1996-97 Boxscores
Game 1
UNLV 61, Sam Houston State 58
UNLV Desert Classic
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Nov. 23, 1996
| Sam Houston State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| McDollistar (f) | 33 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Teague (f) | 34 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| Henderson (c) | 29 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Shelron (g) | 33 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Lewis (g) | 24 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Player | 24 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Shelron | 25 | 3-9 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Sheppard | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ferguson | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 23-56 | 4-16 | 8-14 | 21 | 27 | 58 | 11 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 37 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Taylor (f) | 35 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Dye (c) | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Randle (g) | 32 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Girard (g) | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Wunderlich | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Webster | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Peterson | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-51 | 2-4 | 17-31 | 45 | 11 | 15 | 61 |
Halftime: SMSU 29, UNLV 36. Turnovers: SMSU 27 (McDollistar 6), UNLV 27 (Girard 6). Blocked Shots: SMSU 7 (Teague 3), UNLV 1 (Dye). Steals: SMSU 13 (Teague 4), UNLV 16 (Taylor 6). Officials: M. Brooks, K. Johnson, K. Balque. Attendance: 250.
Game 2
Arkansas State 78, UNLV 66
UNLV Desert Classic
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Nov. 24, 1996
| Arkansas State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Towne (f) | 32 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| Jones (f) | 29 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Maddox (c) | 22 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Hagood (g) | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dyess (g) | 35 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Werntz | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Heiberg | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Smith | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kemp | 26 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dudie | 15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 27-57 | 5-18 | 19-22 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 78 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 31 | 7-15 | -2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Taylor (f) | 34 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Dye (c) | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Randle (g) | 21 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Girard (g) | 34 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Wunderlich | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Wolfe | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Webster | 32 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Strambler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jones | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 27-57 | 6-12 | 6-9 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 66 |
Halftime: ASU 36, UNLV 35. Turnovers: ASU 15 (Smith, Dudie 3), UNLV 27 (Randle 7). Blocked Shots: ASU 1 (Maddox), UNLV 1 (Gossett). Steals: ASU 8 (Towne 3), UNLV 4 (Taylor 3). Officials: M. Brooks, K. Balque, E. Larson. Attendance: 150.
Game 3
Virginia Commonwealth 68, UNLV 54
Connecticut Hartford Curant Classic
Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Nov. 30, 1996
| Virginia Commonwealth | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Waller (f) | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lewis (f) | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Karlsson (c) | 39 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Sisson (g) | 32 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Kyhlstedt (g) | 29 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Grisham | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hubbard | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miller | 16 | 7-10 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Millsaps | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mergenthal | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleman | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Trayers | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 10 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-56 | 6-15 | 12-21 | 43 | 13 | 15 | 68 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 38 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Taylor (f) | 34 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Dye (c) | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Randle (g) | 25 | 3-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Girard (g) | 38 | 6-15 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Wunderlich | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Brooks | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Webster | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jones | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 22-53 | 3-13 | 7-13 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 54 |
Halftime: VCU 30, UNLV 28. Turnovers: VCU 20 (Karlsson, Trayers 5), UNLV 20 (Taylor, Randle 4). Blocked Shots: VCU 1 (Trayers), UNLV 1 (Taylor). Steals: VCU 10 (5 with 2), UNLV 9 (4 with 2). Officials: F. Geiselman, L. Savo, T. Maddock. Attendance: 7500.
Game 4
Massachusetts 59, UNLV 48
Connecticut Hartford Curant Classic
Gampel Pavilion
Storrs, Conn.
Dec. 1, 1996
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 34 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Taylor (f) | 37 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Dye (c) | 20 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Randle (g) | 28 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Girard (g) | 34 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Wunderlich | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Wolfe | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Webster | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Strambler | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 20-66 | 3-14 | 5-12 | 40 | 14 | 18 | 48 |
| Massachusetts | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Carroll (f) | 39 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Bradley (f) | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Tudman (c) | 24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Mitchell (g) | 32 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Van Huisen (g) | 33 | 5-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Rayside | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| MacFarland | 31 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 20-47 | 6-12 | 13-18 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 59 |
Halftime: UNLV 22, UMASS 28. Turnovers: UNLV 14 (Girard 4), UMASS 20 (Mitchell 5). Blocked Shots: UNLV 3 (Dye 2), UMASS 5 (Carroll, Rayside 2). Steals: UNLV 10 (4 with 2), UMASS 4 (MacFarland 2). Officials: F. Gieselman, L. Savo, D. Ciminera. Attendance: 7500.
Game 5
Oregon 95, UNLV 38
McArthur Court
Eugene, Ore.
Dec. 6, 1996
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 32 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Strambler (f) | 26 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Taylor (c) | 36 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Webster (g) | 40 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Girard (g) | 29 | 2-12 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Brooks | 16 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wolfe | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 14-55 | 3-12 | 7-10 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 38 |
| Oregon | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Benson (f) | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Boyer (f) | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Curtis (c) | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Bowyer (g) | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Edamura (g) | 12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Hughes | 20 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| McKnight | 16 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Strange | 15 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Edwards | 20 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Boeving | 29 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Mowe | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Pierce | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 37-59 | 6-9 | 15-24 | 39 | 26 | 8 | 95 |
Halftime: UNLV 20, UO 45. Turnovers: UNLV 29 (Girard 10), UO 16 (McKnight 3). Blocked Shots: UNLV 0, UO 8 (Curtis 3). Steals: UNLV 5 (Taylor 2), UO 14 (Strange 3). Officials: K. Balque, T. Dubas, S. Nakasone. Attendance: 2203.
Game 6
San Francisco 72, UNLV 61
Memorial Gym
San Francisco, Calif.
Dec. 14, 1996
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 37 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Taylor (f) | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Dye (c) | 36 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Webster (g) | 28 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Girard (g) | 27 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Randle | 28 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Strambler | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Wolfe | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jones | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-49 | 2-6 | 17-28 | 36 | 12 | 20 | 61 |
| San Francisco | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Demirdjian (f) | 34 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Murdent (f) | 29 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Woods (c) | 33 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Shadian (g) | 34 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Lindhe (g) | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Kagie | 20 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Itow | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Madkins | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Richardson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-54 | 5-11 | 17-24 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 72 |
Halftime: UNLV 31, USF 28. Turnovers: UNLV 22 (Girard 6), USF 16 (Demirdjian, Murdent, Shadian 3). Blocked Shots: UNLV 1 (Gossett), USF 6 (Woods 3). Steals: UNLV 9 (Gossett 3), USF 8 (Lindhe 3). Officials: M. Tanimot, M. Garret, C. Albin. Attendance: 623.
Game 7
UNLV 70, Fairfield 54
UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 19, 1996
| Fairfield | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Grossarth (f) | 33 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Driscoll (f) | 33 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| O'Connor (c) | 22 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Natale (g) | 33 | 0-36 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Gill (g) | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Friel | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briscoe | 25 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Nicholas | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Williams | 25 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Cleary | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-63 | 2-10 | 10-18 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 54 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Dye (f) | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gossett (f) | 32 | 8-15 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Taylor (c) | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Randle (g) | 31 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Girard (g) | 26 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Wunderlich | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolfe | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Webster | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adams | 19 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Strambler | 31 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Jones | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 28-64 | 4-13 | 1016 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 70 |
Halftime: FU 34, UNLV 36. Turnovers: FI 26 (Grossarth 6), UNLV 23 (Gossett 6). Blocked Shots: FU 1 (O'Connor), UNLV 3 (Taylor, Randle, Wolfe). Steals: FU 6 (Grossarth 3), UNLV 12 (Taylor, Girard 4). Officials: G. Horkey, G. Bell, B. Perkins. Attendance: 250.
Game 8
Stephen F. Austin 94, UNLV 71
UNLV Lady Rebel Roundup
Lied Gymnasium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 20, 1996
| Stephen F. Austin | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Price (f) | 27 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Smith (f) | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Davis (c) | 23 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Johnson (g) | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Harris (g) | 28 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Hunt | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitmore | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Henry | 10 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Ramsay | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Henson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin | 14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brodhead | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Little | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 34-69 | 5-12 | 21-35 | 48 | 17 | 22 | 94 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 21 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Taylor (f) | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Dye (c) | 15 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Randle (g) | 34 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| Girard (g) | 25 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Wunderlich | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Brooks | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolfe | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Webster | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adams | 10 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Strambler | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Jones | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 23-58 | 6-17 | 19-24 | 36 | 14 | 27 | 71 |
Halftime: SFA 42, UNLV 35. Turnovers: SFA 21 (Harris 6), UNLV 30 (Girard 12). Blocked Shots: SFA 1 (Henson), UNLV 5 (Wolfe 2). Steals: SFA 19 (Harris 7), UNLV 7 (Randle 2). Officials: K. Johnson, C. Gonzalez, G. Horkey. Attendance: 250.
Game 9
Southern Utah 71, UNLV 64
UNLV Shootout
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 27, 1996
| Southern Utah | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| King (f) | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Littlefield (f) | 30 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Doman (c) | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Smith (g) | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Shaheen (g) | 30 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Elison | 18 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Mortensen | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hines | 22 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Torres | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Wornell | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 28-65 | 6-15 | 9-15 | 50 | 19 | 16 | 71 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Dye (f) | 21 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Gossett (f) | 26 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Taylor (c) | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randle (g) | 17 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Girard (g) | 31 | 5-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Wunderlich | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Brooks | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wolfe | 22 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Webster | 14 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Adams | 19 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Strambler | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-71 | 4-17 | 12-18 | 44 | 14 | 16 | 64 |
Halftime: SUU 29, UNLV 30. Turnovers: SUU 19 (Smith 6), UNLV 16 (Girard 6). Blocked Shots: SUU 1 (Elison), UNLV 3 (Taylor, Wunderlich, Wolfe). Steals: SUU 8 (King 3), UNLV 12 (Girard, Wunderlich 3). Officials: M. Perlman, E. Larson, A. Myles. Attendance: 310.
Game 10
Georgia 87, UNLV 41
UNLV Shootout
Lied Gymnasium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 28, 1996
| Georgia | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Frett (f) | 30 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Walker (f) | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Henderson (c) | 20 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Powell (g) | 18 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Holland-Corn (g) | 27 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Irwin | 26 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Antvorskov | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Campfield | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ball | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bush | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Decker | 13 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lott | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 35-77 | 5-18 | 12-17 | 48 | 21 | 17 | 87 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 34 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gossett (f) | 27 | 6-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Wolfe (c) | 19 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Adams (g) | 13 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Girard (g) | 29 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Brooks | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Webster | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dye | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Randle | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Strambler | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor | 13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 15-56 | 2-7 | 9-14 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 41 |
Halftime: GA 37, UNLV 23. Turnovers: GA 17 (Irwin 6), UNLV 36 (Girard 7). Blocked Shots: GA 8 (Frett 3), UNLV 3 (Gossett, Dye, Taylor). Steals: GA 21 (Holland-Corn 8), UNLV 7 (Gossett, Girard, Dye 2). Officials: K. Johnson, M. Perlman, G. Horky. Attendance: 200.
Game 11
UC Santa Barbara 101, UNLV 77
Thomas & Mack Center
Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 30, 1996
| UC Santa Barbara | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Rohr (f) | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Smith (f) | 29 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 6-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Alexander (c) | 25 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 11-11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| Clinesmith (g) | 29 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Lampson (g) | 10 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Corpus | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mahar | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Frial | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Duckworth | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Shadwell | 29 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 29-61 | 5-14 | 38-46 | 44 | 16 | 22 | 101 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Gossett (f) | 34 | 7-17 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Wolfe (c) | 32 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Webster (g) | 34 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Girard (g) | 16 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brooks | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dye | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Randle | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Adams | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor | 30 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-66 | 3-16 | 24-30 | 37 | 18 | 31 | 77 |
Halftime: UCSB 55, UNLV 37. Turnovers: UCSB 17 (Rohr, Alexander 4), UNLV 19 (Gossett 4). Blocked Shots: UCSB 5 (Mahar 4), UNLV 1 (Gossett). Steals: UCSB 7 (Shadwell 3), UNLV 7 (Webster 2). Officials: G. Horky, M. Reynoso, C. Perkins. Attendance: 200.
Game 12
Wyoming 71, UNLV 54
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Jan. 2, 1997
| Wyoming | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Cross (f) | 36 | 13-19 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Ingalls (f) | 32 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Thompson (c) | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Sprod (g) | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Worman (g) | 29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stapp, T | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dulaney | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stapp, C. | 24 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Lazzeri | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomlin | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Stratton | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zihlman | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 28-56 | 5-10 | 10-14 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 71 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Taylor (f) | 34 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Wolfe (c) | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Webster (g) | 27 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Gossett (g) | 31 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Brooks | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dye | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Randle | 10 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Adams | 19 | 1-11 | 1-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Girard | 18 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Strambler | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-62 | 3-19 | 9-13 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 54 |
Halftime: UW 40, UNLV 20. Turnovers: UW 21 (Sprod 5), UNLV 20 (Webster 5). Blocked Shots: UW 2 (Cross, Thompson), UNLV 1 (Taylor). Steals: UW 4 (Thompson 2), UNLV 11 (Taylor 5). Officials: T. McIntyre, C. Parrd, H. Martinez. Attendance: 150.
