| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael McManemy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead inbounds the ball | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps tips it but misses | 44-33 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Holston and the foul's on Michael McManemy - foul #3 on Michael McManemy, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG) Michael McManemy | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 19:15 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp loses the ball out of bounds | 44-35 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the lay-in | 44-35 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Nathan Garland gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Chad Joyal is called for the reach on Isaac Bankhead - foul #2 on Chad Joyal, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 18:27 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Mark Schwipps is blocked by Thomas Lusher | 44-35 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mark Schwipps - foul #3 on Mark Schwipps, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe (C) Mark Schwipps | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:11 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Nathan Garland is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Garland, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael Kyle (C) Nathan Garland | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-36 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Shawn Holston pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is hacked by Michael Kyle - foul #2 on Michael Kyle, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF) Isaac Bankhead | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | The jump hook by Chad Joyal is blocked by Dylan Bynoe | 44-36 |
| 17:22 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 47-38 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp is denied on a layup by Chad Joyal | 47-38 |
| 16:37 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Joyal - foul #3 on Chad Joyal, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead (SF), Nathan Garland (PF) Glenn Snapp, Michael Kyle | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal, Daryl Guenther | |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:14 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | James Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nathan Garland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG), Michael McManemy (SG), Mark Schwipps (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Jeffrey Rocheleau, Dylan Bynoe | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (PF) Thomas Lusher | |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Isaac Bankhead picks off the pass by Zoran Zourkos | 47-38 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Michael McManemy misses the easy layup | 47-38 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | James Chacko misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Isaac Bankhead - foul #2 on Isaac Bankhead, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF) Roger Hayden, Isaac Bankhead | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx | |
| 14:44 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 14:23 | Kent State | Zoran Zourkos denies the turnaround by Mark Schwipps | 47-38 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | Shawn Holston grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | James Chacko tips it in | 47-40 |
| 13:48 | Kent State | Zoran Zourkos steals the ball from Mark Schwipps | 47-40 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | Michael McManemy pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Michael McManemy knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Zlatko Podwoski and he's hacked by Fred Cranmer - foul #3 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF) Jeffrey Rocheleau, Nathan Garland | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) Zoran Zourkos, James Chacko, Fred Cranmer | |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Michael McManemy makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Michael McManemy - foul #4 on Michael McManemy, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG), Michael Kyle (C) Michael McManemy, Mark Schwipps | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:47 | UNLV | James Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Lusher and he's hacked by Glenn Snapp - foul #2 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | James Johnson makes the free throw | 50-43 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:09 | Kent State | Michael Kyle misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Chad Joyal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | James Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-43 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Michael Kyle grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Snapp (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Kyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shawn Holston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Chad Joyal picks off the pass by Michael Kyle | 50-43 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | James Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Joyal | 50-46 |
| 11:04 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Zlatko Podwoski | 53-46 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Roger Hayden (PG), Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Mark Schwipps (C) Zlatko Podwoski, Isaac Bankhead, Dylan Bynoe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Zoran Zourkos (SF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal | |
| 10:25 | Kent State | Daryl Guenther is called for the reach on Roger Hayden - foul #1 on Daryl Guenther, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan Garland (PF) Michael Kyle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Daryl Guenther, Thomas Lusher | |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Shawn Holston pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Glenn Snapp steps in front of the Zoran Zourkos pass | 53-46 |
| 09:49 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp is fouled on the floor by Shawn Holston - foul #2 on Shawn Holston, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Glenn Snapp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | The short jumper by Shawn Holston is denied by Mark Schwipps | 53-46 |
| 09:21 | Kent State | Roger Hayden pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:56 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is hacked by Glenn Snapp - foul #3 on Glenn Snapp, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski (PG), Isaac Bankhead (SF), Dylan Bynoe (PF) Roger Hayden, Glenn Snapp, Nathan Garland | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Chad Joyal (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) Shawn Holston, Zoran Zourkos, James Chacko, Fred Cranmer | |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | James Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski is whistled for a carry | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG) Jeffrey Rocheleau | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:02 | UNLV | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps grabs the board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Snapp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Bankhead (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dylan Bynoe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Mark Schwipps is called for the reach on Thomas Lusher - foul #4 on Mark Schwipps, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael McManemy (SG), Michael Kyle (C) Glenn Snapp, Mark Schwipps | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 07:18 | Kent State | Michael Kyle knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Zlatko Podwoski | 57-50 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daryl Guenther | 57-53 |
| 06:17 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Jeffrey Rocheleau (SF), Nathan Garland (PF), Mark Schwipps (C) Isaac Bankhead, Dylan Bynoe, Michael Kyle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG), James Chacko (PF) James Johnson, Zoran Zourkos, Daryl Guenther | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | James Chacko connects on the jump hook near the basket | 57-55 |
| 05:48 | Kent State | Shawn Holston takes the ball from Zlatko Podwoski | 57-55 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Michael McManemy loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Chad Joyal, Thomas Lusher | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Shawn Holston can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:40 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:38 | Kent State | Nathan Garland snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Michael McManemy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Nathan Garland tips it in | 59-57 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 03:46 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Mark Schwipps | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Zlatko Podwoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael McManemy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Rocheleau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Garland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Schwipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Kent State | Michael McManemy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Zlatko Podwoski | 62-57 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead (SF) Jeffrey Rocheleau | |
| Subs | UNLV | Chad Joyal (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) Zoran Zourkos, James Chacko, Fred Cranmer | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Schwipps | 62-57 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 03:08 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-57 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Sidney Foxx | 62-57 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Lusher | 62-57 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Sidney Foxx | 62-59 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Mark Schwipps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Glenn Snapp (SG), Dylan Bynoe (PF), Michael Kyle (C) Michael McManemy, Nathan Garland, Mark Schwipps | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Dylan Bynoe snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:06 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Schwipps (C) Michael Kyle | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG) Zoran Zourkos | |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-59 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the dunk attempt | 62-59 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Michael McManemy (SG), Nathan Garland (PF) Glenn Snapp, Dylan Bynoe | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Nathan Garland misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Chad Joyal pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Mark Schwipps steals the ball from Sidney Foxx | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | The jump hook by Isaac Bankhead is blocked by Thomas Lusher | 62-61 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Zlatko Podwoski steals it from Shawn Holston in the backcourt | 62-61 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Zlatko Podwoski hits the finger roll | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Michael McManemy takes the ball from Sidney Foxx | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Isaac Bankhead banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael McManemy | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-61 |