| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Myron Pimental (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Cadiz (fresh) C - Jeff Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jo-Long Hong (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Genaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Olufemi Abdul (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes is denied on a layup by Olufemi Abdul | 32-31 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Olufemi Abdul | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Myron Pimental takes the ball from Curtis Sowers in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Myron Pimental misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 19:25 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Scott Cadiz | 32-31 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz's pass is intercepted by Olufemi Abdul | 32-31 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Sowers | 32-34 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz lays it up and in and he's hacked by Morris Anthony - foul #3 on Morris Anthony, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn (PG), Rodney Rosenbalm (SG), Ernest Frawley (SF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, James Johnson, Andrew Hughes, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Carlin (SG), Lawrence Barfield (SF), Christopher Keller (PF) Curtis Sowers, Genaro Bruno, Morris Anthony | |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:06 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Barfield | 35-36 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Olufemi Abdul denies the turnaround by Scott Cadiz | 35-36 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm tips it back up and in | 37-36 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield misses long on a shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Rosenbalm | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Hughes (SF), Roger Bartley (PF), Jeff Sanders (C) Ernest Frawley, Scott Cadiz, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch (PG), Clarence Stahr (PF), Toni Budniewski (C) Jo-Long Hong, Christopher Keller, Olufemi Abdul | |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeff Sanders and he's fouled by Clarence Stahr - foul #1 on Clarence Stahr, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Cleghorn (fresh) SG - Rodney Rosenbalm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Bartley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jeff Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Randolph Hitch (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carlin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Barfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Stahr (fresh) C - Toni Budniewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Carlin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Toni Budniewski | 43-36 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield misses short on an open floater near the basket | 43-36 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Carlin | 43-39 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Roger Bartley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 14:45 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 14:21 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes clanks a floater from the left block | 43-39 |
| 13:55 | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hughes - foul #1 on Andrew Hughes, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), James Johnson (SG), Willie Vesey (SF), Ernest Frawley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Michael Cleghorn, Rodney Rosenbalm, Andrew Hughes, Roger Bartley, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong (PG), Curtis Sowers (SG), Genaro Bruno (SF), Morris Anthony (PF), Christopher Keller (C) Randolph Hitch, Thomas Carlin, Lawrence Barfield, Clarence Stahr, Toni Budniewski | |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Curtis Sowers | 43-42 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Christopher Keller swats the shot by Willie Vesey | 43-42 |
| 13:09 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:51 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Curtis Sowers | 43-44 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley is fouled on the floor by Morris Anthony - foul #4 on Morris Anthony, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul (C) Morris Anthony | |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Myron Pimental drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Vesey | 45-44 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Myron Pimental - foul #1 on Myron Pimental, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Hughes (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF), Jeff Sanders (C) Willie Vesey, Ernest Frawley, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Floyd (SG) Curtis Sowers | |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Olufemi Abdul - foul #2 on Olufemi Abdul, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (SG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong travels in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 11:45 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the floater in the lane | 50-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Myron Pimental (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanford Sarmiento (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Cadiz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jo-Long Hong (tiring) 14 pts. SG - Gary Floyd (fresh) SF - Genaro Bruno (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Keller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Olufemi Abdul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Minnesota | Myron Pimental picks off the pass by Jo-Long Hong in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 11:25 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 11:24 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Genaro Bruno | 50-46 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Stanford Sarmiento is called for the reach on Genaro Bruno - foul #1 on Stanford Sarmiento, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn (PG), James Johnson (SG), Rodney Rosenbalm (SF), Ernest Frawley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, Stanford Sarmiento, Andrew Hughes, Scott Cadiz, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch (PG), Curtis Sowers (SG), Lawrence Barfield (SF), Toni Budniewski (C) Jo-Long Hong, Gary Floyd, Genaro Bruno, Olufemi Abdul | |
| 10:40 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-46 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm scores on a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Christopher Keller - foul #1 on Christopher Keller, team foul #5 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clarence Stahr (PF) Christopher Keller | |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Frawley - foul #3 on Ernest Frawley, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Vesey (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF), Roger Bartley (C) Rodney Rosenbalm, Ernest Frawley, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Stanford Sarmiento (PG) Michael Cleghorn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Floyd (PG), Thomas Carlin (SG), Olufemi Abdul (C) Randolph Hitch, Curtis Sowers, Toni Budniewski | |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul's pass is intercepted by James Johnson in the backcourt | 53-48 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz can't connect on a floater in the paint | 53-48 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stanford Sarmiento | 55-48 |
| 08:59 | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield is hacked by Willie Vesey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Vesey, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), Rodney Rosenbalm (SG), Andrew Hughes (SF), Jeff Sanders (C) Stanford Sarmiento, James Johnson, Willie Vesey, Scott Cadiz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno (SF), Christopher Keller (PF) Lawrence Barfield, Clarence Stahr | |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Genaro Bruno, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ernest Frawley (PF) Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch (PG) Gary Floyd | |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Andrew Hughes and the foul's on Olufemi Abdul - foul #3 on Olufemi Abdul, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong (PG), Toni Budniewski (C) Randolph Hitch, Olufemi Abdul | |
