| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Irvin Wellborn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Miller (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ben Lasher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Albert Kim (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ben Lasher inbounds the ball | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | TCU | Albert Kim is fouled on the floor by Marvin Wilson - foul #1 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| 19:35 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jason Miller | 46-49 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Robert Burch snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 48-49 |
| 19:09 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jason Miller | 48-49 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Robert Burch hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 50-49 |
| 18:31 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #4 on Joseph Clark, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Branham (C) Gene Lindsay | |
| 18:31 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 18:31 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Michael Branham steals it from Virgil Vanhoose | 50-51 |
| 18:11 | TCU | Ben Lasher is hacked by Robert Cook in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Galloway (PF) Thomas Paschall, Albert Kim | |
| 18:00 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Dustin Lee gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 17:49 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Branham | 50-51 |
| 17:38 | TCU | Ben Lasher knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 50-53 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes is hacked by Daniel Encarnacion in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #1 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (PG), Sean Paull (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes, Robert Cook, Dustin Lee, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Smith, Daniel Encarnacion, Ben Lasher, Michael Branham | |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Galloway - foul #3 on Michael Galloway, team foul #2 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Kim (PF) Michael Galloway | |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Thomas Paschall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Paull - foul #1 on Sean Paull, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Thomas Paschall makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Thomas Paschall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 16:59 | UNLV | Gary Meyer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-55 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 16:55 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Thomas Paschall hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Gene Lindsay | 52-57 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Albert Kim picks off the pass by Gary Meyer in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Albert Kim makes the wide open jumper from close range set up by Robert Gonzalas | 52-59 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Jason Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Gene Lindsay - foul #3 on Gene Lindsay, team foul #3 | 52-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Dustin Lee (PF) Gary Meyer, Sean Paull, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Ben Lasher (SF), Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Kelvin Nice, Robert Gonzalas, Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 16:32 | UNLV | Jason Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 16:29 | TCU | Robert Burch steals it from Daniel Encarnacion in the backcourt | 54-59 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Robert Burch hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 16:20 | TCU | Ben Lasher is fouled on the floor by Dustin Lee - foul #1 on Dustin Lee, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PF) Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG) Thomas Paschall | |
| 16:10 | TCU | Dustin Lee is called for the reach on Ben Lasher - foul #2 on Dustin Lee, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 15:58 | TCU | Ben Lasher hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Galloway | 56-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Stokes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Irvin Wellborn (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ben Lasher (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Branham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Robert Burch is hacked by Michael Galloway in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Galloway, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Cook (SF) Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Albert Kim (PF) Gary Smith, Michael Galloway | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Stokes and he's hacked by Albert Kim - foul #3 on Albert Kim, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) Robert Burch | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 15:36 | TCU | Ben Lasher blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #4 on Robert Cook, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 15:36 | TCU | Ben Lasher makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 15:36 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Dustin Lee snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gene Lindsay (C) Michael Branham | |
| 15:23 | TCU | Ben Lasher buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Encarnacion | 59-65 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Wilson | 62-65 |
| 14:57 | TCU | Ben Lasher makes the floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Paschall and he's fouled by Irvin Wellborn - foul #2 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Virgil Vanhoose (PF), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes, Marvin Wilson, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, Gene Lindsay | |
| 14:57 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses the free throw | 62-67 |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the board | 62-67 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Gary Meyer is whistled for traveling | 62-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG) Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Gonzalas (SF) Ben Lasher | |
| 14:31 | TCU | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF) Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Robert Burch loses the dribble to Robert Gonzalas | 62-67 |
| 14:14 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is fouled on the floor by Irvin Wellborn - foul #3 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dustin Lee (C) Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Gene Lindsay (C) Gary Smith, Michael Branham | |
| 14:14 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 14:14 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 14:10 | UNLV | Daniel Encarnacion takes the ball from Sean Paull in the backcourt | 62-69 |
| 14:02 | TCU | Virgil Vanhoose denies the turnaround by Albert Kim | 62-69 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Robert Burch is fouled on the floor by Robert Gonzalas - foul #2 on Robert Gonzalas, team foul #6 | 62-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marvin Wilson (PF) Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Ben Lasher (SF) Daniel Encarnacion, Robert Gonzalas | |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Sean Paull scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 65-69 |
| 13:26 | TCU | Ben Lasher misses the floater from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Sean Paull gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-69 |
| 13:19 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the offensive board | 65-69 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Dustin Lee lays it in set up by Marvin Wilson | 67-69 |
| 12:58 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Sean Paull, Irvin Wellborn, Marvin Wilson, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, Kelvin Nice, Ben Lasher, Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| 12:51 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Jason Miller gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 12:34 | TCU | Michael Branham snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 12:21 | TCU | Michael Branham's pass is intercepted by Jason Miller | 68-69 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Robert Cook loses the dribble to Michael Galloway | 68-69 |
| 12:01 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Clark - foul #5 on Joseph Clark, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Marvin Wilson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Ben Lasher (SF) Gary Smith, Robert Gonzalas | |
| 12:01 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 12:01 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Robert Cook is blocked by Michael Branham | 68-70 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Thomas Paschall pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Burch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Wilson (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tired) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ben Lasher (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Galloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Branham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 68-72 |
| 11:19 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-72 |
| 11:18 | TCU | The rebound goes to Michael Galloway | 68-72 |
| 11:06 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-74 |
| 10:47 | UNLV | Robert Burch can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 68-74 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose grabs the offensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 68-74 |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Robert Cook tips it home | 70-74 |
| 10:28 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is hacked by Kevin Stokes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF), Jason Miller (C) Robert Burch, Kevin Stokes, Robert Cook, Marvin Wilson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Albert Kim (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Thomas Paschall, Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway, Michael Branham | |
| 10:28 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 10:28 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Jason Miller pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Irvin Wellborn, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 10:11 | TCU | Gene Lindsay is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-74 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | Dustin Lee grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from King Steiner | 72-74 |
| 10:01 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG) King Steiner | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG) Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF) Robert Gonzalas | |
| 09:24 | TCU | Jason Miller denies the turnaround by Albert Kim | 72-74 |
| 09:23 | TCU | Albert Kim gets the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 09:18 | TCU | Albert Kim scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ben Lasher | 72-76 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Robert Burch makes the fadeaway in the paint | 74-76 |
| 08:56 | TCU | Irvin Wellborn picks off the pass by Gary Smith in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Robert Burch lays it up and in set up by Irvin Wellborn | 76-76 |
| 08:51 | TCU | Kelvin Nice travels in the backcourt | 76-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Marvin Wilson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Robert Burch, Sean Paull, Dustin Lee, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes travels with the ball | 76-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Gonzalas (SF) Ben Lasher | |
| 08:21 | TCU | Robert Gonzalas hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Branham | 76-78 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Irvin Wellborn | 78-78 |
| 08:08 | TCU | King Steiner steals the ball from Daniel Encarnacion in the backcourt | 78-78 |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson lays it in uncontested | 80-78 |
| 07:48 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion's fadeaway is rejected by Virgil Vanhoose | 80-78 |
| 07:46 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Paschall | 80-78 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stokes (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Irvin Wellborn (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Wilson (tired) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Paschall (tired) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Encarnacion (tired) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Gonzalas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Galloway (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Michael Branham (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion is open and buries a jump hook from the left block | 80-80 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Gary Meyer (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Dustin Lee (C) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes, Irvin Wellborn, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Ben Lasher (SF), Albert Kim (PF), Gene Lindsay (C) Robert Gonzalas, Michael Galloway, Michael Branham | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the wide open runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Encarnacion - foul #4 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #8 | 80-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (C) Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (SG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Dustin Lee snags the offensive board | 80-80 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Robert Burch is hacked by Gene Lindsay - foul #4 on Gene Lindsay, team foul #9 | 80-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG) Thomas Paschall | |
| 07:12 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 07:12 | TCU | Albert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 80-80 |
| 06:59 | TCU | Sean Paull steals the ball from Gary Smith | 80-80 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses short on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 80-80 |
| 06:46 | TCU | Ben Lasher grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 06:44 | TCU | Ben Lasher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Marvin Wilson (PF) Gary Meyer, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (PF), Michael Branham (C) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Albert Kim, Gene Lindsay | |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Ben Lasher - foul #2 on Ben Lasher, team foul #10 | 80-80 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn misses the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn makes the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 06:12 | TCU | Michael Branham comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Dustin Lee - foul #3 on Dustin Lee, team foul #13 | 81-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Robert Cook (SF) Robert Burch, Sean Paull, Irvin Wellborn | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 06:12 | TCU | Michael Branham makes the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 06:12 | TCU | Michael Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | King Steiner is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Branham - foul #2 on Michael Branham, team foul #11 | 81-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jason Miller (C) Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | TCU | Gene Lindsay (C) Michael Branham | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 82-82 |
| 06:09 | TCU | Gene Lindsay grabs the board | 82-82 |
| 06:02 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-82 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 82-82 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | King Steiner is whistled for traveling | 82-82 |
| 05:54 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF) Kevin Stokes, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG) Thomas Paschall, Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 05:52 | TCU | Michael Galloway is fouled in the backcourt by King Steiner - foul #2 on King Steiner, team foul #14 | 82-82 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 05:52 | TCU | Michael Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 82-84 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 82-84 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn hits the follow up shot | 84-84 |
