| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Calhoon - foul #2 on Christopher Calhoon, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Frank Steiner loses the dribble to Philip Maggard | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Philip Maggard hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Smith and the foul's on Leo Osterhout - foul #1 on Leo Osterhout, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | George Starkey pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Philip Maggard - foul #3 on Philip Maggard, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sam Hill (PG) Philip Maggard | |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses long on a runner near the basket | 36-40 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt loses the dribble to Larry Kelton | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout's pass is intercepted by Frank Steiner | 36-40 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | David Smith is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Frank Steiner, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Harris Zakar (SF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Leo Osterhout, Christopher Calhoon, Larry Kelton | |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Sean Tobar takes the ball from George Starkey | 36-40 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harris Zakar | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sam Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harris Zakar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Starkey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ognjen Zihal (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Guillermo Garcia picks off the pass by Leon Eldredge | 36-40 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia lays it in | 36-42 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Guillermo Garcia - foul #2 on Guillermo Garcia, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Sean Tobar, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Maggard (PG), Leo Osterhout (SG), Christopher Calhoon (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) Sam Hill, Guillermo Garcia, Harris Zakar, George Starkey, Ognjen Zihal | |
| 14:20 | Illinois | The jump hook by Frank Steiner is blocked by Walter Bixler | 36-42 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Philip Maggard snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Walter Bixler is hacked by Stanford Fay - foul #2 on Stanford Fay, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (SG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Walter Bixler buries a floater from the left block | 36-44 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by Christopher Calhoon - foul #3 on Christopher Calhoon, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SG) Charles Pierce | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:43 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-47 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Charles Banks connects on the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Walter Bixler - foul #4 on Walter Bixler, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Stanford Fay (PF) David Smith, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Starkey (PF) Walter Bixler | |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon is hacked by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (PG) Charles Banks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | The jump hook by Larry Kelton is blocked by Stanford Fay | 39-47 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Stanford Fay is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Nathan Nevin (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Leo Osterhout, Christopher Calhoon, Larry Kelton | |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Smith | 41-49 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Nathan Nevin pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Barnett - foul #1 on James Barnett, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon (SF), Larry Kelton (C) Nathan Nevin, Ognjen Zihal | |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Starkey - foul #2 on George Starkey, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leo Osterhout (SG), Nathan Nevin (PF) Guillermo Garcia, George Starkey | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Nathan Nevin snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Nevin | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Sean Tobar | 44-53 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:09 | Illinois | A charge is called on Frank Steiner - foul #3 on Frank Steiner, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), James Barnett (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Stanford Fay (C) Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner, Leon Eldredge, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Starkey (PF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Nathan Nevin, Larry Kelton | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Timothy McDeavitt - foul #2 on Timothy McDeavitt, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Bixler (PF) Christopher Calhoon | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout makes the free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) SF - James Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Philip Maggard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Osterhout (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ognjen Zihal (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Illinois | David Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Walter Bixler is denied on a layup by Stanford Fay | 44-56 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Stanford Fay pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | David Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-56 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt tips it home | 46-56 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Philip Maggard hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Walter Bixler | 46-58 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | David Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Walter Bixler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG), Frank Steiner (SF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Stanford Fay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Christopher Calhoon (SF), Larry Kelton (C) Leo Osterhout, George Starkey, Ognjen Zihal | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from David Smith and he's fouled by Walter Bixler - foul #5 on Walter Bixler, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sam Hill (PG), George Starkey (PF) Philip Maggard, Walter Bixler | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | George Starkey loses the dribble to Leon Eldredge | 52-58 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the dunk attempt | 52-58 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Larry Kelton snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:51 | UNLV | Sam Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Larry Kelton steals the ball from Leon Eldredge | 52-58 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Sam Hill connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Guillermo Garcia | 52-60 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Charles Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Kelton | 52-60 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Calhoon | 52-60 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Leon Eldredge takes the ball from Guillermo Garcia | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy McDeavitt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sam Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Calhoon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Larry Kelton - foul #2 on Larry Kelton, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Stanford Fay (PF), James Barnett (C) Leon Eldredge, Timothy McDeavitt, Charles Banks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Maggard (PG), Leo Osterhout (SG), Nathan Nevin (PF) Sam Hill, Guillermo Garcia, George Starkey | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Larry Kelton gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Larry Kelton misses the tip | 53-60 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Stanford Fay snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PF), Charles Banks (C) Stanford Fay, James Barnett | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Starkey (PF) Nathan Nevin | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Charles Banks misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Philip Maggard gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | David Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | George Starkey gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Larry Kelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Leo Osterhout | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | David Smith can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Larry Kelton | 53-63 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leon Eldredge | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David Smith loses the dribble to Philip Maggard | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Christopher Calhoon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Philip Maggard | 53-65 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | David Smith makes the contested floater from the right side on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Tobar - foul #2 on Sean Tobar, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt (PF) Leon Eldredge | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sam Hill (PG), Harris Zakar (SF), Ognjen Zihal (C) Philip Maggard, Christopher Calhoon, Larry Kelton | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Leo Osterhout makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the dunk | 55-67 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | UNLV | George Starkey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #1 on Charles Banks, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia (SG), Nathan Nevin (PF) Leo Osterhout, Harris Zakar | |
| 00:07 | UNLV | George Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | George Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Timothy McDeavitt is blocked by Ognjen Zihal | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Ognjen Zihal pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |