| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-24 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Willie Sullivan - foul #2 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Harry Branch knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Mike Raybon | 30-26 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Nelson | 32-26 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Poirier | 32-26 |
| 17:51 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Micheal Poirier | 32-28 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brent Graham | 34-28 |
| 17:17 | Purdue | Harry Branch misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:11 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Graham | 37-28 |
| 16:51 | Purdue | Harry Branch's pass is intercepted by Filiberto Russo | 37-28 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Micheal Poirier - foul #1 on Micheal Poirier, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Willie Sullivan, Micheal Poirier | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo is denied on a layup by Benjamin Oden | 39-28 |
| 15:54 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Brent Graham is hacked by Mike Raybon - foul #1 on Mike Raybon, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Szczesny Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Harry Branch - foul #1 on Harry Branch, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF) Brent Graham | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Mike Raybon | |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 14:55 | Purdue | Harry Branch's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Massey | 41-28 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 14:36 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Massey | 41-28 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Sullivan - foul #3 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Filiberto Russo (PF), John Nelson (C) Kevin Weeks, Benjamin Oden, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Mattia (PF), Micheal Poirier (C) Harry Branch, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by John Nelson | 43-28 |
| 13:53 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Sullivan | 43-30 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-30 |
| 13:33 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 13:11 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier is fouled on the floor by John Nelson - foul #2 on John Nelson, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Brent Graham (SF) Willie Wilson, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mike Raybon (SF), Harry Branch (PF) Marcos Arroyo, Donald Mattia | |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Mike Raybon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Poirier | 43-33 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is hacked by Willie Sullivan - foul #4 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG) Szczesny Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Willie Sullivan, Micheal Poirier | |
| 12:10 | UNLV | John Nelson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 11:48 | Purdue | A charge is called on Benjamin Desalvo - foul #1 on Benjamin Desalvo, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Marcos Arroyo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Carlos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Desalvo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Willie Wilson grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 45-33 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-33 |
| 10:44 | Purdue | Benjamin Desalvo gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 10:18 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Carlos | 45-35 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 10:00 | Purdue | Harry Branch pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 45-35 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Willie Wilson travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), John Nelson (C) Willie Wilson, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Poirier (C) Benjamin Desalvo | |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marcos Arroyo | 45-37 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Mike Raybon is called for the reach on Brent Graham - foul #2 on Mike Raybon, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 08:31 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos is fouled on the floor by Kevin Weeks - foul #2 on Kevin Weeks, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (PG), Mark Hill (SF) Kevin Weeks, Brent Graham | |
| Subs | Purdue | Donald Mattia (PF) Harry Branch | |
| 08:11 | Purdue | John Nelson picks off the pass by Donald Mattia | 46-37 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | John Nelson can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Mike Raybon - foul #3 on Mike Raybon, team foul #9 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Willie Sullivan (PG) Marcos Arroyo | |
| 07:58 | UNLV | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | Donald Mattia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 07:41 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Willie Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Donald Mattia (fresh) C - Micheal Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UNLV | Donald Mattia steals it from Benjamin Oden | 47-37 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Willie Wilson snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Willie Wilson grabs the offensive board | 47-37 |
| 06:46 | UNLV | John Nelson hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Mike Raybon - foul #4 on Mike Raybon, team foul #10 | 49-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Brent Graham (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF) Willie Wilson, Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harry Branch (PF) Donald Mattia | |
| 06:46 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:18 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-37 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | John Nelson grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | John Nelson misses short on a shot from the right side | 50-37 |
| 06:01 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 05:32 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 05:30 | Purdue | Harry Branch pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Mike Raybon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | John Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Brent Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 05:06 | Purdue | Harry Branch grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | The jumper by Harry Branch is denied by Filiberto Russo | 50-37 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 04:18 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Purdue | Matthew Carlos can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier tips it but misses | 50-37 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Willie Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 03:45 | Purdue | Szczesny Klimaszewski picks off the pass by Mike Raybon | 50-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Kevin Weeks (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Willie Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Carlos (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Raybon (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Harry Branch (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Micheal Poirier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 03:25 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Harry Branch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Nelson - foul #3 on John Nelson, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Benjamin Oden (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (SG), Benjamin Desalvo (C) Matthew Carlos, Micheal Poirier | |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Harry Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks's floater is knocked away by Harry Branch | 50-39 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the offensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | UNLV | Benjamin Desalvo blocks the short jumper by Joseph Massey | 50-39 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Joseph Massey snags the offensive board | 50-39 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 02:11 | Purdue | Mike Raybon snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 02:00 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Sullivan | 50-41 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Brent Graham (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF), John Nelson (C) Willie Wilson, Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Carlos (SG), Micheal Poirier (C) Marcos Arroyo, Benjamin Desalvo | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks is hacked by Willie Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Sullivan, team foul #11 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Mike Snelling (PF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo (PG) Willie Sullivan | |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Mike Raybon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | John Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Marcos Arroyo - foul #1 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #12 | 52-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Willie Wilson (PG) Kevin Weeks | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:33 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 01:15 | Purdue | Micheal Poirier loses the ball out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Benjamin Oden (C) John Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Willie Wilson is whistled for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Massey (C) Mike Snelling | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Mike Raybon hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcos Arroyo | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Willie Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Harry Branch pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Marcos Arroyo is fouled on the floor by Willie Wilson - foul #3 on Willie Wilson, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| 00:12 | Purdue | Mike Raybon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Weeks (PG), Brent Graham (SF), Filiberto Russo (PF), John Nelson (C) Willie Wilson, Mark Hill, Benjamin Oden, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | John Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Marcos Arroyo - foul #2 on Marcos Arroyo, team foul #13 | 54-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Mike Snelling (PF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:03 | Purdue | Harry Branch double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Kevin Weeks runs out the clock | 55-46 |