| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) SG - Michael Galloway (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilmer Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Dennis Palmer inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:45 | TCU | Dennis Palmer connects on the shot from the left block set up by Gary Smith and he's hacked by King Steiner - foul #2 on King Steiner, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:45 | TCU | Dennis Palmer misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-37 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Joseph Clark snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 19:18 | TCU | Gene Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:12 | TCU | Michael Galloway knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Smith | 36-40 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Clark | 38-40 |
| 18:47 | TCU | Gene Lindsay double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), William Mann (SF) Gary Smith, Dennis Palmer | |
| 18:44 | UNLV | William Mann picks off the pass by Andrew Jansson in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 18:28 | TCU | Michael Galloway clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 18:21 | TCU | The rebound goes to William Mann | 38-40 |
| 18:16 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | David Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| 17:55 | TCU | Kelvin Nice knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William Mann and the foul's on Jeff Labarge - foul #1 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), William Roundtree (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Albert Kim (SF) Michael Galloway, William Mann | |
| 17:55 | TCU | Kelvin Nice makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Sean Paull connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from King Steiner | 40-43 |
| 17:25 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Gene Lindsay | 40-45 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | William Roundtree is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Roundtree, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Sean Paull | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hollifield (SG), Dennis Palmer (SF), Nathaniel Penn (C) Kelvin Nice, Wilmer Jones, Gene Lindsay | |
| 17:12 | TCU | Dennis Palmer lays it in on a great pass from Gary Smith | 40-47 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | William Roundtree scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 16:34 | TCU | Albert Kim drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Gary Smith | 42-49 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 16:16 | TCU | William Roundtree steps in front of the Robert Hollifield pass in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | William Roundtree jams it | 46-49 |
| 15:57 | TCU | Dennis Palmer misses the wide open floater from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, William Roundtree, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Copley (PG), Michael Galloway (SG), Wilmer Jones (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Smith, Robert Hollifield, Albert Kim, Nathaniel Penn | |
| 15:57 | TCU | Dennis Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:57 | TCU | Dennis Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clark Myers (fresh) PF - Andrew Jansson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Copley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Palmer (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilmer Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:38 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 15:34 | TCU | Gary Copley is hacked by Virgil Vanhoose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Clark Myers | |
| Subs | TCU | William Mann (SF) Dennis Palmer | |
| 15:09 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Wilmer Jones | 46-53 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 14:45 | TCU | Michael Galloway is open and lays it up and in and the foul's on Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Clark Myers (SG), Robert Cook (PF) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Kim (PF) Wilmer Jones | |
| 14:45 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Albert Kim is called for the reach on Clark Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert Kim, team foul #1 | 49-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG) Michael Galloway | |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-56 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Clark Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Robert Cook clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Robert Cook tips it home | 51-56 |
| 13:58 | TCU | Robert Cook steals it from Kelvin Nice | 51-56 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is whistled for traveling | 51-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Andrew Jansson (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Clark Myers, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (SG), Dennis Palmer (SF), Wilmer Jones (PF) Kelvin Nice, William Mann, Albert Kim | |
| 13:37 | TCU | Dennis Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Sean Paull scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 54-56 |
| 13:18 | TCU | Dennis Palmer can't throw it down | 54-56 |
| 13:16 | TCU | Gene Lindsay snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 13:05 | TCU | Dennis Palmer can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 54-56 |
| 13:03 | TCU | Dennis Palmer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 12:51 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-56 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | David Mitchell grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 12:36 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 12:35 | TCU | Michael Galloway grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 12:35 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Albert Kim (PF), Nathaniel Penn (C) Michael Galloway, Wilmer Jones, Gene Lindsay | |
| 12:33 | TCU | William Roundtree steals the ball from Gary Copley in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose tips it but misses | 54-56 |
| 12:19 | TCU | The rebound goes to Albert Kim | 54-56 |
