| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski inbounds the ball | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery's pass is intercepted by David Davis | 31-42 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donnie Gulley - foul #1 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 19:04 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 19:02 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | The jump hook by David Davis is blocked by Viktor Stechlinski | 33-44 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | James Mills tips it in | 33-46 |
| 18:27 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Jason Sawinski and the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| 18:27 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Viktor Stechlinski swats the layup by Eugene Savage | 35-46 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | David Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | David Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 17:53 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:45 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Viktor Stechlinski | 37-46 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-46 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 17:09 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-48 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | James Mills misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-48 |
| 16:53 | North Texas | The rebound goes to Donnie Gulley | 39-48 |
| 16:38 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura double dribbles | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Burt Chapman travels with the ball | 39-48 |
| 16:24 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski is called for traveling | 39-48 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #3 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Watkins (C) Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | North Texas | The jump hook by Ronald Montgomery is blocked by Brian Thorpe | 39-49 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Burt Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe knocks in the runner from the left block | 39-51 |
| 15:01 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Burt Chapman - foul #2 on Burt Chapman, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski (C) Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| 15:01 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 15:01 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the easy layup | 41-51 |
| 14:44 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 14:22 | North Texas | James Mills is called for the reach on Viktor Stechlinski - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | John Barnhill (PF) Donnie Gulley | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 14:00 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | Viktor Stechlinski denies the turnaround by Brian Thorpe | 41-51 |
| 13:39 | North Texas | John Barnhill gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:35 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-51 |
| 13:34 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Viktor Stechlinski | 41-51 |
| 13:18 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery is called for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG) Ronald Montgomery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Howard Osterberger (PF) David Davis, Brian Thorpe | |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Purpura - foul #2 on Dennis Purpura, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | North Texas | Donnie Gulley (PF) John Barnhill | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Burt Chapman | 41-53 |
| 12:33 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 41-53 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the runner from close range | 41-55 |
| 12:13 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is fouled in the backcourt by Burt Chapman - foul #3 on Burt Chapman, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), John Barnhill (C) Bojan Zorich, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| 11:55 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski clanks a floater from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 11:53 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Barnhill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Mills (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Donnie Gulley - foul #2 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Stepney (PF) Donnie Gulley | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:16 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Stepney | 44-57 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-57 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 44-57 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | David Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Montgomery - foul #1 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (SG) Ronald Montgomery | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| 10:39 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 10:23 | North Texas | John Barnhill clanks a floater from the left side | 44-58 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:08 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 3 from straight away | 44-58 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Thorpe and he's fouled by John Barnhill - foul #4 on John Barnhill, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Donnie Gulley (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Dennis Purpura, Robert Stepney, John Barnhill | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez | |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:32 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Mark Welch is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-61 |
| 09:05 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| 08:51 | North Texas | The jump hook by Jason Sawinski is blocked by James Mills | 44-61 |
| 08:50 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley hits the follow up shot | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Mills out of a doubleteam | 46-63 |
| 08:24 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery scores on a floater from the left side | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger loses the dribble to Bojan Zorich | 48-63 |
| 07:57 | North Texas | Burt Chapman picks off the pass by Bojan Zorich in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | James Mills misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-63 |
| 07:26 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Montgomery (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Viktor Stechlinski (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mills (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery slams it home on a nice dish by Jason Sawinski | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | James Mills banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Burt Chapman | 50-65 |
| 06:47 | North Texas | Burt Chapman is called for the reach on Bojan Zorich - foul #4 on Burt Chapman, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG), Patrick Bremer (SF), Robert Stepney (PF), John Barnhill (C) Bojan Zorich, Jason Sawinski, Donnie Gulley, Viktor Stechlinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Burt Chapman, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| 06:40 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-65 |
| 06:38 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the tip | 50-65 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Nathan Ortez and the foul's on Ronald Montgomery - foul #2 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #7 | 50-67 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the free throw | 50-68 |
| 05:55 | North Texas | John Barnhill clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-68 |
| 05:54 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Ronald Montgomery takes the ball from Matthew Fox | 50-68 |
| 05:34 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura lays it in set up by Ronald Montgomery | 52-68 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Nathan Ortez | 52-70 |
| 05:11 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-70 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger clanks a jumper in the lane | 52-70 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't tip it in | 52-70 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the follow up shot | 52-72 |
| 04:47 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 52-72 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Davis | 52-72 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Ronald Montgomery is called for the reach on Nathan Ortez - foul #3 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG), Charles Watkins (C) Ronald Montgomery, Robert Stepney | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 04:11 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer is hacked by Nathan Ortez - foul #2 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #6 | 52-74 |
| 04:00 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses the shot in the paint | 52-74 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-74 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez grabs the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 03:17 | UNLV | John Barnhill steps in front of the Brian Thorpe pass | 52-74 |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) SG - Dennis Purpura (tired) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Bremer (fairly fresh) PF - John Barnhill (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 22 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Howard Osterberger (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 03:06 | North Texas | John Barnhill tips it in | 54-74 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:28 | North Texas | John Barnhill buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Purpura | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Purpura - foul #3 on Dennis Purpura, team foul #9 | 56-76 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Robert Stepney (PF) Dennis Purpura, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) Brian Thorpe | |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 01:44 | North Texas | John Barnhill is hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #7 | 56-77 |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Watkins (C) Ronald Montgomery | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Mark Welch | |
| 01:44 | North Texas | John Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:44 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | James Mills snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | James Mills banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Nathan Ortez | 57-79 |
| 01:05 | North Texas | John Barnhill's fadeaway is rejected by Howard Osterberger | 57-79 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 57-79 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez's pass is intercepted by Bojan Zorich | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | North Texas | John Barnhill lays it in set up by Patrick Bremer | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | James Mills misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Watkins - foul #3 on Charles Watkins, team foul #10 | 59-79 |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG) Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:13 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:13 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Robert Stepney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Nathan Ortez - foul #3 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #8 | 59-79 |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Watkins (C) Ronald Montgomery | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Robert Stepney makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 00:07 | North Texas | Robert Stepney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Burt Chapman runs out the clock | 61-79 |