| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Lowe (fresh) PF - James King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Nebraska | Richard Mainor takes the ball from Marc Chichester | 33-37 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | John Lowe lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 35-37 |
| 19:26 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Smith | 35-39 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | James King loses the ball out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 19:07 | Nebraska | Richard Mainor takes the ball from Kevin Smith in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | James King misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Smith, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:21 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:04 | Nebraska | Donald Owens misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on James King - foul #2 on James King, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| 18:04 | Nebraska | Donald Owens makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:04 | Nebraska | Donald Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | James King knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mainor | 39-42 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 39-44 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Richard Mainor can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 39-44 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | William Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | James King knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by John Lowe | 41-44 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield can't finish the layup but the foul's on James King - foul #3 on James King, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Mainor and he's fouled by Stanley Lacefield - foul #3 on Stanley Lacefield, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Frederick Bozek (SG), Yong Ching (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF) Kevin Smith, Marc Chichester, Isaac Holmes, Stanley Lacefield | |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson's floater is tipped away by Leonard Chapman | 43-46 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Donald Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | Yong Ching is whistled for a carry | 43-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), James King (PF) William Garrett, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Marc Chichester (SG), Isaac Holmes (SF), Xavier Cuevas (C) Stephen Smith, Frederick Bozek, Yong Ching, Donald Owens | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James King (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Cuevas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by James King | 46-46 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith drills a jumpshot from the right side | 46-48 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Johnny Fulkerson | 49-48 |
| 14:43 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 49-48 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | John Lowe snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | John Lowe tips it home | 51-48 |
| 13:56 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Chapman | 51-51 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Marc Chichester steals the ball from Richard Mainor in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 13:39 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith is whistled for a carry | 51-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), James Harris (SF), William Williams (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek (SG), Stanley Lacefield (PF), Donald Owens (C) Marc Chichester, Leonard Chapman, Xavier Cuevas | |
| 13:15 | UNLV | William Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Defeo | 53-51 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 12:47 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Donald Defeo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | James Harris can't tip it in | 53-53 |
| 12:23 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 12:04 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek loses the dribble to William Williams | 53-53 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 11:52 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frederick Bozek and he's fouled by James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #3 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) James Harris, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Marc Chichester (SG) Kevin Smith, Isaac Holmes | |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | James King grabs the board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Bozek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Donald Kerr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Johnny Fulkerson swats the layup by Donald Owens | 56-55 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Donald Defeo pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Donald Defeo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 58-55 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Owens | 58-57 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Donald Kerr knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Lowe and the foul's on Donald Owens - foul #3 on Donald Owens, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yong Ching (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Xavier Cuevas (C) Frederick Bozek, Stanley Lacefield, Donald Owens | |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:52 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Xavier Cuevas | 61-60 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Donald Kerr hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 63-60 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Xavier Cuevas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman tips it home | 63-62 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Donald Kerr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Kerr | 63-62 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Marc Chichester is called for the reach on Donald Kerr - foul #2 on Marc Chichester, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), James Harris (SF), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Donald Kerr, John Lowe, Mauricio Yazzie, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Frederick Bozek (SG), Isaac Holmes (SF), Stanley Lacefield (PF), Donald Owens (C) Stephen Smith, Marc Chichester, Yong Ching, Leonard Chapman, Xavier Cuevas | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | James King knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Stanley Lacefield - foul #4 on Stanley Lacefield, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Roberts (SG) Stanley Lacefield | |
| 08:20 | UNLV | James King makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Donald Owens double dribbles | 66-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Garrett (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman (PF) Jerome Roberts | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | William Garrett is whistled for traveling | 66-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield (PF) Leonard Chapman | |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield is whistled for traveling | 66-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marc Chichester (SG) Frederick Bozek | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Mainor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Harris (fresh) PF - James King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Kevin Smith is called for the reach on Richard Mainor - foul #3 on Kevin Smith, team foul #6 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), Mauricio Yazzie (PF) William Garrett, James King | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-62 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Donald Owens is whistled for traveling | 66-62 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 05:50 | Nebraska | James Harris is called for the reach on Isaac Holmes - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #4 | 69-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) James Harris, Mauricio Yazzie, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | John Lowe snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 05:23 | Nebraska | Donald Owens gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Richard Mainor picks off the pass by Kevin Smith | 69-62 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | James King misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 69-62 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Donald Owens snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Smith | 69-65 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Richard Mainor drills a jump hook from the left block | 71-65 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield double dribbles | 71-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Garrett (SG) Richard Mainor, Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Frederick Bozek (SG), Yong Ching (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Xavier Cuevas (C) Kevin Smith, Marc Chichester, Isaac Holmes, Stanley Lacefield, Donald Owens | |
| 03:57 | UNLV | James King connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Smith | 73-68 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | James King can't finish the layup | 73-68 |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Leonard Chapman | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Nebraska | Yong Ching misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-68 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | James King pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Kerr (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Lowe (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James King (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Bozek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Yong Ching (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Xavier Cuevas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Yong Ching blocks the short jumper by Johnny Fulkerson | 73-68 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | William Garrett snags the offensive board | 73-68 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Mainor (PG), Donald Defeo (SG) Donald Kerr, William Garrett | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Marc Chichester (SG), Isaac Holmes (SF), Stanley Lacefield (PF), Donald Owens (C) Stephen Smith, Frederick Bozek, Yong Ching, Leonard Chapman, Xavier Cuevas | |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson is hacked by Kevin Smith - foul #4 on Kevin Smith, team foul #7 | 73-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Donald Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 73-68 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-68 |
| 02:04 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kevin Smith | 73-68 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Donald Owens misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-68 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mauricio Yazzie | 73-68 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Isaac Holmes | 73-68 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Donald Owens | 73-68 |
| 01:11 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Smith | 73-70 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Richard Mainor drills a jumpshot from the left side | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie is hacked by Kevin Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Smith, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | James King (PF) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG) Kevin Smith | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Mauricio Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Donald Owens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes snags the offensive board | 77-70 |
| 00:29 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Isaac Holmes | 77-73 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on James King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #9 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG), William Garrett (SF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Richard Mainor, John Lowe, Mauricio Yazzie | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:26 | UNLV | James King makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | James King makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Donald Owens gets the offensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 79-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lowe (SF) William Garrett | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Donald Kerr is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Donald Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Donald Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes gets the rebound | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | James King snags the defensive board | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kerr runs out the clock | 80-73 |