| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mario Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Cameron Eanes inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kajetan Ziel | 32-37 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Albert Cote drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Prather | 34-37 |
| 19:02 | UMass | Charles Brown can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Derrick Janes pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Mario Lewis misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 18:41 | UMass | Cameron Eanes pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:37 | UMass | Tom Simon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:36 | UNLV | Mario Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Kajetan Ziel steals the ball from Gary Prather | 34-37 |
| 18:22 | UMass | Gary Prather picks off the pass by Cameron Eanes | 34-37 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Derrick Janes blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 18:05 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Prather - foul #2 on Gary Prather, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG), Clayton Black (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Ross Jeffries (C) Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 17:45 | UMass | Donald Horn hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lamar Williams | 34-39 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | The jump hook by Clayton Black is blocked by Jerry Tolbert | 34-39 |
| 17:21 | UMass | Lamar Williams gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Lamar Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:02 | UMass | Robert Pink comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clayton Black | 34-39 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | John Cloutier clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 34-39 |
| 16:23 | UMass | Bobby Childress grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:17 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Sean Wells (C) John Cloutier, Clayton Black, Edwin Talley, Ross Jeffries | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Charles Brown denies the turnaround by James Fletcher | 34-39 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Mario Lewis hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fletcher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mario Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:54 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Prather - foul #3 on Gary Prather, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) James Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 15:36 | UMass | Tom Simon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kajetan Ziel | 36-42 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Mario Lewis misses long on a shot from the right block | 36-42 |
| 15:20 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:17 | UMass | Milton Malone steals it from Cameron Eanes in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 15:15 | UMass | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Milton Malone is called for the reach on Tom Simon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Milton Malone, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Harrison (SF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Cameron Eanes, Charles Brown | |
| 14:55 | UMass | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 36-42 |
| 14:54 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi hits the follow up shot | 36-44 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Russell Harrison - foul #1 on Russell Harrison, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG) James Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF) Tom Simon, Kajetan Ziel, Russell Harrison, John Smith | |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:17 | UMass | Donald Horn is fouled on the floor by John Cloutier - foul #2 on John Cloutier, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 13:59 | UMass | Derrick Janes blocks the short jumper by Robert Pink | 38-44 |
| 13:58 | UMass | Lamar Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:47 | UMass | Lamar Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 38-44 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 38-44 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses the runner from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | John Cloutier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), James Fletcher (SG), Ross Jeffries (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Sean Wells (C) John Cloutier, Clayton Black, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Bobby Childress (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 12:57 | UMass | Gary Prather steals the ball from Tom Simon | 38-44 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Gary Prather lays it up and in | 40-44 |
| 12:39 | UMass | Charles Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tom Simon | 40-46 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:23 | UMass | Tom Simon gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:05 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Edwin Talley pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Bobby Childress - foul #1 on Bobby Childress, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Derrick Janes (C) Ross Jeffries, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Kajetan Ziel (SG), John Smith (PF) Tom Simon, Lamar Williams, Bobby Childress | |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Fletcher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Donald Horn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kajetan Ziel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | UMass | Donald Horn is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Prather - foul #4 on Gary Prather, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG), Mario Lewis (PF) Gary Prather, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (SF) Cameron Eanes | |
| 11:30 | UMass | Charles Brown hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Kajetan Ziel | 43-48 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Mario Lewis is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (PG) James Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (SF) Charles Brown | |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Derrick Janes is hacked by Robert Pink - foul #1 on Robert Pink, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Cameron Eanes (SF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert | |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Mario Lewis dunks the ball | 45-48 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Donald Horn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:02 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:45 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 45-48 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | The jump hook by Mario Lewis is blocked by John Smith | 45-48 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Derrick Janes tips it but misses | 45-48 |
| 09:23 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 09:17 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi lays it in | 45-50 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Mario Lewis misses short on a shot in the paint | 45-50 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Mario Lewis tips it back up and in | 47-50 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Derrick Janes - foul #2 on Derrick Janes, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Ross Jeffries (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Sean Wells (C) Clayton Black, Albert Cote, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Robert Pink (SF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Cameron Eanes, John Smith | |
| 08:53 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Robert Pink is called for the reach on Ross Jeffries - foul #2 on Robert Pink, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Jerry Tolbert (PF) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Tolbert - foul #1 on Jerry Tolbert, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:27 | UMass | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:22 | UMass | Lamar Williams misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edwin Talley | 47-52 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | John Cloutier travels with the ball | 47-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (PG) John Cloutier | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 08:05 | UMass | Lamar Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF) Sean Wells | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Charles Brown steps in front of the James Fletcher pass | 47-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Clayton Black (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Fletcher (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ross Jeffries (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:26 | UMass | Tom Simon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Pink | 47-55 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Albert Cote connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 06:58 | UMass | Lamar Williams connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Simon | 50-57 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Edwin Talley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Mario Lewis (PF), Sean Wells (C) Clayton Black, James Fletcher, Edwin Talley, Ross Jeffries | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Bobby Childress (C) Lamar Williams, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Charles Brown | |
| 06:23 | UMass | Mario Lewis is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #2 on Mario Lewis, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 06:23 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:23 | UMass | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Sean Wells is called for 3 seconds | 50-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (SF) Albert Cote | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG) Tom Simon | |
| 05:48 | UMass | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Mario Lewis - foul #3 on Mario Lewis, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Derrick Janes (C) Sean Wells | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:48 | UMass | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:48 | UMass | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Derrick Janes is hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Russell Harrison (SF), Charles Brown (C) Cameron Eanes, Bobby Childress | |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Derrick Janes makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Derrick Janes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:25 | UMass | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:20 | UMass | John Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Russell Harrison | 51-63 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | John Cloutier clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 04:55 | UMass | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 51-63 |
| 04:51 | UMass | Milton Malone steals it from Russell Harrison in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Milton Malone blows the layup | 51-63 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 04:42 | UMass | Charles Brown hits a wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Russell Harrison | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Gary Prather grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | John Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-65 |
| 04:21 | UMass | Kajetan Ziel gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 04:16 | UMass | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Sean Wells (PF), Edwin Talley (C) John Cloutier, Mario Lewis, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Pink (PG), Lamar Williams (SG), Cameron Eanes (SF), Jerry Tolbert (PF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Donald Horn, Kajetan Ziel, Russell Harrison, John Smith, Charles Brown | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Pink - foul #3 on Robert Pink, team foul #8 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Bobby Childress (C) Robert Pink, Alberto Bianchi | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:03 | UMass | Tom Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 53-65 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Edwin Talley grabs the offensive board | 53-65 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gary Prather (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Sean Wells (fresh) C - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Tom Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lamar Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Eanes (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-65 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Edwin Talley tips it but misses | 53-65 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Sean Wells snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Edwin Talley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milton Malone | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | UMass | Tom Simon scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lamar Williams | 55-68 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Albert Cote clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-68 |
| 03:00 | UMass | Cameron Eanes snags the defensive board | 55-68 |
| 03:00 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Clayton Black (SF), Ross Jeffries (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Sean Wells, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | UMass | Charles Brown (C) Bobby Childress | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ross Jeffries - foul #2 on Ross Jeffries, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG), John Cloutier (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, James Fletcher, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | UMass | Donald Horn (PG), Robert Pink (SF), Alberto Bianchi (C) Tom Simon, Cameron Eanes, Charles Brown | |
| 02:40 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:40 | UMass | Jerry Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Donald Horn steals the ball from Edwin Talley | 55-69 |
| 02:11 | UMass | Donald Horn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | John Cloutier snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Clayton Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 02:01 | UMass | Alberto Bianchi grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 01:56 | UMass | Donald Horn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 55-69 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Clayton Black grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | John Cloutier drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Clayton Black | 58-69 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Robert Pink is hacked by Edwin Talley - foul #1 on Edwin Talley, team foul #10 | 58-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Bobby Childress (C) Alberto Bianchi | |
| 01:31 | UMass | Robert Pink misses the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:31 | UMass | Robert Pink makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | John Cloutier comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lamar Williams - foul #1 on Lamar Williams, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | John Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | John Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Lamar Williams's pass is intercepted by Gary Prather in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 00:52 | UMass | Bobby Childress snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Bobby Childress is fouled in the backcourt by John Cloutier - foul #3 on John Cloutier, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Bobby Childress makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Bobby Childress misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edwin Talley | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Gary Prather hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Cloutier | 62-71 |
| 00:45 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), James Fletcher (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, John Cloutier, Clayton Black, Edwin Talley, Ross Jeffries | |
| Subs | UMass | Tom Simon (PG), Cameron Eanes (SF), John Smith (PF), Charles Brown (C) Donald Horn, Robert Pink, Jerry Tolbert, Bobby Childress | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Tom Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Malone - foul #5 on Milton Malone, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG) Milton Malone | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:44 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Mario Lewis pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gary Prather hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-71 |
| 00:36 | UMass | Charles Brown snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Charles Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Prather - foul #5 on Gary Prather, team foul #13 | 62-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (PG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:35 | UMass | Charles Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Mario Lewis hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Fletcher | 64-72 |
| 00:27 | UMass | John Cloutier is called for the reach on Tom Simon in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Cloutier, team foul #14 | 64-72 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Tom Simon misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:27 | UMass | Tom Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Albert Cote is hacked by Lamar Williams - foul #2 on Lamar Williams, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UMass | Kajetan Ziel (SG) Lamar Williams | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:22 | UMass | Cameron Eanes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Cameron Eanes is hacked by John Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Cloutier, team foul #15 | 64-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (PG) John Cloutier | |
| Subs | UMass | Lamar Williams (SG) Kajetan Ziel | |
| 00:19 | UMass | Cameron Eanes misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Cameron Eanes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Mario Lewis comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 64-74 |
| 00:12 | UMass | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Tom Simon runs out the clock | 64-74 |