| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Dipietro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft blows the dunk but he's hacked by Charles Dipietro - foul #2 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Bixby steals it from James Hicks | 25-29 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 18:26 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Rodney Luft | 25-29 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nick Tinch - foul #1 on Nick Tinch, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:50 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Graham steals the ball from Charles Wing | 27-31 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Daniel Bixby | 27-34 |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Bixby picks off the pass by Nick Wolfe | 27-34 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Wing - foul #1 on Charles Wing, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Dwain Prusinski (PF), Herbert Ross (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Russell Sea (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Joshua Houghton, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Graham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Johnston (C) James Hicks | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a shot in the paint | 28-36 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the tip | 28-36 |
| 16:08 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross buries a jumper in the paint | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnston (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 15:16 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Russ blocks the jumper by Todd Zordan | 30-36 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 14:51 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Arthur Russ tips it but misses | 30-36 |
| 14:49 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier tips it home | 30-38 |
| 14:32 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Dozier | 30-38 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Robert Rumble scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Larry Caldwell and he's fouled by Todd Zordan - foul #1 on Todd Zordan, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), James Hicks (SF), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Jason Litwin, Todd Zordan, Herbert Ross, Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Russell Sea, Arthur Russ, Wayne Dozier | |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:59 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 30-41 |
| 13:57 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft tips it in | 32-41 |
| 13:36 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is called for traveling | 32-41 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG) Robert Rumble | |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Ford steals it from Nick Tinch | 32-41 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 32-43 |
| 12:37 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks is hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #4 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| 12:21 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing is hacked by Joshua Houghton - foul #5 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF) Joshua Houghton | |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks misses the shot from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft hits the follow up shot | 34-43 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham loses the ball out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 11:30 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing can't throw it down | 34-43 |
| 11:28 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Tinch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Dipietro | 36-46 |
| 10:59 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks knocks in the floater from the right side | 38-46 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Gregory Ford clanks a floater from the left side | 38-46 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Dipietro | 38-46 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-46 |
| 10:15 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 10:06 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Charles Wing | 40-46 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 09:47 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 09:35 | Sam Houston State | Nick Tinch makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Wing | 42-46 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Russell Sea can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 42-46 |
| 09:17 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:12 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Bixby - foul #3 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF), James Johnston (C) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft, Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Arthur Russ (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Charles Dipietro, Gregory Ford | |
| 09:01 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross drills a runner from the baseline set up by Jason Litwin | 44-46 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Wesley Coon connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Caldwell | 44-49 |
| 08:32 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Russ steps in front of the James Johnston pass | 44-49 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Robert Rumble's layup is rejected by Dwain Prusinski | 44-49 |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Rumble - foul #2 on Robert Rumble, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Todd Zordan - foul #2 on Todd Zordan, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:53 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Larry Caldwell steals it from Herbert Ross out of a doubleteam | 44-50 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Todd Zordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Litwin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Prusinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Russ (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Russ steps in front of the James Johnston pass | 44-53 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Rumble - foul #3 on Robert Rumble, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe (PG), Charles Wing (SG), Rodney Luft (PF), Nick Tinch (C) Todd Zordan, Jason Litwin, Dwain Prusinski, James Johnston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF), Gregory Ford (C) Larry Caldwell, Wesley Coon, Robert Rumble, Arthur Russ, Wayne Dozier | |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 06:14 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:51 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits a 3 from straight away | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Bixby - foul #4 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hicks (SF) Herbert Ross | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| 05:05 | Sam Houston State | Nick Wolfe loses the ball out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Johnston (C) Nick Tinch | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Daniel Bixby | |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 04:53 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro snags the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-59 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Gregory Ford gets the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-59 |
| 04:36 | Sam Houston State | Charles Wing grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Gregory Ford picks off the pass by James Hicks | 47-59 |
| 03:57 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Ford | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Sam Houston State | Russell Sea picks off the pass by Rodney Luft | 47-62 |
| 03:44 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham lays it in on a nice dish by Russell Sea | 47-64 |
| 03:42 | Sam Houston State | Russell Sea picks off the pass by James Hicks in the backcourt | 47-64 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Russell Sea banks in the layup | 47-66 |
| 03:28 | Sam Houston State | Rodney Luft misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 47-66 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro grabs the board | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Caldwell | 47-68 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Nick Wolfe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wing (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rodney Luft (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 stl. SF - Russell Sea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Charles Dipietro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Sam Houston State | James Hicks drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Wing | 49-68 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gregory Ford and he's fouled by Rodney Luft - foul #3 on Rodney Luft, team foul #5 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Todd Zordan (PG), Jason Litwin (SG), Herbert Ross (SF), Dwain Prusinski (PF) Nick Wolfe, Charles Wing, James Hicks, Rodney Luft | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Wayne Dozier (C) Larry Caldwell, Jeffrey Graham, Russell Sea, Gregory Ford | |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro makes the free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski is fouled on the floor by Charles Dipietro - foul #3 on Charles Dipietro, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (PF) Charles Dipietro | |
| 02:42 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski misses the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 49-71 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 02:23 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Russ picks off the pass by Jason Litwin in the backcourt | 49-71 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Arthur Russ is fouled on the floor by Dwain Prusinski - foul #2 on Dwain Prusinski, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | James Johnston grabs the board | 49-71 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | Dwain Prusinski slams it home | 51-71 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is fouled on the floor by James Johnston - foul #2 on James Johnston, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Charles Dipietro (PF) Wesley Coon, Robert Rumble, Arthur Russ | |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Graham is called for the reach on Jason Litwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Graham, team foul #10 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gregory Ford (C) Wayne Dozier | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro gets the rebound | 51-73 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 51-73 |
| 01:09 | UNLV | Charles Dipietro tips it back up and in | 51-75 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Bixby steals it from Herbert Ross in the backcourt | 51-75 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | James Johnston swats the dunk try by Gregory Ford | 51-75 |
| 00:56 | UNLV | Gregory Ford misses the tip | 51-75 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Herbert Ross | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Sam Houston State | Jason Litwin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Zordan | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Gregory Ford is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Sea | 53-77 |
| 00:19 | Sam Houston State | Herbert Ross's pass is intercepted by Daniel Bixby in the backcourt | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby runs out the clock | 53-77 |