| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Wicks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Little (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stayton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Kevin Little inbounds the ball | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Utah | Richard Bailey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-17 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Larry Seal misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Stayton - foul #1 on Robert Stayton, team foul #1 | 33-17 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Larry Seal misses the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Larry Seal makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 18:59 | Utah | Richard Bailey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-17 |
| 18:57 | Utah | Kevin Little tips it back up and in | 34-19 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Larry Seal | 36-19 |
| 18:20 | Utah | Robert Stayton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-19 |
| 18:18 | Utah | Brian Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 36-19 |
| 18:04 | Utah | Kevin Little hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 36-19 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ralph Papa | 36-19 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Daniel Luther hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-19 |
| 17:28 | Utah | Richard Bailey is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-19 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Daniel Luther clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-19 |
| 17:00 | Utah | Kevin Little gets the rebound | 38-19 |
| 16:43 | Utah | Robert Stayton buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Richard Bailey | 38-21 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Larry Seal can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-21 |
| 16:22 | Utah | Brian Jacobs snags the defensive board | 38-21 |
| 15:53 | Utah | John Wicks is fouled on the floor by Larry Seal - foul #1 on Larry Seal, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Shaffer (PG), Clyde Bowers (SG), Jeremy Dam (PF), Leonel Wilson (C) John Wicks, Richard Bailey, Robert Stayton, Brian Jacobs | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Larry Shaffer (fresh) SG - Clyde Bowers (fresh) SF - Kevin Little (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Dam (fresh) C - Leonel Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Utah | Leonel Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-21 |
| 15:34 | Utah | Clyde Bowers pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 15:22 | Utah | Clyde Bowers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-21 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Royce Koepke grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin is hacked by Clyde Bowers - foul #1 on Clyde Bowers, team foul #2 | 38-21 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jeremy Dam - foul #3 on Jeremy Dam, team foul #3 | 38-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Bailey (SG) Clyde Bowers | |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 15:01 | Utah | Leonel Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-21 |
| 14:43 | Utah | Mark Hottinger takes the ball from Jeremy Dam | 39-21 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-21 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen tips it back up and in | 41-21 |
| 14:11 | Utah | Leonel Wilson connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Shaffer and he's fouled by Jeff Mackie - foul #1 on Jeff Mackie, team foul #2 | 41-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Utah | John Wicks (PG), Robert Stayton (PF) Larry Shaffer, Jeremy Dam | |
| 14:11 | Utah | Leonel Wilson makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Ralph Papa hits the follow up shot | 43-24 |
| 13:32 | Utah | Richard Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-24 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 43-24 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Richard Bailey takes the ball from Daniel Luther in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 13:26 | Utah | Richard Bailey lays it in | 43-26 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Larry Seal snags the offensive board | 43-26 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Kevin Little is called for the reach on Larry Seal - foul #2 on Kevin Little, team foul #4 | 43-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Jacobs (C) Leonel Wilson | |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is fouled on the floor by Richard Bailey - foul #1 on Richard Bailey, team foul #5 | 43-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Clyde Bowers (SG) Richard Bailey | |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 12:25 | Utah | Brian Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 43-26 |
| 12:02 | Utah | Kevin Little hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wicks and he's hacked by Larry Seal - foul #2 on Larry Seal, team foul #3 | 43-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG) Thomas Aquirre | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:02 | Utah | Kevin Little misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Ralph Papa gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the lay-in | 43-28 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen tips it home | 45-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Wicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Bowers (fresh) SF - Kevin Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stayton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Utah | Brian Jacobs makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Wicks | 45-30 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 10:54 | Utah | Brian Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-30 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-30 |
| 10:29 | Utah | Brian Jacobs grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 10:10 | Utah | Clyde Bowers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-30 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF), Domenic Esposito (C) Daniel Luther, Larry Seal, Oleg Zerhusen, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Shaffer (PG), Richard Bailey (SG), Noel Long (SF), Jeremy Dam (PF) John Wicks, Clyde Bowers, Kevin Little, Robert Stayton | |
| 09:33 | Utah | Larry Shaffer clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Royce Koepke - foul #1 on Royce Koepke, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| 09:33 | Utah | Larry Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 09:33 | Utah | Larry Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 08:53 | Utah | Noel Long drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bailey | 48-33 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Bailey - foul #2 on Richard Bailey, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Papa (C) Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Utah | Leonel Wilson (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 08:29 | Utah | The rebound goes to Leonel Wilson | 49-33 |
| 08:12 | Utah | Richard Bailey makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Noel Long | 49-36 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Royce Koepke lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Bailey - foul #3 on Richard Bailey, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Mark Hottinger, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Utah | John Wicks (PG), Kevin Little (SF), Robert Stayton (PF) Larry Shaffer, Noel Long, Jeremy Dam | |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 07:53 | Utah | Leonel Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 07:30 | Utah | Richard Bailey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-36 |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Wicks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stayton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonel Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Ralph Papa tips it but misses | 51-36 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Ralph Papa tips it in | 53-36 |
| 06:42 | Utah | Kevin Little comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses the dunk | 53-36 |
| 06:14 | Utah | John Wicks snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 05:52 | Utah | Richard Bailey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-36 |
| 05:51 | Utah | Kevin Little tips it in | 53-38 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | John Wicks steals the ball from Ralph Papa | 53-38 |
| 05:20 | Utah | Richard Bailey tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Bailey, team foul #8 | 53-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF), Domenic Esposito (C) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Royce Koepke, Oleg Zerhusen, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Shaffer (PG), Clyde Bowers (SG), Noel Long (SF), Jeremy Dam (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) John Wicks, Richard Bailey, Kevin Little, Robert Stayton, Leonel Wilson | |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Larry Seal buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ricardo Martin | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:43 | Utah | Larry Shaffer comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Hottinger - foul #2 on Mark Hottinger, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Utah | Leonel Wilson (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| 04:43 | Utah | Larry Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 04:43 | Utah | Larry Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 04:03 | Utah | Leonel Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-40 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 58-40 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger tips it home | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:20 | Utah | Larry Shaffer loses the ball out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Jeff Mackie, Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Larry Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clyde Bowers (fresh) SF - Noel Long (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Dam (fresh) 3 pf. C - Leonel Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Clyde Bowers picks off the pass by Thomas Aquirre | 60-40 |
| 02:56 | Utah | Clyde Bowers lays it up and in | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-42 |
| 02:46 | Utah | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dam | 60-42 |
| 02:42 | Utah | Larry Seal takes the ball from Clyde Bowers | 60-42 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Daniel Luther misses long on a floater from the left block | 60-42 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa tips it back up and in | 62-42 |
| 02:03 | Utah | Leonel Wilson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 62-42 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-42 |
| 01:45 | Utah | Leonel Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 01:40 | Utah | Larry Shaffer buries a runner in the paint | 62-44 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Larry Seal grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Larry Seal and he's hacked by Jeremy Dam - foul #4 on Jeremy Dam, team foul #9 | 64-44 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the free throw | 64-44 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Papa | 64-44 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Noel Long steals it from Oleg Zerhusen | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Utah | Leonel Wilson connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-46 |
| 00:16 | Utah | Leonel Wilson knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 66-48 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Luther runs out the clock | 66-48 |