| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jeffrey Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Carl Smith connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Fred Raminez | 30-27 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-27 |
| 19:14 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:54 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 30-27 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Fred Raminez - foul #2 on Fred Raminez, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:24 | Minnesota | Carl Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-27 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by Fred Raminez - foul #3 on Fred Raminez, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Marvin Kardos (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Darrell Womack, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 34-27 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos is hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Fred Raminez comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-27 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera's pass is intercepted by Donald Haley | 34-27 |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | Larry Caldwell is called for the reach on Anthony Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Fred Raminez | 34-29 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Edwards - foul #1 on Anthony Edwards, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG) Larry Caldwell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Anthony Edwards, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 16:35 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Daniel Bixby steps in front of the Jeffrey Bennett pass in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 16:16 | Minnesota | Carl Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:06 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses the easy layup | 37-29 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera double dribbles | 37-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Darrell Womack (SF) Jeffrey Bennett, Marvin Kardos | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrell Womack (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Woods (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-29 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Carl Smith tips it home | 37-31 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards is hacked by Donald Kocher - foul #2 on Donald Kocher, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Daniel Bixby | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Mark Hulbert (SG), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Anthony Edwards, Fred Raminez, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 14:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | James Jackson misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 14:22 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 37-31 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-31 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Fred Raminez (SG), Marvin Kardos (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Mark Hulbert, Darrell Womack, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG) Larry Caldwell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:43 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Marvin Kardos steals the ball from Robert Rumble in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos dunks the ball | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Carl Smith scores on a jumper near the basket | 40-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Labarbera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Anthony Edwards steals it from Arthur Russ | 40-37 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 11:05 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Fred Raminez takes the ball from Robert Rumble | 40-37 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards connects on the turnaround from the left block | 40-39 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 40-39 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Marvin Kardos grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 09:52 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Anthony Edwards is denied by Arthur Russ | 40-39 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Robert Rumble pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Raminez - foul #4 on Fred Raminez, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Mark Hulbert (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Anthony Edwards, Fred Raminez, Marvin Kardos, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Donald Haley is called for the reach on Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Donald Haley, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Donald Haley steals it from Joshua Houghton | 40-39 |
| 08:48 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton dunks the ball | 42-39 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Womack - foul #4 on Darrell Womack, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ryan Walters (PG), Marvin Kardos (SF) Jeffrey Bennett, Darrell Womack | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Carl Smith misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 44-42 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Ryan Walters (fresh) SG - Mark Hulbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Donald Kocher tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 06:50 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 49-42 |
| 06:04 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is hacked by Marvin Kardos - foul #2 on Marvin Kardos, team foul #8 | 49-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Jeffrey Graham, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Fred Raminez (SG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Jackson (PF), Donald Haley (C) Ryan Walters, Mark Hulbert, Marvin Kardos, Mitchell Woods, Carl Smith | |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the easy open layup | 51-45 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the follow up shot | 53-45 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Donald Haley snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota | Darrell Womack can't connect on a shot from the right block | 53-45 |
| 04:36 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Haley | 53-45 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Robert Rumble steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 53-45 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the dunk attempt | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | Minnesota | Donald Haley grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Donald Haley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Womack | 53-47 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Fred Raminez | 53-47 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | Donald Haley is hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #3 on Arthur Russ, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF) Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards (PG), Marvin Kardos (SF), Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) Jeffrey Bennett, Darrell Womack, James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Carl Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Russ - foul #4 on Arthur Russ, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Donald Kocher (PF) Daniel Bixby, Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:34 | Minnesota | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Anthony Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Raminez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Kardos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Woods (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG), Wayne Dozier (C) Robert Rumble, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG) Wesley Coon | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | Anthony Edwards makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Carl Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:23 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Robert Labarbera (PF) Larry Caldwell, Donald Kocher | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett (PG), Darrell Womack (SF), James Jackson (PF) Anthony Edwards, Marvin Kardos, Mitchell Woods | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Carl Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Haley (C) Carl Smith | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SF), Donald Kocher (PF) Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods (PF), Carl Smith (C) James Jackson, Donald Haley | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Carl Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on Jeffrey Bennett - foul #3 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Jeffrey Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Darrell Womack picks off the pass by Donald Kocher | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Mitchell Woods makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Darrell Womack | 53-56 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |