| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) SF - Walter Adkins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Spires (fresh) C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Gould (fresh) SG - Robert Edmonds (fresh) SF - Larry Chason (fresh) PF - Bobby Hoyt (fresh) C - Ronald Schirmer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | North Texas | James Gould hits a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Weeks | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Spires | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Hoyt | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Walter Adkins knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | North Texas | James Gould's pass is intercepted by Kevin Weeks | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Willie Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | North Texas | Ronald Schirmer grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Willie Wilson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Robert Edmonds picks off the pass by Kevin Weeks in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt lays it in on a nice dish by James Gould | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spires, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Scarborough (SF), Joe Denney (C) Walter Adkins, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:34 | North Texas | James Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Bobby Hoyt | 4-6 |
| 16:09 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Willie Wilson - foul #2 on Willie Wilson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Frank McCoy (PF) Kevin Weeks, Willie Wilson, Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | North Texas | Gregory Webb (PF), Johnny Sabella (C) Bobby Hoyt, Ronald Schirmer | |
| 16:09 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:09 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Johnny Sabella denies the turnaround by Joe Denney | 4-8 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 15:44 | North Texas | Gregory Webb snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) SG - Mark Hill (fresh) SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) C - Joe Denney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Gould (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Edmonds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Chason (fresh) PF - Gregory Webb (fresh) C - Johnny Sabella (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | North Texas | Larry Chason misses the fadeaway from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:30 | North Texas | James Gould tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough's floater is tipped away by Gregory Webb | 4-10 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Scarborough | 4-10 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Joe Denney buries a shot in the paint | 6-10 |
| 14:51 | North Texas | Robert Scarborough is called for the reach on Larry Chason - foul #1 on Robert Scarborough, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Walter Adkins (SF), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Adolph Singer, Robert Scarborough, Frank McCoy, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Thomas (PG), Alan Solar (SG), Nathan Barry (SF), Bobby Hoyt (PF), Ronald Schirmer (C) James Gould, Robert Edmonds, Larry Chason, Gregory Webb, Johnny Sabella | |
| 14:44 | North Texas | Ronald Schirmer buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Barry | 6-12 |
| 14:21 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden is fouled on the floor by Ronald Schirmer - foul #1 on Ronald Schirmer, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden is hacked by Bobby Hoyt - foul #1 on Bobby Hoyt, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) Mark Hill | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Paul Duty | 9-12 |
| 13:03 | North Texas | Nathan Barry scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 9-14 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires hits the finger roll set up by Paul Duty | 11-14 |
| 12:29 | North Texas | Ronald Schirmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Schirmer - foul #2 on Ronald Schirmer, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Paul Duty, Walter Adkins, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Gould (PG), Robert Edmonds (SG), Larry Chason (SF), Gregory Webb (PF), Johnny Sabella (C) Charles Thomas, Alan Solar, Nathan Barry, Bobby Hoyt, Ronald Schirmer | |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:13 | North Texas | James Gould scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Johnny Sabella | 13-16 |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses short on a floater in the paint | 13-16 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Adolph Singer hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Hill | 16-16 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hill (fresh) SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Spires (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Denney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Gould (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Edmonds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Chason (fresh) PF - Gregory Webb (fresh) C - Johnny Sabella (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | North Texas | James Gould is called for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Frank McCoy (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Adolph Singer, Jeffrey Spires, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough is fouled on the floor by Johnny Sabella - foul #1 on Johnny Sabella, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Frank McCoy clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:45 | North Texas | Johnny Sabella grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | North Texas | James Gould misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Weeks - foul #1 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt (PF) Johnny Sabella | |
| 10:35 | North Texas | James Gould misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | North Texas | James Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG) Mark Hill | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 10:03 | North Texas | Larry Chason is hacked by Frank McCoy - foul #1 on Frank McCoy, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires (PF) Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 09:52 | North Texas | Walter Adkins steals the ball from Bobby Hoyt | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Weeks | 18-17 |
| 09:20 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds misses the floater from the left side | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Oden | 21-17 |
| 08:53 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Walter Adkins snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Spires | 23-17 |
| 08:31 | North Texas | James Gould is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Mark Hill (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Joe Denney (C) Kevin Weeks, Paul Duty, Walter Adkins, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Thomas (PG), Alan Solar (SF), Nathan Barry (PF), Johnny Sabella (C) James Gould, Larry Chason, Bobby Hoyt, Gregory Webb | |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Joe Denney clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Edmonds - foul #1 on Robert Edmonds, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank McCoy (PF) Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Joe Denney makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Joe Denney makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:54 | North Texas | Charles Thomas is whistled for traveling | 25-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Larry Chason (SF) Robert Edmonds | |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Adolph Singer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-17 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Mark Hill tips it in | 27-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adolph Singer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Charles Thomas (fresh) SG - Alan Solar (fresh) SF - Larry Chason (fresh) PF - Nathan Barry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnny Sabella (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | North Texas | Charles Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Alan Solar | 27-20 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Adolph Singer comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Alan Solar - foul #1 on Alan Solar, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires (PF) Frank McCoy | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Gould (PG) Larry Chason | |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:07 | UNLV | Adolph Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:55 | North Texas | Alan Solar hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 28-20 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough clanks a floater from close range | 28-20 |
| 06:35 | North Texas | Johnny Sabella grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 06:16 | North Texas | Nathan Barry knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 28-22 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Johnny Sabella - foul #2 on Johnny Sabella, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Duty (SG), Walter Adkins (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) Mark Hill, Robert Scarborough, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Edmonds (SG), Larry Chason (SF), Bobby Hoyt (PF), Gregory Webb (C) Charles Thomas, Alan Solar, Nathan Barry, Johnny Sabella | |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Adolph Singer makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Adolph Singer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:11 | North Texas | Gregory Webb grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 05:58 | North Texas | Larry Chason comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-22 |
| 05:57 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds tips it back up and in | 29-24 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the dunk but the foul's on Larry Chason - foul #1 on Larry Chason, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG) Adolph Singer | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:48 | North Texas | Gregory Webb grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 05:32 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bobby Hoyt - foul #2 on Bobby Hoyt, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Thomas (PG), Nathan Barry (C) James Gould, Bobby Hoyt | |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:56 | North Texas | Larry Chason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-24 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Spires | 31-24 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 04:47 | North Texas | Nathan Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 04:32 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds buries a jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Walter Adkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SG), Frank McCoy (PF), Joe Denney (C) Paul Duty, Jeffrey Spires, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | North Texas | Alan Solar (SF) Larry Chason | |
| 03:47 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds is hacked by Frank McCoy - foul #2 on Frank McCoy, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF) Mark Hill, Walter Adkins | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Gould (PG), Bobby Hoyt (PF), Ronald Schirmer (C) Alan Solar, Gregory Webb, Nathan Barry | |
| 03:47 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Joe Denney grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Willie Wilson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joe Denney | 34-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank McCoy (fresh) C - Joe Denney (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - James Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Edmonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bobby Hoyt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Schirmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | North Texas | James Gould is fouled on the floor by Kevin Weeks - foul #2 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Alan Solar (SF) Robert Edmonds | |
| 03:24 | North Texas | James Gould makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:24 | North Texas | James Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #11 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Larry Chason (SF) Alan Solar | |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Robert Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Weeks - foul #3 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adolph Singer (PG), Jeffrey Spires (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Kevin Weeks, Frank McCoy, Joe Denney | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:41 | North Texas | Bobby Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden lays it up and in set up by Adolph Singer and he's fouled by Ronald Schirmer - foul #3 on Ronald Schirmer, team foul #12 | 38-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Adkins (SF) Robert Scarborough | |
| Subs | North Texas | Gregory Webb (C) Ronald Schirmer | |
| 02:20 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:20 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Larry Chason | 38-30 |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Larry Chason buries a runner in the paint and the foul's on Walter Adkins - foul #1 on Walter Adkins, team foul #10 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Edmonds (SG) Charles Thomas | |
| 02:08 | North Texas | Larry Chason makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Webb - foul #1 on Gregory Webb, team foul #13 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Alan Solar (PG) James Gould | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:20 | North Texas | Benjamin Oden blocks the short jumper by Larry Chason | 40-33 |
| 01:18 | North Texas | Gregory Webb tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Bobby Hoyt is called for the reach on Walter Adkins - foul #3 on Bobby Hoyt, team foul #14 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SG), Joe Denney (C) Willie Wilson, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Thomas (PG), Johnny Sabella (C) Larry Chason, Bobby Hoyt | |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Walter Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Walter Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:54 | North Texas | Johnny Sabella grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:44 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Joe Denney gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Jeffrey Spires misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 00:19 | North Texas | Johnny Sabella grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:05 | North Texas | Robert Edmonds buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Robert Edmonds is called for the reach on Adolph Singer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Edmonds, team foul #15 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Robert Scarborough (SF), Frank McCoy (PF) Mark Hill, Walter Adkins, Jeffrey Spires | |
| Subs | North Texas | James Gould (PG) Robert Edmonds | |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Adolph Singer makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Adolph Singer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 00:00 | North Texas | James Gould hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 43-37 |