| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) SG - Sang Chiu (fresh) SF - Willie Day (fresh) PF - Chris Mueller (fresh) C - Christopher Thurlow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | San Diego State | Dennis Gean swats the layup by Christopher Thurlow | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | John Dziedzic scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James McNutt | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Willie Day buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sang Chiu | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Dennis Gean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | James McNutt connects on the floater from the left side set up by William Washington | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | James McNutt misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Hyde - foul #1 on Gerald Hyde, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller comes up short on the runner from close range | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | San Diego State | Willie Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Thurlow | 5-8 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it in set up by John Dziedzic | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Dziedzic | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James McNutt | 9-8 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Johnny Malinoski - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Walter Adkins (C) James McNutt, John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF), Dikembe Abdalla (PF) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu, Willie Day, Chris Mueller | |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Melvin Oh is called for the reach on John Ulloa - foul #1 on Melvin Oh, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF) William Washington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Liang Tang (C) Christopher Thurlow | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 9-10 |
| 15:56 | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) SF - Paul Duty (fresh) PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) SG - Melvin Oh (fresh) SF - Richard Hardt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) C - Liang Tang (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | Christopher Bartholomew is called for the reach on Pablo Garcia - foul #1 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG) John Ulloa | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:18 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia is denied on a layup by Walter Adkins | 9-10 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 14:53 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Hardt | 9-13 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | James McNutt misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Liang Tang - foul #1 on Liang Tang, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), William Washington (SF), Dennis Gean (PF) Ronald Geary, Paul Duty, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Chris Mueller (PF), Christopher Thurlow (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Liang Tang | |
| 14:27 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia is fouled on the floor by James McNutt - foul #1 on James McNutt, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 14:00 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 11-13 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Washington | 11-13 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Richard Hardt steps in front of the Dennis Gean pass | 11-13 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Pablo Garcia | 11-16 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Thurlow - foul #1 on Christopher Thurlow, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG) James McNutt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF), Liang Tang (C) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt, Christopher Thurlow | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | John Dziedzic snags the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Chris Mueller - foul #1 on Chris Mueller, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Liang Tang gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 13:09 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow (C) Liang Tang | |
| 13:01 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 13-16 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | William Washington clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Willie Day pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:32 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | William Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Walter Adkins (C) John Ulloa, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF), Dikembe Abdalla (PF), Liang Tang (C) Gerald Hyde, Sang Chiu, Willie Day, Chris Mueller, Christopher Thurlow | |
| 12:07 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Liang Tang tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Dennis Gean | 15-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Oh (fresh) SF - Richard Hardt (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 3 pts. C - Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 15-18 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | John Dziedzic clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | James McNutt tips it home | 17-18 |
| 10:38 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Pablo Garcia is denied by Dennis Gean | 17-18 |
| 10:36 | San Diego State | Liang Tang hits the follow up shot | 17-20 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Dennis Gean comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:49 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt misses the easy layup | 17-20 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | John Dziedzic snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses short on a floater from the left wing | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | San Diego State | Dikembe Abdalla snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia's floater is knocked away by Walter Adkins | 17-20 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses the lay-in | 17-20 |
| 08:59 | San Diego State | Liang Tang snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Oh | 17-22 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | James McNutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SG), Paul Duty (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) James McNutt, John Dziedzic, William Washington, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF), Chris Mueller (PF), Christopher Thurlow (C) Pablo Garcia, Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt, Dikembe Abdalla, Liang Tang | |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Christopher Bartholomew - foul #2 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #4 | 17-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Gean (PF) Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Dennis Gean drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Geary | 19-25 |
| 07:42 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 07:41 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow misses the tip | 19-25 |
| 07:40 | San Diego State | Willie Day hits the follow up shot | 19-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Duty (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sang Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Day (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Mueller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Thurlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | John Ulloa misses the lay-in | 19-27 |
| 07:21 | San Diego State | Willie Day pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde makes the floater from the right block set up by Willie Day | 19-29 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Paul Duty drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Ulloa | 22-29 |
| 06:28 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller loses the dribble to Dennis Gean | 22-29 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Paul Duty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:08 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:50 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Dennis Gean is blocked by Christopher Thurlow | 22-29 |
| 05:36 | San Diego State | Sang Chiu grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:16 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 22-29 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Sang Chiu is called for the reach on Ronald Geary - foul #1 on Sang Chiu, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), William Washington (SF), Walter Adkins (PF) John Ulloa, Ronald Geary, Paul Duty, Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Hyde - foul #2 on Gerald Hyde, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG) Gerald Hyde | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:38 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller lays it up and in | 24-31 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | James McNutt blows the layup | 24-31 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Willie Day pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:21 | San Diego State | John Dziedzic steps in front of the Pablo Garcia pass | 24-31 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | James McNutt hits the finger roll set up by John Dziedzic | 26-31 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | John Dziedzic picks off the pass by Willie Day | 26-31 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski double dribbles | 26-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) John Dziedzic, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF) Pablo Garcia, Sang Chiu, Willie Day | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Gerald Hyde (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Melvin Oh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Mueller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Thurlow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Christopher Thurlow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:36 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | William Washington misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-31 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | James McNutt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG) Ronald Geary | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Sang Chiu (SG), Willie Day (SF) Melvin Oh, Richard Hardt | |
| 01:59 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller scores on a turnaround from the right block | 26-33 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | James McNutt misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-33 |
| 01:53 | San Diego State | Willie Day snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | James McNutt is called for the reach on Gerald Hyde in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McNutt, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller throws it down on a great pass from Willie Day and he's fouled by Christopher Bartholomew - foul #3 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #6 | 26-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Gean (PF) Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Pablo Garcia (PG) Gerald Hyde | |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Pablo Garcia steals the ball from John Dziedzic | 26-36 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Chris Mueller misses the lay-in | 26-36 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Walter Adkins | 26-36 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Dennis Gean connects on the runner from the baseline set up by James McNutt and he's hacked by Sang Chiu - foul #2 on Sang Chiu, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SF) James McNutt, William Washington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gerald Hyde (PG), Melvin Oh (SG), Richard Hardt (SF) Pablo Garcia, Sang Chiu, Willie Day | |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:43 | San Diego State | Richard Hardt drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gerald Hyde | 29-38 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Dennis Gean is denied on a dunk by Christopher Thurlow | 29-38 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | John Ulloa gets the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Ronald Geary clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Melvin Oh can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 29-38 |