| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Fulton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Lynch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vlade Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Clifford Cato (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao inbounds the ball | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Clifford Cato steals it from Dave Curd | 44-47 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Clifford Cato hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Larry Hilt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dave Curd | 47-49 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Paul Lynch can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Hilt - foul #1 on Larry Hilt, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (SF), Justin Jacobs (C) Clifford Cato, Leon Singleton | |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Lino Habowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Michael Jones blows the layup | 47-49 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Michael Jones tips it home | 49-49 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman misses the easy layup | 49-49 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Larry Hilt pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Dewei Kung misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Hogan - foul #1 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Brandenberger (SG) Larry Hilt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson (SG), Clifford Cato (SF), Leon Singleton (C) Paul Lynch, Vlade Zimmerman, Thomas Hogan | |
| 17:33 | Houston | Dewei Kung makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Dewei Kung makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson's floater is knocked away by Michael Jones | 51-49 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Jacobs | 51-49 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Clifford Cato misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Donald Moodie grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Michael Jones drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Dewei Kung | 53-49 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Michael Brandenberger picks off the pass by Clifford Cato | 53-49 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Donald Moodie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Colvard - foul #2 on William Colvard, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (PG), Vlade Zimmerman (SG), James Aarons (SF), Thomas Hogan (PF) William Colvard, Anthony Derrickson, Clifford Cato, Justin Jacobs | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Donald Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Xiao - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Xiao, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Hilt (SG) Donald Moodie | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Harding (C) Leon Singleton | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Fulton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Lynch (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vlade Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Aarons (fresh) PF - Thomas Hogan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Allan Harding (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Paul Lynch knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Aarons | 54-52 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Larry Hilt makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Xiao | 56-52 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Larry Hilt grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dave Curd | 59-52 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 14:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Fulton | 59-52 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Dave Curd misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Tommy Cain snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Tommy Cain scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dave Curd and he's fouled by Thomas Hogan - foul #2 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #3 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Lino Habowski (C) Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson (PG), Clifford Cato (SF), Justin Jacobs (PF), Leon Singleton (C) Paul Lynch, James Aarons, Thomas Hogan, Allan Harding | |
| 13:55 | Houston | Tommy Cain makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Tommy Cain swats the layup by Clifford Cato | 62-52 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Tommy Cain misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 62-52 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Justin Jacobs grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Leon Singleton lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Derrickson and the foul's on Dave Curd - foul #1 on Dave Curd, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Dewei Kung (PF) Dave Curd, Tommy Cain, Lino Habowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (PG) Vlade Zimmerman | |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Leon Singleton makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Donald Moodie can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Leon Singleton | 62-55 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | William Colvard hits a floater from the baseline | 62-57 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Donald Moodie drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Williams | 65-57 |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Leon Singleton drills a turnaround from the right block set up by William Colvard | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dewei Kung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Colvard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Derrickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Cato (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Leon Singleton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Justin Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Clifford Cato drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Justin Jacobs | 65-61 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Dewei Kung misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Leon Singleton | 65-61 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Clifford Cato can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-61 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Justin Jacobs denies the turnaround by Michael Jones | 65-61 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 10:12 | UNLV | Leon Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Timothy Williams, Dewei Kung, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (PG), Vlade Zimmerman (SG), James Aarons (SF), Thomas Hogan (PF), Allan Harding (C) William Colvard, Anthony Derrickson, Clifford Cato, Justin Jacobs, Leon Singleton | |
| 10:06 | Houston | Larry Hilt is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Paul Lynch knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Vlade Zimmerman | 65-64 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Larry Hilt lays it in on a nice dish by Tommy Cain and he's fouled by Thomas Hogan - foul #3 on Thomas Hogan, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | Allan Harding snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Tommy Cain pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 09:05 | Houston | David Fulton is fouled in the backcourt by James Aarons - foul #2 on James Aarons, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 08:52 | Houston | David Fulton misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 67-64 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Paul Lynch grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Dave Curd is called for the reach on Paul Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dave Curd, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Bosque (SF) James Aarons | |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Xiao - foul #4 on Jing-Quo Xiao, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Jones (SF), Lino Habowski (C) Jing-Quo Xiao, David Fulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Lino Habowski takes the ball from Paul Lynch | 67-64 