| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) PF - Dennis New (fresh) C - Orunjan Amedee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Idaho | Tracy Starke clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Mark Welch | 0-5 |
| 19:05 | Idaho | John Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Carl Nelson steals it from Donald Defeo | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Idaho | Carl Nelson lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Idaho | Carl Nelson makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 3-8 |
| 18:06 | Idaho | Tracy Starke is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Dennis New - foul #1 on Dennis New, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 3-10 |
| 17:22 | Idaho | Dennis New scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Donald Defeo drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Welch | 6-13 |
| 16:44 | Idaho | Orunjan Amedee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), James Tuller (SF), John Solomon (PF), Kristopher Maye (C) Tracy Starke, John Davis, Carl Nelson, Dennis New, Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Eugene Savage gets the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Louis Thomas steals it from Eugene Savage | 6-13 |
| 16:11 | Idaho | Louis Thomas lays it up and in | 8-13 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-13 |
| 15:43 | Idaho | Kristopher Maye snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Botts (fresh) SF - James Tuller (fresh) PF - John Solomon (fresh) C - Kristopher Maye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) | |
| 15:36 | Idaho | Louis Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 15:34 | Idaho | John Solomon can't tip it in | 8-13 |
| 15:33 | Idaho | Kristopher Maye hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Kristopher Maye is called for the reach on Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Kristopher Maye, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Carl Nelson (SF), Orunjan Amedee (C) Louis Thomas, James Tuller, Kristopher Maye | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James King | 10-15 |
| 14:47 | Idaho | William Williams is called for the reach on John Solomon - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Davis (SG), Dennis New (PF) Dennis Botts, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:31 | Idaho | Carl Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | James King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG) Tracy Starke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, James King | |
| 13:52 | Idaho | Carl Nelson hits a runner from close range | 12-15 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | William Williams knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Philip Short | 12-17 |
| 13:01 | Idaho | John Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Philip Short can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Philip Short comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 12:18 | Idaho | Dennis New snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 12:08 | Idaho | Louis Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Philip Short buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis New (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Orunjan Amedee (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Idaho | Orunjan Amedee misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-20 |
| 11:30 | Idaho | Dennis New snags the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 11:15 | Idaho | Louis Thomas's pass is intercepted by Donald Kerr | 12-20 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | John Davis steals it from Mark Welch | 12-20 |
| 10:42 | Idaho | John Davis is hacked by Philip Short - foul #1 on Philip Short, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), James Tuller (SF), John Solomon (PF), Kristopher Maye (C) Louis Thomas, John Davis, Carl Nelson, Dennis New, Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, Philip Short, John Lowe, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 10:23 | Idaho | Kristopher Maye's layup is rejected by Johnny Fulkerson | 12-20 |
| 10:22 | Idaho | John Solomon grabs the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:11 | Idaho | James Tuller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Eugene Savage pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kristopher Maye - foul #2 on Kristopher Maye, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Idaho | Orunjan Amedee (C) Kristopher Maye | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:42 | Idaho | James Tuller scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by John Solomon | 14-22 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 09:24 | Idaho | James Tuller grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 09:17 | Idaho | John Solomon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-22 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Orunjan Amedee blocks the short jumper by Johnny Fulkerson | 14-22 |
| 09:04 | Idaho | The rebound goes to James Tuller | 14-22 |
| 08:54 | Idaho | Tracy Starke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:53 | Idaho | James Tuller misses the tip | 14-22 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | James King can't tip it in | 14-22 |
| 08:35 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Orunjan Amedee | 14-22 |
| 08:18 | Idaho | Tracy Starke clanks a 3 from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:16 | Idaho | John Solomon hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | James Tuller is called for the reach on Donald Defeo - foul #1 on James Tuller, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), Cris Blanchard (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), Dennis New (PF) Tracy Starke, Dennis Botts, James Tuller, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Lewis | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cris Blanchard (fresh) SF - Carl Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis New (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Orunjan Amedee (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - James King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Idaho | Louis Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 07:11 | Idaho | Cris Blanchard tips it back up and in | 18-25 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Idaho | John Davis (SG), John Solomon (C) Cris Blanchard, Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Donald Defeo clanks a jumper from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 06:43 | Idaho | Dennis New gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:27 | Idaho | John Davis makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dennis New | 20-25 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | William Williams snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 05:34 | Idaho | Carl Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SF), Orunjan Amedee (C) Louis Thomas, Carl Nelson, John Solomon | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, William Williams | |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a shot in the paint | 20-30 |
| 04:54 | Idaho | Tracy Starke travels with the ball | 20-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | James Tuller (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 04:42 | UNLV | James Tuller is called for the reach on John Lowe - foul #2 on James Tuller, team foul #6 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | Cris Blanchard (SG) James Tuller | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-30 |
| 04:32 | Idaho | Tracy Starke grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 04:09 | Idaho | Dennis New hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-30 |
| 04:08 | Idaho | Dennis New pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 03:53 | Idaho | Cris Blanchard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-30 |
| 03:52 | Idaho | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Botts | 20-30 |
| 03:36 | Idaho | Donald Defeo steals it from Dennis New | 20-30 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | John Lowe throws it down on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Tracy Starke (fresh) SG - Cris Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Botts (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis New (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Orunjan Amedee (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Idaho | Dennis New comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-32 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Botts - foul #1 on Dennis Botts, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Thomas (PG), John Davis (SG), Carl Nelson (SF), John Solomon (PF), Kristopher Maye (C) Tracy Starke, Cris Blanchard, Dennis Botts, Dennis New, Orunjan Amedee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 02:49 | Idaho | Louis Thomas makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Eugene Savage scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Mark Welch | 23-37 |
| 02:20 | Idaho | Carl Nelson is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Mark Welch lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Williams | 23-39 |
| 01:48 | Idaho | John Solomon comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 23-39 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 23-39 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 23-39 |
| 01:21 | Idaho | John Solomon gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:01 | Idaho | John Solomon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 23-39 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Short | 23-41 |
| 00:16 | Idaho | John Davis travels with the ball | 23-41 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tracy Starke (PG), Dennis Botts (SG), James Tuller (SF), Dennis New (PF), Orunjan Amedee (C) Louis Thomas, John Davis, Carl Nelson, John Solomon, Kristopher Maye | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, Philip Short, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the shot from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a jumper near the basket | 23-43 |
| 00:00 | Idaho | James Tuller hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-43 |