| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Reinhold (fresh) SG - Matthew Gaudet (fresh) SF - Peter Orrell (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - James O'Bannon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Florida | Gary Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | South Florida | Peter Orrell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | David Davis is whistled for a carry | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | South Florida | Peter Orrell is hacked by Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | South Florida | Peter Orrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James O'Bannon | 0-6 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-6 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Mills | 0-6 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 18:19 | South Florida | James O'Bannon snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:58 | South Florida | Gary Smith is whistled for traveling | 0-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Harmon (C) James O'Bannon | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Peter Orrell | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | South Florida | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Herman Sanches (PG), Thomas Rish (SG), Henry Stinchcomb (SF), Aaron Bowers (C) Gordon Reinhold, Matthew Gaudet, Peter Orrell, Gary Smith | |
| 17:23 | UNLV | David Davis is hacked by Herman Sanches in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Sanches, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek's pass is intercepted by Thomas Rish | 0-6 |
| 17:03 | South Florida | Aaron Bowers's pass is intercepted by Christopher Spratt | 0-6 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Mills | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | South Florida | Herman Sanches is fouled on the floor by Randall Zmolek - foul #2 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, James Mills | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold (PG), James O'Bannon (C) Henry Stinchcomb, Aaron Bowers | |
| 16:21 | South Florida | James O'Bannon can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Gordon Reinhold steals it from Brian Thorpe in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 15:53 | South Florida | James O'Bannon buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Rish | 2-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Reinhold (fresh) SG - Thomas Rish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herman Sanches (fresh) PF - Michael Harmon (fairly fresh) C - James O'Bannon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-8 |
| 15:36 | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 15:22 | South Florida | Herman Sanches clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-8 |
| 15:21 | South Florida | James O'Bannon grabs the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:01 | South Florida | Michael Harmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Herman Sanches - foul #2 on Herman Sanches, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | South Florida | Samuel Lacourse (PG), Matthew Gaudet (SG), Peter Orrell (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Aaron Bowers (C) Gordon Reinhold, Thomas Rish, Herman Sanches, Michael Harmon, James O'Bannon | |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:37 | South Florida | Peter Orrell gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:23 | South Florida | Aaron Bowers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 14:22 | South Florida | Aaron Bowers misses the tip | 3-8 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Samuel Lacourse - foul #1 on Samuel Lacourse, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 13:39 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:23 | South Florida | Peter Orrell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | David Davis connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Spratt | 7-10 |
| 12:33 | South Florida | Samuel Lacourse can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 7-10 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lacourse - foul #2 on Samuel Lacourse, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Nathan Ortez, James Mills | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold (PG), Thomas Rish (SG), Henry Stinchcomb (SF), Richard Aronstein (PF), James O'Bannon (C) Samuel Lacourse, Matthew Gaudet, Peter Orrell, Gary Smith, Aaron Bowers | |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Ira Kunz scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Brian Thorpe and he's fouled by Richard Aronstein - foul #1 on Richard Aronstein, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:52 | South Florida | James O'Bannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Howard Osterberger | 10-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Reinhold (fresh) SG - Thomas Rish (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Stinchcomb (fresh) PF - Richard Aronstein (fresh) C - James O'Bannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is hacked by Henry Stinchcomb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Stinchcomb, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | Burt Chapman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| 11:15 | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Michael Harmon (PF) James O'Bannon | |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is fouled on the floor by Michael Harmon - foul #1 on Michael Harmon, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet (SG), Peter Orrell (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Thomas Rish, Henry Stinchcomb, Richard Aronstein | |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:53 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 11-10 |
| 10:44 | South Florida | Michael Harmon hits the finger roll set up by Peter Orrell | 11-12 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG), James Mills (C) Frederick Coleman, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 10:35 | South Florida | Peter Orrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ira Kunz | 13-12 |
| 10:08 | South Florida | Gary Smith throws it down | 13-14 |
| 09:46 | UNLV | Burt Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Brian Thorpe (SF) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Rish (PG), Henry Stinchcomb (SF), Aaron Bowers (PF), James O'Bannon (C) Gordon Reinhold, Peter Orrell, Gary Smith, Michael Harmon | |
