| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fresh) SG - Richard Pagan (fresh) SF - Williams McCann (fresh) PF - Bernard Alegria (fresh) C - Kenneth Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Timothy Beasley (fresh) SG - James White (fresh) SF - Joshua Walker (fresh) PF - Michael Tullos (fresh) C - Todd Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Wyoming | James White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James White, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski is fouled on the floor by Michael Tullos - foul #1 on Michael Tullos, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Williams McCann is fouled on the floor by Joshua Walker - foul #1 on Joshua Walker, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Williams McCann clanks a floater in the paint | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Tullos, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel (PF) Michael Tullos | |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Beasley - foul #1 on Timothy Beasley, team foul #5 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Richard Pagan misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Walker - foul #2 on Joshua Walker, team foul #6 | 2-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino (SF) Joshua Walker | |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Richard Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Richard Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:52 | Wyoming | James White is hacked by Williams McCann - foul #1 on Williams McCann, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | Wyoming | James White misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Pagan - foul #1 on Richard Pagan, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adam Spivey (C) Todd Hughes | |
| 17:27 | Wyoming | James White makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:27 | Wyoming | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Bernard Alegria | 4-1 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Williams McCann blows the dunk | 4-1 |
| 17:10 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:53 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Barnes | 4-1 |
| 16:52 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel tips it back up and in | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes misses short on a turnaround from close range | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Richard Pagan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on James White - foul #2 on James White, team foul #7 | 4-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (PG), Brad Whittaker (SG), Todd Hughes (C) Timothy Beasley, James White, Adam Spivey | |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Richard Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Richard Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:48 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Bernard Alegria grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Pagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Williams McCann (fairly fresh) PF - Bernard Alegria (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Billy Sadler (fresh) SG - Brad Whittaker (fresh) SF - Gregory Gamino (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Pimentel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Hughes (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Sadler - foul #1 on Billy Sadler, team foul #8 | 6-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis French (SF) Gregory Gamino | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:42 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel is hacked by Bernard Alegria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Alegria, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| 15:26 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Williams McCann | 8-3 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:16 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:57 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 8-3 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Richard Pagan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Viktor Jezierski | 11-3 |
| 14:30 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brad Whittaker | 11-6 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Richard Pagan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 14:09 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:50 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker is called for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Trego (PG), Phil Amaya (SF), Warren Simpson (C) Viktor Jezierski, Williams McCann, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley (PG), Gregory Gamino (SF), Adam Spivey (C) Billy Sadler, Dennis French, Todd Hughes | |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Richard Pagan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Phil Amaya gets the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Donald Trego comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 13:20 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Adam Spivey | 11-6 |
| 13:02 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:44 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Whittaker | 11-9 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Phil Amaya is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (SG), Williams McCann (SF), Kenneth Barnes (C) Richard Pagan, Phil Amaya, Bernard Alegria | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 12:10 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker hits a floater from close range set up by Timothy Beasley | 11-11 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG) Vasily Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis French (SG), Todd Hughes (C) Brad Whittaker, Adam Spivey | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Trego (fairly fresh) SF - Williams McCann (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Timothy Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis French (fresh) SF - Gregory Gamino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Pimentel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Wyoming | Warren Simpson picks off the pass by Gregory Gamino in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Donald Trego misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Williams McCann hits the follow up shot | 13-11 |
| 10:57 | Wyoming | Kenneth Barnes blocks the short jumper by Charles Pimentel | 13-11 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Williams McCann grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Williams McCann dunks the ball and he's hacked by Dennis French - foul #1 on Dennis French, team foul #9 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Pagan (SG), Bernard Alegria (PF) Donald Trego, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (PG) Timothy Beasley | |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Williams McCann makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Viktor Jezierski - foul #1 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Trego (PG), Phil Amaya (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Viktor Jezierski, Williams McCann, Warren Simpson | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker (SG), Adam Spivey (C) Dennis French, Todd Hughes | |
| 10:12 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Bernard Alegria grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Adam Spivey is called for the reach on Clyde Sumrall - foul #1 on Adam Spivey, team foul #10 | 16-11 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:30 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Whittaker and he's fouled by Donald Trego - foul #1 on Donald Trego, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| 09:30 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Richard Pagan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Pagan, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (SG) Richard Pagan | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 09:02 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Sadler | 18-17 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Donald Trego is hacked by Billy Sadler - foul #2 on Billy Sadler, team foul #11 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Kenneth Barnes (C) Bernard Alegria, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley (PG), Dennis French (SF), Todd Hughes (C) Billy Sadler, Gregory Gamino, Adam Spivey | |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Donald Trego makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Donald Trego misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:47 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Phil Amaya - foul #1 on Phil Amaya, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Williams McCann (SF) Donald Trego | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:27 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Brad Whittaker is called for the reach on Williams McCann - foul #1 on Brad Whittaker, team foul #12 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Warren Simpson (PF) Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino (SF) Brad Whittaker | |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Williams McCann makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Williams McCann misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:09 | Wyoming | Dennis French pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | Wyoming | Vasily Nuzenski takes the ball from Timothy Beasley in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Williams McCann misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Hughes - foul #1 on Todd Hughes, team foul #13 | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Williams McCann misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Williams McCann makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:45 | Wyoming | Viktor Jezierski takes the ball from Gregory Gamino in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski jams it | 23-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vasily Nuzenski (fresh) SF - Williams McCann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Timothy Beasley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis French (fresh) SF - Gregory Gamino (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Charles Pimentel (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Dennis French | 23-20 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Timothy Beasley steals it from Viktor Jezierski | 23-20 |
| 06:41 | Wyoming | Williams McCann is called for the reach on Gregory Gamino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Williams McCann, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF), Bernard Alegria (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Williams McCann, Warren Simpson, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker (SG), Adam Spivey (C) Dennis French, Todd Hughes | |
| 06:41 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:41 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Beasley - foul #2 on Timothy Beasley, team foul #14 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Pagan (SG), Donald Trego (SF) Vasily Nuzenski, Phil Amaya | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dennis French (PG) Timothy Beasley | |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:21 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 06:00 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 24-22 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Richard Pagan grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Richard Pagan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-22 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall tips it home | 26-22 |
| 05:17 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brad Whittaker | 26-24 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Pagan | 28-24 |
| 05:03 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel's pass is intercepted by Donald Trego in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Viktor Jezierski and he's fouled by Adam Spivey - foul #2 on Adam Spivey, team foul #15 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (PG), Williams McCann (SF) Viktor Jezierski, Donald Trego | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Todd Hughes (C) Adam Spivey | |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall misses the free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:46 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 04:17 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Williams McCann - foul #3 on Williams McCann, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF), Kenneth Barnes (C) Williams McCann, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 04:17 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:17 | Wyoming | Charles Pimentel misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barnes | 30-25 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Dennis French picks off the pass by Richard Pagan | 30-25 |
| 03:57 | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker lays it in on a great pass from Dennis French | 30-27 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | Kenneth Barnes misses badly on a runner from the right block | 30-27 |
| 03:42 | Wyoming | Todd Hughes pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Vasily Nuzenski (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Pagan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) PF - Bernard Alegria (tiring) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dennis French (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Brad Whittaker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Gamino (tired) 8 pts. PF - Charles Pimentel (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Wyoming | Bernard Alegria steals it from Brad Whittaker | 30-27 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Warren Simpson (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Bernard Alegria, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley (PG), James White (SG), Joshua Walker (SF), Michael Tullos (PF), Adam Spivey (C) Dennis French, Brad Whittaker, Gregory Gamino, Charles Pimentel, Todd Hughes | |
| 02:52 | Wyoming | The jumper by Timothy Beasley is denied by Warren Simpson | 30-27 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Warren Simpson gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-27 |
| 02:42 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 02:40 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley is fouled in the backcourt by Vasily Nuzenski - foul #1 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Trego (PG) Vasily Nuzenski | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 02:40 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:40 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Donald Trego clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 02:25 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:05 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Beasley | 30-31 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | The 3pt attempt by Richard Pagan is denied by Michael Tullos | 30-31 |
| 01:59 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley is hacked by Warren Simpson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Simpson, team foul #11 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (PG), Kenneth Barnes (C) Warren Simpson, Clyde Sumrall | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Todd Hughes (C) Adam Spivey | |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:54 | Wyoming | Timothy Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Donald Trego hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 01:09 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James White | 32-35 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Phil Amaya throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Bernard Alegria (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Vasily Nuzenski, Phil Amaya, Kenneth Barnes | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (PG) Timothy Beasley | |
| 00:27 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Donald Trego - foul #2 on Donald Trego, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Adam Spivey (C) Todd Hughes | |
| 00:27 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:27 | Wyoming | Michael Tullos makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Donald Trego comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Bernard Alegria tips it home | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-37 |