| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Yates (fresh) SG - Paul Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Desmond Prosser (fresh) PF - Leonel Blanton (fresh) C - Scott Agin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Randolph (fresh) SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) SF - Paul Segovia (fresh) PF - John Gleason (fresh) C - Charlie Schroeder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Blanton blocks the short jumper by Paul Segovia | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | John Gleason is called for the reach on Leonel Blanton - foul #1 on John Gleason, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Scott Agin dunks the ball set up by Paul Wilkinson | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | UNLV | Scott Agin scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Albert Yates | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Desmond Prosser grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Albert Yates is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Merritt - foul #1 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the jumper in the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason hits a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Desmond Prosser - foul #1 on Desmond Prosser, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Freeman Williams (SF), Charles Holmes (PF) Albert Yates, Desmond Prosser, Leonel Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Fred Palko (SG), Bryan Khan (SF), Earl Chenoweth (C) Steven Randolph, Ronald Merritt, Paul Segovia, Charlie Schroeder | |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Paul Wilkinson | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Charles Holmes scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Scott Agin | 8-2 |
| 17:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Gerber | 8-5 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Charles Holmes misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Fred Palko - foul #1 on Fred Palko, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Jordan Roberson (C) Paul Wilkinson, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) John Gleason, Earl Chenoweth | |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Charles Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Charles Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 17:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Paul Segovia (SF) Fred Palko, Bryan Khan | |
| 16:47 | UNLV | James Tellier is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 16:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Freeman Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Wyatt Godwin | 10-5 |
| 16:40 | UNLV | Freeman Williams grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | James Tellier's pass is intercepted by Wyatt Godwin in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Wyatt Godwin | 10-7 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Freeman Williams is open and scores on a floater in the lane | 12-7 |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia blows the layup | 12-7 |
| 15:45 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Tellier (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Neher (fairly fresh) SF - Freeman Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jordan Roberson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Wyatt Godwin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Gerber (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Paul Segovia (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ben Mansfield (fairly fresh) C - Charlie Schroeder (tiring) | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Freeman Williams | 14-7 |
| 15:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 14-7 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jordan Roberson | 14-7 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | James Tellier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 15:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | James Tellier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Paul Wilkinson (SG), Desmond Prosser (SF), Leonel Blanton (PF), Scott Agin (C) James Tellier, Nicholas Neher, Freeman Williams, Charles Holmes, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Ronald Merritt (SG), Bryan Khan (SF), John Gleason (PF), Earl Chenoweth (C) Wyatt Godwin, Daniel Gerber, Paul Segovia, Ben Mansfield, Charlie Schroeder | |
| 14:47 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason misses the dunk attempt | 14-9 |
| 14:46 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason tips it home | 14-11 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Scott Agin drills a shot from the free throw line | 16-11 |
| 14:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Scott Agin grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Paul Wilkinson is blocked by Bryan Khan | 16-11 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Leonel Blanton gets the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | John Gleason is called for the reach on Scott Agin - foul #2 on John Gleason, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Marco Clark (SF) Albert Yates, Desmond Prosser | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko (SG), Charlie Schroeder (C) Ronald Merritt, John Gleason | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-11 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | Marco Clark misses the tip | 16-11 |
| 13:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wilkinson - foul #1 on Paul Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 16-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt (SG), Paul Segovia (SF) Steven Randolph, Bryan Khan | |
| 13:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder hits a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Leonel Blanton - foul #1 on Leonel Blanton, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| 13:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson banks in the layup set up by Scott Agin | 18-14 |
| 12:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-16 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Marco Clark and the foul's on Charlie Schroeder - foul #1 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Desmond Prosser (SF), Charles Holmes (PF) David Heffner, Marco Clark, Leonel Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Bryan Khan (SF), Daniel Gerber (C) Fred Palko, Paul Segovia, Charlie Schroeder | |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the free throw | 21-16 |
| 12:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-16 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Charles Holmes grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jordan Roberson (C) Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield (PF) Earl Chenoweth | |
| 12:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Yates - foul #1 on Albert Yates, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Desmond Prosser - foul #2 on Desmond Prosser, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Freeman Williams (SF), Leonel Blanton (PF) Paul Wilkinson, Desmond Prosser, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 11:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Yates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Neher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Freeman Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Blanton (tiring) C - Jordan Roberson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Randolph (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Merritt (tiring) SF - Bryan Khan (tiring) PF - Ben Mansfield (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Gerber (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher is fouled on the floor by Ronald Merritt - foul #2 on Ronald Merritt, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Scott Agin (C) Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Fred Palko (SG), Paul Segovia (SF), Earl Chenoweth (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Steven Randolph, Ronald Merritt, Bryan Khan, Ben Mansfield, Daniel Gerber | |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Scott Agin travels with the ball | 21-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Marco Clark (SF) Albert Yates, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 10:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 10:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Marco Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Segovia - foul #1 on Paul Segovia, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Paul Wilkinson (SG), Charles Holmes (PF) James Tellier, Nicholas Neher, Leonel Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Ben Mansfield (PF) Wyatt Godwin, Earl Chenoweth | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Marco Clark misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Scott Agin is called for the reach on Paul Segovia - foul #1 on Scott Agin, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Freeman Williams (SF), Jordan Roberson (C) Marco Clark, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (SG), Bryan Khan (SF) Fred Palko, Paul Segovia | |
| 10:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 10:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 10:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth (PF) Ben Mansfield | |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Freeman Williams can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Khan - foul #1 on Bryan Khan, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG) David Heffner | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko (SG) Charlie Schroeder | |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Freeman Williams makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Freeman Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Steven Randolph | 23-22 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Bryan Khan is called for the reach on Freeman Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryan Khan, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Nicholas Neher (SG), Leonel Blanton (PF), Scott Agin (C) James Tellier, Paul Wilkinson, Charles Holmes, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG), Paul Segovia (SF), Ben Mansfield (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Steven Randolph, Bryan Khan, Earl Chenoweth, Daniel Gerber | |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Freeman Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | Freeman Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin is hacked by Leonel Blanton - foul #2 on Leonel Blanton, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marco Clark (SF), Charles Holmes (PF) Freeman Williams, Leonel Blanton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Scott Agin gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 09:00 | UNLV | Charles Holmes misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 08:59 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Charlie Schroeder | 25-22 |
| 08:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 25-22 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Scott Agin pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Albert Yates | 27-22 |
| 08:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin loses the dribble to Albert Yates | 27-22 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Albert Yates is fouled in the backcourt by Wyatt Godwin - foul #1 on Wyatt Godwin, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG) Nicholas Neher | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Daniel Gerber (SG) Wyatt Godwin, Fred Palko | |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Albert Yates makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Albert Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Ben Mansfield and he's fouled by Charles Holmes - foul #1 on Charles Holmes, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson (SG), Jordan Roberson (C) Albert Yates, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth (PF) Ben Mansfield | |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-24 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Heffner | 31-25 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Steven Randolph steps in front of the David Heffner pass in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Heffner - foul #1 on David Heffner, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Freeman Williams (SF), Scott Agin (C) David Heffner, Marco Clark, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko (SG), Ben Mansfield (PF) Earl Chenoweth, Charlie Schroeder | |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Tellier (fresh) SG - Paul Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freeman Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Holmes (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Agin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Randolph (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Palko (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Segovia (tired) 5 pts. PF - Ben Mansfield (tiring) C - Daniel Gerber (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-27 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Scott Agin grabs the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Fred Palko steals the ball from Freeman Williams | 31-27 |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Jordan Roberson (C) Paul Wilkinson, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG) Steven Randolph | |
| 06:52 | UNLV | Freeman Williams misses the runner in the paint | 31-27 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | James Tellier snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Segovia - foul #2 on Paul Segovia, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Marco Clark (SF) James Tellier, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Paul Segovia, Daniel Gerber | |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 06:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 06:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield loses the dribble to David Heffner in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Marco Clark misses the dunk attempt | 32-27 |
| 06:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Marco Clark is hacked by Ben Mansfield - foul #1 on Ben Mansfield, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson (SG), Scott Agin (C) Nicholas Neher, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Daniel Gerber (SG) Wyatt Godwin, Fred Palko | |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Marco Clark makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Marco Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber loses the dribble to Charles Holmes | 34-30 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | Scott Agin clanks a turnaround in the paint | 34-30 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 05:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 05:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber double dribbles | 34-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Freeman Williams (SF) David Heffner, Marco Clark | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko (SG) Daniel Gerber | |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Steven Randolph is called for the reach on Freeman Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Randolph, team foul #13 | 34-30 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Freeman Williams misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:08 | UNLV | Freeman Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 35-30 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Holmes | 35-30 |
| 04:46 | UNLV | Scott Agin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 35-30 |
| 04:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Mansfield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Nicholas Neher (SG), Jordan Roberson (C) Albert Yates, Paul Wilkinson, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG) Steven Randolph | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Charlie Schroeder is called for the reach on Jordan Roberson - foul #2 on Charlie Schroeder, team foul #14 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (C) Charlie Schroeder | |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:26 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko is hacked by James Tellier in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Tellier, team foul #10 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bryan Khan (SF) Ben Mansfield | |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Palko misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Charles Holmes pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Charles Holmes connects on the open fadeaway in the paint | 39-31 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin is fouled in the backcourt by James Tellier - foul #2 on James Tellier, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Marco Clark (SF) James Tellier, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG) Bryan Khan | |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | A charge is called on Charles Holmes - foul #2 on Charles Holmes, team foul #12 | 39-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Desmond Prosser (SF), Leonel Blanton (PF) Marco Clark, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt (SG), Bryan Khan (SF), John Gleason (PF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Fred Palko, Wyatt Godwin, Earl Chenoweth, Daniel Gerber | |
| 03:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Nicholas Neher picks off the pass by Bryan Khan in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Desmond Prosser lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nicholas Neher | 41-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Neher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Desmond Prosser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonel Blanton (fairly fresh) C - Jordan Roberson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Randolph (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Merritt (fresh) SF - Bryan Khan (fresh) PF - John Gleason (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charlie Schroeder (very tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 03:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph is open but comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Albert Yates - foul #2 on Albert Yates, team foul #13 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG), Paul Wilkinson (SG), Scott Agin (C) Albert Yates, Nicholas Neher, Jordan Roberson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 03:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Leonel Blanton grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 43-32 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Charlie Schroeder's fadeaway is rejected by Desmond Prosser | 43-32 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Scott Agin grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | John Gleason blocks the short jumper by Scott Agin | 43-32 |
| 02:24 | UC Santa Barbara | John Gleason grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Desmond Prosser is called for the reach on Ronald Merritt - foul #3 on Desmond Prosser, team foul #14 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Tellier (PG), Marco Clark (SF) David Heffner, Desmond Prosser | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin (PG) Steven Randolph | |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marco Clark | 43-32 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by John Gleason - foul #3 on John Gleason, team foul #15 | 43-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth (PF) John Gleason | |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Scott Agin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from James Tellier and he's fouled by Wyatt Godwin - foul #2 on Wyatt Godwin, team foul #16 | 47-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (C) Charlie Schroeder | |
| 01:38 | UNLV | Scott Agin makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 01:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Earl Chenoweth is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | James Tellier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Leonel Blanton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Chenoweth - foul #1 on Earl Chenoweth, team foul #17 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nicholas Neher (SG), Freeman Williams (SF), Jordan Roberson (C) Paul Wilkinson, Marco Clark, Scott Agin | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia (SF) Bryan Khan | |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-35 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Leonel Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Leonel Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by James Tellier - foul #3 on James Tellier, team foul #15 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Heffner (PG) James Tellier | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Freeman Williams knocks in the floater near the basket set up by David Heffner | 51-37 |
| 00:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Wyatt Godwin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Nicholas Neher knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freeman Williams | 53-37 |
| 00:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Yates (PG), Paul Wilkinson (SG), Marco Clark (SF) David Heffner, Nicholas Neher, Freeman Williams | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Bryan Khan (SF), Charlie Schroeder (C) Wyatt Godwin, Paul Segovia, Daniel Gerber | |
| 00:01 | UNLV | Paul Wilkinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 53-37 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Jordan Roberson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-37 |