| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Myron Pimental (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Cadiz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Earls (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Leo Fenton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Flowers (fresh) PF - Filiberto Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Peter Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | David Flowers inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:53 | Cal | David Flowers is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Flowers, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-23 |
| 19:31 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Peter Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Weir - foul #3 on Michael Weir, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 19:12 | Cal | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Cal | Peter Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Scott Cadiz | 29-24 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Filiberto Giordano steals it from Myron Pimental | 29-24 |
| 18:38 | Cal | Michael Earls is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Nissen - foul #2 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Peter Davis can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Myron Pimental - foul #1 on Myron Pimental, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Peter Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:15 | Cal | Peter Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Myron Pimental | 32-26 |
| 17:47 | Cal | David Flowers buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Davis | 32-28 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 17:33 | Cal | David Flowers grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanford Sarmiento - foul #2 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Ronald Ruffin (SF), Richard Rishel (PF), Roger Bartley (C) Ralph Nissen, Stanford Sarmiento, Scott Cadiz, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG) Michael Earls | |
| 17:04 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:04 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:35 | UNLV | Myron Pimental scores on a shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 16:15 | Cal | Peter Davis misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Richard Rishel | 34-29 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Richard Rishel buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Milstead | 36-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Pimental (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Ruffin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Rishel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Fenton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Peter Davis (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Cal | Malik Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 15:27 | Cal | David Flowers can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Ruffin | 36-29 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Roger Bartley misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 15:00 | Cal | The rebound goes to David Flowers | 36-29 |
| 14:57 | Cal | Malik Thompson is hacked by Ronald Ruffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #5 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Michael Weir (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) John Milstead, Myron Pimental, Ronald Ruffin, Richard Rishel, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Howard Jenkins (SF), Fyodor Branski (PF), William Richardson (C) Malik Thompson, David Flowers, Filiberto Giordano, Peter Davis | |
| 14:40 | Cal | Leo Fenton connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Fyodor Branski | 36-31 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Fyodor Branski snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Leo Fenton misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Weir - foul #4 on Michael Weir, team foul #6 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Myron Pimental (SG) Ralph Nissen, Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Cal | Filiberto Giordano (PF) William Richardson | |
| 14:04 | Cal | Leo Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | Cal | Leo Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Myron Pimental knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Milstead | 40-33 |
| 13:18 | Cal | Leo Fenton is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), Roger Bartley (C) John Milstead, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (SG), David Flowers (SF), Mark Mason (PF), William Richardson (C) Leo Fenton, Howard Jenkins, Filiberto Giordano, Fyodor Branski | |
| 12:30 | Cal | Ralph Nissen blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Malik Thompson | 40-36 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Myron Pimental is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Earls - foul #1 on Michael Earls, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) Stanford Sarmiento, Scott Cadiz | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Roger Bartley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Richard Rishel pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen is hacked by William Richardson - foul #2 on William Richardson, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf (C) Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Cal | Filiberto Giordano (PF), Peter Davis (C) Mark Mason, William Richardson | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Michael Earls is called for the reach on Jonathan Wolf - foul #2 on Michael Earls, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG) Myron Pimental | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (SF) Michael Earls | |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin is called for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Ronald Ruffin, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Nissen (fairly fresh) SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Peter Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Cal | David Flowers travels in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cal | Leo Fenton (SG) David Flowers | |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Stanford Sarmiento | 42-36 |
| 10:46 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Davis | 42-38 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Howard Jenkins steals it from John Milstead | 42-38 |
| 10:04 | Cal | Malik Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Fenton | 42-41 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), Richard Rishel (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF), Ronald Ruffin (C) John Milstead, Stanford Sarmiento, Roger Bartley, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), David Flowers (SF), Fyodor Branski (PF), William Richardson (C) Malik Thompson, Howard Jenkins, Filiberto Giordano, Peter Davis | |
| 09:47 | Cal | William Richardson is hacked by Ronald Ruffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| 09:47 | Cal | William Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:47 | Cal | William Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 09:31 | Cal | Fyodor Branski gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:29 | Cal | Michael Earls's pass is intercepted by Ralph Nissen in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Michael Earls steps in front of the Myron Pimental pass | 42-43 |
| 08:46 | Cal | Leo Fenton misses short on an open driving attempt from the right block | 42-43 |
| 08:44 | Cal | David Flowers tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Myron Pimental clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:18 | Cal | William Richardson gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 07:56 | Cal | William Richardson makes the shot from the baseline set up by Fyodor Branski and he's hacked by Richard Rishel - foul #1 on Richard Rishel, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Michael Weir (SG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, Ralph Nissen, Richard Rishel, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (SG), Howard Jenkins (SF), Filiberto Giordano (PF) Leo Fenton, David Flowers, Fyodor Branski | |
| 07:56 | Cal | William Richardson misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 07:44 | Cal | William Richardson grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 07:17 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-47 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento grabs the board | 42-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Cadiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Michael Earls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filiberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UNLV | Michael Weir clanks a shot from the left side | 42-47 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Michael Weir hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stanford Sarmiento | 44-47 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Scott Cadiz is called for the reach on Malik Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Cadiz, team foul #9 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roger Bartley (PF) Scott Cadiz | |
| Subs | Cal | Peter Davis (C) William Richardson | |
| 06:51 | Cal | Malik Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Malik Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Roger Bartley is called for traveling | 44-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cal | David Flowers (SF) Howard Jenkins | |
| 06:10 | Cal | David Flowers jams it set up by Filiberto Giordano | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Michael Weir comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Malik Thompson - foul #2 on Malik Thompson, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), Scott Cadiz (PF) John Milstead, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Cal | Leo Fenton (SG), Mark Mason (PF), Fyodor Branski (C) Michael Earls, Filiberto Giordano, Peter Davis | |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Fyodor Branski grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:26 | Cal | David Flowers is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin (SF) Stanford Sarmiento | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Howard Jenkins (SF) Malik Thompson, David Flowers | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 44-51 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Roger Bartley gets the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Roger Bartley knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Ruffin | 46-51 |
| 04:27 | Cal | A charge is called on Mark Mason - foul #2 on Mark Mason, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, Ronald Ruffin, Scott Cadiz, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (PG), David Flowers (SG), Filiberto Giordano (PF), Peter Davis (C) Michael Earls, Leo Fenton, Mark Mason, Fyodor Branski | |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Malik Thompson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Jenkins | 49-53 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Richard Rishel knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Stanford Sarmiento | 51-53 |
| 03:39 | Cal | Michael Weir is called for the reach on David Flowers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Weir, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (SG) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Cal | Leo Fenton (SG) Howard Jenkins | |
| 03:39 | Cal | David Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:39 | Cal | David Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Myron Pimental | 53-55 |
| 02:59 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Malik Thompson | 53-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Myron Pimental (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Rishel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Malik Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Fenton (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Flowers (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Filiberto Giordano (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. C - Peter Davis (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Myron Pimental comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-57 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Sarmiento | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | David Flowers is called for the reach on Myron Pimental - foul #3 on David Flowers, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG), Ronald Ruffin (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF) John Milstead, Stanford Sarmiento, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Cal | Michael Earls (PG), Mark Mason (SF), Fyodor Branski (PF), William Richardson (C) Malik Thompson, David Flowers, Filiberto Giordano, Peter Davis | |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Myron Pimental makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Myron Pimental makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SF) Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Jenkins (SF), Filiberto Giordano (PF) Mark Mason, William Richardson | |
| 02:21 | Cal | Michael Earls is hacked by Ralph Nissen - foul #3 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #11 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (SG) Ralph Nissen | |
| Subs | Cal | Malik Thompson (SG) Leo Fenton | |
| 02:21 | Cal | Michael Earls misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:21 | Cal | Michael Earls makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | John Milstead scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:01 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (SG) John Milstead | |
| Subs | Cal | Leo Fenton (SG), David Flowers (SF), Peter Davis (C) Malik Thompson, Howard Jenkins, Fyodor Branski | |
| 01:59 | Cal | Myron Pimental steals the ball from David Flowers in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Davis - foul #3 on Peter Davis, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-58 |
| 01:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Filiberto Giordano | 59-58 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Scott Cadiz - foul #3 on Scott Cadiz, team foul #12 | 59-58 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:02 | Cal | Filiberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz blows the dunk | 59-59 |
| 00:35 | Cal | The rebound goes to Filiberto Giordano | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Cal | Peter Davis buries a jump hook in the lane | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Peter Davis grabs the board | 59-61 |