| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fresh) SG - George Barnett (fresh) SF - Nelson Jones (fresh) PF - Orville Stern (fresh) C - Christopher Meadow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Sean Paull (fresh) PF - Jason Miller (fresh) C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Paull | 0-3 |
| 19:43 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern blows the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by King Steiner | 0-5 |
| 19:18 | Nicholls State | George Barnett misses the jumper in the lane | 0-5 |
| 19:16 | Nicholls State | George Barnett grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | George Barnett clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | George Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | George Barnett misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Meadow | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by George Barnett | 3-5 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | The short jumper by Jason Miller is denied by Christopher Meadow | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:10 | Nicholls State | King Steiner steps in front of the Nelson Jones pass in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Victor Doster takes the ball from King Steiner | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Nicholls State | George Barnett banks in the layup set up by Victor Doster | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Jason Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Jason Miller tips it home | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:04 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | King Steiner buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 5-9 |
| 16:54 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster is hacked by King Steiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on King Steiner, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (PG), William Salzer (SG), Peter Williams (SF), Kyle Grigsby (PF), Scott Johnson (C) Victor Doster, George Barnett, Nelson Jones, Orville Stern, Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Jason Miller, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | William Salzer misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Jeff Labarge - foul #1 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | William Salzer makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:44 | Nicholls State | William Salzer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Scott Johnson takes the ball from Robert Cook | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by William Salzer and he's fouled by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Cook | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifford Gifford (fresh) SF - William Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kyle Grigsby (fresh) C - Scott Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Virgil Vanhoose (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by William Salzer is denied by Robert Cook | 10-12 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Gary Meyer gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 15:32 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 15:27 | Nicholls State | William Salzer is hacked by Gary Meyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Meyer, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Orville Stern (PF), Christopher Meadow (C) Peter Williams, Kyle Grigsby, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Clark Myers (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (C) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 15:12 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow dunks the ball | 12-12 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 14:56 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:36 | Nicholls State | Clark Myers is called for the reach on Clifford Gifford - foul #1 on Clark Myers, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Barnett (SG), Nelson Jones (SF) Clifford Gifford, William Salzer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Andrew Jansson | |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Miller - foul #1 on Jason Miller, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:22 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Orville Stern is called for the reach on Jason Miller - foul #1 on Orville Stern, team foul #1 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Eugene Nielsen (C) Clark Myers, Jeff Labarge, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 13:35 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kyle Grigsby | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | Nicholls State | George Barnett knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Doster | 15-12 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Joseph Clark drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Nielsen | 15-15 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 17-15 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Joseph Clark loses the dribble to Nelson Jones | 17-15 |
| 11:52 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 11:51 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Grigsby | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Orville Stern (tiring) C - Kyle Grigsby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Meyer (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Miller (tiring) 2 pts. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby is fouled on the floor by Gary Meyer - foul #2 on Gary Meyer, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (PG), William Salzer (SG), Peter Williams (SF), Christopher Meadow (C) Victor Doster, George Barnett, Nelson Jones, Orville Stern | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Andrew Jansson (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Jason Miller, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:38 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Cook | 18-15 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Robert Cook connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeff Labarge | 18-17 |
| 11:02 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Kyle Grigsby | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Meadow | 20-17 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Christopher Meadow is called for the reach on Virgil Vanhoose - foul #1 on Christopher Meadow, team foul #2 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson (PF) Kyle Grigsby | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF) Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson | |
| 10:11 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by King Steiner | 20-19 |
| 09:59 | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Johnson, team foul #3 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones (SF) William Salzer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:35 | Nicholls State | Virgil Vanhoose steps in front of the Nelson Jones pass | 20-19 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Paull | 20-22 |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Christopher Meadow and the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Barnett (SG) Clifford Gifford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Jason Miller (PF) Jeff Labarge, Robert Cook | |
| 09:18 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Orville Stern (PF) Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:10 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Christopher Meadow | 23-23 |
| 08:49 | Nicholls State | George Barnett makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-23 |
| 08:34 | UNLV | Jason Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Salzer (SF) Nelson Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Andrew Jansson (C) King Steiner, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 08:31 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen (C) Jason Miller | |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Sean Paull's fadeaway is rejected by Orville Stern | 26-23 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | David Mitchell snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clark Myers | 26-25 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Jansson - foul #1 on Andrew Jansson, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (SG), Peter Williams (C) George Barnett, Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson | |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:47 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Gifford (fresh) SF - William Salzer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Orville Stern (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Peter Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Paull (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Joseph Clark scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 07:33 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones (SF) Victor Doster | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the lay-in | 27-28 |
| 07:21 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford is fouled in the backcourt by King Steiner - foul #2 on King Steiner, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG) William Salzer | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG) King Steiner | |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:16 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nelson Jones - foul #1 on Nelson Jones, team foul #5 | 28-28 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 07:08 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Peter Williams | 28-28 |
| 06:48 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 28-28 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Robert Cook snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 06:42 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is hacked by Peter Williams - foul #1 on Peter Williams, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow (C) Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Jason Miller (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 06:34 | UNLV | David Mitchell is hacked by Victor Doster - foul #1 on Victor Doster, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SF) Sean Paull | |
| 06:34 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:34 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 06:32 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Keith (SF) Nelson Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) David Mitchell | |
| 06:19 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-28 |
| 06:18 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 06:01 | Nicholls State | Victor Doster is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | King Steiner grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Orville Stern steps in front of the King Steiner pass | 28-28 |
| 05:41 | Nicholls State | Jason Miller steals the ball from Victor Doster | 28-28 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Gary Meyer is fouled on the floor by Clifford Gifford - foul #1 on Clifford Gifford, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Salzer (PG), George Barnett (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Kyle Grigsby (PF) Victor Doster, Clifford Gifford, Nelson Keith, Orville Stern | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Andrew Jansson (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Jason Miller, Eugene Nielsen | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | George Barnett drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Meadow and he's fouled by Clark Myers - foul #2 on Clark Myers, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Peter Williams (C) Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) Gary Meyer | |
| 05:04 | Nicholls State | George Barnett misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Robert Cook snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by King Steiner | 30-32 |
| 04:43 | Nicholls State | Kyle Grigsby clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 30-32 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Robert Cook grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Clark Myers is fouled on the floor by William Salzer - foul #1 on William Salzer, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jason Miller (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Robert Cook, Andrew Jansson | |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Clark Myers misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:36 | Nicholls State | George Barnett snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 04:21 | Nicholls State | George Barnett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nelson Jones | 32-32 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Nelson Jones is called for the reach on Virgil Vanhoose - foul #2 on Nelson Jones, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Victor Doster (PG), Orville Stern (PF) Nelson Jones, Peter Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) Jeff Labarge, Clark Myers | |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 04:10 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:59 | Nicholls State | William Salzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 03:58 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:42 | Nicholls State | George Barnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 03:40 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Victor Doster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barnett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Salzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Orville Stern (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Grigsby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Miller (tiring) 3 pts. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Nicholls State | William Salzer makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Victor Doster | 34-32 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | William Salzer picks off the pass by Virgil Vanhoose | 34-32 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford (SG), Nelson Jones (SF), Scott Johnson (C) George Barnett, William Salzer, Kyle Grigsby | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Andrew Jansson (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Jason Miller, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:58 | Nicholls State | Orville Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | King Steiner is fouled on the floor by Orville Stern - foul #2 on Orville Stern, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow (C) Orville Stern | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:47 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:47 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 35-33 |
| 02:16 | Nicholls State | Scott Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:57 | Nicholls State | Christopher Meadow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 01:55 | Nicholls State | Clifford Gifford tips it home | 37-33 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Scott Johnson - foul #3 on Scott Johnson, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Nelson Keith (SF), Peter Williams (PF) Nelson Jones, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson | |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Gifford | 40-35 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Gary Meyer travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Barnett (SG), Orville Stern (PF) Victor Doster, Christopher Meadow | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jason Miller (PF) King Steiner, Robert Cook | |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Nelson Keith scores on a shot in the lane | 42-35 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | David Mitchell is hacked by Clifford Gifford - foul #2 on Clifford Gifford, team foul #13 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Salzer (PG), Nelson Jones (SF) Clifford Gifford, Nelson Keith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Gary Meyer | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | David Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:26 | Nicholls State | David Mitchell takes the ball from Peter Williams | 42-36 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Clark Myers can't finish the layup | 42-36 |
| 00:20 | Nicholls State | Nelson Jones grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 00:02 | Nicholls State | Peter Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | The clock runs out | 42-36 |