| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) PF - David Yokley (fresh) C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | John Harvey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Monteiro | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:59 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley drills a jumper from the left block | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Charles Stewart drills a turnaround in the lane set up by John Harvey | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dema Zakarian | 4-7 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Charles Stewart drills a floater near the basket set up by John Harvey and he's hacked by Bryant Englund - foul #1 on Bryant Englund, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SF), Aaron Zell (C) Ronald Monroe, Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Todd Reynolds, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Smith - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) Charles Stewart | |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by Bryant Englund - foul #2 on Bryant Englund, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG) Bryant Englund | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer lays it up and in on a great pass from John Harvey | 5-12 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Arthur Knight - foul #1 on Arthur Knight, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:46 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Barry Laub is called for the reach on Todd Reynolds - foul #1 on Barry Laub, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Steven Ditto, David Yokley | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Aaron Zell swats the layup by Timothy Cromer | 7-12 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:44 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Knight is called for the reach on Kyle Garlick - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) SG - Barry Laub (fresh) SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Monroe | 9-12 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is called for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:32 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto is fouled on the floor by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG) Ronald Monroe | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger (C) Eric Smith | |
| 14:13 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the fadeaway in the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Charles Stewart clanks a floater from close range | 9-12 |
| 14:06 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Harvey - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell (SF), Kirk Peavler (C) Dema Zakarian, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF) Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer | |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Monteiro | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | John Harvey's layup is rejected by Kirk Peavler | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Harvey | 9-15 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF) Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 12:49 | UNLV | John Harvey buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| 12:35 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses badly on a floater from close range | 9-17 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the dribble to David Yokley | 9-17 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Stewart - foul #1 on Charles Stewart, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Dema Zakarian (SF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Steven Ditto, David Yokley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (PF) Timothy Cromer | |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart knocks in the floater from the left wing | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Laub (fresh) SF - Dema Zakarian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Zell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-19 |
| 11:29 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 11:16 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick slams it home | 13-19 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 10:49 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 10:35 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Zell | 13-19 |
| 10:17 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), David Yokley (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kyle Garlick - foul #1 on Kyle Garlick, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Smith (C) Albert Harshbarger | |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:37 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Yokley - foul #1 on David Yokley, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:20 | Southern Illinois | Timothy Cromer steals the ball from Ronald Monroe in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Charles Stewart connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Harvey | 16-25 |
| 08:51 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 08:49 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian is hacked by Joseph Monteiro - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Steven Ditto, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Timothy Cromer, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:39 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by David Yokley - foul #2 on David Yokley, team foul #6 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Aaron Zell (PF) Dema Zakarian, David Yokley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Charles Stewart clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 18-25 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | John Harvey steals it from Aaron Zell | 18-25 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Harvey can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Kirk Peavler - foul #1 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) SG - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Aaron Zell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 07:20 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Todd Reynolds | 18-26 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Harvey and he's hacked by Kirk Peavler - foul #2 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:51 | Southern Illinois | Todd Reynolds steps in front of the Barry Laub pass | 18-29 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Aaron Zell is called for the reach on Charles Stewart - foul #1 on Aaron Zell, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) Barry Laub, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF) Arthur Knight, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:35 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:24 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 18-30 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds snags the defensive board | 18-30 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 18-32 |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-32 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the board | 18-32 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 18-32 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer tips it in | 18-34 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Ditto | 20-34 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | John Harvey is whistled for traveling | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Barry Laub (SG), Aaron Zell (C) Ronald Monroe, Steven Ditto, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer | |
| 04:36 | Southern Illinois | Arthur Knight steals it from Dema Zakarian | 20-34 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the lay-in | 20-34 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 04:09 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell clanks a floater from the right side | 20-34 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 20-34 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Arthur Knight scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-37 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Knight - foul #3 on Arthur Knight, team foul #8 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Bryant Englund (SG), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Dema Zakarian, Brandon Jeanlouis, Aaron Zell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Englund (fresh) SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 03:07 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryant Englund | 22-37 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Kyle Garlick | 24-37 |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 02:02 | Southern Illinois | Todd Reynolds steals the ball from Bryant Englund | 24-37 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Aaron Zell (SF) Ronald Monroe, Barry Laub | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 01:29 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley blows the layup | 24-37 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Bryant Englund is called for the reach on Charles Stewart - foul #3 on Bryant Englund, team foul #10 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG), Dema Zakarian (SF) Bryant Englund, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-38 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Charles Stewart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Harvey | 24-41 |
| 00:44 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 00:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Smith | 24-41 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | The jump hook by Eric Smith is blocked by Dema Zakarian | 24-41 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Charles Stewart tips it but misses | 24-41 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Zell pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Dema Zakarian makes the 3 from the left corner | 27-41 |