| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (fresh) SG - Daniel Encarnacion (fresh) SF - Ben Lasher (fresh) PF - Albert Kim (fresh) C - Gene Lindsay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) C - Jason Miller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Jason Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Thomas Paschall is called for the reach on Robert Burch - foul #1 on Thomas Paschall, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | TCU | Albert Kim pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Jason Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | TCU | Albert Kim gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Joseph Clark snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits a runner from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | TCU | Joseph Clark takes the ball from Thomas Paschall | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gene Lindsay - foul #1 on Gene Lindsay, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | TCU | Robert Burch takes the ball from Gene Lindsay in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Joseph Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | TCU | Ben Lasher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Jason Miller gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Lasher - foul #1 on Ben Lasher, team foul #3 | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:56 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-6 |
| 17:54 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:40 | TCU | Thomas Paschall misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Thomas Paschall steals the ball from Robert Burch in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | TCU | Thomas Paschall lays it up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn loses the dribble to Ben Lasher in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 17:20 | TCU | Ben Lasher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:18 | TCU | Gene Lindsay pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion's pass is intercepted by Jason Miller | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Ben Lasher picks off the pass by Joseph Clark | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses the easy layup | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jason Miller | 2-6 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Joseph Clark connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Burch | 2-8 |
| 16:13 | TCU | Thomas Paschall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't finish the layup | 2-8 |
| 15:52 | TCU | Ben Lasher gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tiring) SF - Ben Lasher (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Albert Kim (tired) 3 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (tired) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Clark (tired) 4 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Marvin Wilson (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Miller (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | TCU | Robert Burch is called for the reach on Thomas Paschall - foul #1 on Robert Burch, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, Daniel Encarnacion, Ben Lasher, Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Dustin Lee (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Robert Burch, Joseph Clark, Irvin Wellborn, Marvin Wilson, Jason Miller | |
| 15:16 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Branham | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is hacked by Kelvin Nice in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelvin Nice, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook's layup is rejected by Michael Galloway | 5-8 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Michael Branham snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Smith | 7-8 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Dustin Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Robert Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Robert Cook knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:23 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas's floater is tipped away by Dustin Lee | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | King Steiner travels in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Ben Lasher (SF) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Robert Gonzalas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Sean Paull (SF) King Steiner, Robert Cook | |
| 14:12 | TCU | Michael Galloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | TCU | Michael Branham gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Dustin Lee gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 13:40 | TCU | Michael Branham gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | TCU | Thomas Paschall is hacked by Gary Meyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Meyer, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF) Kevin Stokes, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 13:32 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Gary Meyer snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson loses the dribble to Michael Galloway | 7-10 |
| 13:06 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Albert Kim (PF) Thomas Paschall, Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Gary Meyer, Sean Paull, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 13:06 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:06 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Michael Branham - foul #1 on Michael Branham, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses the 3rd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:37 | TCU | Albert Kim banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kelvin Nice and he's fouled by Marvin Wilson - foul #2 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF), Gene Lindsay (C) Robert Gonzalas, Michael Branham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Marvin Wilson | |
| 12:37 | TCU | Albert Kim makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Robert Cook double dribbles | 12-12 |
| 12:14 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-12 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (PF) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Albert Kim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Robert Burch, Kevin Stokes, Robert Cook, Jason Miller | |
| 11:56 | TCU | Sean Paull picks off the pass by Daniel Encarnacion | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the easy layup | 12-12 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | Dustin Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Ben Lasher (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Gene Lindsay (tiring) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Meyer (fresh) SG - Sean Paull (fresh) SF - Irvin Wellborn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dustin Lee (tiring) 2 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tiring) | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | The jump hook by Virgil Vanhoose is blocked by Gene Lindsay | 12-12 |
| 11:42 | TCU | Michael Galloway snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 11:22 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion hits the finger roll set up by Ben Lasher | 14-12 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Gonzalas (SF), Albert Kim (PF), Michael Branham (C) Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway, Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (PF), Jason Miller (C) Gary Meyer, Sean Paull, Dustin Lee, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 11:11 | TCU | Kevin Stokes picks off the pass by Thomas Paschall | 14-12 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Jason Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Daniel Encarnacion - foul #1 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG) Thomas Paschall, Daniel Encarnacion | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) King Steiner | |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Kevin Stokes is called for the reach on Gary Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | TCU | Albert Kim can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF) Robert Gonzalas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG), Dustin Lee (PF) Kevin Stokes, Robert Cook | |
| 10:32 | TCU | Albert Kim misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | TCU | Albert Kim misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Dustin Lee is fouled on the floor by Albert Kim - foul #1 on Albert Kim, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PF) Albert Kim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose (C) Jason Miller | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Dustin Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:57 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 09:55 | TCU | Michael Branham pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:42 | TCU | Ben Lasher is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Ben Lasher, Michael Branham | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Sean Paull, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Robert Cook is hacked by Robert Gonzalas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Gonzalas, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | TCU | The rebound goes to Gene Lindsay | 14-15 |
| 09:38 | TCU | King Steiner takes the ball from Gene Lindsay in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Thomas Paschall steals the ball from Virgil Vanhoose | 14-15 |
| 09:28 | TCU | Thomas Paschall hits the finger roll | 16-15 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Robert Cook lays it in and the foul's on Robert Gonzalas - foul #2 on Robert Gonzalas, team foul #9 | 16-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF), Albert Kim (PF) Robert Gonzalas, Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:14 | TCU | Albert Kim loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) King Steiner | |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is fouled on the floor by Thomas Paschall - foul #2 on Thomas Paschall, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF) Gary Meyer, Robert Cook | |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:39 | TCU | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Daniel Encarnacion - foul #1 on Dustin Lee, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PF) Albert Kim | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Joseph Clark, Jason Miller | |
| 08:39 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:39 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Robert Burch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:31 | TCU | Gary Smith is hacked by Dustin Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dustin Lee, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (C) Dustin Lee | |
| 08:31 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 08:31 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Robert Burch can't connect on a jumper from close range | 20-22 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | Robert Cook gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:08 | UNLV | Ben Lasher steals it from Irvin Wellborn | 20-22 |
| 07:50 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tired) 6 pts. SF - Ben Lasher (tired) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Michael Galloway (tiring) 3 pts. C - Michael Branham (tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stokes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Irvin Wellborn (tired) 2 pts. PF - Virgil Vanhoose (tired) C - Robert Cook (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Daniel Encarnacion takes the ball from Robert Burch in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 07:36 | TCU | Michael Branham is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Albert Kim (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Daniel Encarnacion, Michael Galloway, Michael Branham | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Robert Cook clanks a jumper from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 07:27 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:23 | TCU | Ben Lasher clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Cook | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Gary Meyer is hacked by Ben Lasher - foul #2 on Ben Lasher, team foul #12 | 20-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (SF) Ben Lasher | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Sean Paull | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:15 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 06:56 | TCU | Gene Lindsay throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 22-23 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Michael Galloway is called for the reach on Gary Meyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Galloway, team foul #13 | 22-23 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose (PF) Robert Cook | |
| 06:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-23 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Gary Smith hits a 3 from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Gary Meyer scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 25-26 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Kelvin Nice is hacked by Joseph Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Ben Lasher (SF), Michael Branham (C) Gary Smith, Michael Galloway, Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Dustin Lee (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose, Jason Miller | |
| 06:15 | TCU | Kelvin Nice makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Albert Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:54 | TCU | Ben Lasher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 05:53 | TCU | Kelvin Nice tips it in | 28-26 |
| 05:45 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Dustin Lee is blocked by Michael Branham | 28-26 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn tips it home | 28-28 |
| 05:40 | TCU | Sean Paull steals it from Thomas Paschall in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Thomas Paschall is called for the reach on Robert Burch - foul #3 on Thomas Paschall, team foul #14 | 28-28 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Thomas Paschall, Kelvin Nice, Albert Kim, Michael Branham | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) Sean Paull, Irvin Wellborn | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:54 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 28-30 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Lindsay - foul #2 on Gene Lindsay, team foul #15 | 28-30 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Branham (C) Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF) Gary Meyer | |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:22 | TCU | Michael Galloway hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 28-32 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson misses the floater from the right block | 28-32 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the easy layup | 28-32 |
| 03:54 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Branham | 28-32 |
| 03:54 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Albert Kim (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Smith, Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway, Michael Branham | |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| 03:52 | TCU | Kelvin Nice's pass is intercepted by Gary Meyer in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 03:51 | UNLV | Gary Meyer lays it in | 28-34 |
| 03:46 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 30-34 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Daniel Encarnacion (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Kelvin Nice (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gonzalas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Kim (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) SG - Sean Paull (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marvin Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Miller (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Kelvin Nice steps in front of the Sean Paull pass | 30-34 |
| 03:32 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Wilson - foul #3 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #10 | 30-34 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (PF) Marvin Wilson | |
| 03:32 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:32 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Robert Gonzalas steps in front of the Sean Paull pass in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 03:28 | TCU | Kelvin Nice lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Gonzalas | 34-34 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-34 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | Gary Meyer tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 03:15 | TCU | King Steiner steps in front of the Robert Gonzalas pass in the backcourt | 34-36 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Jason Miller misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Albert Kim gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 02:50 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion knocks in the shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | King Steiner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Kelvin Nice is hacked by Sean Paull in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Paull, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Jason Miller | |
| 02:34 | TCU | Kelvin Nice makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 02:34 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Robert Burch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG) Kelvin Nice | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:07 | TCU | Gary Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dustin Lee | 37-38 |
| 02:01 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the easy open layup | 37-38 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Dustin Lee tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 01:57 | TCU | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Robert Gonzalas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dustin Lee, team foul #12 | 37-40 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (C) Joseph Clark, Dustin Lee | |
| 01:57 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:57 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Gonzalas - foul #3 on Robert Gonzalas, team foul #16 | 39-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF) Robert Gonzalas | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 01:54 | TCU | Michael Branham grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 01:36 | TCU | Ben Lasher hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Galloway | 42-40 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Robert Cook can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Galloway - foul #2 on Michael Galloway, team foul #17 | 42-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Kim (PF) Michael Galloway | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (C) Virgil Vanhoose | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Robert Cook is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 00:55 | TCU | Michael Branham grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 00:51 | TCU | Kevin Stokes steps in front of the Gary Smith pass in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Robert Burch is wide open and dunks the ball | 42-43 |
| 00:25 | TCU | Kevin Stokes steals it from Gary Smith in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 42-43 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |