| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Jones (fresh) SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Benjamin Faulks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Shoenberger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Damiani (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rigoberto Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Byler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Craig Damiani inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Marc Byler comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-23 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Thad Edington grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Rigoberto Greco picks off the pass by Thad Edington | 27-23 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Craig Damiani is hacked by Johnny Jones - foul #1 on Johnny Jones, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Marc Byler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Thad Edington snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Marc Byler pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks drills a floater from the right block | 27-25 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Frank Bates (PF) Johnny Jones, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (PG), Ira Whitfield (SF), Julius Bufkin (PF), Michael Cadiz (C) Benjamin Faulks, Craig Damiani, Rigoberto Greco, Marc Byler | |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thad Edington - foul #2 on Thad Edington, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Stormer (SF) Henry Shoenberger | |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Michael Cadiz - foul #1 on Michael Cadiz, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG) Tony Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Julius Bufkin is hacked by Andrew Gaskins - foul #3 on Andrew Gaskins, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Stanley Drury (PF) Thad Edington, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks (PG), Rigoberto Greco (PF), Marc Byler (C) Ira Whitfield, Julius Bufkin, Michael Cadiz | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Faulks | 28-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Johnny Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Faulks | 31-32 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger (SG), Craig Damiani (SF) Robert Aubin, Brian Stormer | |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-32 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Stanley Drury snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile hits the finger roll on a great pass from Johnny Jones and the foul's on Marc Byler - foul #2 on Marc Byler, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thad Edington (SF), Steve Mitchell (PF) Johnny Jones, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | UNLV | William McGlothlen (PG), Julius Bufkin (PF) Benjamin Faulks, Rigoberto Greco | |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 33-32 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-32 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thad Edington (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steve Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William McGlothlen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Shoenberger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Damiani (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julius Bufkin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Marc Byler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Thad Edington is hacked by Marc Byler - foul #3 on Marc Byler, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Andrew Gaskins (PF) Thomas Carlile, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cadiz (C) Marc Byler | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Craig Damiani gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger is hacked by Steve Hartnett - foul #1 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Frank Bates (PF) Steve Hartnett, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (PG), Ira Whitfield (SG), Brian Stormer (SF) William McGlothlen, Henry Shoenberger, Craig Damiani | |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Brian Stormer scores on a jumper from the baseline | 33-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Frank Bates misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Julius Bufkin - foul #1 on Julius Bufkin, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Stanley Drury (PF) Tony Shepherd, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks (PG), Rigoberto Greco (PF) Robert Aubin, Michael Cadiz | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Frank Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-34 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Stanley Drury gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Robert Arneson is hacked by Brian Stormer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Stormer, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marc Byler (C) Julius Bufkin | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is hacked by Ira Whitfield - foul #1 on Ira Whitfield, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Workman (SF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Thad Edington, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger (SG), Craig Damiani (SF) Ira Whitfield, Brian Stormer | |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins scores on a floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Craig Damiani knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Faulks | 37-37 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Robert Workman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Robert Workman gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-37 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Marc Byler makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Benjamin Faulks | 37-39 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Robert Arneson hits a turnaround near the basket | 39-39 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco's pass is intercepted by Robert Arneson | 39-39 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Stanley Drury misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Robert Workman grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Arneson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Johnny Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Workman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Drury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Benjamin Faulks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Shoenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Damiani (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rigoberto Greco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marc Byler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marc Byler | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Stanley Drury - foul #2 on Stanley Drury, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Thomas Carlile (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Frank Bates (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Johnny Jones, Robert Workman, Stanley Drury, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (PG), Ira Whitfield (SF), Julius Bufkin (PF), Michael Cadiz (C) Benjamin Faulks, Craig Damiani, Rigoberto Greco, Marc Byler | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Frank Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Frank Bates tips it in | 41-40 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Julius Bufkin hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Thad Edington is fouled in the backcourt by Ira Whitfield - foul #2 on Ira Whitfield, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Stormer (SF) Henry Shoenberger | |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-42 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Frank Bates grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Thomas Carlile double dribbles | 43-42 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Tony Shepherd is called for the reach on Ira Whitfield - foul #1 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William McGlothlen (SG) Ira Whitfield | |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Brian Stormer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Thad Edington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG) Thomas Carlile | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willy Kelly (C) Michael Cadiz | |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Steve Hartnett is called for the reach on William McGlothlen - foul #2 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Mitchell (PF) Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger (SG), Rigoberto Greco (PF) Robert Aubin, Julius Bufkin | |
