| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) SG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) SF - Abel Gent (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the finger roll set up by Akim Zellmann and he's fouled by Allen Anderson - foul #1 on Allen Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | George Phair can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson is fouled in the backcourt by Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits a floater near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerald Ferguson | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Allan Bartels drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by George Phair | 8-4 |
| 17:19 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Abel Gent steps in front of the Dan Boyer pass | 8-4 |
| 16:53 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Abel Gent | 8-7 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | James Haynes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:33 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Allen Anderson | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher drills a jumpshot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is fouled on the floor by Abel Gent - foul #1 on Abel Gent, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo (PG), Stanley Bower (SG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Melvin Hatch (PF), Christopher Perry (C) Martin Fisher, Jerald Ferguson, Abel Gent, Allen Anderson, Thomas Chapman | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Figueredo (fresh) SG - Stanley Bower (fresh) SF - Moshe Zeiders (fresh) PF - Melvin Hatch (fresh) C - Christopher Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Christopher Perry swats the short shot by Akim Zellmann | 8-9 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 15:24 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses the dunk attempt | 10-9 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) Edward Buttrey | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Moshe Zeiders | 10-9 |
| 14:44 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower is denied on a layup by George Phair | 10-9 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 12-9 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Figueredo | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the jump hook from the right block | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:35 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders loses the dribble to Akim Zellmann | 12-12 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Allan Bartels lays it in on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Jerald Ferguson (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Jose Aguilar (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) John Figueredo, Stanley Bower, Moshe Zeiders, Melvin Hatch, Christopher Perry | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Martin Fisher is called for the reach on John Carlson - foul #1 on Martin Fisher, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | James Haynes drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Giczewski | 16-12 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerald Ferguson | 16-15 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada scores on a 3 from straight away | 19-15 |
| 12:25 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | James Haynes snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada loses the dribble to Thomas Chapman | 19-15 |
| 12:05 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Giczewski steps in front of the Martin Fisher pass in the backcourt | 19-15 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | John Carlson misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Martin Fisher - foul #2 on Martin Fisher, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Edward Buttrey (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch (PG), Stanley Bower (SF), Allen Anderson (PF) Martin Fisher, Abel Gent, Jose Aguilar | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | John Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | John Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) PF - Allen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | John Carlson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower makes the jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Chapman and he's hacked by Edward Buttrey - foul #1 on Edward Buttrey, team foul #3 | 21-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Edward Buttrey, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo (PG), Moshe Zeiders (SF) Jerald Ferguson, Thomas Chapman | |
| 10:54 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower misses the free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Dan Boyer scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 23-17 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-17 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is fouled on the floor by John Figueredo - foul #1 on John Figueredo, team foul #5 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF) Akim Zellmann, Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF), Jose Aguilar (PF), Christopher Perry (C) Stanley Bower, Allen Anderson, Melvin Hatch | |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Michael Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 09:41 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Perry pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 09:36 | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo loses the ball out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Edward Buttrey, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:18 | UNLV | George Phair can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-17 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | James Haynes tips it but misses | 23-17 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 09:11 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent is hacked by James Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #4 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) George Phair | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (SG), Thomas Chapman (C) Moshe Zeiders, Christopher Perry | |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar misses the easy open layup | 23-17 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Jerald Ferguson steals the ball from John Carlson | 23-17 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by John Carlson | 23-17 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 08:06 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman banks in the wide open layup set up by Jerald Ferguson | 23-19 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 07:44 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Figueredo (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Jerald Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) PF - Jose Aguilar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northern Iowa | James Haynes is called for the reach on Abel Gent - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Michael Moore, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Melvin Hatch (PG), Stanley Bower (SG), Moshe Zeiders (SF), Allen Anderson (PF), Christopher Perry (C) John Figueredo, Jerald Ferguson, Abel Gent, Jose Aguilar, Thomas Chapman | |
| 07:09 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Giczewski and he's hacked by Christopher Perry - foul #1 on Christopher Perry, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Perry | 25-19 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower is hacked by Emmanuel Liu - foul #2 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Buttrey (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-19 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | George Phair buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 27-19 |
| 06:06 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Bower, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (SG), Thomas Chapman (C) Moshe Zeiders, Christopher Perry | |
| 05:56 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-19 |
| 05:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the board | 27-19 |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Allen Anderson is denied by George Phair | 27-19 |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson grabs the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson is hacked by Akim Zellmann - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #7 | 27-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Dikembe Awada (SF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Edward Buttrey, George Phair | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF) Melvin Hatch | |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Thomas Chapman denies the turnaround by Alonzo Samuelson | 27-21 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 27-21 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 04:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Chapman | 27-21 |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Stanley Bower and he's fouled by John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Figueredo (PG), Moshe Zeiders (SG), Christopher Perry (C) Stanley Bower, Jerald Ferguson, Thomas Chapman | |
| 04:37 | Northern Iowa | Allen Anderson makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 04:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Moshe Zeiders | 27-24 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Figueredo | 27-26 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), James Haynes (PF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, Dikembe Awada, Alonzo Samuelson, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher (PG), Jerald Ferguson (SG), Jose Aguilar (PF), Melvin Hatch (C) John Figueredo, Moshe Zeiders, Allen Anderson, Christopher Perry | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - James Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Martin Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerald Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Aguilar (fresh) 3 pts. C - Melvin Hatch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Allan Bartels is called for the reach on Abel Gent in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allan Bartels, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman (C) Jose Aguilar | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | James Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jose Aguilar (SF) Abel Gent | |
| 03:18 | Northern Iowa | Emmanuel Liu takes the ball from Martin Fisher in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Jerald Ferguson is called for the reach on Timothy Giczewski - foul #1 on Jerald Ferguson, team foul #8 | 27-28 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Akim Zellmann | 28-28 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 33-28 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Akim Zellmann picks off the pass by Jerald Ferguson in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Melvin Hatch swats the layup by James Haynes | 33-28 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | George Phair tips it back up and in | 35-28 |
| 01:20 | Northern Iowa | Martin Fisher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders (SG), Abel Gent (SF), Stanley Bower (PF), Christopher Perry (C) Jerald Ferguson, Jose Aguilar, Melvin Hatch, Thomas Chapman | |
| 00:43 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Moshe Zeiders | 35-30 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Martin Fisher steps in front of the Edward Buttrey pass | 35-30 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders travels in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | The jump hook by Alonzo Samuelson is blocked by Abel Gent | 35-30 |
| 00:01 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Moshe Zeiders misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-30 |