| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Blackstone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Levi Beckham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Green (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Sean Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Robert Weiss inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Levi Beckham misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:39 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Sharpton | 32-36 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Levi Beckham makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Weiss | 34-36 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Curtis Smith comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 34-36 |
| 19:02 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 18:56 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Raymond Sharpton is blocked by Robert Weiss | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Curtis Smith gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Curtis Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 18:45 | San Diego State | Ricky Green grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Curtis Smith takes the ball from Sean Carter | 34-36 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | A charge is called on Ernest Borror - foul #2 on Ernest Borror, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Murphy (PG), Kenneth Gooch (SG), Edwin Stone (SF), Donald Green (PF), Richard Cappello (C) Thomas Blackstone, Levi Beckham, Robert Weiss, Ernest Borror, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Ken Hanson (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Raymond Sharpton, Sean Carter, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Chad Katzmark | |
| 17:59 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ricky Green and he's fouled by Richard Cappello - foul #2 on Richard Cappello, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Laws (SG) Ricky Green | |
| 17:59 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Donald Green snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 17:24 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Donald Green gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Donald Green is fouled on the floor by Jerry Johnson - foul #3 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG), Curtis Smith (C) Kenneth Gooch, Richard Cappello | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Ricky Green (SG), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF) Noe Tozloski, Keith Laws, Jerry Johnson | |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Raymond Sharpton steals the ball from Donald Green | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Edwin Stone steals it from Marlon Leadbetter | 34-38 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Carl Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Curtis Smith snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone's pass is intercepted by Ricky Green | 34-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Blackstone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Green (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Hanson (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Jeanbaptiste (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Marlon Leadbetter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Ricky Green double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch (PG), Levi Beckham (SG), Robert Weiss (SF), John Buzzell (PF), Richard Cappello (C) Thomas Blackstone, Carl Murphy, Edwin Stone, Donald Green, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Keith Laws (SG), Sean Carter (SF), Jerry Johnson (PF), Chad Katzmark (C) Raymond Sharpton, Ricky Green, Ken Hanson, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Marlon Leadbetter | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Levi Beckham clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to John Buzzell | 34-38 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | John Buzzell's dunk attempt is rejected by Chad Katzmark | 34-38 |
| 15:03 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 15:01 | San Diego State | Kenneth Gooch takes the ball from Noe Tozloski in the backcourt | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | John Buzzell blows the layup but the foul's on Sean Carter - foul #2 on Sean Carter, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Curtis Smith (C) Richard Cappello | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ricky Green (SG) Keith Laws | |
| 14:47 | UNLV | John Buzzell misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | John Buzzell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:33 | San Diego State | Jerry Johnson misses the easy open layup | 35-38 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Curtis Smith grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Levi Beckham can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:26 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:21 | San Diego State | Ricky Green is fouled on the floor by Curtis Smith - foul #1 on Curtis Smith, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG) Kenneth Gooch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF) Jerry Johnson | |
| 14:11 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Green | 35-40 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Chad Katzmark swats the short shot by Thomas Blackstone | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Curtis Smith tips it home | 37-40 |
| 13:51 | San Diego State | Sean Carter is hacked by Robert Weiss in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Weiss, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch (SG), Ernest Borror (SF), Donald Green (C) Levi Beckham, Robert Weiss, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Keith Laws (SF), Austin Lantz (C) Noe Tozloski, Sean Carter, Chad Katzmark | |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Blackstone | 37-40 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | John Buzzell lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| 13:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton's pass is intercepted by Ernest Borror | 39-40 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Keith Laws takes the ball from Ernest Borror | 39-40 |
| 12:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton throws it down on a nice dish by Keith Laws | 39-42 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | John Buzzell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Donald Green tips it home | 41-42 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton connects on the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kenneth Gooch - foul #1 on Kenneth Gooch, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Murphy (PG), Levi Beckham (SG), Robert Weiss (SF), Richard Cappello (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Thomas Blackstone, Kenneth Gooch, Ernest Borror, John Buzzell, Donald Green | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (SG), Sean Carter (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Chad Katzmark (C) Ricky Green, Keith Laws, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Austin Lantz | |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Levi Beckham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Cappello (fresh) 3 reb. C - Curtis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Sharpton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Noe Tozloski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Leadbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Robert Weiss is fouled on the floor by Chad Katzmark - foul #2 on Chad Katzmark, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ken Hanson (SG) Raymond Sharpton | |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Richard Cappello misses badly on a floater in the lane | 41-45 |
| 11:23 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Curtis Smith - foul #2 on Curtis Smith, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Robert Weiss misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Richard Cappello gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | Robert Weiss travels with the ball | 41-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edwin Stone (SF), Ernest Borror (PF) Robert Weiss, Richard Cappello | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Laws (SG), Seth Brew (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Sean Carter, Marlon Leadbetter, Chad Katzmark | |
| 10:35 | San Diego State | Keith Laws throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Levi Beckham misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 10:26 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Seth Brew | 41-47 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Seth Brew makes the jumpshot from the right side | 41-49 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Ernest Borror can't finish the layup | 41-49 |
