| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Patton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. C - Floyd Roscoe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willard Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Milburn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Byars (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Mark Trout grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | Henry Rice takes the ball from Ronald Pace | 32-39 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses the easy layup | 32-39 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Mark Trout snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Frank Patton connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Mark Trout and he's hacked by Willard Foster - foul #3 on Willard Foster, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Ronald Pace, Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Henry Rice, Willard Foster, Clifford Milburn, Daniel Haines, Keith Byars | |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:19 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:17 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Reynaldo Villanueva | 35-39 |
| 18:03 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-39 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Charles Wilner pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Henry Potts comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clarence Karns - foul #2 on Clarence Karns, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), James Jones (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) David Descoteaux, Frank Patton, Jumah Afshari, Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Pasquale Acevedo (SF), Daniel Haines (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) William Bowie, Steven Sirianni, Reynaldo Villanueva, Clarence Karns | |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Henry Potts makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Henry Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:19 | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe (C) Henry Potts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:17 | UNLV | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn (SF) Daniel Haines | |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:06 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses short on an open shot from the left side | 37-41 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Henry Rice is called for the reach on Frank Patton - foul #3 on Henry Rice, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Daniel Haines (PF), Keith Byars (C) Henry Rice, Pasquale Acevedo, Joseph Luciano | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Mark Trout | 39-41 |
| 16:28 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie loses the dribble to Ronald Pace in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Patton | 41-41 |
| 16:10 | Sam Houston State | Mark Trout is called for the reach on Clifford Milburn - foul #3 on Mark Trout, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, Ronald Pace, Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (PF) Clifford Milburn, Daniel Haines | |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Wilner - foul #3 on Charles Wilner, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raphael Rossi (PF) Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:02 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jumah Afshari (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raphael Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Potts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - William Bowie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clark Crum (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Sirianni (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Reynaldo Villanueva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Keith Byars is called for the reach on Frank Patton - foul #2 on Keith Byars, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), Charles Wilner (PF) Frank Patton, Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Clarence Karns (PF) William Bowie, Clark Crum, Keith Byars | |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Willard Foster steps in front of the David Descoteaux pass | 41-42 |
| 15:23 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster banks in the layup | 41-44 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Clarence Karns swats the layup by Charles Wilner | 41-44 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Henry Potts gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Henry Rice steals the ball from David Descoteaux | 41-44 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Henry Potts steps in front of the Henry Rice pass in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Reynaldo Villanueva steals the ball from Henry Potts | 41-44 |
| 14:15 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Sirianni | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), Frank Patton (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) David Descoteaux, James Jones, Jumah Afshari, Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Henry Rice, Steven Sirianni, Clarence Karns, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Pasquale Acevedo - foul #1 on Pasquale Acevedo, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Ronald Pace makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Bowie | 44-48 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Ronald Pace loses the dribble to Clifford Milburn in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| 12:41 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Ronald Pace is fouled on the floor by Joseph Luciano - foul #2 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Daniel Haines (PF), Keith Byars (C) William Bowie, Willard Foster, Pasquale Acevedo, Joseph Luciano | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Ronald Pace buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Frank Patton | 47-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mark Trout (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Patton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Charles Wilner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Potts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clark Crum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Milburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Haines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Haines is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Haines, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Jones (SG), David Descoteaux (SF) Frank Patton, Ronald Pace | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Mark Trout comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Rice - foul #4 on Henry Rice, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Charles Wilner, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (PG) Henry Rice | |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Mark Trout's pass is intercepted by Clark Crum in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 10:41 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi's pass is intercepted by Keith Byars | 49-51 |
| 10:27 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn loses the dribble to Floyd Roscoe in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:07 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 09:39 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn hits a floater from the baseline set up by William Bowie | 49-53 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Patton (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Henry Potts (C) James Jones, David Descoteaux, Raphael Rossi, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Reynaldo Villanueva (C) Clark Crum, Clifford Milburn, Daniel Haines, Keith Byars | |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Frank Patton blows the layup | 49-53 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:58 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Henry Potts grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Henry Potts misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:31 | Sam Houston State | Frank Patton is called for the reach on William Bowie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Patton, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Mark Trout, Jumah Afshari, Charles Wilner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn (SF), Clarence Karns (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) William Bowie, Pasquale Acevedo, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 08:17 | Sam Houston State | Ronald Pace takes the ball from Willard Foster | 49-53 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Frank Patton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Pace | 51-53 |
| 07:50 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni scores on a shot from the left block | 51-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Frank Patton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Rossi (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Potts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Milburn (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Karns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Luciano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | David Descoteaux is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 07:18 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Pace | 54-55 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Henry Potts's pass is intercepted by Clarence Karns | 54-55 |
| 06:42 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG), James Jones (SG), Jumah Afshari (SF), Charles Wilner (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) David Descoteaux, Frank Patton, Ronald Pace, Raphael Rossi, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Clark Crum (SG), Daniel Haines (PF), Keith Byars (C) Steven Sirianni, Willard Foster, Clarence Karns, Joseph Luciano | |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-55 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Roscoe - foul #1 on Floyd Roscoe, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| 06:12 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Keith Byars | 54-58 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Keith Byars is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Keith Byars, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (SF), Reynaldo Villanueva (C) Clifford Milburn, Keith Byars | |
| 05:49 | UNLV | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:49 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 05:39 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Haines | 54-61 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Charles Wilner's layup is rejected by Reynaldo Villanueva | 54-61 |
| 05:16 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 04:59 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Jumah Afshari | 54-61 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Wilner | 54-61 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Reynaldo Villanueva denies the turnaround by Mark Trout | 54-61 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | Charles Wilner snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Jumah Afshari throws it down | 56-61 |
| 04:23 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Mark Trout pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Daniel Haines steps in front of the James Jones pass | 56-61 |
| 04:00 | Sam Houston State | James Jones picks off the pass by Clark Crum in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | James Jones lays it up and in | 58-61 |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is whistled for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG), Frank Patton (SG), Ronald Pace (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF), Henry Potts (C) Mark Trout, James Jones, Jumah Afshari, Charles Wilner, Floyd Roscoe | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Keith Byars (C) Clark Crum, Pasquale Acevedo, Daniel Haines | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Descoteaux (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Frank Patton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Pace (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raphael Rossi (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Potts (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Henry Rice (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willard Foster (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Milburn (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reynaldo Villanueva (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Henry Rice steals it from Frank Patton in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 03:44 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Rice | 58-63 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Henry Potts is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willard Foster, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Henry Potts misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Henry Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 03:41 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 03:39 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is fouled in the backcourt by David Descoteaux - foul #2 on David Descoteaux, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| 03:25 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Frank Patton grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | David Descoteaux's pass is intercepted by Willard Foster in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Reynaldo Villanueva and the foul's on Ronald Pace - foul #3 on Ronald Pace, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | William Bowie (SG), Clarence Karns (PF) Willard Foster, Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn makes the free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Ronald Pace clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Frank Patton gets the offensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Frank Patton banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Descoteaux and he's fouled by William Bowie - foul #1 on William Bowie, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Trout (PG) David Descoteaux | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (SG), Steven Sirianni (SF) Henry Rice, Clifford Milburn | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-66 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Frank Patton makes the free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:17 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-69 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi lays it in on a great pass from Ronald Pace | 63-69 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Trout - foul #4 on Mark Trout, team foul #8 | 63-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jumah Afshari (PF) Raphael Rossi | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clark Crum (SG), Daniel Haines (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Willard Foster, Clarence Karns, Keith Byars | |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | William Bowie misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Clark Crum | 63-69 |
| 01:56 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Bowie | 63-71 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Mark Trout can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Steven Sirianni - foul #3 on Steven Sirianni, team foul #12 | 63-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Raphael Rossi (PF), Floyd Roscoe (C) Jumah Afshari, Henry Potts | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice (PG), Willard Foster (SG), Clifford Milburn (SF), Keith Byars (C) William Bowie, Clark Crum, Steven Sirianni, Joseph Luciano | |
| 01:38 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-71 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Mark Trout misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Mark Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Trout - foul #5 on Mark Trout, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Descoteaux (PG) Mark Trout | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David Descoteaux | 67-73 |
| 01:17 | Sam Houston State | David Descoteaux steps in front of the Willard Foster pass in the backcourt | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Ronald Pace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Floyd Roscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Daniel Haines blocks the short jumper by Raphael Rossi | 67-73 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Raphael Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Frank Patton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Frank Patton, team foul #10 | 67-73 |
| 00:39 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is fouled in the backcourt by David Descoteaux - foul #3 on David Descoteaux, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:38 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | David Descoteaux's pass is intercepted by Clifford Milburn | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice is hacked by David Descoteaux in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Descoteaux, team foul #12 | 67-75 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:29 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Frank Patton misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-77 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Clifford Milburn snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Henry Rice runs out the clock | 67-77 |