| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Richard Cokley (fresh) SG - Billy Sadler (fresh) SF - Gregory Gamino (fresh) PF - Joshua Walker (fresh) C - Adam Spivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fresh) SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) PF - Michel Jones (fresh) C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Michel Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:29 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Gregory Gamino | 3-2 |
| 19:27 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler is fouled in the backcourt by Viktor Jezierski - foul #1 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey is whistled for traveling | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | Wyoming | Viktor Jezierski steps in front of the Joshua Walker pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski dunks the ball | 3-4 |
| 18:28 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 17:44 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino loses the dribble to Delmer Redmond | 5-6 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Phil Amaya hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Spivey - foul #1 on Adam Spivey, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | James Hill (PG), Brad Whittaker (SG), Dennis French (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF), Charles Carrington (C) Richard Cokley, Billy Sadler, Gregory Gamino, Joshua Walker, Adam Spivey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (SG), Paul Magruder (PF) Delmer Redmond, Michel Jones | |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Phil Amaya makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:04 | Wyoming | Dennis French makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Hill | 8-8 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brad Whittaker - foul #1 on Brad Whittaker, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (C) Viktor Jezierski, Phil Amaya, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:38 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Magruder - foul #1 on Paul Magruder, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 16:38 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 16:38 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is fouled on the floor by Brad Whittaker - foul #2 on Brad Whittaker, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | George Thompson (SG), Timothy Allen (PF), Adam Spivey (C) Brad Whittaker, Bryan Swartzmiller, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Michel Jones (PF) Franklin Monico, James Duplessis | |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Harold Bailey comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Adam Spivey - foul #2 on Adam Spivey, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), Gregory Gamino (SF), Joshua Walker (PF), Charles Carrington (C) James Hill, Dennis French, Timothy Allen, Adam Spivey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG) Vasily Nuzenski | |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:53 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Richard Cokley (fresh) SG - George Thompson (fresh) SF - Gregory Gamino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Walker (fresh) C - Charles Carrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Delmer Redmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Magruder (fairly fresh) PF - Michel Jones (fairly fresh) C - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:29 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harold Bailey | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (SG) George Thompson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Michel Jones, Harold Bailey | |
| 15:04 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:40 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 14:38 | Wyoming | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carrington | 10-10 |
| 14:16 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley is fouled on the floor by Viktor Jezierski - foul #2 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | James Hill (PG), Dennis French (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF) Richard Cokley, Gregory Gamino, Joshua Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (PG), Franklin Monico (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Michel Jones (PF) Viktor Jezierski, Delmer Redmond, James Duplessis, Paul Magruder | |
| 13:53 | Wyoming | Dennis French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wyoming | George Thompson (SG) Billy Sadler | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Charles Carrington picks off the pass by Michel Jones | 10-10 |
| 13:21 | Wyoming | Dennis French comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:19 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller hits the follow up shot | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Sumrall and he's hacked by Bryan Swartzmiller - foul #1 on Bryan Swartzmiller, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (SG), Gregory Gamino (SF), Joshua Walker (PF) George Thompson, Dennis French, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Magruder (C) Clyde Sumrall | |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:38 | Wyoming | Franklin Monico steals the ball from Gregory Gamino | 12-13 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Michel Jones comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 12:12 | Wyoming | Charles Carrington gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:47 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hill | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - James Hill (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Sadler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Gamino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Walker (fresh) C - Charles Carrington (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Vasily Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Michel Jones (tiring) C - Paul Magruder (tiring) | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Michel Jones is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michel Jones, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), George Thompson (SG), Dennis French (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF) James Hill, Billy Sadler, Gregory Gamino, Joshua Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, Phil Amaya, Michel Jones, Paul Magruder | |
| 10:59 | Wyoming | Dennis French hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Delmer Redmond | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Wyoming | The jumper by Dennis French is denied by Clyde Sumrall | 15-15 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Harold Bailey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Harold Bailey, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (SG), Gregory Gamino (SF), Joshua Walker (PF) George Thompson, Dennis French, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Delmer Redmond | |
| 10:13 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino is hacked by Andrei Tuholski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michel Jones (PF) Harold Bailey | |
| 09:48 | Wyoming | Vasily Nuzenski steals the ball from Billy Sadler | 15-15 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | James Duplessis gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Charles Carrington swats the short shot by James Duplessis | 15-15 |
| 09:17 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Joshua Walker | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | George Thompson (PG) Richard Cokley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis, Michel Jones | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Carrington - foul #1 on Charles Carrington, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | James Hill (PG) Billy Sadler | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Wyoming | Vasily Nuzenski is called for the reach on James Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller (PF) Joshua Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Vasily Nuzenski | |
