| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Geiger (fresh) SG - Michael Wallace (fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (fresh) PF - George Walker (fresh) C - Kevin Whaley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | George Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | NC State | Kevin Whaley can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | NC State | Michael Wallace tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from George Phair | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | NC State | Michael Wallace is hacked by Allan Bartels in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Bartels, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | George Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | David Geiger is called for the reach on Allan Bartels - foul #1 on David Geiger, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | NC State | Kevin Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | NC State | Angel Hernandez scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Geiger | 2-5 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | George Phair's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Whaley | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | NC State | David Geiger gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | NC State | Angel Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | George Phair tips it in | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 4-5 |
| 18:00 | NC State | Kevin Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Angel Hernandez makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wallace | 4-8 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on David Geiger - foul #2 on David Geiger, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | NC State | Glenn Graves (PG), Kim Washington (SG), Anthony Mack (C) David Geiger, Michael Wallace, Kevin Whaley | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 17:19 | NC State | George Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Hernandez | 6-11 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 6-11 |
| 16:58 | NC State | Angel Hernandez gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 16:54 | NC State | Kim Washington is hacked by Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:49 | NC State | Anthony Mack is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Kim Washington | 6-13 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (C) Anthony Mack | |
| 16:02 | NC State | George Walker is hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 15:48 | NC State | George Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner from the right block | 6-13 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Dan Boyer gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Glenn Graves (fairly fresh) SG - Kim Washington (fairly fresh) SF - Angel Hernandez (tiring) 6 pts. PF - George Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John McWalters (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | The jump hook by Allan Bartels is blocked by George Walker | 6-13 |
| 15:39 | NC State | Angel Hernandez pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Edward Buttrey (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | NC State | Kevin Whaley (C) George Walker | |
| 15:35 | NC State | Angel Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Angel Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is denied on a layup by Kevin Whaley | 6-15 |
| 15:13 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kim Washington | 6-15 |
| 15:07 | NC State | Kevin Whaley hits a floater from the left block set up by Glenn Graves | 6-17 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Kevin Whaley - foul #1 on Kevin Whaley, team foul #3 | 6-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, Edward Buttrey, George Phair | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), George Walker (PF) Angel Hernandez, John McWalters | |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski loses the dribble to Kim Washington | 6-17 |
| 14:12 | NC State | Michael Wallace comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the board | 6-17 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 9-17 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Michael Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF), Anthony Mack (C) Kim Washington, Kevin Whaley | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | John Carlson hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 13:14 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Glenn Graves and he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (C) George Walker | |
| 13:14 | NC State | Anthony Mack makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Dan Boyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-20 |
| 12:36 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is called for a backcourt violation | 11-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (PF) Michael Moore, Dan Boyer, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SF) Angel Hernandez | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | James Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 12:25 | NC State | John McWalters pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 12:23 | NC State | Glenn Graves double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PF) Anthony Mack | |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-20 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | George Phair gets the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | James Haynes buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-20 |
| 11:30 | NC State | Michael Wallace comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | James Haynes grabs the board | 13-20 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Phair (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Glenn Graves (tired) 2 ast. SG - Michael Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Washington (tiring) PF - George Walker (tiring) 3 pts. C - John McWalters (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Haynes | 16-20 |
| 10:48 | NC State | Kim Washington can't finish the layup | 16-20 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Allan Bartels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | George Phair tips it but misses | 16-20 |
| 10:26 | NC State | George Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:18 | NC State | Michael Wallace hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kim Washington and he's fouled by Allan Bartels - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF), Anthony Mack (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) Kim Washington, George Walker, John McWalters | |
| 10:18 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses the free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | George Phair knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Boyer | 18-22 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Kevin Whaley is hacked by Dan Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Boyer, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kim Washington (SG) Michael Wallace | |
| 09:57 | NC State | Kevin Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:57 | NC State | Kevin Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:24 | NC State | Kim Washington knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Carlson | 21-26 |
