| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Trey Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Delmer Redmond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Phil Amaya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Magruder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Phil Amaya inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Clyde Sumrall | 38-35 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Phil Amaya scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:29 | Central Florida | William Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond is hacked by William Clark - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), Damek Jorovic (SF), David Mercer (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG) Franklin Monico | |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Phil Amaya misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 18:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Damek Jorovic | 38-38 |
| 17:53 | Central Florida | William Givens is whistled for traveling | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Magruder | 38-41 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | David Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Phil Amaya and he's fouled by Damek Jorovic - foul #1 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Harold Bailey (PF) Phil Amaya | |
| 17:16 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Clyde Sumrall - foul #3 on Clyde Sumrall, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Clark (SF), Carl Wellborn (C) David Mercer, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), William Capozzi (SG), James Duplessis (SF) Andrei Tuholski, Delmer Redmond, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Harold Bailey is called for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (PF) Wayne Barber, Damek Jorovic | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | William Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phil Amaya (SF) James Duplessis | |
| 15:51 | UNLV | William Givens picks off the pass by Harold Bailey | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Capozzi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phil Amaya (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Magruder (tiring) 3 reb. C - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Franklin Monico comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 40-44 |
| 15:21 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 15:18 | Central Florida | William Givens is fouled in the backcourt by William Capozzi - foul #3 on William Capozzi, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), David Mercer (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, William Givens, William Clark, Lawrence Stapleton, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), James Duplessis (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Franklin Monico, William Capozzi, Phil Amaya, Harold Bailey | |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber is hacked by James Duplessis - foul #1 on James Duplessis, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 14:54 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SF) David Mercer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Alton Hargreaves is called for the reach on Andrei Tuholski - foul #3 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton (C) Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 14:13 | UNLV | James Duplessis misses short on a runner from close range | 40-44 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 13:54 | Central Florida | Delmer Redmond takes the ball from Lawrence Stapleton | 40-44 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Paul Magruder grabs the offensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Franklin Monico hits the finger roll set up by Paul Magruder | 40-46 |
| 13:08 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wayne Barber | 43-46 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 12:48 | Central Florida | Delmer Redmond is called for the reach on Alton Hargreaves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), William Givens (SG), William Clark (SF), David Mercer (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, Wayne Barber, Damek Jorovic, Trey Hill, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Phil Amaya (SF), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond, James Duplessis, Paul Magruder | |
| 12:37 | Central Florida | William Clark is fouled on the floor by William Capozzi - foul #4 on William Capozzi, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG) William Capozzi | |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Clark | 45-49 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | David Mercer picks off the pass by Harold Bailey | 45-49 |
| 11:53 | Central Florida | William Givens scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Clark (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Delmer Redmond (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Phil Amaya (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Clyde Sumrall (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Phil Amaya is hacked by William Clark - foul #2 on William Clark, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Hux (SG), Trey Hill (PF) William Givens, David Mercer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Harold Bailey buries a jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leo Gilbert | 49-51 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Harold Bailey misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 10:38 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:34 | Central Florida | William Clark is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Clark, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), Damek Jorovic (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, William Clark, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Magruder (PF) Harold Bailey | |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Clyde Sumrall, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), David Mercer (PF) Alton Hargreaves, Donald Hux | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Harold Bailey (C) Franklin Monico, Clyde Sumrall | |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | Andrei Tuholski is called for the reach on William Givens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrei Tuholski, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:14 | Central Florida | William Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | Harold Bailey grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phil Amaya | 50-54 |
| 09:38 | Central Florida | David Mercer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Barber - foul #3 on Wayne Barber, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Donald Hux (SG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Lawrence Stapleton (C) William Givens, Wayne Barber, Damek Jorovic, David Mercer, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG) Andrei Tuholski | |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Franklin Monico is called for the reach on Donald Hux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Franklin Monico, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Donald Hux makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Donald Hux makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Paul Magruder hits a jumper near the basket | 52-58 |
| 08:29 | Central Florida | Donald Hux scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Clark | 55-58 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Barber (SG), Damek Jorovic (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Donald Hux, Trey Hill, Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), James Duplessis (SG) Franklin Monico, Delmer Redmond | |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Damek Jorovic - foul #2 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Paul Magruder makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Paul Magruder misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Andrei Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Duplessis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phil Amaya (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Magruder (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Bailey (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | UNLV | Phil Amaya comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski grabs the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | James Duplessis comes up short on the shot near the basket | 57-59 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | William Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 60-59 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | James Duplessis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 06:13 | Central Florida | William Clark gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:58 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic misses the shot from close range | 60-59 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | James Duplessis gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Phil Amaya hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:48 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), David Mercer (SF), Lawrence Stapleton (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Damek Jorovic, Carl Wellborn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Delmer Redmond (SG), William Capozzi (SF), Clyde Sumrall (C) Andrei Tuholski, James Duplessis, Phil Amaya, Harold Bailey | |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Franklin Monico is hacked by Daniel Woodward - foul #2 on Daniel Woodward, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Franklin Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | William Givens is hacked by Delmer Redmond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | William Givens misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Franklin Monico lays it up and in set up by Delmer Redmond | 61-63 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves is fouled on the floor by Franklin Monico - foul #3 on Franklin Monico, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (PF) Lawrence Stapleton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 04:52 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Franklin Monico loses the ball out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | William Givens travels in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Duplessis (SF) Delmer Redmond | |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Franklin Monico misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Paul Magruder pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Franklin Monico drills a shot from the left block set up by Clyde Sumrall | 63-65 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | David Mercer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-65 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Hargreaves | 63-65 |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-65 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | James Duplessis snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Givens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trey Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Franklin Monico (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Capozzi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Duplessis (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Paul Magruder (very tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Sumrall (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Franklin Monico hits a shot from the right wing | 63-67 |
| 03:01 | Central Florida | David Mercer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-67 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Daniel Woodward blocks the short jumper by Clyde Sumrall | 63-67 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Damek Jorovic (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, David Mercer, Trey Hill, Daniel Woodward | |
| Subs | UNLV | Delmer Redmond (SG), Phil Amaya (SF) William Capozzi, James Duplessis | |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Leo Gilbert | 65-67 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Franklin Monico double dribbles | 65-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski (PG), Harold Bailey (PF) Franklin Monico, Paul Magruder | |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | William Clark misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Phil Amaya - foul #2 on Phil Amaya, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | William Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Andrei Tuholski can't tip it in | 67-67 |
| 01:44 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:19 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 67-67 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:56 | Central Florida | William Clark misses the shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Clyde Sumrall grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Trey Hill (PF) Damek Jorovic | |
| Subs | UNLV | Franklin Monico (PG), Paul Magruder (PF) Andrei Tuholski, Harold Bailey | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Phil Amaya hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-67 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Wellborn and he's hacked by Paul Magruder - foul #1 on Paul Magruder, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | UNLV | Carl Wellborn picks off the pass by Delmer Redmond | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber is hacked by Delmer Redmond in the backcourt - foul #4 on Delmer Redmond, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (PG), Damek Jorovic (PF) Leo Gilbert, Trey Hill | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:08 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Delmer Redmond misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn gets the rebound | 72-67 |