| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Marcotte (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harris Mock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Davies (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lon Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rudolf Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | John Marcotte inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Rudolf Jefferson is called for the reach on John Marcotte - foul #1 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Herbert Roling is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harris Mock | 30-43 |
| 19:19 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roger Wright | 30-46 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Roger Wright takes the ball from Herbert Roling in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 19:01 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lon Carter | 30-48 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Roling and the foul's on Rudolf Jefferson - foul #2 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Burt Brito (SF), James Maxwell (PF) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, Harris Mock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (SG), Garland Mroz (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Raymond Crass (C) Lon Carter, Rudolf Jefferson, Mark Rogers, John Garrett | |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 18:37 | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright connects on the open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Granville Fleming | 33-51 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Herbert Roling is fouled on the floor by Granville Fleming - foul #2 on Granville Fleming, team foul #3 | 33-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Price (C) Jeffrey Davies | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 18:21 | UNLV | James Maxwell hits the finger roll set up by Milton Malone | 35-51 |
| 18:05 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Wright | 35-54 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | James Maxwell buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Milton Malone | 37-54 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Tyson | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 17:26 | UNLV | Herbert Roling is whistled for traveling | 37-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), John Marcotte (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Milton Malone, Burt Brito, James Maxwell, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG), Ben Gray (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), Paul Campanella (C) Roger Wright, Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson, Raymond Crass | |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-57 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 16:58 | UNLV | Ben Gray denies the turnaround by John Marcotte | 37-57 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:35 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin is hacked by Lon Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lon Carter, team foul #4 | 37-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies (C) Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SF), John Garrett (C) Granville Fleming, Ben Gray, Paul Campanella | |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Herbert Roling clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 15:49 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett is hacked by Harris Mock - foul #2 on Harris Mock, team foul #1 | 37-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Miller (SF), James Maxwell (PF) Herbert Roling, Harris Mock | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones (SF) Rudolf Jefferson | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Marcotte (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Miller (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Maxwell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jeffrey Davies (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Roger Wright (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lon Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ali Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Lon Carter picks off the pass by Jeffrey Davies | 37-57 |
| 14:31 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 14:29 | Sam Houston State | John Garrett tips it in | 37-59 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | James Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 37-59 |
| 14:17 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones snags the defensive board | 37-59 |
| 13:58 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Roger Wright | 37-61 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | James Maxwell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 37-61 |
| 13:41 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to John Garrett | 37-61 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Joshua Miller - foul #4 on Joshua Miller, team foul #2 | 37-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Herbert Roling (SG), Burt Brito (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, John Marcotte, Joshua Miller, James Maxwell, Jeffrey Davies | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (PG), Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Robert Tyson (PF), Raymond Crass (C) Roger Wright, Lon Carter, Mark Rogers, John Garrett | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Ali Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | Ali Jones steps in front of the Burt Brito pass in the backcourt | 37-63 |
| 13:31 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson lays it in on a nice dish by Ali Jones | 37-65 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Ali Jones is called for the reach on Herbert Roling - foul #4 on Ali Jones, team foul #5 | 37-65 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (SF) Ali Jones | |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Burt Brito is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-65 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-65 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Herbert Roling scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Milton Malone | 39-65 |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson lays it in set up by Rudolf Jefferson and the foul's on Harris Mock - foul #3 on Harris Mock, team foul #3 | 39-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin (C) Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Raymond Crass | |
| 12:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson misses the free throw | 39-67 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harris Mock | 39-67 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses the shot from the right block | 39-67 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Herbert Roling grabs the offensive board | 39-67 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Harris Mock comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-67 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin misses the tip | 39-67 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella pulls down the rebound | 39-67 |
| 11:32 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz is whistled for a carry | 39-67 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Jeffrey Davies (C) Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter (SG), Rudolf Jefferson (SF), Mark Rogers (PF), John Garrett (C) Garland Mroz, Ben Gray, Robert Tyson, Paul Campanella | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (tired) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Roling (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Burt Brito (fairly fresh) PF - Harris Mock (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Davies (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Granville Fleming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lon Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Rudolf Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Rudolf Jefferson picks off the pass by Jack Goodwin | 39-67 |
| 11:16 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson hits the finger roll | 39-69 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Reginald Price (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Herbert Roling, Harris Mock, Jeffrey Davies | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (C) John Garrett | |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Burt Brito throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-69 |
| 10:56 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudolf Jefferson | 39-72 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the wide open floater from the right side | 41-72 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Mark Rogers banks in the wide open layup | 41-74 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Reginald Price blows the layup | 41-74 |
| 09:51 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter pulls down the rebound | 41-74 |
| 09:23 | Sam Houston State | Lon Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-74 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the defensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-74 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin gets the offensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-74 |
| 08:37 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-74 |
| 08:37 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Herbert Roling (SG), James Maxwell (PF), Jeffrey Davies (C) Jack Goodwin, Burt Brito, Reginald Price, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Roger Wright (PG), Garland Mroz (SG), Ben Gray (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), John Garrett (C) Granville Fleming, Lon Carter, Rudolf Jefferson, Mark Rogers, Raymond Crass | |
| 08:15 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray clanks a runner in the paint | 41-74 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | James Maxwell gets the rebound | 41-74 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Garrett - foul #1 on John Garrett, team foul #6 | 41-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Brito (SF) Herbert Roling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming (SG), Rudolf Jefferson (SF), Paul Campanella (C) Roger Wright, Ben Gray, John Garrett | |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies makes the 1st free throw | 42-74 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Jeffrey Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 42-74 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson pulls down the rebound | 42-74 |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Burt Brito - foul #2 on Burt Brito, team foul #4 | 42-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Price (C) Jeffrey Davies | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 07:31 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the free throw | 42-77 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Marcotte (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Burt Brito (tired) PF - James Maxwell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Price (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Rudolf Jefferson (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Granville Fleming (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garland Mroz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tyson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Campanella (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Granville Fleming steps in front of the John Marcotte pass | 42-77 |
| 07:12 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming lays it in | 42-79 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled on the floor by Paul Campanella - foul #1 on Paul Campanella, team foul #7 | 42-79 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SF), Raymond Crass (C) Rudolf Jefferson, Paul Campanella | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 43-79 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-79 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Garland Mroz | 44-81 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | Ben Gray steals it from John Marcotte in the backcourt | 44-81 |
| 06:15 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Garland Mroz | 44-83 |
| 05:55 | UNLV | John Marcotte can't connect on a floater from the left side | 44-83 |
| 05:54 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz grabs the defensive rebound | 44-83 |
| 05:52 | Sam Houston State | Burt Brito is called for the reach on Garland Mroz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Burt Brito, team foul #5 | 44-83 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin (C) Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Paul Campanella (C) Ben Gray, Raymond Crass | |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Burt Brito - foul #4 on Burt Brito, team foul #6 | 44-83 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 44-84 |
| 05:28 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 44-85 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Milton Malone can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-85 |
| 05:13 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella grabs the board | 44-85 |
| 05:10 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming loses the dribble to Fyodor Zirin in the backcourt | 44-85 |
| 04:58 | UNLV | Burt Brito makes the shot from just outside the lane | 46-85 |
| 04:33 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-85 |
| 04:31 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella gets the offensive rebound | 46-85 |
| 04:07 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-85 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | James Maxwell gets the rebound | 46-85 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Burt Brito hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-85 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Milton Malone hits the follow up shot | 48-85 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson is hacked by John Marcotte in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Marcotte, team foul #7 | 48-85 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Miller (SF), Reginald Price (C) Burt Brito, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray (SF), Raymond Crass (C) Garland Mroz, Paul Campanella | |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 48-86 |
| 03:49 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-87 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Joshua Miller is fouled on the floor by Rudolf Jefferson - foul #3 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #8 | 48-87 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Joshua Miller makes the 1st free throw | 49-87 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Joshua Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-87 |
| 03:31 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-87 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Marcotte (very tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Maxwell (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Price (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Granville Fleming (very tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudolf Jefferson (tired) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Tyson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Crass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Reginald Price misses the wide open floater from the left block | 50-87 |
| 03:18 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ben Gray | 50-87 |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming is fouled on the floor by Milton Malone - foul #2 on Milton Malone, team foul #8 | 50-87 |
| 03:14 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 50-87 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the defensive rebound | 50-87 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Joshua Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Rudolf Jefferson - foul #4 on Rudolf Jefferson, team foul #9 | 50-87 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (SG) Rudolf Jefferson | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Joshua Miller misses the 1st free throw | 50-87 |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-87 |
| 02:44 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-87 |
| 02:43 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming grabs the offensive board | 50-87 |
| 02:31 | Sam Houston State | Robert Tyson lays it up and in | 50-89 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by John Marcotte is blocked by Raymond Crass | 50-89 |
| 02:18 | Sam Houston State | Ben Gray gets the rebound | 50-89 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass is hacked by Joshua Miller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Miller, team foul #9 | 50-89 |
| Subs | UNLV | Herbert Roling (SG), Burt Brito (SF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Milton Malone, Joshua Miller, James Maxwell | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson (SG), Paul Campanella (C) Garland Mroz, Robert Tyson | |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 1st free throw | 50-90 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass makes the 2nd free throw | 50-91 |
| 01:59 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-91 |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Burt Brito can't tip it in | 50-91 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Ben Gray | 50-91 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Burt Brito - foul #5 on Burt Brito, team foul #10 | 50-91 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), James Maxwell (PF) Burt Brito, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz (SF), Robert Tyson (PF) Ben Gray, Raymond Crass | |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 1st free throw | 50-92 |
| 01:35 | Sam Houston State | Paul Campanella makes the 2nd free throw | 50-93 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | James Maxwell clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Robert Tyson, team foul #10 | 50-93 |
| Subs | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin (C) Herbert Roling | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass (C) Paul Campanella | |
| 01:26 | UNLV | James Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 51-93 |
| 01:26 | UNLV | James Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-93 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson is hacked by Milton Malone - foul #3 on Milton Malone, team foul #11 | 52-93 |
| Subs | UNLV | Herbert Roling (SG) Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 52-94 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-95 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Reginald Price hits a wide open floater from close range set up by Herbert Roling | 54-95 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Sam Houston State | Raymond Crass double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-95 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Milton Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-95 |
| 00:49 | Sam Houston State | Rudolf Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 54-95 |
| 00:20 | Sam Houston State | Garland Mroz scores on a jumper in the lane | 54-97 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Granville Fleming - foul #3 on Granville Fleming, team foul #11 | 54-97 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 55-97 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 56-97 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Granville Fleming runs out the clock | 56-97 |