| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Patton (fresh) SF - Ronald Pace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Ronald Pace inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Ronald Pace lays it in on a nice dish by Raphael Rossi and he's hacked by Lawrence Allen - foul #3 on Lawrence Allen, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (SF) Lawrence Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Roger Widener comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Patton - foul #2 on Frank Patton, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Ronald Pace tips it home | 44-37 |
| 18:48 | Colorado State | Bernard White is whistled for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Ronald Pace clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-37 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 18:25 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Hiltz (SG), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Roger Widener, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), James Jones (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF) Mark Trout, Frank Patton, Ronald Pace | |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Charles Wilner hits the finger roll set up by James Jones | 44-39 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | James Jones is called for the reach on William Hiltz - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Hillier (PG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF) Bernard White, Albert Day | |
| Subs | UNLV | Raphael Rossi (PF) Charles Wilner | |
| 17:35 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto connects on the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Henry Potts - foul #1 on Henry Potts, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG) Donald Hillier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Frank Patton (SG), Floyd Roscoe (C) James Jones, Jumah Afshari, Henry Potts | |
| 17:35 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Frank Patton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 17:19 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-39 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Floyd Roscoe | 46-39 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | David Descoteaux hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Patton and the foul's on Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Morgan (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Patrick Dembowski, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Pace (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 16:50 | UNLV | David Descoteaux makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:34 | Colorado State | Ronald Pace steals the ball from William Hiltz | 46-42 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Charles Wilner blows the layup but the foul's on William Hiltz - foul #1 on William Hiltz, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG) William Hiltz | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Timothy Durrant (SG) David Descoteaux, Frank Patton | |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Charles Wilner makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Charles Wilner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:19 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:17 | Colorado State | Bernard White is hacked by Ronald Pace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Pace, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (SG) Roger Widener | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:06 | Colorado State | Albert Day knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Jarvis Cowan swats the short shot by Ronald Pace | 49-43 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Charles Wilner tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Day (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Dibenedetto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Durrant (fresh) SF - Ronald Pace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Potts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Albert Day connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard White | 52-45 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Bernard White picks off the pass by Charles Wilner | 52-45 |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | Albert Day misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | James Jones gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-45 |
| 15:27 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gerald Dibenedetto | 52-45 |
| 15:21 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 52-45 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Henry Potts | 52-45 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | James Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #3 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Hiltz (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Bernard White, Albert Day, Gerald Dibenedetto, Paul Morgan, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Frank Patton (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) James Jones, Timothy Durrant, Ronald Pace, Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Patrick Dembowski - foul #1 on Patrick Dembowski, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Allen | 54-47 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Trout | 54-49 |
| 13:43 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is open and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hiltz | 57-49 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Frank Patton jams it set up by Raphael Rossi | 57-51 |
| 13:36 | Colorado State | William Hiltz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), David Bailey (C) Roger Widener, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (SG) Frank Patton | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari is called for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG), Paul Morgan (PF) William Hiltz, Patrick Dembowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG) Jumah Afshari | |
| 13:15 | Colorado State | Floyd Roscoe steals it from Bernard White in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Mark Trout connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Patton | 57-54 |
| 12:43 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Floyd Roscoe | 57-57 |
| 12:06 | Colorado State | Roger Widener scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by David Bailey | 59-57 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi buries a runner in the paint | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Widener (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Patton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Descoteaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (tiring) 10 pts. C - Floyd Roscoe (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Colorado State | Mark Trout takes the ball from Bernard White in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Mark Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF), Theodore Livermore (C) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan, David Bailey | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Timothy Durrant (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Jumah Afshari (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Frank Patton, David Descoteaux, Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 11:23 | Colorado State | William Hiltz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-59 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the shot from the right block | 61-61 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Albert Day buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hiltz | 64-61 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Henry Potts is whistled for a carry | 64-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (C) Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG), Charles Wilner (PF) Timothy Durrant, Jumah Afshari | |
