| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) SF - George Yale (fresh) PF - Jack Montgomery (fresh) C - Reginald Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) SF - Christian Reis (fresh) PF - Russell Lewis (fresh) C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Reginald Holt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Dennis Steadham blocks the short jumper by Reginald Holt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Christian Reis | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifford Schiro | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | George Yale drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Reinhart | 3-3 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Julius Wilson is called for the reach on Clayton Thomas - foul #1 on Julius Wilson, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | San Diego State | Reginald Holt is called for the reach on Dennis Steadham - foul #1 on Reginald Holt, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Schiro | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Julius Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | Christian Reis pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | San Diego State | Christian Reis loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Dennis Steadham denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Compton | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow travels with the ball | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham's floater is tipped away by Johnie Williams | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | San Diego State | Christian Reis tips it in | 3-8 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow is hacked by Clayton Thomas - foul #1 on Clayton Thomas, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), George Yale (SF), Jack Montgomery (PF) Manuel Westbrook, Thomas Barrow, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry (PF), Daniel Ivory (C) Russell Lewis, Dennis Steadham | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) SF - George Yale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Montgomery (fresh) C - Johnie Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Johnie Williams misses the lay-in | 3-8 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Reinhart | 3-8 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:28 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Baldwin (C) Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Danny Davison (SG), Michael Epstein (SF) Clifford Schiro, Clayton Thomas, Christian Reis | |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Julius Wilson | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reinhart - foul #1 on Robert Reinhart, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Holt (C) Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Danny Davison connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Epstein | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart is denied on a dunk by Daniel Ivory | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the floater in the paint set up by Danny Davison and he's fouled by Jack Montgomery - foul #1 on Jack Montgomery, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Dennis Steadham (C) Roderick Arrowood, Danny Davison, Michael Epstein, Daniel Ivory | |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 10-13 |
| 13:40 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Johnie Williams buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Barrow | 12-16 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Steven Baldwin steals the ball from Dennis Steadham in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF) Thomas Barrow, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Russell Lewis (PF) Terrence Granberry | |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | Christian Reis scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Lewis | 12-18 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Baldwin | 12-18 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton scores on a 3 from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 12:08 | San Diego State | Christian Reis can't finish the layup | 15-18 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jack Montgomery | 15-18 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), George Yale (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Manuel Westbrook, Julius Wilson, Jeffrey Compton, Jack Montgomery, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Danny Davison (SG), Michael Epstein (SF), Daniel Ivory (C) Clifford Schiro, Clayton Thomas, Christian Reis, Dennis Steadham | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Barrow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Yale (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnie Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Reginald Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Roderick Arrowood (fresh) SG - Danny Davison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Epstein (fresh) PF - Russell Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Ivory (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein misses short on a shot near the basket | 15-18 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Reginald Holt tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Johnie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:08 | San Diego State | Danny Davison misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-18 |
| 10:07 | San Diego State | Danny Davison tips it back up and in | 17-20 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | George Yale's layup is rejected by Michael Epstein | 17-20 |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Lewis | 17-22 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Michael Epstein steals it from Reginald Holt | 17-22 |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis is open and buries a floater from the left block | 17-24 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Russell Lewis steps in front of the Robert Reinhart pass | 17-24 |
| 08:45 | San Diego State | Thomas Barrow steps in front of the Daniel Ivory pass in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Johnie Williams can't finish the layup | 17-24 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Johnie Williams | 17-24 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Roderick Arrowood - foul #1 on Roderick Arrowood, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Jack Montgomery (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Thomas Barrow, George Yale, Johnie Williams, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Roderick Arrowood, Danny Davison, Michael Epstein, Russell Lewis, Daniel Ivory | |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:20 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Terrence Granberry | 19-26 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 08:01 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Christian Reis buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Clayton Thomas and he's fouled by Jack Montgomery - foul #2 on Jack Montgomery, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Jess Murphy (SF) Robert Reinhart, Jack Montgomery | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | Christian Reis misses the free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jess Murphy (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Baldwin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clayton Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrence Granberry (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-28 |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Christian Reis buries a shot from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook lays it up and in | 21-30 |
| 07:09 | San Diego State | Manuel Westbrook picks off the pass by Christian Reis in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton lays it up and in set up by Manuel Westbrook | 23-30 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham banks in the layup on a great pass from Clifford Schiro | 23-32 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin's layup is rejected by Terrence Granberry | 23-32 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jess Murphy - foul #1 on Jess Murphy, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), George Yale (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Manuel Westbrook, Jess Murphy, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Danny Davison (SG), Michael Epstein (SF), Daniel Ivory (PF) Clifford Schiro, Clayton Thomas, Christian Reis, Terrence Granberry | |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Johnie Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Byron Pittard hits the follow up shot | 25-33 |
| 05:43 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 05:42 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Byron Pittard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG) Julius Wilson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman (C) Dennis Steadham | |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Johnie Williams - foul #1 on Johnie Williams, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Johnie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | George Yale clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Cushman - foul #1 on Ronald Cushman, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori (SG) Danny Davison | |
| 05:09 | UNLV | George Yale makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | George Yale makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein double dribbles | 27-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Russell Lewis (PF) Roderick Arrowood, Daniel Ivory | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | George Yale misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronald Cushman | 27-36 |
| 04:32 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori is fouled in the backcourt by Byron Pittard - foul #1 on Byron Pittard, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Manuel Westbrook (SG), Jeffrey Compton (PF) Byron Pittard, Thomas Barrow, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Christian Reis (SF) Clayton Thomas, Michael Epstein | |
| 04:32 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart misses short on a floater from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 04:13 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | Kristopher Sartori comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | George Yale misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-36 |
| 03:25 | San Diego State | Christian Reis pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Westbrook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Yale (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Compton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kristopher Sartori (fairly fresh) SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Cushman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Ronald Cushman loses the dribble to Robert Reinhart in the backcourt | 27-36 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kristopher Sartori - foul #1 on Kristopher Sartori, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Robert Reinhart, Manuel Westbrook, George Yale, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood (PG), Clayton Thomas (SG), Michael Epstein (SF), Terrence Granberry (PF), Daniel Ivory (C) Clifford Schiro, Kristopher Sartori, Christian Reis, Russell Lewis, Ronald Cushman | |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:00 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SF) Jeffrey Compton | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Julius Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Terrence Granberry | 29-36 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood is hacked by Julius Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julius Wilson, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory | |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Thomas Barrow | 31-38 |
| 02:06 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Steadham | 31-41 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Julius Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), Jeffrey Compton (SF) Thomas Barrow, Jess Murphy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Danny Davison (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Daniel Ivory (C) Clayton Thomas, Michael Epstein, Dennis Steadham | |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood scores on a jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Julius Wilson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Pittard | 34-43 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Danny Davison is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (SG), George Yale (SF), Johnie Williams (C) Julius Wilson, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Dennis Steadham (C) Roderick Arrowood, Terrence Granberry | |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Pittard and the foul's on Christian Reis - foul #1 on Christian Reis, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas (SG), Michael Epstein (SF) Danny Davison, Christian Reis | |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | Clayton Thomas scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Clifford Schiro | 37-45 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Johnie Williams misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham misses the fullcourt shot | 37-45 |