| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Petrick (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edgardo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Polk (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Guth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Petrick | 35-24 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | James Sampley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Adam Sontag | 35-27 |
| 18:57 | Texas Tech | James Petrick double dribbles | 35-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Jing-Quo Chiou (PF) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Dominic Marino | |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the offensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou travels with the ball | 35-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | James Polk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jing-Quo Chiou - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Chiou, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 17:59 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Titus Rutan is fouled on the floor by Edgardo Hernandez - foul #2 on Edgardo Hernandez, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 17:29 | UNLV | James Polk swats the short shot by Marshall Buford | 37-27 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | James Polk snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:01 | Texas Tech | Adam Sontag steps in front of the Michael Dunn pass | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Adam Sontag jams it | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Andres Rossi | |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:36 | Texas Tech | Michael Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:16 | Texas Tech | James Polk comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 37-29 |
| 16:15 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses short on a floater from close range | 37-29 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | James Polk snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 15:58 | Texas Tech | James Petrick can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Marshall Buford snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Petrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edgardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Polk (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Guth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dominic Marino (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Cory Florez is fouled in the backcourt by James Petrick - foul #2 on James Petrick, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Dominic Marino | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Marshall Buford clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Polk - foul #2 on James Polk, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:10 | Texas Tech | James Petrick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Dunn | 40-31 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Titus Rutan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 14:46 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:22 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edgardo Hernandez | 42-31 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Edgardo Hernandez is called for the reach on James Sampley - foul #3 on Edgardo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-31 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Marshall Buford tips it home | 42-33 |
| 13:22 | Texas Tech | James Polk is fouled on the floor by Cory Florez - foul #1 on Cory Florez, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Amos Vance (SG) Michael Dunn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller | |
| 13:05 | Texas Tech | Amos Vance misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #4 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Allen Patton (SF) Edgardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Andres Rossi | |
| 13:05 | Texas Tech | Amos Vance misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:05 | Texas Tech | Amos Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Titus Rutan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jing-Quo Chiou | 43-36 |
| 12:17 | Texas Tech | James Petrick can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jing-Quo Chiou - foul #4 on Jing-Quo Chiou, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton (PF) James Polk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 12:17 | Texas Tech | James Petrick makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:17 | Texas Tech | James Petrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller blows the layup | 45-36 |
| 11:58 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton grabs the board | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Petrick (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Amos Vance (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allen Patton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Guth (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Nathaniel Mattia (fresh) SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dominic Marino (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Texas Tech | James Petrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Allen Patton steals it from Dennis Sneller | 45-36 |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Amos Vance hits the finger roll set up by Allen Patton | 47-36 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Allen Patton picks off the pass by Michael Fuller | 47-36 |
| 10:37 | Texas Tech | James Petrick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 47-36 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Marshall Buford scores on a runner near the basket and the foul's on Antonio Guth - foul #3 on Antonio Guth, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Dunn (SG), Edgardo Hernandez (SF), James Polk (PF) James Petrick, Amos Vance, Antonio Guth | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF) Nathaniel Mattia, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller | |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 10:04 | Texas Tech | James Polk clanks a shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 10:03 | Texas Tech | James Polk tips it but misses | 47-39 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | James Sampley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Dominic Marino connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Sontag | 47-41 |
| 09:08 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 08:49 | UNLV | James Sampley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Titus Rutan tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 08:32 | Texas Tech | James Polk misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 47-43 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Titus Rutan gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Dunn - foul #1 on Michael Dunn, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Petrick (PG) Allen Patton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:20 | UNLV | Dominic Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:54 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez loses the dribble to Marshall Buford | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Petrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Edgardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Polk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Earl Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dominic Marino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Dominic Marino's pass is intercepted by James Petrick | 47-44 |
| 07:05 | Texas Tech | James Petrick makes the floater from the left side | 49-44 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Dominic Marino loses the dribble to Earl Fenton | 49-44 |
| 06:22 | Texas Tech | James Polk knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgardo Hernandez | 51-44 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Marshall Buford jams it on a nice dish by James Sampley | 51-46 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | James Petrick is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Amos Vance (SG), Allen Patton (SF), Antonio Guth (C) Michael Dunn, Edgardo Hernandez, James Polk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Dominic Marino | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Marshall Buford drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Sneller | 51-48 |
| 04:56 | Texas Tech | James Petrick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-48 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:35 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton misses the shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Andres Rossi pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Allen Patton swats the layup by Andres Rossi | 51-48 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 03:43 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Petrick (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Amos Vance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Earl Fenton (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Guth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Marshall Buford - foul #4 on Marshall Buford, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez (SF), James Polk (PF) James Petrick, Earl Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller | |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Dunn (SG) Amos Vance | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:38 | Texas Tech | James Polk misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Adam Sontag throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 02:22 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth's floater is tipped away by Titus Rutan | 56-48 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Titus Rutan comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 02:07 | Texas Tech | Michael Dunn pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:52 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | James Polk grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:36 | Texas Tech | Adam Sontag is called for the reach on Allen Patton - foul #2 on Adam Sontag, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Amos Vance (SG), Earl Fenton (PF) Michael Dunn, James Polk | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 01:36 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:36 | Texas Tech | Allen Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Earl Fenton is called for the reach on Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Earl Fenton, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Dominic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:18 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Earl Fenton misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-49 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller hits the finger roll | 60-51 |
| 00:49 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Petrick (PG), Michael Dunn (SG), James Polk (PF) Allen Patton, Amos Vance, Earl Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | James Polk is fouled in the backcourt by James Sampley - foul #1 on James Sampley, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| 00:47 | Texas Tech | James Polk misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Titus Rutan | 60-51 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | James Sampley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Michael Dunn steps in front of the Andres Rossi pass | 60-51 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | Adam Sontag is called for the reach on James Polk in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Sontag, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:37 | Texas Tech | James Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Titus Rutan knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 62-53 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Adam Sontag is called for the reach on Antonio Guth in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Sontag, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:28 | Texas Tech | Antonio Guth misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 63-53 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | James Polk denies the turnaround by Marshall Buford | 63-53 |
| 00:20 | Texas Tech | Edgardo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | James Petrick runs out the clock | 63-53 |