| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vance Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Lovett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Corey Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Strom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) PF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom drills a shot from close range | 37-33 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Randy Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Randy Collins, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wheeler (C) Randy Collins | |
| 18:51 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-33 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | John Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Charles Wong connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Wheeler | 37-35 |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett lays it in on a great pass from Herman Simon and he's hacked by Charles Wong - foul #2 on Charles Wong, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua (SF) Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG) James Williams | |
| 17:45 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | John Wheeler clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-35 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:09 | Colorado State | Herman Simon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vance Howard | 42-35 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Brock Rogers drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Billie Schmidt | 42-37 |
| 16:39 | Colorado State | Vance Howard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Herman Simon | 45-37 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by John Wheeler is blocked by Corey Holland | 45-37 |
| 16:21 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Timothy Paniagua | 45-37 |
| 16:03 | Colorado State | Corey Holland's pass is intercepted by Brock Rogers | 45-37 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Timothy Paniagua is called for the reach on Brock Rogers - foul #2 on Timothy Paniagua, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (PG), Michael Fletcher (SG), Ronnie Kiesel (PF), Jeffrey Strom (C) Vance Howard, Herman Simon, Corey Holland, Lawrence Lovett | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Paul Weigel (SF), Charles Solberg (PF), Randy Collins (C) Billie Schmidt, Charles Wong, Brock Rogers, John Wheeler | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Floyd Penrose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Paniagua (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Strom (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) PF - Charles Solberg (fresh) C - Randy Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | UNLV | James Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 15:31 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 15:02 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Paniagua | 47-37 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Randy Collins banks in the layup set up by James Williams | 47-39 |
| 14:23 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom misses the floater in the lane | 47-39 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Weigel | 47-39 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Eric Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vance Howard (PG), Herman Simon (SG) Floyd Penrose, Timothy Paniagua | |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF) Eric Mays, Charles Solberg | |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Herman Simon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Paul Weigel gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | James Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 13:29 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Michael Fletcher | 47-39 |
| 13:03 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Randy Collins pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | James Williams scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Randy Collins | 47-42 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | Randy Collins swats the layup by Jeffrey Strom | 47-42 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Brock Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Randy Collins hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Billie Schmidt | 47-44 |
| 11:42 | Colorado State | Vance Howard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher tips it in | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vance Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Strom (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brock Rogers | 49-47 |
| 10:51 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Jeffrey Strom is denied by Paul Weigel | 49-47 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Billie Schmidt | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 10:32 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Strom | 49-47 |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | James Williams is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy Collins out of the doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 09:40 | Colorado State | Vance Howard clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Paul Weigel gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 08:51 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Randy Collins gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt hits a floater from the left wing set up by Randy Collins | 52-54 |
| 07:57 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher can't connect on a floater from the left side | 52-54 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Vance Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Fletcher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Kiesel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Jeffrey Strom (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Collins (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Brock Rogers pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Randy Collins is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Billie Schmidt | 52-58 |
| 06:18 | Colorado State | Ronnie Kiesel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-58 |
| 06:16 | Colorado State | Vance Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:01 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Vance Howard and the foul's on Brock Rogers - foul #2 on Brock Rogers, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (PG), Timothy Paniagua (SF), Corey Holland (PF), Lawrence Lovett (C) Vance Howard, Herman Simon, Ronnie Kiesel, Jeffrey Strom | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Charles Wong (SF), Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) James Williams, Billie Schmidt, Paul Weigel, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| 06:01 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:01 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 05:33 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua is hacked by Charles Wong - foul #3 on Charles Wong, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Herman Simon (SG) Michael Fletcher | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:15 | Colorado State | Herman Simon misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:02 | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Solberg | 54-58 |
| 05:01 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Paniagua | 54-58 |
| 04:41 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lawrence Lovett | 56-58 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Charles Wong misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Lovett - foul #2 on Lawrence Lovett, team foul #2 | 56-58 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Charles Wong makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Charles Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:06 | Colorado State | Herman Simon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Charles Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Charles Wong misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Charles Solberg grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the jump hook from close range | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Colorado State | Herman Simon's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Solberg | 56-62 |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Timothy Paniagua grabs the offensive board | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Floyd Penrose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Simon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Paniagua (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Lovett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brice Roseman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Solberg (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett misses the shot from close range | 56-62 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Charles Wong grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher (SG) Herman Simon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF) Brice Roseman, Charles Solberg | |
| 02:43 | UNLV | John Wheeler is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Mays | 56-64 |
| 02:43 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vance Howard (PG), Herman Simon (SG) Floyd Penrose, Michael Fletcher | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Collins (C) John Wheeler | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Lawrence Lovett makes the shot from the right wing set up by Vance Howard | 58-64 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is fouled on the floor by Herman Simon - foul #3 on Herman Simon, team foul #3 | 58-64 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Charles Wong is whistled for traveling | 58-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom (C) Timothy Paniagua | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG) Eric Mays | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Herman Simon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vance Howard | 60-64 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the contested shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billie Schmidt | 60-66 |
| 01:01 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Herman Simon is called for the reach on Billie Schmidt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Simon, team foul #4 | 60-66 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Herman Simon - foul #5 on Herman Simon, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher (SG) Herman Simon | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | James Williams is hacked by Jeffrey Strom - foul #3 on Jeffrey Strom, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Charles Wong is hacked by Corey Holland - foul #2 on Corey Holland, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Charles Wong makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Charles Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-68 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Vance Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:43 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-68 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Randy Collins gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Randy Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Fletcher - foul #1 on Michael Fletcher, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Wong - foul #4 on Charles Wong, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Floyd Penrose (PG), Timothy Paniagua (SF), Ronnie Kiesel (PF) Vance Howard, Lawrence Lovett, Corey Holland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Paul Weigel (SF), Charles Solberg (PF), John Wheeler (C) James Williams, Billie Schmidt, Charles Wong, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | Colorado State | Jeffrey Strom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Brice Roseman is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Penrose - foul #1 on Floyd Penrose, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Vance Howard (PG), Lawrence Lovett (SF), Corey Holland (PF) Floyd Penrose, Timothy Paniagua, Ronnie Kiesel | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF), Randy Collins (C) Eric Mays, Paul Weigel, Charles Solberg, John Wheeler | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Brice Roseman makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Brice Roseman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:25 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | James Williams is hacked by Vance Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vance Howard, team foul #10 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wong (SF) Brice Roseman | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:19 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James Williams is hacked by Vance Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vance Howard, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Michael Fletcher grabs the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Vance Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Williams runs out the clock | 67-76 |