| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gilbert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denny Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Almaguer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Wayne Applin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Carl Gaston inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:58 | Virginia | Carl Gaston is hacked by Richard Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Gilbert, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Boelter (SF), Frederick Lieber (PF) Richard Gilbert, Denny Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:45 | Virginia | Fred Springer hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Johnson | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | William Petree is fouled on the floor by Carl Gaston - foul #2 on Carl Gaston, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), Jeffrey Pillsbury (SF), Allen Adamek (C) William Petree, Terry Boelter, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Hong Xyong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 18:54 | Virginia | Wayne Applin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Virginia | Jeffrey Pillsbury is called for the reach on Carl Gaston - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pillsbury, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Stanley (PG), William Petree (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Hong Xyong, George Buchberger, Jeffrey Pillsbury, Frederick Lieber, Allen Adamek | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Reynolds (SF) Carl Gaston | |
| 18:14 | Virginia | Fred Springer misses the turnaround from the right block | 29-28 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | William Petree grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | William Petree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Jeffrey Pillsbury (SF) Joe Stanley, Terry Boelter | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Sherry (SG), Robbie Leighton (C) Charles Adams, Wayne Applin | |
| 18:07 | UNLV | William Petree misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | William Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | Virginia | Fred Springer is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Pillsbury - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pillsbury, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (PG) Hong Xyong | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Keifer (SF) Fred Springer | |
| 17:35 | Virginia | Robbie Leighton loses the dribble to William Petree | 30-28 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Robbie Leighton takes the ball from Denny Johnson | 30-28 |
| 16:47 | Virginia | Robert Johnson is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Virginia | Robert Johnson tips it in | 30-30 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | George Buchberger's pass is intercepted by Jesse Reynolds | 30-30 |
| 16:28 | Virginia | William Sherry travels in the backcourt | 30-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Thomas Zimmerman (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Frederick Lieber (PF), Allen Adamek (C) George Buchberger, William Petree, Jeffrey Pillsbury, Denny Johnson, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Springer (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Carl Gaston (SF), Wayne Applin (C) Jesse Reynolds, William Sherry, Kevin Keifer, Robbie Leighton | |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Terry Boelter is hacked by Carl Gaston - foul #3 on Carl Gaston, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Reynolds (SF) Carl Gaston | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Hong Xyong loses the ball out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Terry Boelter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Lieber (fresh) 4 reb. C - Allen Adamek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Springer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Wayne Applin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Virginia | Fred Springer scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Applin | 30-32 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Hong Xyong knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:14 | Virginia | Robert Johnson is hacked by Frederick Lieber in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Lieber, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Richard Gilbert (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Thomas Zimmerman, Terry Boelter, Frederick Lieber, Allen Adamek | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Sherry (SG), Carl Gaston (SF), Robbie Leighton (PF) Charles Adams, Jesse Reynolds, Robert Johnson | |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Fred Springer can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hong Xyong - foul #2 on Hong Xyong, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), Frederick Lieber (PF) William Petree, Denny Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Fred Springer misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:01 | Virginia | Fred Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 14:44 | Virginia | Robbie Leighton pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Carl Gaston is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Hong Xyong - foul #3 on Hong Xyong, team foul #6 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Stanley (PG), William Petree (SG), Denny Johnson (PF), Allen Adamek (C) Hong Xyong, George Buchberger, Frederick Lieber, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Chad Moore (PG) Fred Springer | |
| 14:24 | Virginia | Carl Gaston makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | William Petree clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 14:01 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Wayne Applin | 33-36 |
| 13:59 | Virginia | Carl Gaston's pass is intercepted by Joe Stanley in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Joe Stanley banks in the layup | 35-36 |
| 13:37 | Virginia | Denny Johnson picks off the pass by Wayne Applin | 35-36 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Joe Stanley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Allen Adamek tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | Virginia | Richard Gilbert takes the ball from Chad Moore in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | William Petree clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 13:00 | Virginia | Carl Gaston snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | Robbie Leighton misses long on a floater in the lane | 37-36 |
| 12:38 | Virginia | Carl Gaston tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Allen Adamek snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Robbie Leighton steals the ball from William Petree | 37-36 |
| 11:58 | Virginia | Wayne Applin hits a jumper from the right block | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joe Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Petree (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gilbert (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Denny Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Adamek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) SG - William Sherry (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Gaston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robbie Leighton (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Applin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Joe Stanley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Allen Adamek tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 11:18 | Virginia | Robbie Leighton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Sherry | 39-40 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Allen Adamek misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Denny Johnson grabs the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Allen Adamek buries a shot near the basket set up by Denny Johnson | 41-40 |
| 10:27 | Virginia | Richard Gilbert steals the ball from William Sherry in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Chad Moore steals the ball from William Petree | 41-40 |
| 10:05 | Virginia | Richard Gilbert takes the ball from Carl Gaston | 41-40 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Joe Stanley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Gilbert | 43-40 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | Joe Stanley is called for the reach on William Sherry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Stanley, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), George Buchberger (SG), Frederick Lieber (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) Joe Stanley, William Petree, Denny Johnson, Allen Adamek | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Springer (PG), Charles Adams (SG), Jesse Reynolds (SF), Robert Johnson (PF) Chad Moore, Carl Gaston, Robbie Leighton, Wayne Applin | |
| 09:59 | Virginia | William Sherry makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:59 | Virginia | William Sherry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Hong Xyong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 09:34 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 43-42 |
| 09:15 | Virginia | Robert Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Almaguer | 43-42 |
| 09:13 | Virginia | William Sherry grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:55 | Virginia | Frederick Lieber blocks the short jumper by Robert Johnson | 43-42 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer clanks a shot from close range | 43-42 |
