| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burnham (fresh) SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Green (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Virginia Tech | James Duby misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Roy Green gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Roy Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 18:52 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell misses the jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 18:50 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell can't tip it in | 34-41 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Roy Green | 34-41 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | William Anderson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:26 | Virginia Tech | James Duby pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 18:21 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Roy Green grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Mike Kopec steals the ball from Roy Green | 34-41 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec blows the layup but he's fouled by Roy Green - foul #3 on Roy Green, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson (PF) Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Kelton (C) Roy Green | |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Robert Weaver misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Willis Twitchell - foul #1 on Willis Twitchell, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Robert Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Robert Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 17:23 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Duby | 38-42 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | James Duby steals it from William Anderson | 38-42 |
| 17:04 | Virginia Tech | James Duby jams it | 40-42 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Robert Weaver buries a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Willis Twitchell - foul #2 on Willis Twitchell, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (SG) William Burnham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Walter Bixler (PF) William Anderson, Steve Barrientos | |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Robert Weaver misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 17:00 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:53 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend (C) Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Keffer (SF) Robert Weaver | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Michael Keffer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Johnny Barbera | 40-47 |
| 16:18 | Virginia Tech | Michael Keffer picks off the pass by Steve Townsend | 40-47 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Michael Keffer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Townsend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | James Duby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rick Gilbert | 43-50 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Guillermo Garcia | 43-53 |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 43-53 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Kelton | 43-53 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Michael Keffer knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Walter Bixler | 43-55 |
| 14:52 | Virginia Tech | Johnny Barbera is called for the reach on James Duby - foul #1 on Johnny Barbera, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Robert Webber (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Mike Kopec (C) James Duby, Willis Twitchell, Eugene Robinson, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF), Roy Green (C) Johnny Barbera, Guillermo Garcia, Michael Keffer, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 14:36 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec tips it home | 45-55 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | William Burnham is called for the reach on David Mabie - foul #3 on William Burnham, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | David Cook (PG) Rick Gilbert | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:05 | UNLV | David Mabie misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Robert Weaver tips it home | 45-57 |
| 13:47 | Virginia Tech | David Cook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-57 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Robert Weaver grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Robert Weaver blows the layup | 45-57 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Campana | 48-57 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | David Mabie knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Anderson | 48-60 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | David Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | David Mabie grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Robert Weaver hits a turnaround near the basket set up by David Mabie | 48-62 |
| 12:33 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber blows the layup | 48-62 |
| 12:32 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec tips it home | 50-62 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Robert Webber steps in front of the Steve Barrientos pass | 50-62 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec makes the floater near the basket set up by William Burnham | 52-62 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 3 from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 11:52 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Campana | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Burnham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Webber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Campana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec's layup is rejected by Roy Green | 52-65 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Roy Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Rick Gilbert (SG), Willis Twitchell (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Steve Townsend (C) David Cook, William Burnham, Robert Webber, Joseph Campana, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), Guillermo Garcia (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) David Mabie, William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Steve Barrientos, Roy Green | |
| 11:24 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-65 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Michael Keffer grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | James Duby lays it up and in | 54-68 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Michael Keffer makes the jump hook from the left block | 54-70 |
| 10:23 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 10:22 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Guillermo Garcia steals the ball from Willis Twitchell | 54-70 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera loses the ball out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG), Mike Kopec (C) Rick Gilbert, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Weaver (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF) Michael Keffer, Walter Bixler | |
| 09:56 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Robert Weaver pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Guillermo Garcia | 54-73 |
| 09:25 | Virginia Tech | James Duby knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Willis Twitchell | 57-73 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Larry Kelton hits the follow up shot | 57-75 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 08:49 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec gets the offensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 08:41 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-75 |
