| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Lee Pye (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | John Lowe inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Mainor | 37-29 |
| 19:31 | BYU | James King steals it from Ralph Foley out of a doubleteam | 37-29 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | James King drills a turnaround in the paint set up by John Lowe | 39-29 |
| 18:46 | BYU | Ralph Foley is hacked by James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:29 | BYU | Dennis Zinner misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 18:27 | BYU | Dennis Zinner gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:05 | BYU | The jump hook by Andrew Hammond is blocked by Johnny Fulkerson | 39-29 |
| 18:04 | BYU | Dennis Zinner tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Andrew Hammond - foul #3 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:25 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-31 |
| 17:23 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski tips it in | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Donald Defeo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 44-33 |
| 17:09 | BYU | Ralph Foley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 17:07 | BYU | Dennis Zinner tips it but misses | 44-33 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Richard Mainor grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Richard Mainor scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-33 |
| 16:50 | BYU | Ralph Foley is whistled for a carry | 46-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Chambers (PG), Shawn Murphy (SG), Randy Kerwin (PF), John Diep (C) Lee Pye, Dennis Zinner, Stjepan Okuniewski, Ralph Foley | |
| 16:22 | UNLV | James King misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 16:21 | BYU | Randy Kerwin grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 16:00 | BYU | John Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | John Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Chambers (fresh) SG - Shawn Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randy Kerwin (fresh) C - John Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 48-33 |
| 15:16 | BYU | David Powell loses the dribble to John Lowe | 48-33 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 14:51 | BYU | Randy Kerwin pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:44 | BYU | John Chambers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-33 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by James King | 50-33 |
| 14:18 | BYU | Shawn Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Chambers | 50-35 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | David Powell steps in front of the Richard Mainor pass | 50-35 |
| 13:47 | BYU | Shawn Murphy can't throw it down | 50-35 |
| 13:46 | BYU | Shawn Murphy tips it home | 50-37 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | John Chambers is called for the reach on John Lowe - foul #1 on John Chambers, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | Lee Pye (PG), Dennis Zinner (SG), Stjepan Okuniewski (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) John Chambers, Shawn Murphy, David Powell, Randy Kerwin, John Diep | |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Dennis Zinner steals the ball from William Williams | 50-37 |
| 12:56 | BYU | Lee Pye's floater is knocked away by James Harris | 50-37 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | James Harris snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Donald Kerr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| 12:45 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Lee Pye | 50-40 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Andrew Hammond grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 12:14 | BYU | Ralph Foley's fadeaway is rejected by Mauricio Yazzie | 50-40 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hammond - foul #4 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Lee Pye (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Okuniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | John Lowe is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Okuniewski - foul #2 on Stjepan Okuniewski, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Lowe | 52-40 |
| 10:57 | BYU | David Powell misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Johnny Fulkerson - foul #2 on Johnny Fulkerson, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG) Donald Kerr | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:57 | BYU | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:57 | BYU | David Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-42 |
| 10:37 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 10:32 | BYU | Lee Pye knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Powell | 52-44 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the dunk | 52-44 |
| 10:07 | BYU | Ralph Foley pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 10:01 | BYU | David Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | John Lowe snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 09:45 | BYU | The rebound goes to Dennis Zinner | 52-44 |
| 09:38 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski misses the lay-in | 52-44 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 09:06 | BYU | Lee Pye snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 08:49 | BYU | David Powell is fouled on the floor by John Lowe - foul #2 on John Lowe, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, William Garrett, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | John Chambers (PG), Shawn Murphy (SG), Randy Kerwin (PF), John Diep (C) Lee Pye, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley, David Powell | |
| 08:40 | BYU | Shawn Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 08:38 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:24 | BYU | Randy Kerwin blows the layup | 52-44 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 08:01 | BYU | John Diep pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 07:55 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) John Diep | |
| 07:55 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:55 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Harris (fresh) PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stjepan Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Kerwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | William Williams misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Hammond - foul #5 on Andrew Hammond, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Diep (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:30 | BYU | Randy Kerwin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:19 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Williams | 53-46 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Donald Kerr buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Defeo | 56-46 |
| 06:45 | BYU | Shawn Murphy is whistled for a carry | 56-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | BYU | Lee Pye (PG), Dennis Zinner (SG), David Powell (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) John Chambers, Shawn Murphy, Stjepan Okuniewski, John Diep | |
| 06:27 | UNLV | James King loses the dribble to Dennis Zinner | 56-46 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Dennis Zinner lays it in | 56-48 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses long on a floater near the basket | 56-48 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | John Lowe tips it in | 58-48 |
| 05:31 | BYU | Randy Kerwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-48 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | John Lowe tips it home | 60-48 |
| 04:50 | BYU | Lee Pye misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Defeo - foul #1 on Donald Defeo, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, James King, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | BYU | Shawn Murphy (SG), John Diep (C) Dennis Zinner, Randy Kerwin | |
| 04:50 | BYU | Lee Pye makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:50 | BYU | Lee Pye misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | William Williams lays it up and in | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:05 | BYU | Lee Pye hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Diep | 62-51 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | William Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-51 |
| 03:35 | BYU | The rebound goes to Shawn Murphy | 62-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Harris (fresh) PF - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Lee Pye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Foley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Diep (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | BYU | David Powell banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Murphy | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Donald Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Kerr, James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | BYU | John Chambers (PG), Dennis Zinner (SG), Stjepan Okuniewski (SF) Lee Pye, Shawn Murphy, David Powell | |
| 02:55 | BYU | John Diep's pass is intercepted by Donald Defeo | 62-53 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James King blows the layup but the foul's on Ralph Foley - foul #1 on Ralph Foley, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James King misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | James King misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:29 | BYU | John Diep snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 02:29 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 02:13 | BYU | James King is called for the reach on Ralph Foley - foul #3 on James King, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) Ralph Foley, John Diep | |
| 01:59 | BYU | Randy Kerwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | BYU | Lee Pye (PG), Ralph Foley (PF) John Chambers, Randy Kerwin | |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:24 | BYU | Stjepan Okuniewski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Mainor and he's hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #2 on Ralph Foley, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Garrett (SG), James Harris (SF), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) Richard Mainor, Donald Defeo, John Lowe, James King | |
| Subs | BYU | John Chambers (PG), Shawn Murphy (SG), Randy Kerwin (PF), John Diep (C) Lee Pye, Dennis Zinner, Stjepan Okuniewski, Ralph Foley | |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Shawn Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Randy Kerwin | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson blows the dunk | 67-55 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it home | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | BYU | Randy Kerwin makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Murphy | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kerr runs out the clock | 69-57 |