| 08:43 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 43-42 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Fred Springer is fouled in the backcourt by Hong Xyong - foul #4 on Hong Xyong, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman (SG), Terry Boelter (SF) Hong Xyong, Richard Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia | Wayne Applin (C) William Sherry | |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Fred Springer makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:40 | Virginia | Fred Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer clanks a shot near the basket | 43-44 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Lieber | 43-44 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | George Buchberger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 08:05 | Virginia | Jesse Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Thomas Zimmerman in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG) Thomas Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Virginia | Kevin Keifer (SF) Jesse Reynolds | |
| 07:55 | Virginia | Charles Adams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Buchberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Boelter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Lieber (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Almaguer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Fred Springer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Keifer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Wayne Applin (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:40 | Virginia | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:25 | Virginia | Wayne Applin hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 46-44 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Terry Boelter pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:04 | UNLV | George Buchberger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Almaguer | 48-44 |
| 06:35 | Virginia | Robert Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right block | 48-46 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 06:19 | Virginia | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Wayne Applin is fouled on the floor by George Buchberger - foul #2 on George Buchberger, team foul #9 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Richard Gilbert (SF), Denny Johnson (PF) George Buchberger, Terry Boelter, Frederick Lieber | |
| Subs | Virginia | Jesse Reynolds (PG), Carl Gaston (SF) Fred Springer, Kevin Keifer | |
| 05:58 | Virginia | Wayne Applin misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Jesse Reynolds is called for the reach on Denny Johnson - foul #1 on Jesse Reynolds, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG) William Petree | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer knocks in the shot from the left block | 50-46 |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Charles Adams hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Mark Almaguer - foul #1 on Mark Almaguer, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Allen Adamek (C) George Buchberger, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 05:08 | Virginia | Charles Adams misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Allen Adamek pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Allen Adamek can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Lieber (PF) Denny Johnson | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Springer (SG), Robbie Leighton (C) Charles Adams, Wayne Applin | |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Allen Adamek makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Allen Adamek misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:49 | Virginia | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Virginia | William Petree steps in front of the Carl Gaston pass in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Fred Springer | 51-48 |
| 04:28 | Virginia | Carl Gaston lays it in on a great pass from Fred Springer | 51-50 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Allen Adamek can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 04:20 | Virginia | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 03:59 | Virginia | Fred Springer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hong Xyong (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Petree (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Gilbert (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Lieber (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Allen Adamek (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Jesse Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Springer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Gaston (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (tiring) 16 pts. 15 reb. C - Robbie Leighton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Hong Xyong is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Mark Almaguer (C) William Petree, Richard Gilbert, Frederick Lieber, Allen Adamek | |
| Subs | Virginia | Chad Moore (PG), Kevin Keifer (SF) Jesse Reynolds, Carl Gaston | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Hong Xyong knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Almaguer | 54-50 |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Robert Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Chad Moore and the foul's on Denny Johnson - foul #3 on Denny Johnson, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Richard Gilbert (SF) Hong Xyong, Terry Boelter | |
| Subs | Virginia | Charles Adams (SG), Wayne Applin (C) Fred Springer, Robbie Leighton | |
| 03:15 | Virginia | Robert Johnson misses the free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Denny Johnson gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | George Buchberger clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 02:59 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Wayne Applin | 54-52 |
| 02:32 | Virginia | The short jumper by Robert Johnson is denied by Denny Johnson | 54-52 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Charles Adams picks off the pass by Mark Almaguer | 54-52 |
| 02:11 | Virginia | Kevin Keifer is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Keifer, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hong Xyong (PG), Terry Boelter (SF), Frederick Lieber (PF), Allen Adamek (C) William Petree, Richard Gilbert, Denny Johnson, Mark Almaguer | |
| Subs | Virginia | Fred Springer (PG), Carl Gaston (SF) Chad Moore, Kevin Keifer | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Richard Gilbert (SF), Mark Almaguer (C) George Buchberger, Terry Boelter, Allen Adamek | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:36 | Virginia | Hong Xyong steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 56-52 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Hong Xyong hits the finger roll | 58-52 |
| 01:07 | Virginia | Fred Springer connects on the floater near the basket | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Richard Gilbert makes the floater from the right wing set up by Hong Xyong | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Virginia | Carl Gaston double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Denny Johnson (PF) Frederick Lieber | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Charles Adams is called for the reach on Hong Xyong - foul #1 on Charles Adams, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Hong Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Hong Xyong misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:50 | Virginia | Wayne Applin gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Charles Adams is fouled in the backcourt by William Petree - foul #3 on William Petree, team foul #12 | 61-54 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Charles Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:47 | Virginia | Charles Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Fred Springer is called for the reach on Hong Xyong in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Springer, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Hong Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Hong Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:38 | Virginia | Charles Adams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | William Petree snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | William Petree is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Adams - foul #2 on Charles Adams, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | Virginia | Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | William Petree makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | William Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Virginia | Fred Springer makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Adams | 65-59 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Charles Adams is called for the reach on Denny Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Adams, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Boelter (SF) Richard Gilbert | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Denny Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Virginia | Fred Springer travels in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gilbert (SF) Terry Boelter | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer is hacked by Wayne Applin - foul #3 on Wayne Applin, team foul #13 | 66-59 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Mark Almaguer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia | Fred Springer misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-59 |
| 00:10 | Virginia | Wayne Applin snags the offensive board | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | Virginia | Denny Johnson steals the ball from Fred Springer | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Hong Xyong runs out the clock | 68-59 |