| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Anderson (fresh) SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) C - Kenneth Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Kyle Murphy inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the dunk | 25-28 |
| 19:37 | LSU | Michael Scott tips it in | 25-30 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | John Dziedzic works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Kenneth Carney gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:58 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 18:57 | LSU | Kenneth Carney hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Robert Grant gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:10 | LSU | James Anderson is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | James McNutt travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| 17:28 | LSU | James Anderson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-32 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 17:03 | LSU | Robert Grant drills a shot in the paint | 25-34 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Kyle Murphy takes the ball from John Dziedzic | 25-34 |
| 16:30 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Grant | 25-37 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | William Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski snags the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Kenneth Carney is called for the reach on John Dziedzic - foul #2 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG), Ricky Kerr (SF) James Anderson, Kyle Murphy | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | James McNutt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Robert Grant pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:32 | LSU | Ricky Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 15:31 | LSU | Robert Grant hits the follow up shot | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 15:10 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James McNutt | 28-39 |
| 14:56 | LSU | James McNutt takes the ball from Kenneth Carney | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:52 | UNLV | James McNutt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-39 |
| 14:51 | LSU | Ricky Kerr pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Kenneth Deines drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 14:23 | UNLV | James McNutt is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James McNutt, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF) James McNutt, William Washington, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Kyle Murphy (SF), John Caba (PF) Michael Scott, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant | |
| 13:58 | LSU | John Ulloa is called for the reach on Kenneth Deines - foul #1 on John Ulloa, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 13:47 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Ronald Geary gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it up and in | 30-42 |
| 13:10 | LSU | Kyle Murphy connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Caba | 30-45 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | John Ulloa's pass is intercepted by John Caba | 30-45 |
| 12:39 | LSU | James Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Caba | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 30-48 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Kyle Murphy grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 12:03 | LSU | Kyle Murphy connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-50 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | John Dziedzic works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Geary (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Malinoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Caba (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Kenneth Carney (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | LSU | Kenneth Deines is fouled on the floor by John Ulloa - foul #2 on John Ulloa, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Paul Duty (SG), William Washington (SF), Walter Adkins (C) John Ulloa, John Dziedzic, Ronald Geary, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (PG), Robert Grant (PF) Kenneth Deines, Kenneth Carney | |
| 11:24 | LSU | Michael Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-50 |
| 11:22 | LSU | Robert Grant hits the follow up shot | 32-52 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Dennis Gean is hacked by Kyle Murphy - foul #3 on Kyle Murphy, team foul #2 | 32-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew (PF) Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG), Frank Lopes (C) James Anderson, John Caba | |
| 10:52 | UNLV | James McNutt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG) Paul Duty | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 10:52 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 10:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Frank Lopes | 33-52 |
| 10:29 | LSU | James McNutt is called for the reach on Ricky Kerr - foul #2 on James McNutt, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| 10:16 | LSU | Ricky Kerr misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | James McNutt grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 10:09 | LSU | Robert Grant snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 09:52 | LSU | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-52 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | William Washington scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-52 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-52 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Ronald Geary grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 08:43 | LSU | Kenneth Deines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 08:41 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Kerr | 39-52 |
| 08:24 | LSU | Frank Lopes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Deines | 39-55 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | William Washington drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:06 | LSU | Michael Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses the easy layup | 42-55 |
| 07:45 | LSU | Robert Grant gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Geary (fairly fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Kenneth Deines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Lopes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | LSU | Kenneth Deines knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Scott | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | James McNutt knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Bartholomew | 44-58 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Robert Grant misses the lay-in | 44-58 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Geary | 44-58 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | James McNutt hits a jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Bartholomew and he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #4 | 46-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) Ronald Geary, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Kyle Murphy (SF), John Caba (PF), Kenneth Carney (C) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, Robert Grant, Frank Lopes | |
| 06:46 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to John Caba | 46-58 |
| 06:34 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 06:32 | LSU | John Caba tips it in | 46-60 |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Kenneth Carney steals the ball from John Dziedzic | 46-60 |
| 06:02 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Anderson | 46-63 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-63 |
| 05:57 | LSU | Kenneth Carney pulls down the rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:53 | LSU | James Anderson is hacked by William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Paul Duty (SF) James McNutt, William Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (PG), Robert Grant (PF) Michael Scott, John Caba | |
| 05:42 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Duty - foul #2 on Paul Duty, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Kyle Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:42 | LSU | Kyle Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Ulloa | 48-64 |
| 04:52 | LSU | Robert Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Washington (SF) Paul Duty | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Ricky Kerr | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Ulloa | 50-64 |
| 04:16 | LSU | Kyle Murphy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-67 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses long on a floater from the baseline | 50-67 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to William Washington | 50-67 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | John Ulloa is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Deines - foul #1 on Kenneth Deines, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Walter Adkins (C) John Ulloa, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Scott (PG) Kenneth Deines | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Washington (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Murphy (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | William Washington misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 03:28 | LSU | Kenneth Carney grabs the board | 50-67 |
| 03:14 | LSU | Robert Grant is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) John Dziedzic, Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | LSU | Ricky Kerr (SG) James Anderson | |
| 03:01 | UNLV | James McNutt clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Carney - foul #3 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | LSU | Kenneth Deines (PG) Kyle Murphy | |
| 03:01 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:01 | LSU | Kenneth Carney pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:39 | LSU | Michael Scott connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Deines | 51-70 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Walter Adkins is hacked by Kenneth Carney - foul #4 on Kenneth Carney, team foul #7 | 51-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Christopher Bartholomew | |
| Subs | LSU | John Caba (PF) Robert Grant | |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:12 | LSU | Michael Scott's pass is intercepted by William Washington | 53-70 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | William Washington dunks the ball | 55-70 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Kenneth Deines can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-70 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | William Washington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ricky Kerr - foul #1 on Ricky Kerr, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Dennis Gean (PF) Ronald Geary, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | LSU | James Anderson (SG), Kyle Murphy (SF), Robert Grant (PF) Kenneth Deines, Ricky Kerr, John Caba | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:14 | LSU | Michael Scott misses long on a shot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 01:13 | LSU | Kenneth Carney tips it but misses | 57-70 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | James McNutt is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McNutt, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| 00:51 | LSU | Michael Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 00:50 | LSU | Kenneth Carney gets the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | LSU | John Dziedzic is called for the reach on James Anderson - foul #1 on John Dziedzic, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| 00:22 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:22 | LSU | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | John Dziedzic knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James McNutt | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Michael Scott runs out the clock | 59-72 |