In one of the biggest upsets in Final Four history, however, Duke got its revenge from a year ago by a score of 79–77 after Laettner hit two free throws with 12 seconds remaining and UNLV guard Anderson Hunt missed a three-point attempt.
LSU cruised through the regional round (hosted by LSU at Alex Box Stadium) of the NCAA Tournament defeating Austin Peay 9-3, UNLV 7-6, UNO 17-4 and Georgia Tech 29-13.
In the second quarter, UNLV tied the score at 7, following a 19 yard touchdown pass from Jason Thomas to Nate Turner.
Colt Brennan threw for 296 yards and two touchdowns while running in another score as Hawaii defeated UNLV 42–13.
They became just the third ever so-called "mid-major" to win the event in its 22 year history (the others being UNLV and Ohio), and would be ranked #18 in the next Coaches Top 25 Poll and #19 in the next AP Poll.
She attended Palo Verde High School and attended college at UNLV where she majored in fitness management and nutrition.
Both teammates played with Lopez on their successful AAU team, the Elite Basketball Organization (EBO), along with Derrick Jasper and Tre'Von Willis, both of UNLV.
Executive Vice President and Provost Neal Smatresk immediately became the Acting President of UNLV.
He attended Clovis East High School in Clovis, California and played college golf at UNLV, where he was a four-time All-American and was twice named Mountain West Conference player of the year.
A year later 4,500 fans crowded the Fieldhouse to see Pepperdine defeat the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team by a score of 93-91.
In the 1990 tournament, the trio of Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scott, & Brian Oliver (nicknamed "Lethal Weapon 3") carried the Yellow Jackets all the way to the Final Four, where they lost to eventual champion UNLV in the national semi-finals.
star quarterback Randall Cunningham, UNLV went 11-2, won their conference title and defeated Toledo in the California Bowl.
Rider attended two junior colleges, Allen County Community College in Iola, Kansas, where he averaged just over 30 points per game; and Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California (33 points per game), before finding a home at UNLV.
Tony Knap (born 1915), college football head coach at Utah State, Boise State, and UNLV
Palelei transferred to UNLV from Purdue University where he signed out of Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Missouri.
He is the older brother of former UNLV and NFL quarterback (and All-America punter and Pro Bowl quarterback) Randall Cunningham and uncle of Randall Cunningham II.
Bill Ireland, founder of the UNLV football program and later athletic director of UNLV