| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Stephenson (fresh) SG - Robert Austin (fresh) SF - Gary Nugent (fresh) PF - Larry Beatty (fresh) C - Donald Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (fresh) SG - Bobby Weldon (fresh) SF - Jerry Dillow (fresh) PF - John Atkinson (fresh) C - David Millette (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | David Millette wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:50 | UNLV | John Atkinson scores on a jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Boston College | Richard Stephenson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Boston College | Robert Austin can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | David Millette gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Peyton | 0-5 |
| 19:25 | Boston College | Larry Beatty is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Gary Nugent | 2-5 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 19:14 | Boston College | Robert Austin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | John Atkinson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | David Millette grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Larry Beatty is called for the reach on John Atkinson - foul #1 on Larry Beatty, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon's layup is rejected by Gary Nugent | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | David Millette can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:38 | Boston College | Robert Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Boston College | Jerry Dillow denies the turnaround by Larry Beatty | 2-5 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jerry Dillow | 2-7 |
| 18:03 | Boston College | Donald Williams misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Boston College | Gary Nugent tips it in | 4-7 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | John Atkinson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:49 | Boston College | Robert Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), James Beecham (SF), Todd Hackett (PF), Kim Mitchell (C) Richard Stephenson, Gary Nugent, Larry Beatty, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), George Huck (SG), William Creager (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), Jerry Buser (C) Ronald Peyton, Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow, John Atkinson, David Millette | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Peter Paladino misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 17:35 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 17:33 | Boston College | Robert Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Zierk - foul #1 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on George Huck - foul #1 on George Huck, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG), James Burkett (SF), John Opielski (C) Robert Austin, James Beecham, Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Raymond Zierk, William Creager, Jerry Buser | |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | George Huck misses the dunk attempt | 6-9 |
| 16:55 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:51 | Boston College | Robert Goehring is fouled on the floor by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Gary Nugent (SF), Larry Beatty (PF) Robert Goehring, Kim Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Dillow (SF) George Huck | |
| 16:35 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Peter Paladino - foul #1 on Peter Paladino, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:35 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Hackett (C) Larry Beatty | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), John Atkinson (PF) Robert Hill, Peter Paladino | |
| 16:19 | Boston College | The jump hook by John Opielski is blocked by Jerry Dillow | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton is hacked by James Burkett in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Burkett, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), Robert Austin (SG), Donald Williams (C) James Burkett, Thomas Stone, John Opielski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), Bobby Weldon (SG), Jerry Buser (C) Ronald Peyton, George Huck, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 16:06 | UNLV | John Atkinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 6-9 |
| 16:05 | Boston College | Donald Williams grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:58 | Boston College | Todd Hackett is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Goehring (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Austin (tired) SF - Gary Nugent (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Todd Hackett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Raymond Zierk (fresh) SG - Bobby Weldon (tiring) SF - Jerry Dillow (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Atkinson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Jerry Buser (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Beatty (PF) Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Paladino (PF) John Atkinson | |
| 15:50 | Boston College | Raymond Zierk steals the ball from Robert Goehring | 8-9 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Jerry Buser knocks in the runner from close range and the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Stephenson (PG), James Beecham (SF) Robert Goehring, Gary Nugent | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), George Huck (SG), William Creager (SF) Raymond Zierk, Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Jerry Buser makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:21 | Boston College | Donald Williams's floater is tipped away by Jerry Buser | 8-12 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Paladino | 8-12 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | George Huck connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Creager | 8-14 |
| 14:54 | Boston College | Donald Williams knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Jerry Buser - foul #1 on Jerry Buser, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), Thomas Stone (SG), Gary Nugent (SF), Kim Mitchell (PF) Richard Stephenson, Robert Austin, James Beecham, Larry Beatty | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), Bobby Weldon (SG), Robert Hill (SF), John Atkinson (PF), David Millette (C) Ronald Peyton, George Huck, William Creager, Peter Paladino, Jerry Buser | |
| 14:54 | Boston College | Donald Williams misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Atkinson | 10-14 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | David Millette misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Nugent - foul #1 on Gary Nugent, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Hackett (C) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | David Millette makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 14:32 | Boston College | Robert Hill is called for the reach on Thomas Stone - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Opielski (PF) Kim Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Dillow (SF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Robert Hill, David Millette | |
| 14:27 | Boston College | Robert Goehring connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Stone | 13-16 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 13-18 |
| 13:51 | Boston College | Thomas Stone is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Goehring | 15-18 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-18 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Baillargeon | 15-18 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Gary Nugent - foul #2 on Gary Nugent, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Stephenson (PG), Robert Austin (SG), James Burkett (SF), Larry Beatty (PF), Kim Mitchell (C) Robert Goehring, Thomas Stone, Gary Nugent, John Opielski, Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), George Huck (SG), David Millette (C) Raymond Zierk, Bobby Weldon, John Atkinson | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 13:05 | Boston College | Larry Beatty is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Austin | 17-21 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Peyton is blocked by Kim Mitchell | 17-21 |
| 12:54 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:48 | Boston College | James Burkett double dribbles | 17-21 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG), James Beecham (SF), Donald Williams (C) Robert Austin, James Burkett, Kim Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Creager (SF), Peter Paladino (PF) Jerry Dillow, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 12:45 | UNLV | William Creager is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| 12:38 | Boston College | Donald Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | David Millette gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | William Creager can't connect on a floater from the left side | 17-21 |
| 12:30 | Boston College | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:14 | Boston College | James Beecham's dunk attempt is rejected by Peter Paladino | 17-21 |
| 12:13 | Boston College | Larry Beatty grabs the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 12:03 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the jumpshot from the right side | 17-21 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | William Creager makes the floater from the left side | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Stephenson (tired) SG - Thomas Stone (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Beecham (tiring) PF - Larry Beatty (tired) 4 pts. C - Donald Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huck (tired) 2 pts. SF - William Creager (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Peter Paladino (tiring) C - David Millette (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), Robert Austin (SG), James Burkett (SF), Kim Mitchell (PF), Todd Hackett (C) Richard Stephenson, Thomas Stone, James Beecham, Larry Beatty, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Weldon (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Jerry Buser (C) George Huck, William Creager, David Millette | |
| 11:43 | Boston College | Jerry Buser denies the turnaround by Kim Mitchell | 17-23 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Jerry Buser pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Peter Paladino is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Goehring - foul #1 on Robert Goehring, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-23 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Opielski (C) Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), John Atkinson (PF) Ronald Peyton, Peter Paladino | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | John Atkinson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 17-23 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Buser | 17-25 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by John Atkinson - foul #1 on John Atkinson, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG), James Beecham (SF) Robert Austin, James Burkett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Peter Paladino (PF), David Millette (C) Bobby Weldon, John Atkinson, Jerry Buser | |
| 11:03 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 11:03 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | David Millette snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton drills a runner from the baseline | 18-27 |
| 10:37 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell double dribbles | 18-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Hackett (PF), Donald Williams (C) Kim Mitchell, John Opielski | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Creager (SF) Jerry Dillow | |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 18-27 |
| 10:20 | Boston College | Robert Goehring snags the defensive board | 18-27 |
| 10:15 | Boston College | Robert Goehring misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-27 |
| 10:13 | Boston College | Donald Williams snags the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 10:04 | Boston College | Donald Williams buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Goehring | 20-27 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | William Creager can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Todd Hackett - foul #1 on Todd Hackett, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Stephenson (PG), Robert Austin (SG), James Burkett (SF), Larry Beatty (PF) Robert Goehring, Thomas Stone, James Beecham, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), John Atkinson (PF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Raymond Zierk, Peter Paladino, David Millette | |
| 09:49 | UNLV | William Creager makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | William Creager makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 09:32 | Boston College | John Atkinson steals it from Larry Beatty | 20-29 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Robert Austin is called for the reach on George Huck - foul #1 on Robert Austin, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG), Donald Williams (C) Robert Austin, Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Weldon (PG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Jerry Buser (C) Ronald Peyton, William Creager, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | George Huck misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 09:19 | Boston College | Larry Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 09:15 | Boston College | Richard Stephenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG) George Huck | |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk is hacked by Richard Stephenson - foul #1 on Richard Stephenson, team foul #9 | 20-29 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 08:56 | Boston College | Thomas Stone misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 08:54 | Boston College | Larry Beatty tips it but misses | 20-31 |
| 08:52 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Williams | 20-31 |
| 08:44 | Boston College | Donald Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Raymond Zierk pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Jerry Buser is hacked by Richard Stephenson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Stephenson, team foul #10 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), Robert Austin (SG), Kim Mitchell (PF), Todd Hackett (C) Richard Stephenson, Thomas Stone, Larry Beatty, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Peter Paladino (PF) Raymond Zierk, John Atkinson | |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Jerry Buser misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Jerry Buser misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 08:41 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 08:38 | Boston College | Robert Goehring is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Weldon - foul #1 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| 08:38 | Boston College | Robert Goehring makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 08:38 | Boston College | Robert Goehring makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Burkett - foul #2 on James Burkett, team foul #11 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Beecham (SF) James Burkett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon (C) Jerry Buser | |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 08:16 | Boston College | Robert Goehring clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-33 |
| 08:15 | Boston College | Todd Hackett snags the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 08:01 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-33 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Robert Goehring (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Austin (very tired) 1 ast. SF - James Beecham (tired) PF - Kim Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Hackett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Weldon (tired) SF - Jerry Dillow (tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Peter Paladino (tiring) C - Jack Baillargeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | James Beecham is called for the reach on Peter Paladino - foul #1 on James Beecham, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (PG), John Opielski (PF), Donald Williams (C) James Beecham, Kim Mitchell, Todd Hackett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), George Huck (SG), John Atkinson (SF), David Millette (C) Ronald Peyton, Bobby Weldon, Jerry Dillow, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 07:21 | Boston College | Robert Goehring knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | John Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| Subs | Boston College | Larry Beatty (PF) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Creager (SF) Peter Paladino | |
| 06:59 | Boston College | Larry Beatty knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Goehring | 27-35 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | David Millette banks in the layup | 27-37 |
| 06:20 | Boston College | John Opielski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | David Millette snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | William Creager hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 06:13 | Boston College | Larry Beatty snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 05:59 | Boston College | Robert Goehring knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Stone | 30-37 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Larry Beatty swats the dunk try by John Atkinson | 30-37 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | David Millette snags the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | John Atkinson clanks a runner in the paint | 30-37 |
| 05:36 | Boston College | Larry Beatty snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Raymond Zierk is called for the reach on Thomas Stone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Zierk, team foul #9 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Stephenson (PG), Gary Nugent (SF), Kim Mitchell (PF), Donald Williams (C) Robert Austin, Robert Goehring, Larry Beatty, John Opielski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Jerry Dillow (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), Jerry Buser (C) Raymond Zierk, George Huck, William Creager, John Atkinson, David Millette | |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Thomas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Thomas Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Williams | 32-37 |
| 05:20 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 05:16 | Boston College | Donald Williams misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Jerry Buser pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 05:09 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Thomas Stone misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Hackett (PF) Kim Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Bobby Weldon (SG), Jack Baillargeon (PF) Robert Hill, Peter Paladino | |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Thomas Stone makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 05:04 | Boston College | Thomas Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Austin (SG) Thomas Stone | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:57 | Boston College | Todd Hackett clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Ronald Peyton - foul #1 on Ronald Peyton, team foul #12 | 34-37 |
