| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jacob Fields (fresh) SG - Brian Light (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Gilmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Crowl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Zollman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daryl Guenther (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Chad Joyal inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:56 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Fields - foul #2 on Jacob Fields, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson (SG), Ferdinand Santiago (C) Jacob Fields, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Chad Joyal is called for the reach on Ronald Gilmer - foul #2 on Chad Joyal, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton (SF), Richard Zollman (C) Ronald Gilmer, Ferdinand Santiago | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 19:30 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 19:28 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Chad Joyal grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Holston | 35-35 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson is hacked by Thomas Lusher - foul #3 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Brandon Pederson (SG), Ronald Gilmer (SF), Alexander Helms (PF), Ferdinand Santiago (C) Brian Light, Scot Robinson, Donald McNaughton, Louis Crowl, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (C) Thomas Lusher | |
| 18:44 | Texas Southern | Ferdinand Santiago clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Alexander Helms grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Fields | 38-35 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is hacked by Alexander Helms - foul #1 on Alexander Helms, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Light (SG), Donald McNaughton (SF), Louis Crowl (PF) Jacob Fields, Brandon Pederson, Alexander Helms | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Dennis Leath (SF), Fred Cranmer (C) Shawn Holston, Sidney Foxx, Daryl Guenther | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | James Johnson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Chad Joyal | 38-37 |
| 17:53 | Texas Southern | Ferdinand Santiago's pass is intercepted by James Johnson | 38-37 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | James Johnson hits the finger roll | 38-39 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | James Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Chacko can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 17:19 | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Scot Robinson (SG), Alexander Helms (PF), Richard Zollman (C) Brian Light, Donald McNaughton, Louis Crowl, Ferdinand Santiago | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF) James Johnson, Chad Joyal, James Chacko | |
| 16:55 | Texas Southern | Shawn Holston picks off the pass by Richard Zollman | 41-39 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Shawn Holston hits the finger roll | 41-41 |
| 16:40 | Texas Southern | Daryl Guenther picks off the pass by Alexander Helms | 41-41 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Shawn Holston connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Sidney Foxx | 41-43 |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Gilmer out of the doubleteam | 44-43 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Shawn Holston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | Alexander Helms gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jacob Fields (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scot Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gilmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Helms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Zollman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Sidney Foxx (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fairly fresh) PF - Daryl Guenther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Cranmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Alexander Helms - foul #2 on Alexander Helms, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson (PG), Brian Light (SG), Louis Crowl (PF), Brandon Dombkowski (C) Jacob Fields, Scot Robinson, Ronald Gilmer, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Thomas Lusher (C) Sidney Foxx, Dennis Leath, Fred Cranmer | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl is by himself and knocks in the shot from close range set up by Brandon Pederson | 46-45 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Shawn Holston pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher tips it in | 46-47 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Shawn Holston steals it from Alexander Helms | 46-47 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | James Johnson banks in the layup set up by Shawn Holston | 46-49 |
| 14:26 | Texas Southern | Thomas Lusher swats the layup by Louis Crowl | 46-49 |
| 14:25 | Texas Southern | Alexander Helms gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | James Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson is called for traveling | 46-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Scot Robinson (SG), Ronald Gilmer (SF), Ferdinand Santiago (PF) Brandon Pederson, Brian Light, Alexander Helms, Louis Crowl | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Chad Joyal (SF), James Chacko (PF), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Zoran Zourkos, Daryl Guenther, Thomas Lusher | |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Chad Joyal hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 13:38 | UNLV | Chad Joyal gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Cranmer | 46-52 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Shawn Holston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Brandon Dombkowski gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-52 |
| 12:49 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is whistled for a carry | 46-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton (SF), Richard Zollman (C) Ronald Gilmer, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Thomas Lusher (C) Shawn Holston, Fred Cranmer | |
| 12:29 | Texas Southern | James Chacko steals the ball from Richard Zollman | 46-52 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | James Johnson is whistled for a carry | 46-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson (PG), Brian Light (SG), Brandon Dombkowski (C) Jacob Fields, Scot Robinson, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Leath (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF) Sidney Foxx, James Chacko | |
| 11:55 | Texas Southern | Chad Joyal is called for the reach on Brian Light - foul #3 on Chad Joyal, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer (PG), Louis Crowl (PF) Brian Light, Ferdinand Santiago | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (PG), Sidney Foxx (SG) James Johnson, Chad Joyal | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Gilmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brandon Pederson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald McNaughton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Crowl (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Dombkowski (tiring) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Leath (fresh) PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson's pass is intercepted by Sidney Foxx | 46-52 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Ronald Gilmer picks off the pass by Dennis Leath | 46-52 |
