| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Evan Nelson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Kulinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Hepler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski inbounds the ball | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 51-47 |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 19:33 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Stanford | 51-47 |
| 19:28 | Texas Southern | Joseph Jones swats the shot by David Reilly | 51-47 |
| 19:27 | Texas Southern | David Reilly pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Thomas Pressman - foul #3 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Joseph Jones travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Arthur Burks snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Arthur Burks lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Kennedy | 54-49 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler is called for 10 seconds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson (PG), George Putman (SF), Matthew Simmons (C) David Reilly, Kenneth Kulinski, Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Donald Barger (SF), Eric Powell (PF) Graham Cao, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker | |
| 18:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Phillip Caples hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| 17:57 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by George Putman | 56-51 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Donald Barger comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 56-51 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | Phillip Caples hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 17:28 | Texas Southern | George Putman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 17:14 | Texas Southern | George Putman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Phillip Caples pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | John Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Simmons | 56-56 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to John Kennedy | 56-56 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Donald Barger loses the dribble to Matthew Simmons | 56-56 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Murray McPhearson | 59-56 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 16:18 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Caples | 59-56 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Donald Barger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 16:07 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 16:01 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Eric Powell gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Murray McPhearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Evan Nelson (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Putman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Charles Hepler (tiring) 3 reb. C - Matthew Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kennedy (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Barger (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Caples (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Murray McPhearson is called for the reach on Calvin Tsao - foul #2 on Murray McPhearson, team foul #1 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Reilly (PG), Brian Wyble (SG), Kenneth Kulinski (SF), Dale Ford (PF), Robert Stanford (C) Murray McPhearson, Evan Nelson, George Putman, Charles Hepler, Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Donald Barger, Eric Powell, Phillip Caples | |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Joseph Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 59-56 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman tips it in | 59-58 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Graham Cao steps in front of the David Reilly pass in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | David Reilly steals the ball from Arthur Burks | 59-58 |
| 15:16 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski misses the lay-in | 59-58 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Pressman | 59-58 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Dale Ford swats the short shot by Joseph Jones | 59-58 |
| 15:06 | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 15:04 | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble is hacked by Ben Dickens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ben Dickens, team foul #2 | 59-58 |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Ben Dickens is called for the reach on David Reilly - foul #3 on Ben Dickens, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Mattox (C) Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 14:41 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joseph Mattox - foul #2 on Joseph Mattox, team foul #2 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson (PG), George Putman (SF), Robert Stanford (C) David Reilly, Kenneth Kulinski, Dale Ford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 14:35 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ben Dickens - foul #4 on Ben Dickens, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Ben Dickens, Thomas Pressman | |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Joseph Jones drills a shot from the left side set up by Graham Cao | 61-62 |
| 14:01 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler (PF) Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:54 | UNLV | John Kennedy drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jefferey Faulkner | 61-64 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bieker | 61-64 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Brian Wyble is called for the reach on John Kennedy - foul #2 on Brian Wyble, team foul #3 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Reilly (PG), Brian Chastain (SG), Dale Ford (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) Evan Nelson, George Putman, Charles Hepler, Joseph Mattox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker | |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Simmons - foul #2 on Matthew Simmons, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski (SF) Brian Wyble | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Dale Ford pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 13:09 | Texas Southern | Brian Chastain double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-64 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-64 |
| 12:55 | Texas Southern | Dale Ford snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Pressman - foul #4 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford (C) Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Thomas Bieker (PF) Graham Cao, Thomas Pressman | |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 12:35 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker is fouled on the floor by Dale Ford - foul #1 on Dale Ford, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Putman (SF), Charles Hepler (PF), Joseph Mattox (C) Kenneth Kulinski, Dale Ford, Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (SG) John Kennedy | |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Joseph Jones buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Barger | 61-66 |
| 12:02 | Texas Southern | George Putman is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Chastain | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Reilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Chastain (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Putman (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Hepler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Mattox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Barger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Bieker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 11:46 | Texas Southern | Joseph Mattox gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 11:28 | Texas Southern | Joseph Mattox loses the ball out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson (PG), Evan Nelson (SG), Kenneth Kulinski (SF), Dale Ford (PF), Robert Stanford (C) David Reilly, Brian Chastain, George Putman, Charles Hepler, Joseph Mattox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Arthur Burks, Thomas Bieker, Joseph Jones | |
| 11:11 | UNLV | Graham Cao buries a shot from the right wing set up by Jefferey Faulkner | 64-68 |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 11:01 | Texas Southern | Dale Ford snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 10:55 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski is hacked by Jefferey Faulkner - foul #4 on Jefferey Faulkner, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Simmons (C) Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF) Jefferey Faulkner | |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Matthew Simmons tips it in | 66-68 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Eric Powell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Putman (SF) Kenneth Kulinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson is fouled on the floor by Arthur Burks - foul #1 on Arthur Burks, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler (PF) Dale Ford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Phillip Caples | |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Graham Cao clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-68 |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Cao - foul #3 on Graham Cao, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Thomas Bieker (PF) Graham Cao, John Kennedy, Eric Powell | |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is denied on a layup by Charles Hepler | 70-68 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson is hacked by Calvin Tsao - foul #3 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Reilly (PG), Brian Wyble (SF), Joseph Mattox (PF), Robert Stanford (C) Murray McPhearson, George Putman, Charles Hepler, Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | Arthur Burks pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | David Reilly is called for the reach on Calvin Tsao - foul #1 on David Reilly, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski (SF) Evan Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | Joseph Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-68 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Stanford | 71-68 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Reilly | 73-68 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Arthur Burks buries a shot from the left block set up by Calvin Tsao | 73-70 |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford travels with the ball | 73-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Putman (SF), Dale Ford (PF) Kenneth Kulinski, Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Eric Powell (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Thomas Bieker, Joseph Jones | |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | George Putman grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 08:17 | Texas Southern | George Putman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 73-70 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | John Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | John Kennedy is called for traveling | 73-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson (PG), Charles Hepler (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) David Reilly, Dale Ford, Joseph Mattox | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | Matthew Simmons misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 73-70 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Phillip Caples grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Evan Nelson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Wyble (fairly fresh) SF - George Putman (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Hepler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Matthew Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Kennedy (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Powell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Caples (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 73-70 |
| 07:53 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 07:47 | Texas Southern | George Putman misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-70 |
| 07:45 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 73-70 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Phillip Caples | 73-70 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Graham Cao scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Powell and he's fouled by Evan Nelson - foul #3 on Evan Nelson, team foul #7 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson (PG), Dale Ford (SF), Robert Stanford (C) Brian Wyble, George Putman, Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) John Kennedy, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the free throw | 73-72 |
| 07:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler snags the defensive board | 73-72 |
| 07:24 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jefferey Faulkner | 73-72 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the easy layup but the foul's on Evan Nelson - foul #4 on Evan Nelson, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski (SF) Charles Hepler | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Joseph Jones (C) Graham Cao, Phillip Caples | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 06:57 | Texas Southern | Joseph Jones swats the short shot by Robert Stanford | 73-73 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford gets the offensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 06:41 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 73-73 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Reilly (PG), Brian Chastain (SG), George Putman (SF), Matthew Simmons (C) Murray McPhearson, Evan Nelson, Kenneth Kulinski, Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG) Calvin Tsao | |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-73 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to George Putman | 73-73 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Dale Ford is denied by Thomas Pressman | 73-73 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | George Putman tips it in | 75-73 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Graham Cao drills a floater from close range and he's hacked by David Reilly - foul #2 on David Reilly, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble (SG), Charles Hepler (PF) Brian Chastain, Dale Ford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Phillip Caples (C) Joseph Jones | |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the free throw | 75-75 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 05:54 | Texas Southern | David Reilly buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Simmons | 77-75 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Dickens | 77-75 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Graham Cao scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-77 |
| 05:12 | Texas Southern | George Putman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on George Putman, team foul #10 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson (PG), Evan Nelson (SG), Kenneth Kulinski (SF), Joseph Mattox (C) David Reilly, Brian Wyble, George Putman, Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, Phillip Caples | |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Eric Powell misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-77 |
| 05:03 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Pressman | 77-80 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 77-80 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dale Ford (PF), Robert Stanford (C) Charles Hepler, Joseph Mattox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| 04:13 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses long on a shot from the right side | 77-80 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | Dale Ford gets the rebound | 77-80 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson's layup is rejected by Joseph Jones | 77-80 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Arthur Burks | 77-80 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Murray McPhearson - foul #3 on Murray McPhearson, team foul #11 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Reilly (PG), Brian Chastain (SG), George Putman (SF) Murray McPhearson, Evan Nelson, Kenneth Kulinski | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Chastain (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Putman (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Stanford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Barger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Phillip Caples (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-81 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Arthur Burks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by George Putman - foul #3 on George Putman, team foul #12 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble (SG), Joseph Mattox (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) Brian Chastain, Dale Ford, Robert Stanford | |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (C) Phillip Caples | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 77-84 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Joseph Mattox is open but misses the lay-in | 77-84 |
| 03:09 | UNLV | Eric Powell snags the defensive board | 77-84 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Arthur Burks connects on the floater near the basket set up by Donald Barger | 77-86 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-86 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson (SG), Kenneth Kulinski (SF), Charles Hepler (PF), Robert Stanford (C) Brian Wyble, George Putman, Joseph Mattox, Matthew Simmons | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Bieker - foul #1 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #10 | 77-86 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski misses the 1st free throw | 77-86 |
| 02:50 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Kenneth Kulinski swats the short shot by Jefferey Faulkner | 78-86 |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford snags the defensive board | 78-86 |
| 02:16 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford comes up short on the shot from the left side | 78-86 |
| 02:15 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the offensive board | 78-86 |
| 02:06 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 78-86 |
| 02:05 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson tips it in | 80-86 |
| 02:05 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Donald Barger, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Arthur Burks is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #11 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Thomas Bieker | |
| 01:24 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Evan Nelson | 82-86 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Ben Dickens's floater is tipped away by Charles Hepler | 82-86 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Graham Cao gets the offensive rebound | 82-86 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the jumper from the left side | 82-88 |
| 00:39 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Kulinski is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is hacked by David Reilly in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Reilly, team foul #13 | 84-88 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 84-89 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-90 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Graham Cao grabs the defensive rebound | 84-90 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao is fouled in the backcourt by David Reilly - foul #4 on David Reilly, team foul #14 | 84-90 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the board | 84-90 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Evan Nelson, team foul #15 | 84-90 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble (SG) Evan Nelson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG) Graham Cao | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Joseph Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Wyble - foul #3 on Brian Wyble, team foul #16 | 84-90 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 84-90 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 84-91 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 84-91 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the offensive rebound | 84-91 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-91 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | David Reilly pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-91 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Brian Wyble hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Reilly | 87-91 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner is hacked by David Reilly in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Reilly, team foul #17 | 87-91 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Murray McPhearson (PG) David Reilly | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 87-92 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Stanford | 87-92 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Robert Stanford misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 87-92 |