| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) SG - Claude Hopes (fresh) SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) PF - George Bannister (fresh) C - Gordon Couey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fresh) SG - Dorsey Page (fresh) SF - Ronald Marguez (fresh) PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Gordon Couey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | UNLV | Claude Hopes loses the dribble to Michael Hosea in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida | Gordon Couey is called for the reach on Dorsey Page - foul #1 on Gordon Couey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Florida | Gordon Couey is called for the reach on Dorsey Page - foul #2 on Gordon Couey, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Denis Gross (C) Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:09 | Florida | Brad Dearborn clanks a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Brad Dearborn snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Florida | Dorsey Page makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Dearborn | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Fred Goslin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brad Dearborn - foul #1 on Brad Dearborn, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Fred Goslin misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:39 | Florida | Michael Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:26 | Florida | David Johns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-3 |
| 18:24 | Florida | Ronald Marguez snags the offensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:05 | Florida | Michael Hosea lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Johns | 1-5 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Denis Gross is fouled on the floor by Ronald Marguez - foul #1 on Ronald Marguez, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Norman Bechtold (PF) Claude Hopes, George Bannister | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Fred Goslin comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by David Johns - foul #1 on David Johns, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Florida | Ronald Marguez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:02 | Florida | Michael Hosea snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:47 | Florida | Dorsey Page clanks a 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 16:45 | Florida | Michael Hosea can't tip it in | 3-5 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Dorsey Page - foul #1 on Dorsey Page, team foul #4 | 3-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Phillip McDonald (C) Fred Goslin, Andrew Davidson, Denis Gross | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold travels with the ball | 3-5 |
| 16:17 | Florida | Michael Hosea double dribbles | 3-5 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Christopher Seales connects on the turnaround from close range | 5-5 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Hopes (fresh) SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) PF - Norman Bechtold (fresh) C - Phillip McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dorsey Page (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Marguez (fresh) PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Florida | Ronald Marguez clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Hershel Davis - foul #1 on Hershel Davis, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG), Andrew Davidson (SF), George Bannister (PF) Christopher Seales, Hershel Davis, Norman Bechtold | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (SG), Jason Golden (C) Dorsey Page, Brad Dearborn | |
| 15:38 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Florida | Ronald Marguez misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald throws it down | 7-6 |
| 15:06 | Florida | David Johns is hacked by George Bannister - foul #1 on George Bannister, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG) Claude Hopes | |
| Subs | Florida | James Neal (SG), Steven Lesher (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF) David Johns, Ronald Marguez, Michael Hosea | |
| 14:53 | Florida | Christopher Shelby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | George Bannister snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Christopher Seales clanks a shot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson tips it home | 9-6 |
| 14:29 | Florida | Fred Goslin picks off the pass by Christopher Shelby in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Fred Goslin hits the finger roll | 11-6 |
| 14:16 | Florida | Steven Lesher misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-6 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Christopher Seales grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Fred Goslin knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Seales | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | Florida | James Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Norman Bechtold (PF), Denis Gross (C) Fred Goslin, Andrew Davidson, George Bannister, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG), Dorsey Page (SG), Ronald Marguez (SF), Michael Hosea (PF), Brad Dearborn (C) Christopher Shelby, James Neal, Steven Lesher, Ricardo Torres, Jason Golden | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Christopher Seales misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 13:19 | Florida | David Johns grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Hershel Davis is called for the reach on Michael Hosea - foul #2 on Hershel Davis, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (C) Hershel Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Christopher Seales | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Fred Goslin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-6 |
| 12:23 | Florida | Ronald Marguez drills a runner in the lane set up by David Johns | 13-8 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Denis Gross | 15-8 |
| 11:49 | Florida | Michael Hosea comes up short on the shot from close range | 15-8 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald gets the rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Claude Hopes (fresh) SF - Denis Gross (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Bechtold (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dorsey Page (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald is alone and drills a floater from the left block set up by Fred Goslin | 17-8 |
| 11:14 | Florida | Brad Dearborn blows the layup | 17-8 |
| 11:12 | Florida | Dorsey Page grabs the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:01 | Florida | Michael Hosea hits the finger roll | 17-10 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Denis Gross's pass is intercepted by Dorsey Page in the backcourt | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Florida | Denis Gross picks off the pass by Brad Dearborn | 17-10 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Hosea - foul #1 on Michael Hosea, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Andrew Davidson (SF) Claude Hopes, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (PG), James Neal (SG), Steven Lesher (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF), Jason Golden (C) David Johns, Dorsey Page, Ronald Marguez, Michael Hosea, Brad Dearborn | |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold misses the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:27 | Florida | The rebound goes to Steven Lesher | 18-10 |
| 10:06 | Florida | Christopher Shelby misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-10 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Denis Gross | 18-10 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold's pass is intercepted by Steven Lesher | 18-10 |
| 09:38 | Florida | Christopher Shelby connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Neal | 18-12 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | James Neal is called for the reach on Andrew Davidson - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #6 | 18-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), George Bannister (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Fred Goslin, Norman Bechtold, Denis Gross | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:13 | UNLV | George Bannister knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Claude Hopes and the foul's on James Neal - foul #2 on James Neal, team foul #7 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG) James Neal | |
| 09:13 | UNLV | George Bannister misses the free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Ricardo Torres | 20-12 |
| 08:47 | Florida | Christopher Shelby can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-12 |
| 08:45 | Florida | Ricardo Torres snags the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 08:28 | Florida | George Bannister denies the turnaround by David Johns | 20-12 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | George Bannister grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald blows the layup but he's hacked by Jason Golden - foul #1 on Jason Golden, team foul #8 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Claude Hopes | |
| Subs | Florida | Dorsey Page (SG), Ronald Marguez (SF), Michael Hosea (PF), Brad Dearborn (C) Christopher Shelby, Steven Lesher, Ricardo Torres, Jason Golden | |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:15 | Florida | Brad Dearborn grabs the defensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:06 | Florida | Ronald Marguez misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | George Bannister grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Christopher Seales misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 07:58 | Florida | Ronald Marguez snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 07:53 | Florida | Ronald Marguez misses the jump hook in the lane | 20-12 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Davidson | 20-12 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | George Bannister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Norman Bechtold (PF), Denis Gross (C) Christopher Seales, George Bannister, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (PG) David Johns | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Bechtold (fresh) 3 pts. C - Denis Gross (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Christopher Shelby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dorsey Page (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Marguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Florida | Michael Hosea clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Bechtold - foul #1 on Norman Bechtold, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| 07:23 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:23 | Florida | Michael Hosea misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Denis Gross pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Claude Hopes double dribbles | 20-13 |
| 06:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez is fouled on the floor by Andrew Davidson - foul #1 on Andrew Davidson, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| 06:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Christopher Shelby is called for the reach on Fred Goslin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Shelby, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Florida | Steven Lesher (SG) Dorsey Page | |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Ronald Marguez is hacked by Claude Hopes - foul #1 on Claude Hopes, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Andrew Davidson, Denis Gross | |
| Subs | Florida | James Neal (PG), Ricardo Torres (C) Christopher Shelby, Brad Dearborn | |
| 06:27 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Michael Hosea steps in front of the Norman Bechtold pass | 22-17 |
| 05:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Claude Hopes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Steven Lesher - foul #1 on Steven Lesher, team foul #10 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (PG), George Bannister (PF) Fred Goslin, Norman Bechtold | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG), Dorsey Page (SG), Christopher Shelby (SF), Brad Dearborn (C) James Neal, Steven Lesher, Ronald Marguez, Michael Hosea | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Claude Hopes makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Claude Hopes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:15 | Florida | George Bannister takes the ball from Dorsey Page | 24-19 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Seales is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Shelby - foul #2 on Christopher Shelby, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Claude Hopes | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Seales makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Seales makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:55 | Florida | Christopher Shelby makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Dearborn | 26-22 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Gordon Couey is whistled for traveling | 26-22 |
| 04:26 | Florida | David Johns loses the dribble to Hershel Davis | 26-22 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brad Dearborn - foul #2 on Brad Dearborn, team foul #12 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Norman Bechtold (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Fred Goslin, George Bannister, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Florida | Steven Lesher (SF), Michael Hosea (PF), Jason Golden (C) Christopher Shelby, Ricardo Torres, Brad Dearborn | |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea is fouled on the floor by Norman Bechtold - foul #2 on Norman Bechtold, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Davidson (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | James Neal (SG) Dorsey Page | |
| 03:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson is hacked by Steven Lesher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Lesher, team foul #13 | 28-24 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:17 | Florida | Michael Hosea is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block | 29-24 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Claude Hopes | 29-24 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Christopher Seales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Bechtold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Phillip McDonald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Neal (fresh) SF - Steven Lesher (fresh) PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Golden (fresh) | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Christopher Seales buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 02:28 | Florida | David Johns is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Johns, team foul #14 | 32-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG), George Bannister (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Christopher Seales, Norman Bechtold, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (PG), Dorsey Page (SG), Ronald Marguez (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF), Brad Dearborn (C) David Johns, James Neal, Steven Lesher, Michael Hosea, Jason Golden | |
| 02:05 | UNLV | George Bannister hits a jumper near the basket | 34-24 |
| 01:45 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the contested jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ricardo Torres | 34-26 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Fred Goslin is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Shelby - foul #3 on Christopher Shelby, team foul #15 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Hershel Davis (SF) Claude Hopes, Andrew Davidson | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG) Christopher Shelby | |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Fred Goslin misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Fred Goslin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:27 | Florida | Dorsey Page can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Gordon Couey gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | George Bannister drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Fred Goslin | 37-26 |
| 00:52 | Florida | Ronald Marguez misses the easy layup | 37-26 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Gordon Couey snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Christopher Seales loses the dribble to Ronald Marguez in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 00:45 | Florida | David Johns misses the lay-in | 37-26 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Christopher Seales pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dorsey Page is called for the reach on Hershel Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dorsey Page, team foul #16 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Denis Gross (SG), Norman Bechtold (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Seales, George Bannister, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Florida | James Neal (PG), Steven Lesher (SF), Michael Hosea (PF), Jason Golden (C) David Johns, Ronald Marguez, Ricardo Torres, Brad Dearborn | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:36 | Florida | Michael Hosea grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 00:14 | Florida | Jason Golden banks in the layup | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The clock runs out | 38-28 |