| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Carl Lattimer inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Howard | Thad Sweeney can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 19:40 | Howard | Lee Corcoran grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Thad Sweeney comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 19:28 | Howard | Thad Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Thad Sweeney denies the turnaround by Mark Price | 41-29 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Lee Corcoran swats the layup by Mark Price | 41-29 |
| 18:56 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton can't throw it down | 41-29 |
| 18:49 | Howard | Carl Lattimer gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the lay-in but the foul's on Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Lee Corcoran makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | Mark Price hits a driving attempt near the basket | 43-30 |
| 18:05 | Howard | The jump hook by Thad Sweeney is blocked by Arthur Russ | 43-30 |
| 18:04 | Howard | Thad Sweeney can't tip it in | 43-30 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 17:40 | Howard | The rebound goes to Thad Sweeney | 43-30 |
| 17:30 | Howard | Carl Lattimer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Steven Caudell steals the ball from Wayne Dozier | 43-33 |
| 17:17 | Howard | Steven Caudell lays it up and in | 43-35 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Mark Price lays it in and the foul's on Lee Corcoran - foul #2 on Lee Corcoran, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney, Lee Corcoran | |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Mark Price makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:45 | Howard | Gregory Ford denies the turnaround by Justin Moffatt | 46-35 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Terry Carr drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Andrews | 49-35 |
| 16:28 | Howard | Gregory Ford blocks the short jumper by Justin Moffatt | 49-35 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 16:10 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 16:09 | Howard | Robert Leake pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:58 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-35 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Leake (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Robert Leake picks off the pass by Terry Carr | 49-35 |
| 15:26 | Howard | Kevin Barcus is hacked by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Mark Price | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Alfred Montgomery | |
| 15:16 | Howard | Luke Smith connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gordon Kempton | 49-37 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Luke Smith steps in front of the James Andrews pass | 49-37 |
| 14:34 | Howard | Thad Sweeney hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Caudell | 49-39 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford can't finish the layup | 49-39 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | James Andrews tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 14:17 | Howard | Luke Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thad Sweeney - foul #3 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Jeffrey Graham, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Howard | Carl Lattimer (SF), Lee Corcoran (C) Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt | |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Danny Grainger makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 13:34 | Howard | Lee Corcoran misses the turnaround from the right block | 53-39 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a 3 from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 13:18 | Howard | Carl Lattimer is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Romano - foul #2 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton | |
| 12:51 | Howard | Robert Leake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Mark Price (SF) Mauricio Romano, Danny Grainger | |
| Subs | Howard | Alfred Montgomery (PF) Thad Sweeney | |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is fouled on the floor by Kevin Barcus - foul #2 on Kevin Barcus, team foul #3 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SG) Robert Leake | |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Terry Carr is whistled for a carry | 56-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (SF) Mark Price | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Moffatt (PF) Alfred Montgomery | |
| 12:12 | Howard | Carl Lattimer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is fouled on the floor by Carl Lattimer - foul #3 on Carl Lattimer, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Thad Sweeney (PF) Kevin Barcus, Luke Smith, Lee Corcoran | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the finger roll | 58-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Moffatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:38 | Howard | James Andrews picks off the pass by Gordon Kempton | 58-41 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Danny Grainger drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Andrews | 60-41 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Thad Sweeney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Thad Sweeney, team foul #5 | 60-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | Howard | Luke Smith (SF), Alfred Montgomery (PF), Tommy Cassidy (C) Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney, Justin Moffatt | |
| 10:58 | UNLV | James Andrews misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-41 |
| 10:56 | Howard | Luke Smith gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| 10:52 | Howard | Gordon Kempton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Montgomery | 60-43 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Tommy Cassidy - foul #1 on Tommy Cassidy, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Danny Grainger, James Andrews | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (SG) Gordon Kempton | |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Gregory Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Houghton - foul #3 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #5 | 62-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF) Joshua Houghton, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Leake (SG), Lee Corcoran (C) Steven Caudell, Tommy Cassidy | |
| 10:14 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 10:14 | Howard | Kevin Barcus makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Mark Price can't finish the layup | 62-44 |
| 09:59 | UNLV | Mark Price hits the follow up shot | 64-44 |
| 09:48 | Howard | Kevin Barcus hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Leake and the foul's on Terry Carr - foul #1 on Terry Carr, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Moffatt (PF) Alfred Montgomery | |
| 09:48 | Howard | Kevin Barcus makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 09:31 | Howard | Justin Moffatt pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 09:27 | Howard | Kevin Barcus misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 09:19 | UNLV | Terry Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Mark Price tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Arthur Russ picks off the pass by Robert Leake | 66-47 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 66-47 |
| 08:50 | Howard | Justin Moffatt pulls down the rebound | 66-47 |
| 08:29 | Howard | Justin Moffatt scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Leake | 66-49 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Justin Moffatt swats the short shot by Mark Price | 66-49 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the offensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is hacked by Justin Moffatt - foul #2 on Justin Moffatt, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Terry Carr, Mark Price, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt, Lee Corcoran | |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:50 | Howard | Thad Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Steven Caudell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Kempton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Lattimer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thad Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Alfred Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Howard | Carl Lattimer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF) Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:39 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Carl Lattimer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Gregory Ford's pass is intercepted by Thad Sweeney | 66-51 |
| 07:07 | Howard | Danny Grainger steals it from Alfred Montgomery | 66-51 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | James Andrews clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 06:49 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Gordon Kempton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery tips it home | 66-53 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG) Mauricio Romano | |
| Subs | Howard | Justin Moffatt (C) Alfred Montgomery | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:49 | Howard | Gordon Kempton loses the dribble to James Andrews | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Gregory Ford connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Howard | Carl Lattimer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Robert Leake (SG), Luke Smith (SF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Steven Caudell, Gordon Kempton, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney | |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Arthur Russ travels with the ball | 68-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lee Corcoran (C) Alfred Montgomery | |
| 04:34 | Howard | Robert Leake misses the jumper from the left side | 68-53 |
| 04:33 | Howard | Robert Leake tips it but misses | 68-53 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Arthur Russ pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Terry Carr comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Mark Price tips it but misses | 68-53 |
| 04:01 | Howard | Justin Moffatt pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 03:47 | Howard | Lee Corcoran comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 03:46 | Howard | Luke Smith hits the follow up shot | 68-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Kevin Barcus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Leake (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Luke Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Justin Moffatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Corcoran (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Robert Leake is called for the reach on Terry Carr - foul #2 on Robert Leake, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | Howard | Steven Caudell (PG), Gordon Kempton (SG), Carl Lattimer (SF), Thad Sweeney (PF), Alfred Montgomery (C) Kevin Barcus, Robert Leake, Luke Smith, Justin Moffatt, Lee Corcoran | |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:04 | Howard | Alfred Montgomery comes up short on the floater from the right block | 70-55 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Gregory Ford | 70-55 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Carl Lattimer steps in front of the Terry Carr pass | 70-55 |
| 02:44 | Howard | Carl Lattimer hits the finger roll | 70-57 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Carl Lattimer gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:56 | Howard | Thad Sweeney misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-57 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Alfred Montgomery takes the ball from James Andrews | 70-57 |
| 01:26 | Howard | Steven Caudell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-57 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 01:01 | UNLV | James Andrews scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Ford | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Howard | Gordon Kempton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #8 | 73-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| Subs | Howard | Kevin Barcus (PG), Luke Smith (SF), Justin Moffatt (PF) Steven Caudell, Carl Lattimer, Thad Sweeney | |
| 00:54 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:54 | Howard | Gordon Kempton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Wayne Dozier | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Kevin Barcus picks off the pass by Joshua Houghton | 73-57 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Kevin Barcus lays it in | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham runs out the clock | 73-59 |