Game 13
Colorado State 68, UNLV 52
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Jan. 4, 1997
| Colorado State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Randles (f) | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Cronin (f) | 31 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Pieters (c) | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Farmer (g) | 28 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Hammon (g) | 30 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Johnson | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Watkins | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Guthard | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| McFadyen | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Austin | 14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-54 | 4-10 | 16-25 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 68 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 31 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Taylor (f) | 36 | 1-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wolfe (c) | 22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Webster (g) | 28 | 1-11 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Girard (g) | 27 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Wunderlich | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Dye | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randle | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adams | 18 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Strambler | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 11 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 16-68 | 2-18 | 18-25 | 50 | 6 | 18 | 52 |
Halftime: CSU 26, UNLV 24. Turnovers: CSU 21 (Randles 5), UNLV 20 (Gossett 4). Blocked Shots: CSU 1 (Cronin), UNLV 0. Steals: CSU 6 (Austin 2), UNLV 13 (Gossett 4). Technical: UNLV (team/bench). Officials: C. Hansen, C. Gonzales, R. Morris. Attendance: 200.
Game 14
San Diego State 92, UNLV 48
Western Athletic Conference Game
Peterson Gym
San Diego, Calif.
Jan. 9, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 29 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Taylor (f) | 24 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Wolfe (c) | 24 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Webster (g) | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Girard (g) | 33 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Wunderlich | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dye | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Randle | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adams | 13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Strambler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 17-50 | 3-12 | 11-20 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 48 |
| San Diego State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| DiCamilli (f) | 28 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Nowlin-Tres (f) | 28 | 13-15 | 1-1 | 5-7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Bale (c) | 25 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Zukauskaite (g) | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Harris (g) | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Sledge | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Farodolu | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Rucker | 19 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Woods | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Hayes | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 34-65 | 4-7 | 20-30 | 44 | 25 | 16 | 92 |
Halftime: UNLV 24, SDSU 42. Turnovers: UNLV 29 (Girard 8), SDSU 15 (DiCamilli 5). Blocked Shots: UNLV 4 (Taylor, Jones 2), SDSU 1 (Hayes). Steals: UNLV 5 (Randle 2), SDSU 15 (Sledge 3). Officials: V. Palmer, J. Jones, A. Molina. Attendance: 703.
Game 15
Hawai'i 77, UNLV 59
Western Athletic Conference Game
Special Events Arena
Honolulu, Hawai'i
Jan. 11, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 32 | 3-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Taylor (f) | 16 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Wolfe (c) | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Randle (g) | 36 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Girard (g) | 30 | 2-15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Webster | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dye | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Adams | 19 | 4-18 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Jones | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-77 | 7-25 | 4-6 | 45 | 8 | 19 | 59 |
| Hawai'i | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Ashy (f) | 35 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Howard (f) | 24 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Leeburg (c) | 34 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Cockett (g) | 34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Itoman (g) | 32 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Forsberg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kotilainen | 18 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Fujimoto | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Liu | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Macintyre | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wautlet | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-60 | 5-8 | 22-32 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 77 |
Halftime: UNLV 22, UH 39. Turnovers: UNLV 17 (Randle 4), UH 13 (Itoman 3). Blocked Shots: UNLV 4 (4 with 1), UH 6 (Cockett 4). Steals: UNLV 4 (Girard 2), UH 11 (Itoman 4). Officials: M. Whatford, S. Gaxiola, C. Jones. Attendance: 1452.
Game 16
Fresno State 74, UNLV 68
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Jan. 16, 1997
| Fresno State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Young (f) | 32 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Lewis (f) | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brown (c) | 33 | 10-16 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Louis (g) | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Anderson (g) | 37 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Krueger | 25 | 5-10 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| Farias | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Law | 24 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 27-65 | 7-19 | 13-22 | 44 | 16 | 12 | 74 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wolfe (f) | 15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gossett (f) | 40 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Dye (c) | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Randle (g) | 27 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
| Girard (g) | 37 | 10-22 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Wunderlich | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Webster | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Adams | 5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Strambler | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Jones | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 28-69 | 1-9 | 11-17 | 43 | 23 | 19 | 68 |
Halftime: FS 31, UNLV 31. Turnovers: FS 19 (Anderson 6), UNLV 18 (Wolfe 4). Blocked Shots: FS 1 (Anderson), UNLV 2 (Dye, Wunderlich). Steals: FS 8 (Young, Brown, Krueger 2), UNLV 11 (Strambler 3). Officials: C. Fujimoto, R. Strong, K. Condie. Attendance: 250.
Game 17
UNLV 66, San Jose State 60
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Jan. 18, 1997
| San Jose State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Steele (f) | 32 | 4-12 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Irving (f) | 37 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Campbell (c) | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| Johnson (g) | 40 | 3-15 | 3-8 | 10-14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Miller (g) | 26 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Williams | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Barrett | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Spalding | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 18-55 | 4-16 | 20-27 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 60 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wolfe (f) | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gossett (f) | 31 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Dye (c) | 24 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Randle (g) | 19 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Girard (g) | 22 | 0-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Wunderlich | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Webster | 33 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Adams | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Strambler | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor | 23 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-57 | 3-9 | 13-25 | 51 | 17 | 25 | 66 |
Halftime: SJSU 31, UNLV 34. Turnovers: SJSU 16 (Johnson 5), UNLV 25 (Gossett, Webster 5). Blocked Shots: SJSU 3 (Campbell 3), UNLV 1 (Taylor). Steals: SJSU 9 (Johnson, Turner 3), UNLV 9 (Webster 4). Officials: E. Larson, M. Castle, C. Knepp. Attendance: 400.
Game 18
Air Force Academy 67, UNLV 62
Western Athletic Conference Game
Clune Arena
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Jan. 25, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Dye (f) | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Gossett (f) | 34 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Wolfe (c) | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Webster (g) | 35 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Girard (g) | 30 | 4-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Adams | 21 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wunderlich | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Strambler | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor | 23 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Jones | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-68 | 2-9 | 12-19 | 49 | 11 | 23 | 62 |
| Air Force Academy | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Thiedeman (f) | 20 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Fortna (f) | 30 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Carrow (c) | 27 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Quinn (g) | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Karlstad (g) | 31 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Whittingham | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meyer | 20 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Hall | 21 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Peters | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-67 | 1-12 | 16-28 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 67 |
Game 19
Colorado State 89, UNLV 55
Western Athletic Conference Game
Moby Arena
Fort Collins, Colo.
Jan. 30, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Taylor (f) | 32 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gossett (f) | 35 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Wolfe (c) | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Webster (g) | 31 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Girard (g) | 38 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Wunderlich | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Dye | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adams | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brooks | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Strambler | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-64 | 1-10 | 12-16 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 55 |
| Colorado State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Cronin (f) | 29 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Randles (f) | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Pieters (c) | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Farmer (g) | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Hamon (g) | 28 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Johnson | 24 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| Guthard | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Watkins | 11 | 0-3 | -1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| McFadyen | 16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Smock | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 32-60 | 8-14 | 17-27 | 49 | 20 | 13 | 89 |
Halftime: UNLV 26, CSU 44. Turnovers: UNLV 21 (Girard 7), CSU 22 (Hammon 6). Blocked Shots: UNLV 3 (Taylor, Gossett, Dye), CSU 9 (Cronin, McFadyen 2). Steals: UNLV 13 (Girard 6), CSU 11 (Farmer, McFadyen 3). Officials: R. Campbell, C. Jones, R. Willis. Attendance: 1249.
Game 20
Wyoming 79, UNLV 60
Western Athletic Conference Game
Arena Auditorium
Laramie, Wyo.
Feb. 1, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Taylor (f) | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Wolfe (c) | 9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Webster (g) | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Girard (g) | 36 | 9-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| Wunderlich | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dye | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adams | 21 | 2-20 | 0-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Strambler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 25-71 | 0-11 | 10-14 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 60 |
| Wyoming | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Cross (f) | 32 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Ingalls (f) | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Thompson (c) | 25 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Stapp (g) | 33 | 4-17 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Worman (g) | 18 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Stapp | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sprod | 29 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Dulaney | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lazzeri | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tomlin | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Stratton | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zihlman | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 27-59 | 5-14 | 20-28 | 45 | 20 | 14 | 79 |
Halftime: UNLV 28, UW 42. Turnovers: UNLV 15 (Adams 4), UW 20 (Cross 6). Blocked Shots: UNLV 3 (Wunderlich 2), UW 3 (Thompson 2). Steals: UNLV 14 (Adams 4), UW 7 (Cross 5). Officials: T. Dubas, B. York, R. Raybalid. Attendance: 429.
Game 21
Hawai'i 72, UNLV 46
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Feb. 6, 1997
| Hawai'i | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Ashby (f) | 35 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Howard (f) | 25 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Leeburg (c) | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Cockett (g) | 38/ | 6-15 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Itoman (g) | 29 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Kotilainen | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fujimoto | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Liu | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macintyre | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wautlet | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 26-55 | 6-14 | 14-18 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 72 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Taylor (f) | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Wunderlich (c) | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Randle (g) | 23 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Girard (g) | 33 | 3-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Wolfe | 8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Webster | 27 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dye | 16 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Adams | 8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jones | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 4 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 19-73 | 2-9 | 6-13 | 52 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
Halftime: UH 38, UNLV 29. Turnovers: UH 11 (Ashby, Itoman 3), UNLV 14 (Wunderlich, Girard 3). Blocked Shots: UH 7 (Ashby 3), UNLV 5 (Dye 2). Steals: UH 7 (Howard, Itoman, Wautlet 2), UNLV 3 (Girard 2). Officials: H. Sanez, G. Horky, M. Petty. Attendance: 500.
Game 22
San Diego State 62, UNLV 50
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Feb. 8, 1997
| San Diego State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| DiCamilli (f) | 38 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| Nowlin-Tres (f) | 37 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Bale (c) | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wright (g) | 37 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Harris (g) | 37 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Sledge | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zukauskaite | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Woods | 32 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | 9 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-50 | 0-2 | 14-20 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 62 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Taylor (f) | 30 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Wunderlich (c) | 28 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Randle (g) | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Girard (g) | 33 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Wolfe | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 31 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Dye | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Adams | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 20-54 | 0-3 | 10-15 | 41 | 12 | 15 | 50 |
Halftime: SDSU 17, UNLV 22. Turnovers: SDSU 19 (Wright 9), UNLV 26 (Girard 7). Blocked Shots: SDSU 3 (Nowlin-Tres, Bale, Sledge), UNLV 4 (4 with 1). Steals: SDSU 10 (Nowlin-Tres, Wright 4), UNLV 8 (Girard 4). Officials: K. Johnson, C. Jones, B. Allen. Attendance: 144.
Game 23
San Jose State 60, UNLV 60
Western Athletic Conference Game
The Event Center
San Jose, Calif.
Feb. 13, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Gossett (f) | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Taylor (c) | 37 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Randle (g) | 15 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Girard (g) | 32 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Brooks | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wolfe | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Webster | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dye | 22 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| Adams | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Strambler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jones | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 26-63 | 0-7 | 8-12 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 60 |
| San Jose State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Johnson (f) | 31 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Irving (f) | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Spalding (c) | 33 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Steele (g) | 40 | 8-20 | 4-10 | 4-5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| Miller (g) | 37 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Williams | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Hanson | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Barrett | 13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 24-57 | 6-15 | 16-22 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 70 |
Halftime: UNLV 21, SJSU 35. Turnovers: UNLV 22 (Taylor 6), SJSU 22 (Spalding 8). Blocked Shots: UNLV 8 (Wunderlich, Dye, Jones 2), SJSU 1 (Irving). Steals: UNLV 6 (Taylor 3), SJSU 7 (Irving, Miller 2). Officials: B. Yamasaki, A. Molina, G. Bell. Attendance: 150.
Game 24
Fresno State 71, UNLV 53
Western Athletic Conference Game
North Gym
Fresno, Calif.
Feb. 15, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 23 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Gossett (f) | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Taylor (c) | 30 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Randle (g) | 27 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Girard (g) | 21 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wolfe | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 20 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dye | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Adams | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strambler | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 22-62 | 3-13 | 6-8 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 53 |
| Fresno State | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Krueger (f) | 38 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Young (f) | 39 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Law (c) | 28 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| Louis (g) | 36 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Anderson (g) | 38 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| Farias | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farley | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Collins | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 29-63 | 7-17 | 6-12 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 71 |
Halftime: UNLV 20, FS 34. Turnovers: UNLV 23 (Girard 5), FS 22 (Law 7). Blocked Shots: UNLV 8 (Gossett, Dye 3), FS 1 (Louis). Steals: UNLV 9 (Randle, Jones 2), FS 10 (Young, Louis 3). Officials: T. Dubas, D. Talbot, D. Lee. Attendance: 822.
Game 25
UNLV 85, Air Force Academy 62
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium, Las Vegas, Nev.
Feb. 20, 1997
| Air Force Academy | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Meyer (f) | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Hall (f) | 31 | 4-14 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| Carrow (c) | 24 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Quinn (g) | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Karlstad (g) | 24 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Hudson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whittingham | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hein | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thiedeman | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Logue | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peters | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Fortna | 16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tutt | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 5 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 18-56 | 4-11 | 22-32 | 32 | 8 | 21 | 62 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wunderlich (f) | 27 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Gossett (f) | 31 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 7-7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
| Taylor (c) | 30 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Randle (g) | 27 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Girard (g) | 32 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Brooks | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolfe | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Webster | 25 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Dye | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Adams | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strambler | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jones | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 32-71 | 1-6 | 20-28 | 55 | 15 | 22 | 85 |
Halftime: AFA 28, UNLV 44. Turnovers: AFA 27 (Meyer 6), UNLV 28 (Randle 7). Blocked Shots: AFA 3 (Carrow 2), UNLV 4 (Taylor 2). Steals: AFA 10 (Fortna 3), UNLV 17 (Taylor 5). Officials: C. Gonzales, C. Jones, C. Knepp. Attendance: 175.
Game 26
TCU 80, UNLV 49
Western Athletic Conference Game
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb. 22, 1997
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Gossett (f) | 37 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Taylor (f) | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Wunderlich (c) | 33 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Randle (g) | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Girard (g) | 30 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Wolfe | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 35 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Dye | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Adams | 10 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Strambler | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 19-61 | 1-11 | 10-17 | 41 | 13 | 19 | 49 |
| TCU | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Price (f) | 21 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Ferguson (f) | 22 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Harps (c) | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Wilson (g) | 29 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 8-10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Garcia (g) | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Jenkins | 11 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Usher | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtade | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lelas | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hickman | 20 | 7-11 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| Hayworth | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 6 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 29-54 | 3-13 | 19-29 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 80 |
Halftime: UNLV 19, TCU 47. Turnovers: UNLV 28 (Randle 8), TCU 20 (Garcia 5). Blocked Shots: UNLV 2 (Gossett, Wunderlich), TCU 1 (Harps 1). Steals: UNLV 5 (Taylor 2), TCU 13 (Garcia 4). Technical: UNLV (Randle). Officials: Randle, Pitts, Porter. Attendance: 960.
Game 27
TCU 97, UNLV 67
Western Athletic Conference Game
Lied Gymnasium
Las Vegas, Nev.
Feb. 27, 1997
| TCU | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Price (f) | 28 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hickman (f) | 28 | 8-12 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Mitchell-Harps (c) | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Wilson (g) | 29 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 7-12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| Garcia (g) | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jenkins | 21 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Usher | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ferguson | 21 | 9-12 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Courtade | 8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lelas | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hayworth | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 33-58 | 12-19 | 19-29 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 97 |
| UNLV | ||||||||
| Min | FG-FGA | 3P-3PA | FT-FTA | REB | A | PF | TP | |
| Wolfe (f) | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Gossett (f) | 23 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Dye (c) | 37 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 12-15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 30 |
| Randle (g) | 37 | 4-12 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Adams (g) | 16 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Brooks | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Webster | 36 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Girard | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Strambler | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Team | 2 | |||||||
| TOTALS | 200 | 21-54 | 5-12 | 20-30 | 41 | 13 | 23 | 67 |
Halftime: TCU 46, UNLV 33. Turnovers: TCU 14 (Wilson 3), UNLV 27 (Gossett 6). Blocked Shots: TCU 0, UNLV 2 (Gossett, Strambler). Steals: TCU 9 (Wilson 3), UNLV 7 (Randle 2). Officials: S. Yarbborough, T. Porter, C. Jones. Attendance: 250.
