| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Talley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Andre Cordell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Arehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Albert Cote inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Derrick Janes is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Arehart - foul #2 on Gilbert Arehart, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Samuel Moore denies the turnaround by Edwin Talley | 34-43 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | James Fletcher grabs the offensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | James Fletcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Malone | 34-43 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Andre Cordell | 36-45 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Edwin Talley lays it up and in and the foul's on Gilbert Arehart - foul #3 on Gilbert Arehart, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), John Cloutier (SG), Clayton Black (SF), Ross Jeffries (C) Milton Malone, James Fletcher, Albert Cote, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (SG), Melvin Edwards (SF), Darrell Schueler (PF), James Cross (C) Andre Cordell, Jamie Adams, Samuel Moore, Gilbert Arehart | |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | James Cross gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Cloutier - foul #2 on John Cloutier, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Wells (C) Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Clayton Black | 40-46 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Clayton Black is called for the reach on Melvin Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Black, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Gary Prather steals it from Darrell Schueler | 40-46 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | James Cross is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | John Cloutier grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | John Cloutier misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Edwin Talley (PF), Derrick Janes (C) John Cloutier, Clayton Black, Ross Jeffries, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), Andre Cordell (SG), Jamie Adams (SF), Samuel Moore (PF), Horace Dorsey (C) Melvin Fiore, John Taylor, Melvin Edwards, Darrell Schueler, James Cross | |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Gary Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Derrick Janes double dribbles | 41-46 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Milton Malone picks off the pass by Jamie Adams in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 15:48 | UNLV | James Fletcher steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mario Lewis (PF) Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart (C) Horace Dorsey | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Lewis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Andre Cordell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gilbert Arehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Valparaiso | James Fletcher is called for the reach on Andre Cordell in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Fletcher, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| 15:33 | Valparaiso | Jamie Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Mario Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | Jamie Adams snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | James Fletcher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jamie Adams | 44-49 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Milton Malone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), John Taylor (SG), Melvin Edwards (SF), Darrell Schueler (PF) Kenneth Smith, Andre Cordell, Jamie Adams, Samuel Moore | |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Milton Malone | 46-49 |
| 14:05 | Valparaiso | John Taylor is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), John Cloutier (SG), Clayton Black (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, James Fletcher, Albert Cote, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Cross (C) Gilbert Arehart | |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Gary Prather is hacked by Melvin Fiore - foul #1 on Melvin Fiore, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Gary Prather makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Gary Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Clayton Black is called for the reach on Melvin Fiore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clayton Black, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | John Taylor is hacked by Gary Prather - foul #2 on Gary Prather, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ross Jeffries (C) Mario Lewis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti (SF) Melvin Edwards | |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Prather - foul #3 on Gary Prather, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Wells (C) Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), Samuel Moore (PF), Horace Dorsey (C) John Taylor, Darrell Schueler, James Cross | |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:17 | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Sean Wells connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Clayton Black and the foul's on Melvin Fiore - foul #2 on Melvin Fiore, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), James Fletcher (SG), Albert Cote (SF) Gary Prather, John Cloutier, Clayton Black | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Sean Wells misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Samuel Moore snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:59 | Valparaiso | Albert Cote steps in front of the Kenneth Smith pass in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries misses long on a jumper in the paint | 50-51 |
| 12:45 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Conforti | 50-53 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses short on a shot in the paint | 50-53 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Ronald Conforti | 50-53 |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Samuel Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mario Lewis (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Sean Wells, Ross Jeffries | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell (SG), Melvin Edwards (SF), James Cross (PF), Gilbert Arehart (C) Melvin Fiore, Ronald Conforti, Samuel Moore, Horace Dorsey | |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Albert Cote hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Mario Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Mario Lewis comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-53 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Mario Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fletcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Albert Cote (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Andre Cordell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Arehart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG), John Cloutier (SF), Edwin Talley (C) James Fletcher, Albert Cote, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (PG), Ronald Conforti (SF), Darrell Schueler (PF) Kenneth Smith, Melvin Edwards, James Cross | |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:06 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Taylor | 52-55 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Gilbert Arehart is called for the reach on Gary Prather - foul #4 on Gilbert Arehart, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SF) Milton Malone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), Jamie Adams (SF), Horace Dorsey (C) Andre Cordell, Ronald Conforti, Gilbert Arehart | |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Gary Prather makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Horace Dorsey snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 10:30 | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Horace Dorsey - foul #1 on Horace Dorsey, team foul #11 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Sean Wells (C) John Cloutier, Mario Lewis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Samuel Moore (PF) Horace Dorsey | |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Clayton Black gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Clayton Black misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 09:59 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 55-58 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | John Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Edwin Talley loses the dribble to Jamie Adams | 55-61 |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | Clayton