| 10:36 | Colorado State | Charles Wilner picks off the pass by William Hiltz in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Frank Patton drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Pace | 64-63 |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | Albert Day hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by William Hiltz | 66-63 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Ronald Pace hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 09:35 | Colorado State | James Jones picks off the pass by Gerald Dibenedetto | 66-66 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Ronald Pace is hacked by Gerald Dibenedetto - foul #4 on Gerald Dibenedetto, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Paul Morgan (PF), David Bailey (C) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Gerald Dibenedetto, Patrick Dembowski, Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) James Jones, Ronald Pace, Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Frank Patton clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Roger Widener - foul #1 on Roger Widener, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 08:46 | Colorado State | Bernard White can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 66-68 |
| 08:25 | UNLV | Roger Widener takes the ball from Floyd Roscoe | 66-68 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Roger Widener slams it home | 68-68 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi lays it in | 68-70 |
| 07:55 | Colorado State | Jumah Afshari is called for the reach on Bernard White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jumah Afshari, team foul #5 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Bailey (PF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Paul Morgan, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Durrant (SG), David Descoteaux (SF), Henry Potts (C) Frank Patton, Jumah Afshari, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 07:38 | Colorado State | Bernard White buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Allen | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Roger Widener (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Durrant (fresh) SF - David Descoteaux (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Potts (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | David Descoteaux misses badly on a jumper from close range | 70-70 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 70-70 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Mark Trout connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Descoteaux | 70-72 |
| 06:56 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-72 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Henry Potts hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Durrant | 70-74 |
| 06:14 | Colorado State | David Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Patrick Dembowski (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, David Bailey | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Frank Patton (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Mark Trout, Timothy Durrant, David Descoteaux, Raphael Rossi, Henry Potts | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | James Jones hits a jumper from the right side | 70-76 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Albert Day misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Wilner | 70-76 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Hiltz - foul #2 on William Hiltz, team foul #8 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore (C) Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Jumah Afshari (SF) James Jones, Ronald Pace | |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-76 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-76 |
| 04:58 | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore gets the rebound | 70-76 |
| 04:53 | Colorado State | Albert Day scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Morgan | 72-76 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe is hacked by Patrick Dembowski - foul #2 on Patrick Dembowski, team foul #9 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Hillier (PG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Patrick Dembowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (SG), Ronald Pace (SF) Frank Patton, Charles Wilner | |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe snags the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 04:29 | UNLV | Ronald Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari grabs the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the dunk attempt | 72-76 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari grabs the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-76 |
| 03:50 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 03:38 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen travels with the ball | 72-76 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), William Hiltz (SG), David Bailey (C) Donald Hillier, Lawrence Allen, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Jumah Afshari, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Hiltz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Dibenedetto (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Descoteaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wilner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Potts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Charles Wilner makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Jones | 72-78 |
| 03:03 | Colorado State | Gerald Dibenedetto misses the lay-in | 72-78 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Wilner | 72-78 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Ronald Pace blows the layup | 72-78 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | David Descoteaux tips it but misses | 72-78 |
| 02:39 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Gerald Dibenedetto | 72-78 |
| 02:39 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-78 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF) William Hiltz, Gerald Dibenedetto, Paul Morgan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Durrant (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) David Descoteaux, Ronald Pace, Charles Wilner | |
| 02:20 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Dembowski | 75-78 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan (C) David Bailey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Frank Patton (SG) James Jones, Timothy Durrant | |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Mark Trout can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 02:04 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Allen | 75-78 |
| 01:59 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is hacked by Jumah Afshari in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jumah Afshari, team foul #6 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Morgan (PF) Patrick Dembowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Pace (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Jumah Afshari, Henry Potts | |
| 01:50 | Colorado State | Roger Widener hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-78 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:27 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Morgan | 78-78 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Bernard White picks off the pass by Ronald Pace | 78-78 |
