| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Major Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Brawley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Glenn Saum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vincent Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Neely (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Glenn Saum inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | North Texas | Larry Brawley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Major Smallwood takes the ball from George Reiber | 26-24 |
| 19:17 | North Texas | Major Smallwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes misses the fadeaway from close range | 26-24 |
| 19:08 | North Texas | Glenn Saum pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:53 | North Texas | Major Smallwood hits a 3 from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Urrutia | 29-27 |
| 18:23 | North Texas | Glenn Saum connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Major Smallwood | 32-27 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 18:11 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Max Neely | 32-27 |
| 17:49 | North Texas | Dikembe Agbayani picks off the pass by Max Neely | 32-27 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes is whistled for traveling | 32-27 |
| 17:04 | North Texas | Major Smallwood makes the shot from the left wing set up by Max Neely and the foul's on Joseph Urrutia - foul #1 on Joseph Urrutia, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Aaron Bauman (SF), Randy Kovach (PF), William Mariano (C) Glenn Saum, Vincent Key, Max Neely | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (SF), Micah Harper (C) Ramiro Zapata, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 17:04 | North Texas | Major Smallwood makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Major Smallwood steals it from Joseph Urrutia | 35-27 |
| 16:19 | North Texas | Randy Kovach misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ronald Hughes - foul #2 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (SF), Steve Degnan (C) George Reiber, Ronald Hughes | |
| 16:19 | North Texas | Randy Kovach misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:19 | North Texas | Randy Kovach misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Micah Harper | 35-27 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Major Smallwood - foul #2 on Major Smallwood, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:12 | North Texas | William Mariano gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:45 | North Texas | Major Smallwood clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Micah Harper gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Major Smallwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Brawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Aaron Bauman (fresh) PF - Randy Kovach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Mariano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Bonner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Micah Harper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Steve Degnan hits a shot from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 15:12 | North Texas | William Mariano drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Brawley | 37-30 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Degnan | 37-33 |
| 14:22 | North Texas | Aaron Bauman scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Major Smallwood | 40-33 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Aaron Bauman blocks the jumper by Joseph Urrutia | 40-33 |
| 14:11 | North Texas | Randy Kovach grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 13:58 | North Texas | Major Smallwood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 13:56 | North Texas | Aaron Bauman gets the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:41 | North Texas | Major Smallwood works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Edward Bonner blows the layup | 40-33 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Edward Bonner misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | Micah Harper tips it in | 40-35 |
| 13:07 | North Texas | Major Smallwood shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:05 | North Texas | William Mariano tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | North Texas | William Mariano grabs the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:43 | North Texas | William Mariano is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Mariano, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Augustus Zaiss (SG), Glenn Saum (SF), Vincent Key (PF), Max Neely (C) Larry Brawley, Aaron Bauman, Randy Kovach, William Mariano | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Reiber (SG), Ramiro Zapata (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Dikembe Agbayani (C) Edward Bonner, Alberto Marino, Micah Harper, Steve Degnan | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Reiber | 40-37 |
| 11:50 | North Texas | Max Neely misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Glenn Saum steals it from Dikembe Agbayani | 40-37 |
| 11:40 | North Texas | Augustus Zaiss slams it home on a nice dish by Glenn Saum | 42-37 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Major Smallwood (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Augustus Zaiss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Saum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vincent Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Neely (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Major Smallwood picks off the pass by Joseph Urrutia | 42-37 |
| 11:03 | North Texas | Max Neely banks in the layup | 44-37 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | George Reiber is hacked by Vincent Key - foul #3 on Vincent Key, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (PG) Joseph Urrutia | |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:32 | North Texas | Max Neely grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:21 | North Texas | Major Smallwood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes is fouled on the floor by Vincent Key - foul #4 on Vincent Key, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | North Texas | Randy Kovach (PF) Vincent Key | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes buries a fadeaway in the paint | 44-39 |
| 09:28 | North Texas | Major Smallwood connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | Aaron Bauman (SF), William Mariano (C) Glenn Saum, Max Neely | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (SF), Micah Harper (PF), Steve Degnan (C) Ramiro Zapata, Ronald Hughes, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 08:51 | North Texas | Major Smallwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 08:50 | North Texas | Randy Kovach snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 08:36 | North Texas | Major Smallwood is called for 3 seconds | 47-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | Larry Brawley (SF) Aaron Bauman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia (PG) George Reiber | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia is hacked by Augustus Zaiss - foul #4 on Augustus Zaiss, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | Aaron Bauman (SF) Augustus Zaiss | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata (SF) Edward Bonner | |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Micah Harper clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-39 |
| 08:02 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Aaron Bauman | 47-39 |
| 07:49 | North Texas | Aaron Bauman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Micah Harper is fouled on the floor by Aaron Bauman - foul #1 on Aaron Bauman, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | North Texas | Glenn Saum (PG), Augustus Zaiss (SG), Vincent Key (PF), Max Neely (C) Major Smallwood, Aaron Bauman, Randy Kovach, William Mariano | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Hughes (PF), Dikembe Agbayani (C) Ramiro Zapata, Micah Harper | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Glenn Saum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SG - Augustus Zaiss (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Larry Brawley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Key (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Max Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alberto Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steve Degnan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Glenn Saum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Steve Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Max Neely steps in front of the Steve Degnan pass | 50-42 |
| 06:09 | North Texas | Glenn Saum misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 06:07 | North Texas | Glenn Saum gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:46 | North Texas | Glenn Saum comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani dunks the ball on a great pass from Ronald Hughes | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:05 | North Texas | Alberto Marino steals the ball from Max Neely | 50-44 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia throws it down on a great pass from Alberto Marino | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:31 | North Texas | Larry Brawley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Augustus Zaiss | 53-46 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (PG), George Reiber (SG), Ramiro Zapata (SF) Joseph Urrutia, Alberto Marino, Steve Degnan | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata is fouled on the floor by Larry Brawley - foul #1 on Larry Brawley, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | North Texas | Aaron Bauman (SF) Larry Brawley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes snags the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Edward Bonner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glenn Saum - foul #1 on Glenn Saum, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Edward Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Edward Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | North Texas | Ronald Hughes steals it from Max Neely | 53-47 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Edward Bonner makes the shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Max Neely - foul #2 on Max Neely, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | North Texas | Major Smallwood (PG) Aaron Bauman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Edward Bonner makes the free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Major Smallwood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Augustus Zaiss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Glenn Saum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Vincent Key (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Max Neely (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Bonner (fresh) 11 pts. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | North Texas | Vincent Key comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hughes - foul #3 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia (PG), Micah Harper (C) Edward Bonner, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 03:11 | North Texas | Vincent Key misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:11 | North Texas | Vincent Key makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ramiro Zapata | 54-52 |
| 02:15 | North Texas | Max Neely misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | George Reiber grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:04 | North Texas | Vincent Key gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:59 | North Texas | Major Smallwood misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 01:57 | North Texas | Max Neely tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ronald Hughes | 54-52 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Micah Harper scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Hughes | 54-54 |
| 01:20 | North Texas | Glenn Saum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Augustus Zaiss and the foul's on Micah Harper - foul #1 on Micah Harper, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani (C) Micah Harper | |
| 01:20 | North Texas | Glenn Saum makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia is fouled on the floor by Max Neely - foul #3 on Max Neely, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | North Texas | Larry Brawley (SF) Glenn Saum | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:44 | North Texas | Larry Brawley loses the dribble to Ramiro Zapata | 57-56 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes banks in the layup set up by Ramiro Zapata | 57-58 |
| 00:17 | North Texas | Larry Brawley misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-58 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes grabs the board | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Major Smallwood - foul #3 on Major Smallwood, team foul #11 | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Larry Brawley | 57-58 |
| 00:01 | North Texas | Augustus Zaiss connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | George Reiber can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 59-58 |