| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Eugene Baker inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:29 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber travels with the ball | 28-27 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Harvey Treiber | 28-29 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Larry Stokes is called for the reach on Ralph Papa - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Ralph Papa hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre tips it but misses | 28-29 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Eugene Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:24 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Daniel Luther | 28-29 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Oleg Zerhusen | 31-29 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Daniel Luther hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Aquirre | 33-29 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Adam Hollis clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Luther - foul #2 on Daniel Luther, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, Marijan Zupan | |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:28 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Adam Hollis - foul #1 on Adam Hollis, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) Adam Hollis | |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:11 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea scores on a shot in the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jeff Mackie | 37-31 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Swietomierz Fijalkowski double dribbles | 37-31 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Royce Koepke is whistled for a carry | 37-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Royce Koepke, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG) He-ping Xiong | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oleg Zerhusen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Papa (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fresh) SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Swietomierz Fijalkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Bradley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Larry Stokes hits the finger roll and the foul's on Daniel Luther - foul #3 on Daniel Luther, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Luke Hughes, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Daniel Luther misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Treiber - foul #3 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Larry Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Baker | 39-36 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Ralph Papa is hacked by Marijan Zupan - foul #1 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG) Daniel Luther | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Hottinger | 41-36 |
| 14:27 | Kent State | Ralph Papa steps in front of the Eugene Baker pass | 41-36 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger is hacked by Harvey Treiber - foul #4 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF) Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (PG), He-ping Xiong (SG), Christopher Alicea (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Larry Stokes, Harvey Treiber, Eugene Baker, Adam Hollis, Marijan Zupan | |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 41-36 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Royce Koepke hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea's fadeaway is rejected by Oleg Zerhusen | 43-36 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Royce Koepke banks in the layup set up by Ralph Papa | 45-36 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Luke Hughes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ralph Papa | 45-36 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Christopher Alicea steals the ball from Ralph Papa | 45-36 |
| 12:58 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea misses the easy layup | 45-36 |
| 12:56 | Kent State | Luke Hughes hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen hits a turnaround in the paint | 47-38 |
| 12:32 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin is fouled on the floor by David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF) Mark Hottinger, Ricardo Martin, Oleg Zerhusen, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Eugene Baker (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Royce Koepke (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Luke Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Eugene Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 47-41 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Daniel Luther is hacked by Luke Hughes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luke Hughes, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Domenic Esposito (C) Royce Koepke | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG) Luke Hughes | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Daniel Luther misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Marijan Zupan | 48-41 |
| 11:34 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:33 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | Larry Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF), Arthur Cox (C) Eugene Baker, Marijan Zupan | |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Arthur Cox swats the dunk try by Domenic Esposito | 48-41 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | The rebound goes to He-ping Xiong | 48-41 |
| 10:55 | Kent State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Daniel Luther grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Stokes - foul #3 on Larry Stokes, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Thomas Aquirre, Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) He-ping Xiong, Adam Hollis, Arthur Cox | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 10:19 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea's floater is tipped away by Jeff Mackie | 50-41 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Daniel Luther pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:11 | UNLV | David Bradley blocks the short jumper by Jeff Mackie | 50-41 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Larry Seal hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Christopher Alicea connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-43 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Larry Stokes is called for the reach on Mark Hottinger - foul #4 on Larry Stokes, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ricardo Martin (SG), Royce Koepke (SF), Ralph Papa (C) Daniel Luther, Larry Seal, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Marijan Zupan (C) Larry Stokes, Christopher Alicea, David Bradley | |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong is fouled on the floor by Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| 09:13 | Kent State | Eugene Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Oleg Zerhusen | 54-43 |
| 09:12 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan tips it in | 54-45 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Ralph Papa knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Hottinger | 56-45 |
