| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Collier (fresh) SG - John Holland (fresh) SF - James Foley (fresh) PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) C - Peter Morrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) SF - George Yale (fresh) PF - Jack Montgomery (fresh) C - Reginald Holt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Peter Morrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | James Foley misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Reginald Holt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Thomas Brown buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Foley | 3-2 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | James Foley gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | John Holland is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Holland, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | John Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | James Foley clanks a shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Julius Wilson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart loses the dribble to John Holland | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | John Collier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | John Collier gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | John Holland is fouled in the backcourt by George Yale - foul #1 on George Yale, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Blackburn (PG), Jack Williams (SG), Michael Werner (SF), Eddie Hall (PF), Richard Lockhart (C) John Collier, John Holland, James Foley, Thomas Brown, Peter Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Robert Reinhart, Julius Wilson, George Yale, Jack Montgomery, Reginald Holt | |
| 17:22 | Iowa | William Blackburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Johnie Williams pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Johnie Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Barrow and the foul's on Michael Werner - foul #1 on Michael Werner, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Johnie Williams misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Eddie Hall grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Jack Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-4 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton is hacked by Michael Werner - foul #2 on Michael Werner, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Durocher (C) Michael Werner | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton's layup is rejected by Eddie Hall | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | William Blackburn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Jack Williams hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Barrow | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Blackburn (fresh) SG - Jack Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Lockhart (fresh) PF - Eddie Hall (fresh) C - Michael Durocher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Barrow (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) PF - Johnie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | William Blackburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Collier (PG), John Holland (SG), James Foley (SF), Peter Morrison (C) William Blackburn, Jack Williams, Richard Lockhart, Eddie Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), George Yale (SF), Jack Montgomery (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Manuel Westbrook, Thomas Barrow, Jeffrey Compton, Johnie Williams, Steven Baldwin | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | George Yale misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Reginald Holt tips it home | 5-9 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | John Collier makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart's pass is intercepted by Peter Morrison | 8-9 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | James Foley is fouled on the floor by Reginald Holt - foul #1 on Reginald Holt, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Brown (PF), Eddie Hall (C) Michael Durocher, Peter Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Steven Baldwin (C) Robert Reinhart, Julius Wilson, George Yale, Reginald Holt | |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Thomas Brown hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Collier | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Byron Pittard hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jess Murphy | 10-11 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | John Holland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Compton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Compton, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Blackburn (PG), Richard Lockhart (SF) John Collier, James Foley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), Johnie Williams (PF) Byron Pittard, Jess Murphy, Jack Montgomery | |
| 13:51 | Iowa | John Holland makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | John Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Westbrook | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Holland - foul #2 on John Holland, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Williams (SG), Peter Morrison (C) John Holland, Eddie Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SG), Jess Murphy (SF), Jack Montgomery (PF) Manuel Westbrook, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Jack Williams misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | William Blackburn hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Lockhart | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Peter Morrison clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Johnie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Johnie Williams hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Barrow | 14-16 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Thomas Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Collier (PG), James Foley (SF), Eddie Hall (PF), Michael Durocher (C) William Blackburn, Richard Lockhart, Thomas Brown, Peter Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Manuel Westbrook (SG), George Yale (SF), Jeffrey Compton (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Thomas Barrow, Julius Wilson, Jess Murphy, Jack Montgomery, Johnie Williams | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Foley (fresh) PF - Eddie Hall (fresh) C - Michael Durocher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) SG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Yale (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) C - Steven Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | George Yale clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Michael Durocher gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 11:23 | Iowa | John Collier is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reinhart - foul #1 on Robert Reinhart, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Blackburn (SG) Jack Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Jeffrey Compton is called for the reach on Eddie Hall - foul #2 on Jeffrey Compton, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Montgomery (PF) Jeffrey Compton | |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Michael Durocher misses long on an open runner from the right block | 14-16 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | William Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Michael Durocher is hacked by Manuel Westbrook - foul #1 on Manuel Westbrook, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Peter Morrison (C) Michael Durocher | |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Holt (C) Steven Baldwin | |