| 09:10 | UNLV | William McGlothlen misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steve Mitchell | 43-42 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Rigoberto Greco steals the ball from Steve Hartnett | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Brian Stormer's fadeaway is rejected by Thad Edington | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Thad Edington hits a floater near the basket set up by Tony Shepherd and he's hacked by William McGlothlen - foul #1 on William McGlothlen, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SG) Tony Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks (PG), Craig Damiani (SF), Michael Cadiz (PF) William McGlothlen, Brian Stormer, Rigoberto Greco | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Craig Damiani loses the ball out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Workman (SF), Frank Bates (PF) Thad Edington, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (PG), Ira Whitfield (SG), Julius Bufkin (PF) Benjamin Faulks, Henry Shoenberger, Willy Kelly | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett lays it in | 48-42 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Craig Damiani can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steve Hartnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carlile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Workman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Aubin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ira Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Damiani (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julius Bufkin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is open and scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Robert Workman | 50-42 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Michael Cadiz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Whitfield | 50-42 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Steve Hartnett steals the ball from Michael Cadiz | 50-42 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Workman and he's fouled by Michael Cadiz - foul #2 on Michael Cadiz, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Robert Arneson (SG), Thad Edington (SF), Stanley Drury (PF) Steve Hartnett, Thomas Carlile, Robert Workman, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UNLV | William McGlothlen (PG), Henry Shoenberger (SG), Rigoberto Greco (PF), Marc Byler (C) Robert Aubin, Ira Whitfield, Julius Bufkin, Michael Cadiz | |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Steve Mitchell misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Craig Damiani gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Craig Damiani misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Stanley Drury pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Drury | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Marc Byler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stanley Drury - foul #3 on Stanley Drury, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jones (SG), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Arneson, Steve Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks (PG), Brian Stormer (SF) Henry Shoenberger, Craig Damiani | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Marc Byler makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Marc Byler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jones is hacked by William McGlothlen in the backcourt - foul #2 on William McGlothlen, team foul #10 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (PF) Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Bufkin (PF) Rigoberto Greco | |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Brian Stormer clanks a floater from the left side | 56-44 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Marc Byler pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Julius Bufkin scores on a turnaround from the right block | 56-46 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Brian Stormer swats the short shot by Thad Edington | 56-46 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Anderson | 56-46 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Thad Edington can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William McGlothlen - foul #3 on William McGlothlen, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Bates (PF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (SG), Rigoberto Greco (PF), Willy Kelly (C) William McGlothlen, Julius Bufkin, Marc Byler | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Thad Edington misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Thad Edington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Robert Aubin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Willy Kelly hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses the 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Johnny Jones tips it in | 59-48 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Rigoberto Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Frank Bates steals it from Brian Stormer | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Faulks - foul #3 on Benjamin Faulks, team foul #12 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Arneson (SG), Thomas Carlile (SF), Stanley Drury (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Johnny Jones, Thad Edington, Frank Bates, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Henry Shoenberger (SG), Ira Whitfield (SF), Julius Bufkin (PF), Michael Cadiz (C) Robert Aubin, Brian Stormer, Rigoberto Greco, Willy Kelly | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Arneson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Carlile (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Drury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Benjamin Faulks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Shoenberger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ira Whitfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julius Bufkin (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Julius Bufkin | 61-51 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Cadiz's floater is tipped away by Andrew Gaskins | 64-51 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Stanley Drury grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Robert Arneson scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Shepherd | 66-51 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Benjamin Faulks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-51 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Stanley Drury gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Robert Arneson's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Faulks in the backcourt | 66-51 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Stanley Drury pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Stanley Drury is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Faulks - foul #4 on Benjamin Faulks, team foul #13 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (PG), Robert Workman (SF), Frank Bates (C) Tony Shepherd, Thomas Carlile, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Aubin (PG), William McGlothlen (SG), Willy Kelly (C) Benjamin Faulks, Henry Shoenberger, Julius Bufkin | |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Stanley Drury makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Stanley Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | The short jumper by Robert Aubin is denied by Frank Bates | 68-51 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Frank Bates snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Ira Whitfield scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Aubin | 71-54 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Robert Arneson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-54 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Robert Aubin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by William McGlothlen and he's fouled by Steve Hartnett - foul #3 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #9 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Carlile (SF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Robert Workman, Stanley Drury | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Stormer (SF), Julius Bufkin (PF) William McGlothlen, Willy Kelly | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Robert Aubin makes the free throw | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Arneson | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Brian Stormer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Julius Bufkin | 75-60 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett runs out the clock | 75-60 |