| 08:33 | Kent State | Eugene Baker misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Royce Koepke pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Marijan Zupan is called for the reach on Ricardo Martin - foul #2 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #10 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (PF) Mark Hottinger, Royce Koepke, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF), David Bradley (C) Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski, Marijan Zupan | |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:07 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 57-45 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricardo Martin - foul #3 on Ricardo Martin, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Domenic Esposito (C) Ricardo Martin, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Treiber (SG) He-ping Xiong | |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | Luke Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:46 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to David Bradley | 57-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Domenic Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Luke Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harvey Treiber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Bradley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kent State | Thomas Aquirre takes the ball from Harvey Treiber | 57-46 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | Larry Seal lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Aquirre | 59-46 |
| 07:22 | Kent State | Harvey Treiber drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Daniel Luther misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-49 |
| 07:12 | Kent State | Luke Hughes snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Jeff Mackie steps in front of the Adam Hollis pass | 59-49 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre is hacked by Harvey Treiber - foul #5 on Harvey Treiber, team foul #11 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Royce Koepke (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Jeff Mackie, Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | Larry Stokes (PG), Marijan Zupan (C) Harvey Treiber, David Bradley | |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-49 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Royce Koepke snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Royce Koepke is hacked by Marijan Zupan - foul #3 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #12 | 61-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (PG), Ricardo Martin (SG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF) Daniel Luther, Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal | |
| Subs | Kent State | Eugene Baker (SF), Arthur Cox (PF) Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:03 | Kent State | Arthur Cox gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Marijan Zupan is denied on a layup by Oleg Zerhusen | 62-49 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Ralph Papa snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin is fouled on the floor by Luke Hughes - foul #2 on Luke Hughes, team foul #13 | 62-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | He-ping Xiong (SG), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF), David Bradley (C) Luke Hughes, Arthur Cox, Marijan Zupan | |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Oleg Zerhusen swats the short shot by Eugene Baker | 63-49 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | He-ping Xiong is called for the reach on Ricardo Martin - foul #1 on He-ping Xiong, team foul #14 | 63-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG), Larry Seal (SF), Jeff Mackie (C) Mark Hottinger, Royce Koepke, Ralph Papa | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Alicea (SF), Adam Hollis (PF) Eugene Baker, Swietomierz Fijalkowski | |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Ricardo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | He-ping Xiong makes the floater from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #2 on David Bradley, team foul #15 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Luther (PG), Domenic Esposito (C) Ricardo Martin, Oleg Zerhusen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Cox (C) David Bradley | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | Kent State | Adam Hollis is fouled on the floor by Jeff Mackie - foul #3 on Jeff Mackie, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Royce Koepke (C) Domenic Esposito | |
| Subs | Kent State | Marijan Zupan (C) Arthur Cox | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Luther (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Aquirre (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Seal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeff Mackie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Royce Koepke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - He-ping Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Alicea (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Adam Hollis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marijan Zupan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | Adam Hollis misses the shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Adam Hollis pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 03:13 | Kent State | Larry Stokes makes the jump hook from the baseline | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Jeff Mackie misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-53 |
| 02:59 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Adam Hollis | 66-53 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Larry Stokes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Luther - foul #4 on Daniel Luther, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hottinger (SG), Oleg Zerhusen (PF), Ralph Papa (C) Thomas Aquirre, Larry Seal, Jeff Mackie | |
| Subs | Kent State | Luke Hughes (SG), Eugene Baker (SF), Swietomierz Fijalkowski (PF) He-ping Xiong, Christopher Alicea, Adam Hollis | |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Eugene Baker clanks a turnaround from the right block | 66-53 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Ralph Papa pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Marijan Zupan is called for the reach on Daniel Luther - foul #4 on Marijan Zupan, team foul #16 | 66-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | David Bradley (C) Marijan Zupan | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Daniel Luther makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Larry Stokes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Mark Hottinger grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Royce Koepke | 70-53 |
| 01:48 | Kent State | Luke Hughes loses the dribble to Oleg Zerhusen | 70-53 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Royce Koepke is hacked by Luke Hughes - foul #3 on Luke Hughes, team foul #17 | 70-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre (SG) Mark Hottinger | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adam Hollis (PF), Marijan Zupan (C) Swietomierz Fijalkowski, David Bradley | |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Royce Koepke misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Royce Koepke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 01:22 | Kent State | Larry Stokes scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Luke Hughes | 71-55 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Thomas Aquirre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 01:08 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Eugene Baker | 71-55 |
| 00:44 | Kent State | Larry Stokes misses short on a floater in the lane | 71-55 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Eugene Baker hits the follow up shot | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa is fouled on the floor by Eugene Baker - foul #2 on Eugene Baker, team foul #18 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Seal (SF) Royce Koepke | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Ralph Papa misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Oleg Zerhusen gets the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Luther runs out the clock | 72-57 |