| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) SG - Frank Patton (fresh) SF - Ronald Pace (fresh) PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) SF - Derek Riles (fresh) PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) C - John Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UTEP | Ward Toomey snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UTEP | Gary Hovey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Ronald Pace hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Derek Riles - foul #1 on Derek Riles, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | John Thomas blocks the short jumper by Mark Trout | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Ward Toomey | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Raphael Rossi is called for the reach on Ward Toomey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Thomas | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Gary Hovey makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi's floater is tipped away by John Thomas | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Frank Patton snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi scores on a runner in the paint | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Hovey | 4-6 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ward Toomey - foul #1 on Ward Toomey, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), James Jones (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Frank Patton, Ronald Pace, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Derek Riles, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | David Descoteaux snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Potts - foul #1 on Henry Potts, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Henry Potts | 6-7 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Alfredo Gallo blocks the jumper by Henry Potts | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Steven Dummer scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Franks and the foul's on Jumah Afshari - foul #1 on Jumah Afshari, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Ward Toomey (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 15:58 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Charles Wilner grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (fresh) SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Jumah Afshari (fresh) PF - Charles Wilner (fresh) C - Henry Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Dummer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Boris Polinski is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Boris Polinski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Timothy Durrant (SG), Ronald Pace (SF) David Descoteaux, James Jones, Jumah Afshari | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Thomas (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Steven Dummer picks off the pass by Mark Trout | 6-9 |
| 15:27 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits the finger roll set up by Steven Dummer | 6-11 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Charles Wilner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Charles Wilner snags the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | The short jumper by Timothy Durrant is denied by Ward Toomey | 6-11 |
| 15:02 | UTEP | Steven Dummer gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:46 | UTEP | Gary Hovey is open but comes up short on the floater from the left block | 6-11 |
| 14:45 | UTEP | Steven Dummer grabs the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Boris Polinski can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Charles Wilner hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Durrant - foul #1 on Timothy Durrant, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Frank Patton (SG), David Descoteaux (SF), Jumah Afshari (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Mark Trout, Timothy Durrant, Ronald Pace, Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, Steven Dummer, Ward Toomey, John Thomas | |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales hits a wide open runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 8-13 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 13:30 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Derek Riles | 8-13 |
| 13:28 | UTEP | Derek Riles is fouled in the backcourt by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| 13:20 | UTEP | Derek Riles clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 8-13 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon tips it home | 8-15 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Jonathan Blackmon swats the short shot by Jumah Afshari | 8-15 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | David Descoteaux gets the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses the lay-in | 8-15 |
| 12:44 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:28 | UTEP | Frank Patton picks off the pass by Charles Franks | 8-15 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | The short jumper by Floyd Roscoe is denied by Alfredo Gallo | 8-15 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:02 | UTEP | The jump hook by Alfredo Gallo is blocked by Floyd Roscoe | 8-15 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari blows the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Charles Wilner (PF) James Jones, David Descoteaux | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), David Heidel (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), John Thomas (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Derek Riles, Jonathan Blackmon, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) SG - Frank Patton (fairly fresh) SF - Jumah Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Wilner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Gary Hovey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Heidel (fresh) PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Gary Hovey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ward Toomey | 10-18 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Charles Wilner banks in the layup | 12-18 |
| 10:47 | UTEP | Ward Toomey clanks a turnaround from the left block | 12-18 |
| 10:45 | UTEP | David Heidel grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | UTEP | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilner - foul #1 on Charles Wilner, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Durrant (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Henry Potts (C) Frank Patton, Jumah Afshari, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF) Ward Toomey | |
| 10:27 | UTEP | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Ronald Pace snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Timothy Durrant buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Trout | 14-18 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Steven Dummer scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Thomas and the foul's on Charles Wilner - foul #2 on Charles Wilner, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe (C) Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, David Heidel | |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Steven Dummer makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Mark Trout connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:21 | UTEP | Steven Dummer misses the turnaround from the right block | 16-21 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Ronald Pace grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | John Thomas steals the ball from Ronald Pace | 16-21 |
| 08:45 | UTEP | John Thomas's pass is intercepted by Timothy Durrant | 16-21 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Jonathan Blackmon picks off the pass by Mark Trout | 16-21 |
| 08:12 | UTEP | John Thomas is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Franks | 16-23 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Mark Trout clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Charles Franks grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Mark Trout - foul #1 on Mark Trout, team foul #9 | 16-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), Frank Patton (SG), David Descoteaux (SF), Jumah Afshari (PF) Mark Trout, Timothy Durrant, Ronald Pace, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Charles Franks, Steven Dummer, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Frank Patton (fresh) SF - David Descoteaux (fresh) PF - Jumah Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Potts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boris Polinski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) PF - Ward Toomey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Frank Patton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG) Salvador Gonzales | |
| 06:48 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Derek Riles | 16-27 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Henry Potts grabs the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Boris Polinski steals it from James Jones | 16-27 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo is hacked by Henry Potts - foul #2 on Henry Potts, team foul #10 | 16-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Ronald Pace (SF), Floyd Roscoe (C) James Jones, David Descoteaux, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | UTEP | David Heidel (SF) Derek Riles | |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 06:03 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari tips it home | 18-29 |
| 05:30 | UTEP | Boris Polinski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Ward Toomey | 18-31 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Trout | 20-31 |
| 04:42 | UTEP | Ward Toomey misses the wide open runner from the right block | 20-31 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Frank Patton gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe is hacked by Alfredo Gallo - foul #1 on Alfredo Gallo, team foul #5 | 20-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (PG), David Descoteaux (SF) Mark Trout, Ronald Pace | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Derek Riles (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) Gary Hovey, Boris Polinski, David Heidel, Ward Toomey, Alfredo Gallo | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Jones misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | John Thomas pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 03:59 | UTEP | Derek Riles is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 20-34 |
| 03:43 | UNLV | David Descoteaux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-34 |
| 03:42 | UTEP | The rebound goes to John Thomas | 20-34 |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Derek Riles misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-34 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari grabs the board | 20-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Frank Patton (fairly fresh) SF - David Descoteaux (fresh) PF - Jumah Afshari (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Roscoe (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derek Riles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Charles Wilner (C) James Jones, David Descoteaux, Jumah Afshari, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | UTEP | Steven Dummer (SF), David Heidel (C) Derek Riles, John Thomas | |
| 02:58 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Franks | 20-36 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #2 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #6 | 20-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Henry Potts (C) Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Hovey (PG), Boris Polinski (SG), Ward Toomey (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | Boris Polinski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Dummer | 22-39 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Mark Trout is hacked by Ward Toomey - foul #2 on Ward Toomey, team foul #7 | 22-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), David Descoteaux (SF) Frank Patton, Ronald Pace | |
| Subs | UTEP | Derek Riles (SF), John Thomas (C) Steven Dummer, David Heidel | |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Ward Toomey gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Mark Trout is called for the reach on Gary Hovey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Trout, team foul #11 | 23-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Durrant (SG) Mark Trout | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:52 | UTEP | Gary Hovey misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi snags the defensive board | 23-39 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | David Descoteaux misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derek Riles - foul #2 on Derek Riles, team foul #8 | 23-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:42 | UNLV | David Descoteaux makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | David Descoteaux makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Boris Polinski is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Durrant - foul #2 on Timothy Durrant, team foul #12 | 25-39 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Boris Polinski misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Boris Polinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | James Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Charles Wilner gets the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Boris Polinski, Ward Toomey | |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Durrant - foul #3 on Timothy Durrant, team foul #13 | 25-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG) Timothy Durrant | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:15 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Henry Potts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-42 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | David Descoteaux gets the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Jonathan Blackmon steals it from David Descoteaux | 25-42 |
| 00:33 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the floater from close range | 25-42 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Charles Wilner snags the defensive board | 25-42 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Mark Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) James Jones, David Descoteaux, Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | UTEP | Boris Polinski (SG), Steven Dummer (SF), Ward Toomey (PF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Gary Hovey, Derek Riles, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| 00:08 | UTEP | Frank Patton steps in front of the Boris Polinski pass in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-42 |
| 00:04 | UTEP | Ward Toomey grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Ward Toomey can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-42 |