| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | William Mitchell inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | San Diego State | Randy Collins steps in front of the Ray Heasley pass | 40-33 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Eric Mays can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Charles Wong grabs the offensive board | 40-33 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Mullins - foul #3 on Roy Mullins, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Laurel (SG) Roy Mullins | |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:21 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brock Rogers - foul #3 on Brock Rogers, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wheeler (PF) Brock Rogers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | John Wheeler lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Mays | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Billie Schmidt - foul #1 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Billie Schmidt | 44-34 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Randy Collins steals it from William Mitchell | 44-34 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Ray Heasley is called for the reach on Charles Wong - foul #1 on Ray Heasley, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Mays | 47-34 |
| 17:26 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF), Charles Solberg (PF) Charles Wong, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue (PG), Leonel Bentley (PF), Fred Reese (C) Ronald Wilson, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Mays | 50-34 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | William Mitchell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-34 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Charles Solberg gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | William Laurel takes the ball from Billie Schmidt | 50-34 |
| 16:20 | San Diego State | William Laurel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Weigel | 50-34 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt clanks a floater from the right side | 50-34 |
| 16:11 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 15:48 | San Diego State | William Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Solberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Laurel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonel Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Reese (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | UNLV | Eric Mays's fadeaway is rejected by Leonel Bentley | 50-34 |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Charles Solberg - foul #1 on Charles Solberg, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Charles Wong (SF), Brock Rogers (PF), Randy Collins (C) Eric Mays, Billie Schmidt, Paul Weigel, Charles Solberg, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Roy Mullins (SG), Kenneth Engel (C) Joseph O'Donoghue, William Laurel, Fred Reese | |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | James Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Brice Roseman | 53-36 |
| 14:37 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Wilson | 53-39 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Brice Roseman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Randy Collins tips it in | 55-39 |
| 14:06 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | William Mitchell misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-39 |
| 13:51 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins tips it home | 55-41 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Charles Wong makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brice Roseman | 57-41 |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG) James Williams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ray Heasley (PF) Leonel Bentley | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Brice Roseman makes the fadeaway from the right block | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Wilson and he's hacked by Charles Wong - foul #3 on Charles Wong, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Paul Weigel (SF) Brice Roseman, Charles Wong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Mullins - foul #4 on Roy Mullins, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Williamson (PG), William Laurel (SG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SF) Ronald Wilson, Roy Mullins, William Mitchell | |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:21 | San Diego State | William Laurel misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 12:20 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue grabs the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 12:01 | San Diego State | Eric Mays is called for the reach on Terry Williamson - foul #2 on Eric Mays, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG) Eric Mays | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Reese (C) Kenneth Engel | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 61-44 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Solberg (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Laurel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Reese (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Joseph O'Donoghue is called for the reach on Paul Weigel - foul #1 on Joseph O'Donoghue, team foul #4 | 61-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wong (SF), Brock Rogers (PF), Randy Collins (C) Paul Weigel, Charles Solberg, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley (C) Fred Reese | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Randy Collins tips it back up and in | 63-44 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Wong - foul #4 on Charles Wong, team foul #6 | 63-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF) Charles Wong | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG) Terry Williamson | |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | James Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-46 |
| 10:46 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson is hacked by Brock Rogers - foul #4 on Brock Rogers, team foul #7 | 63-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) James Williams, Billie Schmidt, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Engel (C) Joseph O'Donoghue, Ray Heasley | |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 10:23 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | John Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Reese (PF) Leonel Bentley | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Wheeler - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG) Paul Weigel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | John Wheeler tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 09:42 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Brice Roseman steals it from William Laurel | 63-50 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | John Wheeler loses the dribble to Kenneth Engel | 63-50 |
