| Lineup | TCU | PG - Andrew Hegarty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard McEndarfer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 37-32 |
| 19:34 | UNLV | Gregory Ford hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 19:29 | TCU | Shawn Marsh shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Hegarty | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Shawn Marsh steps in front of the Charles Dipietro pass | 40-34 |
| 19:06 | TCU | Shawn Marsh lays it in | 42-34 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Winkler - foul #2 on Jeffrey Winkler, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 42-36 |
| 18:26 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty is whistled for a carry | 42-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG), Ralph Boyter (SG), Charles Laduke (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF), Preston Carter (C) Andrew Hegarty, Shawn Marsh, Jeffrey Winkler, Sean Hawks, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Robert Rumble, Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 18:07 | TCU | Shannon Wagner pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:48 | TCU | Preston Carter misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 17:47 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbert Schofield | 42-36 |
| 17:40 | TCU | Ralph Boyter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 17:39 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 17:22 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 42-36 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Russell Sea can't tip it in | 42-36 |
| 17:20 | TCU | Preston Carter pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:05 | TCU | Charles Laduke misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Russ - foul #1 on Arthur Russ, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG), Shawn Marsh (SG), Sean Hawks (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) Wilbert Schofield, Ralph Boyter, Shannon Wagner, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Arthur Russ, Wayne Dozier | |
| 17:05 | TCU | Charles Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:05 | TCU | Charles Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Gregory Ford knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Rumble | 44-38 |
| 16:33 | TCU | Charles Laduke makes the wide open floater from the right side set up by Shawn Marsh | 46-38 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro's dunk attempt is rejected by Sean Hawks | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Sean Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:52 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Andrew Hegarty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Marsh (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Laduke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Andrew Hegarty is called for the reach on Larry Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Hegarty, team foul #2 | 46-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG), Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Andrew Hegarty, Charles Laduke, Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Arthur Russ (PF) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble, Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby slams it home on a nice dish by Russell Sea and the foul's on Wilbert Schofield - foul #2 on Wilbert Schofield, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SG), Preston Carter (C) Shawn Marsh, Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (C) Gregory Ford | |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:16 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Winkler | 46-40 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Ralph Boyter buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Wilbert Schofield | 48-40 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Ralph Boyter is called for the reach on Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF) Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Arthur Russ | |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Dozier | 48-42 |
| 13:58 | TCU | Ralph Boyter misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is hacked by Wilbert Schofield - foul #3 on Wilbert Schofield, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG), Shawn Marsh (SG), Sean Hawks (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) Wilbert Schofield, Ralph Boyter, Jeffrey Winkler, Richard McEndarfer, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Daniel Bixby, Wesley Coon, Joshua Houghton, Robert Labarbera, Wayne Dozier | |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 13:14 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty loses the dribble to Gregory Ford | 48-44 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Robert Rumble loses the dribble to Willie Rodgers | 48-44 |
| 12:34 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty misses the 3 from straight away | 48-44 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 48-44 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shawn Marsh - foul #2 on Shawn Marsh, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Laduke (SF) Shannon Wagner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF), Arthur Russ (C) Larry Caldwell, Gregory Ford | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 12:24 | TCU | Robert Rumble steals it from Andrew Hegarty in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Robert Rumble banks in the layup | 48-48 |
| 12:08 | TCU | Shawn Marsh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG), Ralph Boyter (SG), Richard McEndarfer (C) Andrew Hegarty, Shawn Marsh, Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Gregory Ford (C) Robert Rumble, Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Charles Dipietro | |
| 11:59 | TCU | Sean Hawks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Russ - foul #2 on Arthur Russ, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| 11:59 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:59 | TCU | Sean Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Russ | 49-48 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:28 | UNLV | Arthur Russ tips it home | 49-50 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wilbert Schofield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Boyter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Laduke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Hawks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard McEndarfer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:12 | TCU | Ralph Boyter clanks a floater from the left side | 49-50 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Wesley Coon gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Wilbert Schofield steps in front of the Gregory Ford pass in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 11:07 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield hits the finger roll | 51-50 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Wesley Coon loses the dribble to Charles Laduke | 51-50 |
