| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) SG - Russell Sea (fresh) SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) C - John Trapani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) SG - Edward McGilvery (fresh) SF - Randall Zerbe (fresh) PF - Fred Angleberger (fresh) C - John Bono (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | John Bono wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | TCU | Fred Angleberger misses long on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Donald Kocher - foul #1 on Donald Kocher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Fred Angleberger misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Fred Angleberger makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | TCU | Fred Angleberger misses the 3rd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | UNLV | Donald Kocher can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | TCU | Michael Berry grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Edward McGilvery drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Berry | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Robert Rumble misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Russell Sea tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Michael Berry connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward McGilvery | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | The short jumper by Donald Kocher is denied by John Bono | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Fred Angleberger pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | TCU | John Bono is fouled on the floor by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | TCU | Fred Angleberger can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Russell Sea is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Berry - foul #1 on Michael Berry, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | John Austin (PG), Andrew Hegarty (SG), John Grayer (SF), Richard McEndarfer (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) Michael Berry, Edward McGilvery, Randall Zerbe, Fred Angleberger, John Bono | |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Donald Kocher can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Austin - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:24 | UNLV | Donald Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:08 | TCU | John Trapani steals it from Andrew Hegarty | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | David Weiss loses the dribble to John Austin in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:00 | TCU | John Austin buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard McEndarfer | 3-8 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Russell Sea loses the dribble to Richard McEndarfer | 3-8 |
| 16:22 | TCU | John Grayer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Trapani - foul #1 on John Trapani, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Terrence Wood (PF), Joseph Adams (C) David Weiss, Russell Sea, Robert Rumble, Donald Kocher, John Trapani | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward McGilvery (PG), Fred Angleberger (PF), John Bono (C) John Austin, Richard McEndarfer, Willie Rodgers | |
| 16:22 | TCU | John Grayer misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:22 | TCU | John Grayer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Edward Whitney is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hegarty - foul #1 on Andrew Hegarty, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Berry (PG), Ivan Cross (SF) Andrew Hegarty, John Grayer | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Whitney (fresh) SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) PF - Terrence Wood (fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McGilvery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Cross (fresh) PF - Fred Angleberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Bono (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Edward Whitney drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 15:28 | TCU | Ivan Cross makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edward McGilvery | 5-12 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF) Adrian Hensley | |
| Subs | TCU | John Austin (SG), Randall Zerbe (SF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Edward McGilvery, Ivan Cross, John Bono | |
| 15:09 | TCU | Fred Angleberger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 5-12 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-12 |
| 14:36 | TCU | Randall Zerbe grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:27 | TCU | John Austin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 14:25 | TCU | Randall Zerbe tips it in | 5-14 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Joseph Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Wesley Coon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 13:41 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer clanks a turnaround from the right block | 8-14 |
| 13:39 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer tips it in | 8-16 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | John Austin is called for the reach on Wesley Coon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Austin, team foul #4 | 8-16 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), John Trapani (C) Edward Whitney, Wesley Coon, Robert Rumble, Terrence Wood, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward McGilvery (PG), Andrew Hegarty (SG), John Grayer (SF), Willie Rodgers (PF), John Bono (C) Michael Berry, John Austin, Randall Zerbe, Fred Angleberger, Richard McEndarfer | |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses long on a shot from the left side | 8-16 |
| 13:19 | TCU | Willie Rodgers grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 13:14 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Russell Sea grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | John Trapani's pass is intercepted by Edward McGilvery | 8-16 |
| 12:54 | TCU | Edward McGilvery connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Bono | 8-18 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Russell Sea lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Weiss | 10-18 |
| 12:22 | TCU | Willie Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF) Adrian Hensley | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Robert Rumble clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 11:53 | TCU | Willie Rodgers grabs the board | 10-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Sea (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Trapani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Edward McGilvery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Hegarty (fresh) SF - John Grayer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Willie Rodgers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bono (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 11:45 | TCU | Willie Rodgers grabs the offensive board | 10-18 |
| 11:33 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-18 |
| 11:31 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Trapani | 10-18 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Robert Rumble comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Donald Kocher tips it home | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | TCU | Willie Rodgers buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Edward McGilvery | 12-20 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | Robert Rumble hits a fadeaway in the lane | 14-20 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Edward McGilvery | 14-23 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Russell Sea is hacked by Andrew Hegarty - foul #2 on Andrew Hegarty, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Terrence Wood (PF), Joseph Adams (C) David Weiss, Russell Sea, Robert Rumble, Donald Kocher, John Trapani | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Berry (PG), Randall Zerbe (SF), Fred Angleberger (PF), Richard McEndarfer (C) Andrew Hegarty, John Grayer, Willie Rodgers, John Bono | |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Wesley Coon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adrian Hensley | 17-23 |
| 09:07 | TCU | Randall Zerbe misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| 09:07 | TCU | Randall Zerbe makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 09:07 | TCU | Randall Zerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Whitney | 20-25 |
| 08:42 | TCU | Michael Berry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edward Whitney - foul #1 on Edward Whitney, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| 08:42 | TCU | Michael Berry makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:42 | TCU | Michael Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Joseph Adams's pass is intercepted by Edward McGilvery | 20-27 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Edward McGilvery hits the finger roll | 20-29 |
| 07:52 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Whitney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrence Wood (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Adams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward McGilvery (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Zerbe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Angleberger (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard McEndarfer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | UNLV | Wesley Coon makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Whitney | 23-29 |
| 07:10 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG), Russell Sea (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), Dudley Ashton (C) Edward Whitney, Wesley Coon, Adrian Hensley, Terrence Wood, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Ivan Cross (SF), John Bono (C) Randall Zerbe, Richard McEndarfer | |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Edward McGilvery picks off the pass by Russell Sea in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 06:49 | TCU | John Bono comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 06:47 | TCU | Fred Angleberger tips it but misses | 23-29 |
| 06:45 | UNLV | Robert Rumble gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Russell Sea throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 06:29 | TCU | Edward McGilvery misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Sea - foul #2 on Russell Sea, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Trapani (C) Dudley Ashton | |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (SG) Michael Berry | |
| 06:29 | TCU | Edward McGilvery misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:29 | TCU | Edward McGilvery makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | Russell Sea drills a turnaround in the lane set up by David Weiss | 25-30 |
| 05:55 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty is hacked by David Weiss - foul #1 on David Weiss, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adrian Hensley (SF) David Weiss | |
| Subs | TCU | John Austin (PG), Willie Rodgers (PF) Edward McGilvery, Fred Angleberger | |
| 05:55 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | Donald Kocher snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:37 | UNLV | Russell Sea can't finish the layup | 25-30 |
| 05:35 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 05:24 | UNLV | Robert Rumble buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Adrian Hensley | 27-30 |
| 05:18 | TCU | Ivan Cross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Dudley Ashton (C) Russell Sea, Adrian Hensley, John Trapani | |
| Subs | TCU | John Grayer (SF), Richard McEndarfer (PF) Ivan Cross, John Bono | |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 04:54 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:48 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Wesley Coon - foul #1 on Wesley Coon, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adrian Hensley (SF), Terrence Wood (PF) Robert Rumble, Donald Kocher | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Zerbe (SF) John Grayer | |
| 04:48 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:48 | TCU | Richard McEndarfer misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Dudley Ashton snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Terrence Wood hits the finger roll and the foul's on Richard McEndarfer - foul #1 on Richard McEndarfer, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG), Joseph Adams (C) Edward Whitney, Dudley Ashton | |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Angleberger (PF), John Bono (C) Richard McEndarfer, Willie Rodgers | |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Terrence Wood makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 04:08 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 04:07 | TCU | Randall Zerbe gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Randall Zerbe misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 30-31 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Terrence Wood grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Zerbe - foul #1 on Randall Zerbe, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG), John Trapani (C) Wesley Coon, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Berry (PG), John Grayer (SG) John Austin, Andrew Hegarty | |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Sea (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrence Wood (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Trapani (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Grayer (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Zerbe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Angleberger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bono (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:41 | TCU | Randall Zerbe is whistled for a carry | 32-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF) Adrian Hensley | |
| Subs | TCU | Ivan Cross (SF) Randall Zerbe | |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Terrence Wood buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Rumble | 34-31 |
| 03:02 | TCU | Michael Berry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | John Trapani snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses the open dunk | 34-31 |
| 02:30 | TCU | John Grayer pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:11 | TCU | Michael Berry misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Rumble - foul #1 on Robert Rumble, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), Joseph Adams (C) David Weiss, Russell Sea, Robert Rumble, Terrence Wood, John Trapani | |
| Subs | TCU | Andrew Hegarty (SG), Randall Zerbe (SF), Richard McEndarfer (PF), Willie Rodgers (C) John Grayer, Ivan Cross, Fred Angleberger, John Bono | |
| 02:11 | TCU | Michael Berry makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:11 | TCU | Michael Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Randall Zerbe steals it from Adrian Hensley | 34-33 |
| 01:33 | TCU | Randall Zerbe buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Berry | 34-35 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Donald Kocher scores on a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Willie Rodgers - foul #1 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #8 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF) Adrian Hensley | |
| Subs | TCU | John Austin (PG) Michael Berry | |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Donald Kocher makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| 01:07 | TCU | Andrew Hegarty connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Austin | 37-38 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Wesley Coon hits a 3 from straight away | 40-38 |
| 00:32 | TCU | Willie Rodgers lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Adams - foul #2 on Joseph Adams, team foul #10 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG), Russell Sea (SG), John Trapani (C) Edward Whitney, Wesley Coon, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Edward McGilvery (SG), John Grayer (SF), Fred Angleberger (PF) Andrew Hegarty, Randall Zerbe, Richard McEndarfer | |
| 00:32 | TCU | Willie Rodgers makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is hacked by John Austin in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Austin, team foul #9 | 40-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Berry (PG), Ivan Cross (SF), John Bono (C) John Austin, Edward McGilvery, Willie Rodgers | |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Robert Rumble makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 00:02 | TCU | The short jumper by Fred Angleberger is denied by Donald Kocher | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Donald Kocher snags the defensive board | 42-41 |