| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) PF - Edwin Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Davis | 39-26 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Spratt - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:24 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Edwin Daniel steals the ball from David Davis | 39-28 |
| 18:32 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Spratt | 39-28 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Edwin Daniel | 39-28 |
| 17:50 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 17:49 | North Texas | Yong Zhou tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Viktor Stechlinski swats the short shot by Ira Kunz | 39-30 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | David Davis misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | North Texas | Ira Kunz picks off the pass by Donnie Gulley | 39-30 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | James Mills gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Davis | 41-30 |
| 16:35 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 41-30 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Ira Kunz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Stephen Larson (PG), David Koehler (SG), Patrick Bremer (SF), John Barnhill (PF), Darrell Allen (C) Yong Zhou, Dennis Purpura, Donnie Gulley, Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 15:57 | North Texas | David Koehler buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Larson | 41-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Stephen Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Koehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Bremer (fresh) PF - John Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrell Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe knocks in the floater from close range | 43-33 |
| 15:23 | North Texas | Stephen Larson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 15:03 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-33 |
| 15:01 | North Texas | The rebound goes to John Barnhill | 43-33 |
| 14:36 | North Texas | Darrell Allen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Ronald Montgomery (SG), Jason Sawinski (SF), Edwin Daniel (PF) Stephen Larson, David Koehler, Patrick Bremer, John Barnhill | |
| 14:36 | North Texas | Darrell Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:36 | North Texas | Darrell Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 45-34 |
| 14:11 | North Texas | Ira Kunz swats the short shot by Edwin Daniel | 45-34 |
| 14:09 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel tips it back up and in | 45-36 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Ira Kunz connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Frederick Coleman | 47-36 |
| 13:43 | North Texas | Darrell Allen is whistled for a carry | 47-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Brian Thorpe, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski (C) Darrell Allen | |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Davis | 50-36 |
| 13:15 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel jams it set up by Yong Zhou and he's hacked by Ira Kunz - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| 13:15 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek slams it home and the foul's on Viktor Stechlinski - foul #2 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #1 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Donnie Gulley (PF) Edwin Daniel | |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:37 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Spratt - foul #2 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:32 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jason Sawinski - foul #4 on Jason Sawinski, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (SF), John Barnhill (C) Jason Sawinski, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 11:51 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Yong Zhou | 53-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Yong Zhou (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Bremer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 11:04 | North Texas | Burt Chapman is called for the reach on John Barnhill - foul #2 on Burt Chapman, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Nathan Ortez (PF) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz | |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG), Edwin Daniel (PF) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery, Patrick Bremer | |
| 10:45 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 10:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Nathan Ortez | 55-41 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman is hacked by Stephen Larson - foul #1 on Stephen Larson, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski (C) John Barnhill | |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Larson - foul #2 on Stephen Larson, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:57 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley is called for traveling | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), John Barnhill (SF) Stephen Larson, Donnie Gulley | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #3 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG) Dennis Purpura | |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 09:45 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:40 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-41 |
| 09:38 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 09:32 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel misses the floater in the lane | 58-41 |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Ira Kunz snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Spratt | 60-41 |
| 08:56 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses the floater from just outside the lane | 60-41 |
| 08:55 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the dunk attempt | 60-41 |
| 08:31 | North Texas | Yong Zhou snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 08:24 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Brian Thorpe, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (SF), Donnie Gulley (PF), Darrell Allen (C) John Barnhill, Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 60-41 |
| 08:06 | North Texas | Yong Zhou gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 07:57 | North Texas | Darrell Allen can't throw it down but the foul's on Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG), Jason Sawinski (SF) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery, Patrick Bremer | |
| 07:57 | North Texas | Darrell Allen misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 07:57 | North Texas | Darrell Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 60-41 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is hacked by Darrell Allen - foul #2 on Darrell Allen, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stephen Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-41 |
| 07:24 | North Texas | Darrell Allen grabs the board | 60-41 |
| 07:20 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Larson | 60-44 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Ira Kunz blows the layup but the foul's on Dennis Purpura - foul #1 on Dennis Purpura, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman | |
| Subs | North Texas | Yong Zhou (PG), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Stephen Larson, Darrell Allen | |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:02 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:02 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 06:49 | North Texas | Yong Zhou misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Ira Kunz | 61-44 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz lays it in | 63-44 |
| 06:23 | North Texas | Christopher Spratt picks off the pass by Yong Zhou in the backcourt | 63-44 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a jumper from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 05:40 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Yong Zhou | 65-47 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Viktor Stechlinski denies the turnaround by Randall Zmolek | 65-47 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't tip it in | 65-47 |
| 05:19 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 05:19 | North Texas | North Texas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Edwin Daniel (PF) Dennis Purpura, Donnie Gulley | |
| 05:03 | North Texas | The short jumper by Edwin Daniel is denied by Randall Zmolek | 65-47 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | David Davis loses the dribble to Viktor Stechlinski | 65-47 |
| 04:21 | North Texas | Edwin Daniel's pass is intercepted by Ira Kunz | 65-47 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Viktor Stechlinski is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #4 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Stephen Larson (SG), Donnie Gulley (SF), John Barnhill (PF), Darrell Allen (C) Yong Zhou, Ronald Montgomery, Jason Sawinski, Edwin Daniel, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:31 | North Texas | Darrell Allen misses the runner in the lane | 67-47 |
| 03:30 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura tips it home | 67-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Stephen Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Darrell Allen steals the ball from Brian Thorpe | 67-49 |
| 02:55 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Purpura | 67-52 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the easy layup | 67-52 |
| 02:31 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez tips it but misses | 67-52 |
| 02:30 | North Texas | The rebound goes to John Barnhill | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | North Texas | David Davis is called for the reach on Dennis Purpura - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 02:22 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-52 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe is hacked by John Barnhill - foul #2 on John Barnhill, team foul #9 | 67-52 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:49 | North Texas | Darrell Allen snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 01:43 | North Texas | Stephen Larson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Frederick Coleman - foul #1 on Frederick Coleman, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| 01:43 | North Texas | Stephen Larson makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 01:43 | North Texas | Stephen Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe buries a runner from the baseline set up by Burt Chapman | 69-54 |
| 01:18 | North Texas | Stephen Larson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 69-54 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donnie Gulley - foul #3 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #10 | 69-54 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:11 | North Texas | The rebound goes to John Barnhill | 70-54 |
| 00:57 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses long on a jumper from the right side | 70-54 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura scores on a shot from the right side set up by John Barnhill | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Burt Chapman runs out the clock | 70-56 |