| 10:26 | Iowa | William Blackburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Peter Morrison tips it in | 16-16 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Collier - foul #1 on John Collier, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Williams (SG), Richard Lockhart (PF) William Blackburn, Eddie Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (PG), Julius Wilson (SG) Robert Reinhart, Manuel Westbrook | |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Jack Williams's pass is intercepted by George Yale in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Julius Wilson throws it down on a nice dish by George Yale | 16-19 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Peter Morrison is denied on a layup by Reginald Holt | 16-19 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Julius Wilson grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Foley | 16-19 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-19 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | George Yale grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Peter Morrison swats the short shot by Jack Montgomery | 16-19 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | John Collier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Reginald Holt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Barrow | 16-22 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | James Foley comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Holt - foul #2 on Reginald Holt, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Blackburn (SG), Thomas Brown (PF), Eddie Hall (C) Jack Williams, Richard Lockhart, Peter Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Manuel Westbrook (SG), Jess Murphy (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Thomas Barrow, Julius Wilson, George Yale, Jack Montgomery, Reginald Holt | |
| 08:06 | Iowa | James Foley makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | James Foley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Jess Murphy misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on James Foley - foul #1 on James Foley, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Antonio Avis (SF) James Foley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Jess Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Jess Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | William Blackburn is fouled on the floor by Steven Baldwin - foul #1 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | William Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | William Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Collier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Blackburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Antonio Avis (fresh) PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddie Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) SG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jess Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnie Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Baldwin (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Westbrook | 20-27 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | William Blackburn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lockhart (SF) Antonio Avis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), George Yale (SF) Robert Reinhart, Manuel Westbrook, Jess Murphy | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | John Collier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Thomas Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Eddie Hall misses the floater from the left block | 20-27 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Johnie Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Byron Pittard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Baldwin | 20-30 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | John Collier is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Baldwin - foul #2 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Williams (SG), James Foley (SF), Peter Morrison (C) William Blackburn, Thomas Brown, Eddie Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF) Byron Pittard, Julius Wilson, Steven Baldwin | |
| 05:35 | Iowa | John Collier misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow misses the floater from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Peter Morrison grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Jack Williams's pass is intercepted by George Yale in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Montgomery | 20-33 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Johnie Williams steals it from Richard Lockhart | 20-33 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery is called for traveling | 20-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Durocher (PF) Richard Lockhart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (SG) Thomas Barrow | |
| 04:23 | Iowa | John Collier can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-33 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | George Yale gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart clanks a jumper from the left side | 20-33 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook grabs the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery's pass is intercepted by James Foley | 20-33 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Jack Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Reinhart - foul #2 on Robert Reinhart, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Holland (SG), Michael Werner (SF), Thomas Brown (PF), Eddie Hall (C) John Collier, James Foley, Michael Durocher, Peter Morrison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Robert Reinhart, George Yale, Jack Montgomery, Johnie Williams | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Jack Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Jack Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jack Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Holland (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Werner (fresh) PF - Thomas Brown (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eddie Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) PF - Steven Baldwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses the easy layup | 22-33 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Julius Wilson tips it back up and in | 22-35 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Michael Werner's pass is intercepted by Julius Wilson | 22-35 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Julius Wilson | 22-37 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Eddie Hall makes the shot from the left block set up by John Holland | 24-37 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin buries a floater from just outside the lane | 24-39 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Michael Werner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Blackburn (PG) Jack Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), Jess Murphy (SF) Manuel Westbrook, Julius Wilson, Reginald Holt | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton comes up short on the floater near the basket | 24-39 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Thomas Brown grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Eddie Hall buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Blackburn and he's fouled by Steven Baldwin - foul #3 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #11 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Foley (SF), Peter Morrison (C) Michael Werner, Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Montgomery (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Eddie Hall makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Byron Pittard travels with the ball | 27-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lockhart (PF) Eddie Hall | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Richard Lockhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SG) Byron Pittard | |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery scores on a shot near the basket set up by Thomas Barrow | 27-41 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | John Holland knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Morrison | 29-41 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-44 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Reginald Holt denies the turnaround by Peter Morrison | 29-44 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Peter Morrison tips it in | 31-44 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Julius Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-46 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | James Foley clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-46 |