| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fresh) SG - Robert Landry (fresh) SF - Michael Dowling (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) C - Edward Hibbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Charles Blanchard takes the ball from Robert Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Michael Dowling jams it on a nice dish by Edward Hibbard | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Central Florida | Michael Dowling is called for the reach on Steven Bujnowski - foul #1 on Michael Dowling, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Central Florida | Terry Long grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Robert Landry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Danny Hey pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | UNLV | Michael Dowling drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Danny Hey | 4-2 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:20 | UNLV | Robert Landry is fouled on the floor by Charles Blanchard - foul #1 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Michael Dowling drills a jumpshot from the left side | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | Central Florida | A charge is called on Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Richard Gill (SG), Danny Grainger (PF) Danny Hey, Robert Landry, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Danny Grainger lays it in set up by Mauricio Romano | 8-2 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard drills a shot from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Bujnowski - foul #1 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Thomas (PF) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Kevin Boardman (SF), Horace Fleming (PF) Charles Blanchard, Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson | |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Michael Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Michael Dowling makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) SF - Michael Dowling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) C - Edward Hibbard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) SG - Corey Whitney (fresh) SF - Kevin Boardman (fresh) PF - Horace Fleming (fresh) C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman clanks a runner from the baseline | 10-4 |
| 15:45 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman grabs the offensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Terry Long | 10-6 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Boardman - foul #1 on Kevin Boardman, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG), Robert Landry (SG) Mauricio Romano, Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG), James Branscome (C) Terry Long, Joseph Bieker | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Michael Dowling makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Robert Thomas makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Hey | 13-6 |
| 15:12 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman misses the lay-in | 13-6 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard snags the defensive board | 13-6 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Kevin Boardman steps in front of the Robert Thomas pass | 13-6 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Danny Hey picks off the pass by Corey Whitney | 13-6 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Robert Landry lays it up and in on a great pass from Danny Hey | 15-6 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-6 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard grabs the defensive rebound | 15-6 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Robert Landry can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-6 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 15-6 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Robert Thomas drills a fadeaway near the basket | 17-6 |
| 13:29 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 17-6 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Robert Landry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-6 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 12:56 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-6 |
| 12:54 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming gets the offensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 12:34 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-6 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | 3 seconds is called on Danny Hey | 17-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Gene Reynolds (SG), Richard Gill (SF), Danny Grainger (PF) Danny Hey, Robert Landry, Michael Dowling, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Charles Blanchard (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Corey Whitney, Thomas Lamar, Kevin Boardman, Horace Fleming, James Branscome | |
| 11:57 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson is called for traveling | 17-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gene Reynolds (fresh) SF - Richard Gill (fresh) PF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hibbard (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fresh) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) C - Joseph Bieker (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Danny Grainger's pass is intercepted by Charles Blanchard | 17-6 |
| 11:19 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-6 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Richard Gill snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Joseph Bieker is called for the reach on Edward Hibbard - foul #1 on Joseph Bieker, team foul #5 | 17-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Thomas (C) Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Robert Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Blanchard - foul #2 on Charles Blanchard, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak (SG) Charles Blanchard | |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 17-6 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 17-6 |
| 10:55 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson snags the defensive board | 17-6 |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 17-6 |
| 10:35 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson tips it back up and in | 17-8 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Robert Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 10:23 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:16 | Central Florida | Terry Long connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Bujnowski | 17-10 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Richard Gill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG), Robert Landry (SF), Edward Hibbard (C) Mauricio Romano, Gene Reynolds, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG) Clifton Walkowiak | |
| 09:40 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker's layup is rejected by Edward Hibbard | 17-10 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edward Hibbard | 17-10 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-10 |
| 09:19 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:00 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Johnson | 17-10 |
| 08:41 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 17-10 |
| 08:40 | Central Florida | Timothy Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Terry Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Robert Landry - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gene Reynolds (SG), Danny Grainger (PF) Richard Gill, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (SG), Kevin Boardman (PF), Horace Fleming (C) Steven Bujnowski, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 08:28 | Central Florida | Terry Long makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard misses the driving attempt in the paint | 17-13 |
| 08:08 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 07:52 | Central Florida | Terry Long's pass is intercepted by Robert Landry | 17-13 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gene Reynolds (fresh) SF - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hibbard (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Terry Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Whitney (fresh) SF - Thomas Lamar (fresh) PF - Kevin Boardman (fresh) C - Horace Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Boardman - foul #2 on Kevin Boardman, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Michael Dowling (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Danny Hey, Robert Landry, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clifton Walkowiak (SG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), James Branscome (C) Terry Long, Thomas Lamar, Kevin Boardman | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney is fouled on the floor by Michael Dowling - foul #2 on Michael Dowling, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Landry (SF) Michael Dowling | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker (C) James Branscome | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Robert Thomas denies the turnaround by Horace Fleming | 19-13 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 06:28 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-13 |
| 06:26 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Robert Landry - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), Michael Dowling (SF), Edward Hibbard (C) Gene Reynolds, Robert Landry, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Timothy Johnson (PF) Corey Whitney, Horace Fleming | |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Hibbard, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Hey (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar (SG) Steven Bujnowski | |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | Danny Hey steals the ball from Timothy Johnson | 19-15 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Danny Hey lays it in | 21-15 |
| 04:57 | Central Florida | Thomas Lamar makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard is hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #2 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Landry (SG), Danny Grainger (PF) Richard Gill, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Corey Whitney (PG), Steven Bujnowski (SF), Horace Fleming (PF), James Branscome (C) Terry Long, Clifton Walkowiak, Timothy Johnson, Joseph Bieker | |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Edward Hibbard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | James Branscome can't connect on a shot from the right block | 23-18 |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming snags the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Corey Whitney misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-18 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Danny Grainger pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Danny Hey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Landry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dowling (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Hibbard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Corey Whitney (fresh) SG - Thomas Lamar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Bujnowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Branscome (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Corey Whitney steps in front of the Robert Landry pass | 23-18 |
| 03:08 | Central Florida | Steven Bujnowski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Steven Bujnowski, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Richard Gill (SG), Robert Thomas (C) Danny Hey, Michael Dowling, Edward Hibbard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard (SG), Kevin Boardman (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Joseph Bieker (C) Thomas Lamar, Steven Bujnowski, Horace Fleming, James Branscome | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Robert Thomas can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #10 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Long (PG), Horace Fleming (PF) Corey Whitney, Timothy Johnson | |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Bieker | 23-18 |
| 02:19 | Central Florida | Terry Long is hacked by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Dowling (SF), Edward Hibbard (C) Robert Landry, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Terry Long and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Kevin Boardman makes the free throw | 23-21 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Michael Dowling can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Michael Dowling misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 01:45 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Charles Blanchard can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-21 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Richard Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | Richard Gill knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Dowling | 25-21 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Richard Gill picks off the pass by Horace Fleming | 25-21 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Michael Dowling hits a floater from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Horace Fleming can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker snags the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Edward Hibbard blocks the jumper by Joseph Bieker | 27-21 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Joseph Bieker misses the tip | 27-21 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 27-21 |