| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Cuddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Blanc (fresh) SF - Jon Crocker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard McCandlish (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Gant (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - George Buchberger (fresh) SG - Richard Aubin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pillsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Denny Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Adamek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 33-29 |
| 19:45 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | George Buchberger grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | George Buchberger is fouled on the floor by Larry Cuddy - foul #1 on Larry Cuddy, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Denny Johnson misses the shot from close range | 33-29 |
| 19:17 | Central Michigan | Chad Blanc grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:14 | Central Michigan | Chad Blanc double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Scott Gant - foul #3 on Scott Gant, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson (C) Scott Gant | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:40 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Richard McCandlish | 33-30 |
| 18:21 | Central Michigan | Denny Johnson swats the short shot by Richard McCandlish | 33-30 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Richard Aubin makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Buchberger | 33-32 |
| 17:39 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy connects on the 3 from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | George Buchberger hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Pillsbury | 36-35 |
| 17:07 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses badly on a floater from close range | 36-35 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Allen Adamek gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Gregory Givens (SF), Charles Higgins (PF) Larry Cuddy, Jon Crocker, Richard McCandlish | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Frederick Lieber (PF) Richard Aubin, Jeffrey Pillsbury, Denny Johnson | |
| 16:13 | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman (SG), Thomas Cook (C) George Buchberger, Allen Adamek | |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Anthony Damico steals it from Thomas Cook | 36-35 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Chad Blanc (tiring) SF - Gregory Givens (fresh) PF - Charles Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kris Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Petree (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Boelter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Lieber (fresh) C - Thomas Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Terry Boelter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Lieber | 38-37 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chad Blanc | 41-37 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | William Petree hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 14:42 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:20 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico can't connect on a shot from close range | 41-37 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Thomas Cook gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | William Petree is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy (PG), Jason Harris (SG), Jon Crocker (SF), Richard McCandlish (PF), Scott Gant (C) Anthony Damico, Chad Blanc, Gregory Givens, Charles Higgins, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (PG), Jeffrey Pillsbury (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Allen Adamek (C) Thomas Zimmerman, Terry Boelter, Frederick Lieber, Thomas Cook | |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Denny Johnson - foul #2 on Denny Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Aubin (SG) William Petree | |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 13:40 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | George Buchberger makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Pillsbury | 43-40 |
| 13:19 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:17 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allen Adamek | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Richard Aubin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Gant - foul #4 on Scott Gant, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson (C) Scott Gant | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Richard Aubin misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Richard Aubin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Denny Johnson gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Richard Aubin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Allen Adamek misses the tip | 43-41 |
| 12:27 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Harris | 43-41 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Cuddy | 45-41 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Denny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-41 |
| 11:49 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:47 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris is hacked by George Buchberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Buchberger, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG) Larry Cuddy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Stanley (PG), William Petree (SG), Frederick Lieber (PF) George Buchberger, Richard Aubin, Denny Johnson | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Pillsbury - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pillsbury, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Thomas Cook (C) Joe Stanley, Jeffrey Pillsbury, Allen Adamek | |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:19 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Anthony Damico (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Crocker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard McCandlish (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kris Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Petree (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Boelter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Lieber (fresh) C - Thomas Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | UNLV | William Petree clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 11:04 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:02 | Central Michigan | Thomas Zimmerman picks off the pass by Anthony Damico in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | William Petree misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Terry Boelter hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 10:40 | Central Michigan | Thomas Zimmerman picks off the pass by Kris Johnson in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman hits the finger roll | 47-45 |
| 10:20 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Damico | 50-45 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Jon Crocker is called for the reach on Terry Boelter - foul #1 on Jon Crocker, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gregory Givens (SF), Charles Higgins (PF) Jon Crocker, Richard McCandlish | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Aubin (SG), Jeffrey Pillsbury (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Allen Adamek (C) Thomas Zimmerman, Terry Boelter, Frederick Lieber, Thomas Cook | |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Denny Johnson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 50-45 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Allen Adamek hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson hits a wide open turnaround from the right block | 52-47 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | William Petree hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Pillsbury | 52-50 |
| 09:11 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico is fouled in the backcourt by William Petree - foul #3 on William Petree, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy (PG) Anthony Damico | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (PG) William Petree | |
| 08:51 | Central Michigan | Kris Johnson is denied on a layup by Allen Adamek | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Richard Aubin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 52-50 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Denny Johnson can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Gregory Givens | 52-50 |
| 08:10 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris slams it home | 54-50 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Allen Adamek misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 07:44 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:15 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris's layup is rejected by Allen Adamek | 54-50 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Denny Johnson | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Cuddy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Harris (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Givens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kris Johnson (tired) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - George Buchberger (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Aubin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pillsbury (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Denny Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Adamek (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Kris Johnson is called for the reach on George Buchberger - foul #2 on Kris Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico (PG), Chad Blanc (SG), Jon Crocker (SF), Richard McCandlish (PF), Scott Gant (C) Larry Cuddy, Jason Harris, Gregory Givens, Charles Higgins, Kris Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (PG), Thomas Zimmerman (SG), Terry Boelter (SF), Frederick Lieber (PF), Thomas Cook (C) George Buchberger, Richard Aubin, Jeffrey Pillsbury, Denny Johnson, Allen Adamek | |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Thomas Cook is fouled on the floor by Richard McCandlish - foul #1 on Richard McCandlish, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Frederick Lieber knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Cook | 54-52 |
| 06:17 | Central Michigan | Anthony Damico's floater is tipped away by Frederick Lieber | 54-52 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Terry Boelter pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Terry Boelter misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:29 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to William Petree | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Thomas Cook misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:42 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Chad Blanc | 56-52 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | William Petree comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:54 | Central Michigan | Frederick Lieber swats the short shot by Richard McCandlish | 56-52 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Thomas Cook snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman is hacked by Chad Blanc - foul #3 on Chad Blanc, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy (PG), Jason Harris (SG), Charles Higgins (PF) Anthony Damico, Chad Blanc, Richard McCandlish | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Buchberger (PG), Jeffrey Pillsbury (SF), Denny Johnson (PF), Allen Adamek (C) William Petree, Terry Boelter, Frederick Lieber, Thomas Cook | |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Thomas Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-54 |
| 03:22 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant tips it in | 58-54 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | George Buchberger makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Allen Adamek | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Larry Cuddy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jon Crocker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Higgins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Gant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - George Buchberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Zimmerman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pillsbury (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. PF - Denny Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Adamek (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish (PF) Jon Crocker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Aubin (SG) Thomas Zimmerman | |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Richard Aubin can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:37 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Jason Harris | 58-57 |
| 02:34 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant is hacked by Denny Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Denny Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 02:05 | Central Michigan | Charles Higgins blows the wide open layup | 58-57 |
| 02:03 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant tips it but misses | 58-57 |
| 02:02 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant tips it in | 60-57 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:45 | Central Michigan | Scott Gant grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:20 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 01:18 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Cuddy | 60-57 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Denny Johnson - foul #4 on Denny Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker (SF) Charles Higgins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Richard McCandlish swats the shot by Richard Aubin | 61-57 |
| 00:40 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | George Buchberger is called for the reach on Jon Crocker in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Buchberger, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | Central Michigan | Jon Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Jeffrey Pillsbury pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | George Buchberger misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Denny Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Allen Adamek connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Denny Johnson | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris is hacked by George Buchberger in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Buchberger, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Petree (PG) George Buchberger | |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | Central Michigan | Jason Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Denny Johnson gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | William Petree misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 00:15 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish is hacked by William Petree in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Petree, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Chad Blanc (SG) Jason Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:13 | Central Michigan | Richard McCandlish misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allen Adamek | 63-59 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | William Petree buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Aubin | 63-62 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy is fouled in the backcourt by William Petree - foul #5 on William Petree, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jason Harris (SG) Chad Blanc | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joe Stanley (PG) William Petree | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Larry Cuddy makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Joe Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Allen Adamek snags the offensive board | 65-62 |