| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Richard Yearwood (fresh) SG - Nick Payne (fresh) SF - John Slezak (fresh) PF - Larry Thomas (fresh) C - Andres Bruno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Slezak | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Richard Yearwood is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Richard Yearwood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Liu | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Yearwood - foul #2 on Richard Yearwood, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (PG) Richard Yearwood | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Thomas - foul #1 on Larry Thomas, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (SG), Brent Gilcrease (SF), Shawn Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Nick Payne, John Slezak, Larry Thomas, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Shawn Taylor | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Allan Bartels gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Dan Boyer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Carlson | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease is fouled in the backcourt by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Dikembe Awada | |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | George Phair travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 17:02 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | George Phair hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 2-7 |
| 16:29 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Allan Bartels clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | John Carlson tips it in | 2-9 |
| 15:59 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brent Gilcrease | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Mark Spangler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Layfield (fairly fresh) SF - Brent Gilcrease (fairly fresh) PF - Shawn Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Eggenberger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) PF - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | UNLV | George Phair misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | George Phair can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 15:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Shawn Taylor | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | James Haynes snags the defensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 14:54 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:30 | Texas Southern | Dan Boyer steps in front of the Paul Layfield pass | 5-9 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | James Haynes banks in the layup set up by Dan Boyer | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | The jumper by Paul Layfield is denied by George Phair | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Eggenberger | 5-11 |
| 13:57 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | George Phair is alone and drills a shot from the left block set up by James Haynes | 5-13 |
| 13:25 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-13 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Allan Bartels gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | James Haynes can't finish the uncontested layup | 5-13 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:00 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Carlson | 5-13 |
| 12:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 5-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nick Payne (SG), John Slezak (SF), Larry Thomas (PF), Andres Bruno (C) Paul Layfield, Brent Gilcrease, Shawn Taylor, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Mark Spangler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Spangler, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 12:43 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | John Carlson pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-15 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Mark Spangler (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Nick Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Slezak (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andres Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) C - John Carlson (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Texas Southern | John Slezak steps out of bounds on the sideline | 6-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt (SG) Nick Payne | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) John Carlson | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 11:25 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada is called for the reach on Mark Spangler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| 11:01 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Slezak | 8-15 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nick Payne (SG) John Slezak | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Mark Eckhardt | 10-15 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Mark Spangler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Spangler, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (PG), John Slezak (SF) Mark Spangler, Mark Eckhardt | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Nick Payne is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Nick Payne, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Larry Thomas swats the short shot by John Carlson | 10-15 |
| 10:21 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann tips it home | 10-17 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Paul Layfield | 12-17 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Nick Payne - foul #2 on Nick Payne, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt (SG) Nick Payne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andres Bruno | 12-18 |
| 09:35 | Texas Southern | John Slezak's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt | 12-18 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 12-21 |
| 09:13 | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease (PG) Paul Layfield | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | John Carlson's pass is intercepted by Mark Eckhardt | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno blows the wide open layup | 12-21 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (PG), Shawn Taylor (C) Brent Gilcrease, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), James Haynes (SF) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu | |
| 08:15 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas lays it in uncontested | 14-21 |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield grabs the board | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Layfield (tired) 1 ast. SG - Mark Eckhardt (fairly fresh) SF - John Slezak (tired) PF - Larry Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Akim Zellmann (tiring) 8 pts. SF - James Haynes (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Carlson (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor's pass is intercepted by Akim Zellmann | 14-21 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a 3 from the left corner set up by James Haynes | 14-24 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease (PG), Andres Bruno (C) Paul Layfield, Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, James Haynes | |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Slezak | 16-24 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is hacked by Mark Eckhardt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Eckhardt, team foul #8 | 16-24 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 06:37 | Texas Southern | John Slezak is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 16-26 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Allan Bartels snags the defensive board | 16-26 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Emmanuel Liu | 16-29 |
| 05:52 | Texas Southern | John Slezak buries a 3 from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 19-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (PG), Jeffrey Eggenberger (PF), Shawn Taylor (C) Brent Gilcrease, Larry Thomas, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu | |
| 05:27 | UNLV | James Haynes is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 05:25 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG) Dan Boyer | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Shawn Taylor - foul #1 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease (SF) John Slezak | |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) James Haynes | |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Eggenberger | 19-29 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 19-29 |
| 04:50 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | George Phair swats the layup by Paul Layfield | 19-29 |
| 04:43 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt hits the follow up shot | 21-29 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is hacked by Paul Layfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Layfield, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno (C) Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt comes up short on the floater from the left block | 21-31 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on an open shot from the right block | 21-31 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno can't finish the layup | 21-31 |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #6 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood (PG), Nick Payne (SG), John Slezak (SF), Larry Thomas (PF) Paul Layfield, Mark Eckhardt, Brent Gilcrease, Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Richard Yearwood (fresh) SG - Nick Payne (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Slezak (tired) 3 pts. PF - Larry Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Bruno (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - George Phair (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is called for traveling in the backcourt | 22-31 |
| 03:27 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas's pass is intercepted by Dan Boyer | 22-31 |
| 03:24 | UNLV | James Haynes banks in the layup set up by Dan Boyer | 22-33 |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Allan Bartels clanks a shot from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 02:37 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (SG), Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Nick Payne, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG) Dan Boyer, James Haynes | |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Akim Zellmann and he's hacked by Mark Spangler - foul #3 on Mark Spangler, team foul #11 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nick Payne (SG) Mark Spangler | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | George Phair swats the shot by Nick Payne | 22-36 |
| 02:06 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | George Phair clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Thomas - foul #2 on Larry Thomas, team foul #12 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease (SF), Shawn Taylor (C) John Slezak, Larry Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels | |
| 01:45 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | George Phair misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Shawn Taylor steps in front of the George Phair pass | 22-37 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Akim Zellmann - foul #2 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno (C) Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), James Haynes (SF) Dan Boyer, Emmanuel Liu | |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne misses the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | James Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Slezak (SF), Larry Thomas (PF) Brent Gilcrease, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno loses the dribble to Akim Zellmann in the backcourt | 23-37 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | James Haynes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski snags the offensive board | 23-37 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Giczewski | 23-39 |
| 00:18 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne is hacked by Dan Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Boyer, team foul #8 | 23-39 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 24-41 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses the halfcourt shot | 24-41 |