| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hogg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 stl. SG - Terry Edgar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Szabo (fresh) PF - Terrence Galarza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Sylvain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | James Szabo inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar drills a fadeaway from the right side | 38-41 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf misses badly on a floater near the basket | 38-41 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Roger Bartley snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | John Milstead tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | James Hart's pass is intercepted by Roger Bartley in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | James Szabo is called for the reach on John Milstead - foul #3 on James Szabo, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Richard Rishel (PF) John Milstead, Michael Weir, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), David Bailey (SG), Eugene Blankenship (SF), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) James Hart, Terry Edgar, James Szabo, Terrence Galarza, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Eugene Blankenship is called for the reach on Jonathan Wolf - foul #3 on Eugene Blankenship, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (SF) Eugene Blankenship | |
| 18:35 | UNLV | The short jumper by Ralph Nissen is denied by Christopher Cheung | 40-41 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Richard Rishel tips it in | 42-41 |
| 18:29 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace's pass is intercepted by Richard Rishel in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento makes the runner from the right block set up by James Hogg | 44-41 |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Ralph Nissen steals it from George Simmons in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen banks in the layup | 46-41 |
| 17:48 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is denied on a layup by Jonathan Wolf | 46-41 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Richard Rishel pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | James Hogg comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Weitzel - foul #2 on James Weitzel, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Ronald Ruffin (PF) Ralph Nissen, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Jeff Wallace, George Simmons, Christopher Cheung, James Weitzel | |
| 17:42 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:22 | Texas Southern | David Bailey connects on the open shot from just outside the lane set up by James Hart | 48-43 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | John Milstead is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanford Sarmiento | 51-43 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wolf | 51-43 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | David Bailey buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hart | 54-46 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | John Milstead lays it in on a great pass from James Hogg and he's fouled by James Hart - foul #3 on James Hart, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Roger Bartley (PF), Richard Rishel (C) James Hogg, Ronald Ruffin, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), George Simmons (SG), James Szabo (SF), Eugene Blankenship (C) James Hart, Terry Edgar, David Bailey, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the free throw | 57-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Weir (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Rishel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeff Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Szabo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Terrence Galarza (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Blankenship (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is hacked by John Milstead - foul #2 on John Milstead, team foul #1 | 57-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG) John Milstead | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:25 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace misses the shot in the lane | 57-46 |
| 15:24 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace can't tip it in | 57-46 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | James Szabo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 15:10 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 15:09 | UNLV | Roger Bartley gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Bartley | 59-46 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | James Szabo is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Nissen - foul #3 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #2 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Jonathan Wolf (C) Ralph Nissen, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), Terry Edgar (SG), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) Jeff Wallace, George Simmons, Terrence Galarza, Eugene Blankenship | |
| 14:40 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Wolf picks off the pass by Christopher Cheung | 59-46 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf loses the ball out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 14:16 | Texas Southern | James Hart drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Roger Bartley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry Edgar - foul #2 on Terry Edgar, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG) John Milstead | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship (PF) James Weitzel | |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Roger Bartley makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Roger Bartley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | James Hart is hacked by Roger Bartley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Bartley, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza (PF) Christopher Cheung | |
| 13:35 | Texas Southern | Ralph Nissen steals the ball from James Hart | 61-48 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen is hacked by James Hart in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hart, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG) Ralph Nissen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG) James Hart | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Roger Bartley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 61-48 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jeff Wallace | 61-48 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-48 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 13:00 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza misses long on an open jumper from close range | 61-48 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Roger Bartley | 61-48 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Bartley | 61-48 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | James Szabo is called for the reach on John Milstead - foul #4 on James Szabo, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) Stanford Sarmiento, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (PG), David Bailey (SF), Christopher Cheung (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Terry Edgar, James Szabo, Terrence Galarza, Eugene Blankenship | |
| 12:29 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 12:24 | Texas Southern | David Bailey's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Wolf in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Michael Weir's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-48 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Ronald Ruffin (PF) John Milstead, Michael Weir, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Weitzel (C) Lawrence Sylvain | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Sarmiento (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hogg (tired) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Ruffin (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SG - Jeff Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Cheung (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Weitzel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Jonathan Wolf - foul #2 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Roger Bartley (PF) Stanford Sarmiento, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar (SG), Lawrence Sylvain (C) David Bailey, Christopher Cheung | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace misses the free throw | 63-50 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Roger Bartley misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Michael Weir tips it but misses | 63-50 |
| 11:10 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to James Weitzel | 63-50 |
| 11:08 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Ronald Ruffin (PF), Richard Rishel (C) Ralph Nissen, James Hogg, Roger Bartley, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Bailey (SF), Eugene Blankenship (PF) Jeff Wallace, James Weitzel | |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Michael Weir lays it up and in on a great pass from John Milstead | 65-50 |
| 10:39 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | John Milstead clanks a floater near the basket | 65-53 |
| 10:26 | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | David Bailey misses the wide open jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Milstead - foul #3 on John Milstead, team foul #5 | 65-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) John Milstead, Michael Weir, Ronald Ruffin, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG), Terrence Galarza (PF), Christopher Cheung (C) George Simmons, Eugene Blankenship, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Roger Bartley buries a shot from close range set up by James Hogg | 67-55 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar is hacked by James Hogg in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hogg, team foul #6 | 67-55 |
| 09:48 | Texas Southern | The refs have stopped play. David Bailey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 67-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG) Ralph Nissen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Blankenship (SF) David Bailey | |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Roger Bartley - foul #4 on Roger Bartley, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (PF) Stanford Sarmiento, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the wide open floater from the baseline | 69-57 |
| 09:18 | Texas Southern | James Hogg steps in front of the Jeff Wallace pass in the backcourt | 69-57 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | James Hogg lays it in | 71-57 |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is hacked by John Milstead in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Milstead, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG), Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) John Milstead, James Hogg, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Richard Rishel grabs the defensive rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Jeff Wallace takes the ball from Stanford Sarmiento | 71-57 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung can't tip it in | 71-57 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Richard Rishel grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Michael Weir | 73-57 |
| 08:13 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF), Ronald Ruffin (PF) Michael Weir, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (SF), James Weitzel (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Eugene Blankenship, Terrence Galarza, Christopher Cheung | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ruffin - foul #2 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #9 | 73-57 |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | James Hogg is fouled in the backcourt by George Simmons - foul #1 on George Simmons, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Milstead (PG), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Hart (PG), James Szabo (SF) Jeff Wallace, Terry Edgar | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 75-57 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | James Weitzel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Milstead (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stanford Sarmiento (tired) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hogg (very tired) 8 pts. PF - Roger Bartley (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Wolf (tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - George Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Szabo (fresh) 4 pf. PF - James Weitzel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Sylvain (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | John Milstead can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Sylvain - foul #2 on Lawrence Sylvain, team foul #9 | 75-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) Stanford Sarmiento | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza (PF) James Weitzel | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | John Milstead misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | John Milstead makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Hart | 76-60 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Roger Bartley is hacked by James Szabo - foul #5 on James Szabo, team foul #10 | 76-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SF) James Hogg | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar (SG), Christopher Cheung (C) James Szabo, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Roger Bartley misses the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Roger Bartley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-60 |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | James Hart is fouled in the backcourt by John Milstead - foul #5 on John Milstead, team foul #10 | 77-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ralph Nissen (PG) John Milstead | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Weitzel (PF) Terrence Galarza | |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 77-61 |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Nissen | 80-62 |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | George Simmons travels in the backcourt | 80-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (SG), Eugene Blankenship (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF) Terry Edgar, George Simmons, James Weitzel | |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 80-62 |
| 05:55 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 05:48 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung hits a wide open runner from the baseline set up by Jeff Wallace | 80-64 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Eugene Blankenship steps in front of the James Hogg pass in the backcourt | 80-64 |
| 05:26 | Texas Southern | James Hart is hacked by Jonathan Wolf - foul #3 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (C) James Hogg, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar (SG), David Bailey (SF), James Weitzel (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Jeff Wallace, Eugene Blankenship, Terrence Galarza, Christopher Cheung | |
| 05:26 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 05:26 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Roger Bartley | 80-64 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | James Weitzel steals the ball from Roger Bartley in the backcourt | 80-64 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 80-64 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin gets the rebound | 80-64 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf (C) Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Weir - foul #1 on Michael Weir, team foul #12 | 80-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF) Stanford Sarmiento, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-64 |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Roger Bartley misses the lay-in | 80-66 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | David Bailey snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | James Weitzel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-66 |
| 04:15 | Texas Southern | David Bailey tips it back up and in | 80-68 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Bailey - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #11 | 80-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SF), Richard Rishel (PF) James Hogg, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Simmons (SF), Terrence Galarza (PF), Christopher Cheung (C) Terry Edgar, James Weitzel, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | Stanford Sarmiento is called for the reach on George Simmons - foul #2 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #13 | 81-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | George Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | George Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:51 | UNLV | James Hogg is called for 10 seconds | 81-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), Ronald Ruffin (PF) James Hogg, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | David Bailey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 03:41 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung grabs the offensive rebound | 81-70 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Ralph Nissen (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Weir (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanford Sarmiento (tired) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Ruffin (fresh) 7 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Hart (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Bailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. SF - George Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Terrence Galarza (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Cheung (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Texas Southern | George Simmons knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Hart | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-72 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin drills a jump hook from close range | 83-72 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza makes the wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Hart | 83-74 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF), Richard Rishel (C) Michael Weir, Ronald Ruffin, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (SG), Eugene Blankenship (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) George Simmons, Terrence Galarza, Christopher Cheung | |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Rishel | 85-74 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | James Hogg is called for the reach on James Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hogg, team foul #14 | 85-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf (C) Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Weitzel (C) Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 02:13 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 85-74 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | James Hogg is fouled on the floor by James Hart - foul #5 on James Hart, team foul #12 | 85-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG) Stanford Sarmiento | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar (SG), Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) James Hart, David Bailey, James Weitzel | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | James Hogg misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | James Hogg makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 01:52 | Texas Southern | Ralph Nissen picks off the pass by Terrence Galarza in the backcourt | 86-75 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen lays it in | 88-75 |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Ralph Nissen is called for the reach on Jeff Wallace in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #15 | 88-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Daryl Guillen (SF), Richard Rishel (PF), Ronald Ruffin (C) Michael Weir, James Hogg, Roger Bartley, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Bailey (SG), Christopher Cheung (PF), James Weitzel (C) Terry Edgar, Terrence Galarza, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 88-75 |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 88-76 |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen misses short on a shot from the left side | 88-76 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Richard Rishel snags the offensive board | 88-76 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Richard Rishel loses the dribble to David Bailey | 88-76 |
| 00:50 | Texas Southern | David Bailey misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Ruffin - foul #3 on Ronald Ruffin, team foul #16 | 88-76 |
| 00:50 | Texas Southern | David Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:50 | Texas Southern | David Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | David Bailey is called for the reach on Ronald Ruffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Bailey, team foul #13 | 88-78 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Ronald Ruffin misses the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Christopher Cheung pulls down the rebound | 89-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Texas Southern | David Bailey scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Stanford Sarmiento - foul #3 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #17 | 89-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), James Hogg (SF), Roger Bartley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Stanford Sarmiento, Daryl Guillen, Ronald Ruffin, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar (SG), Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) Jeff Wallace, Christopher Cheung, James Weitzel | |
| 00:43 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-80 |
| 00:43 | Texas Southern | David Bailey makes the free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen is fouled in the backcourt by David Bailey - foul #4 on David Bailey, team foul #14 | 89-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Rishel (PF) Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace (PG) David Bailey | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Ralph Nissen makes the 2nd free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Wolf is called for the reach on Terry Edgar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #18 | 91-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG), Daryl Guillen (SF), Ronald Ruffin (C) Michael Weir, James Hogg, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Bailey (SF), Christopher Cheung (C) Terrence Galarza, Lawrence Sylvain | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar makes the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar makes the 2nd free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Richard Rishel is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Wallace - foul #3 on Jeff Wallace, team foul #15 | 91-83 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Weir (SG), James Hogg (SF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Stanford Sarmiento, Daryl Guillen, Ronald Ruffin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza (PF), Lawrence Sylvain (C) David Bailey, Christopher Cheung | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Richard Rishel makes the 1st free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf pulls down the offensive rebound | 92-83 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf is hacked by Lawrence Sylvain - foul #3 on Lawrence Sylvain, team foul #16 | 92-83 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 93-83 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 94-83 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Terrence Galarza lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Edgar | 94-85 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Michael Weir is hacked by Terry Edgar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Edgar, team foul #17 | 94-85 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 94-85 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Michael Weir misses the 1st free throw | 94-85 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 95-85 |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sylvain drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jeff Wallace | 95-87 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Terry Edgar is called for the reach on Richard Rishel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terry Edgar, team foul #18 | 95-87 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 2nd free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:17 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Terrence Galarza | 95-87 |
| 00:11 | Texas Southern | Terry Edgar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 95-87 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Richard Rishel pulls down the rebound | 95-87 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Richard Rishel is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Wallace - foul #4 on Jeff Wallace, team foul #19 | 95-87 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Richard Rishel misses the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Richard Rishel makes the 2nd free throw | 96-87 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace is hacked by Ralph Nissen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Nissen, team foul #19 | 96-87 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (PG), Roger Bartley (PF) Ralph Nissen, Richard Rishel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 96-88 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | Jeff Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 96-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento runs out the clock | 96-89 |