| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Erwin (fresh) SG - Larry Baize (fresh) SF - Timothy Leslie (fresh) PF - Gilbert Owens (fresh) C - Haywood Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (fresh) SG - Christopher Osteen (fresh) SF - Dean Alejo (fresh) PF - Kenneth Dewey (fresh) C - Shon Plemmons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Santa Clara | William Brunner tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie makes the runner in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey hits a wide open floater in the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Baize | 5-4 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Osteen | 5-7 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 18:22 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by William Brunner | 5-10 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Haywood Burns double dribbles | 5-10 |
| 18:02 | Santa Clara | William Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Larry Baize hits a jumper from the baseline set up by James Erwin and the foul's on Christopher Osteen - foul #1 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Charles Jackson (SF), Charles Spencer (PF), Kenneth Cusick (C) James Erwin, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Tracy Ferguson (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Joseph Cox (C) William Brunner, Christopher Osteen, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Larry Baize makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 17:21 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (SF) Larry Baize | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Leroy Benedetti swats the short shot by Charles Spencer | 8-10 |
| 17:01 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 16:37 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Cusick steps in front of the Joseph Cox pass | 8-10 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Charles Spencer connects on the jump hook in the lane | 10-10 |
| 15:55 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Maurice Karns (tiring) SG - Charles Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Green (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Cusick (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Higgins (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Meadows (fairly fresh) SF - Tracy Ferguson (fairly fresh) PF - Leroy Benedetti (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Cox (tiring) | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Maurice Karns drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Green | 13-13 |
| 15:20 | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Charles Jackson pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Maurice Karns misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Higgins - foul #1 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Glenn Regis (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Charles Jackson, Gary Green, Charles Spencer, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Joseph Higgins, Robert Meadows, Tracy Ferguson, Leroy Benedetti, Joseph Cox | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Maurice Karns makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Maurice Karns misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 15:15 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 15:04 | Santa Clara | William Brunner misses the easy open layup | 14-13 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Haywood Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Glenn Regis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Baize (SG) Maurice Karns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Regis - foul #1 on Glenn Regis, team foul #1 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Petit (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF) Timothy Leslie, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG) William Brunner | |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 14:40 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Larry Baize connects on the open floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Petit | 16-15 |
| 14:16 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey misses the wide open shot in the paint | 16-15 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Baize | 16-15 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | James Erwin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-15 |
| 14:09 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by James Erwin - foul #1 on James Erwin, team foul #2 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Leslie (SF), Haywood Burns (C) Kevin Petit, Glenn Regis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG) Joseph Wada | |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:44 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Owens | 16-17 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Haywood Burns's floater is tipped away by Dean Alejo | 16-17 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dewey | 16-17 |
| 13:04 | Santa Clara | Timothy Leslie swats the short shot by Dean Alejo | 16-17 |
| 13:03 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Larry Baize hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 12:35 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 12:33 | Santa Clara | William Brunner is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brunner, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF) Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Larry Baize scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Erwin | 19-19 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | James Erwin gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Erwin (tired) 2 ast. SG - Larry Baize (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leslie (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert Owens (tired) 3 reb. C - Haywood Burns (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Osteen (tired) 1 ast. SF - Robert Mace (fairly fresh) PF - Leroy Benedetti (fairly fresh) C - Shon Plemmons (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mace - foul #1 on Robert Mace, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Gary Green (SF), Charles Spencer (PF) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Christopher Osteen, Robert Mace, Shon Plemmons | |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Haywood Burns buries a turnaround from the baseline | 21-19 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti is open and buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Higgins | 21-21 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Charles Spencer is called for 10 seconds | 21-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Jackson (SF), Glenn Regis (PF) Gary Green, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (SG) William Brunner | |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo buries a fadeaway in the paint | 21-23 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Charles Jackson lays it in | 23-23 |
| 10:47 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jackson - foul #1 on Charles Jackson, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF) Maurice Karns, Kevin Petit | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons (C) Tracy Ferguson | |
| 10:24 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-23 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Charles Spencer gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Larry Baize misses long on a jumper in the paint | 23-23 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Charles Spencer hits the follow up shot | 25-23 |
| 09:55 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Meadows | 25-25 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Charles Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-25 |
| 09:39 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Gary Green (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Charles Jackson, Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie, Glenn Regis, Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Joseph Wada (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Robert Meadows, Joseph Higgins, Dean Alejo, Leroy Benedetti, Shon Plemmons | |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | William Brunner is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Green - foul #1 on Gary Green, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| 09:18 | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Kevin Petit grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Kevin Petit's layup is rejected by Joseph Cox | 25-25 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | James Erwin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 08:57 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 08:55 | Santa Clara | William Brunner is hacked by Kevin Petit in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Petit, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Kenneth Cusick (C) James Erwin, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Tracy Ferguson (C) Joseph Wada, Joseph Cox | |