| 11:04 | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Dennis Leath - foul #3 on Dennis Leath, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Brian Light (SG), Ferdinand Santiago (PF), Richard Zollman (C) Ronald Gilmer, Brandon Pederson, Louis Crowl, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Chad Joyal (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF) Sidney Foxx, Fred Cranmer | |
| 11:04 | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Chad Joyal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer (SF) Donald McNaughton | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG) Zoran Zourkos | |
| 10:47 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Leath - foul #4 on Dennis Leath, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton (SF) Ronald Gilmer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), James Chacko (C) Dennis Leath, Thomas Lusher | |
| 10:47 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:47 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | James Chacko snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | James Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Brian Light | 48-52 |
| 10:33 | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Donald McNaughton | 50-52 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx loses the dribble to Richard Zollman | 50-52 |
| 10:08 | Texas Southern | Ferdinand Santiago buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | James Johnson hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sidney Foxx | 52-55 |
| 09:34 | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Zollman | 54-55 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Fields - foul #3 on Jacob Fields, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson (PG), Scot Robinson (SG), Ronald Gilmer (SF), Louis Crowl (PF), Brandon Dombkowski (C) Jacob Fields, Brian Light, Donald McNaughton, Ferdinand Santiago, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Chad Joyal, Daryl Guenther, James Chacko | |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Brandon Dombkowski steals it from Thomas Lusher | 54-55 |
| 09:11 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Ronald Gilmer, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Light (PG) Brandon Pederson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer misses the lay-in | 54-55 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Sidney Foxx | 54-55 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Shawn Holston hits the finger roll set up by Sidney Foxx | 54-57 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Gilmer | 57-57 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is open and lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson's floater is knocked away by Fred Cranmer | 57-59 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Sidney Foxx is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Brandon Pederson (SG), Ferdinand Santiago (PF) Brian Light, Scot Robinson, Louis Crowl | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (PG), Chad Joyal (SF), Daryl Guenther (PF) Shawn Holston, Zoran Zourkos, Fred Cranmer | |
| 07:57 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jacob Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Pederson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gilmer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ferdinand Santiago (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Dombkowski (tired) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Sidney Foxx (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chad Joyal (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Guenther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | UNLV | James Johnson is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Daryl Guenther | 59-61 |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer misses the 3 from straight away | 59-61 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Sidney Foxx | 59-61 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daryl Guenther | 59-63 |
| 07:13 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Light (PG), Scot Robinson (SG), Donald McNaughton (SF), Louis Crowl (PF), Richard Zollman (C) Jacob Fields, Brandon Pederson, Ronald Gilmer, Ferdinand Santiago, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Leath (SF), James Chacko (C) Sidney Foxx, Thomas Lusher | |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman makes the turnaround from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Scot Robinson is called for the reach on Dennis Leath - foul #3 on Scot Robinson, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Brandon Pederson (SG), Ferdinand Santiago (PF) Brian Light, Scot Robinson, Louis Crowl | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (PG), Fred Cranmer (C) James Johnson, Daryl Guenther | |
| 06:26 | UNLV | James Chacko buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Donald McNaughton - foul #2 on Donald McNaughton, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson (SG), Ronald Gilmer (SF), Brandon Dombkowski (C) Jacob Fields, Donald McNaughton, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:26 | UNLV | James Chacko misses the free throw | 61-65 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Brandon Dombkowski grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 06:11 | Texas Southern | Brandon Dombkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson tips it in | 63-65 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Fred Cranmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Chad Joyal makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-68 |
| 05:15 | Texas Southern | Ferdinand Santiago is denied on a layup by James Chacko | 63-68 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Brandon Dombkowski grabs the offensive board | 63-68 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Gilmer out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Chad Joyal - foul #4 on Chad Joyal, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Light (PG), Donald McNaughton (SF), Louis Crowl (PF), Richard Zollman (C) Brandon Pederson, Ronald Gilmer, Ferdinand Santiago, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Holston (PG), James Johnson (SG), Daryl Guenther (PF), Thomas Lusher (C) Zoran Zourkos, Dennis Leath, James Chacko, Fred Cranmer | |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 04:43 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG) Scot Robinson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Louis Crowl - foul #1 on Louis Crowl, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Daryl Guenther makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Brian Light is called for a charge - foul #3 on Brian Light, team foul #9 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Dombkowski (C) Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Jacob Fields is called for the reach on Shawn