| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fresh) SG - Eldridge Stackpole (fresh) SF - Floyd Climer (fresh) PF - Darius Parker (fresh) C - Clark Wilkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - Scott Hart (fresh) SF - Rodney Costello (fresh) PF - Grady Crumpler (fresh) C - Richard Fox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Clark Wilkinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drexel | Drexel is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | UNLV | Darius Parker is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Drexel | John Davis connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Grady Crumpler | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole makes the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Drexel | John Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Darius Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Drexel | Darius Parker steals the ball from John Davis | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Darius Parker tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Clark Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Drexel | Scott Hart hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | Floyd Climer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:12 | Drexel | John Davis snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Drexel | Scott Hart buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:37 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:14 | Drexel | Scott Hart scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Fox | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Floyd Climer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Darius Parker | 7-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fairly fresh) SG - Eldridge Stackpole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Climer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darius Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clark Wilkinson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Costello (fairly fresh) PF - Grady Crumpler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Drexel | Frederick Guajardo picks off the pass by John Davis in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Richard Fox is called for the reach on Frederick Guajardo - foul #1 on Richard Fox, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jacob (C) Clark Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Shane Rupert (SG), Mikel Zamor (SF), Todd Micheals (PF), Richard Baley (C) Scott Hart, Rodney Costello, Grady Crumpler, Richard Fox | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole makes the 3 from straight away | 10-9 |
| 15:20 | Drexel | John Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Darius Parker gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Floyd Climer misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Floyd Climer makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Floyd Climer misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:12 | Drexel | Richard Baley pulls down the rebound | 11-9 |
| 14:58 | Drexel | Shane Rupert misses the 3 from straight away | 11-9 |
| 14:57 | Drexel | Mikel Zamor tips it in | 11-11 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Todd Micheals denies the turnaround by Darius Parker | 11-11 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | John Jacob grabs the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 14:22 | Drexel | The rebound goes to John Davis | 11-11 |
| 14:03 | Drexel | Shane Rupert buries a floater from the right side set up by Todd Micheals | 11-13 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole scores on a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:37 | Drexel | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell (PG), Lewis Bain (SF), Charles Jordan (C) Frederick Guajardo, Floyd Climer, John Jacob | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott Hart (SG), Rodney Costello (SF), Grady Crumpler (PF), Richard Fox (C) Shane Rupert, Mikel Zamor, Todd Micheals, Richard Baley | |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Darius Parker misses the floater from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 13:28 | Drexel | The rebound goes to John Davis | 14-13 |
| 13:09 | Drexel | Darius Parker is called for the reach on Grady Crumpler - foul #1 on Darius Parker, team foul #1 | 14-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Wilkinson (C) Darius Parker | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 12:50 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Alfred Caldwell - foul #1 on Alfred Caldwell, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:50 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | The jumper by Alfred Caldwell is denied by Grady Crumpler | 14-14 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Clark Wilkinson can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 12:36 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Grady Crumpler | 14-14 |
| 12:14 | Drexel | John Davis is hacked by Alfred Caldwell - foul #2 on Alfred Caldwell, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Darius Parker (PF) Alfred Caldwell, Charles Jordan | |
| Subs | Drexel | Mikel Zamor (SG), Derek Potter (SF), Shane Rupert (PF) John Davis, Rodney Costello, Grady Crumpler | |
| 11:55 | Drexel | Mikel Zamor is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Drexel | Todd Micheals (PF) Scott Hart | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (fairly fresh) SG - Eldridge Stackpole (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Lewis Bain (fresh) PF - Darius Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Wilkinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Shane Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mikel Zamor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Potter (fresh) PF - Todd Micheals (fresh) C - Richard Fox (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Darius Parker misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Derek Potter - foul #1 on Derek Potter, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Wolski (C) Clark Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Richard Baley (C) Richard Fox | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Darius Parker makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Darius Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:43 | Drexel | Richard Baley pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:23 | Drexel | Derek Potter is hacked by Eldridge Stackpole - foul #1 on Eldridge Stackpole, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andy Pereira (SF), John Jacob (C) Lewis Bain, Michael Wolski | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 11:00 | Drexel | Richard Baley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Shane Rupert | 15-14 |
| 10:42 | Drexel | Shane Rupert clanks a turnaround in the lane | 15-14 |
| 10:41 | Drexel | Mikel Zamor snags the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:20 | Drexel | Andy Pereira is called for the reach on Shane Rupert - foul #1 on Andy Pereira, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Floyd Climer (SG), Lewis Bain (SF), Charles Jordan (PF), Clark Wilkinson (C) Eldridge Stackpole, Andy Pereira, Darius Parker, John Jacob | |
| Subs | Drexel | John Davis (PG), Scott Hart (SG), Rodney Costello (SF), Grady Crumpler (PF), Richard Fox (C) Shane Rupert, Mikel Zamor, Derek Potter, Todd Micheals, Richard Baley | |
| 10:06 | Drexel | John Davis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Grady Crumpler | 15-17 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Floyd Climer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Drexel | Frederick Guajardo is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #1 on Frederick Guajardo, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Darius Parker (PF) Charles Jordan | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 09:23 | Drexel | Richard Fox lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Davis | 15-19 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 08:49 | Drexel | Richard Fox misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Floyd Climer snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Lewis Bain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SG), John Jacob (PF) Floyd Climer, Lewis Bain | |
| Subs | Drexel | Shane Rupert (SG), Richard Baley (C) John Davis, Richard Fox | |
| 08:18 | Drexel | Shane Rupert misses short on a jumper in the paint | 18-19 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | John Jacob snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Clark Wilkinson tips it in | 20-19 |
| 07:42 | Drexel | Rodney Costello knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Hart | 20-21 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Frederick Guajardo (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Eldridge Stackpole (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Darius Parker (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clark Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - Scott Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Rupert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Crumpler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Baley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 07:26 | Drexel | Rodney Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:06 | Drexel | Shane Rupert is whistled for a carry | 20-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lewis Bain (SF), Charles Jordan (PF), Michael Wolski (C) Darius Parker, John Jacob, Clark Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | John Davis (PG), Mikel Zamor (SF), Todd Micheals (PF), Richard Fox (C) Scott Hart, Rodney Costello, Grady Crumpler, Richard Baley | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 06:44 | Drexel | Shane Rupert connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mikel Zamor | 20-23 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 06:08 | Drexel | Michael Wolski steps in front of the Shane Rupert pass | 23-23 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:51 | Drexel | Richard Fox grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 05:37 | Drexel | Shane Rupert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 05:35 | Drexel | Mikel Zamor grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:26 | Drexel | John Davis misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Michael Wolski snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole is whistled for a carry | 23-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Floyd Climer (SG), Darius Parker (SF), John Jacob (PF), Clark Wilkinson (C) Eldridge Stackpole, Lewis Bain, Charles Jordan, Michael Wolski | |
| Subs | Drexel | Scott Hart (PG), Rodney Costello (SF), Grady Crumpler (PF), Richard Baley (C) John Davis, Shane Rupert, Todd Micheals, Richard Fox | |
| 04:39 | Drexel | Scott Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Floyd Climer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 04:29 | Drexel | The rebound goes to Scott Hart | 23-26 |
| 04:11 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Jacob - foul #1 on John Jacob, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SG) Frederick Guajardo | |
| Subs | Drexel | John Davis (PG) Mikel Zamor | |
| 04:11 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:11 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | John Jacob misses long on a floater from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 04:00 | Drexel | John Davis gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:46 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler lays it up and in | 23-30 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Floyd Climer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eldridge Stackpole (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Darius Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jacob (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clark Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drexel | PG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Costello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Grady Crumpler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Baley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Darius Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Baley - foul #1 on Richard Baley, team foul #4 | 23-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell (PG), Lewis Bain (SF), Charles Jordan (C) Eldridge Stackpole, John Jacob, Clark Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Drexel | Derek Potter (SF), Todd Micheals (PF), Richard Fox (C) Rodney Costello, Grady Crumpler, Richard Baley | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Darius Parker makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Darius Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | Drexel | John Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lewis Bain - foul #1 on Lewis Bain, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| 03:08 | Drexel | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:08 | Drexel | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 27-32 |
| 02:35 | Drexel | Derek Potter can't finish the layup | 27-32 |
| 02:34 | Drexel | Derek Potter gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 02:17 | Drexel | Richard Fox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Lewis Bain | 27-32 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Lewis Bain misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Derek Potter - foul #2 on Derek Potter, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole (SG), Clark Wilkinson (C) Floyd Climer, Charles Jordan | |
| Subs | Drexel | Shane Rupert (PG), Mikel Zamor (SG), Rodney Costello (SF), Grady Crumpler (PF), Richard Baley (C) John Davis, Scott Hart, Derek Potter, Todd Micheals, Richard Fox | |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Lewis Bain makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Lewis Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:46 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eldridge Stackpole | 29-32 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shane Rupert - foul #1 on Shane Rupert, team foul #6 | 29-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Jacob (PF) Lewis Bain | |
| Subs | Drexel | | |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:29 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 01:11 | Drexel | Shane Rupert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Alfred Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 00:53 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 00:31 | Drexel | Grady Crumpler's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo (PG), Floyd Climer (SF) Alfred Caldwell, Darius Parker | |
| Subs | Drexel | Derek Potter (SF), Todd Micheals (PF), Richard Fox (C) Rodney Costello, Grady Crumpler, Richard Baley | |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Frederick Guajardo buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eldridge Stackpole | 33-32 |
| 00:01 | Drexel | Shane Rupert hits the finger roll | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Eldridge Stackpole misses the fullcourt shot | 33-34 |