| 08:27 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski is called for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf (C) Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers (SG) Thomas Carlin | |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Sanders (C) Ernest Frawley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Barfield (SF), Morris Anthony (PF) Genaro Bruno, Christopher Keller | |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony scores on a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Jeff Sanders - foul #3 on Jeff Sanders, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the turnaround from the left block | 60-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Myron Pimental (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Sanders (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jo-Long Hong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Curtis Sowers (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Barfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Toni Budniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski double dribbles | 60-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn (PG), James Johnson (SG), Willie Vesey (SF), Roger Bartley (C) Myron Pimental, Rodney Rosenbalm, Andrew Hughes, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch (PG), Thomas Carlin (SG), Olufemi Abdul (C) Jo-Long Hong, Curtis Sowers, Toni Budniewski | |
| 06:53 | UNLV | James Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ernest Frawley (PF) Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno (SF) Lawrence Barfield | |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Ernest Frawley steals the ball from Morris Anthony | 60-51 |
| 06:14 | UNLV | Thomas Carlin steals the ball from Ernest Frawley | 60-51 |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Cleghorn - foul #2 on Michael Cleghorn, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrew Hughes (SF), Scott Cadiz (PF) Willie Vesey, Ernest Frawley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Floyd (SG) Thomas Carlin | |
| 06:12 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | James Johnson connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cleghorn | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul misses badly on a floater near the basket | 62-51 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch is hacked by Michael Cleghorn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cleghorn, team foul #9 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), Rodney Rosenbalm (SG), Jonathan Wolf (PF), Jeff Sanders (C) Michael Cleghorn, James Johnson, Scott Cadiz, Roger Bartley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers (SG), Lawrence Barfield (SF), Clarence Stahr (PF), Toni Budniewski (C) Gary Floyd, Genaro Bruno, Morris Anthony, Olufemi Abdul | |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 05:20 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Jonathan Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ernest Frawley (PF) Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong (PG) Randolph Hitch | |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski is open and scores on a shot from the right block | 62-55 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Rodney Rosenbalm can't connect on a floater from the left block | 62-55 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Clarence Stahr swats the layup by Jeff Sanders | 62-55 |
| 04:07 | Minnesota | Toni Budniewski snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Jeff Sanders picks off the pass by Lawrence Barfield | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley lays it in set up by Myron Pimental and he's hacked by Clarence Stahr - foul #2 on Clarence Stahr, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn (PG), James Johnson (SG), Scott Cadiz (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, Rodney Rosenbalm, Andrew Hughes, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Floyd (PG), Thomas Carlin (SG), Genaro Bruno (SF), Morris Anthony (PF), Olufemi Abdul (C) Jo-Long Hong, Curtis Sowers, Lawrence Barfield, Clarence Stahr, Toni Budniewski | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley makes the free throw | 65-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Cleghorn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Frawley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Scott Cadiz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gary Floyd (fresh) SG - Thomas Carlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Genaro Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morris Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Olufemi Abdul (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Wolf - foul #1 on Jonathan Wolf, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Vesey (SF) Ernest Frawley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch (PG) Gary Floyd | |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | UNLV | James Johnson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Randolph Hitch drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Morris Anthony | 65-59 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Myron Pimental (PG), Andrew Hughes (SF), Jeff Sanders (C) Michael Cleghorn, Willie Vesey, Jonathan Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong (PG), Christopher Keller (C) Randolph Hitch, Olufemi Abdul | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Myron Pimental's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Curtis Sowers (SG) Thomas Carlin | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 65-59 |
| 02:38 | Minnesota | Christopher Keller misses the tip | 65-59 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jeff Sanders | 65-59 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | James Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Christopher Keller lays it in uncontested | 68-61 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jo-Long Hong - foul #2 on Jo-Long Hong, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul (C) Christopher Keller | |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Jeff Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Myron Pimental is called for the reach on Jo-Long Hong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Myron Pimental, team foul #11 | 69-61 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Jo-Long Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Scott Cadiz hits a floater from the left block set up by Myron Pimental | 71-63 |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Scott Cadiz | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes hits the finger roll set up by Myron Pimental and the foul's on Olufemi Abdul - foul #4 on Olufemi Abdul, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn (PG), Rodney Rosenbalm (SG), Ernest Frawley (PF), Jonathan Wolf (C) Myron Pimental, James Johnson, Scott Cadiz, Jeff Sanders | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Andrew Hughes makes the free throw | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno is hacked by Ernest Frawley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Frawley, team foul #12 | 74-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Vesey (SF) Andrew Hughes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Morris Anthony snags the offensive board | 74-63 |
| 00:36 | Minnesota | Genaro Bruno comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 74-63 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley makes the floater from the right side | 76-63 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Sowers and he's hacked by Willie Vesey - foul #3 on Willie Vesey, team foul #13 | 76-65 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Olufemi Abdul misses the free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Ernest Frawley gets the rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Michael Cleghorn runs out the clock | 76-65 |