| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Javier Lopez (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Grasty (fresh) SF - George McKinnon (fresh) PF - Peter Angel (fresh) C - Augustus Zanes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) C - Johnny Malinoski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon's pass is intercepted by Johnny Malinoski | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | UNLV | John Dziedzic misses the easy open layup | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Dennis Gean grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | William Washington is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Malinoski | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Johnny Malinoski - foul #1 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez misses the 3rd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Malinoski | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Gean | 1-5 |
| 17:54 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel lays it in on a great pass from Javier Lopez | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | John Dziedzic is hacked by Jeffrey Grasty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Grasty, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez (C) Augustus Zanes | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:28 | UNLV | John Dziedzic can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Dennis Gean knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Dziedzic | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | William Washington steps out of bounds on the baseline | 5-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nile Moses (SG), Robert Carlin (PF), Augustus Zanes (C) Jeffrey Grasty, George McKinnon, Peter Angel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 15:53 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Dennis Gean grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Javier Lopez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nile Moses (fresh) SF - Carlos Jimenez (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Carlin (fresh) C - Augustus Zanes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fresh) SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | James McNutt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:31 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nile Moses | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Carlos Jimenez takes the ball from Ronald Geary | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses lays it in set up by Carlos Jimenez | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Ronald Geary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty (SG), Larry Lemus (SF) Javier Lopez, Carlos Jimenez | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Christopher Bartholomew (PF) James McNutt, Dennis Gean | |
| 15:01 | Texas Southern | John Ulloa steals it from Nile Moses | 10-7 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:18 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Grasty | 13-7 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Ronald Geary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez (PG), Peter Angel (PF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Nile Moses, Robert Carlin, Augustus Zanes | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, William Washington, Walter Adkins | |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Bartholomew - foul #1 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Angel - foul #1 on Peter Angel, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew misses the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-8 |
| 13:32 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel misses the tip | 15-8 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Ronald Geary snags the defensive board | 15-8 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | James McNutt is hacked by Lawrence Sawyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Sawyer, team foul #3 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George McKinnon (SF) Larry Lemus | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF), Dennis Gean (PF) Ronald Geary, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| 13:23 | UNLV | James McNutt is fouled on the floor by Javier Lopez - foul #1 on Javier Lopez, team foul #4 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nile Moses (SG), Carlos Jimenez (C) Jeffrey Grasty, Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Dennis Gean knocks in the runner from the left block set up by John Dziedzic and he's hacked by Nile Moses - foul #1 on Nile Moses, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), William Washington (SF) James McNutt, Paul Duty | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin (C) Peter Angel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (C) Johnny Malinoski | |
| 12:50 | UNLV | The jump hook by Dennis Gean is blocked by Robert Carlin | 15-11 |
| 12:49 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:44 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Dennis Gean pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | John Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Walter Adkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Javier Lopez - foul #2 on Javier Lopez, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty (SG), Larry Lemus (SF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Javier Lopez, George McKinnon, Carlos Jimenez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG) John Dziedzic | |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | William Washington swats the layup by Larry Lemus | 15-12 |
| 11:59 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 11:50 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Nile Moses (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Grasty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lemus (fresh) PF - Robert Carlin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) SF - William Washington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | John Ulloa is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Sawyer - foul #2 on Lawrence Sawyer, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Peter Angel (PF), Augustus Zanes (C) Robert Carlin, Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) William Washington, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | John Ulloa misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:38 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:24 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty travels with the ball | 17-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George McKinnon (SF) Larry Lemus | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG) John Ulloa, Ronald Geary | |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it up and in and he's hacked by Augustus Zanes - foul #1 on Augustus Zanes, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez (PG) Nile Moses | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:49 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Johnny Malinoski | 17-15 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | James McNutt gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | James McNutt misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Paul Duty misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:40 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Grasty | 19-15 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Paul Duty travels in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nile Moses (PG), Larry Lemus (SF), Robert Carlin (C) Carlos Jimenez, George McKinnon, Augustus Zanes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), William Washington (SF), Dennis Gean (PF), Walter Adkins (C) John Dziedzic, Paul Duty, Christopher Bartholomew, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses is fouled on the floor by James McNutt - foul #1 on James McNutt, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG) James McNutt | |
| 08:51 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | Nile Moses takes the ball from Ronald Geary in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 08:36 | Texas Southern | Ronald Geary is called for the reach on Robert Carlin - foul #1 on Ronald Geary, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Nile Moses misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Gean | 19-15 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses badly on a shot from the right block | 19-15 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | William Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | William Washington drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Geary | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Nile Moses (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Grasty (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lemus (fresh) PF - Peter Angel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Carlin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Ulloa (fresh) SG - Ronald Geary (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-18 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | John Ulloa grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Dennis Gean hits the finger roll set up by John Ulloa | 19-20 |
| 06:47 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty is whistled for a carry | 19-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George McKinnon (SF), Carlos Jimenez (PF), Augustus Zanes (C) Larry Lemus, Peter Angel, Robert Carlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), John Dziedzic (SG), Paul Duty (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) John Ulloa, Ronald Geary, William Washington, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Johnny Malinoski lays it in uncontested | 19-22 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Christopher Bartholomew - foul #2 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Gean (PF) Christopher Bartholomew | |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Nile Moses is called for the reach on James McNutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nile Moses, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Peter Angel (PF) Nile Moses | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:10 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:55 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 22-24 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Gean | 22-24 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Dennis Gean is fouled on the floor by Peter Angel - foul #2 on Peter Angel, team foul #10 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin (PF) Peter Angel | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Washington (SF) John Dziedzic | |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:10 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon connects on the runner from the baseline and the foul's on Johnny Malinoski - foul #2 on Johnny Malinoski, team foul #6 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG), Walter Adkins (C) Paul Duty, Johnny Malinoski | |
| 05:10 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Dennis Gean misses long on an open shot from the right block | 25-26 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Carlos Jimenez | 25-26 |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez knocks in the runner from the left block | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | James McNutt is fouled in the backcourt by George McKinnon - foul #1 on George McKinnon, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus (PF) Robert Carlin | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG) Ronald Geary | |
| 04:10 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | James McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:51 | Texas Southern | Augustus Zanes misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Walter Adkins gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Carlos Jimenez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Grasty (tired) 2 pts. SF - George McKinnon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Lemus (fresh) C - Augustus Zanes (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McNutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Dziedzic (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Gean (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Adkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Dennis Gean makes the wide open runner near the basket | 27-30 |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 03:18 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez (PG), Nile Moses (SG), Peter Angel (PF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Carlos Jimenez, Jeffrey Grasty, George McKinnon, Augustus Zanes | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Ulloa (PG), Ronald Geary (SG), Paul Duty (SF), Christopher Bartholomew (PF), Johnny Malinoski (C) James McNutt, John Dziedzic, William Washington, Dennis Gean, Walter Adkins | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Ronald Geary is hacked by Nile Moses in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nile Moses, team foul #12 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty (SG) Nile Moses | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Ronald Geary makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Ronald Geary makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus banks in the layup and the foul's on Paul Duty - foul #1 on Paul Duty, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Christopher Bartholomew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George McKinnon (SF) Larry Lemus | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:22 | Texas Southern | George McKinnon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-32 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 02:19 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:55 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Ronald Geary snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Jeffrey Grasty is called for the reach on John Ulloa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Grasty, team foul #13 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez (SG), Augustus Zanes (C) Jeffrey Grasty, Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Dziedzic (SG), William Washington (SF) Ronald Geary, Paul Duty | |
| 01:51 | UNLV | John Ulloa makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | John Ulloa misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 01:44 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by George McKinnon | 32-33 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Augustus Zanes takes the ball from Christopher Bartholomew | 32-33 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Christopher Bartholomew is called for the reach on Carlos Jimenez - foul #3 on Christopher Bartholomew, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus (SF) George McKinnon | |
| Subs | UNLV | James McNutt (PG), Dennis Gean (PF) John Ulloa, Christopher Bartholomew | |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Carlos Jimenez misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Dennis Gean snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | William Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Peter Angel grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Javier Lopez clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Dennis Gean is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dennis Gean, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Grasty (SG), Robert Carlin (PF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Carlos Jimenez, Peter Angel, Augustus Zanes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Geary (SG) John Dziedzic | |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Larry Lemus buries a runner from close range | 34-33 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | William Washington misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Robert Carlin clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-33 |