| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - Gordon Couey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fresh) C - David Natividad (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 (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ira Kunz | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Riverside | David Natividad is called for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled on the floor by Roger Sistrunk - foul #1 on Roger Sistrunk, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | The jump hook by Gordon Couey is blocked by Joel Duke | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Eric Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Hershel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (C) Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | David Natividad grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 16:41 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda tips it home | 2-2 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Hershel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Phillip McDonald (C) Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Heath Hackett (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Roger Sistrunk, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, David Natividad | |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett blows the layup but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:12 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Robert Baker connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gordon Couey | 4-4 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kelly Tippett (fresh) SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) PF - Heath Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ron Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | James Hill misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF), Phillip McDonald (PF) Randall Zmolek, James Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, Arthur Dickey, Ron Mullins | |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Sistrunk - foul #2 on Roger Sistrunk, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG) Roger Sistrunk | |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Gordon Couey hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 6-7 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Gordon Couey's pass is intercepted by Eric Boudreaux | 6-7 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses long on a shot from the right block | 6-7 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Gordon Couey gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Jon Ikeda steps in front of the Hershel Davis pass in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 13:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Baker takes the ball from Joel Duke | 6-7 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | Robert Baker banks in the layup | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Robert Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Heath Hackett denies the turnaround by Christopher Spratt | 8-10 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz tips it home | 10-10 |
| 12:33 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:07 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Duke | 10-13 |
| 11:44 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (tired) SF - Hershel Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Couey (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kelly Tippett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Boudreaux (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Hackett (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | UC Riverside | Christopher Spratt is called for the reach on Kelly Tippett - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Spratt, Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Ron Mullins (PF), David Natividad (C) Kelly Tippett, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Phillip McDonald - foul #1 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Natividad - foul #1 on David Natividad, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Robert Maguire steps in front of the Phillip McDonald pass in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 10:07 | UC Riverside | David Natividad hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | James Hill can't connect on a shot from the right block | 11-14 |
| 09:58 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-14 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | A charge is called on Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Robert Baker, Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, Phillip McDonald, James Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (SG), John Linkous (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF) Robert Maguire, Arthur Dickey, Ron Mullins | |
| 09:10 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager double dribbles | 11-14 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gordon Couey hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 08:41 | UC Riverside | John Linkous hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-14 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | David Natividad gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | David Natividad clanks a 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Hershel Davis gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), James Hill (C) Christopher Spratt, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (PG), Joel Duke (PF) Jon Ikeda, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 07:49 | UC Riverside | John Linkous makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Ira Kunz loses the dribble to John Linkous | 13-16 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hershel Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SF - Pedro Jimenez (fairly fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kelly Tippett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Linkous (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Natividad (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett is called for 5 seconds | 13-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Phillip McDonald (C) Pedro Jimenez, James Hill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Ron Mullins (C) John Linkous, David Natividad | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip McDonald | 15-16 |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins is hacked by Randall Zmolek - foul #2 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 06:55 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett is fouled on the floor by Hershel Davis - foul #1 on Hershel Davis, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Christopher Spratt, Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (C) Robert Maguire, Ron Mullins | |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:23 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kelly Tippett | 15-21 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Gordon Couey can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kelly Tippett - foul #1 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), James Hill (PF) Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), John Linkous (SF), David Natividad (C) Kelly Tippett, Arthur Dickey, Eric Boudreaux, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire is fouled on the floor by Pedro Jimenez - foul #1 on Pedro Jimenez, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James Hill gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | James Hill misses the runner in the paint | 17-21 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez tips it back up and in | 19-21 |
| 04:10 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Natividad | 19-24 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Hershel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins (PF) Joel Duke | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire's pass is intercepted by James Hill | 19-24 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Hershel Davis connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Baker | 21-24 |
| 03:24 | UC Riverside | David Natividad can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by James Hill - foul #2 on James Hill, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Gordon Couey (C) Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk (SG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Heath Hackett (PF) Robert Maguire, John Linkous, Ron Mullins | |
| 03:24 | UC Riverside | David Natividad makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:24 | UC Riverside | David Natividad misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gordon Couey | 21-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (tiring) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Roger Sistrunk (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Heath Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Natividad (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Heath Hackett - foul #1 on Heath Hackett, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett (PG), Emanuel Schwager (C) Jon Ikeda, David Natividad | |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Boudreaux | 23-27 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 02:43 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Roger Sistrunk | 23-27 |
| 02:26 | UC Riverside | Roger Sistrunk scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | James Hill misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 01:56 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Kelly Tippett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 01:50 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett tips it home | 23-32 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Robert Baker is fouled on the floor by Kelly Tippett - foul #2 on Kelly Tippett, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Pedro Jimenez (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, James Hill, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Kelly Tippett, Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett, Emanuel Schwager | |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #11 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (PG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Hershel Davis is hacked by Robert Maguire in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Maguire, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:52 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Ira Kunz gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Natividad (C) Ron Mullins | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-33 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the jumpshot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |