| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Hershel Davis inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Robert Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 19:21 | Idaho | Arthur Alexander drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Hershel Davis clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Alexander - foul #3 on Arthur Alexander, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (SF) Arthur Alexander | |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 18:46 | Idaho | Clarence Collier clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 18:45 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:30 | Idaho | Clarence Collier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 18:29 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann gets the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:13 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 39-38 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-38 |
| 17:49 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:38 | Idaho | Roy Herron knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Christopher Spratt - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (C) Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Kim Schneider (C) Robert Ford, Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 17:38 | Idaho | Roy Herron makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Barter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Barter, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (C) Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Idaho | Keith Flemming (SF) Roy Herron | |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Hershel Davis buries a floater from close range set up by Robert Baker | 41-41 |
| 17:03 | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Hershel Davis | 41-41 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Hershel Davis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Spratt | 43-41 |
| 16:25 | Idaho | Keith Flemming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Hershel Davis, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG) Keith Flemming | |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kim Schneider - foul #1 on Kim Schneider, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) James Hill | |
| Subs | Idaho | Roy Herron (SG), Larry Tiedemann (C) Charles Taylor, Kim Schneider | |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:53 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann is called for a charge - foul #3 on Larry Tiedemann, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Arthur Alexander (SF), Louis Riggs (PF) Clarence Collier, Jeffrey Barter | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Ford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Arthur Alexander - foul #4 on Arthur Alexander, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Charles Taylor (SF) Arthur Alexander | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:18 | Idaho | Roy Herron makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Louis Riggs | 46-43 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Gordon Couey and the foul's on Charles Taylor - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF), James Hill (C) Randall Zmolek, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (PG), Jeffrey Barter (PF), Kim Schneider (C) Robert Ford, Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:41 | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:23 | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Barter, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Spratt, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Idaho | James Alderman (PG), Keith Flemming (SF) Roy Herron, Charles Taylor | |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Hershel Davis can't finish the layup | 48-43 |
| 14:00 | Idaho | Kim Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:41 | Idaho | Keith Flemming is fouled on the floor by Hershel Davis - foul #3 on Hershel Davis, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG) James Alderman | |
| 13:19 | Idaho | Kim Schneider knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Ford | 48-46 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Hershel Davis | 50-46 |
| 12:49 | Idaho | Kim Schneider makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Collier | 50-48 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | James Hill misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | James Hill buries a shot near the basket | 52-48 |
| 11:56 | Idaho | Kim Schneider is fouled on the floor by Phillip McDonald - foul #2 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Pedro Jimenez (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Hershel Davis, Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, James Hill, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Idaho | Roy Herron (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Louis Riggs (PF), Larry Tiedemann (C) Robert Ford, Keith Flemming, Jeffrey Barter, Kim Schneider | |
| 11:41 | Idaho | Clarence Collier's floater is knocked away by Gordon Couey | 52-48 |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Clarence Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Gordon Couey buries a runner from the right block | 54-48 |
| 11:08 | Idaho | Roy Herron is denied on a layup by Gordon Couey | 54-48 |
| 11:07 | Idaho | Charles Taylor snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:47 | Idaho | Louis Riggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Gordon Couey is hacked by Charles Taylor - foul #3 on Charles Taylor, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF) Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG) Clarence Collier | |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:24 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:01 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann scores on a shot from the left block set up by Robert Ford | 55-50 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Gordon Couey blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Tiedemann - foul #4 on Larry Tiedemann, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Idaho | Kim Schneider (PF), Raymond Waters (C) Louis Riggs, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:24 | Idaho | Robert Ford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Hershel Davis | 57-50 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Burt Chapman loses the dribble to Charles Taylor | 57-50 |
| 08:51 | Idaho | Burt Chapman steals it from Kim Schneider | 57-50 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Robert Ford steals the ball from Christopher Spratt | 57-50 |
