| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Brazier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Wyant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Nunes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Hillier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Walter Brazier inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Mark Nunes steals it from Robert Mason | 33-30 |
| 19:42 | Southern | Mark Nunes hits the finger roll | 33-32 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Robert Mason misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-32 |
| 19:22 | Southern | Donald Barnes gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Southern | Joseph Wyant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Randy Collins pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Mark Nunes steals the ball from Brock Rogers | 33-32 |
| 18:09 | Southern | Edward Hillier hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Donald Barnes | 33-34 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Southern | Edward Hillier misses the lay-in | 36-34 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Robert Mason snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Robert Mason clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Donald Barnes gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:50 | Southern | Donald Barnes can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is fouled on the floor by Mark Nunes - foul #2 on Mark Nunes, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Paul Weigel (SF), Tracy Prado (PF), John Wheeler (C) Robert Mason, Billie Schmidt, Walter Brazier, Brock Rogers, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Hoch (PG), William Bohanon (SG), Timothy Soltero (SF), Ronald Vinson (PF), Eddie Richter (C) Joseph Wyant, Mark Nunes, David Butler, Edward Hillier, Donald Barnes | |
| 16:32 | UNLV | John Wheeler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eddie Richter - foul #2 on Eddie Richter, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:05 | Southern | Harold Hoch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | John Wheeler grabs the board | 38-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brice Roseman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Harold Hoch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bohanon (fresh) SF - Timothy Soltero (fresh) PF - Ronald Vinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Richter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | John Wheeler clanks a shot from the right block | 38-34 |
| 15:44 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Weigel | 38-34 |
| 15:31 | UNLV | The short jumper by Tracy Prado is denied by Eddie Richter | 38-34 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Paul Weigel tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 15:04 | Southern | Eddie Richter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Mays - foul #2 on Eric Mays, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF) Paul Weigel, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Wyant (PG), Mark Nunes (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Edward Hillier (PF) Harold Hoch, William Bohanon, Timothy Soltero, Ronald Vinson | |
| 15:04 | Southern | Eddie Richter makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:04 | Southern | Eddie Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Dufrene (SF) Eric Mays | |
| Subs | Southern | Donald Barnes (C) Eddie Richter | |
| 14:23 | Southern | Joseph Wyant can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-36 |
| 14:22 | Southern | Edward Hillier misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | William Dufrene pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 14:09 | Southern | The rebound goes to Edward Hillier | 40-36 |
| 13:43 | Southern | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Tracy Prado - foul #2 on Tracy Prado, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), John Wheeler (PF), Randy Collins (C) Brice Roseman, Brock Rogers, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Hoch (PG), William Bohanon (SG), Timothy Soltero (SF), Ronald Vinson (PF), Eddie Richter (C) Joseph Wyant, Mark Nunes, Robert Williams, Edward Hillier, Donald Barnes | |
| 13:30 | Southern | Harold Hoch loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Weigel (SF) Billie Schmidt | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Mays | 42-36 |
| 12:57 | Southern | Eddie Richter can't throw it down | 42-36 |
| 12:56 | Southern | Eddie Richter pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:37 | Southern | William Bohanon connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Soltero | 42-39 |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Paul Weigel's pass is intercepted by Eddie Richter | 42-39 |
| 11:58 | Southern | Harold Hoch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Dufrene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weigel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Harold Hoch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bohanon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Soltero (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Vinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Richter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Paul Weigel misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 11:40 | Southern | William Bohanon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Eric Mays steals it from Timothy Soltero | 42-39 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Eric Mays hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 10:46 | Southern | Harold Hoch misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | William Dufrene grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Randy Collins banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 46-39 |
| 09:57 | Southern | William Bohanon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Weigel | 46-39 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | William Dufrene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Walter Brazier (SF), Brock Rogers (PF), Tracy Prado (C) Eric Mays, William Dufrene, Paul Weigel, John Wheeler, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Wyant (PG), Mark Nunes (SG), David Butler (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Donald Barnes (C) Harold Hoch, William Bohanon, Timothy Soltero, Ronald Vinson, Eddie Richter | |
| 09:30 | Southern | Joseph Wyant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Tracy Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Mason | 49-39 |
| 08:41 | Southern | The jump hook by Joseph Wyant is blocked by Tracy Prado | 49-39 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Robert Mason pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Joseph Wyant is called for the reach on Robert Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Wyant, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Hillier (PF) Robert Williams | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:22 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Robert Mason is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Walter Brazier can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Tracy Prado can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 08:13 | Southern | Edward Hillier gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:55 | Southern | Edward Hillier makes the shot near the basket | 49-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Brazier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Wyant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Nunes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Hillier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Tracy Prado is hacked by Donald Barnes - foul #2 on Donald Barnes, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brice Roseman (PG), Randy Collins (C) Robert Mason, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Randy Collins comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Butler - foul #2 on David Butler, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern | Eddie Richter (C) Donald Barnes | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Walter Brazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-41 |
| 07:00 | UNLV | Walter Brazier misses the tip | 50-41 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | Brice Roseman hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:37 | Southern | Edward Hillier is hacked by Brock Rogers - foul #1 on Brock Rogers, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG) Walter Brazier | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Williams (SF) David Butler | |
| 06:20 | Southern | Edward Hillier clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 52-41 |
| 06:18 | Southern | Eddie Richter tips it in | 52-43 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Robert Mason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (SG), Tracy Prado (PF) Billie Schmidt, Brock Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:58 | Southern | Joseph Wyant misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 05:57 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Hillier | 52-43 |
| 05:38 | Southern | Joseph Wyant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (PF) Robert Mason, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Hoch (PG), David Butler (SF), Donald Barnes (C) Joseph Wyant, Robert Williams, Eddie Richter | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:51 | Southern | David Butler misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Mays - foul #3 on Eric Mays, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Paul Weigel (SF), John Wheeler (C) Eric Mays, Brice Roseman, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern | William Bohanon (SG), Ronald Vinson (PF), Timothy Soltero (C) Mark Nunes, Edward Hillier, Donald Barnes | |
| 04:51 | Southern | David Butler makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:51 | Southern | David Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | John Wheeler grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Ronald Vinson steals it from Robert Mason in the backcourt | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:27 | Southern | William Bohanon hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harold Hoch | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Mason misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Hoch - foul #3 on Harold Hoch, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Collins (C) Brock Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Wyant (PG), Eddie Richter (C) Harold Hoch, David Butler | |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 03:57 | Southern | Eddie Richter misses the easy layup | 56-47 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Robert Mason loses the dribble to Ronald Vinson in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weigel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Collins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Wyant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bohanon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Soltero (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Vinson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Richter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Southern | Joseph Wyant misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Paul Weigel snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | William Bohanon picks off the pass by Paul Weigel | 56-47 |
| 03:04 | Southern | William Bohanon banks in the layup | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Paul Weigel gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Walter Brazier (SF), Tracy Prado (PF) Robert Mason, Billie Schmidt, Paul Weigel, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern | Harold Hoch (PG), Mark Nunes (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Donald Barnes (C) Joseph Wyant, William Bohanon, Timothy Soltero, Eddie Richter | |
| 02:21 | UNLV | John Wheeler comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-49 |
| 02:19 | Southern | Ronald Vinson gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:19 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brock Rogers (PF) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern | Timothy Soltero (SF), Edward Hillier (PF), Eddie Richter (C) Robert Williams, Ronald Vinson, Donald Barnes | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:00 | Southern | Brice Roseman is called for the reach on Eddie Richter - foul #1 on Brice Roseman, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Randy Collins (C) Eric Mays, Brice Roseman, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Wyant (PG), David Butler (SF), Donald Barnes (C) Harold Hoch, Timothy Soltero, Eddie Richter | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:47 | Southern | David Butler scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Wyant | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-51 |
| 01:33 | Southern | David Butler pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Southern | Joseph Wyant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Randy Collins gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 56-51 |
| 00:58 | Southern | David Butler grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Edward Hillier hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Butler and the foul's on Brock Rogers - foul #2 on Brock Rogers, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Edward Hillier makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Nunes - foul #3 on Mark Nunes, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:50 | Southern | The rebound goes to Edward Hillier | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Southern | Edward Hillier banks in the layup | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Robert Mason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Walter Brazier tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 00:02 | Southern | Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Joseph Wyant misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-56 |