| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Erwin (fresh) SG - Larry Baize (fresh) SF - Timothy Leslie (fresh) PF - Gilbert Owens (fresh) C - Haywood Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (fresh) SG - Bob Ransom (fresh) SF - James Freeman (fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (fresh) C - Mudada Abdo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker connects on the open floater from the right wing set up by James Freeman | 0-2 |
| 19:48 | UNLV | James Erwin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Haywood Burns | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | James Erwin is fouled in the backcourt by James Freeman - foul #1 on James Freeman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Haywood Burns drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Erwin | 3-2 |
| 19:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker is fouled in the backcourt by James Erwin - foul #1 on James Erwin, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | UC Riverside | James Erwin is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #2 on James Erwin, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG) James Erwin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Haywood Burns - foul #1 on Haywood Burns, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Haywood Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Maurice Karns's floater is tipped away by Mudada Abdo | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | UC Riverside | Larry Baize steals it from Billy Cusson in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie lays it in set up by Larry Baize | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker travels with the ball | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Jackson (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Gary Green (SF), Charles Spencer (PF), Kenneth Cusick (C) Maurice Karns, Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), Leon Witherspoon (SG), John Whitby (SF), Lin Sun (PF), James Norwood (C) Robert Walker, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Charles Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:39 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | UC Riverside | James Norwood knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Horace Crist | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick knocks in the floater in the paint | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun is denied on a layup by Kenneth Cusick | 7-5 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | James Norwood tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 16:51 | UC Riverside | James Norwood misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gary Green | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Charles Spencer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gary Green and the foul's on Lin Sun - foul #1 on Lin Sun, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Glenn Regis (PF) Charles Jackson, Kevin Petit, Gary Green, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), Billy Cusson (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Horace Crist, Leon Witherspoon, John Whitby, Lin Sun, James Norwood | |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Charles Spencer makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:13 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom drills a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Larry Baize is fouled on the floor by Bob Ransom - foul #1 on Bob Ransom, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Haywood Burns (C) Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Maurice Karns (fairly fresh) SG - Larry Baize (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Regis (fresh) C - Haywood Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Randy Bright (fresh) SG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - Billy Cusson (fairly fresh) C - Mudada Abdo (tiring) | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Billy Cusson blocks the short jumper by Larry Baize | 10-8 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Glenn Regis pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Haywood Burns can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-8 |
| 15:11 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Maurice Karns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Larry Baize gets the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Maurice Karns | 12-8 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Freeman | 12-11 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF) Maurice Karns, Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie, Glenn Regis | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Horace Crist (SG), John Whitby (SF), Lin Sun (C) Randy Bright, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| 13:48 | UC Riverside | John Whitby makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Walker | 12-14 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Charles Jackson's layup is rejected by Lin Sun | 12-14 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 13:23 | UC Riverside | John Whitby lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Walker | 12-16 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Kevin Petit misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens tips it but misses | 12-16 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | John Whitby's pass is intercepted by Charles Jackson | 12-16 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Haywood Burns hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Green | 14-16 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist's pass is intercepted by Kevin Petit in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Kevin Petit lays it in | 16-16 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Walker | 16-18 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Charles Jackson is hacked by John Whitby in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Whitby, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Charles Spencer (PF), Kenneth Cusick (C) Gary Green, Kevin Petit, Charles Jackson, Gilbert Owens, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), James Freeman (SF), James Norwood (PF) Robert Walker, Horace Crist, John Whitby, Billy Cusson | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Larry Baize can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:47 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Maurice Karns (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Larry Baize (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Leslie (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Charles Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Leon Witherspoon (fresh) SG - Bob Ransom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Freeman (fairly fresh) PF - James Norwood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lin Sun (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:21 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun blows the wide open layup | 16-18 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Charles Spencer pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Maurice Karns misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:13 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Baize steals the ball from James Freeman | 16-18 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Leon Witherspoon steals it from Charles Spencer | 16-18 |
| 10:37 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon lays it in | 16-20 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick is hacked by Leon Witherspoon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Jackson (PG), Gary Green (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF) Maurice Karns, Timothy Leslie, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), John Whitby (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, James Norwood, Lin Sun | |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Charles Jackson misses the jumper from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Owens | 16-20 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens is called for traveling | 16-20 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | John Whitby loses the dribble to Charles Jackson in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Charles Jackson lays it up and in | 18-20 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Charles Jackson - foul #1 on Charles Jackson, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (PF) James Freeman | |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist makes the 3rd free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | John Whitby is called for the reach on Gary Green - foul #2 on John Whitby, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Leslie (SF), Haywood Burns (C) Gary Green, Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), James Freeman (SF) Horace Crist, John Whitby | |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Billy Cusson blocks the jumper by Charles Jackson | 18-22 |
| 09:30 | UC Riverside | James Freeman snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-22 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Gilbert Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Glenn Regis (PF) Charles Jackson, Larry Baize, Gilbert Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Randy Bright (SG) Robert Walker, Bob Ransom | |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Randy Bright steals it from Timothy Leslie in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the easy layup | 18-22 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Haywood Burns pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Kevin Petit loses the dribble to Leon Witherspoon in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Regis - foul #1 on Glenn Regis, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Charles Jackson (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF), Charles Spencer (C) Maurice Karns, Kevin Petit, Timothy Leslie, Glenn Regis, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (SG), James Norwood (PF), Lin Sun (C) Leon Witherspoon, Billy Cusson, Mudada Abdo | |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Randy Bright makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Randy Bright steals the ball from Larry Baize in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Horace Crist lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randy Bright | 18-26 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Charles Spencer knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Green | 20-26 |
| 08:05 | UC Riverside | James Norwood is denied on a layup by Charles Spencer | 20-26 |
| 08:04 | UC Riverside | James Norwood tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Charles Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Norwood - foul #1 on James Norwood, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick (C) Charles Spencer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), Bob Ransom (SG), Billy Cusson (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Randy Bright, Horace Crist, James Freeman, Lin Sun | |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Charles Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Charles Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Charles Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Larry Baize (tired) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Green (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Owens (tiring) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bob Ransom (tiring) 6 pts. SF - James Norwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Cusson (tired) 2 blk. C - Mudada Abdo (tired) | |
| 07:29 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson loses the ball out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Glenn Regis (PF) Charles Jackson, Larry Baize, Gary Green, Gilbert Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Timothy Leslie misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick tips it in | 23-28 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Maurice Karns - foul #1 on Maurice Karns, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Haywood Burns (C) Maurice Karns, Timothy Leslie, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), James Freeman (SF), Lin Sun (C) Robert Walker, James Norwood, Mudada Abdo | |
| 06:41 | UC Riverside | James Freeman makes the wide open turnaround in the lane set up by Bob Ransom | 23-30 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Larry Baize can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 23-30 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 06:11 | UC Riverside | James Freeman misses the open dunk | 23-30 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Glenn Regis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Larry Baize is called for 5 seconds | 23-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (PG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF), Charles Spencer (C) Gary Green, Kevin Petit, Glenn Regis, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Horace Crist (PG), James Norwood (SF), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, James Freeman, Billy Cusson | |
| 05:51 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Bob Ransom steals the ball from Maurice Karns | 23-30 |
| 05:23 | UC Riverside | James Norwood knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Maurice Karns comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Mudada Abdo | 23-33 |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Larry Baize is called for the reach on Bob Ransom in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Baize, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Jackson (PG), Kevin Petit (SG), Gary Green (SF), Kenneth Cusick (C) Maurice Karns, Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie, Gilbert Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Freeman (SF), Billy Cusson (PF) James Norwood, Lin Sun | |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Bob Ransom misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:59 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson gets the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:47 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 04:45 | UC Riverside | Mudada Abdo grabs the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 04:29 | UC Riverside | Kenneth Cusick denies the turnaround by Billy Cusson | 23-34 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Gary Green misses the easy layup | 23-34 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Kenneth Cusick can't tip it in | 23-34 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Charles Spencer tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 04:02 | UC Riverside | Gary Green steals the ball from Mudada Abdo | 25-34 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Gary Green connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Charles Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Petit (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gary Green (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Spencer (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cusick (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Horace Crist (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Ransom (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Freeman (tired) 2 pts. PF - Billy Cusson (very tired) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mudada Abdo (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Jackson - foul #2 on Charles Jackson, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Erwin (PG), Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF), Haywood Burns (C) Charles Jackson, Kevin Petit, Gary Green, Charles Spencer, Kenneth Cusick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon (PG), Randy Bright (SG), John Whitby (SF), James Norwood (C) Horace Crist, Bob Ransom, James Freeman, Mudada Abdo | |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:21 | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Leon Witherspoon is called for the reach on James Erwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Witherspoon, team foul #8 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lin Sun (PF) Billy Cusson | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | James Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | James Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby is hacked by Gilbert Owens - foul #1 on Gilbert Owens, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| 02:57 | UC Riverside | John Whitby misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Haywood Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Lin Sun blocks the short jumper by Gilbert Owens | 29-36 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 02:15 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Timothy Leslie | 29-36 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Glenn Regis (PF) Gilbert Owens | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Walker (PG), James Freeman (SF) Randy Bright, Lin Sun | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Haywood Burns travels in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Maurice Karns (SG), Charles Jackson (SF) Larry Baize, Timothy Leslie | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:51 | UC Riverside | James Norwood misses the turnaround in the lane | 29-36 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Erwin | 29-36 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Haywood Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Billy Cusson (PF) James Norwood | |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon is hacked by Charles Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Jackson, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Green (SF) Charles Jackson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:41 | UC Riverside | Leon Witherspoon misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Haywood Burns pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | James Freeman denies the turnaround by James Erwin | 29-36 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Glenn Regis snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | James Erwin scores on a floater from the right side set up by Gary Green | 31-36 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker is fouled on the floor by Haywood Burns - foul #2 on Haywood Burns, team foul #11 | 31-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Baize (SG), Timothy Leslie (SF), Gilbert Owens (PF), Kenneth Cusick (C) Maurice Karns, Gary Green, Glenn Regis, Haywood Burns | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Randy Bright (SG), Lin Sun (PF), Mudada Abdo (C) Leon Witherspoon, James Freeman, Billy Cusson | |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | James Erwin misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 31-38 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Walker | 31-41 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Larry Baize hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 00:16 | UC Riverside | John Whitby pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | UC Riverside | Lin Sun connects on the turnaround in the lane | 31-43 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Erwin misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-43 |