| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Angel Perez (fresh) SG - William Street (fresh) SF - Gene Kang (fresh) PF - Tomas Stout (fresh) C - David Wallace (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) SF - Mark Price (fresh) PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | David Wallace wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:35 | North Texas | David Wallace is alone and drills a jump hook from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | North Texas | David Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Tomas Stout | 4-0 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | David Wallace swats the short shot by Jeffrey Graham | 4-0 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Mark Price tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | North Texas | David Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | North Texas | David Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits a shot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | North Texas | William Street comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | North Texas | David Wallace pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | North Texas | David Wallace comes up short on the shot from the right block | 5-4 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Mark Price misses the easy layup | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | North Texas | Tomas Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | North Texas | Gene Kang misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | North Texas | Angel Martinez (C) David Wallace | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 16:55 | North Texas | Gene Kang makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:55 | North Texas | Gene Kang makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Angel Perez is called for the reach on Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Angel Perez, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon (SF) Gene Kang | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton | |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Andrews | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | North Texas | Angel Perez double dribbles | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Terry Carr | 7-10 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) SG - William Street (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Pinzon (fresh) PF - Tomas Stout (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Angel Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | North Texas | Angel Martinez is fouled on the floor by James Andrews - foul #1 on James Andrews, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | North Texas | David Wallace (C) Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 15:21 | North Texas | Joshua Houghton steals it from David Wallace | 7-10 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton throws it down | 7-12 |
| 15:12 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-12 |
| 15:10 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:59 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the easy layup | 7-12 |
| 14:58 | North Texas | David Wallace snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:38 | North Texas | David Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Mark Price gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses long on a shot from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | North Texas | David Wallace grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 13:55 | North Texas | David Wallace misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 7-12 |
| 13:54 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Perez | 7-12 |
| 13:32 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Russ | 10-12 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Mark Price blows the layup | 10-12 |
| 13:05 | North Texas | David Wallace pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:36 | North Texas | Angel Perez is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (PG), Gene Kang (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Luis Ochoa (C) Angel Perez, Joseph Pinzon, Tomas Stout, David Wallace | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Mark Price, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 12:21 | North Texas | Angel Martinez misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Danny Grainger grabs the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Ford | 10-14 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Wesley Dimond (fresh) SG - William Street (fairly fresh) SF - Gene Kang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) C - Luis Ochoa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Street and he's hacked by Danny Grainger - foul #1 on Danny Grainger, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| 11:31 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Danny Grainger is hacked by Luis Ochoa - foul #1 on Luis Ochoa, team foul #2 | 13-14 |
| Subs | North Texas | Angel Perez (PG) Wesley Dimond | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano is fouled on the floor by Gene Kang - foul #1 on Gene Kang, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SG) William Street | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:49 | UNLV | Gene Kang swats the shot by Terry Carr | 13-14 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Gregory Ford tips it home | 13-16 |
| 10:20 | North Texas | Angel Perez is hacked by Mauricio Romano - foul #1 on Mauricio Romano, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | North Texas | Tomas Stout (PF), David Wallace (C) Angel Martinez, Luis Ochoa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Joshua Houghton (SG) Mauricio Romano, Terry Carr | |
| 09:51 | North Texas | Art Huseby knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Tomas Stout | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Angel Perez - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (PG), William Street (SG), Joseph Pinzon (SF) Angel Perez, Art Huseby, Gene Kang | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (PF), Arthur Russ (C) James Andrews, Gregory Ford | |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:19 | North Texas | David Wallace scores on a turnaround from the right block | 18-17 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 09:12 | North Texas | Tomas Stout gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:01 | North Texas | Wayne Dozier takes the ball from Wesley Dimond | 18-17 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-17 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Danny Grainger misses the tip | 18-17 |
| 08:39 | North Texas | David Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:26 | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton hits the finger roll | 18-19 |
| 07:44 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond is fouled on the floor by Joshua Houghton - foul #2 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | North Texas | Gene Kang (SF), Angel Martinez (PF), Luis Ochoa (C) Joseph Pinzon, Tomas Stout, David Wallace | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Terry Carr (SG), Mark Price (SF), James Andrews (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Danny Grainger, Wayne Dozier, Arthur Russ | |
| 07:44 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Wesley Dimond (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Street (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gene Kang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) C - Luis Ochoa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Mauricio Romano (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Terry Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Andrews (fresh) C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Terry Carr scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mauricio Romano | 19-21 |
| 07:03 | North Texas | The pull-up jumper by William Street is blocked by James Andrews | 19-21 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | James Andrews snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | Gregory Ford loses the dribble to Gene Kang | 19-21 |
| 06:24 | North Texas | Gene Kang is fouled on the floor by Mark Price - foul #1 on Mark Price, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (PG), David Wallace (C) Wesley Dimond, Luis Ochoa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF) Terry Carr, James Andrews | |
| 06:24 | North Texas | Gene Kang makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:24 | North Texas | Gene Kang makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Art Huseby steps in front of the Wayne Dozier pass | 21-21 |
| 06:06 | North Texas | Art Huseby hits the finger roll | 23-21 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregory Ford, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Tomas Stout (PF) Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford | |
| 05:31 | North Texas | Art Huseby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Mark Price grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (PG) William Street | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF), James Andrews (PF) Mark Price, Wayne Dozier | |
| 04:47 | North Texas | Gene Kang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | North Texas | Joseph Pinzon (SF), Angel Martinez (C) Gene Kang, David Wallace | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG) Joshua Houghton | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | James Andrews makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-23 |
| 04:08 | North Texas | Terry Carr picks off the pass by Wesley Dimond | 23-23 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wesley Dimond - foul #1 on Wesley Dimond, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | North Texas | Angel Perez (PG), William Street (SG), Luis Ochoa (C) Wesley Dimond, Art Huseby, Tomas Stout | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Wayne Dozier (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, James Andrews, Arthur Russ | |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:30 | North Texas | William Street is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Angel Perez (fresh) SG - William Street (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angel Martinez (fresh) C - Luis Ochoa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Terry Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Grainger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Street - foul #1 on William Street, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | North Texas | Gene Kang (SF), David Wallace (C) Joseph Pinzon, Luis Ochoa | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mauricio Romano (PG), Mark Price (SF) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:54 | North Texas | William Street connects on the open floater from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Angel Perez - foul #3 on Angel Perez, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (PG), Tomas Stout (PF) Angel Perez, Angel Martinez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Terry Carr (SG), James Andrews (PF) Joshua Houghton, Wayne Dozier | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Mauricio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:12 | North Texas | David Wallace hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Art Huseby | 29-29 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Street - foul #2 on William Street, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | North Texas | Wesley Dimond (PG) Art Huseby | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (PG), Arthur Russ (C) Mauricio Romano, Gregory Ford | |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Terry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Andrews | 29-30 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Terry Carr misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | James Andrews grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | David Wallace is called for the reach on Arthur Russ - foul #1 on David Wallace, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Danny Grainger (SF) Mark Price | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:46 | North Texas | Tomas Stout snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:27 | North Texas | Arthur Russ swats the short shot by Wesley Dimond | 29-31 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Danny Grainger snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | James Andrews misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Terry Carr tips it in | 29-33 |
| 00:55 | North Texas | Wesley Dimond makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gene Kang | 31-33 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Terry Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | James Andrews tips it in | 31-35 |
| 00:27 | North Texas | David Wallace clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| Subs | North Texas | Art Huseby (SG), Joseph Pinzon (SF), Angel Martinez (PF) William Street, Gene Kang, Tomas Stout | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SG), Mark Price (SF), Wayne Dozier (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Terry Carr, Danny Grainger, James Andrews, Arthur Russ | |
| 00:27 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:27 | North Texas | David Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Mark Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | The clock runs out | 33-35 |