| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Seward (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank Craig (fresh) SF - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earnest Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | David Thomas inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Boise State | Harold Dean misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Oleg Zerhusen | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | William Seward's pass is intercepted by Daniel Luther in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Larry Seal is hacked by Harold Dean - foul #3 on Harold Dean, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Boise State | Matthew Farrow (C) Harold Dean | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Frank Craig steps in front of the Daniel Luther pass | 27-28 |
| 18:15 | Boise State | David Thomas knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Seward and he's hacked by Daniel Luther - foul #2 on Daniel Luther, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 18:15 | Boise State | David Thomas misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 29-30 |
| 17:40 | Boise State | William Seward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:10 | Boise State | David Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Boise State | William Seward is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG) Thomas Aquirre | |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger knocks in the shot near the basket | 29-32 |
| 16:19 | Boise State | Frank Craig is hacked by Daniel Luther - foul #3 on Daniel Luther, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | Francis Verdugo (SG), David Costigan (SF), Norman Anderson (PF) Frank Craig, David Thomas, Earnest Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Daniel Luther, Larry Seal, Ralph Papa | |
| 15:57 | Boise State | William Seward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Seward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Verdugo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Costigan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Norman Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Farrow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SF - Royce Koepke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger is hacked by Matthew Farrow - foul #1 on Matthew Farrow, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harold Dean (C) Matthew Farrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG) Ricardo Martin | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-32 |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 15:43 | Boise State | David Costigan snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 15:14 | Boise State | Francis Verdugo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Costigan | 32-32 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Royce Koepke | 32-35 |
| 14:37 | Boise State | Francis Verdugo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Thomas (PG), Frank Craig (SG), Earnest Frazier (PF) William Seward, Francis Verdugo, Norman Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Larry Seal (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen is called for traveling | 32-35 |
| 13:55 | Boise State | Harold Dean misses the dunk | 32-35 |
| 13:53 | Boise State | David Costigan can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 13:52 | Boise State | David Costigan grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 13:33 | Boise State | Frank Craig connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Aquirre | 35-38 |
| 12:52 | Boise State | Ralph Papa swats the dunk try by David Thomas | 35-38 |
| 12:50 | Boise State | David Costigan grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 12:23 | Boise State | David Costigan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Thomas | 37-38 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:06 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Earnest Frazier | 37-38 |
| 11:50 | Boise State | David Thomas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Craig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Costigan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Frazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Larry Seal travels with the ball | 39-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Seward (PG), Francis Verdugo (SG), Norman Anderson (PF), Matthew Farrow (C) Frank Craig, David Costigan, Earnest Frazier, Harold Dean | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF), Domenic Esposito (C) Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Oleg Zerhusen, Ralph Papa | |
| 10:59 | Boise State | Matthew Farrow buries a driving attempt from close range set up by David Thomas | 41-38 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie drills a floater in the paint set up by Mark Hottinger and he's fouled by Norman Anderson - foul #1 on Norman Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harold Dean (C) Matthew Farrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG) Daniel Luther | |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:43 | Boise State | Norman Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:22 | Boise State | William Seward comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Hottinger | 41-40 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger drills a shot from the right side set up by Royce Koepke and he's hacked by William Seward - foul #1 on William Seward, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Craig (SG) David Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Seal (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie, Domenic Esposito | |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:33 | Boise State | Frank Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Ralph Papa snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Ralph Papa hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 08:45 | Boise State | Harold Dean can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Craig - foul #2 on Frank Craig, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Costigan (SF), Earnest Frazier (PF), Matthew Farrow (C) Francis Verdugo, Norman Anderson, Harold Dean | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin | |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 08:03 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Thomas (SF) David Costigan | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 07:42 | Boise State | William Seward grabs the board | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Seward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Craig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Earnest Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Farrow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | Boise State | The short jumper by David Thomas is denied by Ralph Papa | 41-47 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Aquirre | 41-50 |
| 06:30 | Boise State | Larry Seal is called for the reach on William Seward - foul #2 on Larry Seal, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Boise State | Francis Verdugo (SG), David Costigan (SF), Harold Dean (C) William Seward, Frank Craig, Matthew Farrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF), Domenic Esposito (C) Larry Seal, Oleg Zerhusen, Ralph Papa | |
| 06:10 | Boise State | David Thomas shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Daniel Luther hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Aquirre | 41-50 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Daniel Luther tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 05:19 | Boise State | Francis Verdugo clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Domenic Esposito - foul #1 on Domenic Esposito, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Craig (SG), Norman Anderson (PF) David Thomas, Earnest Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG), Ralph Papa (C) Thomas Aquirre, Domenic Esposito | |
| 05:19 | Boise State | Francis Verdugo makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:19 | Boise State | Francis Verdugo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Luther | 43-55 |
| 04:38 | Boise State | Norman Anderson double dribbles | 43-55 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Seward (PG) Francis Verdugo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Daniel Luther, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Ralph Papa buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Hottinger | 43-57 |
| 03:59 | Boise State | Harold Dean misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-57 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Larry Seal grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Ralph Papa comes up short on the floater from the left block | 43-57 |
| 03:51 | Boise State | David Costigan pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Boise State | Frank Craig loses the dribble to Ralph Papa | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - William Seward (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Craig (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Costigan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Norman Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Hottinger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Martin (fresh) SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen banks in the layup set up by Mark Hottinger | 43-59 |
| 02:38 | Boise State | William Seward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Larry Seal pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Dean - foul #4 on Harold Dean, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Francis Verdugo (SG), David Thomas (SF), Earnest Frazier (PF), Matthew Farrow (C) Frank Craig, David Costigan, Norman Anderson, Harold Dean | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Larry Seal, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:55 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-61 |
| 01:53 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier tips it home | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Boise State | Matthew Farrow's pass is intercepted by Royce Koepke | 45-63 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is hacked by Francis Verdugo - foul #2 on Francis Verdugo, team foul #7 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Frank Craig (SG), Harold Dean (C) Francis Verdugo, Matthew Farrow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Seal (SF), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:52 | Boise State | William Seward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-65 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Ralph Papa grabs the board | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Ralph Papa comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-65 |
| 00:29 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier grabs the board | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Boise State | Thomas Aquirre steals the ball from Harold Dean | 45-65 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Daniel Luther banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Aquirre | 45-67 |
| 00:15 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Craig and he's hacked by Oleg Zerhusen - foul #3 on Oleg Zerhusen, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| 00:15 | Boise State | Earnest Frazier makes the free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Luther runs out the clock | 48-67 |