| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Myles Williams is blocked by Terry Henderson | 29-20 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher tips it in | 31-20 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses the lay-in | 31-20 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Terry Henderson hits the follow up shot | 31-22 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Myles Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Franklin | 34-22 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Terry Henderson knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by John Dziedzic | 34-24 |
| 18:00 | Northwestern | Myles Williams connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 36-24 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Erick Rice - foul #2 on Erick Rice, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Michael Arguello (SG), Duncan Barber (C) Myles Williams, Johnny Parker, Erick Rice | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Jesse Abbott (SF) John Dziedzic, Howard Richardson | |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin's pass is intercepted by Alex Putnam | 36-26 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Alex Putnam dunks the ball | 36-28 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Alex Putnam steals the ball from Duncan Barber | 36-28 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar is fouled on the floor by Harland Fisher - foul #2 on Harland Fisher, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parker (SG), Albert Kirk (PF) Michael Arguello, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Howard Richardson (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) Gerald Rea, Jesse Abbott, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Albert Kirk takes the ball from Howard Richardson | 36-28 |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Duncan Barber is denied by Rick Thompson | 36-28 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Johnny Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harland Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Albert Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duncan Barber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) PF - Rick Thompson (fresh) C - Nathan Herndon (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Rick Thompson - foul #1 on Rick Thompson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Erick Rice (C) Anthony Adams, Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Alex Putnam misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-28 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Myles Williams gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-28 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Alex Putnam snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Alex Putnam blows the dunk | 38-28 |
| 14:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Albert Kirk | 38-28 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Myles Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Howard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Alex Putnam connects on the open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Dziedzic | 38-30 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Myles Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Dziedzic - foul #1 on John Dziedzic, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (SG), Thomas Stanley (SF), Jeffrey Franklin (PF), Duncan Barber (C) Johnny Parker, Harland Fisher, Albert Kirk, Erick Rice | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Jesse Abbott (SF), Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) John Dziedzic, Howard Richardson, Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Myles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Myles Williams picks off the pass by Terry Henderson in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Terry Henderson takes the ball from Myles Williams | 40-30 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Jesse Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Duncan Barber - foul #1 on Duncan Barber, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG) Myles Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the driving attempt from the left block | 40-32 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alex Putnam - foul #1 on Alex Putnam, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Michael Arguello makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Jeffrey Franklin steals the ball from Gerald Rea in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Jesse Abbott steps in front of the Jeffrey Franklin pass | 42-32 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Jesse Abbott is hacked by Thomas Stanley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Stanley, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Erick Rice (C) Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar is alone and drills a runner near the basket set up by Gerald Rea | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Arguello (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Erick Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Eric Gaspar swats the short shot by Jeffrey Franklin | 42-34 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Erick Rice snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Rea - foul #1 on Gerald Rea, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Albert Kirk (SF), Duncan Barber (C) Anthony Adams, Michael Arguello, Thomas Stanley, Erick Rice | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Robert Cormier (SG), Howard Richardson (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) Gerald Rea, Alex Putnam, Jesse Abbott, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Howard Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harland Fisher (SF) Jeffrey Franklin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Kirk | 44-34 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley (PF) Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alex Putnam (SG), William Washington (SF), Terry Henderson (PF) Robert Cormier, Howard Richardson, Rick Thompson | |
| 09:01 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Washington | 44-37 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alex Putnam - foul #2 on Alex Putnam, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF), Erick Rice (C) Myles Williams, Harland Fisher, Albert Kirk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Jesse Abbott (SF), Eric Gaspar (C) John Dziedzic, William Washington, Nathan Herndon | |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Gerald Rea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Richardson (SF) Jesse Abbott | |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Erick Rice, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Arguello (SG), Harland Fisher (SF) Johnny Parker, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Adams - foul #2 on Anthony Adams, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Duncan Barber (C) Erick Rice | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Terry Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Adams | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Arguello (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harland Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Duncan Barber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gerald Rea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Howard Richardson (fresh) PF - Terry Henderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Gaspar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Alex Putnam | 49-42 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 49-42 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Howard Richardson pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Howard Richardson is hacked by Anthony Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Adams, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Thomas Stanley (SF), Albert Kirk (PF), Erick Rice (C) Anthony Adams, Michael Arguello, Harland Fisher, Jeffrey Franklin, Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Robert Cormier (SG), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) Gerald Rea, Alex Putnam, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Howard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Howard Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Myles Williams | 51-44 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cormier | 51-47 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Myles Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Parker | 53-47 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Myles Williams is called for the reach on Howard Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Myles Williams, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Erick Rice | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alex Putnam (SG) Robert Cormier | |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Howard Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | Myles Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Rick Thompson gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Alex Putnam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Duncan Barber (C) Albert Kirk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jesse Abbott (SF) Howard Richardson | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Alex Putnam grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Jesse Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Franklin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Alex Putnam grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Terry Henderson clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 53-47 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Terry Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Alex Putnam can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-47 |
| 03:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Myles Williams | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Myles Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Franklin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Duncan Barber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Putnam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Henderson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Gaspar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Stanley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-47 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | John Dziedzic snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Terry Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Michael Arguello (SG), Harland Fisher (SF), Albert Kirk (PF), Erick Rice (C) Myles Williams, Johnny Parker, Thomas Stanley, Jeffrey Franklin, Duncan Barber | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG), Robert Cormier (SG), William Washington (SF), Rick Thompson (PF), Nathan Herndon (C) John Dziedzic, Alex Putnam, Jesse Abbott, Terry Henderson, Eric Gaspar | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alex Putnam (SG), Howard Richardson (SF) Robert Cormier, William Washington | |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Albert Kirk buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Arguello | 55-47 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Johnny Parker (SG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Michael Arguello, Albert Kirk | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (PG), Terry Henderson (PF), Eric Gaspar (C) Gerald Rea, Rick Thompson, Nathan Herndon | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Alex Putnam is hacked by Myles Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Myles Williams, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Alex Putnam misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Johnny Parker gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher loses the dribble to John Dziedzic | 55-47 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Myles Williams steals the ball from John Dziedzic | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | John Dziedzic is called for the reach on Harland Fisher in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dziedzic, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Thomas Stanley (PF) Myles Williams, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | John Dziedzic is called for the reach on Harland Fisher - foul #3 on John Dziedzic, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Harland Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Eric Gaspar gets the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Terry Henderson lays it in | 57-49 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Erick Rice is fouled in the backcourt by John Dziedzic - foul #4 on John Dziedzic, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Harland Fisher is called for the reach on Howard Richardson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harland Fisher, team foul #10 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Myles Williams (PG), Jeffrey Franklin (PF) Anthony Adams, Thomas Stanley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Howard Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Howard Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | John Dziedzic is called for the reach on Erick Rice in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Dziedzic, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Adams (PG), Thomas Stanley (PF) Myles Williams, Jeffrey Franklin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gerald Rea (PG) John Dziedzic | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Erick Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Terry Henderson misses the lay-in | 61-51 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Terry Henderson tips it but misses | 61-51 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Stanley | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Adams runs out the clock | 61-51 |