| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Pinzon (fresh) SF - Angel Martinez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Wallace (fresh) 3 pf. C - Anthony Lockard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Danny Grainger inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | UNLV | James Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| 19:06 | North Texas | James Andrews steps in front of the James Sawyer pass | 22-21 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | James Andrews misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 22-21 |
| 18:43 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 18:16 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Grainger - foul #2 on Danny Grainger, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| 18:16 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 18:16 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Carr | 24-23 |
| 17:32 | North Texas | David Wallace scores on a turnaround near the basket | 24-25 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Danny Grainger lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Terry Carr | 26-25 |
| 16:42 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Lockard | 26-27 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 16:12 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 15:46 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Carr - foul #2 on Terry Carr, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Louis Thomas (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Gill, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (PG), Wesley Dimond (SF) James Sawyer, Angel Martinez | |
| 15:46 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:46 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Louis Thomas snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Frank Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Pinzon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wesley Dimond (fresh) PF - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Lockard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | Terry Carr clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 26-28 |
| 15:29 | North Texas | David Wallace pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:04 | North Texas | Frank Burkett is fouled on the floor by Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SG) Joseph Pinzon | |
| 14:44 | North Texas | Art Huseby connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Dimond | 26-31 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Joseph Powers connects on the shot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 13:57 | North Texas | Art Huseby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Frank Burkett steals the ball from Terry Carr | 28-31 |
| 13:21 | North Texas | Joseph Powers steals the ball from Art Huseby | 28-31 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 12:53 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (SG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Louis Thomas, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Sawyer (PG), Joseph Pinzon (SG), Angel Martinez (PF) Frank Burkett, Wesley Dimond, David Wallace | |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Danny Grainger loses the ball out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 11:42 | North Texas | James Sawyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Art Huseby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Lockard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:11 | UNLV | James Andrews drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Ford | 30-32 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | James Sawyer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Richard Gill - foul #1 on Richard Gill, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (SF) Art Huseby | |
| 10:46 | North Texas | James Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 10:46 | North Texas | James Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Richard Gill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Sawyer - foul #1 on James Sawyer, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Richard Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 10:37 | North Texas | Angel Martinez snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 10:15 | North Texas | James Sawyer is hacked by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #6 | 31-34 |
| 10:06 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 31-34 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 09:36 | UNLV | James Andrews is fouled on the floor by Anthony Lockard - foul #2 on Anthony Lockard, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | North Texas | David Wallace (C) Anthony Lockard | |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mauricio Romano | 34-34 |
| 08:55 | North Texas | Louis Thomas blocks the short jumper by David Wallace | 34-34 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), Joseph Powers (C) James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Frank Burkett (PG), Art Huseby (SG) James Sawyer, Joseph Pinzon | |
| 08:36 | North Texas | Frank Burkett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | Danny Grainger can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 08:05 | North Texas | Frank Burkett snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 08:03 | North Texas | Frank Burkett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), James Andrews (PF) Richard Gill, Louis Thomas | |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Lockard (C) Wesley Dimond | |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Danny Grainger hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Frank Burkett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Art Huseby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Angel Martinez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Lockard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | North Texas | David Wallace is hacked by James Andrews - foul #2 on James Andrews, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Sawyer (PG), Joseph Pinzon (SG) Frank Burkett, Angel Martinez | |
| 07:24 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 07:24 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James Andrews blows the layup but the foul's on Art Huseby - foul #3 on Art Huseby, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Gill (PG), Louis Thomas (PF) Mauricio Romano, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:59 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 06:59 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Anthony Lockard | 37-36 |
| 06:32 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | A charge is called on James Andrews - foul #3 on James Andrews, team foul #8 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) James Andrews | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (SF) Art Huseby | |
| 05:44 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Sawyer and he's fouled by Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Terry Carr | |
| Subs | North Texas | Angel Martinez (PF) David Wallace | |
| 05:44 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Gregory Ford connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 39-39 |
| 04:53 | North Texas | James Sawyer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Wesley Dimond and he's fouled by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #10 | 39-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Louis Thomas, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SG) Joseph Pinzon | |
| 04:53 | North Texas | James Sawyer makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Wesley Dimond steps in front of the Joseph Powers pass | 39-42 |
| 04:21 | North Texas | James Sawyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wesley Dimond | 39-44 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | James Andrews lays it in | 41-44 |
| 03:33 | North Texas | The 3pt attempt by Art Huseby is denied by James Andrews | 41-44 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 41-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Sawyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Art Huseby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wesley Dimond (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Lockard (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | UNLV | James Andrews misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 03:06 | North Texas | Angel Martinez snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 02:45 | North Texas | James Sawyer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Art Huseby | 41-47 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Gregory Ford (C) Mauricio Romano, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon (SG), David Wallace (C) Art Huseby, Anthony Lockard | |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Danny Grainger double dribbles | 41-47 |
| 02:05 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sawyer | 41-49 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Richard Gill is hacked by James Sawyer - foul #2 on James Sawyer, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Lockard (C) Wesley Dimond | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:16 | UNLV | David Wallace takes the ball from Danny Grainger | 41-49 |
| 00:57 | North Texas | James Sawyer misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-49 |
| 00:55 | North Texas | James Sawyer tips it home | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by James Sawyer - foul #3 on James Sawyer, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | James Andrews loses the dribble to James Sawyer | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | North Texas | Richard Gill is called for the reach on Angel Martinez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #11 | 41-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (SF) Anthony Lockard | |
| 00:43 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 00:43 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Wallace - foul #4 on David Wallace, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Anthony Lockard (C) Wesley Dimond | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | North Texas | Anthony Lockard misses the jumper from the right side | 43-53 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Richard Gill makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Angel Martinez is hacked by Terry Carr in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Carr, team foul #12 | 45-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (SF) Anthony Lockard | |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Angel Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Danny Grainger clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | Angel Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |