| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fresh) SG - Ronald Montgomery (fresh) SF - Jason Sawinski (fresh) PF - Donnie Gulley (fresh) C - Viktor Stechlinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Mills wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Texas | North Texas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:50 | UNLV | James Mills connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by David Davis | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | North Texas | James Mills blocks the short jumper by Jason Sawinski | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Eugene Savage pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | A charge is called on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Purpura and he's hacked by Eugene Savage - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch clanks a floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Purpura | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | The jump hook by James Mills is blocked by Donnie Gulley | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:45 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 16:45 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:29 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is called for traveling | 2-7 |
| 16:08 | North Texas | Matthew Fox picks off the pass by Donnie Gulley | 2-7 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is hacked by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #1 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Matthew Fox (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Dennis Purpura (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Sawinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gulley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Viktor Stechlinski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | James Mills comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Viktor Stechlinski - foul #2 on Viktor Stechlinski, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | John Barnhill (C) Viktor Stechlinski | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:47 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:41 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is fouled on the floor by Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| 15:29 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski loses the ball out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-7 |
| 15:16 | North Texas | John Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:59 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery loses the dribble to Nathan Ortez | 2-7 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Burt Chapman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nathan Ortez | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | North Texas | Howard Osterberger steps in front of the John Barnhill pass | 4-7 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | James Mills is hacked by John Barnhill - foul #1 on John Barnhill, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Mark Welch (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 14:18 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Welch | 4-7 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Jason Sawinski picks off the pass by Burt Chapman | 4-7 |
| 13:52 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | David Davis comes up short on the runner in the paint | 4-7 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Dennis Purpura is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #1 on Dennis Purpura, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG) Burt Chapman | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 13:05 | UNLV | The jump hook by David Davis is blocked by Jason Sawinski | 4-7 |
| 13:03 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 12:47 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Mark Welch, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 12:47 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 12:47 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 4-9 |
| 12:28 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to David Davis | 4-9 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Matthew Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Mark Welch (SF) David Davis, Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG), Patrick Bremer (PF) Ronald Montgomery, Donnie Gulley | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) SG - Dennis Purpura (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Jason Sawinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Bremer (fresh) C - John Barnhill (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | North Texas | John Barnhill misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #6 | 4-9 |
| 11:19 | North Texas | John Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 11:19 | North Texas | John Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Thorpe out of a doubleteam and the foul's on John Barnhill - foul #2 on John Barnhill, team foul #5 | 6-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), James Mills (C) Matthew Fox, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Texas | Charles Watkins (C) John Barnhill | |
| 10:56 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the free throw | 7-11 |
| 10:47 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 7-11 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | James Mills makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Burt Chapman | 9-11 |
| 10:08 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | David Davis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | David Davis tips it home | 11-14 |
| 09:42 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #7 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Burt Chapman, Mark Welch, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG), Donnie Gulley (PF) Bojan Zorich, Patrick Bremer | |
| 09:42 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:42 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | David Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Fox | 14-16 |
| 08:47 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-16 |
| 08:45 | North Texas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Sawinski | 14-16 |
| 08:35 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley double dribbles | 14-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG) David Davis | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (PF) Charles Watkins | |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Montgomery - foul #1 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer is fouled on the floor by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:09 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley grabs the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 08:00 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley's floater is tipped away by Brian Thorpe | 16-17 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:43 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez travels with the ball | 16-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG) Dennis Purpura | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) SG - Ronald Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Sawinski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Bremer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donnie Gulley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery banks in the layup | 16-19 |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Howard Osterberger | 19-19 |
| 06:53 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 06:52 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley can't tip it in | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:30 | North Texas | Brian Thorpe swats the shot by Donnie Gulley | 19-19 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Matthew Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez blows the dunk | 19-19 |
| 06:22 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:08 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley scores on a shot near the basket set up by Patrick Bremer | 19-21 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a floater from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the tip | 19-21 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez tips it in | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich is hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| Subs | North Texas | Robert Stepney (PF), Charles Watkins (C) Patrick Bremer, Donnie Gulley | |
| 05:38 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:38 | North Texas | Bojan Zorich misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the easy wide open finger roll | 23-22 |
| 04:55 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Dennis Purpura (PG) Bojan Zorich | |
| 04:55 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:55 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Mark Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| 04:16 | North Texas | Brian Thorpe steals it from Dennis Purpura | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Montgomery - foul #2 on Ronald Montgomery, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Bojan Zorich (PG), Patrick Bremer (SF) Ronald Montgomery, Jason Sawinski | |
| 04:05 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:05 | North Texas | Charles Watkins gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:37 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Texas | PG - Bojan Zorich (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Purpura (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Bremer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Stepney (fresh) C - Charles Watkins (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 03:28 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:22 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | David Davis drills a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Charles Watkins - foul #1 on Charles Watkins, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Brian Thorpe | |
| Subs | North Texas | Jason Sawinski (SF), Donnie Gulley (PF), Viktor Stechlinski (C) Bojan Zorich, Robert Stepney, Charles Watkins | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | David Davis makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:01 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is hacked by David Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #11 | 26-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG) David Davis | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 03:01 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | James Mills misses the floater in the paint | 26-25 |
| 02:47 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:27 | North Texas | Jason Sawinski misses the 3 from straight away | 26-25 |
| 02:25 | North Texas | Donnie Gulley tips it in | 26-27 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Patrick Bremer is called for the reach on James Mills - foul #1 on Patrick Bremer, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery (SG) Patrick Bremer | |
| 02:02 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:02 | North Texas | Viktor Stechlinski gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:42 | North Texas | Ronald Montgomery is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 26-27 |
| 01:41 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Donnie Gulley is called for the reach on Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Donnie Gulley, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Mark Welch (PF) Eugene Savage, James Mills | |
| Subs | North Texas | | |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura is hacked by Burt Chapman - foul #1 on Burt Chapman, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) Nathan Ortez | |
| Subs | North Texas | Patrick Bremer (SF), John Barnhill (PF) Jason Sawinski, Donnie Gulley | |
| 01:00 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | North Texas | Dennis Purpura misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 00:31 | North Texas | John Barnhill snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:16 | North Texas | Patrick Bremer knocks in the floater from the right side | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger hits the finger roll | 29-29 |