| 04:57 | Boston College | Todd Hackett misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:57 | Boston College | Todd Hackett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | The short jumper by Ronald Peyton is denied by Todd Hackett | 34-37 |
| 04:50 | Boston College | Todd Hackett pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:45 | Boston College | Gary Nugent misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Jerry Dillow grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon is hacked by Robert Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Austin, team foul #13 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Paladino (PF) Jerry Buser | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Peter Paladino is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-37 |
| 04:26 | Boston College | Gary Nugent misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon is hacked by Robert Austin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Austin, team foul #14 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG) Robert Austin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Bobby Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 04:14 | Boston College | Todd Hackett can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Bobby Weldon | 34-38 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Gary Nugent takes the ball from Ronald Peyton in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 03:50 | Boston College | Richard Stephenson is hacked by Bobby Weldon - foul #3 on Bobby Weldon, team foul #13 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Boston College | James Burkett (SG), Larry Beatty (PF), Kim Mitchell (C) Thomas Stone, Todd Hackett, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), Jerry Buser (C) Bobby Weldon, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 03:50 | Boston College | Richard Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:50 | Boston College | Richard Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Jerry Buser grabs the board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Richard Stephenson (tired) 1 pts. SG - James Burkett (fresh) SF - Gary Nugent (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Larry Beatty (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kim Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ronald Peyton (very tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huck (tired) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Dillow (tired) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Peter Paladino (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jerry Buser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Peter Paladino scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-40 |
| 03:22 | Boston College | Kim Mitchell comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-40 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Peter Paladino snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | The short jumper by Jerry Buser is denied by Kim Mitchell | 35-40 |
| 03:12 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Kim Mitchell | 35-40 |
| 03:10 | Boston College | Gary Nugent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), Donald Williams (C) Richard Stephenson, Larry Beatty | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (PG), John Atkinson (PF) Ronald Peyton, Peter Paladino | |
| 02:53 | UNLV | The jump hook by Jerry Dillow is blocked by Donald Williams | 35-40 |
| 02:51 | Boston College | Donald Williams snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 02:51 | Boston College | Boston College calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Todd Hackett (PF) Kim Mitchell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG), David Millette (C) George Huck, Jerry Buser | |
| 02:32 | Boston College | Donald Williams makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 37-40 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Gary Nugent steps in front of the Raymond Zierk pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 02:26 | Boston College | Gary Nugent lays it in | 39-40 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Robert Goehring steals the ball from Jerry Dillow | 39-40 |
| 02:11 | Boston College | Gary Nugent blows the layup | 39-40 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Millette | 39-40 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Boston College | Thomas Stone (SG), Larry Beatty (PF), John Opielski (C) James Burkett, Todd Hackett, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Huck (SG), William Creager (SF), Peter Paladino (PF), Jack Baillargeon (C) Ronald Peyton, Jerry Dillow, John Atkinson, David Millette | |
| 02:01 | Boston College | Thomas Stone's pass is intercepted by Peter Paladino in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Thomas Stone is called for the reach on Peter Paladino - foul #1 on Thomas Stone, team foul #15 | 39-40 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Larry Beatty comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on George Huck - foul #2 on George Huck, team foul #14 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Stephenson (PG) Robert Goehring | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Peyton (PG) Raymond Zierk | |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:44 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Peter Paladino | 39-42 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Peter Paladino makes the floater in the lane | 39-44 |
| 01:10 | Boston College | Thomas Stone knocks in the jumper in the paint | 41-44 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Peter Paladino can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Jack Baillargeon tips it in | 41-46 |
| 00:35 | Boston College | Larry Beatty misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 41-46 |
| 00:34 | Boston College | Thomas Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | John Opielski clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Ronald Peyton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| Subs | Boston College | Robert Goehring (PG), James Burkett (SG), James Beecham (SF), Kim Mitchell (PF), Todd Hackett (C) Richard Stephenson, Thomas Stone, Gary Nugent, Larry Beatty, John Opielski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raymond Zierk (SG), John Atkinson (SF), Jerry Buser (PF), David Millette (C) George Huck, William Creager, Peter Paladino, Jack Baillargeon | |
| 00:00 | Boston College | Robert Goehring misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |