| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Carl Wilham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David McNairy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Cox (fresh) PF - Charles Kovach (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joe Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Aubin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Joe Stanley pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Joe Stanley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 19:12 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to David McNairy | 21-26 |
| 19:02 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Joe Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Denny Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 18:43 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 18:22 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham connects on the open floater from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | David McNairy is called for the reach on Denny Johnson - foul #1 on David McNairy, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Michael Ahner connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 17:00 | Gonzaga | Richard Aubin steps in front of the Joseph Cox pass | 23-29 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Joe Stanley lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Aubin | 23-31 |
| 16:40 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach clanks a jumper near the basket | 23-31 |
| 16:38 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart can't tip it in | 23-31 |
| 16:36 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach tips it home | 25-31 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Carl Wilham takes the ball from Joe Stanley in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 16:33 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham dunks the ball | 27-31 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Charles Stewart comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Cox - foul #2 on Joseph Cox, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Johnson (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Hubert Atwell (C) David McNairy, Joseph Cox, Joshua Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Beam (SF) Michael Ahner | |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Stewart - foul #3 on Charles Stewart, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Cromer (PF) Charles Stewart | |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:46 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Carl Wilham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SF - Joseph Scott (fresh) PF - Charles Kovach (fresh) 10 pts. C - Hubert Atwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joe Stanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Aubin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Beam (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denny Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Denny Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Scott - foul #2 on Joseph Scott, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Denny Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:06 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach's pass is intercepted by Denny Johnson | 29-34 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Joe Stanley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 14:38 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Charles Kovach | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | Gonzaga | Joe Stanley steals it from Carl Wilham | 29-34 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Richard Aubin slams it home set up by Joe Stanley | 29-36 |
| 13:48 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 31-36 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | David Beam is fouled on the floor by Joseph Scott - foul #3 on Joseph Scott, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David McNairy (SG), Joseph Cox (SF), Joshua Stewart (C) Thomas Johnson, Joseph Scott, Hubert Atwell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Ahner (SF), Charles Stewart (PF) David Beam, Timothy Cromer | |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Richard Aubin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-36 |
| 13:05 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:36 | Gonzaga | David McNairy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 12:35 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart tips it home | 33-36 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Joe Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Ahner - foul #1 on Michael Ahner, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF) Richard Aubin, Charles Stewart | |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:40 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Carl Wilham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David McNairy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Cox (fresh) PF - Charles Kovach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joe Stanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denny Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Joe Stanley misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 11:13 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 10:49 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by David McNairy | 37-36 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Michael Ahner buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Joe Stanley | 37-38 |
| 10:22 | Gonzaga | Joe Stanley steps in front of the Carl Wilham pass in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Steven Chapman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Joe Stanley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 09:40 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 09:22 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Joe Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lawrence Black (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Hubert Atwell (C) Carl Wilham, David McNairy, Joseph Cox, Joshua Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury (PG), Richard Aubin (SG), David Beam (SF), Charles Stewart (PF), Thomas Cook (C) Joe Stanley, Steven Chapman, Michael Ahner, Timothy Cromer, Denny Johnson | |
| 08:40 | Gonzaga | Joseph Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Thomas Cook snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Richard Aubin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Pillsbury and the foul's on Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Canas (PF) Charles Kovach | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Richard Aubin makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | Jeffrey Pillsbury steps in front of the Lawrence Black pass in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury banks in the layup | 37-44 |
| 07:52 | Gonzaga | Hubert Atwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham (PG) Lawrence Black | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury gets the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Carl Wilham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Scott (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Arthur Canas (fresh) C - Hubert Atwell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Pillsbury (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Aubin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Beam (fresh) PF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | David Beam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Charles Stewart tips it home | 37-46 |
| 06:52 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 06:51 | Gonzaga | Hubert Atwell grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:23 | Gonzaga | Joseph Scott scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Wilham | 40-46 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Richard Aubin connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Stewart | 40-48 |
| 06:00 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-48 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David McNairy (SG), Joseph Cox (SF), Charles Kovach (PF), Joshua Stewart (C) Thomas Johnson, Joseph Scott, Arthur Canas, Hubert Atwell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Stanley (PG), Michael Ahner (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Denny Johnson (C) Jeffrey Pillsbury, David Beam, Charles Stewart, Thomas Cook | |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | David McNairy clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Aubin - foul #2 on Richard Aubin, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | David McNairy misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:38 | Gonzaga | David McNairy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Denny Johnson is hacked by Joshua Stewart - foul #1 on Joshua Stewart, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Joe Stanley misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Cromer | 41-48 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Denny Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Cox - foul #3 on Joseph Cox, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Denny Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:31 | Gonzaga | David McNairy buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Wilham | 43-49 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | Joe Stanley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Ahner | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:52 | Gonzaga | Joshua Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Stewart (PF) Timothy Cromer | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Richard Aubin clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 03:33 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Carl Wilham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David McNairy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Cox (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Kovach (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joe Stanley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Richard Aubin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Denny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach lays it up and in on a great pass from Carl Wilham | 45-52 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Joe Stanley is fouled on the floor by Joshua Stewart - foul #2 on Joshua Stewart, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Johnson (SG), Joseph Scott (SF), Hubert Atwell (C) David McNairy, Joseph Cox, Joshua Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Beam (SF) Michael Ahner | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:45 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | David McNairy (SG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:36 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David McNairy | 47-54 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Denny Johnson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 47-54 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | David McNairy gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 02:06 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox (SF), Joshua Stewart (C) Joseph Scott, Hubert Atwell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Ahner (SF) David Beam | |
| 01:58 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Denny Johnson clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Kovach - foul #1 on Charles Kovach, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:26 | Gonzaga | David McNairy hits a shot from close range | 51-56 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Charles Kovach steps in front of the Charles Stewart pass | 51-56 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Stewart - foul #4 on Charles Stewart, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:51 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Richard Aubin clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Wilham - foul #1 on Carl Wilham, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Richard Aubin makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Richard Aubin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox's floater is knocked away by Richard Aubin | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Denny Johnson | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Denny Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David McNairy - foul #2 on David McNairy, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Denny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Charles Kovach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | David McNairy is called for the reach on Joe Stanley in the backcourt - foul #3 on David McNairy, team foul #12 | 53-60 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Gonzaga | Joseph Cox knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Stewart | 56-62 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Carl Wilham is called for the reach on Joe Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Wilham, team foul #13 | 56-62 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Joe Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | Carl Wilham hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-64 |