| 09:27 | South Florida | Aaron Bowers comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 09:26 | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet tips it back up and in | 13-16 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Henry Stinchcomb is called for the reach on Christopher Spratt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Stinchcomb, team foul #8 | 13-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | South Florida | Peter Orrell (SF), Richard Aronstein (C) Henry Stinchcomb, James O'Bannon | |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:05 | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ira Kunz | 15-16 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 08:42 | South Florida | Aaron Bowers pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:21 | South Florida | Brian Thorpe steals it from Peter Orrell | 15-16 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | David Davis clanks a jump hook in the lane | 15-16 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it in | 17-16 |
| 07:47 | South Florida | Thomas Rish misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Brian Thorpe, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold (PG), Michael Harmon (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James O'Bannon (C) Matthew Gaudet, Peter Orrell, Aaron Bowers, Richard Aronstein | |
| 07:47 | South Florida | Thomas Rish makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:47 | South Florida | Thomas Rish makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Gordon Reinhold (fresh) SG - Thomas Rish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - James O'Bannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Ira Kunz scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by James Mills and he's fouled by James O'Bannon - foul #1 on James O'Bannon, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet (SG) Thomas Rish | |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:12 | South Florida | Gary Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | South Florida | Gary Smith snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 06:56 | South Florida | James O'Bannon buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gordon Reinhold and he's fouled by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #4 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Peter Orrell (SF) Michael Harmon | |
| 06:56 | South Florida | James O'Bannon makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Gordon Reinhold is called for the reach on Burt Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Reinhold, team foul #10 | 20-21 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:41 | South Florida | Peter Orrell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Ira Kunz snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:32 | UNLV | Ira Kunz banks in the wide open layup set up by Burt Chapman | 24-21 |
| 06:18 | South Florida | James Mills is called for the reach on James O'Bannon - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| 06:02 | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Matthew Gaudet, team foul #11 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | South Florida | Aaron Bowers (C) James O'Bannon | |
| 05:54 | UNLV | David Davis lays it up and in | 26-21 |
| 05:37 | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Rish (SG), Michael Harmon (PF) Matthew Gaudet, Gary Smith | |
| 05:23 | South Florida | Peter Orrell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | David Davis is hacked by Gordon Reinhold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Reinhold, team foul #12 | 26-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Matthew Gaudet (SG) Gordon Reinhold | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:18 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Harmon | 27-23 |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Peter Orrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ira Kunz - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | South Florida | James O'Bannon (C) Aaron Bowers | |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Peter Orrell makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:01 | South Florida | Peter Orrell makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Peter Orrell swats the short shot by Ira Kunz | 27-25 |
| 04:38 | South Florida | James O'Bannon snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:23 | South Florida | Michael Harmon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 29-25 |
| 03:38 | South Florida | James O'Bannon misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ira Kunz | 29-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ira Kunz (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Thomas Rish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Gaudet (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Peter Orrell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James O'Bannon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold (PG), Herman Sanches (SG), Henry Stinchcomb (SF), Aaron Bowers (PF), Richard Aronstein (C) Thomas Rish, Matthew Gaudet, Peter Orrell, Michael Harmon, James O'Bannon | |
| 03:10 | South Florida | Henry Stinchcomb loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gary Smith (PF) Richard Aronstein | |
| 03:00 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt connects on the open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Davis | 31-25 |
| 02:55 | South Florida | Herman Sanches loses the dribble to David Davis | 31-25 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the dunk | 31-25 |
| 02:49 | South Florida | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:21 | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Henry Stinchcomb | 31-27 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Herman Sanches takes the ball from Randall Zmolek in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 02:18 | South Florida | Herman Sanches lays it in | 31-29 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Herman Sanches - foul #3 on Herman Sanches, team foul #13 | 31-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (PF) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | South Florida | Samuel Lacourse (SG), Peter Orrell (SF), Richard Aronstein (C) Herman Sanches, Henry Stinchcomb, Aaron Bowers | |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:43 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 32-29 |
| 01:34 | South Florida | Gary Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Samuel Lacourse takes the ball from Randall Zmolek | 32-29 |
| 01:05 | South Florida | Samuel Lacourse loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Randall Zmolek | |
| Subs | South Florida | Thomas Rish (PG), James O'Bannon (C) Gordon Reinhold, Gary Smith | |
| 00:44 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 32-29 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | James Mills tips it home | 34-29 |
| 00:05 | South Florida | James O'Bannon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James O'Bannon, team foul #14 | 34-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | South Florida | Gordon Reinhold (PG), Henry Stinchcomb (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Michael Harmon (C) Samuel Lacourse, Peter Orrell, Richard Aronstein, James O'Bannon | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the shot from the right block | 36-29 |