| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas French (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado inbounds the ball | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | UNLV | Thomas French takes the ball from David Bennett in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas French | 44-45 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Norman Hughes knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Bennett and he's fouled by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Norman Hughes makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | David Bennett picks off the pass by Thomas McCoy | 44-48 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | David Bennett lays it up and in | 44-50 |
| 19:11 | Texas Southern | Thomas French throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (PG), Joshua Kahl (SG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Ryan Dorsey (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, William Hayden, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF), Jeffrey Knowles (C) Roberto Delgado, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-50 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich scores on a runner in the lane | 46-50 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles is whistled for traveling | 46-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Carlos Stewart, Joshua Kahl, Eric Ullrich, Thomas McCoy, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Albert Lim (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks, Jeffrey Knowles | |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe is hacked by Douglas Deal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Deal, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| 17:51 | Texas Southern | Thomas French connects on the jumper from the left block | 48-50 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 17:14 | UNLV | Norman Hughes pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 16:55 | UNLV | Douglas Deal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 16:54 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Thomas French misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | William Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 16:27 | Texas Southern | Brandon Weeks is called for the reach on William Hayden - foul #3 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (SG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Andre Conti (C) Thomas French, William Hayden, Eric Clark, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Marshall Cantrell (SF), Dwayne Hooks (PF) Douglas Deal, Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado, Brandon Weeks | |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 48-50 |
| 16:10 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | David Bennett takes the ball from Larry Monroe | 48-50 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell lays it in on a great pass from David Bennett | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Ullrich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Conti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marshall Cantrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dwayne Hooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Hughes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Norman Hughes - foul #2 on Norman Hughes, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal (SG), Ryan Dorsey (C) Larry Monroe, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF) Marshall Cantrell, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Leroy Howie hits a shot near the basket | 50-54 |
| 15:11 | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | David Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 15:04 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Thomas McCoy is denied by Frank Vincent | 53-54 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | David Bennett connects on the open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Weeks | 53-57 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-57 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | Frank Vincent hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 53-57 |
| 14:10 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-57 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 13:43 | UNLV | Leroy Howie is hacked by T-Bone Provencal in the backcourt - foul #4 on T-Bone Provencal, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Thomas French (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Andre Conti (C) Joshua Kahl, T-Bone Provencal, Eric Ullrich, Thomas McCoy, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (PG), Albert Lim (SG), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Andre Conti - foul #1 on Andre Conti, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada (C) Andre Conti | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF) Frank Vincent | |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 13:24 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas French is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Lim - foul #1 on Albert Lim, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada knocks in the runner in the paint | 57-58 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado misses the wide open floater from the left side | 57-58 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 12:50 | Texas Southern | Thomas French is open and scores on a floater from the free throw line | 59-58 |
| 12:34 | UNLV | Albert Lim is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 12:33 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 12:07 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 12:06 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Hayden (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Andre Conti (C) Carlos Stewart, Eric Clark, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Marshall Cantrell (C) Douglas Deal, Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado, Jeffrey Knowles, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Weeks - foul #4 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Norman Hughes (C) Brandon Weeks | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas French (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas McCoy (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Conti (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) SG - Leroy Howie (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marshall Cantrell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Norman Hughes (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Leroy Howie loses the dribble to Thomas French in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 11:25 | Texas Southern | William Hayden can't finish the layup | 61-58 |
| 11:24 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Norman Hughes | 61-58 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Larry Monroe picks off the pass by Norman Hughes in the backcourt | 61-58 |
| 11:07 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Frank Vincent misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 10:56 | Texas Southern | Leroy Howie picks off the pass by Thomas French in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Frank Vincent loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| 10:40 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Joshua Kahl (SG), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, Thomas McCoy, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Douglas Deal (SG), Albert Lim (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) Brian Lessard, Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent, Marshall Cantrell, Norman Hughes | |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Douglas Deal steals it from Ryan Dorsey | 63-58 |
| 10:18 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 10:16 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks tips it in | 63-60 |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich lays it in uncontested | 65-60 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Albert Lim misses long on a shot from the left side | 65-60 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 09:32 | UNLV | David Bennett misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Knowles - foul #1 on Jeffrey Knowles, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF) Eric Ullrich, William Hayden, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Douglas Deal, Albert Lim, Jeffrey Knowles, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Leroy Howie can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Brian Lessard grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Brian Lessard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | Thomas French snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 08:28 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Eric Clark (PF) Joshua Kahl, Thomas McCoy | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG) Brian Lessard | |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Norman Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 08:15 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Thomas French | 65-60 |
