| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Johnny Neubauer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth McClamma (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Craig Williams inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois State | Graham Cao is called for the reach on Craig Williams - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 19:31 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Arthur Burks pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao is open and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 19:12 | Illinois State | Craig Williams can't finish the layup | 45-35 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McClamma - foul #2 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Harry Bembry (SG), Derek Dietrich (SF), Robert May (PF), Ronny McGinness (C) Johnny Neubauer, Jason Richardson, Craig Williams, Kenneth McClamma, Roland Jackson | |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Donald Barger can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 18:46 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:06 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 45-35 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:03 | UNLV | Donald Barger double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Jefferey Faulkner, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Kenneth McClamma (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) John Shaw, Harry Bembry, Derek Dietrich, Robert May, Ronny McGinness | |
| 17:49 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 17:47 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer misses the tip | 45-35 |
| 17:46 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:29 | Illinois State | Thomas Bieker takes the ball from Craig Williams | 45-35 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Ben Dickens | 47-35 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Eric Powell, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roland Jackson (C) Christopher Vallo | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Arthur Burks lays it up and in and the foul's on Craig Williams - foul #2 on Craig Williams, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Bembry (PG) Johnny Neubauer | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:44 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth McClamma | 50-38 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Arthur Burks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG) Harry Bembry | |
| 16:12 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert May (PF) Kenneth McClamma | |
| 16:03 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 16:01 | Illinois State | Craig Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:59 | Illinois State | Jefferey Faulkner steps in front of the Craig Williams pass in the backcourt | 50-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Donald Barger (fresh) SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bieker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Richardson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Roland Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is hacked by Jason Richardson - foul #3 on Jason Richardson, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Derek Dietrich (SF), Ivan Szubinski (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) John Shaw, Craig Williams, Robert May, Roland Jackson | |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 52-38 |
| 15:21 | Illinois State | Joseph Jones steals the ball from Jason Richardson | 52-38 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | John Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Jason Richardson - foul #4 on Jason Richardson, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Bembry (SG), Craig Williams (SF), Ronny McGinness (C) Jason Richardson, Derek Dietrich, Christopher Vallo | |
| 14:54 | UNLV | John Kennedy connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Eric Powell | 54-38 |
| 14:32 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 14:31 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer tips it back up and in | 54-40 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Bembry - foul #3 on Harry Bembry, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Kenneth McClamma (SF), Roland Jackson (C) Johnny Neubauer, Craig Williams, Ronny McGinness | |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Arthur Burks jams it and he's fouled by Ivan Szubinski - foul #4 on Ivan Szubinski, team foul #6 | 56-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert May (PF) Ivan Szubinski | |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 14:02 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson buries a jumper in the paint | 57-42 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Donald Barger is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Bembry - foul #4 on Harry Bembry, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Calvin Tsao, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SG), Craig Williams (SF) Harry Bembry, Robert May | |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 13:59 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 13:53 | Illinois State | Donald Barger is called for the reach on John Shaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Barger, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Donald Barger, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 13:42 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Shaw | 57-44 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao is fouled on the floor by Derek Dietrich - foul #3 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #8 | 57-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Ben Dickens, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Robert May (C) John Shaw, Roland Jackson | |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:22 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Robert May | 57-44 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Tsao | 59-46 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Robert May drills a runner from the right block and the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness (C) Derek Dietrich | |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Robert May makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McClamma in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 12:15 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McClamma - foul #3 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Christopher Vallo (C) Johnny Neubauer, Craig Williams, Robert May | |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Barger - foul #2 on Donald Barger, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Donald Barger, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Craig Williams (SF) Kenneth McClamma | |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:43 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 61-51 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Phillip Caples (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Dietrich (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Craig Williams (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronny McGinness (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Vallo (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | John Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Roland Jackson (C) Christopher Vallo | |
| 11:29 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-51 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Arthur Burks pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Roland Jackson is called for the reach on Joseph Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roland Jackson, team foul #10 | 61-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Robert May (PF) John Shaw, Ronny McGinness | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 11:24 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma (SG) Derek Dietrich | |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:10 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:51 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 62-53 |
| 10:49 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Kenneth McClamma | 62-53 |
| 10:34 | Illinois State | Craig Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Pressman | 62-53 |
| 10:32 | Illinois State | Robert May tips it in | 62-55 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens is hacked by Robert May - foul #1 on Robert May, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Derek Dietrich (SG), Ronny McGinness (PF) Johnny Neubauer, Craig Williams, Robert May | |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Donald Barger is called for the reach on John Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Barger, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 10:04 | Illinois State | John Shaw misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 10:03 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth McClamma - foul #4 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #12 | 64-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Craig Williams (SF), Christopher Vallo (C) Kenneth McClamma, Roland Jackson | |
| 09:58 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:35 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 09:33 | UNLV | Eric Powell grabs the board | 66-55 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Donald Barger is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Donald Barger, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Donald Barger, John Kennedy, Eric Powell, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Robert May (PF), Roland Jackson (C) John Shaw, Ronny McGinness, Christopher Vallo | |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 09:13 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens is hacked by Johnny Neubauer - foul #3 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #13 | 66-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Jefferey Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Roland Jackson | 66-55 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Arthur Burks is called for the reach on Craig Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Craig Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Johnny Neubauer is called for the reach on Calvin Tsao - foul #4 on Johnny Neubauer, team foul #14 | 66-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG) Johnny Neubauer | |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich is hacked by Phillip Caples - foul #2 on Phillip Caples, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) Robert May, Roland Jackson | |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness grabs the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Calvin Tsao, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Phillip Caples clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 07:59 | Illinois State | John Shaw misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 07:58 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo snags the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 07:38 | Illinois State | Craig Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Phillip Caples gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Phillip Caples (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Dietrich (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Craig Williams (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronny McGinness (tiring) 2 reb. C - Christopher Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Kennedy is hacked by Derek Dietrich in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Dietrich, team foul #15 | 67-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Thomas Bieker (C) Graham Cao, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Bembry (PG), Jason Richardson (SG), Kenneth McClamma (SF), Ivan Szubinski (PF), Roland Jackson (C) John Shaw, Derek Dietrich, Craig Williams, Ronny McGinness, Christopher Vallo | |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Bieker - foul #1 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF) John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:18 | Illinois State | Harry Bembry misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the easy dunk attempt | 69-58 |
| 07:12 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Dickens | 69-58 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Arthur Burks lays it in set up by Thomas Pressman | 71-58 |
| 06:29 | Illinois State | Roland Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Donald Barger, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer (PG), Robert May (C) Harry Bembry, Roland Jackson | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-58 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it in | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Jefferey Faulkner is called for the reach on Jason Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #11 | 73-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG) Ben Dickens | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 06:14 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Jason Richardson picks off the pass by Calvin Tsao | 73-60 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | Johnny Neubauer is called for 5 seconds | 73-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Calvin Tsao, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Craig Williams (SF), Christopher Vallo (C) Kenneth McClamma, Robert May | |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Craig Williams - foul #3 on Craig Williams, team foul #16 | 73-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG) John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harry Bembry (PG) Johnny Neubauer | |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Eric Powell - foul #1 on Eric Powell, team foul #12 | 74-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness (C) Christopher Vallo | |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 05:05 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski misses the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Phillip Caples gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Arthur Burks scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 76-61 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-61 |
| 04:19 | Illinois State | The refs have stopped play. Harry Bembry is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 76-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Shaw (PG), Kenneth McClamma (SF), Roland Jackson (C) Harry Bembry, Craig Williams, Ronny McGinness | |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Roland Jackson is called for the reach on Jefferey Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Jackson, team foul #17 | 76-61 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-61 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Ivan Szubinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 77-61 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | UNLV | John Shaw takes the ball from Jefferey Faulkner in the backcourt | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-61 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the rebound | 77-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Richardson (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth McClamma (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ivan Szubinski (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Roland Jackson (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Pressman | 80-61 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Jason Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-61 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 80-61 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 80-61 |
| 03:06 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Roland Jackson | 80-61 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma misses the dunk but the foul's on Jefferey Faulkner - foul #2 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #13 | 80-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich (SF), Robert May (PF), Christopher Vallo (C) Jason Richardson, Ivan Szubinski, Roland Jackson | |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Kenneth McClamma makes the 2nd free throw | 80-63 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | John Shaw is called for the reach on Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Shaw, team foul #18 | 80-63 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 81-63 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Christopher Vallo pulls down the rebound | 81-63 |
| 02:51 | Illinois State | Thomas Pressman denies the turnaround by Christopher Vallo | 81-63 |
| 02:50 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses the tip | 81-63 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 81-63 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Donald Barger | 83-63 |
| 02:31 | Illinois State | Thomas Pressman steals it from John Shaw | 83-63 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is fouled on the floor by Kenneth McClamma - foul #5 on Kenneth McClamma, team foul #19 | 83-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Ronny McGinness (PF) Kenneth McClamma | |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 84-63 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 85-63 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Eric Powell picks off the pass by Derek Dietrich in the backcourt | 85-63 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 85-63 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Eric Powell grabs the offensive board | 85-63 |
| 01:28 | UNLV | Donald Barger is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Eric Powell | 87-63 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Arthur Burks is called for the reach on Robert May - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #14 | 87-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Donald Barger, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Robert May makes the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 01:21 | Illinois State | Robert May misses the 2nd free throw | 87-64 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 87-64 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao is hacked by Christopher Vallo - foul #1 on Christopher Vallo, team foul #20 | 87-64 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 1st free throw | 88-64 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 89-64 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Graham Cao takes the ball from Derek Dietrich in the backcourt | 89-64 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | Christopher Vallo steals the ball from Arthur Burks | 89-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois State | Derek Dietrich misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 89-64 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 89-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | UNLV | The jump hook by Arthur Burks is blocked by Christopher Vallo | 89-64 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Graham Cao gets the offensive rebound | 89-64 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Joseph Jones buries a floater from the free throw line | 91-64 |
| 00:05 | Illinois State | John Shaw misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 91-64 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 91-64 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Graham Cao runs out the clock | 91-64 |