| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Walter Brazier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Randy Collins (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Steven Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Corey Abel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Buller (fresh) PF - Justin George (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sylvester Weekley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Walter Brazier inbounds the ball | 37-19 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-19 |
| 19:29 | UNC Asheville | Steven Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 19:06 | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel's floater is knocked away by Tracy Prado | 37-19 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Walter Brazier | 37-19 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-19 |
| 18:47 | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel buries a runner from the right block | 37-21 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Steven Douglas steals it from Robert Mason | 37-21 |
| 18:27 | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Douglas | 37-23 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-23 |
| 18:03 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Sylvester Weekley | 37-23 |
| 17:53 | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Douglas | 37-25 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Robert Mason buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Billie Schmidt | 40-25 |
| 17:22 | UNC Asheville | Steven Douglas can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-25 |
| 17:21 | UNC Asheville | Justin George grabs the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 17:06 | UNC Asheville | Richard Buller clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Tracy Prado snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Robert Mason clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Tracy Prado hits the follow up shot | 42-25 |
| 16:28 | UNC Asheville | Tracy Prado swats the short shot by Sylvester Weekley | 42-25 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Walter Brazier gets the rebound | 42-25 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Randy Collins knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Billie Schmidt | 44-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Walter Brazier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Randy Collins (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Steven Douglas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Abel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Buller (fairly fresh) PF - Justin George (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Sylvester Weekley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:40 | UNC Asheville | Billie Schmidt is called for the reach on Justin George - foul #2 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #1 | 44-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brock Rogers (SF), John Wheeler (C) Robert Mason, Walter Brazier, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen (PG), Buford Warner (SG), Stewart Haveman (SF), Harold Hooks (PF), Curtis Costello (C) Steven Douglas, Corey Abel, Richard Buller, Justin George, Sylvester Weekley | |
| 15:29 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stewart Haveman | 44-28 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Eric Mays can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-28 |
| 15:01 | UNC Asheville | Harold Hooks gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:41 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Buford Warner, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 14:14 | UNC Asheville | The rebound goes to Harold Hooks | 44-28 |
| 13:57 | UNC Asheville | Curtis Costello misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Mays | 44-28 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Randy Collins can't finish the layup | 44-28 |
| 13:35 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 13:12 | UNC Asheville | Harold Hooks's floater is tipped away by John Wheeler | 44-28 |
| 13:11 | UNC Asheville | Curtis Costello gets the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 12:58 | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Randy Collins pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Stewart Haveman picks off the pass by Eric Mays | 44-28 |
| 12:29 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner lays it up and in on a great pass from Stewart Haveman | 44-30 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Harold Hooks blocks the short jumper by Brock Rogers | 44-30 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | John Wheeler tips it but misses | 44-30 |
| 12:01 | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 11:59 | UNC Asheville | Billie Schmidt steals it from Herman Allen in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt banks in the layup | 46-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Randy Collins (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Herman Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buford Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stewart Haveman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Hooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Billie Schmidt - foul #3 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Walter Brazier (SF), Tracy Prado (C) Eric Mays, Brock Rogers, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel (SG), Richard Buller (SF), Justin George (PF), Sylvester Weekley (C) Herman Allen, Stewart Haveman, Harold Hooks, Curtis Costello | |
| 11:46 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner misses the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 11:46 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Richard Buller is called for the reach on Robert Mason - foul #2 on Richard Buller, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Steven Douglas (PG) Buford Warner | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Tracy Prado misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin George - foul #2 on Justin George, team foul #3 | 46-31 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Tracy Prado misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Tracy Prado makes the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 10:39 | UNC Asheville | Justin George is hacked by Billie Schmidt - foul #4 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (SG) Billie Schmidt | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 10:25 | UNC Asheville | Steven Douglas is hacked by Randy Collins - foul #1 on Randy Collins, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| 10:07 | UNC Asheville | Steven Douglas hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Corey Abel | 47-33 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Randy Collins knocks in the floater near the basket | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:43 | UNC Asheville | Corey Abel is whistled for a carry | 49-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Wheeler (C) Randy Collins | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | | |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Steven Douglas picks off the pass by Walter Brazier | 49-33 |
| 09:03 | UNC Asheville | Sylvester Weekley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Corey Abel and he's fouled by John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #5 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brock Rogers (SF) Walter Brazier | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner (SF) Richard Buller | |
| 09:03 | UNC Asheville | Sylvester Weekley misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Tracy Prado snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | John Wheeler comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Corey Abel - foul #3 on Corey Abel, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Harold Hooks (PF), Curtis Costello (C) Justin George, Sylvester Weekley | |
| 08:38 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 08:19 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Tracy Prado snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Buford Warner steps in front of the John Wheeler pass | 51-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tracy Prado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Steven Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Corey Abel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Buford Warner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UNC Asheville | John Wheeler is called for the reach on Corey Abel - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Walter Brazier (PF) Eric Mays, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Stewart Haveman (SG), Richard Buller (SF), Justin George (PF) Steven Douglas, Corey Abel, Curtis Costello | |
| 07:26 | UNC Asheville | Stewart Haveman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Sylvester Weekley (C) Harold Hooks | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Robert Mason misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-35 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Brock Rogers tips it in | 53-35 |
| 07:06 | UNC Asheville | Sylvester Weekley can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-35 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Tracy Prado | 53-35 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mason | 56-35 |
| 06:26 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Mason - foul #2 on Robert Mason, team foul #7 | 56-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), John Wheeler (C) Robert Mason, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen (PG), Harold Hooks (PF), Curtis Costello (C) Richard Buller, Justin George, Sylvester Weekley | |
| 06:26 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner makes the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 06:26 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses long on a floater from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 06:02 | UNC Asheville | Curtis Costello gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 05:58 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 56-37 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Curtis Costello swats the short shot by Eric Mays | 56-37 |
| 05:25 | UNC Asheville | Harold Hooks snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 05:08 | UNC Asheville | Harold Hooks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Hooks, team foul #5 | 56-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Collins (PF) Walter Brazier | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Scott Stricker (SF) Buford Warner | |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is hacked by Curtis Costello - foul #2 on Curtis Costello, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Stewart Haveman is called for the reach on John Wheeler - foul #1 on Stewart Haveman, team foul #7 | 56-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Tracy Prado (C) Randy Collins | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Joseph Thomas (PG) Stewart Haveman | |
| 04:15 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:00 | UNC Asheville | John Wheeler swats the layup by Joseph Thomas | 58-37 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 58-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Asheville | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SG - Herman Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Stricker (fresh) PF - Harold Hooks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Mays | 60-37 |
| 03:24 | UNC Asheville | Scott Stricker connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Herman Allen | 60-39 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Eric Mays buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brock Rogers | 62-39 |
| 02:49 | UNC Asheville | Curtis Costello travels with the ball | 62-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG) Billie Schmidt | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner (SG), Stewart Haveman (SF) Herman Allen, Curtis Costello | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Robert Mason comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-39 |
| 02:19 | UNC Asheville | Buford Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 02:00 | UNC Asheville | The short jumper by Harold Hooks is denied by Tracy Prado | 62-39 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Tracy Prado gets the rebound | 62-39 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Buford Warner takes the ball from Brock Rogers | 62-39 |
| 01:26 | UNC Asheville | Joseph Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Buford Warner | 62-41 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Brock Rogers is hacked by Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Randy Collins (PF) Robert Mason, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen (PG), Curtis Costello (C) Joseph Thomas, Scott Stricker | |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:49 | UNC Asheville | Herman Allen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 64-41 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Hooks - foul #3 on Harold Hooks, team foul #9 | 64-41 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 00:19 | UNC Asheville | Curtis Costello pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Asheville | UNC Asheville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UNC Asheville | Stewart Haveman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Eric Mays runs out the clock | 64-44 |