| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) C - Eric Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SF - Ted Wright (fresh) PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) C - Joe Blessing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Eric Smith connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Ted Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Beadles - foul #1 on Paul Beadles, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Ted Wright makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Ted Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | TCU | Joseph Hansen grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | TCU | Ted Wright misses the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | TCU | Richard Jackson grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | TCU | Richard Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Eric Smith gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Hansen - foul #1 on Joseph Hansen, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | TCU | Joseph Hansen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Wright | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger's floater is tipped away by Ted Wright | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Eric Smith scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | TCU | Todd Reynolds steps in front of the Joe Blessing pass | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Eric Smith scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 8-4 |
| 16:48 | TCU | Rudy Spencer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:47 | TCU | Joseph Hansen tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 16:39 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is fouled on the floor by Joe Blessing - foul #1 on Joe Blessing, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Steven Kirk (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Frank Davis (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Albert Harshbarger, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (SG), Mohammad Wagner (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Richard Jackson, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen | |
| 16:16 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:15 | TCU | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 8-6 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Rudy Spencer's pass is intercepted by Joseph Monteiro | 8-6 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Rudy Spencer picks off the pass by Todd Reynolds | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Kirk (fresh) PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) SG - James Dudley (fresh) SF - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) C - Joe Blessing (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | TCU | James Dudley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Frank Davis gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds banks in the layup | 10-6 |
| 15:28 | TCU | Rudy Spencer can't finish the layup | 10-6 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | John Harvey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | TCU | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:41 | TCU | James Dudley makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Rudy Spencer and he's fouled by Joseph Monteiro - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Albert Harshbarger (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Steven Kirk, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Jackson (SG), Ted Wright (SF), Joseph Hansen (PF) Rudy Spencer, Mohammad Wagner, Joe Blessing | |
| 14:41 | TCU | James Dudley makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Eric Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:27 | TCU | Paul Smith grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | TCU | James Dudley is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ted Wright - foul #1 on Ted Wright, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard James (C) Paul Smith | |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | TCU | Richard James grabs the board | 10-9 |
| 13:39 | TCU | Ted Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF) Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Whatley (PG) James Dudley | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Harvey and he's hacked by Gerald Whatley - foul #1 on Gerald Whatley, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Albert Harshbarger (PF), Frank Davis (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG) Gerald Whatley | |
| 13:17 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:59 | TCU | Richard Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Albert Harshbarger, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Joe Blessing (C) Richard James | |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Beadles | 15-9 |
| 12:13 | TCU | Rudy Spencer misses the fadeaway from the right side | 15-9 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-9 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Eric Smith clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joe Blessing - foul #2 on Joe Blessing, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Albert Harshbarger (PF) John Harvey, Joseph Monteiro | |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (SG), Mohammad Wagner (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Richard James (C) Richard Jackson, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen, Joe Blessing | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Eric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-9 |
| 11:33 | TCU | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:19 | TCU | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Dudley | 16-12 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Eric Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard James - foul #1 on Richard James, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Joseph Monteiro (SF), Frank Davis (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Ronald Mortimer (PF) Rudy Spencer | |
| 10:29 | TCU | Joseph Monteiro is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #4 | 16-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF) Arthur Knight, Joseph Monteiro | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Jackson (SG), Ted Wright (SF) Ronald Mortimer, Richard James | |
| 10:20 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 10:18 | TCU | Paul Smith tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 16-14 |
| 09:43 | TCU | James Dudley is hacked by John Harvey - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Steven Kirk (SF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Joseph Hansen (PF) James Dudley, Mohammad Wagner | |
| 09:34 | TCU | Joseph Hansen hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 16-17 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Knight and he's hacked by Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF) Steven Kirk | |
| Subs | TCU | Richard James (C) Paul Smith | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:14 | TCU | Joseph Hansen gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:56 | TCU | Albert Harshbarger blocks the short jumper by Rudy Spencer | 18-17 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Paul Beadles grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 08:29 | TCU | Joseph Hansen grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:23 | TCU | Richard Jackson banks in the layup | 18-19 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Paul Beadles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 08:03 | TCU | Richard James gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:57 | TCU | Joseph Hansen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rudy Spencer | 18-21 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Joseph Hansen - foul #2 on Joseph Hansen, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Steven Kirk (SF), Frank Davis (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (SG), Mohammad Wagner (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Richard Jackson, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:32 | TCU | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Kirk (fresh) PF - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dudley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard James (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | TCU | Rudy Spencer connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds's layup is rejected by Paul Smith | 20-24 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger tips it in | 22-24 |
| 06:29 | TCU | Richard James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Steven Kirk, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Whatley (SF), Ronald Mortimer (PF) Rudy Spencer, Richard James | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Eric Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Eric Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:45 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Whatley | 23-27 |
| 05:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Beadles | 25-27 |
| 05:16 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner knocks in the floater from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Gerald Whatley steps in front of the Arthur Knight pass | 25-29 |
| 04:35 | TCU | James Dudley hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Whatley | 25-32 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Steven Kirk (SF), Frank Davis (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Ted Wright (SF), Richard James (C) James Dudley, Mohammad Wagner, Gerald Whatley, Paul Smith | |
| 03:45 | TCU | Rudy Spencer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 03:44 | TCU | Ronald Mortimer tips it back up and in | 25-34 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is hacked by Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #10 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Steven Kirk, Albert Harshbarger, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Joseph Hansen (PF), Joe Blessing (C) Ronald Mortimer, Richard James | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ted Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hansen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Blessing (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | TCU | Rudy Spencer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Paul Beadles snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is fouled on the floor by Rudy Spencer - foul #2 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #11 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger (PF) Paul Beadles | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:17 | TCU | Joseph Hansen can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 01:58 | TCU | Joe Blessing snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 01:49 | TCU | Albert Harshbarger is called for the reach on Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #6 | 29-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Frank Davis (C) Arthur Knight, Albert Harshbarger, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:34 | TCU | Ted Wright hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 29-37 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Ted Wright is called for the reach on Joseph Monteiro - foul #2 on Ted Wright, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Smith (C) Frank Davis | |
| Subs | TCU | Mohammad Wagner (SG), Paul Smith (SF) Richard Jackson, Ted Wright | |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 00:53 | TCU | Joseph Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro travels with the ball | 31-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger (PF) Paul Beadles | |
| Subs | TCU | James Dudley (PG), Ronald Mortimer (PF) Rudy Spencer, Joseph Hansen | |
| 00:16 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | John Harvey grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | John Harvey is fouled in the backcourt by James Dudley - foul #1 on James Dudley, team foul #13 | 31-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Ted Wright (SF) Ronald Mortimer | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | TCU | James Dudley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |