| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis James (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mario Yeary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Roldan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John George (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas State | John Roldan misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-24 |
| 19:36 | Kansas State | Henry Hull grabs the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 19:15 | Kansas State | Henry Hull misses the dunk | 21-24 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | John George pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 21-26 |
| 18:26 | Kansas State | Louis James buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Alloway | 23-26 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | James Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary makes the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | John George grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | The 3pt attempt by Donald Kerr is denied by James Alloway | 26-26 |
| 17:10 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Roldan | 26-26 |
| 16:53 | Kansas State | Richard Mainor is called for the reach on James Alloway - foul #1 on Richard Mainor, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader (C) John Roldan | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:27 | Kansas State | Henry Hull makes the jumper from the left side set up by Louis James | 28-26 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Donald Kerr is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (PG), John Dyer (SG), Gerald Osborne (C) James Alloway, Louis James, Henry Hull | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - David Brooking (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dyer (fresh) SF - Mario Yeary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) C - Gerald Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John George (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader is hacked by John George - foul #2 on John George, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| 15:05 | Kansas State | David Brooking misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Richard Mainor misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 28-26 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Donald Kerr drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Fulkerson | 28-29 |
| 13:49 | Kansas State | John Dyer is hacked by Richard Mainor - foul #2 on Richard Mainor, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Henry Hull (PF), John Roldan (C) David Brooking, Mario Yeary, Thomas Schrader, Gerald Osborne | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:33 | Kansas State | John Roldan's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Fulkerson | 28-29 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | John George grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | John George is open and lays it up and in set up by Donald Kerr out of the doubleteam | 28-31 |
| 12:37 | Kansas State | Louis James misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-31 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | John George grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | James Harris is hacked by James Alloway - foul #2 on James Alloway, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader (SF) John Dyer | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG), James King (PF), Mauricio Yazzie (C) Richard Mainor, John George, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 11:44 | UNLV | James Alloway is called for the reach on James Harris - foul #3 on James Alloway, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mario Yeary (SF) Thomas Schrader | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF) Donald Kerr, James Harris | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis James (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Yeary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Hull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roldan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lowe (fresh) PF - James King (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | James King lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Mainor and the foul's on Henry Hull - foul #3 on Henry Hull, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | James King misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 11:24 | Kansas State | Henry Hull grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 11:04 | Kansas State | John Roldan makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Alloway | 30-33 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Richard Mainor is hacked by James Alloway - foul #4 on James Alloway, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Brooking (PG), John Dyer (SG), Thomas Schrader (C) James Alloway, Louis James, John Roldan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), James Harris (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | James King misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | James Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerald Osborne (C) Henry Hull | |
| Subs | UNLV | John George (PF) James King | |
| 09:34 | Kansas State | David Brooking buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | James Harris hits a wide open runner from close range set up by Johnny Fulkerson out of the doubleteam | 33-35 |
| 08:49 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary's fadeaway is rejected by John George | 33-35 |
| 08:47 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from John George | 35-37 |
| 07:56 | Kansas State | John Dyer is hacked by William Garrett - foul #1 on William Garrett, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | James Alloway (PG), Louis James (SG), Henry Hull (PF), John Roldan (C) David Brooking, John Dyer, Mario Yeary, Gerald Osborne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Mauricio Yazzie (C) Donald Kerr, James Harris, John George, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 07:44 | Kansas State | Henry Hull banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis James | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Roldan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lowe (fresh) PF - James King (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mauricio Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie lays it in on a nice dish by John Lowe | 37-39 |
| 07:06 | Kansas State | Henry Hull hits a turnaround in the paint | 39-39 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | James King clanks a jump hook in the lane | 39-39 |
| 06:35 | Kansas State | Louis James grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 06:07 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Lowe | 39-41 |
| 05:12 | Kansas State | Louis James drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Schrader | 42-41 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Mario Yeary (SF) Thomas Schrader | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), James Harris (SF), John George (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Garrett, John Lowe, James King, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Roldan - foul #2 on John Roldan, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 04:39 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Harris - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| 04:39 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:39 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 04:16 | Kansas State | Henry Hull snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 03:56 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 03:55 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 03:35 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | James Harris pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - James Alloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Louis James (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Yeary (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Hull (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Roldan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | UNLV | John George lays it in uncontested set up by Johnny Fulkerson out of the doubleteam | 44-45 |
| 02:38 | Kansas State | James Alloway misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Mainor - foul #3 on Richard Mainor, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader (C) John Roldan | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG) Richard Mainor | |
| 02:38 | Kansas State | James Alloway makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:38 | Kansas State | James Alloway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Donald Kerr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 02:18 | Kansas State | Thomas Schrader pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:03 | Kansas State | James Alloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Fulkerson | 46-45 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | John George misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 46-45 |
| 01:37 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 01:33 | Kansas State | James Alloway knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Louis James | 48-45 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-45 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | John George misses the tip | 48-45 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 00:48 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mario Yeary, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Roldan (C) Thomas Schrader | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG) William Garrett | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | John Roldan is called for the reach on Johnny Fulkerson - foul #3 on John Roldan, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:32 | Kansas State | John Roldan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Kansas State | Mario Yeary misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-48 |
| 00:10 | Kansas State | John Roldan grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | John George is called for the reach on Louis James - foul #3 on John George, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Louis James makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 00:02 | Kansas State | Louis James makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Harris misses short on a fullcourt shot | 50-48 |