| 08:39 | Virginia Tech | James Duby grabs the offensive board | 57-75 |
| 08:22 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Garcia - foul #1 on Guillermo Garcia, team foul #3 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), David Cook (SG), Joseph Campana (PF) James Duby, William Burnham, Eugene Robinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), William Anderson (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Roy Green (C) Johnny Barbera, Guillermo Garcia, Robert Weaver, Larry Kelton | |
| 08:07 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-75 |
| 08:06 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec tips it but misses | 57-75 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Roy Green gets the rebound | 57-75 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 57-75 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Roy Green tips it home | 57-77 |
| 07:52 | Virginia Tech | David Mabie takes the ball from Rick Gilbert in the backcourt | 57-77 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | David Mabie banks in the layup | 57-79 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Rick Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Green (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Virginia Tech | Michael Keffer steps in front of the Joseph Campana pass | 57-79 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | William Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Michael Keffer | 57-81 |
| 07:24 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-81 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Roy Green | 57-81 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | David Mabie's pass is intercepted by Rick Gilbert in the backcourt | 57-81 |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert drills a floater from the right block and the foul's on David Mabie - foul #4 on David Mabie, team foul #4 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Duby (PG), Robert Webber (SF), Steve Townsend (C) David Cook, Willis Twitchell, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Weaver (SF), Walter Bixler (PF) Michael Keffer, Steve Barrientos | |
| 07:14 | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert misses the free throw | 59-81 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Roy Green | 59-81 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James Duby is called for the reach on Robert Weaver - foul #2 on James Duby, team foul #4 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Burnham (SG) Rick Gilbert | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:45 | UNLV | David Mabie is called for a charge - foul #5 on David Mabie, team foul #5 | 59-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman (PF) Joseph Campana | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG) David Mabie | |
| 06:37 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Burnham | 62-81 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | William Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-81 |
| 06:17 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Inman snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| 06:12 | Virginia Tech | Walter Bixler takes the ball from James Duby after a doubleteam | 62-81 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Roy Green misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 62-81 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend pulls down the rebound | 62-81 |
| 05:45 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber can't connect on a floater in the paint | 62-81 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Walter Bixler gets the rebound | 62-81 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | James Duby picks off the pass by William Anderson | 62-81 |
| 05:31 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell (SF), Joseph Campana (PF), Mike Kopec (C) Robert Webber, Harvey Inman, Steve Townsend | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steve Barrientos (PF) Walter Bixler | |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | James Duby splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Weaver - foul #3 on Robert Weaver, team foul #6 | 62-81 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 05:22 | Virginia Tech | James Duby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 64-83 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | Willis Twitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-83 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | William Anderson pulls down the rebound | 64-83 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-83 |
| 04:23 | Virginia Tech | Mike Kopec grabs the board | 64-83 |
| 04:18 | Virginia Tech | William Burnham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-83 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Larry Kelton (C) William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Roy Green | |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos buries a jumper from the left block | 64-85 |
| 03:45 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Campana connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Duby | 66-85 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Duby (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burnham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willis Twitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Campana (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Kopec (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Willis Twitchell is called for the reach on Michael Keffer - foul #3 on Willis Twitchell, team foul #5 | 66-85 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Rick Gilbert (PG), David Cook (SG), Robert Webber (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Steve Townsend (C) James Duby, William Burnham, Willis Twitchell, Joseph Campana, Mike Kopec | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Bixler (PF) Steve Barrientos | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Larry Kelton drills a runner in the paint set up by Michael Keffer | 66-87 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Virginia Tech | Michael Keffer blocks the short jumper by Robert Webber | 66-87 |
| 02:53 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson tips it in | 68-87 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-87 |
| 02:25 | Virginia Tech | David Cook grabs the board | 68-87 |
| 02:18 | Virginia Tech | Robert Webber misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-87 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Michael Keffer grabs the defensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Larry Kelton is hacked by Eugene Robinson - foul #2 on Eugene Robinson, team foul #6 | 68-87 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-87 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Steve Townsend gets the rebound | 68-87 |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Walter Bixler steps in front of the David Cook pass | 68-87 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-87 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Walter Bixler gets the offensive rebound | 68-87 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-89 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter Bixler - foul #1 on Walter Bixler, team foul #7 | 68-89 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 69-89 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Eugene Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-89 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera can't connect on a shot from the left side | 70-89 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Walter Bixler gets the offensive rebound | 70-89 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera runs out the clock | 70-89 |