| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lance Simmers (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Andrew Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Quinonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Jones (fresh) C - Bradley Theriot (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Titus Rutan inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Titus Rutan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Marshall | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot's fadeaway is rejected by Sheng Ximines | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Lance Simmers snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bradley Theriot - foul #1 on Bradley Theriot, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:04 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot banks in the layup set up by Andrew Dennis | 35-36 |
| 17:50 | UNLV | Marc Quinonez is called for the reach on Anthony Marshall - foul #2 on Marc Quinonez, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank (PF) Luis Jones | |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Marc Quinonez steps in front of the Sheng Ximines pass | 35-36 |
| 17:29 | Northern Arizona | Sheng Ximines steps in front of the Marc Quinonez pass | 35-36 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Bradley Theriot steals the ball from Alexei Kawczynski | 35-36 |
| 16:44 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Dennis | 35-38 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Lance Simmers hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Sheng Ximines and the foul's on Bradley Theriot - foul #2 on Bradley Theriot, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer (SG), Luis Jones (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Marc Quinonez, Danny Johnson, Bradley Theriot | |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Lance Simmers makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis connects on the 3 from straight away | 38-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sheng Ximines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Andrew Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Stouffer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 40-41 |
| 15:17 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:54 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:43 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:42 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:15 | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones clanks a shot from the right side | 40-41 |
| 14:13 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank tips it in | 40-43 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Eric Stouffer - foul #1 on Eric Stouffer, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Lance Simmers | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb (PG), Marc Quinonez (SG), Danny Johnson (SF), Oba Abdul (PF), Bradley Theriot (C) Andrew Dennis, Eric Stouffer, Aaron Frank, Luis Jones, Frank Wilson | |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:40 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson is hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Sheng Ximines | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:13 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson lays it up and in set up by Bradley Theriot | 42-45 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | James Sampley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 12:26 | Northern Arizona | Oba Abdul makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mathew Lipscomb | 45-47 |
| 12:15 | UNLV | Mathew Lipscomb picks off the pass by James Sampley | 45-47 |
| 12:11 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb misses the easy layup | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | Andres Rossi pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Danny Johnson is called for the reach on James Sampley - foul #3 on Danny Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis (PG), Eric Stouffer (SG), Aaron Frank (PF) Mathew Lipscomb, Danny Johnson, Oba Abdul | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 48-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Andrew Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Stouffer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Quinonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Theriot (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Lance Simmers | 48-47 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Andrew Dennis picks off the pass by Lance Simmers | 48-47 |
| 11:14 | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer lays it up and in on a great pass from Andrew Dennis | 48-49 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sheng Ximines | 51-49 |
| 10:40 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank drills a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Lance Simmers - foul #2 on Lance Simmers, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Marc Quinonez, Bradley Theriot | |
| 10:40 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:31 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 10:30 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Andrew Dennis | 51-52 |
| 10:05 | Northern Arizona | Sheng Ximines blocks the short jumper by Frank Wilson | 51-52 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:42 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 09:41 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:25 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | Lance Simmers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 53-52 |
| 09:05 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Andrew Dennis | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski is fouled on the floor by Eric Stouffer - foul #2 on Eric Stouffer, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Sheng Ximines, Lance Simmers | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez (SG), Danny Johnson (SF), Oba Abdul (PF), Bradley Theriot (C) Eric Stouffer, Aaron Frank, Luis Jones, Frank Wilson | |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Michael Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-54 |
| 08:13 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Sampley - foul #1 on James Sampley, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sheng Ximines (PF) Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 08:13 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:13 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the board | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines hits a runner from the right block | 58-55 |
| 07:24 | Northern Arizona | Oba Abdul is hacked by Adam Sontag - foul #1 on Adam Sontag, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Sheng Ximines, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb (PG) Andrew Dennis | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Mathew Lipscomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marc Quinonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oba Abdul (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bradley Theriot (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 07:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Lance Simmers | 58-55 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Mathew Lipscomb steals the ball from Marshall Buford | 58-55 |
| 06:42 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mathew Lipscomb and he's hacked by Lance Simmers - foul #3 on Lance Simmers, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Sheng Ximines (PF) Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones (PF) Oba Abdul | |
| 06:42 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Titus Rutan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-58 |
| 06:22 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:57 | Northern Arizona | Mathew Lipscomb travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Sheng Ximines, Lance Simmers | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis (PG), Eric Stouffer (SG), Aaron Frank (SF) Mathew Lipscomb, Marc Quinonez, Danny Johnson | |
| 05:40 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Sontag | 60-58 |
| 05:14 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot connects on the shot from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Marshall Buford is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Marshall Buford, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Oba Abdul (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Luis Jones, Bradley Theriot | |
| 04:34 | Northern Arizona | Oba Abdul hits a floater from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines misses long on a shot from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines tips it back up and in | 62-62 |
| 03:56 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Dennis | 62-64 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Frank Wilson is called for the reach on Lance Simmers - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez (SG), Danny Johnson (SF), Bradley Theriot (C) Eric Stouffer, Aaron Frank, Frank Wilson | |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Lance Simmers makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Lance Simmers misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:40 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:12 | Northern Arizona | The short jumper by Bradley Theriot is denied by Lance Simmers | 63-64 |
| 03:11 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez gets the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Sheng Ximines (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Andrew Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marc Quinonez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oba Abdul (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bradley Theriot (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Marc Quinonez and he's fouled by Lance Simmers - foul #4 on Lance Simmers, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Sheng Ximines, Lance Simmers | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Luis Jones (PF) Oba Abdul | |
| 02:58 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot makes the free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Michael Fuller misses the 3 from straight away | 63-67 |
| 02:47 | Northern Arizona | Danny Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 02:32 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot makes the jump hook from close range set up by Andrew Dennis | 63-69 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Michael Fuller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-69 |
| 02:09 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot snags the defensive board | 63-69 |
| 01:44 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Sampley | 63-69 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Northern Arizona | Lance Simmers takes the ball from Marc Quinonez | 65-69 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Lance Simmers misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:59 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Marshall - foul #2 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Lance Simmers gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Luis Jones steals it from Anthony Marshall | 65-69 |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Marshall - foul #3 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #9 | 65-69 |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:47 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:41 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez grabs the board | 65-71 |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Alexei Kawczynski is called for the reach on Marc Quinonez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexei Kawczynski, team foul #10 | 65-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Eric Stouffer (SG), Aaron Frank (PF), Frank Wilson (C) Danny Johnson, Luis Jones, Bradley Theriot | |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:38 | Northern Arizona | Marc Quinonez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 68-73 |
| 00:30 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Anthony Marshall is called for the reach on Andrew Dennis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #11 | 68-73 |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:29 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski loses the dribble to Eric Stouffer | 68-75 |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Marshall - foul #5 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #12 | 68-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Anthony Marshall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Andrew Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Adam Sontag buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Alexei Kawczynski | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson is hacked by Adam Sontag in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Sontag, team foul #13 | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | Northern Arizona | Frank Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Lance Simmers pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| 00:06 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Sheng Ximines | 74-77 |
| 00:06 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bradley Theriot (C) Frank Wilson | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Sontag - foul #3 on Adam Sontag, team foul #14 | 74-77 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Aaron Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Lance Simmers gets the rebound | 74-78 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Lance Simmers misses short on a halfcourt shot | 74-78 |