| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin Weems (fresh) SF - James Frasier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Foster (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Reynosa (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Portland | James Frasier inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Portland | Eric Foster clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-24 |
| 19:44 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa tips it home | 39-26 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger dunks the ball | 41-26 |
| 19:06 | Portland | James Frasier is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Frasier, team foul #1 | 41-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Portland | David Jackson (SF) James Frasier | |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Paul Beadles makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-26 |
| 18:28 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 18:28 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:28 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 18:10 | Portland | Joseph Walter gets the rebound | 44-27 |
| 17:52 | Portland | David Jackson blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Beadles - foul #1 on Paul Beadles, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Wilfredo Marino (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Joseph Walter, Eric Foster, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 17:52 | Portland | David Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:52 | Portland | David Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Martin Weems - foul #3 on Martin Weems, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Portland | Derek Rothermel (SF) Martin Weems | |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 17:35 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jimmie Little | 45-28 |
| 17:13 | Portland | Jimmie Little misses the shot in the paint | 45-28 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Harvey | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:45 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cromer - foul #2 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG) David Jackson | |
| 16:23 | Portland | Jimmie Little misses the easy layup | 48-28 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Arthur Knight drills a shot from the right side set up by Paul Beadles | 50-28 |
| 16:14 | Portland | Joseph Walter is called for traveling | 50-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Laurence Constantine (SG), Eric Foster (PF), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Marc Main, Wilfredo Marino, Jimmie Little | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Arthur Knight comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-28 |
| 15:44 | Portland | Eric Foster grabs the board | 50-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Laurence Constantine (fresh) SF - Derek Rothermel (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Foster (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Reynosa (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Portland | Eric Foster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-28 |
| 15:27 | Portland | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Reynosa | 50-28 |
| 15:15 | Portland | Albert Harshbarger picks off the pass by Derek Rothermel | 50-28 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | John Harvey connects on the open fadeaway from the right side set up by Arthur Knight | 52-28 |
| 14:38 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-28 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 52-28 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Arthur Knight connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Albert Harshbarger | 55-28 |
| 13:57 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Martin Weems (SG), James Frasier (SF), Wilfredo Marino (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Joseph Walter, Laurence Constantine, Derek Rothermel, Eric Foster, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Beadles | 57-28 |
| 13:28 | Portland | Marc Main drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-31 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits a 3 from the left corner | 60-31 |
| 12:57 | Portland | Martin Weems can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-31 |
| 12:56 | Portland | Marc Main grabs the offensive rebound | 60-31 |
| 12:31 | Portland | James Frasier makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-34 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wilfredo Marino - foul #1 on Wilfredo Marino, team foul #3 | 60-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Ian Jonson (PG), David Jackson (PF), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Marc Main, Wilfredo Marino, Jimmie Little | |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-34 |
| 11:45 | Portland | David Jackson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-34 |
| 11:44 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa misses the tip | 62-34 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 62-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Ian Jonson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Weems (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Frasier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lawrence Reynosa (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | UNLV | John Harvey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-34 |
| 11:25 | Portland | James Frasier grabs the defensive rebound | 62-34 |
| 11:20 | Portland | Lawrence Reynosa travels with the ball | 62-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (PF) Timothy Cromer | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Laurence Constantine (SG), Eric Foster (PF) Ian Jonson, Martin Weems, James Frasier | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-34 |
| 11:05 | Portland | Eric Foster snags the defensive board | 62-34 |
| 11:01 | Portland | Joseph Walter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-34 |
| 11:00 | Portland | David Jackson snags the offensive board | 62-34 |
| 10:55 | Portland | Laurence Constantine makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Walter | 62-37 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Lawrence Reynosa is called for the reach on John Harvey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Reynosa, team foul #4 | 62-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Portland | Wilfredo Marino (C) Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 10:23 | UNLV | John Harvey is hacked by Joseph Walter - foul #2 on Joseph Walter, team foul #5 | 62-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Portland | Martin Weems (SG) Laurence Constantine | |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Harvey | 65-37 |
| 09:55 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Monteiro - foul #2 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #4 | 65-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), James Frasier (SF), Derek Rothermel (C) Joseph Walter, David Jackson, Eric Foster | |
| 09:55 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 09:55 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 65-38 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Harshbarger | 65-38 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | James Frasier steals it from Charles Stewart in the backcourt | 65-38 |
| 09:36 | Portland | Derek Rothermel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilfredo Marino and he's hacked by Joseph Monteiro - foul #3 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #5 | 65-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Portland | Jimmie Little (C) Wilfredo Marino | |
| 09:36 | Portland | Derek Rothermel makes the free throw | 65-41 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-41 |
| 09:05 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jimmie Little | 65-41 |
| 08:55 | Portland | Martin Weems travels with the ball | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Portland | Joseph Walter (PG), Lawrence Reynosa (C) Marc Main, Jimmie Little | |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Joseph Walter is called for the reach on Paul Beadles - foul #3 on Joseph Walter, team foul #6 | 65-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Charles Stewart (SF) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles | |
| Subs | Portland | Eric Foster (PF) Derek Rothermel | |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the jumper from the right side | 67-41 |
| 07:46 | Portland | Joseph Walter drills a 3 from the left corner | 67-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Albert Harshbarger (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Joseph Walter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Weems (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Frasier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Foster (fresh) 6 reb. C - Lawrence Reynosa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Arthur Knight's 3 pointer is rejected by Lawrence Reynosa | 67-44 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Charles Stewart tips it home | 69-44 |
| 07:07 | Portland | Eric Foster connects on the shot near the basket set up by Lawrence Reynosa | 69-46 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Charles Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walter - foul #4 on Joseph Walter, team foul #7 | 69-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), David Jackson (SG), Derek Rothermel (SF), Wilfredo Marino (PF), Jimmie Little (C) Joseph Walter, Martin Weems, James Frasier, Eric Foster, Lawrence Reynosa | |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 07:05 | Portland | The rebound goes to Jimmie Little | 69-46 |
| 06:46 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino is hacked by Timothy Cromer - foul #3 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #6 | 69-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) John Harvey, Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| 06:37 | Portland | Derek Rothermel can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 69-46 |
| 06:36 | Portland | Jimmie Little tips it but misses | 69-46 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Eric Smith scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Beadles | 71-46 |
| 05:48 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino lays it up and in | 71-48 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Jimmie Little is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #1 on Jimmie Little, team foul #8 | 71-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Todd Reynolds | |
| Subs | Portland | Ian Jonson (PG), Laurence Constantine (SG) Marc Main, Derek Rothermel | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:27 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino pulls down the rebound | 72-48 |
| 05:18 | Portland | Paul Beadles picks off the pass by Wilfredo Marino | 72-48 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 72-48 |
| 04:59 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino grabs the board | 72-48 |
| 04:45 | Portland | David Jackson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-48 |
| 04:43 | Portland | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 72-48 |
| 04:24 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-48 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | John Harvey gets the rebound | 72-48 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Harvey | 74-48 |
| 03:35 | Portland | David Jackson is hacked by Paul Beadles - foul #2 on Paul Beadles, team foul #7 | 74-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| Subs | Portland | Marc Main (PG), Derek Rothermel (SF) Ian Jonson, Laurence Constantine | |
| 03:35 | Portland | David Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (tired) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SF - Paul Beadles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Cromer (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Marc Main (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Derek Rothermel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Little (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Paul Beadles is fouled on the floor by David Jackson - foul #2 on David Jackson, team foul #9 | 74-48 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Paul Beadles misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 03:12 | Portland | Derek Rothermel grabs the board | 74-48 |
| 02:48 | Portland | David Jackson makes the jumper from the right side | 74-50 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-50 |
| 02:37 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marc Main | 74-53 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-53 |
| 01:58 | Portland | Timothy Cromer swats the short shot by David Jackson | 77-53 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer snags the defensive board | 77-53 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Arthur Knight lays it in on a great pass from Paul Beadles | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Portland | Wilfredo Marino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-53 |
| 01:30 | Portland | Jimmie Little grabs the offensive rebound | 79-53 |
| 01:25 | Portland | Derek Rothermel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-53 |
| 01:24 | Portland | David Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 79-53 |
| 01:11 | Portland | David Jackson buries a jump hook from the right block | 79-55 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Eric Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Reynolds | 81-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Portland | David Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-55 |
| 00:43 | Portland | Derek Rothermel snags the offensive board | 81-55 |
| 00:39 | Portland | Jimmie Little connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #8 | 81-57 |
| 00:39 | Portland | Jimmie Little makes the free throw | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Arthur Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-58 |
| 00:34 | Portland | David Jackson drills a floater in the lane | 81-60 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer comes up short on the shot in the paint | 81-60 |
| 00:06 | Portland | Jimmie Little pulls down the rebound | 81-60 |
| 00:00 | Portland | David Jackson makes the turnaround near the basket | 81-62 |