| 09:05 | NC State | Timothy Giczewski steps in front of the Kim Washington pass in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Dan Boyer blows the layup | 21-26 |
| 09:01 | NC State | Kevin Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:56 | NC State | Glenn Graves is hacked by Timothy Giczewski - foul #2 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Edward Buttrey (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PF) Anthony Mack | |
| 08:56 | NC State | Glenn Graves misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 21-26 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Dan Boyer drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Buttrey | 23-26 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Angel Hernandez misses the jumper from the right side | 23-26 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Kim Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 08:04 | NC State | Kim Washington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-26 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 23-26 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Michael Moore can't finish the layup but the foul's on Glenn Graves - foul #1 on Glenn Graves, team foul #4 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, Edward Buttrey, John Carlson | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG) Kim Washington | |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Michael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Michael Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:33 | NC State | George Phair picks off the pass by George Walker | 24-26 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 26-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Glenn Graves (very tired) 2 ast. SG - Michael Wallace (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Hernandez (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Walker (tiring) 3 pts. C - Kevin Whaley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | NC State | George Walker is hacked by Emmanuel Liu - foul #2 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), James Haynes (SF) Michael Moore, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | NC State | Anthony Mack (PF), John McWalters (C) Glenn Graves, Kevin Whaley | |
| 07:01 | NC State | George Walker misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | George Phair snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 06:38 | NC State | Angel Hernandez snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses short on an open shot in the lane | 26-26 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson buries a shot from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 05:52 | NC State | Angel Hernandez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | James Haynes tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 05:14 | NC State | George Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-26 |
| 05:13 | NC State | Anthony Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 05:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Buttrey (SF), John Carlson (C) James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | NC State | David Geiger (PG), Kim Washington (SG), Kevin Whaley (C) George Walker, Michael Wallace, Anthony Mack | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Kim Washington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dan Boyer - foul #2 on Dan Boyer, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SG) Dan Boyer | |
| Subs | NC State | George Walker (PF) John McWalters | |
| 04:52 | NC State | Kim Washington misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:52 | NC State | Kim Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | James Haynes snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-26 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | John Carlson can't tip it in | 30-26 |
| 04:27 | NC State | David Geiger snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 04:21 | NC State | George Walker misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 30-26 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edward Buttrey | 30-26 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | John Carlson hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | NC State | Angel Hernandez is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey banks in the layup | 34-26 |
| 03:41 | NC State | Edward Buttrey steps in front of the Angel Hernandez pass in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Michael Moore hits the finger roll set up by Edward Buttrey | 36-26 |
| 03:25 | NC State | Kevin Whaley comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #11 | 36-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Michael Moore, James Haynes, Edward Buttrey, George Phair | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Wallace (SG), Anthony Mack (PF) Angel Hernandez, George Walker | |
| 03:25 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:25 | NC State | Kevin Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - John Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Geiger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wallace (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kim Washington (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mack (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Whaley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Allan Bartels travels with the ball | 36-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | NC State | John McWalters (C) Kevin Whaley | |
| 03:05 | NC State | David Geiger is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Anthony Mack pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Michael Wallace is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Anthony Mack gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 02:27 | NC State | John Carlson takes the ball from Michael Wallace | 36-28 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | John McWalters picks off the pass by Allan Bartels | 36-28 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Dikembe Awada steals it from Kim Washington in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 01:36 | NC State | The rebound goes to Anthony Mack | 36-28 |
| 01:30 | NC State | Kim Washington's pass is intercepted by Allan Bartels | 36-28 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada hits a jump hook in the paint | 38-28 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Michael Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Allan Bartels - foul #3 on Allan Bartels, team foul #12 | 38-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| Subs | NC State | Angel Hernandez (SF), George Walker (PF), Kevin Whaley (C) Kim Washington, Anthony Mack, John McWalters | |
| 00:53 | NC State | Michael Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:53 | NC State | Michael Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Kevin Whaley grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 00:27 | NC State | Michael Wallace comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Dan Boyer grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Dan Boyer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Angel Hernandez can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-29 |