Black is called for the reach on John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clayton Black, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Ross Jeffries (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, Clayton Black, Edwin Talley, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell (SG), Melvin Edwards (SF), James Cross (C) Melvin Fiore, Jamie Adams, Darrell Schueler | |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | John Taylor is called for the reach on Milton Malone - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Cloutier (SG) James Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), Horace Dorsey (C) John Taylor, Samuel Moore | |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Horace Dorsey is called for a backcourt violation | 57-63 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | John Cloutier misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-63 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Albert Cote snags the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Albert Cote drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cloutier | 60-63 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | James Cross misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 07:57 | Valparaiso | Horace Dorsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell grabs the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Melvin Edwards misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-63 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Cloutier gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cloutier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Jeffries (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andre Cordell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Melvin Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Horace Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Derrick Janes misses the lay-in | 60-63 |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | James Cross grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Albert Cote steps in front of the Horace Dorsey pass | 60-63 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | John Cloutier misses the dunk | 60-63 |
| 06:59 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Horace Dorsey | 60-63 |
| 06:50 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | John Cloutier clanks a floater from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Albert Cote pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-63 |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries tips it in | 62-63 |
| 06:11 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell misses short on a shot from the right side | 62-63 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Ross Jeffries gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | James Cross is called for the reach on Albert Cote - foul #2 on James Cross, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Clayton Black (SG), Mario Lewis (PF), Sean Wells (C) Milton Malone, John Cloutier, Ross Jeffries, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (PG), John Taylor (SG), Jamie Adams (SF), Samuel Moore (PF), Gilbert Arehart (C) Kenneth Smith, Andre Cordell, Melvin Edwards, James Cross, Horace Dorsey | |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Albert Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Albert Cote steals it from Melvin Fiore in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Sean Wells connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Albert Cote | 67-63 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Clayton Black is called for the reach on John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clayton Black, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Edwin Talley (C) Albert Cote, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Mario Lewis snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits the finger roll | 69-64 |
| 05:10 | Valparaiso | John Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-64 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Mario Lewis is called for traveling | 69-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Sean Wells (C) Clayton Black, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), Ronald Conforti (SF) John Taylor, Jamie Adams | |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | James Fletcher steps in front of the Melvin Fiore pass in the backcourt | 69-64 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Gilbert Arehart swats the layup by Gary Prather | 69-64 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Ronald Conforti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell (SG), Darrell Schueler (C) Melvin Fiore, Gilbert Arehart | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | James Fletcher loses the dribble to Samuel Moore | 69-64 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell is fouled on the floor by James Fletcher - foul #4 on James Fletcher, team foul #9 | 69-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Albert Cote, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart (C) Samuel Moore | |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Mario Lewis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Mario Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Mario Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Gilbert Arehart grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Cordell | 70-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fletcher (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Clayton Black (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mario Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andre Cordell (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Conforti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Schueler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Arehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Milton Malone loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (SG), Jamie Adams (SF) Andre Cordell, Ronald Conforti | |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Darrell Schueler misses the floater from the right block | 70-68 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clayton Black | 70-68 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Milton Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Mario Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Edwin Talley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), John Cloutier (SF), Sean Wells (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Milton Malone, Clayton Black, Mario Lewis, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Melvin Fiore (SG), Melvin Edwards (SF), Samuel Moore (PF) John Taylor, Jamie Adams, Darrell Schueler | |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | James Fletcher steals the ball from Samuel Moore in the backcourt | 70-68 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Derrick Janes lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Prather | 72-68 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ross Jeffries (PF) Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Taylor (SG), Jamie Adams (SF), Darrell Schueler (C) Kenneth Smith, Melvin Edwards, Gilbert Arehart | |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Sean Wells gets the rebound | 72-68 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Mario Lewis (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, John Cloutier, Ross Jeffries, Sean Wells | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith (PG), Andre Cordell (SG), Gilbert Arehart (C) Melvin Fiore, John Taylor, Darrell Schueler | |
| 01:43 | UNLV | James Fletcher hits a floater from the right side set up by Milton Malone | 74-68 |
| 01:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Mario Lewis snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | James Fletcher buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Malone | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Derrick Janes hits a jumper from the baseline set up by James Fletcher | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Milton Malone picks off the pass by Andre Cordell | 78-71 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Milton Malone lays it in | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Valparaiso | Andre Cordell buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Smith | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Andre Cordell is called for the reach on Milton Malone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Cordell, team foul #15 | 80-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clayton Black (SG), John Cloutier (SF) James Fletcher, Albert Cote | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Smith misses short on a halfcourt shot | 81-74 |