| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Daniel Landry inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | John Taylor makes the fadeaway in the paint | 40-40 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Marshall Buford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG) Adam Sontag, James Sampley | |
| 19:14 | Houston | David Morris misses badly on a floater from the right side | 40-40 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Titus Rutan lays it up and in set up by Cory Florez | 40-42 |
| 18:37 | Houston | David Morris lays it in set up by Porter Gordon | 42-42 |
| 18:29 | UNLV | Titus Rutan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-42 |
| 18:27 | UNLV | Andres Rossi snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Michael Fuller | 42-44 |
| 17:42 | Houston | John Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Jimmie Jimmerson picks off the pass by Michael Fuller | 42-44 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Porter Gordon | 44-44 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Titus Rutan is hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #2 on Daniel Landry, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (PF), Willard Allen (C) Porter Gordon, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Adam Sontag drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by James Sampley and he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #3 on Daniel Landry, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses the free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Willard Allen snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Sneller | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Travis Shelton steals the ball from James Sampley | 44-46 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Willard Allen connects on the shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | James Sampley clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #4 on Daniel Landry, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | John Taylor (C) Willard Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 15:12 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | James Sampley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:12 | Houston | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Dominic Marino swats the short shot by David Morris | 46-47 |
| 14:48 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses the dunk but he's hacked by Christopher Ellis - foul #2 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Andres Rossi (C) Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Dominic Marino makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Dominic Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Christopher Ellis grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 13:57 | Houston | John Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), Willard Allen (C) Daniel Landry, Christopher Ellis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| 13:57 | Houston | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 13:57 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:09 | Houston | David Morris clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Landry (SF) Willard Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dennis Sneller (SF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Titus Rutan, Andres Rossi | |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Marshall Buford can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 12:30 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson lays it up and in set up by Porter Gordon | 49-48 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Marshall Buford is hacked by David Morris - foul #3 on David Morris, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (PF), Willard Allen (C) Porter Gordon, Jimmie Jimmerson, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Titus Rutan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-48 |
| 11:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Travis Shelton | 49-48 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Daniel Landry steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Dominic Marino | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-48 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Travis Shelton gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Travis Shelton's fadeaway is rejected by Andres Rossi | 49-48 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Titus Rutan pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-48 |
| 09:58 | Houston | David Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 09:30 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Landry | 49-48 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:11 | UNLV | James Sampley pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Adam Sontag comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 08:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Morris | 49-48 |
| 08:26 | Houston | David Morris misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on James Sampley - foul #2 on James Sampley, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, Willard Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 08:26 | Houston | David Morris misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:26 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Dominic Marino drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Fuller | 50-50 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Cory Florez steps in front of the Daniel Landry pass | 50-50 |
| 07:27 | UNLV | Michael Fuller clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 07:25 | UNLV | Dominic Marino grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Morris (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Landry (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Michael Fuller is whistled for a carry | 50-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Cory Florez, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Porter Gordon can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Sontag - foul #1 on Adam Sontag, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Titus Rutan is fouled on the floor by Daniel Landry - foul #5 on Daniel Landry, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SF) Daniel Landry | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Porter Gordon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 06:07 | Houston | David Morris tips it in | 54-52 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Adam Sontag connects on the 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Porter Gordon is hacked by Adam Sontag in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Sontag, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Chen (SF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF) James Sampley, Titus Rutan | |
| 05:17 | Houston | John Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 05:08 | Houston | John Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Porter Gordon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | Porter Gordon steps in front of the Andres Rossi pass | 54-55 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Porter Gordon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Christopher Ellis tips it but misses | 54-55 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dennis Sneller | 54-55 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | Marshall Buford scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Adam Sontag | 54-57 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Christopher Ellis is hacked by Nathaniel Mattia - foul #1 on Nathaniel Mattia, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), Willard Allen (C) Porter Gordon, Christopher Ellis, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, Nathaniel Mattia, Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Morris (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Chen (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 54-57 |
| 03:02 | UNLV | Dominic Marino snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Titus Rutan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SF), John Taylor (C) Gregory Chen, Willard Allen | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:27 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is hacked by Dominic Marino - foul #3 on Dominic Marino, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 02:02 | Houston | Travis Shelton hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-57 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Jimmie Jimmerson picks off the pass by Andres Rossi | 57-57 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG) Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 01:22 | Houston | John Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-57 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ellis - foul #3 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Porter Gordon buries a floater from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | James Sampley hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Sontag | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andres Rossi - foul #4 on Andres Rossi, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Titus Rutan scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Houston | John Taylor misses long on a shot from close range | 63-63 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Andres Rossi gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | UNLV | Andres Rossi can't finish the layup | 63-63 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the offensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the shot from the baseline | 63-65 |
| 03:50 | Houston | David Morris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Porter Gordon | 65-65 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Marshall Buford comes up short on the floater from the left side | 65-65 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 03:18 | Houston | David Morris's pass is intercepted by Adam Sontag | 65-67 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | James Sampley can't finish the layup | 65-67 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the offensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Marshall Buford's floater is tipped away by Christopher Ellis | 65-67 |
| 02:57 | UNLV | Marshall Buford tips it but misses | 65-67 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Porter Gordon pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:38 | Houston | David Morris is called for traveling | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Michael Fuller connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-70 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Porter Gordon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-70 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Michael Fuller misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-70 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Dominic Marino tips it back up and in | 65-72 |
| 01:19 | Houston | John Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-72 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Michael Fuller | 65-72 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | The short jumper by Dominic Marino is denied by John Taylor | 65-72 |
| 00:47 | Houston | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jing-Quo Chiou (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Christopher Ellis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Cory Florez is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Gordon - foul #1 on Porter Gordon, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Cory Florez makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Cory Florez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Porter Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Marshall Buford is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Gordon - foul #2 on Porter Gordon, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-76 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | Titus Rutan grabs the board | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Titus Rutan is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Gordon - foul #3 on Porter Gordon, team foul #10 | 67-76 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Titus Rutan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson hits a jumper from the baseline | 69-77 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Marshall Buford is fouled in the backcourt by Porter Gordon - foul #4 on Porter Gordon, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 69-78 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-78 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Adam Sontag gets the rebound | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag runs out the clock | 69-78 |