| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - Gordon Couey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Joe Holden (fresh) SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Gordon Couey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz clanks a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Jacob Ewing - foul #1 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | Joe Holden clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Hershel Davis | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing misses badly on a shot from the right block | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson lays it in set up by William Davis and he's fouled by Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Robert Baker comes up short on the shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Hershel Davis | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | Hershel Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | William Davis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Holden | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Ira Kunz travels with the ball | 5-5 |
| 16:59 | Xavier | Joe Holden is fouled on the floor by Gordon Couey - foul #1 on Gordon Couey, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:40 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing can't finish the layup | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Gordon Couey pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | William Davis takes the ball from Robert Baker | 5-5 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gordon Couey | 5-5 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hershel Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Ira Kunz connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Spratt | 8-5 |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell connects on the shot in the lane set up by Jacob Ewing and he's hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #1 on Hershel Davis, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF) Jacob Ewing | |
| 15:48 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | James Hill is fouled on the floor by James Giles - foul #1 on James Giles, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Oscar Bryant swats the layup by James Hill | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:52 | Xavier | James Giles is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Giles, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG), Richard Henley (SF), John Rice (PF) Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, James Giles | |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Oscar Bryant picks off the pass by Robert Baker | 8-8 |
| 14:31 | Xavier | Richard Henley lays it in set up by Oscar Bryant | 8-10 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald lays it in on a nice dish by Hershel Davis | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | John Rice misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Baker and he's hacked by Dwayne Boden - foul #1 on Dwayne Boden, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) James Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley, John Rice, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:47 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:20 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phillip McDonald | 12-10 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Hershel Davis drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Couey | 14-10 |
| 12:51 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell tips it home | 14-12 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Hershel Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Ira Kunz (PF) Robert Baker, Christopher Spratt, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG) Oscar Bryant | |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Ira Kunz snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Gordon Couey snags the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Hershel Davis hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Burt Chapman | 17-12 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:49 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hershel Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Anthony Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Hershel Davis steps in front of the Joe Holden pass | 17-12 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Hershel Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 11:16 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | Joe Holden knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Ewing - foul #2 on Jacob Ewing, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), James Hill (C) Hershel Davis, Burt Chapman, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), John Rice (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) William Davis, Jeffery Wilson, Jacob Ewing, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-15 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek gets the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:50 | Xavier | Joe Holden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SF), Phillip McDonald (C) Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (SF) Joe Holden | |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 23-15 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | John Rice blows the layup | 23-15 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant tips it home | 23-17 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Oscar Bryant - foul #1 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Christopher Spratt, James Hill, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF) Dwayne Boden, Richard Henley | |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:46 | Xavier | John Rice loses the dribble to Pedro Jimenez | 24-17 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the lay-in | 24-17 |
| 08:41 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 08:33 | Xavier | William Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Burt Chapman snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Burt Chapman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ira Kunz and he's hacked by John Rice - foul #1 on John Rice, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF) Pedro Jimenez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG), Richard Henley (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Oscar Bryant, John Rice, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses the free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:26 | Xavier | Richard Henley snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 08:05 | Xavier | William Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Gordon Couey clanks a jumper from close range | 26-17 |
| 07:43 | Xavier | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Henley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Joe Holden misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Richard Henley tips it home | 26-19 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Burt Chapman and the foul's on Joe Holden - foul #1 on Joe Holden, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), James Hill (C) Robert Baker, Burt Chapman, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG) William Davis | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 29-19 |
| 07:11 | Xavier | Christopher Spratt is called for the reach on Oscar Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (C) Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:59 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson's pass is intercepted by Phillip McDonald | 29-19 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald can't finish the layup | 29-19 |
| 06:41 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant snags the defensive board | 29-19 |
| 06:21 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Bryant | 29-21 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Richard Henley steps in front of the Hershel Davis pass | 29-21 |
| 05:54 | Xavier | Anthony Mitchell banks in the layup set up by Oscar Bryant | 29-23 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Hershel Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Spratt | 31-23 |
| 05:26 | Xavier | Joe Holden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Mitchell - foul #1 on Anthony Mitchell, team foul #10 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Pedro Jimenez, Hershel Davis, James Hill, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Davis (PG), Dwayne Boden (SF), Jacob Ewing (PF), Dustin Highsmith (C) Joe Holden, Jeffery Wilson, Richard Henley, Anthony Mitchell | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | William Davis loses the dribble to Robert Baker in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Jacob Ewing denies the turnaround by Christopher Spratt | 32-26 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Ira Kunz gets the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Gordon Couey can't connect on a shot from the right block | 32-26 |
| 04:49 | Xavier | William Davis snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 04:26 | Xavier | Dustin Highsmith clanks a shot from the right side | 32-26 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Ira Kunz pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Oscar Bryant - foul #2 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #11 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG) Christopher Spratt | |
| Subs | Xavier | Joe Holden (SG) Oscar Bryant | |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 03:49 | Xavier | Joe Holden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Robert Baker snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gordon Couey is fouled on the floor by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #12 | 35-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Holden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Boden (fresh) PF - Jacob Ewing (fresh) C - Dustin Highsmith (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-26 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Hershel Davis gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Robert Baker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #13 | 37-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Oscar Bryant (PG), Jeffery Wilson (SF) William Davis, Dwayne Boden | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #2 on Hershel Davis, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Giles (PF), John Rice (C) Jacob Ewing, Dustin Highsmith | |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:04 | Xavier | Oscar Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Hershel Davis drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Burt Chapman | 40-27 |
| 02:41 | Xavier | Joe Holden is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson can't tip it in | 40-27 |
| 02:38 | Xavier | James Giles tips it home | 40-29 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Oscar Bryant is called for the reach on Ira Kunz - foul #3 on Oscar Bryant, team foul #14 | 40-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), James Hill (C) Robert Baker, Gordon Couey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Richard Henley (SF) Oscar Bryant | |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Randall Zmolek takes the ball from John Rice | 42-29 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 01:56 | UNLV | Hershel Davis tips it back up and in | 44-29 |
| 01:46 | Xavier | John Rice lays it in | 44-31 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Hershel Davis can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Joe Holden - foul #2 on Joe Holden, team foul #15 | 44-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Phillip McDonald (C) Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dwayne Boden (SG), Jacob Ewing (PF), Anthony Mitchell (C) Jeffery Wilson, Richard Henley, James Giles | |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 01:20 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Joe Holden connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #3 on Hershel Davis, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Gordon Couey (C) Hershel Davis, Phillip McDonald | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson (SF) John Rice | |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Joe Holden makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Gordon Couey double dribbles | 46-34 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Pedro Jimenez - foul #1 on Pedro Jimenez, team foul #7 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip McDonald (PF) James Hill | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Jacob Ewing makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Robert Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 00:16 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 46-37 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | Joe Holden scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dwayne Boden | 46-40 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Jeffery Wilson takes the ball from Phillip McDonald | 46-40 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Jeffery Wilson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-40 |