| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (fresh) SG - James Blackstock (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) PF - Leif Dominowski (fresh) C - Dikembe Azure (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Blackstock - foul #1 on James Blackstock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | UNLV | David Fitzgerald denies the turnaround by Dikembe Azure | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Rickie Simmons | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Rickie Simmons is called for the reach on Dikembe Azure in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Akim Zercher is blocked by David Fitzgerald | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald tips it but misses | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:58 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:56 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Rickie Simmons picks off the pass by Akim Zercher in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Texas Southern | Akim Zercher swats the short shot by David Fitzgerald | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits a driving attempt near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Moore - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Rickie Simmons, Gregory Smith, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Peter Holt (C) Dennis Moore, James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski, Dikembe Azure | |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-2 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SF) Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:09 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses the easy dunk attempt | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:52 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lucio Ricci | 8-2 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Gale Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Elkins - foul #1 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the easy dunk attempt | 8-2 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Peter Holt tips it home | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Preiss - foul #1 on Kenneth Preiss, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Lucio Ricci, Charles Medeiros, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Robert Damico (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Robert Towe (C) Gale Johnson, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Peter Holt | |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Oliver | 11-4 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 11-4 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Moore | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Oliver (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Damico (fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (tiring) PF - Leif Dominowski (tiring) C - Robert Towe (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Dennis Moore is fouled on the floor by Alfred Gist - foul #1 on Alfred Gist, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski, Robert Towe | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses short on a floater from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:34 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to David Fitzgerald | 11-4 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Damico - foul #1 on Robert Damico, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG), Clyde Degraff (C) Gregory Smith, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Peter Holt (C) Robert Damico, Dikembe Azure | |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits a runner from the left block | 12-6 |
| 14:34 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff loses the dribble to Dennis Moore | 12-6 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | James Blackstock hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 12-8 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | James Blackstock is called for the reach on Lucio Ricci in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Blackstock, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Eugene Elkins (PF) Ronald Swinehart, Lucio Ricci, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF) Dennis Moore, James Blackstock, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Akim Zercher - foul #1 on Akim Zercher, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde (C) Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff misses the free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Peter Holt grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher can't finish the layup | 14-8 |
| 13:59 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Akim Zercher grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Akim Zercher connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Gale Johnson | 14-10 |
| 13:31 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Charles Medeiros, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Robert Towe (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Gale Johnson, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski, Peter Holt | |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 13:22 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Michael Carrington (SF) Rickie Simmons, Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (SF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski hits a floater from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 12:36 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Azure - foul #2 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #8 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Robert Damico (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Peter Holt (C) Dennis Moore, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Robert Towe, Dikembe Azure | |
| 12:36 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Akim Zercher is hacked by Michael Carrington - foul #1 on Michael Carrington, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Robert Hyde (PF) Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Lucio Ricci takes the ball from Akim Zercher | 17-12 |
| 12:04 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses the easy layup | 17-12 |
| 12:03 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Gale Johnson loses the dribble to Gregory Smith | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Lucio Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hyde (fairly fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gale Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Damico (fairly fresh) SF - Akim Zercher (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Leif Dominowski (tired) C - Peter Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Texas Southern | Leif Dominowski steps in front of the Gregory Smith pass in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Robert Damico is fouled on the floor by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), Clyde Degraff (C) Rickie Simmons, Gregory Smith, Lucio Ricci, Robert Hyde, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF) Gale Johnson, Robert Damico, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez tips it back up and in | 19-14 |
| 11:21 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Swinehart, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-14 |
| 11:10 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:56 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 10:55 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver hits the follow up shot | 21-14 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #9 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Eugene Elkins (C) Rickie Simmons, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Dennis Moore drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Drazen Choinski | 21-16 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist hits a jumpshot from the right side | 23-16 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Robert Hyde (PF) Lucio Ricci, Gregory Smith, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Robert Damico (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Robert Towe (C) Dennis Moore, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Peter Holt | |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Akim Zercher hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Towe | 23-18 |
| 09:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 26-18 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Akim Zercher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins grabs the board | 26-18 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 26-18 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Robert Damico grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Charles Medeiros takes the ball from Gale Johnson | 26-18 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | Gale Johnson steals it from Albert Oliver | 26-18 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Eugene Elkins is called for the reach on Adolfo Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #7 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver, Robert Hyde, Eugene Elkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Peter Holt (C) Gale Johnson, Robert Damico, Akim Zercher, Robert Towe | |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rickie Simmons | 29-18 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss lays it up and in | 29-20 |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist (PF) Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leif Dominowski (PF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Peter Holt is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Peter Holt, team foul #10 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:45 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-20 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Moore | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Lucio Ricci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carrington (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Gist (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Fitzgerald (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dennis Moore (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Preiss (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Drazen Choinski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Leif Dominowski (tiring) C - Peter Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Rickie Simmons takes the ball from Drazen Choinski in the backcourt | 29-20 |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Fitzgerald | 32-20 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski banks in the layup and he's hacked by Rickie Simmons - foul #2 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Clyde Degraff (PF) Rickie Simmons, Alfred Gist | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), Robert Damico (SG), Akim Zercher (SF) Dennis Moore, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 07:06 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Gale Johnson is called for the reach on Lucio Ricci in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gale Johnson, team foul #11 | 32-22 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 34-22 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Peter Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Gale Johnson is called for the reach on Lucio Ricci in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gale Johnson, team foul #12 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG) Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG) Gale Johnson | |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Peter Holt gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Charles Medeiros picks off the pass by Leif Dominowski | 35-23 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 06:06 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 05:52 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 35-23 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Leif Dominowski | 35-23 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Dennis Moore double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Michael Carrington (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Charles Medeiros, Lucio Ricci, Clyde Degraff, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss (SG), Drazen Choinski (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Robert Towe (C) Robert Damico, Akim Zercher, Leif Dominowski, Peter Holt | |
| 05:34 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 35-23 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 05:17 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Swinehart and he's hacked by Robert Towe - foul #1 on Robert Towe, team foul #13 | 37-23 |
| 05:17 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the free throw | 38-23 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Robert Hyde steals it from Dennis Moore | 38-23 |
| 05:00 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF) Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:43 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hyde | 40-23 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Ronald Swinehart is called for the reach on Dennis Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Swinehart, team foul #10 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), David Fitzgerald (C) Ronald Swinehart, Gregory Smith, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Holt (C) Robert Towe | |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 04:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist tips it in | 42-24 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Dennis Moore travels in the backcourt | 42-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Damico (PG), Leif Dominowski (PF) Dennis Moore, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington's floater is knocked away by Leif Dominowski | 42-24 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Kenneth Preiss grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Lucio Ricci steals it from Drazen Choinski | 42-24 |
| 03:36 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Holt | 42-24 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Damico | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Lucio Ricci (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Medeiros (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carrington (tired) 7 pts. PF - Alfred Gist (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Damico (tiring) 2 reb. SG - Kenneth Preiss (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Drazen Choinski (tired) 2 pts. PF - Leif Dominowski (very tired) 2 pts. C - Peter Holt (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski lays it in | 42-26 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Damico - foul #2 on Robert Damico, team foul #14 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gale Johnson (PG), James Blackstock (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Adolfo Martinez (PF), Dikembe Azure (C) Robert Damico, Kenneth Preiss, Drazen Choinski, Leif Dominowski, Peter Holt | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hyde | 43-26 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure tips it home | 43-28 |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Albert Oliver (SF) Ronald Swinehart, Lucio Ricci, Eugene Elkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Towe (PF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Albert Oliver denies the turnaround by James Blackstock | 43-28 |
| 02:32 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 02:08 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Albert Oliver | 45-28 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses long on a shot from close range | 45-28 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-28 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | James Blackstock grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | James Blackstock is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Albert Oliver, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF) Akim Zercher, Robert Towe | |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons buries a 3 from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Gale Johnson is hacked by Rickie Simmons - foul #3 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #11 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG) Rickie Simmons, Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (PF) Leif Dominowski | |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Gale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Gale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 00:58 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Elkins | 50-30 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-30 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Ronald Swinehart steps in front of the James Blackstock pass in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart banks in the layup | 52-30 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Gale Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Eugene Elkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | James Blackstock is called for the reach on Charles Medeiros - foul #3 on James Blackstock, team foul #15 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (PG), Robert Damico (SG) Gale Johnson, James Blackstock | |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros makes the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski is hacked by David Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #12 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG) Charles Medeiros | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart is called for 10 seconds | 54-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (C) David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Towe (SF), Leif Dominowski (PF), Peter Holt (C) Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez, Dikembe Azure | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-31 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Robert Towe misses the tip | 54-31 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The clock runs out | 54-31 |