| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) SG - Peter Jamar (fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fresh) SG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) SF - Melvin Strong (fresh) PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | James Baker hits a 3 from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is fouled on the floor by Larry Lightle - foul #1 on Larry Lightle, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Arthur Burks loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | Peter Jamar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:29 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is open and scores on a runner near the basket | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Arthur Burks scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Baker and the foul's on Larry Lightle - foul #2 on Larry Lightle, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek (PF) Larry Lightle | |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:55 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 6-3 |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Texas Tech | Thomas Pressman swats the layup by Sergei Jelinek | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:30 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:24 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Wilson | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Jacobs - foul #1 on Peter Jacobs, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Calvin Tsao (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) James Baker, Peter Jamar, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Nicholas Amos - foul #1 on Nicholas Amos, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 17:02 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:43 | Texas Tech | Jefferey Faulkner is called for the reach on Nicholas Amos - foul #1 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 16:25 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Clark and he's fouled by Eric Powell - foul #1 on Eric Powell, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Tommy Knapp (C) Calvin Tsao, Eric Powell, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Dunlap (SG) James Clark, Nicholas Amos | |
| 16:25 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Tommy Knapp double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF) Graham Cao, Jefferey Faulkner | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF) Timothy Nuzzo | |
| 15:52 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) C - Tommy Knapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Beverly (fresh) SG - James Dunlap (fresh) SF - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sergei Jelinek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Melvin Strong takes the ball from Tommy Knapp in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:34 | Texas Tech | John Beverly knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Strong and he's fouled by Peter Jamar - foul #1 on Peter Jamar, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SG), Nicholas Amos (PF), Robert Brown (C) James Dunlap, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| 15:34 | Texas Tech | John Beverly makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Peter Jamar is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Jamar, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Peter Jamar, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG) John Beverly | |
| 15:06 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Melvin Strong | |
| 14:57 | UNLV | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 14:56 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Sergei Jelinek | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Texas Tech | James Clark misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | James Baker is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jefferey Faulkner | 11-10 |
| 14:11 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Wilson | 11-12 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | James Baker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Joseph Jones hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 13:30 | Texas Tech | Graham Cao steps in front of the Oscar Wilson pass | 13-12 |
| 13:18 | UNLV | Eric Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 13:16 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:59 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Oscar Wilson picks off the pass by Graham Cao in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| 12:54 | Texas Tech | James Clark banks in the layup on a great pass from Oscar Wilson | 13-16 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) James Baker, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Dunlap (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, James Clark, Nicholas Amos, Robert Brown | |
| 12:37 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman tips it back up and in | 15-16 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Graham Cao - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Tommy Knapp (C) Graham Cao, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (SG) James Dunlap | |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Tommy Knapp grabs the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Sergei Jelinek - foul #1 on Sergei Jelinek, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Nicholas Amos (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Knapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - John Beverly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Jacobs (fresh) SF - Melvin Strong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nicholas Amos (tiring) C - Eric Dowd (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the driving attempt in the paint | 17-18 |
| 11:34 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to John Beverly | 17-18 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | Calvin Tsao is called for the reach on John Beverly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | John Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:31 | Texas Tech | John Beverly snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:18 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Strong | 17-21 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Arthur Burks clanks a floater from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 11:04 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:57 | UNLV | James Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 10:56 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos gets the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:49 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is whistled for a carry | 17-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (SG) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), James Dunlap (SG), Sergei Jelinek (PF) John Beverly, Peter Jacobs, Nicholas Amos | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Eric Dowd is called for the reach on James Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Dowd, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | James Baker misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #1 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Brown (C) Eric Dowd | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:15 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | James Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 10:05 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:59 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Joseph Jones (C) James Baker, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG) Timothy Nuzzo, James Dunlap | |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Graham Cao knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Pressman | 21-21 |
| 09:31 | Texas Tech | Thomas Pressman steps in front of the Sergei Jelinek pass | 21-21 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Oscar Wilson picks off the pass by Graham Cao in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Tommy Knapp (C) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Nicholas Amos (PF) Peter Jacobs, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Tommy Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is called for a backcourt violation | 21-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG) Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 08:33 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 21-22 |
| 08:32 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd misses the tip | 21-22 |
| 08:30 | Texas Tech | James Clark grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 08:17 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos connects on the open runner in the paint and he's fouled by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Dunlap (SG) Oscar Wilson, James Clark | |
| 08:17 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | James Baker is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #10 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (SG) James Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF) Timothy Nuzzo, Nicholas Amos | |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap is hacked by Thomas Bieker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #11 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG) John Beverly | |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:55 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:55 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Wilson - foul #1 on Oscar Wilson, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:39 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bieker | 23-26 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (tired) SG - Graham Cao (tired) 2 pts. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (tiring) PF - Thomas Pressman (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Bieker (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dunlap (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Melvin Strong (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sergei Jelinek (tired) 2 pts. C - Eric Dowd (tired) | |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Graham Cao comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 23-26 |
| 07:30 | Texas Tech | James Dunlap snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 07:26 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Oscar Wilson steals it from Calvin Tsao in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 07:19 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong blows the layup | 23-26 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Graham Cao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Nicholas Amos (PF), Robert Brown (C) Oscar Wilson, James Dunlap, Sergei Jelinek, Eric Dowd | |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG) Graham Cao | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:54 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Arthur Burks buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Peter Jamar | 25-28 |
| 06:41 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), James Clark (SG) Peter Jacobs, Melvin Strong | |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | Eric Powell is called for the reach on John Beverly - foul #2 on Eric Powell, team foul #13 | 25-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Tommy Knapp (C) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | John Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:31 | Texas Tech | John Beverly misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:31 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 06:27 | UNLV | Timothy Nuzzo steals the ball from Peter Jamar in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 06:25 | Texas Tech | James Clark hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Nuzzo | 25-31 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Pressman | 25-31 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 05:58 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 05:56 | Texas Tech | Nicholas Amos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Peter Jacobs (SG), Melvin Strong (SF), Sergei Jelinek (PF) John Beverly, James Clark, Timothy Nuzzo, Nicholas Amos | |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-31 |
| 05:48 | Texas Tech | Sergei Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:44 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs loses the dribble to Arthur Burks | 25-31 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Peter Jamar banks in the layup set up by Arthur Burks | 27-31 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Jacobs | 27-34 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 27-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Tommy Knapp (C) Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Oscar Wilson, Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Knapp - foul #1 on Tommy Knapp, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Clark (SG), Melvin Strong (SF) John Beverly, Peter Jacobs | |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 05:01 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao buries a floater from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 04:35 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Tsao - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #15 | 29-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Thomas Bieker (C) Calvin Tsao, Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Nicholas Amos (PF) Melvin Strong, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 04:35 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:35 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 29-38 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | James Baker tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | James Clark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Peter Jamar - foul #3 on Peter Jamar, team foul #16 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Peter Jamar, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF), Larry Lightle (PF), Robert Brown (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Nicholas Amos, Eric Dowd | |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:56 | Texas Tech | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Eric Powell gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Arthur Burks lays it up and in | 33-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Cao (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Oscar Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Strong (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Lightle (fresh) C - Robert Brown (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson is fouled on the floor by James Baker - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #17 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SG) James Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (SG) James Clark | |
| 03:24 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 03:24 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Graham Cao throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Beverly (PG) Oscar Wilson | |
| 03:09 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Beverly | 33-42 |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Peter Jacobs takes the ball from Graham Cao in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| 02:55 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Melvin Strong | 33-44 |
| 02:38 | UNLV | Arthur Burks's layup is rejected by Robert Brown | 33-44 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Arthur Burks grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Larry Lightle denies the turnaround by Arthur Burks | 33-44 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Eric Powell can't tip it in | 33-44 |
| 02:20 | Texas Tech | John Beverly pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Calvin Tsao - foul #3 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #18 | 33-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Calvin Tsao, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson (PG), Timothy Nuzzo (SF), Sergei Jelinek (C) John Beverly, Melvin Strong, Robert Brown | |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 02:17 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Larry Lightle blocks the jumper by Graham Cao | 33-45 |
| 02:08 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 02:02 | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Dunlap (SG) Peter Jacobs | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the dunk but the foul's on Timothy Nuzzo - foul #2 on Timothy Nuzzo, team foul #9 | 33-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Tommy Knapp (C) Peter Jamar | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 01:41 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo misses long on a runner from close range | 35-45 |
| 01:40 | Texas Tech | Larry Lightle can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 01:39 | Texas Tech | Timothy Nuzzo tips it home | 35-47 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Larry Lightle swats the layup by Graham Cao | 35-47 |
| 01:34 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Lightle | 35-47 |
| 01:29 | Texas Tech | Oscar Wilson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 01:27 | UNLV | Tommy Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG) Tommy Knapp | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong (SF), Eric Dowd (C) Timothy Nuzzo, Sergei Jelinek | |
| 01:06 | Texas Tech | Eric Dowd is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eric Dowd, team foul #10 | 35-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Peter Jacobs (SG), Robert Brown (C) James Dunlap, Eric Dowd | |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Arthur Burks loses the dribble to Oscar Wilson | 35-47 |
| 00:53 | Texas Tech | Melvin Strong blows the layup | 35-47 |
| 00:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown snags the offensive board | 35-47 |
| 00:29 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Powell | 35-47 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses badly on a floater near the basket | 35-47 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Arthur Burks tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Robert Brown's layup is rejected by Joseph Jones | 37-47 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Arthur Burks pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Arthur Burks comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 37-47 |