| 08:34 | Santa Clara | William Brunner is hacked by Kevin Petit - foul #2 on Kevin Petit, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Baize (SG), Charles Jackson (SF) Kevin Petit, Gary Green | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo (SF), Shon Plemmons (C) Robert Mace, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 08:29 | Santa Clara | William Brunner comes up short on the floater from close range | 25-25 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Larry Baize gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Charles Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 08:03 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by William Brunner | 25-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Maurice Karns (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Larry Baize (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jackson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Owens (tired) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cusick (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Brunner (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Osteen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Tracy Ferguson (tiring) 2 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (tired) 3 pts. | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Larry Baize's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Charles Spencer (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Maurice Karns, Charles Jackson, Gilbert Owens, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (PG), Joseph Cox (PF), Leroy Benedetti (C) William Brunner, Tracy Ferguson, Shon Plemmons | |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 07:13 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 07:12 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox tips it in | 25-29 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | James Erwin misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | James Erwin steals it from Christopher Osteen in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | James Erwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (SF), Glenn Regis (PF) Timothy Leslie, Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG), Joseph Higgins (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Kenneth Dewey (PF), Shon Plemmons (C) Robert Meadows, Christopher Osteen, Dean Alejo, Joseph Cox, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Higgins | 25-31 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Haywood Burns's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Mace | 25-31 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | James Erwin grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Glenn Regis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 05:44 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 05:39 | Santa Clara | Robert Mace hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Wada | 25-33 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Joseph Higgins is called for the reach on Larry Baize in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Higgins, team foul #5 | 25-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Jackson (PG), Maurice Karns (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Charles Spencer (PF), Kenneth Cusick (C) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Gary Green, Glenn Regis, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Joseph Wada, Joseph Higgins, Robert Mace, Shon Plemmons | |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Maurice Karns grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Charles Spencer misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Kenneth Dewey - foul #1 on Kenneth Dewey, team foul #6 | 25-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti (C) Kenneth Dewey | |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Charles Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Charles Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:02 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Maurice Karns - foul #1 on Maurice Karns, team foul #7 | 26-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gilbert Owens (PF) Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox (C) Tracy Ferguson | |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 04:25 | Santa Clara | William Brunner grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Charles Jackson is called for the reach on Dean Alejo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Jackson, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Gary Green (SF), Glenn Regis (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Charles Jackson, Maurice Karns, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Shon Plemmons (C) Robert Meadows, Joseph Cox | |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | Dean Alejo misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Gary Green snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF) Dean Alejo | |
| 04:08 | Santa Clara | William Brunner connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Osteen | 26-37 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Christopher Osteen is called for the reach on Gary Green - foul #2 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Petit (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Charles Spencer (C) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (PG), Dean Alejo (SF), Tracy Ferguson (PF) William Brunner, Robert Mace, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Gary Green misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons is hacked by Glenn Regis - foul #2 on Glenn Regis, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Leslie (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF) Charles Jackson, Glenn Regis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (PG) Christopher Osteen | |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | Shon Plemmons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Green (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Petit (fresh) SF - Timothy Leslie (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert Owens (tiring) 4 reb. C - Charles Spencer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Wada (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Higgins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dean Alejo (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracy Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Shon Plemmons (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie is hacked by Dean Alejo - foul #1 on Dean Alejo, team foul #8 | 26-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG) Gary Green | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey (PF), Joseph Cox (C) Tracy Ferguson, Shon Plemmons | |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Gilbert Owens is called for the reach on Kenneth Dewey - foul #1 on Gilbert Owens, team foul #10 | 28-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Baize (SG), Haywood Burns (C) Kevin Petit, Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Meadows (PG) Joseph Wada | |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Larry Baize is hacked by Joseph Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Cox, team foul #9 | 28-41 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Larry Baize misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 02:42 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Leslie - foul #1 on Timothy Leslie, team foul #11 | 28-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Charles Jackson (SF) Maurice Karns, Timothy Leslie | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (C) Dean Alejo, Joseph Cox | |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 02:36 | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Larry Baize is fouled on the floor by Robert Meadows - foul #1 on Robert Meadows, team foul #10 | 28-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick (C) Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Tracy Ferguson (PF) Joseph Higgins, Kenneth Dewey | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Larry Baize makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Larry Baize makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | The short jumper by Leroy Benedetti is denied by Gilbert Owens | 30-42 |
| 02:02 | Santa Clara | Leroy Benedetti snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 01:48 | Santa Clara | Tracy Ferguson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Leroy Benedetti | 30-44 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | James Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Gary Green (SF), Glenn Regis (PF), Haywood Burns (C) James Erwin, Larry Baize, Charles Jackson, Gilbert Owens, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Osteen (SG), Dean Alejo (SF), Joseph Cox (C) Robert Meadows, Robert Mace, Leroy Benedetti | |
| 01:23 | Santa Clara | Joseph Cox hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dean Alejo | 30-47 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Kevin Petit is hacked by Christopher Osteen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Osteen, team foul #11 | 30-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Leslie (SF), Charles Spencer (C) Maurice Karns, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Wada (SG), Shon Plemmons (C) Christopher Osteen, Tracy Ferguson | |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Kevin Petit makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Kevin Petit makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | William Brunner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick (C) Glenn Regis | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Higgins (SG), Kenneth Dewey (PF) William Brunner, Joseph Cox | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Gary Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-47 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Kenneth Dewey | 32-47 |
| 00:21 | Santa Clara | Kenneth Dewey scores on a runner in the paint | 32-49 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick makes the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Joseph Wada - foul #1 on Joseph Wada, team foul #12 | 34-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Glenn Regis (PF) Gary Green, Kevin Petit, Timothy Leslie, Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Brunner (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Robert Mace (SF), Leroy Benedetti (PF), Tracy Ferguson (C) Joseph Wada, Joseph Higgins, Dean Alejo, Kenneth Dewey, Shon Plemmons | |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | William Brunner hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-49 |