| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) C - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Brochu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Gotcher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Bunker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pereira (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Little (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 29-31 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Chad Joyal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:59 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Shawn Holston grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Chacko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker's pass is intercepted by Shawn Holston | 29-31 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Shawn Holston blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 18:10 | Wyoming | Richard Little grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:06 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:05 | Wyoming | John Pereira gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:44 | Wyoming | John Pereira is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Pereira, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is hacked by John Pereira - foul #3 on John Pereira, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach (SF), Joe Smith (PF) Dennis Bunker, John Pereira | |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Shawn Holston clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Wyoming | Richard Little pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:13 | Wyoming | Richard Little misses the layup against the doubleteam | 29-31 |
| 17:12 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher misses the tip | 29-31 |
| 17:11 | Wyoming | Richard Little tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | James Chacko snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joe Smith - foul #1 on Joe Smith, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Sidney Foxx, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Roberto Romano (PG) Jason Brochu | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Wyoming | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | Wyoming | Richard Little's floater is tipped away by Daryl Guenther | 30-31 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Chad Joyal | 30-31 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos is fouled on the floor by Oren Rohrbach - foul #3 on Oren Rohrbach, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker (SF) Oren Rohrbach | |
| 15:51 | UNLV | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 15:49 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) SG - Greg Gotcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Bunker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer misses the tip | 30-31 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Dennis Bunker is called for the reach on Zoran Zourkos - foul #2 on Dennis Bunker, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), James Chacko (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx, Daryl Guenther, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Brochu (PG), Fred Stam (SG), John Pereira (PF), Oren Rohrbach (C) Roberto Romano, Greg Gotcher, Joe Smith, Richard Little | |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is fouled on the floor by Jason Brochu - foul #3 on Jason Brochu, team foul #6 | 30-31 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| 14:05 | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Stam - foul #4 on Fred Stam, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG) Zoran Zourkos | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Roberto Romano (PG), Richard Little (C) Fred Stam, Dennis Bunker | |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:16 | Wyoming | John Pereira can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses short on a floater in the lane | 32-31 |
| 12:57 | Wyoming | Richard Little grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 12:55 | Wyoming | Shawn Holston is called for the reach on Roberto Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Holston, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher (SG), Joe Smith (C) Roberto Romano, Richard Little | |
| 12:29 | Wyoming | Thomas Lusher steps in front of the Greg Gotcher pass | 32-31 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 12:20 | Wyoming | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 11:52 | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Brochu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Gotcher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Rohrbach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Pereira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Oren Rohrbach - foul #4 on Oren Rohrbach, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Roberto Romano (PG), Dennis Bunker (SF) Jason Brochu, Oren Rohrbach | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:43 | Wyoming | Joe Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 11:17 | Wyoming | Joe Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lusher - foul #4 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Cranmer (C) Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Little (C) John Pereira | |
| 11:02 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to James Johnson | 33-31 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | James Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 10:23 | Wyoming | Zoran Zourkos is called for the reach on Greg Gotcher - foul #1 on Zoran Zourkos, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Brochu (PG), John Pereira (PF) Roberto Romano, Joe Smith | |
| 10:00 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Little | 35-34 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Shawn Holston jams it on a great pass from Chad Joyal | 37-34 |
| 09:16 | Wyoming | Richard Little's fadeaway is rejected by Daryl Guenther | 37-34 |
| 09:14 | Wyoming | John Pereira tips it in | 37-36 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Richard Little | 37-36 |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Dennis Bunker steals it from Daryl Guenther | 37-36 |
| 07:50 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chad Joyal (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fairly fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Cranmer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jason Brochu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Gotcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Bunker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pereira (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Shawn Holston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther banks in the layup on a great pass from Zoran Zourkos | 39-36 |
| 06:55 | Wyoming | Richard Little misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 06:53 | Wyoming | Richard Little snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 06:33 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 06:32 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker grabs the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 06:18 | Wyoming | Richard Little hits the finger roll | 39-38 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is hacked by Richard Little - foul #2 on Richard Little, team foul #9 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG), James Chacko (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) Shawn Holston, Zoran Zourkos, Daryl Guenther, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Roberto Romano (PG), Fred Stam (SG), Oren Rohrbach (SF), Joe Smith (C) Jason Brochu, Greg Gotcher, Dennis Bunker, Richard Little | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:06 | Wyoming | Joe Smith pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 05:37 | Wyoming | Joe Smith misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Lusher - foul #5 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Leath (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF) Chad Joyal, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 05:37 | Wyoming | Joe Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 05:37 | Wyoming | Joe Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | James Chacko can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-40 |
| 05:27 | Wyoming | John Pereira snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 05:02 | Wyoming | Fred Stam misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | John Pereira swats the layup by James Chacko | 39-40 |
| 04:43 | Wyoming | John Pereira grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 04:18 | Wyoming | John Pereira can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 39-40 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Joe Smith swats the layup by Daryl Guenther | 39-40 |
| 03:59 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Joe Smith | 39-40 |
| 03:41 | Wyoming | Roberto Romano is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Dennis Leath, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher (SG), Richard Little (C) Fred Stam, John Pereira | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) SG - Greg Gotcher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oren Rohrbach (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joe Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 03:19 | Wyoming | Joe Smith grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 03:10 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 03:09 | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 03:07 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Roberto Romano | 39-40 |
| 02:48 | Wyoming | Roberto Romano misses short on a floater from the left side | 39-40 |
| 02:46 | Wyoming | Richard Little hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jason Brochu (PG), Dennis Bunker (SF) Roberto Romano, Oren Rohrbach | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Brochu - foul #4 on Jason Brochu, team foul #10 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach (C) Richard Little | |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:26 | Wyoming | Oren Rohrbach grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 02:26 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-42 |
| 01:57 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sidney Foxx - foul #1 on Sidney Foxx, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daryl Guenther (PF) Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Pereira (PF), Richard Little (C) Joe Smith, Oren Rohrbach | |
| 01:57 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 01:57 | Wyoming | Greg Gotcher makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The jumper by James Chacko is denied by Richard Little | 40-44 |
| 01:43 | Wyoming | Dennis Bunker pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 01:26 | Wyoming | James Chacko steps in front of the Dennis Bunker pass | 40-44 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Chad Joyal scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daryl Guenther | 43-44 |
| 00:41 | Wyoming | Richard Little comes up short on the runner in the lane | 43-44 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Chad Joyal snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Shawn Holston scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 45-44 |
| 00:13 | Wyoming | John Pereira makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Jason Brochu | 45-46 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Shawn Holston drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Joyal | 47-46 |
| 00:08 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| 00:01 | Wyoming | Richard Little shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Shawn Holston grabs the board | 47-46 |