownstein | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | San Diego | Eugene Harrington misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin is fouled on the floor by James McMackin - foul #1 on James McMackin, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield (SF), Michael Wilcox (C) James Quinn, Andrew Gibbon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Harris Mock (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Jack Goodwin, Reginald Price, Edwin Talley | |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gary Prather | 8-9 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Brownstein (fresh) SG - James McMackin (fresh) SF - Jacob Hadfield (fresh) PF - Eugene Harrington (fresh) C - Michael Wilcox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Prather (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harris Mock (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Derrick Janes misses the jumper from close range | 8-9 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Milton Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 14:55 | San Diego | Eugene Harrington gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | San Diego | Donald Brownstein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | San Diego | Arthur Elks (PG), Ronald Holl (SG), Gary Lindsay (PF) Donald Brownstein, James McMackin, Eugene Harrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Albert Cote (SF) Gary Prather, Fyodor Zirin | |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Milton Malone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | San Diego | Edmund Baker (SF) Michael Wilcox | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (PG) Milton Malone | |
| 14:21 | San Diego | Arthur Elks misses the lay-in | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield tips it home | 10-9 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | John Marcotte drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | San Diego | Edmund Baker loses the dribble to Harris Mock in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | James Fletcher can't connect on a runner from close range | 10-11 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | John Marcotte tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Harris Mock tips it back up and in | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | San Diego | Edmund Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Cote - foul #1 on Albert Cote, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | San Diego | James Quinn (SF), Andrew Gibbon (C) Edmund Baker, Jacob Hadfield | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Reginald Price (C) James Fletcher, Derrick Janes | |
| 13:29 | San Diego | Arthur Elks is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | John Marcotte connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Milton Malone | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Arthur Elks | 12-16 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Reginald Price comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:44 | San Diego | Ronald Holl snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 12:31 | San Diego | Ronald Holl double dribbles | 12-16 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Brownstein (PG), Edmund Baker (SG), Michael Carey (PF) Arthur Elks, Ronald Holl, Gary Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Harris Mock | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael Carey - foul #1 on Michael Carey, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Wilcox (C) Andrew Gibbon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Janes (C) Reginald Price | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:57 | San Diego | Donald Brownstein comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-18 |
| 11:56 | San Diego | Michael Wilcox hits the follow up shot | 14-18 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Brownstein (fresh) SG - Edmund Baker (fresh) SF - James Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Carey (fresh) C - Michael Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fresh) SG - Gary Prather (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Talley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Carey | 14-18 |
| 11:38 | San Diego | Michael Wilcox snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 11:33 | San Diego | Donald Brownstein is hacked by Gary Prather - foul #1 on Gary Prather, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | San Diego | James McMackin (SG), Jacob Hadfield (SF), Eugene Harrington (PF) Edmund Baker, James Quinn, Michael Carey | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SF) Edwin Talley | |
| 11:25 | San Diego | Eugene Harrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-18 |
| Subs | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon (C) Michael Wilcox | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Harris Mock (PF) Gary Prather, Fyodor Zirin | |
| 11:07 | UNLV | James McMackin is called for the reach on Harris Mock - foul #2 on James McMackin, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | San Diego | Edmund Baker (PG), Ronald Holl (SG) Donald Brownstein, James McMackin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, Derrick Janes | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Reginald Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Marcotte | 14-20 |
| 10:25 | San Diego | Harris Mock denies the turnaround by Andrew Gibbon | 14-20 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | John Marcotte gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | John Marcotte double dribbles | 14-20 |
| Subs | San Diego | Arthur Elks (PG), James Quinn (SF), Gary Lindsay (PF), Michael Wilcox (C) Ronald Holl, Jacob Hadfield, Eugene Harrington, Andrew Gibbon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Edwin Talley (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) James Fletcher, John Marcotte, Harris Mock, Reginald Price | |
| 09:53 | San Diego | Arthur Elks misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 09:52 | San Diego | Gary Lindsay gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 09:31 | San Diego | Arthur Elks makes the 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Milton Malone scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Cote | 17-23 |
| 09:13 | San Diego | Edwin Talley is called for the reach on Gary Lindsay - foul #1 on Edwin Talley, team foul #3 | 17-23 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Brownstein (SG) Edmund Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (SG), Reginald Price (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Edwin Talley | |
| 08:48 | San Diego | Fyodor Zirin picks off the pass by James Quinn | 17-23 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin blows the layup | 17-23 |
