| Lineup | TCU | PG - Fred Broome (fresh) SG - Ralph Boyter (fresh) SF - Seth Ford (fresh) PF - Sean Hawks (fresh) C - Arthur Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Arthur Hodges wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:37 | TCU | Sean Hawks misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Arthur Hodges steals it from Jeffrey Graham | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | TCU | Fred Broome misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | TCU | Sean Hawks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joshua Houghton | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | TCU | Wayne Dozier blocks the short jumper by Sean Hawks | 0-2 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is hacked by Seth Ford - foul #1 on Seth Ford, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Winfred Morgan (SG), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Ralph Boyter, Sean Hawks, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | TCU | Seth Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:54 | TCU | Douglas Rigney misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Rigney - foul #1 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Carr | 0-5 |
| 16:16 | TCU | John Carter buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Rigney | 2-5 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Danny Grainger buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Carr | 2-7 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Douglas Rigney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winfred Morgan (fairly fresh) SF - Seth Ford (tiring) PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | TCU | John Carter hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Douglas Rigney | 4-7 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 15:16 | TCU | Seth Ford pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:49 | TCU | John Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (PG), Jeff Maggard (SG), Ralph Boyter (SF), Sean Hawks (PF), Arthur Hodges (C) Douglas Rigney, Winfred Morgan, Seth Ford, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-7 |
| 14:22 | TCU | Ralph Boyter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 14:20 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Hawks | 4-7 |
| 13:58 | TCU | Ralph Boyter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Maggard | 7-7 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Broome - foul #1 on Fred Broome, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | TCU | Ralph Boyter is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF) Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Houghton and he's hacked by Fred Broome - foul #2 on Fred Broome, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Seth Ford (SF) Fred Broome, Jeff Maggard | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mark Price | |
| 13:07 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:07 | TCU | The rebound goes to Arthur Hodges | 7-11 |
| 12:54 | TCU | Douglas Rigney is hacked by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), James Andrews (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier | |
| 12:30 | TCU | John Carter's pass is intercepted by Arthur Russ | 7-11 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Terry Carr is hacked by Seth Ford - foul #2 on Seth Ford, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Winfred Morgan (SG), Sean Hawks (PF) Douglas Rigney, Seth Ford, John Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Terry Carr is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Ralph Boyter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 11:47 | TCU | Jeff Maggard snags the offensive board | 7-13 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Winfred Morgan (fresh) SF - Ralph Boyter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sean Hawks (fairly fresh) C - Arthur Hodges (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | TCU | Sean Hawks misses the jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 11:29 | TCU | Sean Hawks grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Sean Hawks, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews | |
| 10:51 | TCU | John Carter misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 10:51 | TCU | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 10:51 | TCU | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Mark Price is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #1 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #6 | 9-13 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 9-15 |
| 10:03 | TCU | John Carter misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG) Douglas Rigney | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Andrews (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| 10:03 | TCU | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | TCU | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Arthur Russ is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 10-15 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Arthur Russ gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Sean Hawks (PF), Arthur Hodges (C) John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price | |
| 09:09 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is denied on a layup by Danny Grainger | 10-15 |
| 09:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mauricio Romano | 10-15 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Winfred Morgan picks off the pass by Arthur Russ | 10-15 |
| 08:33 | TCU | Ralph Boyter drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-15 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), John Carter (PF) Jeff Maggard, Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF) Mauricio Romano, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger | |
| 08:07 | TCU | Arthur Russ steals it from Douglas Rigney | 13-15 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Terry Carr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Boyter - foul #1 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 07:45 | TCU | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Douglas Rigney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Winfred Morgan (tiring) SF - Ralph Boyter (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Carter (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Price (fairly fresh) PF - James Andrews (fairly fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | TCU | Ralph Boyter scores on a floater from the free throw line | 15-15 |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Terry Carr's fadeaway is rejected by John Carter | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Mark Price hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 06:50 | TCU | John Carter buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Winfred Morgan is called for the reach on Terry Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Winfred Morgan, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (SG), Sean Hawks (PF) Winfred Morgan, John Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Mark Price | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Jeff Maggard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (PG), Seth Ford (SF), Arthur Hodges (C) Douglas Rigney, Ralph Boyter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Terry Carr, James Andrews | |
| 06:19 | TCU | Jeff Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:19 | TCU | Jeff Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | Danny Grainger pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 05:42 | TCU | Jeff Maggard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-21 |
| 05:32 | TCU | Sean Hawks grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 05:11 | TCU | Jeff Maggard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 05:09 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Hodges | 18-21 |
| 04:49 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Winfred Morgan (SG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), James Andrews (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:49 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Winfred Morgan - foul #2 on Winfred Morgan, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF) Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 04:15 | TCU | Seth Ford hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the shot in the lane | 23-21 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Terry Carr snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Terry Carr knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Graham | 23-23 |
| 03:28 | TCU | Terry Carr steps in front of the Winfred Morgan pass | 23-23 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Carr | 23-25 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Fred Broome (fairly fresh) SG - Winfred Morgan (tiring) SF - Seth Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Andrews (tiring) C - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | TCU | Winfred Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (SG), Arthur Hodges (C) Winfred Morgan, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Danny Grainger (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Terry Carr, Mark Price | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joshua Houghton | 23-28 |
| 02:22 | TCU | John Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:20 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Arthur Russ tips it home | 23-30 |
| 01:54 | TCU | John Carter splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the paint | 25-30 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Arthur Hodges takes the ball from Mauricio Romano in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 01:29 | TCU | Fred Broome is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Carter | 28-30 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Joshua Houghton | 28-33 |
| 00:43 | TCU | Fred Broome comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Danny Grainger gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Fred Broome steps in front of the James Andrews pass | 28-33 |
| 00:32 | TCU | Seth Ford lays it in set up by Fred Broome | 30-33 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is hacked by Fred Broome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Broome, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Ralph Boyter (SG), Sean Hawks (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Jeff Maggard, John Carter, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Arthur Russ | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | TCU | Mark Price swats the short shot by Sean Hawks | 30-35 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Ralph Boyter gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | TCU | The clock runs out | 30-35 |