| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Howard Richardson inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:37 | UNLV | John Dziedzic buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | James Campisi is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Dziedzic and the foul's on James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar makes the free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:40 | Columbia | John Roberts is hacked by John Dziedzic - foul #3 on John Dziedzic, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG) John Dziedzic | |
| 18:19 | Columbia | James Campisi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terry Henderson - foul #1 on Terry Henderson, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | John Roberts is called for the reach on Eric Gaspar - foul #4 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (C) John Roberts | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Terry Henderson banks in the layup set up by Eric Gaspar out of the doubleteam | 24-32 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | James Coleman's pass is intercepted by Gerald Rea | 24-32 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Gerald Rea is hacked by Gordon Escalante - foul #1 on Gordon Escalante, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Gerald Rea misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | James Campisi connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Dennis | 26-32 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Terry Henderson is alone and drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Gerald Rea | 26-34 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 26-34 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Gaspar | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Poling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UNLV | James Coleman is called for the reach on Gerald Rea - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #4 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF) Gordon Escalante, James Campisi | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Robert Cormier (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) Gerald Rea, Howard Richardson, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Alex Putnam lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from John Dziedzic and he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #5 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG) James Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Alex Putnam makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Rick Thompson gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Rick Thompson hits a fadeaway from the right side | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Luther Ingram hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 26-39 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Luther Ingram steals the ball from Rick Thompson | 26-39 |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Tom Watson is hacked by John Dziedzic - foul #4 on John Dziedzic, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Terry Henderson (PF) John Dziedzic, Rick Thompson | |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses the runner in the lane | 26-39 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Alex Putnam works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Terry Henderson tips it home | 26-41 |
| 12:57 | Columbia | Tom Watson hits a fadeaway from the right block | 28-41 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Tom Watson steals the ball from Alex Putnam | 28-41 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Coleman | 31-41 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Robert Cormier misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-41 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 12:01 | Columbia | Derrick Poling scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Coleman | 33-41 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Gordon Escalante picks off the pass by Terry Henderson | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tom Watson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Derrick Poling (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Cormier (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Herndon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Derrick Poling lays it up and in on a great pass from James Coleman and the foul's on Robert Cormier - foul #1 on Robert Cormier, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), John Roberts (C) Tom Watson, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Gerald Rea, Robert Cormier, Terry Henderson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Howard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Alex Putnam splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Richardson | 35-43 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante buries a 3 from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Rick Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | James Campisi grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 10:12 | Columbia | James Campisi buries a floater from the left wing set up by James Coleman | 40-43 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar is hacked by James Coleman - foul #4 on James Coleman, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Henderson (PF) Rick Thompson | |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Alex Putnam double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG) James McNutt | |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Luther Ingram misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Howard Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | John Roberts blocks the short jumper by Terry Henderson | 40-43 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses the tip | 40-43 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Terry Henderson snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | The 3pt attempt by Gerald Rea is denied by Jerry Neal | 40-43 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | James Campisi gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | James Campisi clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Terry Henderson grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Terry Henderson blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) SG - Jerry Neal (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 07:24 | Columbia | Luther Ingram grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Luther Ingram clanks a floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Terry Henderson banks in the layup set up by Gerald Rea and he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #3 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal, James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Jesse Abbott (SG), Robert Cormier (SF), Nathan Herndon (C) Gerald Rea, Alex Putnam, Howard Richardson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Terry Henderson steals it from Gordon Escalante | 40-46 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Derrick Poling swats the dunk try by Terry Henderson | 40-46 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Derrick Poling | 40-46 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | John Roberts snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Derrick Poling knocks in the jump hook from close range | 42-46 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Gordon Escalante steals the ball from John Dziedzic | 42-46 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | James Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF) Tom Watson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alex Putnam (SG), Howard Richardson (SF), Rick Thompson (PF) Jesse Abbott, Robert Cormier, Terry Henderson | |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Nathan Herndon buries a jump hook near the basket | 42-48 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Nathan Herndon is called for the reach on Derrick Poling - foul #2 on Nathan Herndon, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Gaspar (C) Nathan Herndon | |
| 04:05 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kevin Dennis | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Rick Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dennis - foul #4 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG) John Dziedzic | |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Rick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Rick Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar snags the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | James Coleman picks off the pass by Gerald Rea | 45-49 |
| 03:29 | Columbia | James Campisi throws it down on a great pass from James Coleman | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - John Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rick Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Kevin Dennis is called for the reach on Alex Putnam - foul #5 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cormier (SF) Howard Richardson | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Alex Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Alex Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:09 | Columbia | John Roberts lays it in | 49-51 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Alex Putnam evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane | 49-53 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Rick Thompson denies the turnaround by John Roberts | 49-53 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | James Campisi tips it home | 51-53 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Terry Henderson (PF) Gerald Rea, Robert Cormier, Rick Thompson | |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-53 |
| 02:11 | Columbia | James Campisi grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | John Dziedzic steals it from Derrick Poling | 51-53 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | James Campisi picks off the pass by Terry Henderson | 51-53 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | John Roberts buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Putnam | 53-56 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | James Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Terry Henderson | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Terry Henderson is fouled in the backcourt by James Coleman - foul #5 on James Coleman, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG) James Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jesse Abbott (SG), William Washington (SF) Alex Putnam, Howard Richardson | |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Derrick Poling gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar grabs the board | 53-57 |