| 08:44 | San Diego | Arthur Elks snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:38 | San Diego | Donald Brownstein is hacked by Reginald Price - foul #1 on Reginald Price, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Holl (SG), Jacob Hadfield (SF), Michael Carey (PF), Andrew Gibbon (C) Arthur Elks, James Quinn, Gary Lindsay, Michael Wilcox | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), James Fletcher (SF), Harris Mock (PF) Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin, Reginald Price | |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harris Mock - foul #1 on Harris Mock, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:32 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | John Marcotte is hacked by Ronald Holl - foul #1 on Ronald Holl, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | San Diego | Eugene Harrington (PF) Michael Carey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Price (C) Derrick Janes | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | A charge is called on Reginald Price - foul #2 on Reginald Price, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Janes (C) Reginald Price | |
| 07:56 | San Diego | James Fletcher steals the ball from Ronald Holl in the backcourt | 18-23 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Donald Brownstein (fresh) SG - Ronald Holl (fresh) SF - Jacob Hadfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Harrington (fresh) C - Andrew Gibbon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fresh) SG - John Marcotte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Fletcher (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | John Marcotte hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Goodwin | 18-25 |
| 07:23 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Ronald Holl | 20-25 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | John Marcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-25 |
| 07:01 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 06:45 | San Diego | Ronald Holl connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Andrew Gibbon blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Harris Mock | 23-25 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Derrick Janes's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Gibbon | 23-25 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:53 | San Diego | Ronald Holl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Derrick Janes loses the dribble to Andrew Gibbon | 23-25 |
| 05:28 | San Diego | Andrew Gibbon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | San Diego | Arthur Elks (PG), Edmund Baker (SG), James Quinn (SF), Gary Lindsay (PF), Michael Wilcox (C) Donald Brownstein, Ronald Holl, Jacob Hadfield, Eugene Harrington, Andrew Gibbon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, James Fletcher, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Milton Malone snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Gary Prather comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Milton Malone tips it but misses | 23-25 |
| 05:04 | San Diego | James Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 05:00 | San Diego | Edmund Baker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Milton Malone scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Albert Cote | 23-27 |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Gary Prather is called for the reach on Edmund Baker - foul #2 on Gary Prather, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG) Gary Prather | |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Edmund Baker makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Edmund Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | John Marcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:09 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Edmund Baker | 25-27 |
| 04:04 | San Diego | Arthur Elks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Edwin Talley gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Gary Lindsay steals the ball from Fyodor Zirin | 25-27 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Arthur Elks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmund Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lindsay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wilcox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fyodor Zirin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | San Diego | James Quinn buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gary Lindsay | 28-27 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Malone and he's hacked by Michael Wilcox - foul #1 on Michael Wilcox, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | San Diego | James McMackin (SG), Michael Carey (PF), Andrew Gibbon (C) Edmund Baker, Gary Lindsay, Michael Wilcox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG), Reginald Price (C) John Marcotte, Edwin Talley | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:59 | San Diego | Arthur Elks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 02:58 | San Diego | James Quinn can't tip it in | 28-30 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Gary Prather hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | San Diego | Arthur Elks is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Malone - foul #1 on Milton Malone, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Harris Mock (PF) Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin | |
| 02:34 | San Diego | Arthur Elks misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Reginald Price gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Reginald Price blows the layup | 28-33 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Gibbon - foul #1 on Andrew Gibbon, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | San Diego | Ronald Holl (SG) Arthur Elks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:05 | San Diego | Gary Prather picks off the pass by James McMackin in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Gary Prather knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by John Marcotte | 28-37 |
| 01:41 | San Diego | Michael Carey lays it in uncontested | 30-37 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Harris Mock hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Carey - foul #2 on Michael Carey, team foul #8 | 30-37 |
| Subs | San Diego | Donald Brownstein (PG), Edmund Baker (SG), Jacob Hadfield (SF), Gary Lindsay (PF), Eugene Harrington (C) James McMackin, Ronald Holl, James Quinn, Michael Carey, Andrew Gibbon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Jack Goodwin (SG) Gary Prather, John Marcotte | |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Harris Mock makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Harris Mock makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 01:05 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield makes the wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Lindsay | 32-39 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Price | 32-42 |
| 00:41 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield is hacked by Harris Mock in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harris Mock, team foul #9 | 32-42 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SF), Derrick Janes (C) Albert Cote, Harris Mock | |
| 00:41 | San Diego | Jacob Hadfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Derrick Janes pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Reginald Price's floater is knocked away by Gary Lindsay | 32-42 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Milton Malone grabs the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 00:01 | San Diego | Gary Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Gary Lindsay misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-42 |