| 12:15 | TCU | Dennis Palmer is fouled on the floor by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #4 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 12:15 | TCU | Dennis Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:15 | TCU | Dennis Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 12:00 | TCU | Nathaniel Penn snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:57 | TCU | Clark Myers steals the ball from Nathaniel Penn in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Robert Cook banks in the layup set up by Clark Myers | 56-58 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Clark Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cook (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Copley (tired) 3 pf. SG - Kelvin Nice (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Palmer (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Kim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Penn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:49 | TCU | Dennis Palmer lays it in | 56-60 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Clark Myers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF) Clark Myers, William Roundtree | |
| Subs | TCU | William Mann (SF) Dennis Palmer | |
| 11:23 | TCU | Albert Kim lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Copley | 56-62 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Penn - foul #2 on Nathaniel Penn, team foul #2 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Andrew Jansson (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Galloway (SG), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Copley, Kelvin Nice, Nathaniel Penn | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 11:10 | TCU | Gary Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:10 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 11:10 | TCU | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Joseph Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson travels with the ball | 58-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Wilmer Jones (PF) Albert Kim | |
| 10:37 | TCU | William Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hollifield (SG), Dennis Palmer (SF) Michael Galloway, William Mann | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose scores on a jumper from close range set up by Clark Myers and he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 60-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Copley (PG), Albert Kim (PF) Gary Smith, Wilmer Jones | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the free throw | 60-63 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Albert Kim snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 10:19 | TCU | Albert Kim blows the layup | 60-63 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 60-63 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | William Roundtree drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Cook | 62-63 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Gene Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-63 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | William Roundtree's layup is rejected by Albert Kim | 62-63 |
| 09:57 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 09:51 | TCU | Dennis Palmer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | The short jumper by Robert Cook is denied by Gene Lindsay | 62-66 |
| 09:28 | TCU | Dennis Palmer grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 09:22 | TCU | Gene Lindsay can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Virgil Vanhoose - foul #5 on Virgil Vanhoose, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) King Steiner, Clark Myers, William Roundtree, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG), William Mann (SF), Wilmer Jones (PF) Gary Copley, Robert Hollifield, Dennis Palmer, Albert Kim | |
| 09:22 | TCU | Gene Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 09:22 | TCU | Gene Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 09:12 | TCU | Kelvin Nice loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Nathaniel Penn (C) Gene Lindsay | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-68 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 08:49 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Michael Galloway steals the ball from Jeff Labarge in the backcourt | 67-68 |
| 08:39 | TCU | Wilmer Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 67-68 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Sean Paull connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Mitchell | 69-68 |
| 08:27 | TCU | Andrew Jansson steals it from Wilmer Jones | 69-68 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-68 |
| 07:51 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 72-68 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), William Roundtree (SF), Robert Cook (PF) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Sean Paull, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Robert Hollifield (SG), Dennis Palmer (SF), Albert Kim (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Michael Galloway, Kelvin Nice, William Mann, Wilmer Jones, Nathaniel Penn | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Clark Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roundtree (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cook (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Nielsen (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hollifield (fresh) SF - Dennis Palmer (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Kim (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Gene Lindsay (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen's pass is intercepted by Albert Kim | 72-68 |
| 07:10 | TCU | Joseph Clark steals the ball from Gary Smith | 72-68 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the easy layup | 72-68 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen tips it but misses | 72-68 |
| 07:04 | TCU | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 07:02 | TCU | Clark Myers steals it from Gary Smith in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Robert Cook clanks a floater from the left side | 72-68 |
| 06:51 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 06:41 | TCU | Dennis Palmer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-68 |
| 06:40 | TCU | Gary Smith hits the follow up shot | 72-70 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 72-70 |
| 06:14 | TCU | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Robert Hollifield can't connect on a runner in the paint | 72-70 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | William Roundtree pulls down the rebound | 72-70 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Gary Smith takes the ball from Clark Myers in the backcourt | 72-70 |
| 05:46 | TCU | Gary Smith hits the finger roll | 72-72 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 72-72 |
| 05:32 | TCU | Dennis Palmer gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 05:26 | TCU | Albert Kim misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) Clark Myers, Joseph Clark, William Roundtree, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG), William Mann (SF), Nathaniel Penn (C) Gary Smith, Robert Hollifield, Dennis Palmer, Gene Lindsay | |
| 05:26 | TCU | Albert Kim makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 05:26 | TCU | Albert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Sean Paull is hacked by William Mann in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Mann, team foul #4 | 72-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Wilmer Jones (PF) Albert Kim | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | King Steiner buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Paull | 74-74 |
| 04:53 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Sean Paull pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Copley (PG) Kelvin Nice | |
| 04:43 | TCU | Michael Galloway is hacked by Jeff Labarge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #12 | 74-74 |
| 04:43 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:43 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by King Steiner | 77-76 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-76 |
| 04:01 | TCU | William Mann misses the tip | 77-76 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen snags the defensive board | 77-76 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-76 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen tips it back up and in | 79-76 |
| 03:46 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Robert Cook (PF) King Steiner, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Albert Kim (SF), Gene Lindsay (C) Michael Galloway, William Mann, Nathaniel Penn | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeff Labarge (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sean Paull (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cook (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Nielsen (very tired) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Copley (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelvin Nice (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Kim (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Wilmer Jones (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (tiring) 2 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:36 | TCU | Albert Kim is called for traveling | 79-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | TCU | Dennis Palmer (SF) Wilmer Jones | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kelvin Nice - foul #1 on Kelvin Nice, team foul #5 | 79-76 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 03:19 | TCU | Dennis Palmer's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cook | 81-76 |
| 03:17 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Lindsay | 81-76 |
| 03:03 | TCU | Dennis Palmer hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 81-76 |
| 03:02 | TCU | Albert Kim hits the follow up shot | 81-78 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Clark Myers (SF) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PG) Gary Copley | |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by King Steiner | 83-78 |
| 02:41 | TCU | Dennis Palmer is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 83-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) Clark Myers, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Wilmer Jones (PF) Kelvin Nice, Dennis Palmer | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge misses the 3 from the right corner | 83-78 |
| 02:32 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 02:15 | TCU | King Steiner is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #3 on King Steiner, team foul #13 | 83-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), William Mann (SF) Michael Galloway, Wilmer Jones | |
| 02:15 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:15 | TCU | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Jansson | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Kelvin Nice steals the ball from Joseph Clark in the backcourt | 83-79 |
| 02:13 | TCU | TCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-79 |
| 02:08 | TCU | Eugene Nielsen is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #4 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #14 | 83-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (PF) Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 02:08 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 02:08 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 83-81 |
| 01:48 | TCU | Gene Lindsay gets the rebound | 83-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:46 | TCU | Joseph Clark is called for the reach on Gary Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #15 | 83-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) William Roundtree | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (SG), Dennis Palmer (SF), Wilmer Jones (PF) Kelvin Nice, William Mann, Albert Kim | |
| 01:46 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 01:46 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 01:30 | UNLV | Robert Cook is whistled for traveling | 83-83 |
| 01:30 | TCU | TCU calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Copley (PG) Gary Smith | |
| 01:04 | TCU | Dennis Palmer connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 83-85 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by King Steiner | 85-85 |
| 00:49 | TCU | Joseph Clark steps in front of the Gary Copley pass in the backcourt | 85-85 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 85-85 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 87-85 |
| 00:33 | TCU | Dennis Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Galloway | 87-87 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Joseph Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from King Steiner | 90-87 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Gary Copley is fouled in the backcourt by King Steiner - foul #4 on King Steiner, team foul #16 | 90-87 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 90-87 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Gary Copley makes the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Gary Copley makes the 2nd free throw | 90-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Galloway - foul #1 on Michael Galloway, team foul #6 | 90-89 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Gene Lindsay - foul #1 on Gene Lindsay, team foul #7 | 90-89 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 92-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Dennis Palmer misses long on a halfcourt shot | 92-89 |