| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) SG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) SF - John Barnhill (fresh) PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Mills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | James Mills connects on the floater in the paint set up by Eugene Savage | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | North Texas | David Davis takes the ball from John Barnhill | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Mark Welch's floater is tipped away by Viktor Stechlinski | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | North Texas | John Barnhill gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Barnhill | 2-3 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | James Mills's floater is tipped away by Viktor Stechlinski | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:35 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich's floater is knocked away by James Mills | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | James Mills can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Donnie Gulley - foul #1 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), William Williams (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:04 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:48 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich misses the 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | William Williams snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | James Mills lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Fox | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses badly on a floater near the basket | 5-3 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez banks in the layup set up by Matthew Fox | 7-3 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fairly fresh) SG - Bojan Zorich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Barnhill (fairly fresh) PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | North Texas | John Barnhill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:50 | North Texas | John Barnhill tips it in | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | James Mills misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #1 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (SG) Thomas Kinsey | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:03 | North Texas | William Williams is called for the reach on Donnie Gulley - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, William Williams | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:41 | North Texas | Howard Osterberger is called for the reach on Donnie Gulley - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:26 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | North Texas | Nathan Ortez swats the short shot by Patrick Bremer | 9-5 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Nathan Ortez | 11-5 |
| 13:41 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | David Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Howard Osterberger | 14-5 |
| 13:24 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by Donnie Gulley - foul #2 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), William Williams (PF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Howard Osterberger, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (PG), Joshua Newport (C) Donnie Gulley, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 12:55 | UNLV | James Mills misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-8 |
| 12:53 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Joshua Newport | 14-8 |
| 12:33 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses the shot from the right side | 14-8 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | John Barnhill snags the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:12 | North Texas | John Barnhill drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Kinsey | 14-10 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Matthew Fox hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bojan Zorich (tiring) 3 pts. SF - John Barnhill (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Bremer (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Newport (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | North Texas | John Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (SG), Nathan Hower (SF), Robert Stepney (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Bojan Zorich, John Barnhill, Patrick Bremer, Joshua Newport | |
| 11:24 | North Texas | Nathan Hower makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Nathan Hower - foul #1 on Nathan Hower, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Stepney - foul #1 on Robert Stepney, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:39 | North Texas | Nathan Hower can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 10:39 | North Texas | Nathan Hower makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:39 | North Texas | Nathan Hower makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Davis | 21-14 |
| 10:13 | North Texas | Nathan Hower scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Mike Weiss (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG), John Barnhill (SF) Thomas Kinsey, Nathan Hower | |
| 09:44 | North Texas | Jerry Chmura scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Viktor Stechlinski | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 23-19 |
| 09:26 | North Texas | Jerry Chmura misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 09:24 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:07 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger knocks in the floater near the basket | 25-19 |
| 08:32 | North Texas | John Barnhill makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Chmura | 25-22 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | James Mills misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #2 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), William Williams (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, Mike Weiss, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (PG), Patrick Bremer (PF), Joshua Newport (C) Jerry Chmura, Robert Stepney, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:10 | North Texas | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Thomas Kinsey - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Nathan Hower (SF) Bojan Zorich | |
| 07:46 | North Texas | John Barnhill clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 26-22 |
| 07:45 | North Texas | Joshua Newport grabs the offensive board | 26-22 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Bremer (fresh) SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Barnhill (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Newport (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Mark Welch | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 07:34 | North Texas | John Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:34 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Patrick Bremer steals the ball from Nathan Ortez | 26-23 |
| 07:04 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Eugene Savage grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | James Mills misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua Newport - foul #1 on Joshua Newport, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG), Robert Stepney (PF) Nathan Hower, John Barnhill | |
| 06:56 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Bojan Zorich - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mark Welch (PF) David Davis, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | William Williams tips it home | 29-25 |
| 06:12 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Patrick Bremer - foul #1 on Patrick Bremer, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski (C) Joshua Newport | |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 06:00 | North Texas | Robert Stepney snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 05:47 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #3 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), James Mills (C) Eugene Savage, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (PG), Nathan Hower (SF), Charles Watkins (C) Thomas Kinsey, Patrick Bremer, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:25 | North Texas | Nathan Hower is called for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Hower, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | North Texas | John Barnhill (SF), Patrick Bremer (PF) Nathan Hower, Robert Stepney | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Howard Osterberger | 33-28 |
| 04:46 | North Texas | John Barnhill scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Bremer | 33-30 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | David Davis misses the shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | James Mills tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 04:32 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 04:16 | North Texas | James Mills is called for the reach on Patrick Bremer - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #8 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), William Williams (PF) Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (PG), Robert Stepney (PF), Joshua Newport (C) Jerry Chmura, Bojan Zorich, Charles Watkins | |
| 04:16 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:16 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Ortez | 35-32 |
| 03:45 | North Texas | Joshua Newport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Eugene Savage (SG) David Davis, Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (SG), Nathan Hower (SF), Donnie Gulley (PF) Patrick Bremer, John Barnhill, Robert Stepney | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Chmura (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Newport (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is hacked by Joshua Newport - foul #2 on Joshua Newport, team foul #11 | 35-32 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:26 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:26 | North Texas | Jerry Chmura grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:19 | North Texas | Nathan Ortez is called for the reach on Nathan Hower - foul #2 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #9 | 36-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 03:19 | North Texas | Nathan Hower makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:19 | North Texas | Nathan Hower misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 03:12 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 02:54 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Kinsey | 36-35 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Mark Welch is called for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), James Mills (C) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG), John Barnhill (SF), Charles Watkins (C) Jerry Chmura, Nathan Hower, Joshua Newport | |
| 02:15 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Thomas Kinsey | 36-38 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | James Mills tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 01:56 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 01:41 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinsey - foul #1 on Thomas Kinsey, team foul #12 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Matthew Fox, Donald Defeo, William Williams | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (SG) Thomas Kinsey | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:16 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-38 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses badly on a shot in the paint | 37-38 |
| 00:56 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 00:52 | North Texas | James Mills swats the short shot by John Barnhill | 37-38 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | James Mills drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Davis | 39-38 |
| 00:24 | North Texas | John Barnhill can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 00:22 | North Texas | John Barnhill tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is fouled on the floor by Donnie Gulley - foul #3 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #13 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (PG), Nathan Hower (SF), Robert Stepney (PF), Joshua Newport (C) Bojan Zorich, John Barnhill, Donnie Gulley, Charles Watkins | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Robert Stepney comes up short on the shot from the left block | 41-40 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Davis gets the rebound | 41-40 |