| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) SF - James Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Smart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Madden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lionel Grimes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Andrews inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:32 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:12 | Niagara | Eric Tate is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Tate, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Glen Jackson (SF) Eric Tate | |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Richard Gill clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Niagara | Charles Madden knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Richard Gill's pass is intercepted by Lionel Grimes in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 18:02 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | James Andrews misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 17:36 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 17:20 | Niagara | Charles Madden lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis McConaughy | 32-31 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is denied on a layup by Charles Madden | 32-31 |
| 17:05 | Niagara | Glen Jackson gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:36 | Niagara | Charles Madden clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Richard Gill is hacked by Glen Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Jackson, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Louis McConaughy, Thomas Smart, Glen Jackson, Lionel Grimes | |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Gregory Ford knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Carr | 34-31 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | Ronald Stang makes the jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Mixon (fresh) SF - Michael Whittington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 36-33 |
| 15:25 | Niagara | Michael Whittington misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Madden - foul #1 on Charles Madden, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Eric Tate (SF) Charles Madden | |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Terry Carr's pass is intercepted by Steve Vaillancourt | 36-33 |
| 14:51 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt clanks a driving attempt from close range | 36-33 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Joseph Powers pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (SF), Louis Thomas (PF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Glen Jackson (PF), Lionel Grimes (C) Ronald Stang, Michael Mixon, Steve Vaillancourt, Michael Whittington | |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Eric Tate lays it in on a nice dish by Glen Jackson and the foul's on James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Eric Tate makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-36 |
| 13:52 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 13:35 | Niagara | Eric Tate connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Louis McConaughy | 36-39 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Richard Gill buries a shot near the basket and the foul's on Lionel Grimes - foul #2 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Andrew Lamantia, Lionel Grimes | |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Glen Jackson | 38-39 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #3 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Whittington (SF) Eric Tate | |
| 12:52 | Niagara | Michael Whittington misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | Terry Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Smart - foul #2 on Thomas Smart, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:25 | Niagara | Thomas Smart grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:00 | Niagara | Thomas Smart hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Glen Jackson | 38-41 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | James Andrews knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Gill | 40-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Powers (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Smart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Whittington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glen Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Louis McConaughy and he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #4 on Richard Gill, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Michael Mixon (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Charles Madden (PF) Louis McConaughy, Thomas Smart, Michael Whittington, Glen Jackson | |
| 11:14 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Richard Gill buries a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 10:47 | Niagara | Mauricio Romano swats the shot by Eric Tate | 43-44 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | Michael Mixon grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:26 | Niagara | Ronald Stang's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Thomas | 43-44 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Richard Gill is hacked by Michael Mixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Mixon, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Steve Vaillancourt | |
| 09:58 | UNLV | James Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) James Andrews | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 09:51 | Niagara | Michael Mixon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Lionel Grimes is called for the reach on Gregory Ford - foul #3 on Lionel Grimes, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Powers (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG) Michael Mixon | |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Ronald Stang comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Carr - foul #2 on Terry Carr, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG), Michael Whittington (SF), Glen Jackson (C) Louis McConaughy, Eric Tate, Lionel Grimes | |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Ronald Stang misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Ronald Stang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Glen Jackson is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #2 on Glen Jackson, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG) Ronald Stang | |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:57 | Niagara | Michael Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:32 | Niagara | Thomas Smart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 45-45 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 08:09 | Niagara | Michael Whittington grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Thomas Smart is hacked by Terry Carr - foul #3 on Terry Carr, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), James Andrews (SF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Lionel Grimes (C) Thomas Smart, Michael Whittington, Glen Jackson | |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Eric Tate clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-45 |
| 07:52 | Niagara | Michael Mixon grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Joseph Powers is called for the reach on Eric Tate - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt (PF) Charles Madden | |
| 07:45 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | James Andrews blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Tate - foul #4 on Eric Tate, team foul #9 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (SG) Eric Tate | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Stang (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Mixon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Lionel Grimes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Michael Mixon misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-45 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | Gregory Ford drills a turnaround from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 06:23 | Niagara | Lionel Grimes steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (PF) Terry Carr, Louis Thomas, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Niagara | Thomas Smart (SG), Eric Tate (SF), Glen Jackson (PF), Michael Whittington (C) Louis McConaughy, Michael Mixon, Steve Vaillancourt, Lionel Grimes | |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | James Andrews tips it home | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Thomas Smart misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the wide open 3 from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:57 | Niagara | The jumper by Thomas Smart is denied by Danny Grainger | 54-47 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | James Andrews gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Smart - foul #3 on Thomas Smart, team foul #10 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Louis Thomas (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Joseph Powers, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Niagara | Louis McConaughy (PG), Andrew Lamantia (SG), Charles Madden (PF), Steve Vaillancourt (C) Ronald Stang, Thomas Smart, Glen Jackson, Michael Whittington | |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Eric Tate misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Gregory Ford lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Gregory Ford steals it from Charles Madden | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by Charles Madden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Madden, team foul #11 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG) Andrew Lamantia | |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:48 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:32 | Niagara | Charles Madden misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-47 |
| 03:30 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:13 | Niagara | Gregory Ford is called for the reach on Louis McConaughy - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Danny Grainger, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Niagara | Andrew Lamantia (SG), Glen Jackson (PF) Eric Tate, Charles Madden | |
| 03:13 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:13 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. SG - Terry Carr (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Andrews (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (tiring) 2 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Louis McConaughy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Lamantia (fresh) SF - Michael Mixon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Glen Jackson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Steve Vaillancourt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Mixon is called for the reach on Richard Gill - foul #3 on Michael Mixon, team foul #12 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | Niagara | Lionel Grimes (C) Michael Mixon | |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis McConaughy | 62-51 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Richard Gill tips it back up and in | 64-51 |
| 02:08 | Niagara | Louis McConaughy is whistled for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Gregory Ford (C) Richard Gill, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ronald Stang (PG), Michael Whittington (SF) Louis McConaughy, Lionel Grimes | |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 01:52 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt clanks a fadeaway from close range | 64-51 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | James Andrews pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Ronald Stang is called for the reach on Terry Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Stang, team foul #13 | 64-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Mixon (SG) Andrew Lamantia | |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:29 | Niagara | Glen Jackson throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Stang | 66-53 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | James Andrews scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Ford | 69-53 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Steve Vaillancourt misses long on a shot from the right block | 69-53 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | James Andrews knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Niagara | Michael Whittington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Richard Gill runs out the clock | 71-53 |