| 08:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas French is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Hayden (SF), Andre Conti (C) Carlos Stewart, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | Frank Vincent (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF) Roberto Delgado, Marshall Cantrell | |
| 07:56 | UNLV | David Bennett can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 07:55 | Texas Southern | Eric Clark gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 07:37 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses short on a jumper from the left side | 65-60 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Frank Vincent grabs the board | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas French (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Hayden (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Conti (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Vincent (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Knowles (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Hughes (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Jeffrey Knowles drills a driving attempt from close range | 65-62 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 65-62 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Eric Clark hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, William Hayden, Eric Clark, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (SG), Albert Lim (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) Leroy Howie, Frank Vincent, Jeffrey Knowles, Norman Hughes | |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ryan Dorsey - foul #3 on Ryan Dorsey, team foul #4 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF) David Bennett | |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:38 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 06:38 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks is open and buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Roberto Delgado | 67-65 |
| 06:11 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich is hacked by Douglas Deal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Deal, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG) Carlos Stewart | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell (C) Dwayne Hooks | |
| 06:11 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 06:02 | UNLV | Marshall Cantrell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Roberto Delgado picks off the pass by Thomas McCoy in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Albert Lim is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Deal | 67-67 |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich is fouled in the backcourt by Marshall Cantrell - foul #2 on Marshall Cantrell, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Dikembe Awada (C) Joshua Kahl, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Dwayne Hooks (C) Douglas Deal, Albert Lim, Roberto Delgado | |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks lays it up and in and he's hacked by Thomas McCoy - foul #2 on Thomas McCoy, team foul #5 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (SF) Eric Ullrich | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Thomas McCoy | 71-70 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks clanks a jumper from close range | 71-70 |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Monroe and he's fouled by Brandon Weeks - foul #5 on Brandon Weeks, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (SG), William Hayden (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF) Larry Monroe, T-Bone Provencal, Thomas McCoy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brian Lessard (PG), Albert Lim (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Jeffrey Knowles (PF), Norman Hughes (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Marshall Cantrell, Brandon Weeks, Dwayne Hooks | |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart makes the free throw | 74-70 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Brian Lessard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-70 |
| 03:53 | Texas Southern | William Hayden snags the defensive board | 74-70 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart blows the wide open layup | 74-70 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Norman Hughes gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Carlos Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. SG - Joshua Kahl (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hayden (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Awada (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Brian Lessard (fresh) SG - Albert Lim (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Vincent (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Knowles (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Hughes (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada blocks the jumper by Norman Hughes | 74-70 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | Frank Vincent tips it back up and in | 74-72 |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | William Hayden misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Norman Hughes - foul #3 on Norman Hughes, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Thomas French (SG), Eric Clark (PF), Andre Conti (C) Carlos Stewart, Joshua Kahl, Ryan Dorsey, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Douglas Deal (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Marshall Cantrell (PF), Dwayne Hooks (C) Brian Lessard, Albert Lim, Frank Vincent, Jeffrey Knowles, Norman Hughes | |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | William Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | William Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks loses the dribble to Thomas French | 76-72 |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich blows the layup | 76-72 |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Roberto Delgado steals it from William Hayden | 76-72 |
| 01:48 | UNLV | David Bennett hits a runner from the baseline set up by Douglas Deal | 76-74 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Thomas French is fouled on the floor by Douglas Deal - foul #4 on Douglas Deal, team foul #11 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Eric Ullrich, Eric Clark, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Frank Vincent (SF), Norman Hughes (C) Douglas Deal, Roberto Delgado, Marshall Cantrell | |
| 01:27 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-74 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Thomas French misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Thomas French makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:25 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada steals the ball from Norman Hughes in the backcourt | 77-74 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dwayne Hooks - foul #2 on Dwayne Hooks, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Norman Hughes loses the dribble to Dikembe Awada | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas McCoy and he's hacked by Leroy Howie - foul #2 on Leroy Howie, team foul #13 | 81-74 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-74 |
| 00:31 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses the free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Dwayne Hooks gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UNLV | David Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | David Bennett is called for the reach on Larry Monroe in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF) Thomas French, William Hayden | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Leroy Howie double dribbles in the backcourt | 83-77 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 83-77 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Dwayne Hooks is called for the reach on Carlos Stewart - foul #3 on Dwayne Hooks, team foul #15 | 83-77 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:16 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Norman Hughes pulls down the rebound | 84-77 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Norman Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-77 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Hayden (SF) Thomas McCoy | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl is hacked by Leroy Howie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Howie, team foul #16 | 84-77 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-77 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 86-77 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-80 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe runs out the clock | 86-80 |