| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - George Phair (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Redden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joshua Myers inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | George Phair's layup is rejected by Philip Armstrong | 31-31 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Joshua Myers knocks in the runner from close range set up by Arthur Ferreira | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (C) Joshua Myers, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton (PG), Steve Robertson (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Rod Newsom banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Ferreira | 35-31 |
| 18:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Paul Stamper | 35-33 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Richard Coder is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Alec Whisenant (C) Paul Stamper, Dale Merchant, Phillip Rogers | |
| 18:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-33 |
| 18:06 | UNLV | Rod Newsom grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 17:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ted Marvel | 35-35 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | John Carlson hits a floater in the lane | 37-35 |
| 16:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Rod Newsom, Richard Coder, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Paul Stamper (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Ted Marvel, Ben Horton, Dennis Solinski, Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-35 |
| 16:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Philip Armstrong blocks the short jumper by Joshua Myers | 37-35 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stamper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Redden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira's 3 pointer is rejected by Dale Merchant | 39-38 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 14:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 14:49 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Stamper | 42-38 |
| 14:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Dale Merchant, Philip Armstrong | |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 14:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 14:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Joshua Myers takes the ball from Dennis Solinski in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits the finger roll | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ted Marvel | 44-40 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Charles Redden blocks the short jumper by Alonzo Samuelson | 44-40 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson tips it in | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Stamper, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Rod Newsom (SF), George Phair (C) Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Ben Horton (SG), Philip Armstrong (C) Ted Marvel, Paul Stamper, Phillip Rogers | |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Rod Newsom knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Phair | 48-40 |
| 13:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 13:26 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 13:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton loses the dribble to Alonzo Samuelson | 50-40 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Dennis Solinski picks off the pass by Robert Mayfield in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 13:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton lays it up and in set up by Dennis Solinski | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | George Phair misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Armstrong - foul #2 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Rod Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF), Steve Robertson (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Dennis Solinski, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 12:56 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 12:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers is open and lays it up and in set up by Joe Michie | 50-44 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann's pass is intercepted by Joe Michie in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 12:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Phillip Rogers is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann - foul #3 on Phillip Rogers, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Robert Mayfield, Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Paul Stamper (SG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Alec Whisenant (C) Joe Michie, Ben Horton, Dale Merchant, Phillip Rogers | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rod Newsom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Coder (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ted Marvel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stamper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Solinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Steve Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alec Whisenant (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Ted Marvel is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann - foul #3 on Ted Marvel, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Ted Marvel takes the ball from John Carlson | 50-44 |
| 11:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Giczewski - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #1 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Joshua Myers (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Rod Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant | |
| 11:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is fouled on the floor by Richard Coder - foul #1 on Richard Coder, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 11:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel hits the finger roll | 50-46 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Dennis Solinski | |
| 10:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Philip Armstrong | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Philip Armstrong - foul #3 on Philip Armstrong, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Rod Newsom (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Ben Horton (SG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Steve Robertson (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Ted Marvel, Paul Stamper, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 10:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Ben Horton is called for the reach on Arthur Ferreira in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ben Horton, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), John Carlson (C) Arthur Ferreira, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Rod Newsom can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 09:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 09:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Mayfield steals the ball from Steve Robertson | 50-48 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 08:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:49 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Steve Robertson is blocked by John Carlson | 50-48 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Rod Newsom gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Rod Newsom drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Giczewski | 52-48 |
| 08:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Rod Newsom snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Ben Horton takes the ball from John Carlson | 52-48 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Allan Bartels (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, Rod Newsom, Alonzo Samuelson, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Paul Stamper (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Alec Whisenant (C) Joe Michie, Ben Horton, Dennis Solinski, Steve Robertson, Phillip Rogers | |
| 07:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Marvel | 52-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Bartels (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ted Marvel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Stamper (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Redden (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alec Whisenant (fresh) | |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Paul Stamper picks off the pass by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 07:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel lays it up and in set up by Paul Stamper | 52-52 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | George Phair connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 07:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 07:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden tips it in | 54-54 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 56-54 |
| 06:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Arthur Ferreira, Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Charles Redden, Alec Whisenant | |
| 06:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel loses the dribble to Alonzo Samuelson | 56-54 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Dale Merchant is called for the reach on Joshua Myers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Merchant, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton (SG), Dennis Solinski (SF) Paul Stamper, Dale Merchant | |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Joshua Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Mayfield | 59-57 |
| 05:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 04:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Rod Newsom (C) Akim Zellmann, Robert Mayfield, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Paul Stamper (SG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF) Ted Marvel, Ben Horton, Dennis Solinski, Steve Robertson | |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 59-60 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Rod Newsom can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Richard Coder gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Joshua Myers is open and buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Rod Newsom and the foul's on Joe Michie - foul #3 on Joe Michie, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF), John Carlson (C) Richard Coder, Rod Newsom | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers (C) Philip Armstrong | |
| 03:59 | UNLV | Joshua Myers misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-60 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Ferreira (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (tired) 7 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Stamper (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Redden (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 03:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ferreira - foul #3 on Arthur Ferreira, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Rod Newsom (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Joshua Myers, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Ben Horton (SG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Steve Robertson (PF) Joe Michie, Paul Stamper, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden | |
| 03:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton is fouled on the floor by George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Richard Coder (PF) Arthur Ferreira, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 02:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Phillip Rogers is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 63-60 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Akim Zellmann | 63-60 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | George Phair throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Allan Bartels, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong (C) Phillip Rogers | |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ted Marvel and the foul's on Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper (SG) Ted Marvel | |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton is hacked by Robert Mayfield - foul #4 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), John Carlson (C) Arthur Ferreira, Rod Newsom, Alonzo Samuelson, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Alec Whisenant (C) Ben Horton, Philip Armstrong | |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Allan Bartels - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden (PF) Steve Robertson | |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira snags the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Alec Whisenant - foul #2 on Alec Whisenant, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Myers (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF), Philip Armstrong (C) Dennis Solinski, Alec Whisenant | |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 63-63 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:26 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Paul Stamper | 63-63 |
| 01:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Joshua Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-63 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | George Phair tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 00:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Ferreira | 65-63 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Michie - foul #4 on Joe Michie, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a fullcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Myers (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - George Phair (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Joe Michie (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Stamper (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Redden (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:42 | UNLV | George Phair drills a jumper from the baseline | 68-66 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Redden is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel (PG), Ben Horton (SG), Dennis Solinski (SF), Steve Robertson (PF), Phillip Rogers (C) Joe Michie, Paul Stamper, Dale Merchant, Charles Redden, Philip Armstrong | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Ted Marvel is called for the reach on Robert Mayfield - foul #4 on Ted Marvel, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mayfield - foul #5 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Ted Marvel misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Richard Coder gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Ted Marvel is called for the reach on Rod Newsom in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ted Marvel, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant (SF) Ted Marvel | |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Rod Newsom comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 03:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Allan Bartels buries a driving attempt near the basket | 73-67 |
| 02:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Solinski | 73-70 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Rod Newsom misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 73-70 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Richard Coder gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Allan Bartels clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Dennis Solinski gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Rod Newsom takes the ball from Ben Horton | 73-70 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Rod Newsom, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper (SG), Alec Whisenant (C) Dale Merchant, Phillip Rogers | |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is fouled on the floor by Steve Robertson - foul #2 on Steve Robertson, team foul #13 | 73-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie (PG), Dale Merchant (SF), Charles Redden (PF), Philip Armstrong (C) Ben Horton, Dennis Solinski, Steve Robertson, Alec Whisenant | |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Paul Stamper's pass is intercepted by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann lays it up and in | 77-70 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Joshua Myers - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #9 | 77-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 77-72 |
| 01:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Michie makes the free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Joe Michie - foul #5 on Joe Michie, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton (PG) Joe Michie | |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Horton, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 78-73 |
| 00:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant grabs the board | 78-73 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Myers (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - George Phair (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Ben Horton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Paul Stamper (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Merchant (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Redden (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Armstrong (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ben Horton | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Joshua Myers can't connect on a shot from the left block | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Dale Merchant grabs the defensive rebound | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Philip Armstrong is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the board | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is hacked by Paul Stamper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Stamper, team foul #16 | 78-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Rod Newsom (SF) Akim Zellmann, Joshua Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Ben Horton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 79-75 |