| 08:23 | Idaho | Robert Ford dunks the ball | 57-52 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Ira Kunz travels with the ball | 57-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Spratt, Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Idaho | James Alderman (PG), Clarence Collier (SG), Keith Flemming (SF), Louis Riggs (PF), Jeffrey Barter (C) Robert Ford, Roy Herron, Charles Taylor, Kim Schneider, Raymond Waters | |
| 08:04 | Idaho | Louis Riggs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Hershel Davis snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | James Alderman is called for the reach on Robert Baker - foul #1 on James Alderman, team foul #10 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Arthur Alexander (SF), Larry Tiedemann (C) James Alderman, Jeffrey Barter | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:33 | Idaho | Keith Flemming misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hershel Davis - foul #4 on Hershel Davis, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG) Burt Chapman | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 07:33 | Idaho | Keith Flemming misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:33 | Idaho | Keith Flemming misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Hill | 59-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Clarence Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Flemming (fresh) SF - Arthur Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Louis Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Tiedemann (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Hershel Davis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Hershel Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Hershel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Alexander - foul #5 on Arthur Alexander, team foul #11 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG) Arthur Alexander | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:55 | Idaho | James Hill denies the turnaround by Robert Ford | 61-52 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | The jump hook by Robert Baker is blocked by Louis Riggs | 61-52 |
| 06:40 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Larry Tiedemann | 61-52 |
| 06:35 | Idaho | Clarence Collier misses the shot from the left side | 61-52 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Hershel Davis pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Hershel Davis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Baker | 63-52 |
| 05:54 | Idaho | Louis Riggs drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ford | 63-54 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Larry Tiedemann swats the short shot by Hershel Davis | 63-54 |
| 05:33 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Louis Riggs | 63-54 |
| 05:17 | Idaho | Louis Riggs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG), Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Robert Baker, Pedro Jimenez, Hershel Davis, James Hill, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Idaho | Roy Herron (SG), Charles Taylor (SF), Jeffrey Barter (C) Robert Ford, Keith Flemming, Larry Tiedemann | |
| 05:17 | Idaho | Louis Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:17 | Idaho | Louis Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 04:51 | Idaho | Louis Riggs pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:39 | Idaho | Christopher Spratt steals the ball from Louis Riggs | 63-55 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt throws it down | 65-55 |
| 04:26 | Idaho | Charles Taylor makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 65-58 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek travels with the ball | 65-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | James Alderman (PG), Kim Schneider (C) Clarence Collier, Louis Riggs | |
| 03:55 | Idaho | Roy Herron scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Taylor | 65-60 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Charles Taylor picks off the pass by Ira Kunz | 65-60 |
| 03:23 | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Roy Herron | 65-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - James Alderman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Herron (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Barter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kim Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is hacked by Jeffrey Barter - foul #3 on Jeffrey Barter, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Hershel Davis (SF) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Ford (PG), Keith Flemming (SF), Larry Tiedemann (C) James Alderman, Charles Taylor, Jeffrey Barter | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:00 | Idaho | A charge is called on Kim Schneider - foul #2 on Kim Schneider, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG) Burt Chapman | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Collier (SF) Keith Flemming | |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Robert Baker scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 68-62 |
| 02:42 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | Idaho | Jeffrey Barter (PF) Kim Schneider | |
| 02:24 | Idaho | Roy Herron misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 02:22 | Idaho | Clarence Collier tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Robert Baker clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-64 |
| 02:12 | Idaho | Larry Tiedemann pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:12 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Riggs (PF) Jeffrey Barter | |
| 01:51 | Idaho | Louis Riggs misses the lay-in | 68-64 |
| 01:50 | Idaho | Roy Herron tips it back up and in | 68-66 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Ira Kunz drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Spratt | 70-66 |
| 01:25 | Idaho | Roy Herron buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is whistled for a carry | 70-68 |
| 00:44 | Idaho | Robert Ford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Ford, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Hershel Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Hershel Davis hits the follow up shot | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Idaho | Clarence Collier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Robert Baker is hacked by Robert Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Ford, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Clarence Collier buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Herron | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ford - foul #4 on Robert Ford, team foul #16 | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | Roy Herron can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 75-71 |