| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Cloud (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Gerald (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clifford Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sean Linder (fresh) PF - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Randy Gerald inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | James McCaster misses short on a 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 19:36 | Kansas | Leonard Lee snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 19:17 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Randy Gerald | 22-27 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Mark Beard's pass is intercepted by Leonard Lee | 22-27 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Bailey | 22-30 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-30 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | Shane Bailey scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Armstrong | 24-32 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Frank McDaniel steps in front of the James McCaster pass in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 17:36 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel lays it in | 24-34 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Sean Linder is called for the reach on Randy Gerald - foul #1 on Sean Linder, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Justin Holguin (C) Tony Cloud, Randy Gerald, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jesse Johnson (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF) Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong | |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Johnson - foul #2 on Jesse Johnson, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Short (C) Leonard Lee | |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:30 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James McCaster | 28-36 |
| 15:43 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Bailey out of a doubleteam | 28-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mathew Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gordon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon can't finish the layup | 28-38 |
| 15:27 | Kansas | Vincent Barrentine grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 15:13 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel's pass is intercepted by Justin Holguin | 28-38 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski connects on the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Jesse Johnson - foul #3 on Jesse Johnson, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Randy Gerald (SF), Mark Beard (C) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Clifford Gordon, Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Jesse Johnson, Vincent Barrentine, Andre Short | |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:26 | Kansas | Sean Linder hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 31-38 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Randy Gerald snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | Randy Gerald makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney McBurney | 34-38 |
| 13:56 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Armstrong and he's hacked by Tony Cloud - foul #1 on Tony Cloud, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 13:56 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Randy Gerald hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Tony Cloud grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Mark Beard misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Mark Beard misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 13:25 | Kansas | Leonard Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Leonard Lee is hacked by Tony Cloud - foul #2 on Tony Cloud, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG) Rodney McBurney | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Shane Bailey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Mark Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski buries a turnaround from close range | 36-41 |
| 12:17 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Justin Holguin (C) Tony Cloud, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jesse Johnson (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF) Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Michael Cox buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Gerald | 39-41 |
| 11:30 | Kansas | Leonard Lee is fouled on the floor by Justin Holguin - foul #2 on Justin Holguin, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clifford Gordon (PF) Randy Gerald | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG), Andre Short (C) Frank McDaniel, Leonard Lee | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Mayeski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Akins (fresh) SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Short (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Kansas | Shane Bailey lays it up and in | 39-43 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 10:37 | Kansas | Andre Short's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Gerald (SF), Mark Beard (C) Mathew Mayeski, Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF) Shane Bailey, Vincent Barrentine | |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Sean Linder swats the short shot by James McCaster | 42-43 |
| 10:23 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:05 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon misses short on a runner from the baseline | 42-45 |
| 09:44 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:24 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Randy Gerald | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Bailey (PG), Frank McDaniel (SG), Leonard Lee (C) George Akins, Jesse Johnson, Andre Short | |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Beard | 44-45 |
| 08:47 | Kansas | Shane Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clifford Gordon | 44-45 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Shane Bailey snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Leonard Lee dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shane Bailey and he's hacked by Mark Beard - foul #1 on Mark Beard, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Randy Gerald (SF), Justin Holguin (C) Rodney McBurney, Clifford Gordon, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG), Vincent Barrentine (PF) Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong | |
| 08:16 | Kansas | Leonard Lee makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | James McCaster drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 07:32 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel is whistled for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cox (SG), Clifford Gordon (PF) Tony Cloud, Mathew Mayeski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jesse Johnson (SF) George Akins | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James McCaster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Gerald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifford Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank McDaniel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon hits a jump hook from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 06:49 | Kansas | Justin Holguin is called for the reach on Frank McDaniel - foul #3 on Justin Holguin, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Sean Linder (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF) Jesse Johnson, Vincent Barrentine | |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Cox - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Beard (C) Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Short (C) Leonard Lee | |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Mark Beard gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 06:08 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Randy Gerald can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon snags the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Michael Cox's pass is intercepted by Michael Armstrong | 49-48 |
| 05:28 | Kansas | Randy Gerald swats the shot by Shane Bailey | 49-48 |
| 05:26 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Clifford Gordon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 04:54 | Kansas | Frank McDaniel makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Armstrong | 49-52 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Mark Beard scores on a runner from close range | 51-52 |
| 04:19 | Kansas | Shane Bailey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Armstrong | 51-55 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Randy Gerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Tony Cloud (SG), Mathew Mayeski (PF), Justin Holguin (C) James McCaster, Michael Cox, Clifford Gordon, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG), Jesse Johnson (SF), Vincent Barrentine (PF), Leonard Lee (C) Frank McDaniel, Sean Linder, Michael Armstrong, Andre Short | |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Leonard Lee hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by George Akins | 51-57 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Tony Cloud tips it home | 53-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Rodney McBurney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Cloud (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Gerald (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mathew Mayeski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shane Bailey (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Akins (fresh) SF - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Vincent Barrentine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Kansas | Shane Bailey makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | James McCaster (PG), Clifford Gordon (PF), Mark Beard (C) Rodney McBurney, Randy Gerald, Justin Holguin | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank McDaniel (SG), Sean Linder (SF), Michael Armstrong (PF) George Akins, Jesse Johnson, Vincent Barrentine | |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Mark Beard is called for traveling | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Shane Bailey shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on James McCaster - foul #3 on James McCaster, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| 02:12 | Kansas | Shane Bailey makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | James McCaster misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-63 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | James McCaster pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | UNLV | Mathew Mayeski buries a floater from the left side | 55-63 |
| 01:18 | Kansas | The short jumper by Frank McDaniel is denied by Mark Beard | 55-63 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Mark Beard gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | Sean Linder denies the turnaround by Tony Cloud | 55-63 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | Leonard Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Kansas | James McCaster is called for the reach on Shane Bailey - foul #4 on James McCaster, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Gerald (SF) Mathew Mayeski | |
| Subs | Kansas | George Akins (SG) Frank McDaniel | |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Shane Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Shane Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Mark Beard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Randy Gerald tips it but misses | 55-65 |
| 00:46 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Michael Armstrong | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong is hacked by James McCaster in the backcourt - foul #5 on James McCaster, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rodney McBurney (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Mathew Mayeski (SF), Justin Holguin (C) James McCaster, Tony Cloud, Randy Gerald, Mark Beard | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clifford Gordon | 55-65 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong grabs the board | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Michael Armstrong hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from George Akins | 55-67 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Rodney McBurney knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Mayeski | 58-67 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Shane Bailey runs out the clock | 58-67 |