| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Pat Starr (fresh) SG - John Ellis (fresh) SF - Stanford Ragusa (fresh) PF - Allen Lewis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Huff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (fresh) SG - John Jernigan (fresh) SF - Samuel Sheperd (fresh) PF - Robert Boyd (fresh) C - Robert Quinn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Robert Boyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | UNLV | John Jernigan connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Welsh | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Lafayette | John Ellis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Pat Starr | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Robert Welsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Lafayette | Pat Starr double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Robert Welsh is fouled in the backcourt by John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | John Jernigan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Stanford Ragusa | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Lafayette | John Ellis's pass is intercepted by John Jernigan in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | John Jernigan knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Quinn | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Lafayette | Stanford Ragusa hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Lafayette | Stanford Ragusa grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Lafayette | Pat Starr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Robert Boyd pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | John Jernigan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Welsh | 2-8 |
| 17:29 | Lafayette | John Ellis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Stanford Ragusa | 5-8 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Samuel Sheperd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb (PG), Thomas Mack (SG), Anthony Albin (SF), Glenn Fong (PF), Larry Cobbins (C) Pat Starr, John Ellis, Stanford Ragusa, Allen Lewis, Jeffrey Huff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Kevin Crossen (SG), Joseph Wright (SF), Domenic Marino (PF), Jason Bond (C) Robert Welsh, John Jernigan, Samuel Sheperd, Robert Boyd, Robert Quinn | |
| 16:46 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack blows the layup but the foul's on Jason Bond - foul #1 on Jason Bond, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 16:46 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:46 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Domenic Marino grabs the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Domenic Marino misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Anthony Albin - foul #1 on Anthony Albin, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Pat Starr (PG), John Ellis (SG), Stanford Ragusa (SF), Allen Lewis (PF), Gerald Campbell (C) Thomas Mack, Joseph Bobb, Anthony Albin, Glenn Fong, Larry Cobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Schmid (PG), John Jernigan (SG), Samuel Sheperd (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Mason Jones, Kevin Crossen, Joseph Wright, Jason Bond | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Domenic Marino misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Domenic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Pat Starr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanford Ragusa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Lewis (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Schmid (fresh) SG - John Jernigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Sheperd (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) C - Domenic Marino (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Lafayette | Gerald Campbell connects on the shot from close range set up by Allen Lewis | 9-9 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | John Jernigan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Lafayette | Gerald Campbell pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Lafayette | John Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Samuel Sheperd | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | John Jernigan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Samuel Sheperd grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | John Ellis is called for the reach on Robert Boyd - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb (SG), Thomas Mack (SF), Glenn Fong (PF), Jeffrey Huff (C) John Ellis, Stanford Ragusa, Allen Lewis, Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Jerry Falk (SG), Joseph Wright (SF), Robert Quinn (C) Franklin Schmid, John Jernigan, Samuel Sheperd, Domenic Marino | |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Robert Welsh is hacked by Glenn Fong - foul #1 on Glenn Fong, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Albin (SF) Pat Starr | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SF) Joseph Wright | |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Albin - foul #2 on Anthony Albin, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Pat Starr (PG), Larry Cobbins (PF) Anthony Albin, Glenn Fong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG) Robert Welsh | |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:47 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Jerry Falk pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Joseph Bobb is called for the reach on Mason Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bobb, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Wright (SF), Jason Bond (C) Kevin Crossen, Robert Quinn | |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Mason Jones is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Boyd | 9-14 |
| 13:21 | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb is hacked by Mason Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mason Jones, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanford Ragusa (SF), Glenn Fong (PF) Thomas Mack, Larry Cobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), John Jernigan (SG) Mason Jones, Jerry Falk | |
| 13:08 | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Robert Boyd pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Robert Welsh buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Boyd | 9-16 |
| 12:47 | Lafayette | Jason Bond steps in front of the Joseph Bobb pass in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Joseph Wright hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jernigan | 9-18 |
| 12:04 | Lafayette | Joseph Wright steals it from Jeffrey Huff | 9-18 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | John Jernigan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 11:42 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Pat Starr (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bobb (tiring) SF - Stanford Ragusa (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Fong (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Huff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jernigan (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Wright (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Boyd (tired) 2 reb. C - Jason Bond (tiring) | |
| 11:16 | Lafayette | Glenn Fong is hacked by Jason Bond - foul #2 on Jason Bond, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Mack (SF), Larry Cobbins (PF), Gerald Campbell (C) Stanford Ragusa, Glenn Fong, Jeffrey Huff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Jerry Falk (SG), Kevin Crossen (SF), Domenic Marino (PF), Robert Quinn (C) Robert Welsh, John Jernigan, Joseph Wright, Robert Boyd, Jason Bond | |
| 10:56 | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Falk - foul #1 on Jerry Falk, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Allen Lewis (PF) Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:56 | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:56 | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jerry Falk | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Mason Jones is hacked by Pat Starr - foul #1 on Pat Starr, team foul #7 | 10-18 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Mason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Mason Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:43 | Lafayette | Allen Lewis snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:41 | Lafayette | Mason Jones is called for the reach on Thomas Mack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mason Jones, team foul #5 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Schmid (PG) Mason Jones | |
| 10:34 | Lafayette | Franklin Schmid picks off the pass by Larry Cobbins | 10-19 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Franklin Schmid | 10-21 |
| 10:03 | Lafayette | Robert Quinn swats the shot by Joseph Bobb | 10-21 |
| 10:02 | Lafayette | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Starr | 10-21 |
| 09:52 | Lafayette | Pat Starr is denied on a layup by Domenic Marino | 10-21 |
| 09:50 | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins grabs the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 09:34 | Lafayette | Pat Starr lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Bobb | 12-21 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Robert Quinn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 09:05 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack pulls down the rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:59 | Lafayette | Pat Starr can't finish the uncontested layup | 12-21 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Quinn | 12-21 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Franklin Schmid misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 08:32 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 08:32 | Lafayette | Lafayette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-21 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanford Ragusa (SF), Glenn Fong (PF), Jeffrey Huff (C) Joseph Bobb, Allen Lewis, Larry Cobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), John Jernigan (SG), Samuel Sheperd (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Franklin Schmid, Jerry Falk, Kevin Crossen, Domenic Marino | |
| 08:05 | Lafayette | Pat Starr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Welsh - foul #1 on Robert Welsh, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| 08:05 | Lafayette | Pat Starr makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 08:05 | Lafayette | Pat Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Robert Welsh is hacked by Pat Starr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pat Starr, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb (SG) Pat Starr | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Robert Welsh misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 08:03 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:48 | Lafayette | Joseph Bobb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Quinn | 14-21 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Robert Quinn blows the dunk | 14-21 |
| 07:22 | Lafayette | Glenn Fong snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Thomas Mack (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Bobb (tired) 1 ast. SF - Stanford Ragusa (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Fong (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Huff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jernigan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Sheperd (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Boyd (tired) 2 reb. C - Robert Quinn (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff banks in the layup set up by Stanford Ragusa | 16-21 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Robert Welsh connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Jernigan | 16-23 |
| 06:19 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Sheperd - foul #1 on Samuel Sheperd, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Allen Lewis (PF), Gerald Campbell (C) Glenn Fong, Jeffrey Huff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Domenic Marino (C) Robert Quinn | |
| 06:19 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:19 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | Domenic Marino snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Domenic Marino is hacked by Thomas Mack - foul #1 on Thomas Mack, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Schmid (PG), Kevin Crossen (SG) Robert Welsh, John Jernigan | |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Domenic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Domenic Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:53 | Lafayette | Allen Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 05:42 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Thomas Mack, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Lafayette | John Ellis (SG) Thomas Mack | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Wright (SF) Samuel Sheperd | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Joseph Wright connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Schmid | 17-26 |