| 00:54 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe snags the defensive board | 78-78 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Mark Trout is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Mark Trout, team foul #7 | 78-78 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:29 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is hacked by Mark Trout in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Trout, team foul #8 | 78-78 |
| 00:29 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:29 | Colorado State | Roger Widener makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jarvis Cowan - foul #1 on Jarvis Cowan, team foul #10 | 80-78 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe makes the 1st free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan pulls down the rebound | 80-79 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Trout - foul #5 on Mark Trout, team foul #9 | 80-79 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG) Mark Trout | |
| 00:08 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:08 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi grabs the board | 81-79 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi drills a runner near the basket set up by David Descoteaux | 81-81 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Roger Widener misses the halfcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Roger Widener (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Bernard White is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Patton - foul #3 on Frank Patton, team foul #10 | 81-81 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Henry Potts misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jarvis Cowan - foul #2 on Jarvis Cowan, team foul #11 | 83-81 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Henry Potts makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Henry Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen grabs the board | 83-82 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Henry Potts swats the layup by Lawrence Allen | 83-82 |
| 04:28 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is called for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Widener, team foul #12 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jumah Afshari (SF) Ronald Pace | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Frank Patton knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 83-84 |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | Bernard White is fouled in the backcourt by David Descoteaux - foul #3 on David Descoteaux, team foul #11 | 83-84 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Theodore Livermore (C) Jarvis Cowan | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 03:58 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Charles Wilner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 85-84 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Henry Potts tips it but misses | 85-84 |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen pulls down the rebound | 85-84 |
| 03:33 | Colorado State | Lawrence Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-84 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Charles Wilner grabs the board | 85-84 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Roger Widener - foul #3 on Roger Widener, team foul #13 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG), William Hiltz (SG), Gerald Dibenedetto (SF), Patrick Dembowski (PF) Bernard White, Roger Widener, Lawrence Allen, Paul Morgan | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) David Descoteaux, Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 1st free throw | 85-85 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-86 |
| 02:59 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG), Roger Widener (SG), Lawrence Allen (SF), Jarvis Cowan (C) Albert Day, William Hiltz, Gerald Dibenedetto, Theodore Livermore | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Pace (SF) Jumah Afshari | |
| 02:38 | Colorado State | Patrick Dembowski hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Roger Widener | 87-86 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | James Jones's pass is intercepted by Bernard White | 87-86 |
| 02:29 | Colorado State | Bernard White lays it in | 89-86 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Dembowski - foul #3 on Patrick Dembowski, team foul #14 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (SG), Paul Morgan (PF) Roger Widener, Patrick Dembowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), Henry Potts (C) Frank Patton, Floyd Roscoe | |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan gets the rebound | 89-86 |
| 01:39 | Colorado State | Albert Day is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pace - foul #3 on Ronald Pace, team foul #12 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roger Widener (SG) Bernard White | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG), Floyd Roscoe (C) James Jones, Henry Potts | |
| 01:39 | Colorado State | Albert Day makes the 1st free throw | 90-86 |
| 01:39 | Colorado State | Albert Day misses the 2nd free throw | 90-86 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 90-86 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Ronald Pace is hacked by Lawrence Allen - foul #4 on Lawrence Allen, team foul #15 | 90-86 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Bernard White (PG) Albert Day | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses the 2nd free throw | 90-87 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Paul Morgan | 90-87 |
| 01:21 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-87 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Frank Patton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Floyd Roscoe | 90-89 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Bernard White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Roger Widener (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jarvis Cowan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Patton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Pace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | Roger Widener is open and scores on a floater from the left block | 92-89 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Frank Patton knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by David Descoteaux | 92-91 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Bernard White is fouled in the backcourt by David Descoteaux - foul #4 on David Descoteaux, team foul #13 | 92-91 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Bernard White makes the 1st free throw | 93-91 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Bernard White misses the 2nd free throw | 93-91 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan grabs the offensive board | 93-91 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | David Descoteaux is called for the reach on Paul Morgan - foul #5 on David Descoteaux, team foul #14 | 93-91 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG) David Descoteaux | |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 94-91 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 94-91 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Jarvis Cowan | 94-91 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Floyd Roscoe is called for the reach on Jarvis Cowan - foul #2 on Floyd Roscoe, team foul #15 | 94-91 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Day (PG) Bernard White | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 95-91 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Jarvis Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 96-91 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Ronald Pace comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 96-91 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Paul Morgan | 96-91 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Paul Morgan runs out the clock | 96-91 |