| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stanley Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Millen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | James Sampley scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Titus Rutan | 26-33 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo is hacked by Titus Rutan - foul #2 on Titus Rutan, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Dennis Sneller (SF) Adam Sontag, Titus Rutan | |
| 18:51 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Cory Florez is hacked by Stephen Millen - foul #2 on Stephen Millen, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | James Sampley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Millen - foul #3 on Stephen Millen, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Powell (PF) Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Adam Sontag loses the ball out of bounds | 26-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG) Adam Sontag | |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Hill | 28-33 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 17:00 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:37 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-33 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner and he's hacked by Cory Florez - foul #1 on Cory Florez, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (PG), Warren Godbold (SF), Greg Baker (C) Adam Bonnet, Stanley Hill, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Titus Rutan (SF) Cory Florez, Dennis Sneller | |
| 16:08 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Andres Rossi scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Sontag | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) SG - Paul Portillo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Warren Godbold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Powell (fresh) C - Greg Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jason Taylor | 35-35 |
| 14:55 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Sampley | 35-37 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Warren Godbold misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Sampley - foul #1 on James Sampley, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), Stephen Millen (PF), Richard Smith (C) Jason Taylor, Paul Portillo, Douglas Powell, Greg Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Warren Godbold makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:30 | Southern Illinois | Warren Godbold makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Adam Bonnet - foul #3 on Adam Bonnet, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ruminski (SF) Warren Godbold | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Fuller (SG) James Sampley | |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andres Rossi | 37-39 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Marshall Buford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Adam Sontag | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Michael Fuller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Nathaniel Mattia (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 12:28 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou lays it up and in | 37-43 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | James Sampley is called for the reach on Thomas Coleman - foul #2 on James Sampley, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (PG), Paul Portillo (SG) Adam Bonnet, Thomas Coleman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Cory Florez, Nathaniel Mattia, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marshall Buford - foul #1 on Marshall Buford, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Powell (PF) Stephen Millen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:31 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Portillo (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Brandon Ruminski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Douglas Powell (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Sampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | UNLV | Marshall Buford knocks in the floater from the left side | 39-45 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Adam Sontag | 39-45 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Andres Rossi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Douglas Powell - foul #1 on Douglas Powell, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Greg Baker (C) Brandon Ruminski, Douglas Powell, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF) Titus Rutan | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:14 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 10:12 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 41-47 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Marshall Buford tips it but misses | 41-47 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanley Hill | 41-47 |
| 09:28 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Taylor | 43-47 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Marshall Buford clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 09:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Andres Rossi connects on the jumper from close range | 43-49 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen is called for a charge - foul #4 on Stephen Millen, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Brandon Ruminski (SF), Douglas Powell (PF), Richard Smith (C) Jason Taylor, Stanley Hill, Stephen Millen, Greg Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Dominic Marino lays it in set up by Cory Florez and he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Thomas Coleman (SG) Paul Portillo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Dominic Marino makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Nathaniel Mattia (SG) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses the wide open floater in the paint | 43-52 |
| 07:31 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Powell snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Adam Bonnet (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Ruminski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Douglas Powell (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Nathaniel Mattia (fresh) SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Adam Sontag steps in front of the Brandon Ruminski pass | 43-52 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia hits the finger roll set up by Adam Sontag | 43-54 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Mattia - foul #1 on Nathaniel Mattia, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo (SG), Stephen Millen (PF) Thomas Coleman, Douglas Powell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Adam Sontag, Nathaniel Mattia, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Andres Rossi is called for the reach on Stephen Millen - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 06:45 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Millen misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Paul Portillo steals the ball from Andres Rossi | 43-54 |
| 06:18 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo hits the finger roll | 45-54 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Andres Rossi is called for traveling | 45-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG) Adam Sontag, James Sampley | |
| 05:35 | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Portillo | 48-54 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Cory Florez blows the layup | 48-54 |
| 05:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), Stanley Hill (SF), Douglas Powell (PF), Greg Baker (C) Adam Bonnet, Paul Portillo, Brandon Ruminski, Stephen Millen, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Titus Rutan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Adam Sontag tips it home | 48-56 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill drills a jumper in the paint set up by Greg Baker and he's fouled by Titus Rutan - foul #3 on Titus Rutan, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Titus Rutan, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Baker | 50-56 |
| 04:04 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Sampley | 50-56 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Marshall Buford blows the dunk | 50-56 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Andres Rossi can't tip it in | 50-56 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 03:18 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 03:16 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Powell (fresh) C - Greg Baker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sampley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Jason Taylor steals it from James Sampley | 50-56 |
| 02:51 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Adam Bonnet (PG), Paul Portillo (SG), Brandon Ruminski (SF), Stephen Millen (PF), Richard Smith (C) Jason Taylor, Thomas Coleman, Stanley Hill, Douglas Powell, Greg Baker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ruminski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Brandon Ruminski is called for the reach on Michael Fuller - foul #4 on Brandon Ruminski, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Cory Florez, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Portillo is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG) Michael Fuller | |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Marshall Buford knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Stephen Millen - foul #5 on Stephen Millen, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor (PG), Thomas Coleman (SG), Stanley Hill (SF), Douglas Powell (PF), Greg Baker (C) Adam Bonnet, Paul Portillo, Brandon Ruminski, Stephen Millen, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Andres Rossi | |
| 01:24 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:11 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Coleman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dominic Marino (PF) Marshall Buford | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Dominic Marino - foul #1 on Dominic Marino, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:48 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Taylor - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #9 | 51-61 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller misses the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:45 | Southern Illinois | Greg Baker snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Coleman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou is fouled on the floor by Greg Baker - foul #2 on Greg Baker, team foul #10 | 51-61 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Jason Taylor buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Cory Florez runs out the clock | 53-63 |