| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeffery Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marin Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ventura (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Titus Rutan inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Andres Rossi knocks in the shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 19:08 | TCU | Michael Holland misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Marshall Buford - foul #1 on Marshall Buford, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 19:08 | TCU | Michael Holland makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:08 | TCU | Michael Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Robert Ventura swats the layup by Cory Florez | 24-25 |
| 18:47 | TCU | The rebound goes to Marin Iwanowski | 24-25 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Thomas Burton hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Marin Iwanowski | 24-27 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Marshall Buford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Andres Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Titus Rutan comes up short on the shot near the basket | 24-27 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Andres Rossi tips it but misses | 24-27 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Titus Rutan | 24-27 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | James Sampley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Marshall Buford snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Marshall Buford clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 17:11 | TCU | The rebound goes to Robert Ventura | 24-27 |
| 16:56 | TCU | Marshall Buford is called for the reach on Thomas Burton - foul #2 on Marshall Buford, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dominic Marino (PF) Cory Florez, James Sampley, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Sutherland (PG), Fred Foster (C) Jeffery Allen, Robert Ventura | |
| 16:35 | TCU | Michael Holland travels with the ball | 24-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Silvey (PF), Ron Hill (C) Marin Iwanowski, Thomas Burton | |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Marshall Buford drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Titus Rutan | 26-27 |
| 16:09 | TCU | Fred Foster is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dominic Marino (PF) Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | TCU | John Heath (SG) Michael Holland | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ron Hill - foul #2 on Ron Hill, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Ventura (C) Ron Hill | |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:45 | TCU | Mark Silvey pulls down the rebound | 27-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Edward Sutherland (fresh) SG - John Heath (fresh) SF - Fred Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Silvey (fresh) C - Robert Ventura (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:32 | TCU | Robert Ventura hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Heath | 27-30 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Marshall Buford drills a shot from close range set up by Titus Rutan and he's fouled by Mark Silvey - foul #1 on Mark Silvey, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffery Allen (PG), Michael Holland (SG), Marin Iwanowski (SF), Thomas Burton (PF) Edward Sutherland, John Heath, Fred Foster, Mark Silvey | |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:01 | TCU | Michael Holland can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Marshall Buford buries a runner from the baseline | 32-30 |
| 14:15 | TCU | Robert Ventura connects on the jumper from the left block | 32-32 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Andres Rossi scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Adam Sontag | 34-32 |
| 13:45 | TCU | Marin Iwanowski is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG), Jing-Quo Chiou (PF) Michael Fuller, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Foster (C) Robert Ventura | |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Andres Rossi connects on the floater from the left side | 36-32 |
| 13:00 | TCU | Jeffery Allen double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia (PG), Dominic Marino (PF) Adam Sontag, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Sutherland (PG), John Heath (SG), Mark Silvey (PF), Ron Hill (C) Jeffery Allen, Michael Holland, Marin Iwanowski, Thomas Burton | |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the turnaround from close range set up by Nathaniel Mattia and he's fouled by Fred Foster - foul #1 on Fred Foster, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Nathaniel Mattia | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 12:41 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:21 | TCU | Fred Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Marshall Buford (PF) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Ventura (C) Ron Hill | |
| 12:21 | TCU | Fred Foster makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:21 | TCU | Fred Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Michael Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Marshall Buford knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Titus Rutan | 41-33 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Robert Ventura hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Heath and he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #4 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Holland (SG), Marin Iwanowski (SF), Thomas Burton (PF) John Heath, Fred Foster, Mark Silvey | |
| 11:48 | TCU | Robert Ventura misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Edward Sutherland (fresh) SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marin Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ventura (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Titus Rutan can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Holland - foul #2 on Michael Holland, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Fuller (SG), Dominic Marino (PF) James Sampley, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffery Allen (PG) Edward Sutherland | |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:02 | TCU | Robert Ventura travels with the ball | 43-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG), Marshall Buford (PF) Michael Fuller, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Marshall Buford drills a runner in the paint | 45-35 |
| 10:17 | TCU | Robert Ventura misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 45-35 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Adam Sontag is hacked by Jeffery Allen - foul #2 on Jeffery Allen, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dominic Marino (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Foster (C) Robert Ventura | |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Cory Florez is hacked by Jeffery Allen - foul #3 on Jeffery Allen, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Sutherland (PG), Mark Silvey (PF), Ron Hill (C) Jeffery Allen, Marin Iwanowski, Thomas Burton | |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Ron Hill is called for the reach on Cory Florez - foul #3 on Ron Hill, team foul #7 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Cory Florez misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Dominic Marino gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Marshall Buford blows the layup | 45-35 |
| 08:48 | TCU | Mark Silvey gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:33 | TCU | Mark Silvey loses the ball out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | John Heath (SG), Marin Iwanowski (SF), Thomas Burton (PF), Robert Ventura (C) Michael Holland, Fred Foster, Mark Silvey, Ron Hill | |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Edward Sutherland is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Chiou - foul #1 on Edward Sutherland, team foul #8 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF) James Sampley, Titus Rutan | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffery Allen (PG) Edward Sutherland | |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:07 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 07:46 | TCU | John Heath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeffery Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Heath (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marin Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Ventura (fresh) 17 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Michael Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller can't tip it in | 47-35 |
| 07:30 | TCU | Thomas Burton pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 07:10 | TCU | John Heath clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 07:08 | TCU | Thomas Burton tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Michael Fuller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 06:45 | TCU | Robert Ventura gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:30 | TCU | Marin Iwanowski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Heath | 47-39 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Thomas Burton steals the ball from Adam Sontag | 47-39 |
| 05:48 | TCU | Jeffery Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Chiou | 47-39 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Holland (SG) John Heath | |
| 05:22 | UNLV | James Sampley misses the floater from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 05:21 | TCU | Robert Ventura grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 05:04 | TCU | Robert Ventura misses short on a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Dominic Marino gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 04:33 | TCU | Michael Holland pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Thomas Burton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Holland | 47-41 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Titus Rutan clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 03:51 | TCU | Robert Ventura grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 03:32 | TCU | Michael Holland hits a jump hook in the paint | 47-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeffery Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marin Iwanowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Ventura (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Andres Rossi clanks a floater from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 03:11 | TCU | Thomas Burton gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:58 | TCU | Andres Rossi blocks the short jumper by Jeffery Allen | 47-43 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Andres Rossi gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Marshall Buford (PF) Cory Florez, James Sampley, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Michael Fuller is fouled on the floor by Marin Iwanowski - foul #1 on Marin Iwanowski, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Sutherland (PG), Fred Foster (C) Jeffery Allen, Robert Ventura | |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Michael Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Michael Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 02:36 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffery Allen (PG), Robert Ventura (C) Edward Sutherland, Fred Foster | |
| 02:27 | TCU | Robert Ventura comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Marshall Buford | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:43 | TCU | Thomas Burton is fouled on the floor by Marshall Buford - foul #3 on Marshall Buford, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| 01:29 | TCU | Marin Iwanowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 01:27 | TCU | Michael Holland gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Thomas Burton misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #5 on Andres Rossi, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:21 | TCU | Thomas Burton makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Thomas Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Marshall Buford can't finish the layup | 51-44 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Marshall Buford snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Jeffery Allen is called for the reach on Marshall Buford - foul #4 on Jeffery Allen, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | TCU | Michael Holland misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 00:50 | TCU | Thomas Burton grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Michael Holland's pass is intercepted by Jing-Quo Chiou | 53-44 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Titus Rutan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Holland - foul #3 on Michael Holland, team foul #11 | 53-44 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:41 | TCU | Michael Holland scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Burton | 55-47 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Jeffery Allen is called for the reach on Adam Sontag in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffery Allen, team foul #12 | 55-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward Sutherland (PG) Jeffery Allen | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Marin Iwanowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-47 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Michael Holland - foul #4 on Michael Holland, team foul #13 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Titus Rutan | |
| Subs | TCU | John Heath (SG), Fred Foster (SF), Mark Silvey (PF), Ron Hill (C) Michael Holland, Marin Iwanowski, Thomas Burton, Robert Ventura | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Mark Silvey grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Edward Sutherland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-47 |