Holston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Fields, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer (SF) Donald McNaughton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Guenther - foul #3 on Daryl Guenther, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton (SF), Richard Zollman (C) Ronald Gilmer, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF), Fred Cranmer (PF) Chad Joyal, Daryl Guenther | |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl misses the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jacob Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Light (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald McNaughton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Crowl (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Zollman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Holston (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Zoran Zourkos (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Cranmer (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Lusher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Shawn Holston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 03:34 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-72 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Holston | 67-74 |
| 03:04 | Texas Southern | Brian Light scores on a jumper from the right side | 69-74 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | James Johnson travels in the backcourt | 69-74 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson (SG), Ronald Gilmer (SF), Ferdinand Santiago (PF), Brandon Dombkowski (C) Brian Light, Donald McNaughton, Louis Crowl, Richard Zollman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Dennis Leath (SF) James Johnson, Zoran Zourkos | |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-74 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Dennis Leath is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sidney Foxx | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson is fouled on the floor by Sidney Foxx - foul #3 on Sidney Foxx, team foul #9 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Light (SG), Louis Crowl (PF) Jacob Fields, Ferdinand Santiago | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daryl Guenther (PF), James Chacko (C) Fred Cranmer, Thomas Lusher | |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Dennis Leath is hacked by Ronald Gilmer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Gilmer, team foul #11 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson (SG) Brandon Pederson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Dennis Leath makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Dennis Leath makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 02:21 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl banks in the layup | 73-78 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ferdinand Santiago (PF) Louis Crowl | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Johnson (SG) Sidney Foxx | |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Shawn Holston comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 73-78 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Shawn Holston snags the offensive board | 73-78 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James Chacko misses long on a jumper near the basket | 73-78 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Leath - foul #5 on Dennis Leath, team foul #10 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jacob Fields (PG), Louis Crowl (PF), Richard Zollman (C) Scot Robinson, Ferdinand Santiago, Brandon Dombkowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG), Chad Joyal (SF), Thomas Lusher (C) James Johnson, Dennis Leath, James Chacko | |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gilmer misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman grabs the offensive rebound | 74-78 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Lusher is called for the reach on Richard Zollman - foul #4 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Chad Joyal connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Holston | 76-81 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 76-81 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Chad Joyal grabs the defensive rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | Chad Joyal is open and buries a floater from the right wing set up by Shawn Holston | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl buries a runner from the baseline | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Shawn Holston is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Fields - foul #5 on Jacob Fields, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson (SG) Jacob Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 78-84 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 78-85 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman connects on the jumper from the left block | 80-85 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Brian Light is called for the reach on Shawn Holston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Light, team foul #13 | 80-85 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Zoran Zourkos (SF) Sidney Foxx | |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 1st free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Shawn Holston makes the 2nd free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-87 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Lusher | 80-87 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is hacked by Brian Light in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Light, team foul #14 | 80-87 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald McNaughton (SF) Brian Light | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sidney Foxx (SG) Zoran Zourkos | |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman grabs the defensive rebound | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Scot Robinson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 80-88 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Lusher | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern 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 (+3) | |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Gilmer - foul #4 on Ronald Gilmer, team foul #15 | 80-88 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Louis Crowl makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-90 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher is hacked by Ronald Gilmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald Gilmer, team foul #16 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Pederson (PG) Ronald Gilmer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher makes the 1st free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Thomas Lusher misses the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman gets the rebound | 82-91 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lusher - foul #5 on Thomas Lusher, team foul #12 | 82-91 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Chacko (C) Thomas Lusher | |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Richard Zollman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Shawn Holston runs out the clock | 84-91 |