| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fresh) SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) C - Larry Kelton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Peter Whitney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Wolken | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Philip Maggard drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Christopher Calhoon | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Walter Bixler - foul #1 on Walter Bixler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Peter Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Philip Maggard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon tips it home | 4-3 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | Doyle Paige connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Gravitz | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Walter Bixler hits a shot from close range set up by Larry Kelton | 6-5 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | Steven Wolken hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Gravitz | 6-8 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Larry Kelton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joshua Boyd - foul #1 on Joshua Boyd, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Larry Kelton makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Larry Kelton makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:53 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Walter Bixler grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| 17:29 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Walter Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Larry Kelton hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Osterhout | 10-8 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | Doyle Paige misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Walter Bixler snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Larry Kelton lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Bixler | 12-8 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz is hacked by Leo Osterhout - foul #1 on Leo Osterhout, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), George Starkey (SF), Nathan Nevin (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Leo Osterhout, Christopher Calhoon, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), John Hughes (SG), Justin Stembridge (SF), Leo Fox (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Steven Wolken, Doyle Paige, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Joshua Boyd | |
| 15:55 | Cornell | Leo Fox is fouled on the floor by Nathan Nevin - foul #1 on Nathan Nevin, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) SF - George Starkey (fresh) PF - Nathan Nevin (fresh) C - Ognjen Zihal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willis Dembowski (fresh) SG - John Hughes (fresh) SF - Justin Stembridge (fresh) PF - Leo Fox (fresh) C - Mark Conklin (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | John Hughes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Mark Conklin blocks the short jumper by Ognjen Zihal | 12-8 |
| 15:12 | Cornell | Mark Conklin pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:57 | Cornell | Leo Fox makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Willis Dembowski | 12-10 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 14:43 | Cornell | Leo Fox gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Cornell | Mark Conklin hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | John Hughes is hacked by Guillermo Garcia - foul #1 on Guillermo Garcia, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), Christopher Calhoon (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Guillermo Garcia, George Starkey, Nathan Nevin, Ognjen Zihal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Doyle Paige (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Willis Dembowski, John Hughes, Justin Stembridge, Leo Fox, Mark Conklin | |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd is hacked by Larry Kelton - foul #1 on Larry Kelton, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Steven Wolken picks off the pass by Philip Maggard in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Doyle Paige lays it in set up by Steven Wolken | 15-17 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Larry Kelton is denied on a layup by Charles Gravitz | 15-17 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Walter Bixler snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Joshua Boyd is called for the reach on Christopher Calhoon - foul #2 on Joshua Boyd, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Conklin (C) Joshua Boyd | |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Peter Whitney | 15-17 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Peter Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Philip Maggard misses badly on a shot in the paint | 15-17 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Mark Conklin snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Peter Whitney's pass is intercepted by Leo Osterhout | 15-17 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout lays it up and in | 17-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sam Hill (PG) Philip Maggard | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Sam Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Larry Kelton grabs the offensive board | 17-17 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Larry Kelton is hacked by Peter Whitney - foul #1 on Peter Whitney, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), George Starkey (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Leo Osterhout, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon lays it up and in | 19-17 |
| 10:42 | Cornell | Doyle Paige misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 10:41 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | George Starkey hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Sam Hill and the foul's on Doyle Paige - foul #1 on Doyle Paige, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Maggard (PG), Nathan Nevin (PF) Sam Hill, Christopher Calhoon | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Justin Stembridge (SF), Stephen Deaton (PF), Leo Fox (C) Steven Wolken, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 10:21 | UNLV | George Starkey makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Leo Fox comes up short on the shot from close range | 22-19 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Justin Stembridge is called for the reach on Guillermo Garcia - foul #1 on Justin Stembridge, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Guillermo Garcia, Nathan Nevin, Ognjen Zihal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), John Hughes (SG), Peter Whitney (PF) Willis Dembowski, Doyle Paige, Stephen Deaton | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Philip Maggard hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Leo Osterhout | 24-19 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | John Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 08:55 | Cornell | Justin Stembridge misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | Steven Wolken tips it back up and in | 24-21 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Steven Wolken steals the ball from Walter Bixler | 24-21 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Peter Whitney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Walter Bixler pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Philip Maggard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Bixler and he's hacked by Steven Wolken - foul #1 on Steven Wolken, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon (SF) George Starkey | |
| Subs | Cornell | Doyle Paige (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Mark Conklin (C) John Hughes, Justin Stembridge, Leo Fox | |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Philip Maggard makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz is fouled on the floor by Walter Bixler - foul #2 on Walter Bixler, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Nevin (PF) Walter Bixler | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz is fouled on the floor by Nathan Nevin - foul #2 on Nathan Nevin, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Starkey (PF) Nathan Nevin | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Mark Conklin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doyle Paige (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Christopher Calhoon picks off the pass by Peter Whitney | 27-22 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Calhoon | 29-22 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Peter Whitney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Gravitz | 29-25 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-25 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Mark Conklin | 29-25 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Peter Whitney makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Wolken | 29-27 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Philip Maggard misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Conklin - foul #1 on Mark Conklin, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Ognjen Zihal (C) Leo Osterhout, Larry Kelton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Leo Fox (PF) Steven Wolken, Peter Whitney | |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Philip Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Philip Maggard makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Charles Gravitz swats the shot by Christopher Calhoon | 31-27 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | George Starkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon is fouled on the floor by Charles Gravitz - foul #1 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sam Hill (PG) Philip Maggard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Stephen Deaton (PF) Willis Dembowski, Mark Conklin | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:13 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Leo Fox | 32-27 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Doyle Paige clanks a shot from the right side | 32-27 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Leo Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Wolken and he's fouled by Sam Hill - foul #1 on Sam Hill, team foul #8 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Harris Zakar (SF), Larry Kelton (C) Christopher Calhoon, Ognjen Zihal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Whitney (PF) Stephen Deaton | |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Harris Zakar's pass is intercepted by Leo Fox | 32-30 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Larry Kelton gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Sam Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG) Guillermo Garcia | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SG), Justin Stembridge (SF), Mark Conklin (C) Doyle Paige, Charles Gravitz, Leo Fox | |
| 04:02 | Cornell | John Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | George Starkey misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 32-30 |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Peter Whitney snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sam Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harris Zakar (fresh) PF - George Starkey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hughes (fresh) SF - Justin Stembridge (fresh) PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Peter Whitney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Kelton | 32-30 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Sam Hill misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Harris Zakar tips it home | 34-30 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | George Starkey is called for the reach on Steven Wolken - foul #1 on George Starkey, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Maggard (PG), Christopher Calhoon (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Sam Hill, Harris Zakar, George Starkey, Larry Kelton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Doyle Paige (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Leo Fox (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) John Hughes, Justin Stembridge, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Joshua Boyd steals the ball from Christopher Calhoon | 34-32 |
| 01:55 | Cornell | Doyle Paige throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG) Leo Osterhout | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Peter Whitney (PF) Steven Wolken, Leo Fox | |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia loses the dribble to Doyle Paige | 34-32 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Kelton (C) Ognjen Zihal | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Charles Gravitz steals the ball from Christopher Calhoon | 34-32 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Peter Whitney's layup is rejected by Christopher Calhoon | 34-32 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Walter Bixler snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Doyle Paige misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Walter Bixler - foul #3 on Walter Bixler, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), Nathan Nevin (PF) Guillermo Garcia, Walter Bixler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG) Willis Dembowski | |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Doyle Paige misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Doyle Paige makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Doyle Paige steps in front of the Philip Maggard pass in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Nathan Nevin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Nathan Nevin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-33 |