| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Mapp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Cox (fresh) SF - Harley Geoghegan (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Shepherd (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | North Texas | Hershel Davis swats the layup by Christopher Cox | 26-43 |
| 19:40 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd gets the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 19:27 | North Texas | Gordon Couey is called for the reach on Jay Mapp - foul #1 on Gordon Couey, team foul #1 | 26-43 |
| 19:11 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan is hacked by Hershel Davis - foul #1 on Hershel Davis, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| 18:59 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cox | 29-43 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Ira Kunz jams it and he's fouled by William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 18:21 | North Texas | Christopher Cox makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jay Mapp and he's fouled by Hershel Davis - foul #2 on Hershel Davis, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 18:21 | North Texas | Christopher Cox misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | Gordon Couey gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Jay Mapp steals the ball from Ira Kunz | 31-45 |
| 18:03 | North Texas | William Jackson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jay Mapp | 34-45 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Robert Baker is hacked by Harley Geoghegan - foul #2 on Harley Geoghegan, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Shawn Garner (PF) William Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-45 |
| 17:28 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 17:06 | North Texas | Shawn Garner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Edwin Daniel (SF), Jason Sawinski (C) Harley Geoghegan, Edward Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG) Jay Mapp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Hershel Davis | |
| 16:34 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 16:21 | UNLV | Shawn Garner steps in front of the Randall Zmolek pass | 36-45 |
| 15:55 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Phillip McDonald - foul #3 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay Mapp (PG), William Jackson (PF) Christopher Cox, Edwin Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Hershel Davis (SF), Ira Kunz (PF) Randall Zmolek, Phillip McDonald | |
| 15:55 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:55 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Mapp (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Garner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Hershel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt tips it in | 38-47 |
| 15:14 | North Texas | William Jackson buries a floater from the right side | 40-47 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Spratt | 40-49 |
| 14:43 | North Texas | William Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Cox (SG), Harley Geoghegan (SF), Edward Shepherd (C) Yong Zhou, Jason Sawinski, Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) James Hill | |
| 14:43 | North Texas | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:43 | North Texas | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 14:12 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 13:57 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 41-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Edwin Daniel (PF) Jay Mapp, William Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Phillip McDonald (PF) Christopher Spratt, Hershel Davis, Ira Kunz | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Robert Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Cox - foul #3 on Christopher Cox, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Shawn Garner (PF) Edwin Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Hill (PF) Phillip McDonald | |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Robert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 13:09 | North Texas | Shawn Garner connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Cox | 43-50 |
| 12:45 | UNLV | Shawn Garner swats the short shot by Burt Chapman | 43-50 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Gordon Couey tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 12:29 | North Texas | Yong Zhou clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Gordon Couey snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Burt Chapman grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Robert Baker buries a floater near the basket set up by Gordon Couey and he's hacked by Edward Shepherd - foul #2 on Edward Shepherd, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay Mapp (PG), Edwin Daniel (SF), William Jackson (PF), Jason Sawinski (C) Christopher Cox, Harley Geoghegan, Shawn Garner, Edward Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Hershel Davis (SF), Ira Kunz (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Burt Chapman, Randall Zmolek, James Hill, Gordon Couey | |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Robert Baker misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Hershel Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald tips it home | 43-56 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Mapp (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | North Texas | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Jay Mapp - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (SG) Yong Zhou | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG) Robert Baker | |
| 11:19 | North Texas | Jay Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:19 | North Texas | Jay Mapp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:01 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-56 |
| 10:59 | North Texas | William Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses badly on a runner near the basket | 45-56 |
| 10:44 | North Texas | William Jackson can't tip it in | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the floater from the right side set up by Christopher Spratt and he's hacked by Jason Sawinski - foul #2 on Jason Sawinski, team foul #5 | 45-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Cox (SG), Harley Geoghegan (SF), Edward Shepherd (C) Dennis Purpura, Edwin Daniel, Jason Sawinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gordon Couey (C) Phillip McDonald | |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:13 | North Texas | Christopher Cox drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jay Mapp | 47-59 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses short on a runner near the basket | 47-59 |
| 09:46 | North Texas | Jay Mapp grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Jay Mapp is fouled on the floor by Christopher Spratt - foul #2 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | North Texas | Shawn Garner (PF) William Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF) Christopher Spratt, Burt Chapman | |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Jay Mapp misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 09:01 | North Texas | Shawn Garner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Hershel Davis snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Jay Mapp steps in front of the Ira Kunz pass | 47-59 |
| 08:17 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd makes the wide open floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ira Kunz | 49-61 |
| 07:42 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 07:41 | North Texas | Christopher Cox hits the follow up shot | 51-61 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-61 |
| 07:32 | North Texas | Christopher Cox pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Mapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harley Geoghegan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Garner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Shepherd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Hershel Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:25 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jay Mapp and the foul's on Gordon Couey - foul #2 on Gordon Couey, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Edwin Daniel (SF), William Jackson (PF) Jay Mapp, Harley Geoghegan, Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Baker (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Burt Chapman (SF), James Hill (PF), Phillip McDonald (C) Hershel Davis, Pedro Jimenez, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, Gordon Couey | |
| 07:25 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd misses the free throw | 53-61 |
| 07:25 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to William Jackson | 53-61 |
| 07:07 | North Texas | Burt Chapman is called for the reach on Edward Shepherd - foul #3 on Burt Chapman, team foul #10 | 53-61 |
| 07:07 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 07:07 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is denied on a layup by Edwin Daniel | 55-61 |
| 06:37 | North Texas | William Jackson pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:32 | North Texas | Christopher Cox misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Phillip McDonald - foul #4 on Phillip McDonald, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Shawn Garner (C) Edward Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:32 | North Texas | Christopher Cox makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 06:32 | North Texas | Christopher Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (SG) Christopher Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Burt Chapman | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:15 | North Texas | Shawn Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:02 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel travels with the ball | 57-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jay Mapp (PG) Dennis Purpura | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:41 | UNLV | Phillip McDonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Hershel Davis (SF) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek | |
| 05:16 | North Texas | Yong Zhou makes the shot from the left wing set up by Edwin Daniel | 59-61 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Hershel Davis's floater is knocked away by William Jackson | 59-61 |
| 04:58 | North Texas | Yong Zhou gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:40 | North Texas | William Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 04:38 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | Christopher Cox (SG), Harley Geoghegan (SF), Edward Shepherd (C) Yong Zhou, Edwin Daniel, Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Ira Kunz (PF), Gordon Couey (C) Burt Chapman, James Hill, Phillip McDonald | |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Hershel Davis lays it in on a great pass from Robert Baker | 61-63 |
| 03:53 | North Texas | William Jackson is fouled on the floor by Ira Kunz - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 03:53 | North Texas | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:53 | North Texas | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by William Jackson - foul #3 on William Jackson, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | North Texas | Shawn Garner (PF) William Jackson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:40 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:21 | North Texas | Shawn Garner misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 63-64 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Ira Kunz pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jay Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harley Geoghegan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Garner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Shepherd (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hershel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gordon Couey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-64 |
| 02:56 | North Texas | Shawn Garner grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gordon Couey | 63-64 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | North Texas | William Jackson (PF) Edward Shepherd | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Shawn Garner dunks the ball set up by Harley Geoghegan and he's fouled by Gordon Couey - foul #3 on Gordon Couey, team foul #13 | 65-64 |
| Subs | North Texas | Edwin Daniel (SF) Harley Geoghegan | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), James Hill (C) Christopher Spratt, Gordon Couey | |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Shawn Garner makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan (SF), Edward Shepherd (C) Edwin Daniel, Shawn Garner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), Gordon Couey (C) Burt Chapman, James Hill | |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Christopher Cox is called for the reach on Ira Kunz - foul #4 on Christopher Cox, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 01:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:48 | North Texas | William Jackson gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:31 | North Texas | Christopher Cox hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 66-64 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Hershel Davis pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Hershel Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harley Geoghegan - foul #3 on Harley Geoghegan, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Hershel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:58 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Gordon Couey snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Robert Baker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Spratt | 66-68 |
| 00:10 | North Texas | Robert Baker is called for the reach on Harley Geoghegan - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #14 | 66-68 |
| 00:10 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Harley Geoghegan - foul #4 on Harley Geoghegan, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Gordon Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | Edward Shepherd snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 00:04 | North Texas | North Texas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Harley Geoghegan hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 68-69 |