| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:26 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll is fouled on the floor by Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:20 | Gardner-Webb | James Mills is called for the reach on Paul Murphy - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 19:10 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll throws it down set up by Ray Kyle | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it home | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the floater from the right block | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Donald Carroll steals the ball from Brian Thorpe | 36-35 |
| 17:44 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Patrick James - foul #2 on Patrick James, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:22 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:58 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette drills a runner from close range | 37-39 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Rondon - foul #1 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (C) Paul Murphy | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Osterberger takes the ball from Houston Burrows | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Burt Chapman hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 15:59 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown blows the layup | 40-39 |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette tips it in | 40-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - Houston Burrows (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Binette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Jack Newsome | 40-41 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Osterberger steals it from Nicholas Brown | 40-41 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 15:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the jump hook in the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe lays it in | 42-41 |
| 14:31 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger can't connect on a runner in the paint | 42-41 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome buries a floater near the basket | 44-43 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 13:10 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Nathan Ortez | 46-43 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Houston Burrows is called for the reach on Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Houston Burrows, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Paul Murphy (PF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Roger Binette, Jack Newsome | |
| 12:42 | UNLV | David Davis buries a shot from the right wing set up by Mark Welch | 48-43 |
| 12:37 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick James - foul #3 on Patrick James, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | David Davis buries a turnaround from close range | 50-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Mills - foul #4 on James Mills, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:19 | Gardner-Webb | Marc Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Murphy - foul #3 on Paul Murphy, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Ray Kyle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | David Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Welch | 54-44 |
| 10:22 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James is hacked by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 10:07 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 10:06 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown tips it but misses | 54-44 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Eugene Savage pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Nicholas Brown steals it from Mark Welch | 54-44 |
| 09:19 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Rondon | 54-46 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Binette | 54-46 |
| 09:11 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 08:50 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe travels with the ball | 54-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Burt Chapman, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Marc Fields (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Paul Murphy | |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Thorpe - foul #2 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:14 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger double dribbles | 54-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:27 | Gardner-Webb | James Mills steals it from Marc Fields | 54-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - James Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick James (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Kyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Carroll (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Binette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Ray Kyle - foul #1 on Ray Kyle, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows (PF) Roger Binette | |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Mark Welch loses the dribble to Marc Fields | 54-47 |
| 06:30 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | David Davis buries a 3 from straight away | 57-47 |
| 06:14 | Gardner-Webb | James Mills swats the short shot by Ray Kyle | 57-47 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | David Davis knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Matthew Fox | 59-47 |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Matthew Fox - foul #2 on Matthew Fox, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Brian Thorpe (PF) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Paul Murphy (PF), Roger Binette (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Marc Fields | |
| 05:44 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't finish the layup | 59-49 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe tips it in | 61-49 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon's pass is intercepted by Eugene Savage in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Burt Chapman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:05 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Murphy knocks in the runner from the baseline | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Mark Welch lays it up and in | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | James Mills can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeff Rondon - foul #2 on Jeff Rondon, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick James (PG), Ray Kyle (SG), Donald Carroll (SF), Jack Newsome (C) Jeff Rondon, Nicholas Brown, Houston Burrows, Roger Binette | |
| 04:04 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger buries a driving attempt in the paint | 68-51 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Houston Burrows (SF), Ralph McKethan (C) Patrick James, Ray Kyle, Donald Carroll, Paul Murphy | |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:32 | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Jeff Rondon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) SF - Houston Burrows (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph McKethan (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses short on a shot from the left block | 68-51 |
| 03:03 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 02:45 | Gardner-Webb | Jeff Rondon double dribbles | 68-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette (PF) Ralph McKethan | |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Binette - foul #1 on Roger Binette, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan (C) Nicholas Brown | |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Fox - foul #3 on Matthew Fox, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown (SG) Jack Newsome | |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Matthew Fox | 68-52 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Binette | 68-52 |
| 01:35 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph McKethan grabs the board | 68-52 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows is hacked by Nathan Ortez - foul #2 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Jack Newsome (C) Ralph McKethan | |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 01:30 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits a jump hook from the baseline | 70-54 |
| 01:04 | Gardner-Webb | Roger Binette buries a jumper from the right side | 70-56 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Matthew Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown slams it home | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger blows the layup | 70-58 |
| 00:21 | Gardner-Webb | Houston Burrows snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Fox - foul #4 on Matthew Fox, team foul #11 | 70-58 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:15 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Burt Chapman runs out the clock | 70-60 |