| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Charles McCall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Eugene Savage (fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall 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 flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses short on a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Eugene Savage snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Michael Allen is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UNLV | James Mills tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | David Davis is hacked by Michael Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:52 | UNLV | David Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Welch and he's fouled by Louis Holt - foul #1 on Louis Holt, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | David Davis misses the free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:52 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 1-4 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Savage, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | James Mills is fouled on the floor by Charles McCall - foul #1 on Charles McCall, team foul #4 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), John Johnson (PF), Steven Paschke (C) Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 17:35 | UNLV | James Mills misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Paschke - foul #1 on Steven Paschke, team foul #5 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG) Louis Holt | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Howard Osterberger (PF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Mark Welch | |
| 17:35 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | John Johnson is called for the reach on Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) James Mills | |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Burt Chapman is fouled on the floor by Steven Paschke - foul #2 on Steven Paschke, team foul #7 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Michael Frazier (PF) George Cade, Steven Paschke | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | Texas Southern | Matthew Fox steals it from Eric Sappington | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Matthew Fox hits the follow up shot | 3-10 |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier is denied on a dunk by Brian Thorpe | 3-10 |
| 15:41 | UNLV | Matthew Fox snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Calvin (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Brandon Mattison (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fairly fresh) C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Fox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (fairly fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the lay-in | 3-10 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 15:19 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison's floater is tipped away by Howard Osterberger | 3-10 |
| 14:58 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:40 | Texas Southern | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-10 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Nathan Ortez snags the defensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 3-10 |
| 14:31 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison grabs the board | 3-10 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Howard Osterberger takes the ball from Randall Calvin | 3-10 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), George Cade (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Charles McCall (C) Randall Calvin, Eric Sappington, Brandon Mattison, John Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Eugene Savage (SG), Mark Welch (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Matthew Fox, Nathan Ortez, Brian Thorpe | |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:51 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier pulls down the rebound | 3-11 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Osterberger - foul #1 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #4 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Thorpe (PF) Howard Osterberger | |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Louis Holt is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Holt, team foul #9 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG) Louis Holt | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:32 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 12:49 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 12:31 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 5-11 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's layup is rejected by Thomas Williams | 5-11 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Mills | 5-11 |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Welch | 5-14 |
| 11:33 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall misses the dunk | 5-14 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - George Cade (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (tiring) SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Frazier (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles McCall (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UNLV | George Cade takes the ball from David Davis in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | George Cade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Brandon Mattison (PF) George Cade, Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (PF) David Davis, Mark Welch, Brian Thorpe | |
| 10:58 | UNLV | James Mills scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-16 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-16 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-16 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-16 |
| 10:23 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington grabs the offensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 10:13 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington is fouled on the floor by Howard Osterberger - foul #2 on Howard Osterberger, team foul #5 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Mark Welch (SF), Brian Thorpe (PF) Eugene Savage, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG) Burt Chapman | |
| 09:42 | UNLV | David Davis is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew Fox | 5-18 |
| 09:27 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall is hacked by James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #6 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (SG) Eric Sappington | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Matthew Fox - foul #1 on Matthew Fox, team foul #7 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier (PF) Charles McCall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | James Mills makes the wide open jump hook from the left block set up by David Davis | 7-20 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 7-20 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams grabs the offensive board | 7-20 |
| 08:19 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Williams | 9-20 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | David Davis connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 9-22 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-22 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison tips it back up and in | 11-22 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Calvin (tiring) SG - George Cade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (tiring) 2 pts. C - Brandon Mattison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Thorpe (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | Brian Thorpe takes the ball from Michael Frazier | 11-22 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe loses the ball out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Charles McCall (C) George Cade, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Matthew Fox (SG), Mark Welch (SF) David Davis, Eugene Savage, Nathan Ortez | |
| 06:35 | Texas Southern | James Mills steals the ball from Michael Frazier | 11-22 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Matthew Fox is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Calvin - foul #1 on Randall Calvin, team foul #10 | 11-22 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Matthew Fox makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier lays it up and in and he's hacked by Brian Thorpe - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #11 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (PG), Thomas Williams (SF) Randall Calvin, Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams is fouled on the floor by Mark Welch - foul #2 on Mark Welch, team foul #9 | 14-25 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Mills | 14-25 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 04:59 | Texas Southern | Brian Thorpe steals the ball from Eric Sappington | 14-28 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Eric Sappington takes the ball from James Mills | 14-28 |
| 04:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Sappington | 16-28 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Eric Sappington is called for the reach on Burt Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Sappington, team foul #12 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Michael Frazier (PF) George Cade, Brandon Mattison | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Matthew Fox, Brian Thorpe | |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 04:09 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall hits the follow up shot | 18-29 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | James Mills's fadeaway is rejected by Charles McCall | 18-29 |
| 03:55 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Eugene Savage is called for the reach on Randall Calvin - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Louis Holt (SF), John Johnson (PF), Steven Paschke (C) Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Howard Osterberger (PF) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 03:31 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger can't finish the uncontested layup | 19-29 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the offensive board | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) SG - Randall Calvin (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Louis Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Johnson (fresh) C - Steven Paschke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Mark Welch (tiring) PF - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Mills (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Steven Paschke - foul #3 on Steven Paschke, team foul #13 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison (SF), Charles McCall (C) Randall Calvin, Steven Paschke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), Brian Thorpe (PF) Eugene Savage, James Mills | |
| 02:56 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #3 on Mark Welch, team foul #11 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF) Mark Welch | |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | David Davis is open and buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Thorpe | 21-33 |
| 02:12 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison misses short on a floater from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen tips it home | 23-33 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | David Davis comes up short on the floater from the left block | 23-33 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Allen | 23-33 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | David Davis steps in front of the Michael Allen pass in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger tips it home | 23-35 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | John Johnson throws it down on a great pass from Michael Allen | 25-35 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Holt - foul #3 on Louis Holt, team foul #14 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Louis Holt, Brandon Mattison, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (SG), James Mills (C) Matthew Fox, Brian Thorpe | |
| 01:06 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | John Johnson misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Mills - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (SG) David Davis | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Michael Allen is called for the reach on Burt Chapman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #15 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| 00:01 | UNLV | James Mills misses the shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | George Cade gets the rebound | 27-38 |