| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carlson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Jordan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Yeary (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Welcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Smith inbounds the ball | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Brian Ward's fadeaway is rejected by George Phair | 51-41 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Warren Jordan | 51-44 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Brian Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-44 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Robert Smith tips it home | 51-46 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | George Phair misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Warren Jordan - foul #2 on Warren Jordan, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Joseph Miller (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | John Carlson snags the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 52-46 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) George Phair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG) Kevin Beatty | |
| 17:42 | UNLV | John Carlson misses long on an open runner from the left block | 52-46 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | James Haynes grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Boyer | 54-46 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Brian Ward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Allan Bartels pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Allan Bartels drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dan Boyer | 56-46 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan travels with the ball | 56-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Warren Jordan, Joseph Miller, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 16:16 | UNLV | George Phair hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Akim Zellmann | 58-46 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-46 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | James Welcher can't tip it in | 58-46 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the board | 58-46 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Carlson (tired) 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brian Ward (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Beatty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Yeary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Welcher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is hacked by James Welcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Welcher, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Charles Duncan (SG) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the lane | 58-46 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Leroy Minner | 58-46 |
| 15:27 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | James Welcher tips it but misses | 58-46 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the shot from the right side set up by Timothy Giczewski and he's fouled by James Welcher - foul #2 on James Welcher, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG) Charles Duncan | |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 15:03 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary is hacked by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #2 | 60-46 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | James Welcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-46 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Jordan - foul #3 on Warren Jordan, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod (PF) Larry Yeary | |
| 14:27 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on a floater from the right side | 60-46 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | George Phair loses the dribble to Leroy Minner | 60-46 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Minner | 60-48 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 60-48 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Emmanuel Liu takes the ball from Gregory Elrod in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu banks in the layup | 62-48 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), James Haynes (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:09 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-48 |
| 13:07 | UNLV | James Haynes pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is hacked by Charles Duncan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Duncan, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Leroy Minner (SF) Charles Duncan, Robert Smith | |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Kevin Beatty is called for the reach on Allan Bartels - foul #1 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Dan Boyer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Allan Bartels | 65-48 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Dan Boyer steals it from Larry Yeary in the backcourt | 65-48 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Dan Boyer banks in the layup | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | John Carlson swats the dunk try by Larry Yeary | 67-48 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the tip | 67-48 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Dan Boyer snags the defensive board | 67-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:17 | UNLV | Dan Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Larry Yeary, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Brian Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Akim Zellmann - foul #3 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Brian Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG) Brian Ward | |
| 11:57 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gregory Elrod | 67-50 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Akim Zellmann (tiring) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Awada (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Carlson (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Jordan (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Smith (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Elrod (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Welcher (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | John Carlson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the tip | 67-53 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the offensive board | 67-53 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Joseph Miller (C) Leroy Minner, James Welcher | |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Elrod - foul #1 on Gregory Elrod, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Leroy Minner (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod | |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dan Boyer - foul #1 on Dan Boyer, team foul #4 | 68-55 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-56 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Murray grabs the offensive board | 68-56 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-59 |
| 09:29 | UNLV | James Haynes is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Miller, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, George Phair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Leroy Minner, Joseph Miller, Larry Yeary, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 09:29 | UNLV | James Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | James Welcher grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Brian Ward makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Jordan | 68-62 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | James Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is hacked by Dikembe Awada - foul #4 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Carlson - foul #3 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG) Brian Ward | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod makes the 3rd free throw | 68-65 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 68-65 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | James Welcher is open and scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | George Phair can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Welcher - foul #3 on James Welcher, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Kevin Beatty (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Warren Jordan, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, James Welcher | |
| 07:44 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Awada (very tired) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Phair (very tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Duncan (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Beatty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Minner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Yeary (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Murray (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the tip | 68-67 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Allan Bartels can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Beatty - foul #2 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG) Leroy Minner | |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 07:24 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 06:55 | Northwestern | Brian Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Allan Bartels double dribbles | 70-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Jordan (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | James Welcher hits a turnaround near the basket | 70-69 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Warren Jordan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Jordan, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Charles Duncan, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-69 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 72-69 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 05:40 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), James Haynes (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Kevin Beatty (SG), Jeffrey Murray (C) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Joseph Miller | |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Gregory Elrod pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Robert Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Brian Ward grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | James Haynes can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Beatty - foul #3 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Duncan (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Leroy Minner (SF), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Brian Ward, Kevin Beatty, Robert Smith, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 04:27 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Allan Bartels - foul #1 on Allan Bartels, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Allan Bartels scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 77-71 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Warren Jordan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-71 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 77-71 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Miller (SF) Charles Duncan | |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is open and lays it up and in | 79-71 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmanuel Liu (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Carlson (tired) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Phair (very tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leroy Minner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Jordan (tired) 16 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Yeary (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - James Welcher (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 79-71 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Emmanuel Liu | 81-71 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Charles Duncan (SG), Robert Smith (SF), Gregory Elrod (PF) Leroy Minner, Warren Jordan, Joseph Miller, Larry Yeary | |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher misses the easy layup but he's hacked by George Phair - foul #4 on George Phair, team foul #8 | 81-71 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | James Welcher makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Charles Duncan is called for the reach on James Haynes - foul #5 on Charles Duncan, team foul #14 | 81-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Charles Duncan, James Welcher | |
| 02:12 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Beatty, team foul #15 | 83-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) James Haynes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Yeary (PF) Gregory Elrod | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Dan Boyer travels with the ball | 83-73 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 83-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), James Welcher (C) Kevin Beatty, Jeffrey Murray | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Liu - foul #2 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #9 | 83-73 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (PG), Kevin Beatty (SG), Gregory Elrod (PF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Warren Jordan, Larry Yeary, James Welcher | |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Gregory Elrod swats the layup by George Phair | 83-75 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Beatty | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Leroy Minner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Ward (PG), Warren Jordan (SG), Larry Yeary (PF), James Welcher (C) Leroy Minner, Kevin Beatty, Gregory Elrod, Jeffrey Murray | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled on the floor by Brian Ward - foul #3 on Brian Ward, team foul #16 | 83-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-75 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-75 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | Akim Zellmann steps in front of the James Welcher pass | 84-75 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu lays it in on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 86-75 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Robert Smith connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Yeary | 86-77 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Jordan - foul #5 on Warren Jordan, team foul #17 | 86-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leroy Minner (SG) Warren Jordan | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Carlson - foul #4 on John Carlson, team foul #10 | 88-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF) Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Beatty (SG), Joseph Miller (SF), Jeffrey Murray (C) Brian Ward, Robert Smith, James Welcher | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary misses the 1st free throw | 88-77 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Larry Yeary makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Dan Boyer runs out the clock | 88-78 |