| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - David Muirhead (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frankie Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tasker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 32-48 |
| 19:16 | Illinois State | Allan Bartels takes the ball from David Muirhead | 32-48 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses badly on a floater near the basket | 32-48 |
| 18:58 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Frankie Murray | 32-48 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses the turnaround in the lane | 32-48 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a fadeaway from the left side | 32-50 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Chad Cox is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Chad Cox, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Chad Cox, Frankie Murray, David Tasker, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Dan Boyer hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Giczewski | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-53 |
| 17:10 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 17:02 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gordon Foster | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-53 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski tips it back up and in | 34-55 |
| 16:32 | Illinois State | David Muirhead can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 16:31 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger grabs the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 16:21 | Illinois State | David Muirhead misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 16:20 | Illinois State | David Muirhead gets the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 16:11 | Illinois State | David Muirhead knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | John Carlson can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 37-55 |
| 15:53 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gordon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Muirhead (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joe Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. C - Christopher Cameron (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Dan Boyer is called for the reach on David Muirhead - foul #2 on Dan Boyer, team foul #1 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Corey Taylor (SF), David Tasker (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Gordon Foster, David Muirhead, Philip Emberger, Joe Wilson, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, John Carlson, Dikembe Awada | |
| 15:19 | Illinois State | David Tasker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-55 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-55 |
| 15:07 | Illinois State | Chad Cox can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | George Phair's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Alloway | 39-55 |
| 14:53 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | George Phair swats the layup by Alan Alloway | 39-55 |
| 14:37 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway grabs the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | David Tasker misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Alonzo Samuelson - foul #3 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), Manuel Hill (C) Chad Cox, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Akim Zellmann, Edward Buttrey | |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 14:15 | Illinois State | David Tasker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Michael Moore is fouled on the floor by Robert Anderson - foul #4 on Robert Anderson, team foul #2 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chad Cox (SG) Robert Anderson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, George Phair | |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Tasker - foul #1 on David Tasker, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:32 | Illinois State | David Tasker pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:16 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Cox | 43-55 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Michael Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (PG), Philip Emberger (SF), Joe Wilson (PF) Corey Taylor, Frankie Murray, David Tasker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), George Phair (C) Michael Moore, Timothy Giczewski, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 12:35 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-55 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Phair | 43-55 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Chad Cox is called for the reach on Dan Boyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chad Cox, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (SG) Chad Cox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF) John Carlson | |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 11:56 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Corey Taylor | 46-58 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Philip Emberger, Joe Wilson, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), John Carlson (C) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Corey Taylor (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alan Alloway (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Cameron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - John Carlson (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois State | Corey Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is fouled on the floor by Alan Alloway - foul #1 on Alan Alloway, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), David Tasker (PF), Manuel Hill (C) Gordon Foster, Alan Alloway, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Allan Bartels, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Dan Boyer | 49-60 |
| 10:40 | Illinois State | David Muirhead travels in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Frankie Murray takes the ball from George Phair | 49-60 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray banks in the layup | 51-60 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Giczewski | 51-62 |
| 10:05 | Illinois State | Dan Boyer steals the ball from Corey Taylor in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 09:54 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Joe Wilson (C) David Muirhead, Frankie Murray, David Tasker, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), James Haynes (PF), John Carlson (C) Dan Boyer, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 09:41 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 09:40 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #4 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Edward Buttrey, John Carlson | |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 09:27 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Corey Taylor is called for the reach on Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Taylor, team foul #6 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (SG), Christopher Cameron (C) Corey Taylor, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) James Haynes | |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Alloway | 52-62 |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gordon Foster | 52-62 |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger is whistled for a carry | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), David Tasker (PF) Philip Emberger, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| 08:42 | UNLV | George Phair misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 08:41 | Illinois State | David Tasker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:39 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Joe Wilson (C) Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson is hacked by George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | David Muirhead connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Foster | 55-62 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Michael Moore makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-65 |
| 07:47 | Illinois State | James Haynes steps in front of the David Muirhead pass in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | James Haynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 07:39 | Illinois State | David Tasker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gordon Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Muirhead (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Murray (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Tasker (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Wilson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Phair (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-65 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Michael Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 07:13 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 07:11 | Illinois State | David Muirhead is hacked by Michael Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Anderson (PG), Chad Cox (SG), Philip Emberger (SF), Alan Alloway (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Gordon Foster, David Muirhead, Frankie Murray, David Tasker, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Michael Moore, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway is called for a charge - foul #2 on Alan Alloway, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Robert Anderson is called for the reach on Edward Buttrey - foul #5 on Robert Anderson, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Corey Taylor (PG), Manuel Hill (C) Robert Anderson, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:20 | Illinois State | Chad Cox misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 55-67 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is called for 10 seconds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron (PF) Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Allan Bartels, Edward Buttrey | |
| 06:01 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-67 |
| 06:00 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled on the floor by Philip Emberger - foul #1 on Philip Emberger, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), James Haynes (C) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:40 | Illinois State | Chad Cox gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger is hacked by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | James Haynes is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hill - foul #3 on Manuel Hill, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), David Tasker (PF) Philip Emberger, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | David Tasker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-68 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is hacked by Corey Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Taylor, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gordon Foster (PG), Joe Wilson (C) Corey Taylor, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, James Haynes | |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Chad Cox is hacked by Allan Bartels - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Alloway (PF) David Tasker | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 04:30 | Illinois State | Chad Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | George Phair is fouled on the floor by Alan Alloway - foul #3 on Alan Alloway, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Philip Emberger (SF), Manuel Hill (C) Frankie Murray, Joe Wilson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels | |
| 04:16 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 04:01 | Illinois State | Michael Moore steals the ball from Alan Alloway | 61-71 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski lays it in on a great pass from Michael Moore | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill lays it in | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | UNLV | John Carlson's pass is intercepted by Chad Cox in the backcourt | 63-73 |
| 03:36 | Illinois State | Chad Cox connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Foster | 65-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Gordon Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Cox (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Philip Emberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Manuel Hill (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carlson (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Chad Cox is called for the reach on Timothy Giczewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chad Cox, team foul #13 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Illinois State | David Muirhead (PG), David Tasker (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Chad Cox, Alan Alloway, Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), James Haynes (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Michael Moore, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson, George Phair | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:34 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 03:20 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson banks in the wide open layup set up by James Haynes | 65-76 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Philip Emberger's pass is intercepted by Dan Boyer in the backcourt | 65-76 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Frankie Murray (SF), Joe Wilson (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Philip Emberger, David Tasker, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Dan Boyer, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frankie Murray - foul #2 on Frankie Murray, team foul #14 | 65-76 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), John Carlson (PF) Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Joe Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by John Carlson | 65-77 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dan Boyer | 65-77 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the easy layup | 65-77 |
| 01:39 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster loses the dribble to Edward Buttrey in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 65-77 |
| 01:18 | Illinois State | David Muirhead gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:14 | Illinois State | David Muirhead's pass is intercepted by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Dan Boyer lays it in on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 65-79 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Gordon Foster's pass is intercepted by Dan Boyer in the backcourt | 65-79 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann banks in the layup set up by Dan Boyer | 65-81 |
| 00:44 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-81 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Akim Zellmann | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #9 | 65-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron (C) Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), James Haynes (SF) Akim Zellmann, Edward Buttrey | |
| 00:19 | Illinois State | Frankie Murray misses the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 65-83 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski runs out the clock | 65-83 |