| 08:43 | San Diego State | William Mitchell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Engel | 63-52 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Charles Solberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF), Randy Collins (C) Billie Schmidt, Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Williamson (PG), Ray Heasley (PF) Ronald Wilson, Fred Reese | |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | Paul Weigel picks off the pass by Terry Williamson | 63-52 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Randy Collins knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 65-52 |
| 07:46 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley's pass is intercepted by Randy Collins | 65-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brice Roseman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Terry Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Laurel (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Engel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | John Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Ray Heasley - foul #2 on Ray Heasley, team foul #5 | 65-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Charles Wong (SF), Brock Rogers (PF) Eric Mays, Brice Roseman, Paul Weigel, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Mullins (SG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SF), Leonel Bentley (C) William Laurel, William Mitchell, Kenneth Engel | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-52 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | James Williams is hacked by Terry Williamson - foul #3 on Terry Williamson, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Brock Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 07:04 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins drills a jumpshot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | James Williams scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Brock Rogers | 67-54 |
| 06:39 | San Diego State | Billie Schmidt is called for the reach on Roy Mullins - foul #2 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG) Terry Williamson | |
| 06:39 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Randy Collins buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by James Williams | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses the lay-in | 69-54 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Charles Wong - foul #5 on Charles Wong, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF), John Wheeler (C) Charles Wong, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Mitchell (SF), Fred Reese (C) Joseph O'Donoghue, Ray Heasley | |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | James Williams clanks a 3 from straight away | 69-56 |
| 05:47 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:33 | San Diego State | Fred Reese loses the dribble to James Williams | 69-56 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | James Williams hits the finger roll | 71-56 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 71-56 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Paul Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | UNLV | John Wheeler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-56 |
| 04:47 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley pulls down the rebound | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:42 | San Diego State | William Mitchell drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Wilson | 71-58 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 04:19 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 04:16 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Randy Collins (C) James Williams, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ray Heasley (PF), Kenneth Engel (C) Leonel Bentley, Fred Reese | |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Eric Mays is called for the reach on Roy Mullins - foul #3 on Eric Mays, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt's pass is intercepted by Roy Mullins | 71-59 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | San Diego State | Billie Schmidt steals it from William Mitchell | 71-59 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Eric Mays's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Engel | 71-59 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Eric Mays is called for the reach on Roy Mullins - foul #4 on Eric Mays, team foul #12 | 71-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brice Roseman (SG), Lloyd Carey (SF), Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) Billie Schmidt, Paul Weigel, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Williamson (PG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SF), Leonel Bentley (PF), Fred Reese (C) Ronald Wilson, William Mitchell, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Charles Solberg grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Joseph O'Donoghue is called for the reach on Lloyd Carey - foul #2 on Joseph O'Donoghue, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Laurel (SG) Roy Mullins | |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Lloyd Carey makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Lloyd Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:06 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley makes the floater from the free throw line | 72-62 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Fred Reese swats the short shot by John Wheeler | 72-62 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Fred Reese snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | William Laurel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 72-62 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Brice Roseman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Fred Reese lays it up and in set up by Leonel Bentley | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Lloyd Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Laurel - foul #1 on William Laurel, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF) Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Lloyd Carey misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Lloyd Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Fred Reese drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph O'Donoghue | 75-66 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF), Randy Collins (C) Eric Mays, Brice Roseman, John Wheeler, Lloyd Carey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (PG), Roy Mullins (SG), William Mitchell (SF), Ray Heasley (PF), Kenneth Engel (C) Terry Williamson, William Laurel, Joseph O'Donoghue, Leonel Bentley, Fred Reese | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Roy Mullins is called for the reach on Brock Rogers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Mullins, team foul #9 | 75-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brice Roseman (SF) Paul Weigel | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Laurel (SG) Roy Mullins | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel is whistled for traveling | 77-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (SG), Paul Weigel (SF), Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) James Williams, Billie Schmidt, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Williamson (PG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SF), Leonel Bentley (PF), Fred Reese (C) Ronald Wilson, William Mitchell, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Brice Roseman runs out the clock | 77-66 |