| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Kennedy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Barger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Brooke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hoover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Donald Barger inbounds the ball | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Ben Dickens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Robert Hoover pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Mark Brooke blocks the short jumper by Robert Hoover | 55-39 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to James James | 55-39 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Richard Styers drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Hoover | 55-41 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Phillip Caples hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Richard Styers - foul #2 on Richard Styers, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Fraise (SG), Mike Roberts (SF), Donald Bonds (PF) Ben Dickens, Donald Barger, Mark Brooke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG), David Dickson (SF), Frederic Hosier (PF) Christopher Barnes, Robert Hoover, James James | |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Phillip Caples makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Phillip Caples misses the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | David Dickson grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Ahn (PG), Claude Evans (C) John Kennedy, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Schock (C) Gregory Stanley | |
| 18:09 | UNLV | David Schock denies the turnaround by Dan Fraise | 56-41 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Claude Evans is called for the reach on David Schock - foul #1 on Claude Evans, team foul #1 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher Barnes (SG) Richard Styers | |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-41 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier tips it home | 56-43 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Mike Roberts's pass is intercepted by David Schock | 56-43 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), John Kennedy (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Donald Bonds, Claude Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), Robert Hoover (SF), Andrew Rushing (PF), Gregory Stanley (C) Lonnie Parnell, David Dickson, Frederic Hosier, David Schock | |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Phillip Caples clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Andrew Rushing grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes is called for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Brooke (PF) Todd Ahn | |
| Subs | Pitt | James James (PF) Andrew Rushing | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James James | 56-43 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Richard Styers is hacked by John Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Kennedy, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SF) Gary Kalb | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Richard Styers steals the ball from Mark Brooke | 56-45 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Richard Styers banks in the layup | 56-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Barger (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Brooke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Caples (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hoover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Donald Barger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Fraise (SG), Mike Roberts (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Claude Evans (C) Ben Dickens, Donald Barger, Mark Brooke, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (PG), Lonnie Parnell (SG), David Dickson (SF), Frederic Hosier (PF), David Schock (C) Richard Styers, Christopher Barnes, Robert Hoover, James James, Gregory Stanley | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier drills a shot from the baseline set up by Lonnie Parnell | 56-49 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | David Schock is called for the reach on Claude Evans - foul #1 on David Schock, team foul #2 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Ahn (PG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Dan Fraise can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Gary Kalb grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Todd Ahn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Donald Barger (SF), Mark Brooke (PF), Donald Bonds (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Gary Kalb, Claude Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Hoover (SF), Andrew Rushing (PF) David Dickson, David Schock | |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Robert Hoover hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lonnie Parnell and the foul's on Donald Barger - foul #3 on Donald Barger, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (PG) Todd Ahn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Stanley (C) Frederic Hosier | |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Robert Hoover makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Hoover - foul #2 on Robert Hoover, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Donald Bonds | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher Barnes (SG) Lonnie Parnell | |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Donald Barger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James James (PF) Andrew Rushing | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | John Kennedy can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Phillip Caples picks off the pass by Christopher Barnes | 57-52 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Donald Barger makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kennedy and the foul's on Christopher Barnes - foul #3 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Ahn (PG), Mike Roberts (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Donald Bonds (C) John Kennedy, Ben Dickens, Mark Brooke, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG), David Dickson (SF), Andrew Rushing (PF), Frederic Hosier (C) Christopher Barnes, Robert Hoover, James James, Gregory Stanley | |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 59-52 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Bonds | 59-52 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | The jump hook by Donald Barger is blocked by Andrew Rushing | 59-52 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Gary Kalb grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Donald Barger clanks a shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Donald Barger snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Donald Barger makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Donald Bonds | 61-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Todd Ahn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Barger (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mike Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Kalb (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Bonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Burt (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lonnie Parnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Rushing (fairly fresh) C - Frederic Hosier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 61-52 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Todd Ahn | 61-52 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Donald Barger makes the shot from close range | 63-52 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Frederic Hosier | 63-52 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Donald Bonds is called for the reach on Frederic Hosier - foul #2 on Donald Bonds, team foul #4 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (PG), Dan Fraise (SG), Mark Brooke (PF), Claude Evans (C) Todd Ahn, Donald Barger, Gary Kalb, Donald Bonds | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Robert Hoover (SF), James James (PF), Gregory Stanley (C) Daniel Burt, Lonnie Parnell, David Dickson, Andrew Rushing, Frederic Hosier | |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dan Fraise - foul #2 on Dan Fraise, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Claude Evans pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Mark Brooke clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Richard Styers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Robert Hoover can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Dan Fraise grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Roberts | 65-53 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Richard Styers is fouled in the backcourt by John Kennedy - foul #3 on John Kennedy, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Schock (PF) James James | |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Styers | 65-55 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Mark Brooke misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Schock - foul #2 on David Schock, team foul #5 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (PG), Donald Barger (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Claude Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG) Christopher Barnes | |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Mark Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Mark Brooke misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Robert Hoover gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | John Kennedy is called for the reach on Lonnie Parnell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Kennedy, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Ahn (PG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Mark Brooke gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Phillip Caples misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Stanley - foul #2 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Kalb (PF) Mark Brooke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (PG), James James (PF) Richard Styers, Gregory Stanley | |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Phillip Caples makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Phillip Caples makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Daniel Burt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Ben Dickens snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Parnell - foul #1 on Lonnie Parnell, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Dickson (SF), Frederic Hosier (C) Robert Hoover, David Schock | |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Frederic Hosier | 69-56 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Todd Ahn gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Phillip Caples knocks in the jumper near the basket | 71-56 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell travels in the backcourt | 71-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mike Roberts (SF), Mark Brooke (PF) Donald Barger, Gary Kalb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher Barnes (SG), Gregory Stanley (C) Lonnie Parnell, James James | |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Todd Ahn is fouled on the floor by David Dickson - foul #1 on David Dickson, team foul #8 | 71-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG) Daniel Burt | |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Todd Ahn makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Todd Ahn misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Richard Styers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Brooke - foul #1 on Mark Brooke, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Fraise (PG) Todd Ahn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Richard Styers makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Richard Styers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Phillip Caples misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Caples - foul #3 on Phillip Caples, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (PG), Donald Barger (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Claude Evans (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Mark Brooke, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG), Robert Hoover (SF), James James (PF) Christopher Barnes, David Dickson, Frederic Hosier | |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Kennedy (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ben Dickens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Barger (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kalb (fresh) 4 reb. C - Claude Evans (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lonnie Parnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Stanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-60 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Gary Kalb gets the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | John Kennedy is hacked by Richard Styers - foul #3 on Richard Styers, team foul #9 | 72-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Bonds (PF) Gary Kalb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (PG), Andrew Rushing (PF), David Schock (C) Richard Styers, James James, Gregory Stanley | |
| 07:02 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | David Schock grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Robert Hoover banks in the layup on a great pass from Lonnie Parnell | 72-62 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Ben Dickens hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Barger | 75-62 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Robert Hoover lays it up and in set up by Daniel Burt | 75-64 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Ben Dickens hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-64 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell is hacked by Donald Bonds - foul #3 on Donald Bonds, team foul #10 | 78-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Fraise (SG), Mike Roberts (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Donald Barger, Donald Bonds, Claude Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Dickson (SF), James James (PF), Frederic Hosier (C) Robert Hoover, Andrew Rushing, David Schock | |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Roberts | 81-66 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | John Kennedy steals it from Daniel Burt in the backcourt | 81-66 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Dan Fraise hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Kennedy | 83-66 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier hits a shot in the paint set up by James James | 83-68 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Dan Fraise can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-68 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | David Dickson grabs the board | 83-68 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell is hacked by Dan Fraise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Fraise, team foul #11 | 83-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Ahn (PG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), Gregory Stanley (C) Daniel Burt, Frederic Hosier | |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 83-69 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-70 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Mike Roberts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 83-70 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Gary Kalb grabs the offensive board | 83-70 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Phillip Caples comes up short on the shot from close range | 83-70 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | James James snags the defensive board | 83-70 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Todd Ahn is called for the reach on Richard Styers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Todd Ahn, team foul #12 | 83-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), John Kennedy (SF), Mark Brooke (PF), Donald Bonds (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Gary Kalb, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher Barnes (SG), Robert Hoover (SF) Lonnie Parnell, David Dickson | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Richard Styers misses the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Richard Styers makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Christopher Barnes is called for the reach on Todd Ahn - foul #4 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #10 | 83-71 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Todd Ahn makes the 1st free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Todd Ahn misses the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley snags the defensive board | 84-71 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 84-71 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Robert Hoover pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-71 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Robert Hoover knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Styers | 84-73 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the lay-in | 84-73 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Ben Dickens snags the offensive board | 84-73 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Todd Ahn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ben Dickens (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Brooke (tiring) 3 pts. C - Donald Bonds (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Hoover (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - James James (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Stanley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Mark Brooke misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but the foul's on Robert Hoover - foul #3 on Robert Hoover, team foul #11 | 84-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Todd Ahn, Donald Bonds | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (PG), David Dickson (SF), Frederic Hosier (PF), David Schock (C) Richard Styers, Robert Hoover, James James, Gregory Stanley | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Mark Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 85-73 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Mark Brooke makes the 2nd free throw | 86-73 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Mark Brooke makes the 3rd free throw | 87-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | David Schock loses the dribble to Mark Brooke | 87-73 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | David Dickson is called for the reach on Donald Barger - foul #2 on David Dickson, team foul #12 | 87-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Fraise (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses the 1st free throw | 87-73 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Donald Barger makes the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Daniel Burt is hacked by Donald Barger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Barger, team foul #13 | 88-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mike Roberts (SF), Gary Kalb (PF), Claude Evans (C) Donald Barger, Mark Brooke, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Daniel Burt makes the 1st free throw | 88-74 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Daniel Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 88-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Claude Evans is fouled on the floor by David Schock - foul #3 on David Schock, team foul #13 | 88-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Hoover (SF) David Dickson | |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Claude Evans makes the 1st free throw | 89-75 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Claude Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 90-75 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 90-75 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | John Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 90-75 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Mike Roberts can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 90-75 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Robert Hoover grabs the defensive rebound | 90-75 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Robert Hoover buries a turnaround from the left block | 90-77 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | David Schock steps in front of the John Kennedy pass | 90-77 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Dan Fraise is called for the reach on Christopher Barnes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dan Fraise, team foul #14 | 90-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Donald Barger (SF), Mark Brooke (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Dan Fraise, Mike Roberts, Gary Kalb, Claude Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), David Dickson (SF) Daniel Burt, Robert Hoover | |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 90-78 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 90-78 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Mark Brooke snags the defensive board | 90-78 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Ben Dickens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 90-78 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | David Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 90-78 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Christopher Barnes connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Dickson | 90-80 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Richard Styers steps in front of the Donald Barger pass | 90-80 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Richard Styers travels in the backcourt | 90-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG) Christopher Barnes | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Richard Styers is called for the reach on John Kennedy - foul #4 on Richard Styers, team foul #14 | 90-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Kalb (PF) Mark Brooke | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 92-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Richard Styers misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Phillip Caples - foul #4 on Phillip Caples, team foul #15 | 92-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Brooke (PF) Gary Kalb | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Richard Styers misses the 1st free throw | 92-80 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Richard Styers makes the 2nd free throw | 92-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | John Kennedy is fouled on the floor by David Schock - foul #4 on David Schock, team foul #15 | 92-81 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 93-81 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 94-81 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | David Schock is whistled for traveling | 94-81 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | John Kennedy runs out the clock | 94-81 |