| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chacko (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Farnham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nelson Valdes (fresh) C - Howard Kanevsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Nelson Valdes - foul #2 on Nelson Valdes, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 44-23 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the 2nd free throw | 44-23 |
| 19:46 | UNLV | James Chacko grabs the offensive rebound | 44-23 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the easy layup | 44-23 |
| 19:32 | Howard | Nelson Valdes snags the defensive board | 44-23 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:04 | Howard | Nelson Valdes hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-25 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx can't finish the layup but the foul's on Randall Farnham - foul #3 on Randall Farnham, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Shook (SF) Randall Farnham | |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx misses the 2nd free throw | 45-25 |
| 18:56 | Howard | Nelson Valdes grabs the board | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:43 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Chacko - foul #2 on James Chacko, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| 18:43 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky makes the free throw | 45-28 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Chad Joyal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-28 |
| 18:17 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nelson Valdes | 45-28 |
| 18:01 | Howard | Sidney Foxx is called for the reach on Ivan Sottile - foul #2 on Sidney Foxx, team foul #2 | 45-28 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky can't connect on a jumper from close range | 45-28 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Chad Joyal pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is fouled on the floor by Scott Gibbs - foul #2 on Scott Gibbs, team foul #3 | 45-28 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 17:31 | Howard | Nelson Valdes pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 17:16 | Howard | Scott Gibbs misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-28 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Chad Joyal snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Kanevsky - foul #3 on Howard Kanevsky, team foul #4 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Sidney Foxx, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski (PF) Howard Kanevsky | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 17:05 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski grabs the board | 46-28 |
| 16:49 | Howard | Scott Gibbs connects on the floater in the lane | 46-30 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Ivan Jarzembowski is called for the reach on Daryl Guenther - foul #4 on Ivan Jarzembowski, team foul #5 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal | |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (PG) Ivan Sottile | |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | James Johnson blows the layup | 46-30 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther misses the lay-in | 46-30 |
| 15:56 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Guenther (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Victor Corbo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Valdes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Howard | Scott Gibbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:37 | Howard | John Shook hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos travels with the ball | 46-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), James Chacko (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx, Daryl Guenther, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG), Randall Farnham (SF), Howard Kanevsky (C) Scott Gibbs, John Shook, Ivan Jarzembowski | |
| 14:59 | Howard | Ivan Sottile comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Shawn Holston clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-32 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 14:21 | Howard | Victor Corbo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Shawn Holston knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Joyal | 48-32 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Victor Corbo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-34 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Shawn Holston grabs the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Ivan Sottile steals it from Chad Joyal | 48-34 |
| 13:03 | Howard | Ivan Sottile is fouled on the floor by James Chacko - foul #3 on James Chacko, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF) Zoran Zourkos, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Valley (PG), Scott Gibbs (SG) Ivan Sottile, Victor Corbo | |
| 12:45 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Holston - foul #3 on Shawn Holston, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| 12:45 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 12:45 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Holston and he's hacked by Howard Kanevsky - foul #4 on Howard Kanevsky, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG) Shawn Holston | |
| Subs | Howard | John Shook (SF), Ivan Jarzembowski (PF) Randall Farnham, Howard Kanevsky | |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the free throw | 51-36 |
| 12:05 | Howard | Nelson Valdes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | James Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-36 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Guenther | 51-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Valley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nelson Valdes (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Joyal | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:19 | Howard | Scott Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Sidney Foxx | 53-36 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx lays it in | 55-36 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Nelson Valdes is called for traveling | 55-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Chad Joyal, Daryl Guenther, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG), Randall Farnham (SF) Jeffrey Valley, John Shook | |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Shawn Holston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 57-36 |
| 10:32 | Howard | James Chacko is called for the reach on Ivan Sottile - foul #4 on James Chacko, team foul #5 | 57-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daryl Guenther (PF) James Chacko | |
| Subs | Howard | Howard Kanevsky (C) Ivan Jarzembowski | |
| 10:13 | Howard | Randall Farnham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Zoran Zourkos - foul #2 on Zoran Zourkos, team foul #6 | 57-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Shook (SF) Howard Kanevsky | |
| 10:13 | Howard | Randall Farnham misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Randall Farnham makes the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Shawn Holston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 57-37 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther tips it in | 59-37 |
| 09:44 | Howard | Scott Gibbs banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Farnham | 59-39 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Zoran Zourkos, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Chad Joyal (SG), Thomas Lusher (C) Sidney Foxx, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Howard | Howard Kanevsky (C) John Shook | |
| 09:14 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky is called for traveling | 59-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (SG) Scott Gibbs | |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Shawn Holston knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Chad Joyal | 61-39 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky misses the jump hook from the left block | 61-39 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Ivan Sottile grabs the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Randall Farnham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | John Shook (SF) Randall Farnham | |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Shawn Holston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG) Zoran Zourkos | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Nelson Valdes hits the finger roll and the foul's on Fred Cranmer - foul #1 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF) James Johnson, Fred Cranmer | |
| Subs | Howard | Scott Gibbs (SG) Victor Corbo | |
| 08:16 | Howard | Nelson Valdes misses the free throw | 61-41 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is hacked by Ivan Sottile - foul #2 on Ivan Sottile, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski (PF) Nelson Valdes | |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 08:00 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 07:45 | Howard | Ivan Sottile misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-41 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther grabs the board | 61-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Ivan Sottile (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Scott Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Jarzembowski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Kanevsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 61-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Dennis Leath (SF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal | |
| Subs | Howard | Victor Corbo (PG) Ivan Sottile | |
| 07:21 | Howard | Victor Corbo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Lusher | 61-41 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is whistled for a carry | 61-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF), James Chacko (C) Dennis Leath, Thomas Lusher | |
| Subs | Howard | Randall Farnham (SF) John Shook | |
| 06:47 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Jarzembowski | 61-43 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 06:30 | Howard | The rebound goes to Randall Farnham | 61-43 |
| 06:19 | Howard | Victor Corbo's floater is knocked away by Daryl Guenther | 61-43 |
| 06:18 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Kanevsky | 61-43 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Ivan Jarzembowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Chad Joyal (SG), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Sidney Foxx, Daryl Guenther | |
| Subs | Howard | Ivan Sottile (PG) Victor Corbo | |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Chad Joyal clanks a shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 05:50 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:45 | Howard | Scott Gibbs clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 61-43 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Shawn Holston gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | James Chacko misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-43 |
| 05:27 | Howard | Scott Gibbs snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 05:16 | Howard | Ivan Sottile clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Fred Cranmer | 61-43 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Ivan Sottile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Dennis Leath (SF) Shawn Holston, Chad Joyal | |
| Subs | Howard | Jeffrey Valley (PG), Victor Corbo (SG), John Shook (SF), Nelson Valdes (C) Ivan Sottile, Scott Gibbs, Randall Farnham, Howard Kanevsky | |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Nelson Valdes takes the ball from James Johnson | 64-43 |
| 04:18 | Howard | Nelson Valdes drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Valley | 64-45 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Jarzembowski - foul #5 on Ivan Jarzembowski, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Howard Kanevsky (C) Ivan Jarzembowski | |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Dennis Leath misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:09 | Howard | Howard Kanevsky snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 03:44 | Howard | James Chacko steals it from Victor Corbo | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Zoran Zourkos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Chacko (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jeffrey Valley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Corbo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Shook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nelson Valdes (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Kanevsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Nelson Valdes - foul #3 on Nelson Valdes, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley is fouled on the floor by Zoran Zourkos - foul #4 on Zoran Zourkos, team foul #9 | 66-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Gene Wyatt (SF) Howard Kanevsky | |
| 03:23 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer's pass is intercepted by Gene Wyatt | 66-47 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-47 |
| 02:54 | Howard | Nelson Valdes gets the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Howard | Victor Corbo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Dennis Leath grabs the board | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:12 | UNLV | James Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 02:11 | Howard | The rebound goes to Gene Wyatt | 66-47 |
| 01:57 | Howard | Victor Corbo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos misses the easy layup | 66-50 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | James Chacko snags the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | John Shook steals it from Dennis Leath | 66-50 |
| 01:03 | Howard | John Shook is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on John Shook, team foul #10 | 66-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Howard Kanevsky (C) Gene Wyatt | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | James Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Chacko | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 00:28 | Howard | John Shook gets the offensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley is hacked by Fred Cranmer - foul #2 on Fred Cranmer, team foul #10 | 68-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Gene Wyatt (SF) Howard Kanevsky | |
| 00:25 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:25 | Howard | Jeffrey Valley misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos runs out the clock | 68-50 |