| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ian Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Chartrand (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brumfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Brett Worthy inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Utah | Ian Watson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 32-36 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Chad Joyal lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Holston | 34-36 |
| 19:10 | Utah | Ian Watson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:09 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand misses the tip | 34-36 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 34-36 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | James Chacko buries a turnaround from close range set up by Sidney Foxx | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Utah | William King blows the layup | 36-36 |
| 18:32 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Worthy | 36-36 |
| 18:16 | Utah | James Chacko is called for the reach on James Brumfield - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:54 | Utah | William King travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther's layup is rejected by James Brumfield | 36-36 |
| 17:42 | Utah | James Brumfield grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:25 | Utah | Ian Watson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Utah | William King snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:28 | Utah | Ian Watson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 16:27 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand tips it home | 36-38 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Dennis Leath (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Shawn Holston, Sidney Foxx, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Utah | John Aparicio (SG), Lyman Rae (PF), Jonathan Wallach (C) William King, Arthur Chartrand, James Brumfield | |
| 15:56 | Utah | Brett Worthy is fouled on the floor by Dennis Leath - foul #3 on Dennis Leath, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Thomas Lusher (C) Chad Joyal, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Head (SF) Brett Worthy | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ian Watson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aparicio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Head (fresh) PF - Lyman Rae (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wallach (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Utah | John Aparicio misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Fred Cranmer | 36-38 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 15:20 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:10 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Utah | Lyman Rae tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Lusher | 36-38 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer is hacked by Lyman Rae - foul #1 on Lyman Rae, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), James Chacko (PF) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Utah | Brett Worthy (PG), William King (SG), Arthur Chartrand (PF) Ian Watson, Thomas Head, Lyman Rae | |
| 14:32 | UNLV | James Chacko clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 14:31 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:15 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brett Worthy | 36-40 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 13:36 | Utah | John Aparicio is fouled on the floor by Chad Joyal - foul #3 on Chad Joyal, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daryl Guenther (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Utah | Ian Watson (PG), James Brumfield (C) John Aparicio, Jonathan Wallach | |
| 13:25 | Utah | Thomas Lusher is called for the reach on Brett Worthy - foul #4 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Fred Cranmer (C) Dennis Leath, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 13:10 | Utah | Ian Watson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Cranmer - foul #2 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| 13:10 | Utah | Ian Watson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:10 | Utah | Ian Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | The short jumper by Daryl Guenther is denied by James Brumfield | 38-42 |
| 12:46 | Utah | James Brumfield pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:23 | Utah | James Brumfield comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-42 |
| 12:21 | Utah | Brett Worthy pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:06 | Utah | William King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (C) Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Utah | John Aparicio (SG) William King | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | James Chacko misses long on a floater in the paint | 38-42 |
| 11:56 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Ian Watson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aparicio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brett Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Chartrand (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brumfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Utah | James Brumfield misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:34 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to James Brumfield | 38-42 |
| 11:14 | Utah | Brett Worthy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | James Chacko gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Shawn Holston blows the layup but the foul's on Ian Watson - foul #1 on Ian Watson, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Dennis Leath (SF) Sidney Foxx, Chad Joyal | |
| Subs | Utah | William King (SG), Lyman Rae (PF) Brett Worthy, Arthur Chartrand | |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 10:35 | Utah | Ian Watson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | James Chacko snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | James Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 10:21 | Utah | James Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:55 | Utah | Lyman Rae clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 40-42 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Shawn Holston can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-42 |
| 09:46 | Utah | Lyman Rae pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:18 | Utah | William King misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Dennis Leath grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Shawn Holston scores on a runner from the left block set up by James Johnson | 42-42 |
| 08:43 | Utah | William King misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-42 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | James Johnson gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Shawn Holston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 08:27 | Utah | Lyman Rae snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 08:01 | Utah | William King is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ian Watson | 42-45 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Brumfield - foul #3 on James Brumfield, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Chad Joyal (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Dennis Leath, Daryl Guenther, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Utah | Brett Worthy (PG), Thomas Head (SF), Arthur Chartrand (PF), Jonathan Wallach (C) Ian Watson, John Aparicio, Lyman Rae, James Brumfield | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Brett Worthy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - William King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Head (fresh) PF - Arthur Chartrand (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathan Wallach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Lusher - foul #5 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Daryl Guenther (PF) Shawn Holston, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 07:25 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:25 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | James Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is hacked by Thomas Head - foul #2 on Thomas Head, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Brett Worthy - foul #2 on Brett Worthy, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the 3rd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:26 | Utah | The rebound goes to Arthur Chartrand | 49-47 |
| 06:14 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | James Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 06:03 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:34 | Utah | Brett Worthy buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William King | 49-49 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Johnson | 51-49 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 04:23 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:01 | Utah | Brett Worthy connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by William King | 51-51 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | William King takes the ball from Chad Joyal | 51-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Guenther (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Cranmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Brett Worthy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - William King (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Head (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Chartrand (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Jonathan Wallach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Utah | William King makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brett Worthy | 51-53 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Chad Joyal scores on a shot near the basket | 53-53 |
| 02:56 | Utah | Jonathan Wallach's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Joyal | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | James Johnson grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 02:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), James Chacko (PF) James Johnson, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Utah | Ian Watson (PG), John Aparicio (SG), James Brumfield (C) William King, Thomas Head, Jonathan Wallach | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | James Brumfield picks off the pass by Fred Cranmer | 53-53 |
| 01:59 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand drills a jumper in the lane | 53-55 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daryl Guenther (PF) Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Utah | William King (SG) John Aparicio | |
| 01:40 | UNLV | Arthur Chartrand takes the ball from Shawn Holston | 53-55 |
| 01:12 | Utah | Ian Watson dunks the ball on a nice dish by William King | 53-57 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther's floater is tipped away by Brett Worthy | 53-57 |
| 01:02 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Utah | James Brumfield scores on a shot from the baseline set up by William King and he's fouled by Daryl Guenther - foul #3 on Daryl Guenther, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 00:36 | Utah | James Brumfield makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Chad Joyal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Utah | Brett Worthy is hacked by Sidney Foxx in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sidney Foxx, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| 00:30 | Utah | Brett Worthy makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | Utah | Brett Worthy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | James Chacko pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 00:19 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Holston - foul #3 on Shawn Holston, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Aparicio (SG) William King | |
| 00:19 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:19 | Utah | Arthur Chartrand makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 00:10 | Utah | Ian Watson is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Holston - foul #4 on Shawn Holston, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | William King (SG) John Aparicio | |
| 00:10 | Utah | Ian Watson makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | Utah | Ian Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | James Chacko snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 00:05 | Utah | Ian Watson gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Shawn Holston is called for the reach on Ian Watson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Holston, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG) Shawn Holston | |
| Subs | Utah | John Aparicio (SG) William King | |
| 00:04 | Utah | Ian Watson makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | Utah | Ian Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx misses long on a halfcourt shot | 59-66 |