| 10:28 | TCU | Ralph Boyter is fouled on the floor by Gregory Ford - foul #2 on Gregory Ford, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG), Shawn Marsh (SG), Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF), Preston Carter (C) Wilbert Schofield, Ralph Boyter, Charles Laduke, Sean Hawks, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Wesley Coon, Joshua Houghton, Arthur Russ, Gregory Ford | |
| 10:20 | TCU | Charles Dipietro takes the ball from Andrew Hegarty | 51-50 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Caldwell | 51-52 |
| 09:44 | TCU | Wayne Dozier denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Winkler | 51-52 |
| 09:42 | TCU | Shannon Wagner tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Rumble | 53-54 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Shannon Wagner misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Rumble - foul #2 on Robert Rumble, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG), Ralph Boyter (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Andrew Hegarty, Jeffrey Winkler, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Charles Dipietro, Wayne Dozier | |
| 09:01 | TCU | Shannon Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Shannon Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is wide open but clanks a shot in the paint | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | TCU | The rebound goes to Wilbert Schofield | 55-54 |
| 08:28 | TCU | Ralph Boyter connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Marsh | 57-54 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | Gregory Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Sean Hawks (PF) Shawn Marsh, Shannon Wagner | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Arthur Russ (PF) Larry Caldwell, Robert Labarbera | |
| 08:08 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Wilbert Schofield | 59-54 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Arthur Russ drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Sean Hawks - foul #2 on Sean Hawks, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG), Charles Laduke (SF) Wilbert Schofield, Jeffrey Winkler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Dipietro (C) Gregory Ford | |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Ralph Boyter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Preston Carter (C) Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF) Joshua Houghton | |
| 07:44 | TCU | Ralph Boyter misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Ralph Boyter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 07:24 | TCU | Preston Carter grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Andrew Hegarty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Boyter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Laduke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Hawks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Preston Carter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | TCU | Charles Laduke lays it up and in | 62-57 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Shawn Marsh (SG), Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Ralph Boyter, Charles Laduke, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Charles Dipietro, Arthur Russ | |
| 06:47 | TCU | Sean Hawks hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Shawn Marsh and he's fouled by Robert Labarbera - foul #1 on Robert Labarbera, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG) Andrew Hegarty | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Daniel Bixby | |
| 06:47 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | TCU | Shannon Wagner (PF) Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:05 | TCU | The jump hook by Jeffrey Winkler is blocked by Wayne Dozier | 65-57 |
| 06:03 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield tips it but misses | 65-57 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Robert Rumble gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:43 | TCU | Wayne Dozier is called for the reach on Shawn Marsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SG), Charles Laduke (SF), Preston Carter (C) Wilbert Schofield, Jeffrey Winkler, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble, Joshua Houghton, Robert Labarbera, Wayne Dozier | |
| 05:43 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:43 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Shawn Marsh is called for the reach on Daniel Bixby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Marsh, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG) Shawn Marsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:40 | TCU | The rebound goes to Preston Carter | 67-59 |
| 05:33 | TCU | Shannon Wagner is denied on a dunk by Gregory Ford | 67-59 |
| 05:32 | TCU | Charles Laduke tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro drills a turnaround from close range | 69-61 |
| 05:16 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty loses the dribble to Russell Sea in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro clanks a turnaround near the basket | 69-61 |
| 05:05 | TCU | The rebound goes to Preston Carter | 69-61 |
| 04:58 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | Gregory Ford pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Bixby and he's fouled by Andrew Hegarty - foul #4 on Andrew Hegarty, team foul #9 | 69-63 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Sean Hawks (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) Charles Laduke, Shannon Wagner, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Wesley Coon, Russell Sea, Gregory Ford | |
| 04:49 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:34 | TCU | Willie Rodgers misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-64 |
| 04:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton gets the rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ralph Boyter - foul #2 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG), Shawn Marsh (SG) Andrew Hegarty, Ralph Boyter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Wayne Dozier (C) Charles Dipietro | |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard McEndarfer (PF) Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Robert Labarbera (PF) Larry Caldwell, Jeffrey Graham, Arthur Russ | |
| 04:02 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Marsh - foul #4 on Shawn Marsh, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | TCU | Sean Hawks (PF) Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:44 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-67 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Rumble | 71-69 |
| 03:18 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield makes the 3 from the left wing | 74-69 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wilbert Schofield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Marsh (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Winkler (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Sean Hawks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard McEndarfer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Labarbera (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the shot from the right block | 74-69 |
| 03:05 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the tip | 74-69 |
| 03:03 | TCU | Sean Hawks gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:46 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SG), Charles Laduke (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF), Preston Carter (C) Shawn Marsh, Jeffrey Winkler, Sean Hawks, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Robert Rumble, Joshua Houghton, Robert Labarbera, Wayne Dozier | |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Wilbert Schofield picks off the pass by Charles Dipietro in the backcourt | 74-69 |
| 02:42 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (PG), Shawn Marsh (SG) Wilbert Schofield, Ralph Boyter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Arthur Russ | |
| 02:28 | TCU | Larry Caldwell steals it from Shannon Wagner | 74-69 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham blows the layup | 74-69 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro travels with the ball | 74-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Sean Hawks (PF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Shannon Wagner, Preston Carter | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 01:49 | TCU | Shawn Marsh is hacked by Charles Dipietro - foul #2 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler (SF) Charles Laduke | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Joshua Houghton (SF) Larry Caldwell, Russell Sea | |
| 01:49 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:49 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-69 |
| 01:31 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard McEndarfer | 76-69 |
| 01:18 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bixby - foul #2 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 01:18 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:18 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Hegarty - foul #5 on Andrew Hegarty, team foul #12 | 78-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Wilbert Schofield (PG) Andrew Hegarty | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Houghton - foul #4 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Dipietro | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | TCU | Sean Hawks is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bixby - foul #3 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #12 | 80-74 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Laduke (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Jeffrey Winkler, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:43 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:43 | TCU | Sean Hawks makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbert Schofield - foul #4 on Wilbert Schofield, team foul #13 | 82-74 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Winkler (SF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Charles Laduke, Willie Rodgers | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:40 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bixby - foul #4 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #13 | 82-76 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Laduke (SF), Willie Rodgers (C) Jeffrey Winkler, Richard McEndarfer | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:40 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:40 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield misses the 2nd free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Gregory Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 82-76 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 82-76 |
| 00:33 | TCU | The rebound goes to Willie Rodgers | 82-76 |
| 00:31 | TCU | Willie Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bixby - foul #5 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #14 | 82-76 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF) Charles Laduke, Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Daniel Bixby | |
| 00:31 | TCU | Willie Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:31 | TCU | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 00:25 | TCU | Shawn Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 00:25 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-76 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Laduke (SF), Sean Hawks (PF) Ralph Boyter, Shannon Wagner | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Larry Caldwell is called for the reach on Willie Rodgers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #15 | 83-76 |
| 00:22 | TCU | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | TCU | Willie Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 85-76 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the offensive board | 85-76 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gregory Ford | 85-79 |
| 00:13 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SF), Shannon Wagner (PF) Charles Laduke, Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:10 | TCU | Larry Caldwell is called for the reach on Shawn Marsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #16 | 85-79 |
| 00:10 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:10 | TCU | Shawn Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Dipietro | 87-82 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Larry Caldwell is called for the reach on Wilbert Schofield in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #17 | 87-82 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:02 | TCU | Wilbert Schofield makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses the halfcourt shot | 89-82 |