| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | William Washington inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dennis Gean | 35-29 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James McNutt | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James McNutt - foul #2 on James McNutt, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:17 | Western Kentucky | John Dziedzic takes the ball from Jonathan Taylor | 37-34 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | James McNutt picks off the pass by Andrew Hardin | 37-34 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | William Washington is hacked by Mark Witty - foul #1 on Mark Witty, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | Jonathan Taylor steals the ball from Dennis Gean | 37-34 |
| 17:02 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | John Dziedzic grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | James McNutt connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Jerry Harvey - foul #1 on Jerry Harvey, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), Ron Delcid (SG) Jonathan Taylor, Jerry Harvey | |
| 16:55 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | James McNutt steps in front of the Bobby Walz pass in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Paul Duty misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 16:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-37 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | William Washington is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hardin - foul #3 on Andrew Hardin, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) James McNutt, Dennis Gean | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Richard Overlock, Andrew Hardin | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Paul Duty misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ron Delcid - foul #1 on Ron Delcid, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG) John Ulloa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey (SG), Jonathan Carter (PF) Bobby Walz, Mark Witty | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Paul Duty makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Paul Duty makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Duty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jerry Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG) William Washington | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG) Ron Delcid | |
| 15:08 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-37 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | John Dziedzic grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter's layup is rejected by Christopher Bartholomew | 42-37 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Bartholomew | 42-37 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | John Dziedzic connects on the 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor can't finish the layup | 45-37 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Bartholomew | 45-37 |
| 13:37 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bartholomew | 45-37 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | John Dziedzic comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-37 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Paul Duty grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), William Washington (SF), Dennis Gean (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, Paul Duty, Christopher Bartholomew, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), Ron Delcid (SG), Mark Witty (SF), Richard Overlock (PF), Andrew Hardin (C) Jonathan Taylor, Jerry Harvey, John Rhodes, Jonathan Carter, Loren Gibbs | |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis Gean - foul #2 on Dennis Gean, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | James McNutt hits a turnaround in the lane | 47-39 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | James McNutt snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Mark Witty - foul #2 on Mark Witty, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Dennis Gean buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James McNutt and the foul's on Richard Overlock - foul #2 on Richard Overlock, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Washington (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Witty (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Hardin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 11:36 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Gean - foul #3 on Dennis Gean, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) John Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Jerry Harvey (SG) Bobby Walz, Ron Delcid | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | William Washington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 10:42 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey lays it in set up by Mark Witty | 52-42 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | William Washington is fouled on the floor by Mark Witty - foul #3 on Mark Witty, team foul #7 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:23 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | William Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock is whistled for a carry | 54-42 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Paul Duty connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Gean | 57-42 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty comes up short on the shot from the left block | 57-42 |
| 09:28 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock tips it home | 57-44 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | William Washington drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Walter Adkins | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey is fouled on the floor by James McNutt - foul #3 on James McNutt, team foul #4 | 60-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) James McNutt, Paul Duty, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG), Ron Delcid (SG), John Rhodes (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Jonathan Taylor, Jerry Harvey, Richard Overlock, Andrew Hardin | |
| 08:45 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses the tip | 60-44 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | John Ulloa loses the dribble to Loren Gibbs | 60-44 |
| 08:25 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Walz | 60-46 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG) John Ulloa | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock (PF) Mark Witty | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:33 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ron Delcid | 60-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Christopher Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Richard Overlock (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Washington | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | James McNutt steals the ball from Bobby Walz | 63-48 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | John Dziedzic makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James McNutt | 66-48 |
| 06:22 | Western Kentucky | James McNutt steps in front of the Bobby Walz pass | 66-48 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | John Dziedzic lays it in on a nice dish by James McNutt | 68-48 |
| 06:08 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-48 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 68-48 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | John Dziedzic buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James McNutt | 70-48 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG), Dennis Gean (PF), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Christopher Bartholomew, Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Jerry Harvey (SG), Mark Witty (SF), Andrew Hardin (C) Bobby Walz, Ron Delcid, John Rhodes, Loren Gibbs | |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on William Washington - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #5 | 70-48 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty misses the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 05:39 | Western Kentucky | Mark Witty makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Dennis Gean comes up short on the floater near the basket | 70-49 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | James McNutt grabs the offensive rebound | 70-49 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James McNutt misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Taylor - foul #1 on Jonathan Taylor, team foul #8 | 70-49 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 04:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Overlock scores on a floater from the right side set up by Mark Witty | 72-51 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | James McNutt hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Duty | 74-51 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Duty - foul #1 on Paul Duty, team foul #6 | 74-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), Johnny Malinoski (C) William Washington, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid (PG), John Rhodes (SF), Jonathan Carter (PF), Loren Gibbs (C) Jonathan Taylor, Mark Witty, Richard Overlock, Andrew Hardin | |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:23 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | James McNutt misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-53 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs is denied on a layup by Dennis Gean | 74-53 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Loren Gibbs | 74-53 |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Delcid and he's fouled by Johnny Malinoski - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #7 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Bobby Walz (PG) Jerry Harvey | |
| 03:32 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses the free throw | 74-55 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Duty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Bobby Walz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Delcid (fresh) 5 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | John Dziedzic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Washington (SF) Paul Duty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | William Washington steals it from Jonathan Carter | 74-55 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:33 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-55 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes snags the offensive board | 74-55 |
| 02:18 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter misses the easy layup | 74-55 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Walter Adkins grabs the board | 74-55 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | John Dziedzic comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-55 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | UNLV | John Dziedzic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski (C) Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:19 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Carter comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | Loren Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 74-55 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rhodes | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-57 |
| 00:34 | Western Kentucky | John Rhodes grabs the board | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Ron Delcid buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Loren Gibbs | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James McNutt runs out the clock | 74-60 |