| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) SF - George Dahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Freddie King (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Harry Godleski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | William King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | William King grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Freddie King | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Freddie King misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | George Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-35 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | George Dahl takes the ball from Franjo Zentz in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Don Jacques knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerry Gustin | 36-35 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Gustin - foul #2 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Kevin Sams (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Don Jacques, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Antonio Lambert (SG), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Harry Godleski, Dustin Pearson, William King | |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | George Dahl can't throw it down | 36-37 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Booker Brode (SG) Daniel Law | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | George Dahl snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | George Dahl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Dahl, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi (PF) George Dahl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson (SG), William King (PF) Booker Brode, Franjo Zentz | |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Cusson | 36-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bui (fresh) SF - Kevin Sams (fresh) PF - Aaron Capozzi (fresh) C - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Bui | 39-39 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer misses the easy open layup | 39-39 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | William King swats the shot by Jerry Gustin | 39-39 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | William King pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:15 | Cincinnati | Jerry Gustin steps in front of the Dustin Pearson pass | 39-39 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin banks in the layup | 41-39 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Kevin Sams steals it from Dustin Pearson in the backcourt | 41-39 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | James Bui connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin | 43-39 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson is hacked by James Bui in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bui, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Jerry Gustin, James Bui, Kevin Sams, Aaron Capozzi, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Daniel Law (SF), Franjo Zentz (C) Frank Cusson, Dustin Pearson, Antonio Lambert, Kevin Dwyer | |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz loses the dribble to Don Jacques | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Don Jacques lays it in | 45-39 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Freddie King | 45-39 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Freddie King's layup is rejected by Franjo Zentz | 45-39 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Freddie King misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | William King snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | William King snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law can't finish the layup | 45-39 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Freddie King drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 47-39 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Freddie King | 47-39 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Don Jacques is hacked by Booker Brode - foul #2 on Booker Brode, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Dustin Pearson (SG), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Harry Godleski, Booker Brode, William King | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Gillette (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Dahl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Pat Mahaffey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Daniel Law is called for the reach on George Dahl - foul #1 on Daniel Law, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| 10:52 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Freddie King picks off the pass by Dustin Pearson | 47-39 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Freddie King hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-39 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | George Dahl tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the dunk but he's hacked by Freddie King - foul #1 on Freddie King, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Kevin Sams (SF), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Thomas Gillette, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF) Frank Cusson, Dustin Pearson, Daniel Law | |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | James Bui connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Gustin | 52-40 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Antonio Lambert | 52-43 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Gustin - foul #3 on Jerry Gustin, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Taylor (PG), Don Jacques (SG), George Dahl (SF) Jerry Gustin, James Bui, Kevin Sams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William King (PF) Kevin Dwyer | |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William King | 52-45 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | George Dahl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Don Jacques throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SF), Kevin Sams (PF), Freddie King (C) George Dahl, Aaron Capozzi, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Dustin Pearson (SG), Daniel Law (SF) Harry Godleski, Booker Brode, Antonio Lambert | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Jacques (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Bui (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Sams (fresh) C - Freddie King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Pearson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William King (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Don Jacques misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | James Bui grabs the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Taylor | 54-47 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Frank Cusson | 54-49 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Robert Taylor is hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), Thomas Gillette (SG), George Dahl (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Robert Taylor, Don Jacques, James Bui, Kevin Sams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (SF), Kevin Dwyer (C) Daniel Law, Franjo Zentz | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Kevin Dwyer is called for the reach on Pat Mahaffey - foul #2 on Kevin Dwyer, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gillette | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Freddie King steals it from Harry Godleski in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Gillette | 59-49 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Bui (SG), Aaron Capozzi (PF), Jim Prettyman (C) Thomas Gillette, Pat Mahaffey, Freddie King | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF), Daniel Law (PF) Frank Cusson, Dustin Pearson, Harry Godleski, William King | |
| 03:38 | UNLV | The jump hook by Aaron Capozzi is blocked by Kevin Dwyer | 59-49 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Aaron Capozzi tips it but misses | 59-49 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | George Dahl tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Aaron Capozzi | 61-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jerry Gustin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bui (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dahl (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Capozzi (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jim Prettyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Arthur Ball (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Booker Brode (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Law (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Ball | 61-51 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Don Jacques (SG), Kevin Sams (PF) James Bui, Aaron Capozzi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski (PG), Dustin Pearson (SG), Franjo Zentz (C) Arthur Ball, Booker Brode, Kevin Dwyer | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Jim Prettyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law tips it in | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Sams | 64-53 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson is open and buries a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pat Mahaffey (PF), Freddie King (C) Kevin Sams, Jim Prettyman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Jerry Gustin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-56 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | George Dahl gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:09 | UNLV | George Dahl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-56 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antonio Lambert | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Don Jacques is hacked by Dustin Pearson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Pearson, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), James Bui (SF), Kevin Sams (PF) Jerry Gustin, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William King (PF) Antonio Lambert | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Dustin Pearson is called for the reach on Thomas Gillette - foul #3 on Dustin Pearson, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette is hacked by Harry Godleski - foul #1 on Harry Godleski, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dustin Pearson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Law | 69-61 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | James Bui is hacked by Harry Godleski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Godleski, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | James Bui misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Law | 69-61 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Don Jacques is called for the reach on Harry Godleski - foul #2 on Don Jacques, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jerry Gustin (PG), George Dahl (SF), Pat Mahaffey (PF) Thomas Gillette, James Bui, Kevin Sams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz is whistled for traveling | 69-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Gillette (PG), James Bui (SF), Kevin Sams (PF) Jerry Gustin, George Dahl, Pat Mahaffey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Freddie King is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Pearson - foul #4 on Dustin Pearson, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Freddie King makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Harry Godleski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Kevin Sams grabs the board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Thomas Gillette runs out the clock | 71-61 |