| 05:19 | TCU | Michael Galloway scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Smith and the foul's on Robert Cook - foul #5 on Robert Cook, team foul #15 | 84-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Virgil Vanhoose (PF), Dustin Lee (C) King Steiner, Robert Cook, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Michael Branham (C) Gary Smith, Kelvin Nice, Ben Lasher, Gene Lindsay | |
| 05:19 | TCU | Michael Galloway misses the free throw | 84-86 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Gary Meyer grabs the board | 84-86 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose banks in the layup set up by Robert Burch | 86-86 |
| 04:56 | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion double dribbles | 86-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Stokes (SG), Marvin Wilson (PF) Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Albert Kim (PF) Michael Galloway | |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 86-86 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Robert Burch grabs the offensive board | 86-86 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 86-86 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Lee | 86-86 |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson hits a wide open runner from the left block on a great pass from Irvin Wellborn | 88-86 |
| 04:09 | TCU | Thomas Paschall's pass is intercepted by Irvin Wellborn | 88-86 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Irvin Wellborn | 90-86 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Irvin Wellborn blocks the short jumper by Daniel Encarnacion | 90-86 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes snags the defensive board | 90-86 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Robert Gonzalas is called for the reach on Marvin Wilson - foul #3 on Robert Gonzalas, team foul #12 | 90-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Robert Burch, Irvin Wellborn, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (PG), Kelvin Nice (SG), Ben Lasher (SF), Gene Lindsay (C) Thomas Paschall, Daniel Encarnacion, Robert Gonzalas, Michael Branham | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 91-86 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 92-86 |
| 03:54 | TCU | Ben Lasher loses the dribble to Marvin Wilson in the backcourt | 92-86 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Sean Paull lays it in | 94-86 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Stokes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marvin Wilson (very tired) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Virgil Vanhoose (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Gary Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kelvin Nice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ben Lasher (tired) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Kim (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gene Lindsay (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | TCU | Ben Lasher hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 94-86 |
| 03:26 | TCU | Gary Smith hits the follow up shot | 94-88 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Nice - foul #1 on Kelvin Nice, team foul #13 | 94-88 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Gary Meyer (SF), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Kevin Stokes, Marvin Wilson | |
| Subs | TCU | Daniel Encarnacion (SG), Michael Galloway (PF) Kelvin Nice, Albert Kim | |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses the 1st free throw | 94-88 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 95-88 |
| 03:06 | TCU | Sean Paull is called for the reach on Gary Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Paull, team foul #16 | 95-88 |
| 03:06 | TCU | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 95-89 |
| 03:06 | TCU | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 95-89 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the defensive board | 95-89 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | Robert Burch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 97-89 |
| 02:51 | TCU | TCU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 97-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | Irvin Wellborn (SF), Dustin Lee (PF) Sean Paull, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Paschall (PG), Michael Branham (C) Gary Smith, Gene Lindsay | |
| 02:49 | TCU | Thomas Paschall's pass is intercepted by Robert Burch in the backcourt | 97-89 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Robert Burch misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 97-89 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Dustin Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 97-89 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Gary Meyer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Encarnacion - foul #5 on Daniel Encarnacion, team foul #14 | 97-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG) Daniel Encarnacion | |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 98-89 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Gary Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 99-89 |
| 02:06 | TCU | Thomas Paschall misses the jumpshot from the left side | 99-89 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Jason Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 99-89 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 99-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG), Marvin Wilson (PF) Robert Burch, Dustin Lee | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Gonzalas (SF), Albert Kim (PF) Ben Lasher, Michael Galloway | |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Michael Branham steals the ball from Irvin Wellborn in the backcourt | 99-89 |
| 02:03 | TCU | TCU calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 99-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Irvin Wellborn, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | TCU | Gene Lindsay (C) Michael Branham | |
| 01:57 | TCU | Albert Kim is whistled for a carry | 99-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Burch (PG), Kevin Stokes (SG), Irvin Wellborn (SF), Jason Miller (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Smith (SG), Ben Lasher (SF) Kelvin Nice, Robert Gonzalas | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Paschall - foul #2 on Thomas Paschall, team foul #15 | 99-89 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 99-89 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 100-89 |
| 01:16 | TCU | Albert Kim misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marvin Wilson - foul #2 on Marvin Wilson, team foul #17 | 100-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Kelvin Nice (SG), Robert Gonzalas (SF), Michael Branham (C) Thomas Paschall, Ben Lasher, Gene Lindsay | |
| 01:16 | TCU | Albert Kim misses the 1st free throw | 100-89 |
| 01:16 | TCU | Albert Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 100-90 |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Robert Burch scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Irvin Wellborn | 102-90 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | TCU | Albert Kim misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 102-90 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Robert Burch | 102-90 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Kevin Stokes misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 102-90 |
| 00:37 | TCU | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 102-90 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Kevin Stokes is called for the reach on Kelvin Nice in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Stokes, team foul #18 | 102-90 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sean Paull (SG) Kevin Stokes | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Galloway (PF) Albert Kim | |
| 00:35 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses the 1st free throw | 102-90 |
| 00:35 | TCU | Kelvin Nice misses the 2nd free throw | 102-90 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Marvin Wilson pulls down the rebound | 102-90 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Sean Paull scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Burch | 104-90 |
| 00:25 | TCU | Kelvin Nice throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 104-90 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Robert Burch runs out the clock | 104-90 |