| 05:11 | Lafayette | Allen Lewis is hacked by Robert Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Boyd, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff (C) Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jernigan (SG) Kevin Crossen | |
| 05:11 | Lafayette | Allen Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Robert Boyd snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Allen Lewis takes the ball from Joseph Wright | 17-26 |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff is hacked by John Jernigan - foul #1 on John Jernigan, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins (PF) Allen Lewis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Jerry Falk (SG), Samuel Sheperd (SF), Robert Quinn (C) Franklin Schmid, John Jernigan, Joseph Wright, Robert Boyd | |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Samuel Sheperd clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Stanford Ragusa - foul #1 on Stanford Ragusa, team foul #11 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Anthony Albin (SG), Glenn Fong (SF) John Ellis, Stanford Ragusa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SG) Jerry Falk | |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Samuel Sheperd makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Samuel Sheperd makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:50 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Quinn - foul #1 on Robert Quinn, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Pat Starr (PG), John Ellis (SG) Joseph Bobb, Larry Cobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Jason Bond (PF) Robert Welsh, Robert Quinn | |
| 03:50 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:50 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Glenn Fong swats the short shot by Kevin Crossen | 20-28 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Jason Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Domenic Marino's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Huff | 20-28 |
| 02:58 | Lafayette | Pat Starr pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Pat Starr (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Albin (fairly fresh) PF - Glenn Fong (tiring) C - Jeffrey Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mason Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Crossen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Sheperd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Bond (fresh) C - Domenic Marino (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | John Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Sheperd - foul #2 on Samuel Sheperd, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Gerald Campbell (C) Jeffrey Huff | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jernigan (SG), Joseph Wright (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Kevin Crossen, Samuel Sheperd, Domenic Marino | |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:56 | Lafayette | John Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | John Jernigan pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Mason Jones is hacked by Pat Starr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pat Starr, team foul #12 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Thomas Mack (SF) Pat Starr | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Mason Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Mason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 02:51 | Lafayette | Mason Jones steals it from Anthony Albin in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | John Jernigan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Jason Bond grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | John Jernigan is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mason Jones | 21-33 |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Wright - foul #1 on Joseph Wright, team foul #12 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Larry Cobbins (PF) Glenn Fong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Falk (SG), Samuel Sheperd (SF), Robert Quinn (C) John Jernigan, Joseph Wright, Robert Boyd | |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:01 | Lafayette | Thomas Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Anthony Albin steals it from Samuel Sheperd in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 01:58 | Lafayette | John Ellis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Albin | 25-33 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Robert Quinn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Falk | 25-35 |
| 01:13 | Lafayette | Gerald Campbell buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Mack and he's fouled by Robert Quinn - foul #2 on Robert Quinn, team foul #13 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Allen Lewis (PF), Jeffrey Huff (C) Thomas Mack, Larry Cobbins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Schmid (PG), Joseph Wright (SF), Domenic Marino (PF) Mason Jones, Samuel Sheperd, Robert Quinn | |
| 01:13 | Lafayette | Gerald Campbell makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Joseph Wright clanks a shot in the paint | 28-35 |
| 00:56 | Lafayette | Allen Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:37 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Campbell | 30-35 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Domenic Marino is whistled for traveling | 30-35 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Stanford Ragusa (SF) Gerald Campbell | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jernigan (SG), Kevin Crossen (SF), Robert Boyd (PF) Jerry Falk, Joseph Wright, Jason Bond | |
| 00:31 | Lafayette | John Jernigan takes the ball from John Ellis in the backcourt | 30-35 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Franklin Schmid can't finish the layup | 30-35 |
| 00:29 | Lafayette | The rebound goes to Anthony Albin | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Lafayette | John Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Lafayette | Jeffrey Huff snags the offensive board | 30-35 |