| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jerry Chmura (fresh) SG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joshua Newport (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Nathan Hower inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-31 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 22-31 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it but misses | 22-31 |
| 19:12 | North Texas | Joshua Newport gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:48 | North Texas | Joshua Newport's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-31 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Charles Watkins blocks the short jumper by Johnny Fulkerson | 22-31 |
| 18:33 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 18:08 | North Texas | Joshua Newport can't finish the layup | 22-31 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Lewis | 22-34 |
| 17:34 | North Texas | Joshua Newport is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Chmura | 24-34 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't tip it in | 24-34 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson tips it but misses | 24-34 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the follow up shot | 24-36 |
| 16:46 | North Texas | Joshua Newport hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Chmura and the foul's on Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (SG), Kenneth Reece (SF), Chad Arnette (PF) Bojan Zorich, Nathan Hower, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Mark Welch | |
| 16:46 | North Texas | Joshua Newport makes the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | James King hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3 from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 16:12 | North Texas | Chad Arnette gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:58 | North Texas | Chad Arnette clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-36 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James King | 27-36 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jerry Chmura (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Reece (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Arnette (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Newport (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 27-39 |
| 15:09 | North Texas | Jerry Chmura's pass is intercepted by Johnny Fulkerson | 27-39 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | James King knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Eugene Savage | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 14:39 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Chmura | 30-41 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Reece - foul #2 on Kenneth Reece, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG), Nathan Hower (SF), Charles Watkins (C) Jerry Chmura, Kenneth Reece, Chad Arnette | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, James King | |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:16 | North Texas | Nathan Hower grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 14:05 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Kinsey | 32-42 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 13:42 | North Texas | Nathan Hower snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 13:15 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | North Texas | Nathan Hower hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Kerr | 34-44 |
| 12:25 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch banks in the layup set up by John Lewis | 37-46 |
| 11:52 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Thomas Kinsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joshua Newport (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the jumpshot from the right side | 39-48 |
| 11:16 | North Texas | Charles Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (PG), Kenneth Reece (SF), Chad Arnette (PF), Robert Stepney (C) Thomas Kinsey, Nathan Hower, Joshua Newport, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Philip Short (SG), John Lowe (SF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Chad Arnette - foul #2 on Chad Arnette, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:27 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Reece | 41-49 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 41-51 |
| 09:48 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Lowe | 41-51 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the lay-in | 41-51 |
| 09:33 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 09:13 | North Texas | Robert Stepney travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | Nathan Hower (SG), Joshua Newport (PF), Charles Watkins (C) Bojan Zorich, Chad Arnette, Robert Stepney | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Philip Short | |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Joshua Newport - foul #2 on Joshua Newport, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (SG) Kenneth Reece | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:38 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Newport - foul #3 on Joshua Newport, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) John Lowe, Mark Welch | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Joshua Newport misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Joshua Newport misses the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Joshua Newport misses the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | James King grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 07:46 | UNLV | James King lays it up and in | 41-58 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Jerry Chmura (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joshua Newport (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | North Texas | Nathan Hower connects on the open fadeaway in the lane | 43-58 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG) Jerry Chmura | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Eugene Savage | |
| 07:00 | North Texas | Charles Watkins is fouled on the floor by Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #3 | 43-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Reece (PG) Thomas Kinsey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Donald Defeo, James King | |
| 06:49 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bojan Zorich | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Joshua Newport is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #4 on Joshua Newport, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | North Texas | Jerry Chmura (PG), Chad Arnette (PF) Nathan Hower, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) John Lewis, William Williams | |
| 06:04 | UNLV | John Lowe lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnny Fulkerson | 46-60 |
| 05:39 | North Texas | Jerry Chmura is whistled for a carry | 46-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG) Donald Kerr, Philip Short | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Jerry Chmura is called for the reach on Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Jerry Chmura, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey (SG), Nathan Hower (SF), Robert Stepney (C) Bojan Zorich, Kenneth Reece, Joshua Newport | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) John Lowe, Mark Welch | |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Eugene Savage comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Chad Arnette steals it from Eugene Savage | 46-60 |
| 04:13 | North Texas | John Lewis is called for the reach on Nathan Hower - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Reece (PG), Joshua Newport (PF), Charles Watkins (C) Jerry Chmura, Chad Arnette, Robert Stepney | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| 04:04 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Thomas Kinsey, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG) Kenneth Reece | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Donald Defeo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | John Lewis snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Charles Watkins is called for the reach on Donald Kerr - foul #3 on Charles Watkins, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Kenneth Reece (PG), Robert Stepney (PF) Bojan Zorich, Joshua Newport | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lowe (SF) Donald Defeo, John Lewis | |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 03:31 | North Texas | Robert Stepney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Kenneth Reece (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kinsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Hower (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Stepney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Short (fresh) SF - John Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:13 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stepney | 48-60 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Donald Kerr buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-63 |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Robert Stepney misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | North Texas | Darryl McKimley (SF), Chad Arnette (PF) Nathan Hower, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Robert Stepney makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 02:33 | North Texas | Robert Stepney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James King | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Philip Short hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 49-66 |
| 02:07 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 02:06 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:59 | North Texas | Kenneth Reece misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-66 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | William Williams drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Stepney - foul #1 on Robert Stepney, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| Subs | North Texas | Nathan Hower (SF), Charles Watkins (C) Darryl McKimley, Robert Stepney | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:39 | UNLV | William Williams misses the free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:39 | North Texas | Charles Watkins pulls down the rebound | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | North Texas | Thomas Kinsey hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Reece | 51-68 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | William Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #6 | 51-68 |
| 00:48 | North Texas | Chad Arnette clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-68 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | John Lowe gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | William Williams clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | William Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kerr runs out the clock | 51-68 |