| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Donald McFadden (fresh) SG - John Schiavone (fresh) SF - Eddie Witham (fresh) PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) C - Floyd Trumble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) SG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) C - Mark Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald McFadden and he's fouled by Daniel Bixby - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | The jump hook by Charles Dipietro is blocked by Floyd Trumble | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Price - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 4-2 |
| 18:41 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Eddie Witham steps in front of the Daniel Bixby pass | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | Wyoming | John Schiavone lays it in on a great pass from Eddie Witham | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby and he's fouled by Eddie Witham - foul #1 on Eddie Witham, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (PG), William Rucker (SG), Jay Avery (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) Donald McFadden, John Schiavone, Eddie Witham, Travis McSpadden, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Mark Price | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:02 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia is hacked by Jeffrey Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (PF) Charles Dipietro | |
| 16:39 | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Arthur Russ blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier tips it in | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Mathew Silvia (fresh) SG - William Rucker (fresh) SF - Jay Avery (fresh) PF - Viktor Kalinowski (fresh) C - Terrance Daulton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SF - Larry Caldwell (fresh) PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is hacked by Terrance Daulton - foul #1 on Terrance Daulton, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Eddie Witham (SF) Mathew Silvia, Jay Avery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Mark Price (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Larry Caldwell, Arthur Russ | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Wayne Dozier | |
| 15:13 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Rucker | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #1 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden (PF), Brandon Best (C) Viktor Kalinowski, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden drills a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Travis McSpadden blocks the short jumper by Charles Dipietro | 11-9 |
| 14:31 | Wyoming | Brandon Best gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:29 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden loses the dribble to Richard Gill in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Danny Grainger lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Gill | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | Wyoming | William Rucker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (PG), John Schiavone (SG), Floyd Trumble (C) Donald McFadden, William Rucker, Brandon Best | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Charles Dipietro, Mark Price | |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mathew Silvia - foul #1 on Mathew Silvia, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (SF) Danny Grainger | |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:48 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Mathew Silvia | 13-13 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Jay Avery (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF) Mathew Silvia, Eddie Witham, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (C) Wayne Dozier | |
| 13:14 | Wyoming | Jay Avery is fouled on the floor by Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (SG) John Schiavone | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Gregory Ford (PF) Joshua Houghton, Arthur Russ | |
| 12:52 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Gregory Ford buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Donald McFadden - foul #1 on Donald McFadden, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG), Eddie Witham (SF), Brandon Best (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) Jeremy Arndt, Jay Avery, Viktor Kalinowski, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Larry Caldwell | |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:12 | Wyoming | Donald McFadden hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eddie Witham | 17-16 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Gregory Ford buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Gill | 17-18 |
| 11:57 | Wyoming | William Rucker loses the dribble to Danny Grainger in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Terrance Daulton is called for the reach on Daniel Bixby - foul #2 on Terrance Daulton, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (PG), John Schiavone (SG), Travis McSpadden (PF) Donald McFadden, William Rucker, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Gregory Ford, Mark Price | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Mathew Silvia (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Schiavone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Witham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis McSpadden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Best (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 11:34 | Wyoming | Brandon Best grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:16 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Joshua Houghton | 20-20 |
| 10:52 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 10:35 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 10:33 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham is hacked by Danny Grainger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG), Jay Avery (SF), Viktor Kalinowski (PF), Floyd Trumble (C) John Schiavone, Eddie Witham, Travis McSpadden, Brandon Best | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Larry Caldwell (SF), Mark Price (C) Daniel Bixby, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier | |
| 10:12 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Floyd Trumble blocks the short jumper by Charles Dipietro | 22-20 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is fouled on the floor by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #2 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), John Schiavone (SG), Eddie Witham (SF), Travis McSpadden (PF) Mathew Silvia, William Rucker, Jay Avery, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro, Mark Price | |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Travis McSpadden is called for the reach on Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:14 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Travis McSpadden | 22-20 |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble jams it and the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (SG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 08:57 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Donald McFadden - foul #2 on Donald McFadden, team foul #9 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG) Donald McFadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:39 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Floyd Trumble | 25-20 |
| 08:35 | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG) John Schiavone | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Price (C) Wayne Dozier | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Mark Price misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Richard Gill tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 07:53 | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (PF) Arthur Russ | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Price | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jeremy Arndt (fresh) SG - William Rucker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Witham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis McSpadden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Trumble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Ford (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mark Price (tiring) | |
| 07:16 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is hacked by Travis McSpadden - foul #2 on Travis McSpadden, team foul #10 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (PG), John Schiavone (SG), Jay Avery (SF), Brandon Best (PF) Jeremy Arndt, William Rucker, Eddie Witham, Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Larry Caldwell (SF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Danny Grainger, Mark Price | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:06 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| 07:06 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:06 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Mathew Silvia steals the ball from Gregory Ford | 27-26 |
| 06:35 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Graham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski (PF), Terrance Daulton (C) Brandon Best, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (PF) Gregory Ford | |
| 06:35 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:35 | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Jay Avery blocks the short jumper by Charles Dipietro | 28-26 |
| 06:17 | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 05:55 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jay Avery | 30-26 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the lay-in | 30-26 |
| 05:38 | Wyoming | Viktor Kalinowski grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 05:36 | Wyoming | John Schiavone is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Graham - foul #3 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Donald McFadden (PG), Eddie Witham (SF) Mathew Silvia, Jay Avery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Daniel Bixby (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Mark Price (C) Joshua Houghton, Jeffrey Graham, Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 05:36 | Wyoming | John Schiavone misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:36 | Wyoming | John Schiavone makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Russ connects on the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Viktor Kalinowski - foul #3 on Viktor Kalinowski, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Wyoming | William Rucker (SG), Brandon Best (PF) John Schiavone, Viktor Kalinowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 05:10 | Wyoming | Richard Gill takes the ball from Donald McFadden | 31-29 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Richard Gill scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Price and the foul's on Donald McFadden - foul #3 on Donald McFadden, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Arndt (PG), Travis McSpadden (PF), Floyd Trumble (C) Donald McFadden, Brandon Best, Terrance Daulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 04:53 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:51 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 04:36 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 04:16 | Wyoming | Floyd Trumble is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 04:04 | Wyoming | William Rucker grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 03:45 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 03:43 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 03:37 | Wyoming | William Rucker snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Jeremy Arndt (fresh) SG - William Rucker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Witham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis McSpadden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Trumble (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Bixby (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Price (tiring) | |
| 03:14 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham misses long on an open floater from the left block | 35-31 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-31 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Grainger | 35-31 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 02:31 | Wyoming | Eddie Witham grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Price - foul #2 on Mark Price, team foul #11 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Mathew Silvia (PG), John Schiavone (SG), Jay Avery (SF), Terrance Daulton (C) Jeremy Arndt, William Rucker, Eddie Witham, Floyd Trumble | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (PG), Larry Caldwell (SG), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Richard Gill, Daniel Bixby, Arthur Russ, Mark Price | |
| 02:09 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:09 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro throws it down | 36-33 |
| 01:37 | Wyoming | Travis McSpadden knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Brandon Best (PF) Travis McSpadden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:09 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 38-33 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton scores on a jump hook from close range | 38-35 |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | Joshua Houghton is called for the reach on Terrance Daulton - foul #2 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #12 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Gregory Ford (PF) Larry Caldwell, Charles Dipietro | |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:39 | Wyoming | Terrance Daulton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-35 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton drills a floater from just outside the lane | 38-37 |