| 10:02 | San Diego State | Seth Brew grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 09:45 | San Diego State | Seth Brew can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-49 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Curtis Smith | 41-49 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Levi Beckham buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Carl Murphy and the foul's on Jerry Johnson - foul #4 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG), John Buzzell (PF), Donald Green (C) Carl Murphy, Ernest Borror, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Ricky Green (SG), Marlon Leadbetter (SF), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF), Austin Lantz (C) Noe Tozloski, Keith Laws, Ken Hanson, Seth Brew, Jerry Johnson | |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Levi Beckham misses the free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:22 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Levi Beckham gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Edwin Stone connects on the runner in the lane set up by Levi Beckham and the foul's on Marlon Leadbetter - foul #1 on Marlon Leadbetter, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Weiss (SF), Richard Cappello (C) Levi Beckham, John Buzzell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Sean Carter (SF), Chad Katzmark (C) Marlon Leadbetter, Austin Lantz | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Edwin Stone makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Cappello - foul #3 on Richard Cappello, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch (SG) Edwin Stone | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:38 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Richard Cappello grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Donald Green misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jesse Jeanbaptiste - foul #1 on Jesse Jeanbaptiste, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Keith Laws (PG) Raymond Sharpton | |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Donald Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Donald Green misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jesse Jeanbaptiste | 47-50 |
| 07:51 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Richard Cappello pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Blackstone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gooch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Cappello (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Green (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Jeanbaptiste (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Donald Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Richard Cappello misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 07:29 | San Diego State | Ricky Green gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Robert Weiss snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | San Diego State | Ricky Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone's pass is intercepted by Ricky Green | 50-50 |
| 06:26 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Robert Weiss gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone misses long on a runner from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone tips it but misses | 50-50 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Richard Cappello tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 05:56 | San Diego State | Ricky Green drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Jeanbaptiste | 52-53 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Murphy (PG), Levi Beckham (SG), Ernest Borror (SF), John Buzzell (PF), Curtis Smith (C) Thomas Blackstone, Kenneth Gooch, Robert Weiss, Donald Green, Richard Cappello | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Noe Tozloski (SG), Ken Hanson (SF), Marlon Leadbetter (PF), Jerry Johnson (C) Keith Laws, Ricky Green, Sean Carter, Jesse Jeanbaptiste, Chad Katzmark | |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Carl Murphy is hacked by Jerry Johnson - foul #5 on Jerry Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Austin Lantz (C) Jerry Johnson | |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Carl Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:42 | San Diego State | Austin Lantz snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:28 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Curtis Smith can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Austin Lantz - foul #3 on Austin Lantz, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Curtis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Curtis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | Ken Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Austin Lantz tips it but misses | 53-53 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | John Buzzell pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Carl Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Marlon Leadbetter | 53-53 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | Marlon Leadbetter double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG), Edwin Stone (SF) Levi Beckham, John Buzzell | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ricky Green (SG), Keith Laws (SF), Seth Brew (PF) Noe Tozloski, Ken Hanson, Marlon Leadbetter | |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Ernest Borror makes the shot near the basket set up by Edwin Stone | 55-53 |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | Ricky Green can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ernest Borror - foul #3 on Ernest Borror, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Gooch (SG), John Buzzell (PF), Donald Green (C) Carl Murphy, Ernest Borror, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Sean Carter (SF), Chad Katzmark (C) Raymond Sharpton, Austin Lantz | |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Buzzell | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Blackstone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Gooch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Buzzell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Green (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Keith Laws (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Green (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Brew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Katzmark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 57-55 |
| 03:38 | San Diego State | Keith Laws tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | John Buzzell travels with the ball | 57-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Levi Beckham (SG), Robert Weiss (SF) Thomas Blackstone, Kenneth Gooch | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski (PG), Marlon Leadbetter (SF), Jesse Jeanbaptiste (PF) Keith Laws, Sean Carter, Seth Brew | |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses the tip | 57-57 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Noe Tozloski misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Weiss | 57-57 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG), Curtis Smith (C) Edwin Stone, Donald Green | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton (PG), Ken Hanson (SF) Noe Tozloski, Chad Katzmark | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | John Buzzell buries a floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Blackstone | 59-57 |
| 02:50 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Sean Carter (SF), Chad Katzmark (C) Ken Hanson, Marlon Leadbetter | |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Jesse Jeanbaptiste connects on the open driving attempt from close range set up by Sean Carter | 59-59 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Robert Weiss makes the runner near the basket | 61-59 |
| 02:09 | San Diego State | Ricky Green misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | John Buzzell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Raymond Sharpton picks off the pass by Thomas Blackstone in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | Raymond Sharpton banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Levi Beckham knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Blackstone and he's fouled by Sean Carter - foul #3 on Sean Carter, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Levi Beckham makes the free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:35 | San Diego State | Sean Carter clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Levi Beckham | 64-61 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Robert Weiss's floater is tipped away by Jesse Jeanbaptiste | 64-61 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | John Buzzell grabs the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone is hacked by Raymond Sharpton - foul #2 on Raymond Sharpton, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Thomas Blackstone steals it from Ricky Green | 66-61 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone banks in the layup | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | San Diego State | John Buzzell is called for the reach on Ricky Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Buzzell, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| 00:23 | San Diego State | Ricky Green makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:23 | San Diego State | Ricky Green makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Robert Weiss is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Sharpton - foul #3 on Raymond Sharpton, team foul #11 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Carl Murphy (PG), Donald Green (C) Thomas Blackstone, Curtis Smith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Robert Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Robert Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone (PG) Carl Murphy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone is hacked by Raymond Sharpton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Sharpton, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Chad Katzmark misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | John Buzzell pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Thomas Blackstone runs out the clock | 72-63 |