| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | John Lewis inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Mark Welch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin tips it but misses | 30-40 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa makes the floater from close range | 32-40 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 32-43 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Morris Montano buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Delarosa | 35-43 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Eugene Savage hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-43 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Hobson | 38-43 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Eugene Savage scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 38-46 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Leonard Hobson steals the ball from John Lewis | 38-46 |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Mark Welch steals it from Morris Montano | 38-46 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on a jumper near the basket | 38-46 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Don Ferrin | 38-46 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Leonard Hobson, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 38-46 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch is hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 40-46 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Mark Welch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is fouled on the floor by Anthony Schroeder - foul #3 on Anthony Schroeder, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Don Ferrin, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Donald Kerr hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 14:10 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 40-48 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Hobson | 43-48 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Mark Welch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses the tip | 43-48 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 43-48 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Anthony Schroeder steps in front of the Mark Welch pass | 43-48 |
| 12:28 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder hits a fadeaway from the right block | 45-48 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 45-50 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark loses the dribble to Mark Welch | 45-50 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | John Lewis clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Fitch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Delarosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark is hacked by Donald Kerr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Morris Montano (SG), Benny Blackburn (PF) Thomas Clark, Joshua Fitch, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Philip Short (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Benny Blackburn denies the turnaround by Johnny Fulkerson | 47-50 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | James King gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | James King misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benny Blackburn out of a doubleteam | 49-50 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa knocks in the jump hook from close range | 51-50 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Philip Short misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin is hacked by Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Philip Short | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch's pass is intercepted by James King | 51-52 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Hobson - foul #1 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:40 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Don Ferrin - foul #3 on Eugene Savage, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF), William Williams (C) John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 08:18 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | John Lewis scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 53-55 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Hobson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - William Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Eugene Savage knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 53-58 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch is whistled for traveling | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Joshua Fitch, Leonard Hobson, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Eugene Savage, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Charles Delarosa steps in front of the Johnny Fulkerson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 53-58 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the contested jumper near the basket | 55-58 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Johnny Fulkerson | 55-60 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, John Lowe, James King | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is fouled on the floor by Benny Blackburn - foul #3 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Don Ferrin, Charles Delarosa | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Philip Short misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 05:42 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 05:16 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Kerr | 57-60 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Mark Welch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Joshua Fitch, Benny Blackburn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, Philip Short, William Williams | |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Schroeder | 57-60 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 57-60 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | John Lewis is called for traveling | 57-60 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Leonard Hobson - foul #4 on Eugene Savage, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Delarosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Don Ferrin | 59-60 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Lewis and he's fouled by Leonard Hobson - foul #2 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Benny Blackburn (PF) Morris Montano, Anthony Schroeder | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF) John Lewis | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn hits the finger roll | 61-63 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Eugene Savage connects on the 3 from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 02:07 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG) Don Ferrin | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Benny Blackburn is called for the reach on Johnny Fulkerson - foul #4 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Morris Montano (SG) Thomas Clark, Joshua Fitch | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), Mark Welch (PF) John Lowe, James King | |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Charles Delarosa - foul #4 on Charles Delarosa, team foul #6 | 61-66 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #7 | 61-68 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa snags the offensive board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Don Ferrin | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by Don Ferrin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Don Ferrin, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Morris Montano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Don Ferrin is called for the reach on Mark Welch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Ferrin, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | James King is fouled in the backcourt by Don Ferrin - foul #4 on Don Ferrin, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Don Ferrin is called for the reach on Mark Welch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Don Ferrin, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG) Don Ferrin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-75 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 64-75 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-75 |