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Tommy Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leon Singleton (C) Allan Harding | |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Paul Lynch scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vlade Zimmerman | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Larry Hilt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lino Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Paul Lynch (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vlade Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Bosque (fresh) PF - Thomas Hogan (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Singleton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Leon Singleton denies the turnaround by Larry Hilt | 67-67 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Paul Lynch makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Hogan | 67-69 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-69 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Michael Jones grabs the board | 67-69 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Larry Hilt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Robert Bosque grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | The jumper by Thomas Hogan is denied by Tommy Cain | 67-69 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan tips it back up and in | 67-71 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Lino Habowski can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 67-71 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Leon Singleton gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | Paul Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Dave Curd grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), David Fulton (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Michael Jones, Tommy Cain, Lino Habowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Colvard (PG), Anthony Derrickson (SG), Clifford Cato (SF), Allan Harding (PF), Justin Jacobs (C) Paul Lynch, Vlade Zimmerman, Robert Bosque, Thomas Hogan, Leon Singleton | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger is hacked by Anthony Derrickson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Derrickson, team foul #6 | 67-71 |
| 05:24 | Houston | David Fulton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-71 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Brandenberger - foul #1 on Michael Brandenberger, team foul #6 | 67-71 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Brandenberger | 67-72 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Clifford Cato comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-72 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Dewei Kung grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 04:35 | Houston | David Fulton misses long on an open shot from close range but the foul's on Anthony Derrickson - foul #3 on Anthony Derrickson, team foul #7 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman (SG) Anthony Derrickson | |
| 04:35 | Houston | David Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 04:35 | Houston | David Fulton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Allan Harding misses the easy layup | 68-72 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Jacobs | 68-72 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Vlade Zimmerman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Allan Harding tips it home | 68-74 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Moodie misses long on a shot in the lane | 68-74 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Dewei Kung tips it back up and in | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dewei Kung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - William Colvard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vlade Zimmerman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Clifford Cato (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Allan Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Xiao steps in front of the Clifford Cato pass | 70-74 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Donald Moodie clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Vlade Zimmerman | 70-74 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Jing-Quo Xiao, Dewei Kung, David Fulton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Lynch (PG), James Aarons (SF), Thomas Hogan (PF), Leon Singleton (C) William Colvard, Clifford Cato, Justin Jacobs, Allan Harding | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Timothy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 70-74 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Clifford Cato (SF) James Aarons | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Larry Hilt is hacked by Vlade Zimmerman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vlade Zimmerman, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Leon Singleton grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Leon Singleton is hacked by Lino Habowski - foul #3 on Lino Habowski, team foul #7 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), David Fulton (C) Timothy Williams, Lino Habowski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Leon Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:24 | UNLV | Leon Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Larry Hilt is hacked by Paul Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Lynch, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Larry Hilt makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Larry Hilt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Clifford Cato misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan snags the offensive board | 72-76 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Paul Lynch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-76 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan can't tip it in | 72-76 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Leon Singleton misses the tip | 72-76 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hogan | 72-76 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 72-76 |
| 01:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dave Curd | 72-76 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Dave Curd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Tommy Cain (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Paul Lynch clanks a 3 from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jing-Quo Xiao | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Dave Curd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan snags the defensive board | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Dave Curd is called for the reach on Thomas Hogan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dave Curd, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:27 | Houston | David Fulton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-78 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Larry Hilt grabs the offensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Larry Hilt loses the dribble to Vlade Zimmerman | 72-78 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hilt - foul #2 on Larry Hilt, team foul #9 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson (SG) Vlade Zimmerman | |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Leon Singleton snags the offensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Leon Singleton is fouled on the floor by Larry Hilt - foul #3 on Larry Hilt, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Leon Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Leon Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Tommy Cain grabs the board | 72-78 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Paul Lynch takes the ball from Dave Curd in the backcourt | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Anthony Derrickson lays it up and in set up by Paul Lynch | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Dave Curd connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Cain | 75-80 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Dave Curd is called for the reach on Thomas Hogan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dave Curd, team foul #11 | 75-80 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Thomas Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Larry Hilt misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-82 |