| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Hugh Ross (fresh) SG - Ted Cusack (fresh) SF - Gerald Mozee (fresh) PF - Sidney Hill (fresh) C - Akim Zindell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fresh) C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tulsa | Tulsa is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Joseph Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Akim Zindell | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | King Steiner is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Ross - foul #1 on Hugh Ross, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Jason Miller tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:09 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross is called for traveling in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Jason Miller is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 3-4 |
| 18:38 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Cusack | 6-4 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Hugh Ross is called for the reach on King Steiner - foul #2 on Hugh Ross, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG) Hugh Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 17:55 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Abbott | 9-4 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | The jump hook by King Steiner is blocked by Gerald Mozee | 9-4 |
| 17:30 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:28 | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG), Ricky Barnes (SG), Willie Schmeling (SF), Quinton Brockman (PF), Josiah Etherton (C) Jerry Abbott, Ted Cusack, Gerald Mozee, Sidney Hill, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Sean Paull (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Robert Cook, Jason Miller, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 17:14 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darwin Kahle | 11-4 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Darwin Kahle - foul #1 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:56 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:41 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #1 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (SF) Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG) Andrew Jansson | |
| 16:41 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:41 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:41 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose tips it but misses | 11-4 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Sean Paull pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 16:04 | Tulsa | The rebound goes to Josiah Etherton | 11-4 |
| 15:52 | Tulsa | Marc Moore double dribbles | 11-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Sidney Hill (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Darwin Kahle, Marc Moore, Josiah Etherton, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Gary Meyer, David Mitchell, Virgil Vanhoose, Sean Paull | |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Jerry Abbott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Cusack (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sidney Hill (tiring) C - Akim Zindell (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Jerry Abbott picks off the pass by Robert Cook in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 15:47 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Abbott | 13-4 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | Jerry Abbott is called for the reach on Jeff Labarge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF) Ricky Barnes | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is called for traveling | 13-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) Jeff Labarge | |
| 15:14 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ted Cusack | 15-4 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-4 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Robert Cook can't tip it in | 15-4 |
| 14:59 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack grabs the board | 15-4 |
| 14:57 | Tulsa | Robert Cook picks off the pass by Jerry Abbott in the backcourt | 15-4 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is fouled on the floor by Ted Cusack - foul #1 on Ted Cusack, team foul #5 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Gerald Mozee, Sidney Hill, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Joseph Clark, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Jason Miller knocks in the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Jerry Abbott - foul #2 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #6 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG) Jerry Abbott | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Andrew Jansson (SF) King Steiner, Robert Cook | |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:20 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is fouled on the floor by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #2 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (SF) Ricky Barnes | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Gary Meyer, Jason Miller, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 14:08 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-7 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the dunk attempt | 15-7 |
| 13:59 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 13:54 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ted Cusack and he's fouled by Sean Paull - foul #1 on Sean Paull, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sidney Hill (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Quinton Brockman, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Jason Miller (PF) Robert Cook, Andrew Jansson | |
| 13:54 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jason Miller | 17-7 |
| 13:48 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Miller | 17-10 |
| 13:29 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 13:27 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill tips it back up and in | 19-10 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeff Labarge | 19-13 |
| 13:19 | Tulsa | Jeff Labarge is called for the reach on Akim Zindell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF) Ted Cusack, Marc Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), David Mitchell (SF) Jeff Labarge, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull | |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Mozee and he's hacked by Eugene Nielsen - foul #1 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman (PF) Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Jansson (PF) Jason Miller | |
| 13:06 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell misses the free throw | 21-13 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 21-15 |
| 12:27 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes is denied on a layup by Eugene Nielsen | 21-15 |
| 12:25 | Tulsa | The offensive rebound goes to Quinton Brockman | 21-15 |
| 12:16 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle's pass is intercepted by Andrew Jansson | 21-15 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | King Steiner is hacked by Darwin Kahle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Josiah Etherton (PF), Willie Schmeling (C) Darwin Kahle, Quinton Brockman, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Sean Paull (C) Gary Meyer, David Mitchell, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 12:13 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 12:13 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 12:05 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Sidney Hill (PF) Gerald Mozee | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG) King Steiner | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 11:38 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton grabs the board | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Ricky Barnes (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ted Cusack (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Schmeling (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Sidney Hill (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Meyer (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (tiring) PF - Jason Miller (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Paull (tiring) | |
| 11:28 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Joseph Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Sidney Hill picks off the pass by Robert Cook in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 11:16 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 11:15 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (SF) Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG), David Mitchell (SF) Gary Meyer, Robert Cook | |
| 10:51 | Tulsa | Jason Miller takes the ball from Ricky Barnes | 21-15 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | A charge is called on Jason Miller - foul #1 on Jason Miller, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF), Quinton Brockman (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Marc Moore, Sidney Hill, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) Joseph Clark, David Mitchell, Jason Miller | |
| 10:18 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman can't finish the layup | 21-15 |
| 10:17 | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman tips it but misses | 21-15 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Sean Paull snags the defensive board | 21-15 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeff Labarge | 21-17 |
| 10:05 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Cusack, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Willie Schmeling (PF) Ted Cusack, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull | |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from King Steiner | 21-20 |
| 09:28 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling misses the shot from the left block | 21-20 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Gary Meyer snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Cook | 21-23 |
| 09:03 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee clanks a fadeaway from close range | 21-23 |
