| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lowe (fresh) 2 blk. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers drills a shot near the basket set up by Anthony Stephens and he's fouled by Donald Defeo - foul #2 on Donald Defeo, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 19:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the free throw | 42-27 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Ricky Heath denies the turnaround by Johnny Fulkerson | 42-27 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | John Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 18:33 | Purdue | Ricky Heath splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Anthony Stephens | 42-29 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | James King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 18:12 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:48 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is whistled for traveling | 42-29 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | James King clanks a floater from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Ricky Heath gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:18 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | John Lowe is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Joe Newlon (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| 16:50 | UNLV | James King misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 42-29 |
| 16:48 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:24 | Purdue | Joe Newlon clanks a jumper from the right block | 42-29 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Joe Newlon - foul #2 on Joe Newlon, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) William Garrett | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Joe Newlon | |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 15:59 | Purdue | Ricky Heath pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Purdue | Ricky Heath evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block | 42-29 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | James King grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | James King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 44-29 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but the foul's on Johnny Fulkerson - foul #1 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #3 | 44-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Richard Mainor | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Charles Ritchie (PF) Albert Hall, Melvin Tsan | |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:59 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-31 |
| 14:25 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-31 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie tips it in | 46-33 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stephens - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Wayne Linder, Cecil Barnes | |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Donald Defeo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 48-33 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie double dribbles | 48-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Newlon (C) Ricky Heath | |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-33 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie can't tip it in | 48-33 |
| 13:06 | Purdue | Lenny Akers snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Donald Kerr is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG) Donald Kerr | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Joe Newlon | 48-35 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 48-35 |
| 12:31 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:16 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses long on a shot from the right side | 48-35 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | James Harris loses the dribble to Lenny Akers | 48-35 |
| 11:55 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the easy layup | 48-35 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Newlon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Donald Defeo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | William Williams tips it in | 50-35 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #4 on Donald Defeo, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Garrett (SG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Richard Mainor, Donald Defeo, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Anthony Stephens, Charles Ritchie, Joe Newlon | |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 11:25 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-37 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Matthew Clemons steps in front of the Johnny Fulkerson pass | 50-37 |
| 10:30 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it in | 50-39 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers | |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson lays it up and in set up by John Lowe | 52-39 |
| 09:27 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan lays it up and in | 52-41 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | James King misses the jumper from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 09:01 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Wayne Linder scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 52-44 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's pass is intercepted by Ricky Heath | 52-44 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Cecil Barnes | 52-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Garrett (fairly fresh) SF - John Lowe (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James King (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | UNLV | James King is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, William Garrett, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), Charles Ritchie (PF), Joe Newlon (C) Albert Hall, Cecil Barnes, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 07:24 | Purdue | Wayne Linder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Wayne Linder grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:08 | Purdue | William Williams picks off the pass by Charles Ritchie | 52-46 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | William Williams buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Mainor | 54-46 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Lenny Akers jams it and the foul's on James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 06:28 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is fouled on the floor by Matthew Clemons - foul #1 on Matthew Clemons, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Joe Newlon | |
| 05:52 | UNLV | James Harris misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | James Harris makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | James Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 05:37 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 56-51 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is hacked by Anthony Stephens - foul #4 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Richard Mainor is hacked by Melvin Tsan - foul #2 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG) Anthony Stephens | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Richard Mainor makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Richard Mainor misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | James King is whistled for a carry | 57-51 |
| 04:48 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan is called for a charge - foul #3 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), John Lowe (SF) Richard Mainor, James Harris | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Matthew Clemons | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | James King misses long on a floater in the lane | 57-51 |
| 04:27 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Melvin Tsan | 57-51 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James King | 57-51 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Donald Kerr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-51 |
| 03:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is hacked by James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Joe Newlon (C) Albert Hall, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 02:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Stephens | 57-53 |
| 02:43 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Wayne Linder | 57-56 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ricky Heath (C) Joe Newlon | |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 02:27 | Purdue | Ricky Heath snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | John Lowe snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James King knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 59-56 |
| 01:33 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 59-58 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | The jump hook by Johnny Fulkerson is blocked by Charles Ritchie | 59-58 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wayne Linder | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Ricky Heath swats the layup by Johnny Fulkerson | 61-62 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ricky Heath | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Ricky Heath runs out the clock | 61-62 |