| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) SG - Florencio Costa (fresh) SF - Larry White (fresh) PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | East Tennessee State | Larry White misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Bixby | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | East Tennessee State | Fred West can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | East Tennessee State | Larry White tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is fouled in the backcourt by Larry White - foul #1 on Larry White, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier drills a driving attempt from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | East Tennessee State | Joshua Houghton is called for the reach on Larry White - foul #1 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joshua Houghton | 5-2 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Florencio Costa is called for the reach on Jeffrey Graham - foul #1 on Florencio Costa, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (SG), Ronald Cook (SF) Florencio Costa, Larry White | |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by Byron Evans - foul #1 on Byron Evans, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel (SF), John Rollins (C) Fred West, Jame Holmes | |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Christopher Russel steals it from Donald Kocher | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Russel | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Cook - foul #1 on Ronald Cook, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim (C) Nicholas Harness | |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Russel | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 15:47 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Byron Evans (fresh) SG - Ronald Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Russel (fresh) PF - John Rollins (fresh) C - Chris Kim (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Donald Kocher gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby loses the dribble to Byron Evans in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:20 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Russel | 7-9 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the shot from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 13:53 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Kocher - foul #1 on Donald Kocher, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Larry White (SF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Ronald Cook, Christopher Russel, Chris Kim | |
| 13:46 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Arthur Russ grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:28 | UNLV | Robert Rumble clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:26 | East Tennessee State | Larry White grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:20 | East Tennessee State | Larry White buries a runner from the baseline set up by Fred West | 7-11 |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Arthur Russ is denied on a layup by John Rollins | 7-11 |
| 12:56 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | East Tennessee State | Fred West connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jame Holmes | 7-14 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Arthur Russ scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Larry Caldwell | 9-14 |
| 12:05 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-14 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Arthur Russ snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Florencio Costa is called for the reach on Robert Rumble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Florencio Costa, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF) Florencio Costa, Larry White, John Rollins | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Robert Rumble clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 9-14 |
| 11:45 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) SF - Russell Sea (fresh) PF - Robert Labarbera (fresh) C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Gearhart (fresh) PF - Nicholas Harness (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness loses the dribble to Robert Labarbera | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses badly on a floater from the left side | 9-14 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera hits a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Jame Holmes - foul #1 on Jame Holmes, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Wayne Dozier (C) Larry Caldwell, Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), Chris Kim (C) Fred West, Joseph Gearhart, Jame Holmes | |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:09 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:07 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans is hacked by Daniel Bixby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Bixby, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (PF) Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 10:53 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Kim | 11-17 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton lays it up and in and the foul's on Christopher Russel - foul #1 on Christopher Russel, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (SG), Larry White (SF) Darnell Milliron, Christopher Russel | |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:15 | East Tennessee State | Larry White knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-19 |
| 09:56 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Daniel Bixby | 16-19 |
| 09:38 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim misses long on a floater from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:37 | East Tennessee State | Larry White hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 09:15 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:13 | East Tennessee State | Larry White gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:07 | East Tennessee State | Wayne Dozier takes the ball from Larry White | 16-21 |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham's pass is intercepted by Byron Evans in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 09:04 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans lays it up and in | 16-23 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 19-23 |
| 08:42 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Darnell Milliron (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Ronald Cook, Larry White, Chris Kim | |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darnell Milliron - foul #1 on Darnell Milliron, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | John Rollins (PF) Nicholas Harness | |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:31 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:10 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Rumble | 23-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) PF - Robert Labarbera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Fred West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darnell Milliron (fresh) SF - Christopher Russel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Rollins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jame Holmes (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | East Tennessee State | Fred West misses the lay-in | 23-26 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Robert Rumble grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Russell Sea lays it in set up by Larry Caldwell | 25-26 |
| 07:05 | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF) Darnell Milliron, Christopher Russel, John Rollins | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Arthur Russ blows the layup but he's hacked by Jame Holmes - foul #2 on Jame Holmes, team foul #9 | 25-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Donald Kocher (PF) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry White (SF), Ronald Cook (C) Joseph Gearhart, Jame Holmes | |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:35 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fred West | 27-28 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Russ | 30-28 |
| 06:11 | East Tennessee State | Fred West loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Jeffrey Graham (SG), Wayne Dozier (C) Larry Caldwell, Wesley Coon, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim (C) Fred West | |
| 05:53 | UNLV | The jump hook by Jeffrey Graham is blocked by Nicholas Harness | 30-28 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Donald Kocher hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 05:46 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SF) Joshua Houghton | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darnell Milliron (SG), Christopher Russel (SF) Ronald Cook, Larry White | |
| 05:46 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 05:46 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:44 | UNLV | Nicholas Harness steps in front of the Russell Sea pass in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 05:23 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (PG), Robert Labarbera (PF) Daniel Bixby, Donald Kocher | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), John Rollins (C) Byron Evans, Chris Kim | |
| 05:23 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 05:23 | East Tennessee State | Christopher Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 05:01 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG) Jeffrey Graham | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 04:43 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins loses the ball out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Joshua Houghton (SF) Daniel Bixby, Russell Sea | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans (SG), Joseph Gearhart (SF) Darnell Milliron, Christopher Russel | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Fred West takes the ball from Larry Caldwell in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 04:25 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Russ (C) Wayne Dozier | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook (SG), Larry White (SF), Chris Kim (C) Fred West, Joseph Gearhart, Nicholas Harness | |
| 03:56 | UNLV | Robert Rumble hits the easy wide open finger roll | 34-32 |
| 03:39 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | Robert Rumble grabs the board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Labarbera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Byron Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Rollins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Kim (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Larry Caldwell | 36-32 |
| 03:09 | East Tennessee State | Larry White's pass is intercepted by Joshua Houghton | 36-32 |
| 03:06 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell can't throw it down | 36-32 |
| 03:05 | East Tennessee State | Larry White pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 03:01 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 36-32 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell tips it home | 38-32 |
| 02:24 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 02:22 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 02:13 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 01:51 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera tips it in | 40-34 |
| 01:42 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 01:40 | East Tennessee State | Byron Evans tips it in | 40-36 |
| 01:16 | UNLV | Larry White picks off the pass by Robert Labarbera | 40-36 |
| 01:07 | East Tennessee State | Robert Labarbera blocks the jumper by John Rollins | 40-36 |
| 01:06 | East Tennessee State | Ronald Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:55 | East Tennessee State | Chris Kim can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 00:54 | East Tennessee State | John Rollins gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:32 | East Tennessee State | Robert Labarbera steals it from Chris Kim | 40-36 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | John Rollins is called for the reach on Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on John Rollins, team foul #10 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Robert Rumble, Joshua Houghton, Robert Labarbera, Arthur Russ | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Fred West (PG), Florencio Costa (SG), Christopher Russel (SF), Nicholas Harness (PF), Jame Holmes (C) Byron Evans, Ronald Cook, Larry White, John Rollins, Chris Kim | |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 00:02 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Nicholas Harness misses the fullcourt shot | 41-36 |