| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher inbounds the ball | 23-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Akim Zercher drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-43 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Larry Mahoney buries a shot from the free throw line | 25-43 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Dennis Moore double dribbles | 25-43 |
| 19:18 | Houston | James Blackstock picks off the pass by Kevin Tyler in the backcourt | 25-43 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Akim Zercher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-43 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez can't tip it in | 25-43 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-43 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Akim Zercher denies the turnaround by Jeff Johnston | 25-43 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Jeff Johnston tips it in | 27-43 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Dennis Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Akim Zercher | 27-46 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-46 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the offensive board | 27-46 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the easy layup | 27-46 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the offensive board | 27-46 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Dikembe Azure, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 17:25 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bart Brown and the foul's on Robert Burch - foul #2 on Robert Burch, team foul #2 | 29-46 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses the free throw | 29-46 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the offensive board | 29-46 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-46 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Bart Brown hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-46 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Robert Burch tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Rouleau | 34-48 |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leif Dominowski, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Jason Miller (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Leif Dominowski, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Bart Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Marvin Wilson (SF) Robert Burch, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Harold Griffin - foul #2 on Harold Griffin, team foul #1 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Emory Timmons, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the free throw | 34-51 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Harold Griffin is fouled on the floor by Jason Miller - foul #1 on Jason Miller, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Azure (PF) Adolfo Martinez | |
| 14:52 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Kevin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dikembe Azure, Jason Miller | |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Dennis Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski misses the tip | 34-51 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the follow up shot | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Larry Mahoney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Marvin Wilson - foul #3 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) Marvin Wilson | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG) Larry Mahoney | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses the easy layup | 36-54 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Dennis Moore makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Drazen Choinski picks off the pass by Darrell Kuhn | 36-57 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Dennis Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Drazen Choinski | 36-60 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn can't throw it down | 36-60 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the offensive board | 36-60 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 38-60 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 12:45 | Houston | John Rouleau knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bart Brown | 41-60 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-60 |
| 12:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Rouleau | 41-60 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Dennis Moore is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Moore, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| 12:19 | Houston | Leif Dominowski takes the ball from Jeff Johnston | 41-60 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Kevin Tyler is called for the reach on Dikembe Azure - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #4 | 41-60 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure hits a shot in the paint | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leif Dominowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Adolfo Martinez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Giardina | 43-62 |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 11:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 43-62 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Adolfo Martinez picks off the pass by Larry Mahoney | 43-62 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Griffin - foul #3 on Harold Griffin, team foul #5 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG), John Rouleau (SF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (SG) Leif Dominowski | |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Emory Timmons is denied on a layup by Adolfo Martinez | 43-64 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Azure | 43-64 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn is whistled for traveling | 43-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (PF) Dikembe Azure | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses short on an open floater from the left block but he's hacked by Irvin Wellborn - foul #2 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (SF) Larry Mahoney, Emory Timmons, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG) James Blackstock, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 10:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson misses the lay-in | 44-64 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the rebound | 44-64 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Harold Griffin banks in the layup set up by Michael Johnson | 46-64 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Jason Miller is hacked by Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #6 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF) Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 09:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 46-64 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Donald Giardina in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Burch, team foul #8 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (PF) Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dustin Lee (C) Robert Burch, Dennis Moore, Irvin Wellborn, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Akim Zercher gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Akim Zercher drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-67 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Larry Mahoney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-67 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Drazen Choinski | 47-67 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee is hacked by Jeff Johnston - foul #1 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #7 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (PF) Larry Mahoney, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF) James Blackstock, Akim Zercher, Drazen Choinski | |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-69 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Dustin Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Michael Shipley snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-69 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Kevin Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 47-69 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Dennis Moore (SG), Jason Miller (C) Marvin Wilson, Leif Dominowski, Dustin Lee | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 23 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Miller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Dennis Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-69 |
| 07:28 | Houston | John Rouleau loses the dribble to Irvin Wellborn in the backcourt | 47-69 |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Dennis Moore knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Miller - foul #2 on Jason Miller, team foul #9 | 47-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, John Rouleau, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Akim Zercher (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF) Robert Burch, Irvin Wellborn, Dikembe Azure | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-72 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Jason Miller is whistled for a carry | 48-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG) Bart Brown | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez (C) Jason Miller | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Dennis Moore steals the ball from Emory Timmons in the backcourt | 48-72 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Dennis Moore lays it up and in | 48-74 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Harold Griffin lays it up and in | 50-74 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-74 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-74 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Akim Zercher grabs the defensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Akim Zercher knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Blackstock | 50-77 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Adolfo Martinez - foul #1 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #10 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Darrell Kuhn, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:14 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | John Rouleau steals it from James Blackstock | 51-77 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Jeff Johnston comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Adolfo Martinez - foul #2 on Adolfo Martinez, team foul #11 | 51-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG) Larry Mahoney | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Leif Dominowski (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Drazen Choinski, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 05:45 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Robert Burch is hacked by Emory Timmons - foul #3 on Emory Timmons, team foul #8 | 52-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Bart Brown, John Rouleau, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Donald Giardina is fouled in the backcourt by Leif Dominowski - foul #2 on Leif Dominowski, team foul #12 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Emory Timmons, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure grabs the board | 53-79 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Donald Giardina, team foul #9 | 53-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (PF) Dikembe Azure | |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-80 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| 05:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 53-80 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Rouleau | 55-80 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-80 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-80 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Leif Dominowski - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #10 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (PG) Eddie Wyatt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Drazen Choinski (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Jason Miller, Dustin Lee | |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-81 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Leif Dominowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-82 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is hacked by Drazen Choinski - foul #1 on Drazen Choinski, team foul #13 | 55-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG), Dennis Moore (SG) Robert Burch, Leif Dominowski | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski snags the defensive board | 56-82 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Dennis Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF) Irvin Wellborn, Drazen Choinski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Blackstock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 28 pts. 2 stl. SF - Akim Zercher (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Azure (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Adolfo Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-82 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Dennis Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Akim Zercher misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-82 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 56-82 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Bart Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Emory Timmons | 58-82 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | James Blackstock misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-82 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-82 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-82 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 58-82 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Michael Shipley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Emory Timmons, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Marvin Wilson (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Drazen Choinski (PF), Dustin Lee (C) James Blackstock, Dennis Moore, Akim Zercher, Dikembe Azure, Adolfo Martinez | |
| 02:10 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-82 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson tips it in | 58-84 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Marvin Wilson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #14 | 58-84 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-84 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Drazen Choinski gets the rebound | 58-84 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Robert Burch connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Marvin Wilson and he's fouled by Michael Shipley - foul #1 on Michael Shipley, team foul #11 | 58-86 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (SF) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Moore (SG), Akim Zercher (SF), Dikembe Azure (PF), Adolfo Martinez (C) Marvin Wilson, Irvin Wellborn, Drazen Choinski, Dustin Lee | |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the free throw | 58-87 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Adolfo Martinez takes the ball from Michael Shipley | 58-87 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Robert Burch scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-89 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Dikembe Azure swats the dunk try by John Rouleau | 58-89 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Akim Zercher pulls down the rebound | 58-89 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Robert Burch clanks a jump hook in the lane | 58-89 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Adolfo Martinez tips it home | 58-91 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | John Rouleau is fouled in the backcourt by Akim Zercher - foul #2 on Akim Zercher, team foul #15 | 58-91 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Blackstock (PG) Robert Burch | |
| 00:48 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 00:48 | Houston | John Rouleau makes the 2nd free throw | 60-91 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Dennis Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-91 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Dikembe Azure snags the offensive board | 60-91 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Blackstock runs out the clock | 60-91 |