| 09:02 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross tips it but misses | 21-23 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | King Steiner grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-23 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Marc Moore (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Sean Paull (C) King Steiner, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the jumper from the left side | 21-25 |
| 08:48 | Tulsa | Marc Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Sean Paull clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ricky Barnes - foul #1 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Jerry Abbott (PG) Hugh Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:42 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 08:36 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill banks in the layup | 23-26 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge is hacked by Jerry Abbott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Abbott, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Josiah Etherton (C) Jerry Abbott, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Sean Paull - foul #2 on Sean Paull, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Akim Zindell (C) Hugh Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen (C) Sean Paull | |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:24 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the shot from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to David Mitchell | 23-27 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 08:09 | Tulsa | Marc Moore snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 07:51 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton is hacked by Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF) Marc Moore | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG) Jeff Labarge, Joseph Clark | |
| 07:51 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Gary Meyer gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | David Mitchell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by King Steiner | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Josiah Etherton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Ricky Barnes (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Mozee (tired) 3 pts. PF - Sidney Hill (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Zindell (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Meyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Miller (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Nielsen (very tired) | |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Eugene Nielsen is called for the reach on Akim Zindell - foul #2 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling (PF) Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (SF), Andrew Jansson (C) David Mitchell, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:25 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | King Steiner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 07:10 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 06:48 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Jason Miller gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Gary Meyer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Marc Moore (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Quinton Brockman (C) Akim Zindell, Gerald Mozee, Willie Schmeling, Josiah Etherton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:36 | Tulsa | Marc Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Jansson | 24-29 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Ricky Barnes steps in front of the Gary Meyer pass in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 06:14 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Marc Moore | 27-29 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Robert Cook can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Quinton Brockman - foul #1 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Willie Schmeling (PF) Hugh Ross, Marc Moore, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (PF), Sean Paull (C) King Steiner, Gary Meyer, Jason Miller, Andrew Jansson | |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:35 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton (PF) Quinton Brockman | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Mitchell | 27-32 |
| 05:19 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes's pass is intercepted by Jeff Labarge in the backcourt | 27-32 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Labarge | 27-34 |
| 05:04 | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Darwin Kahle takes the ball from David Mitchell in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 04:56 | Tulsa | Ricky Barnes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darwin Kahle | 29-34 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | David Mitchell is hacked by Willie Schmeling - foul #1 on Willie Schmeling, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Marc Moore (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Josiah Etherton, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG) Jeff Labarge, Joseph Clark | |
| 04:52 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:37 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross makes the jump hook in the lane | 31-36 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Akim Zindell - foul #1 on Akim Zindell, team foul #13 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Quinton Brockman (PF) Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Sean Paull buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 04:06 | Tulsa | Tulsa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG) Gary Meyer | |
| 03:48 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell blows the wide open dunk | 31-39 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell is hacked by Quinton Brockman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Quinton Brockman, team foul #14 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (PG), Ted Cusack (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Josiah Etherton (C) Hugh Ross, Ricky Barnes, Marc Moore, Quinton Brockman, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (PF) Eugene Nielsen | |
| 03:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 03:28 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle misses the easy open layup | 31-41 |
| 03:27 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle tips it home | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Tulsa | PG - Darwin Kahle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Cusack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Mozee (very tired) 3 pts. PF - Sidney Hill (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Josiah Etherton (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeff Labarge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Paull (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Mitchell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Miller (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Darwin Kahle steals it from Jeff Labarge | 33-41 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Sean Paull is called for the reach on Josiah Etherton - foul #3 on Sean Paull, team foul #11 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG), Marc Moore (SF), Akim Zindell (C) Darwin Kahle, Gerald Mozee, Sidney Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull, David Mitchell, Jason Miller | |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:53 | Tulsa | Josiah Etherton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | King Steiner loses the dribble to Hugh Ross | 35-41 |
| 02:31 | Tulsa | Marc Moore can't throw it down | 35-41 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by King Steiner | 35-44 |
| 02:10 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell is open but misses the lay-in | 35-44 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Hugh Ross steals the ball from Joseph Clark in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 01:47 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 01:45 | Tulsa | Hugh Ross tips it but misses | 35-44 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-44 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle (SG), Gerald Mozee (SF), Quinton Brockman (PF), Willie Schmeling (C) Ted Cusack, Marc Moore, Josiah Etherton, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Jason Miller (PF) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Gary Meyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 01:31 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 01:12 | Tulsa | Willie Schmeling is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Darwin Kahle | 37-44 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Robert Cook connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Labarge | 37-46 |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle is fouled on the floor by Jeff Labarge - foul #3 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #12 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Ted Cusack (SG), Ricky Barnes (SF), Sidney Hill (PF), Akim Zindell (C) Hugh Ross, Gerald Mozee, Quinton Brockman, Willie Schmeling | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Robert Cook, Jason Miller, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:51 | Tulsa | Darwin Kahle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | King Steiner is hacked by Darwin Kahle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darwin Kahle, team foul #15 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Hugh Ross (PG) Darwin Kahle | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:48 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 00:33 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 39-47 |
| 00:31 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 00:26 | Tulsa | Akim Zindell knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Gary Meyer is fouled on the floor by Ricky Barnes - foul #2 on Ricky Barnes, team foul #16 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Tulsa | Gerald Mozee (SF), Quinton Brockman (C) Ricky Barnes, Akim Zindell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Jason Miller (PF) King Steiner, Andrew Jansson | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:05 | Tulsa | Sidney Hill pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Joseph Clark is called for the reach on Ted Cusack in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #13 | 41-48 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 00:02 | Tulsa | Ted Cusack makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the halfcourt shot | 43-48 |