| 09:04 | Wyoming | James Hill makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:04 | Wyoming | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Phil Amaya | 17-18 |
| 08:29 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by James Hill | 19-18 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall is whistled for a carry | 19-18 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), Dennis French (SF), Joshua Walker (PF) James Hill, Gregory Gamino, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski (PG), Harold Bailey (C) Delmer Redmond, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 07:43 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Richard Cokley (fresh) SG - George Thompson (fresh) SF - Dennis French (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Walker (fresh) C - Charles Carrington (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Vasily Nuzenski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) SF - Phil Amaya (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) C - Harold Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Franklin Monico lays it up and in set up by Vasily Nuzenski | 19-20 |
| 07:16 | Wyoming | Dennis French hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Cokley | 22-20 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Harold Bailey is hacked by Charles Carrington - foul #2 on Charles Carrington, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | James Hill (PG), Billy Sadler (SG), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF), Adam Spivey (C) Richard Cokley, George Thompson, Joshua Walker, Charles Carrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Michel Jones (PF) Franklin Monico, Paul Magruder | |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Harold Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:01 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Wyoming | Vasily Nuzenski is called for the reach on James Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG) Adam Spivey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), James Duplessis (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Vasily Nuzenski, Phil Amaya, Harold Bailey | |
| 06:59 | Wyoming | James Hill misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by James Duplessis is blocked by Dennis French | 22-21 |
| 06:47 | Wyoming | Bryan Swartzmiller grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:42 | Wyoming | Delmer Redmond takes the ball from Richard Cokley in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond banks in the layup | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis French | 25-23 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | James Duplessis drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Delmer Redmond | 25-25 |
| 05:58 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| Subs | Wyoming | George Thompson (PG), Gregory Gamino (SF), Joshua Walker (PF), Adam Spivey (C) Richard Cokley, Dennis French, Bryan Swartzmiller, James Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF), Paul Magruder (C) James Duplessis, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 05:08 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino is hacked by Phil Amaya - foul #1 on Phil Amaya, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG) Adam Spivey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Harold Bailey (C) Andrei Tuholski, Paul Magruder | |
| 05:08 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:08 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Michel Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Harold Bailey tips it home | 27-30 |
| 04:17 | Wyoming | Billy Sadler misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 04:07 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:05 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley is hacked by Franklin Monico in the backcourt - foul #1 on Franklin Monico, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wyoming | James Hill (PG), Dennis French (SF), Bryan Swartzmiller (PF) George Thompson, Joshua Walker, Gregory Gamino | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF), Paul Magruder (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Phil Amaya, Michel Jones, Harold Bailey | |
| 04:05 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:05 | Wyoming | Richard Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses long on a shot from the right side | 28-30 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Sumrall | 28-30 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Bryan Swartzmiller is called for the reach on Delmer Redmond - foul #2 on Bryan Swartzmiller, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brad Whittaker (SG), Adam Spivey (C) Billy Sadler, Richard Cokley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Viktor Jezierski (PG), Vasily Nuzenski (C) Franklin Monico, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brad Whittaker (fresh) SF - Dennis French (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bryan Swartzmiller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Spivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Viktor Jezierski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Delmer Redmond (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Duplessis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) C - Vasily Nuzenski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:19 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Hill | 30-32 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is hacked by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino (SF), Timothy Allen (PF) Dennis French, Bryan Swartzmiller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michel Jones (PF) James Duplessis | |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:59 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 02:33 | Wyoming | Gregory Gamino connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brad Whittaker | 33-33 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | Vasily Nuzenski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:56 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey is fouled on the floor by Vasily Nuzenski - foul #3 on Vasily Nuzenski, team foul #11 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Richard Cokley (PG), George Thompson (SG), Joshua Walker (PF) James Hill, Brad Whittaker, Timothy Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Harold Bailey (PF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Delmer Redmond, Paul Magruder, Michel Jones, Vasily Nuzenski | |
| 01:56 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:56 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Adam Spivey blocks the short jumper by Phil Amaya | 35-33 |
| 01:40 | Wyoming | Adam Spivey grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 01:38 | Wyoming | Viktor Jezierski is called for the reach on George Thompson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Viktor Jezierski, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Viktor Jezierski | |
| 01:38 | Wyoming | George Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:38 | Wyoming | George Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | George Thompson picks off the pass by Phil Amaya | 37-33 |
| 00:54 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Franklin Monico - foul #2 on Franklin Monico, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Billy Sadler (SG), Dennis French (SF) Richard Cokley, Gregory Gamino | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Michel Jones (PF) Franklin Monico, Phil Amaya, Harold Bailey | |
| 00:54 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 00:54 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Duplessis | 39-35 |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | George Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Michel Jones is fouled on the floor by Billy Sadler - foul #1 on Billy Sadler, team foul #10 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Michel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Michel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Joshua Walker drills a fadeaway from the left block | 41-37 |