| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Bannister (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Diamond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Wheeler (fresh) C - Adam Krahn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | George Bannister misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Gordon Couey tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | Robert Diamond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Gordon Couey loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 18:31 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson misses the jumper from close range | 30-26 |
| 18:29 | Kansas | William Harris tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 18:28 | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:06 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:04 | Kansas | William Harris grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:48 | Kansas | Adam Krahn drills a shot in the lane | 30-28 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | George Bannister makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fred Goslin | 32-28 |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Andrew Davidson steals it from Stephen Wheeler | 32-28 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson hits the finger roll | 34-28 |
| 16:40 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson banks in the layup | 34-30 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson's pass is intercepted by William Harris | 34-30 |
| 16:05 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Kansas | Adam Krahn pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:47 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | George Bannister pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Davidson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Bannister (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Diamond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Patterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Krahn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Claude Hopes loses the dribble to Joseph Patterson | 34-30 |
| 15:19 | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler jams it set up by Joseph Patterson | 34-32 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Gordon Couey hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 14:35 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 14:33 | Kansas | Adam Krahn tips it in | 36-34 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Couey | 39-34 |
| 13:58 | Kansas | Robert Diamond banks in the layup set up by Joseph Patterson | 39-36 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | George Bannister comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-36 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | William Harris gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Kansas | Adam Krahn makes the jumper in the lane | 39-38 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Claude Hopes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 13:02 | Kansas | Adam Krahn snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:47 | Kansas | William Harris makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Krahn | 39-41 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Claude Hopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Norman Bechtold (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Claude Hopes, Andrew Davidson, George Bannister, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Finnerty (SG), Tom Baker (SF), Mark Daniels (PF), Daniel Fudge (C) Robert Diamond, Joseph Patterson, Stephen Wheeler, Adam Krahn | |
| 12:23 | Kansas | Mark Daniels works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 39-41 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Christopher Seales snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Tom Baker steals the ball from Norman Bechtold | 39-41 |
| 11:53 | Kansas | William Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Hershel Davis | 39-41 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Fred Goslin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 11:30 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Finnerty | 39-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Bechtold (fresh) 5 pts. C - Phillip McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Finnerty (fresh) SF - Tom Baker (fresh) PF - Mark Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Fudge (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Kansas | William Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 11:03 | Kansas | Mark Daniels tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Christopher Seales splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:45 | Kansas | Tom Baker snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Mark Daniels makes the contested jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Harris and the foul's on Phillip McDonald - foul #2 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG) Fred Goslin | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Mark Daniels makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Christopher Seales evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Hershel Davis tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 09:44 | Kansas | William Harris makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 41-48 |
| 09:28 | Kansas | Daniel Fudge grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:23 | Kansas | Christopher Seales is called for the reach on William Harris - foul #1 on Christopher Seales, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Davidson (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Patterson (PG), Robert Diamond (SG), Kevin Secrist (SF), Adam Krahn (C) William Harris, John Finnerty, Tom Baker, Daniel Fudge | |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-51 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Seales | 43-51 |
| 08:06 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Claude Hopes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Christopher Seales | |
| Subs | Kansas | William Harris (PG), Tom Baker (SF), Stephen Wheeler (PF), Daniel Fudge (C) Joseph Patterson, Kevin Secrist, Mark Daniels, Adam Krahn | |
| 07:29 | Kansas | William Harris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Fred Goslin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norman Bechtold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip McDonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Diamond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Fudge (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Tom Baker is called for the reach on Andrew Davidson - foul #2 on Tom Baker, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Bannister (PF) Norman Bechtold | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 06:39 | UNLV | A charge is called on George Bannister - foul #2 on George Bannister, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Daniels (PF) Stephen Wheeler | |
| 06:27 | Kansas | Daniel Fudge's pass is intercepted by Gordon Couey | 43-51 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | George Bannister drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Fred Goslin | 45-51 |
| 05:45 | Kansas | Daniel Fudge is hacked by George Bannister - foul #3 on George Bannister, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Seales (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Norman Bechtold (PF) Claude Hopes, Andrew Davidson, George Bannister | |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Patterson (PG), John Finnerty (SG), Kevin Secrist (SF), Adam Krahn (C) William Harris, Robert Diamond, Tom Baker, Daniel Fudge | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:29 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-51 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Christopher Seales is hacked by Kevin Secrist - foul #1 on Kevin Secrist, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Daniels - foul #1 on Mark Daniels, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (C) Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler (PF) Kevin Secrist | |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Norman Bechtold makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Kansas | John Finnerty buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Patterson and the foul's on Norman Bechtold - foul #2 on Norman Bechtold, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Davidson (SF), George Bannister (PF) Hershel Davis, Norman Bechtold | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Diamond (PG) Joseph Patterson | |
| 04:39 | Kansas | John Finnerty makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Andrew Davidson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | George Bannister tips it in | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG), Gordon Couey (C) Fred Goslin, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Kansas | William Harris (PG), Tom Baker (SF), Daniel Fudge (PF) John Finnerty, Mark Daniels, Stephen Wheeler | |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Christopher Seales clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 03:38 | Kansas | Adam Krahn grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 03:25 | Kansas | William Harris buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Baker | 49-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Christopher Seales (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hopes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Bannister (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Diamond (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Baker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Fudge (fresh) C - Adam Krahn (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Claude Hopes scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 02:39 | Kansas | William Harris misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 02:37 | Kansas | William Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 02:37 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fred Goslin (PG) Claude Hopes | |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Patterson (PG), Mark Daniels (SF), Stephen Wheeler (PF) William Harris, Tom Baker, Daniel Fudge | |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Diamond | 52-60 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | George Bannister can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-60 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Gordon Couey tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 01:40 | Kansas | Joseph Patterson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 01:38 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Daniels | 54-60 |
| 01:21 | Kansas | Mark Daniels misses the fadeaway from close range | 54-60 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Gordon Couey snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Patterson - foul #1 on Joseph Patterson, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Claude Hopes (SG) Christopher Seales | |
| Subs | Kansas | William Harris (PG) Mark Daniels | |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Robert Diamond snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Kansas | Robert Diamond is hacked by Fred Goslin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Goslin, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Finnerty (SG), Mark Daniels (C) Robert Diamond, Adam Krahn | |
| 00:57 | Kansas | John Finnerty is hacked by Claude Hopes - foul #2 on Claude Hopes, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:57 | Kansas | John Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:57 | Kansas | John Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas 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 (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Claude Hopes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Couey | 58-62 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Diamond (SG), Adam Krahn (C) John Finnerty, Mark Daniels | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Goslin - foul #3 on Fred Goslin, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Stephen Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:49 | Kansas | Adam Krahn gets the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Adam Krahn is hacked by Gordon Couey - foul #1 on Gordon Couey, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Adam Krahn makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | Adam Krahn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Bannister | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas 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 (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Claude Hopes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-63 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Claude Hopes pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | George Bannister misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Robert Diamond snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Robert Diamond is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Goslin - foul #4 on Fred Goslin, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Robert Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Robert Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Claude Hopes works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |