| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raphael Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Cortez (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Keener (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Larry Seal inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:53 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 19:51 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 19:27 | Hawaii | The jump hook by Ralph Keener is blocked by Oleg Zerhusen | 22-18 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Raphael Martin is called for the reach on Thomas Aquirre - foul #2 on Raphael Martin, team foul #1 | 22-18 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Keener - foul #1 on Ralph Keener, team foul #2 | 22-18 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 18:37 | Hawaii | Juan Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-18 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Ralph Papa travels with the ball | 24-18 |
| 18:01 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfredo Cortez | 24-20 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses the easy layup | 24-20 |
| 17:50 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 17:36 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Ralph Papa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Larry Seal is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre | |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Rust (SF), Donald Courtney (C) Alfredo Cortez, Ralph Keener | |
| 16:32 | Hawaii | Oleg Zerhusen steals the ball from Juan Martin | 24-23 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Ralph Papa hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 16:13 | Hawaii | Donald Courtney pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 16:07 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Raphael Martin | 24-26 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Ralph Papa knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Ricardo Martin and the foul's on Donald Courtney - foul #1 on Donald Courtney, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Royce Koepke (SF) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Larry Seal | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Rainey (PG), Dikembe Agbayani (SG), Alfredo Cortez (SF), Manuel Bozeman (PF) Gerardo Mendoza, Raphael Martin, David Rust, Juan Martin | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Papa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - John Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) SF - Alfredo Cortez (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Manuel Bozeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Courtney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Hawaii | Daniel Luther takes the ball from Dikembe Agbayani | 27-26 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 15:04 | Hawaii | Donald Courtney snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 14:59 | Hawaii | John Rainey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Bozeman | 27-29 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre tips it but misses | 27-29 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen hits the follow up shot | 29-29 |
| 14:13 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Oleg Zerhusen out of a doubleteam | 31-31 |
| 13:32 | Hawaii | Daniel Luther is called for the reach on John Rainey - foul #3 on Daniel Luther, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Royce Koepke, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza (PG), Raphael Martin (SG), David Rust (SF), Juan Martin (PF), Ralph Keener (C) John Rainey, Dikembe Agbayani, Alfredo Cortez, Manuel Bozeman, Donald Courtney | |
| 13:03 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 12:52 | Hawaii | David Rust grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:27 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 31-34 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Larry Seal tips it home | 33-34 |
| 11:47 | Hawaii | Oleg Zerhusen denies the turnaround by Raphael Martin | 33-34 |
| 11:46 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 11:45 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 11:44 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener tips it home | 33-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raphael Martin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Rust (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Keener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Royce Koepke (C) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez (SF) David Rust | |
| 11:20 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez buries a turnaround from the left block | 33-38 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Daniel Luther throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 10:46 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Royce Koepke snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Royce Koepke loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Domenic Esposito (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Larry Seal, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), Donald Courtney (C) Raphael Martin, Ralph Keener | |
| 10:03 | Hawaii | Donald Courtney is hacked by Ralph Papa - foul #1 on Ralph Papa, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Rainey (PG), Manuel Bozeman (PF) Gerardo Mendoza, Juan Martin | |
| 09:39 | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Royce Koepke can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Alfredo Cortez - foul #3 on Alfredo Cortez, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raphael Martin (SG), David Rust (SF) Dikembe Agbayani, Alfredo Cortez | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 08:58 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Royce Koepke | 38-41 |
| 08:08 | Hawaii | Donald Courtney is fouled on the floor by Ralph Papa - foul #2 on Ralph Papa, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Ricardo Martin, Royce Koepke, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza (PG), Juan Martin (PF), Ralph Keener (C) John Rainey, Manuel Bozeman, Donald Courtney | |
| 07:49 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener loses the dribble to Larry Seal | 38-41 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger is fouled on the floor by Juan Martin - foul #1 on Juan Martin, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Domenic Esposito (C) Mark Hottinger, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), Alfredo Cortez (SF) Raphael Martin, David Rust | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Domenic Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gerardo Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfredo Cortez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Juan Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Keener (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Domenic Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Papa (C) Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 06:42 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 06:28 | Hawaii | Ralph Keener is hacked by Ralph Papa - foul #3 on Ralph Papa, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raphael Martin (SG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 06:11 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Daniel Luther, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Larry Seal is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Larry Seal, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Donald Courtney (C) Ralph Keener | |
| 05:24 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Ralph Papa snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses the floater from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 05:04 | Hawaii | Donald Courtney gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Seal - foul #3 on Larry Seal, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (SG) Raphael Martin | |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Royce Koepke blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 04:15 | Hawaii | Gerardo Mendoza makes the contested 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 40-45 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Juan Martin steals it from Mark Hottinger | 40-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:22 | Hawaii | Juan Martin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 40-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Gerardo Mendoza (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfredo Cortez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Juan Martin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Courtney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Daniel Luther drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Royce Koepke | 42-47 |
| 02:57 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raphael Martin (SG), David Rust (SF), Ralph Keener (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Alfredo Cortez, Donald Courtney | |
| 02:37 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Seal | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:59 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerardo Mendoza | 45-50 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is fouled on the floor by Raphael Martin - foul #3 on Raphael Martin, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez (SF) David Rust | |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the fadeaway from the left side | 47-50 |
| 01:03 | Hawaii | Juan Martin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerardo Mendoza | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-53 |
| 00:42 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Aquirre - foul #1 on Thomas Aquirre, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Agbayani (SG) Raphael Martin | |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:39 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Ralph Papa buries a 3 from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 00:30 | Hawaii | Juan Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Luther - foul #4 on Daniel Luther, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raphael Martin (SG), David Rust (SF) Dikembe Agbayani, Alfredo Cortez | |
| 00:30 | Hawaii | Juan Martin misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Larry Seal connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Papa | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Daniel Luther is called for the reach on Raphael Martin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Luther, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG) Daniel Luther | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez (SF) David Rust | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Raphael Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Hottinger - foul #3 on Mark Hottinger, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Alfredo Cortez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Larry Seal pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Larry Seal clanks a halfcourt shot | 53-57 |