| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Yale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. C - Reginald Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Yale inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | UNLV | Julius Wilson is hacked by Joe McGruder - foul #3 on Joe McGruder, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue (PF) Joe McGruder | |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Julius Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-20 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Leonard Horton pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 19:01 | Kent State | Jack Montgomery steals the ball from Harvey Donoghue in the backcourt | 34-20 |
| 18:47 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 18:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 34-20 |
| 18:43 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Reinhart - foul #2 on Robert Reinhart, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnie Williams (C) Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:32 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Johnie Williams snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart hits a 3 from straight away | 37-20 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the easy layup | 37-20 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the offensive rebound | 37-20 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Leonard Horton | 37-22 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery gets the rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:06 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Horton, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Thomas Barrow (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Robert Reinhart, Julius Wilson, George Yale, Jack Montgomery, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Andrew Rake (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Walter Rock (PF), Craig Loar (C) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Harvey Donoghue, Earl Jeffery | |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Manuel Westbrook, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Charles Pace blows the layup | 37-22 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Baldwin | 39-22 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Walter Rock misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't tip it in | 39-22 |
| 16:17 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin snags the defensive board | 39-22 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow is fouled on the floor by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #3 | 39-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SF) Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe McGruder (PF) Andrew Rake | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Barrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jess Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Loar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Barrow | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:34 | Kent State | Walter Rock hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Robert Reynolds | 42-24 |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF), Johnie Williams (C) Manuel Westbrook, Thomas Barrow, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Harvey Donoghue (C) Walter Rock, Craig Loar | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the shot from the left side | 42-24 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jess Murphy | 42-24 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Rake (PG), Leonard Horton (SF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue | |
| 14:40 | Kent State | Andrew Rake is fouled on the floor by Jess Murphy - foul #1 on Jess Murphy, team foul #3 | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), George Yale (SF) Byron Pittard, Jess Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:28 | Kent State | Joe McGruder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Holt (C) Jack Montgomery | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:12 | UNLV | George Yale loses the ball out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG), Jeffrey Compton (PF) Julius Wilson, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG) Andrew Rake | |
| 13:56 | Kent State | Stevie Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (SG), Steven Baldwin (C) Thomas Barrow, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue (PF) Joe McGruder | |
| 13:36 | UNLV | George Yale buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Baldwin | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery is fouled on the floor by Steven Baldwin - foul #2 on Steven Baldwin, team foul #4 | 45-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF) Robert Reinhart, George Yale | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Craig Loar (C) Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Earl Jeffery | |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Compton - foul #1 on Jeffrey Compton, team foul #5 | 45-24 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 45-25 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Thomas Barrow hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Compton | 48-26 |
| 12:39 | Kent State | Charles Pace hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 48-26 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Jack Montgomery | 48-26 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Robert Reynolds is called for the reach on Thomas Barrow - foul #2 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #4 | 48-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), Jess Murphy (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Manuel Westbrook, Thomas Barrow, Jeffrey Compton, Jack Montgomery, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Jess Murphy lays it up and in set up by Robert Reinhart | 50-26 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Reinhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jess Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnie Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe McGruder (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jess Murphy - foul #2 on Jess Murphy, team foul #6 | 50-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Yale (SF) Jess Murphy | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF) Charles Pace | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 50-26 |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 50-26 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Johnie Williams grabs the board | 50-26 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses the dunk | 50-26 |
| 11:05 | Kent State | Joe McGruder snags the defensive board | 50-26 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnie Williams - foul #1 on Johnie Williams, team foul #7 | 50-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Jack Montgomery (PF), Steven Baldwin (C) Robert Reinhart, Julius Wilson, Johnie Williams, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Rake (PG) Robert Reynolds | |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery misses the 2nd free throw | 50-27 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 50-27 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | Jess Murphy hits a floater from the free throw line | 52-27 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Rake | 52-30 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | George Yale clanks a jumper from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 09:29 | Kent State | Andrew Rake misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 09:27 | Kent State | Leonard Horton tips it home | 52-32 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin is called for traveling | 52-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Thomas Barrow, Jess Murphy, George Yale, Jack Montgomery, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Charles Pace (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Andrew Rake, Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder, Earl Jeffery | |
| 09:03 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the runner from the right block set up by Charles Pace | 52-34 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton is fouled on the floor by Craig Loar - foul #1 on Craig Loar, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-34 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart snags the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Robert Reinhart is whistled for traveling | 52-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Jack Montgomery (PF) Robert Reinhart, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:03 | Kent State | Robert Reynolds is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 52-37 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Julius Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Johnie Williams grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Loar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Johnie Williams's pass is intercepted by Craig Loar | 52-37 |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Charles Pace drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Reynolds and the foul's on Johnie Williams - foul #2 on Johnie Williams, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG), George Yale (SF), Steven Baldwin (C) Julius Wilson, Jeffrey Compton, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Joe McGruder (PF), Earl Jeffery (C) Patrick Knudtson, Robert Reynolds, Harvey Donoghue, Craig Loar | |
| 07:14 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by George Yale and the foul's on Stevie Cole - foul #2 on Stevie Cole, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG) Thomas Barrow | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Rake (PG) Charles Pace | |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is fouled in the backcourt by George Yale - foul #3 on George Yale, team foul #9 | 54-40 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-42 |
| 06:47 | Kent State | Stevie Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Andrew Rake is whistled for traveling | 54-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG) Manuel Westbrook | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | George Yale misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Jeffrey Compton (PF) Robert Reinhart, Jack Montgomery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (C) Andrew Rake, Earl Jeffery | |
| 06:06 | UNLV | George Yale makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | George Yale makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Stevie Cole is fouled in the backcourt by Jess Murphy - foul #3 on Jess Murphy, team foul #10 | 56-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Byron Pittard (PG) George Yale | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Stevie Cole makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 05:42 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Baldwin | 56-43 |
| 05:17 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 05:16 | Kent State | Stevie Cole snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Charles Pace connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Leonard Horton and he's fouled by Jess Murphy - foul #4 on Jess Murphy, team foul #11 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Reinhart (PG), Julius Wilson (SG), George Yale (SF), Johnie Williams (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Byron Pittard, Thomas Barrow, Jess Murphy, Jeffrey Compton, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (PG), Harvey Donoghue (PF), Craig Loar (C) Stevie Cole, Leonard Horton, Joe McGruder | |
| 04:55 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Johnie Williams gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Julius Wilson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Julius Wilson - foul #3 on Julius Wilson, team foul #12 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Andrew Rake (SG), Walter Rock (SF), Earl Jeffery (C) Charles Pace, Robert Reynolds, Craig Loar | |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Johnie Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Reinhart | 58-47 |
| 04:06 | Kent State | Walter Rock loses the dribble to Julius Wilson in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Julius Wilson is hacked by Andrew Rake - foul #1 on Andrew Rake, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook (PG), Jeffrey Compton (SF), Jack Montgomery (PF) Robert Reinhart, George Yale, Johnie Williams | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stevie Cole (SG) Andrew Rake | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Walter Rock is hacked by Jeffrey Compton - foul #2 on Jeffrey Compton, team foul #13 | 60-47 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Walter Rock makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Walter Rock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Manuel Westbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Compton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Montgomery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stevie Cole (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harvey Donoghue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Reginald Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Jeffrey Compton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Manuel Westbrook | 62-49 |
| 02:52 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson misses the 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 02:50 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:40 | Kent State | Stevie Cole misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-49 |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Jack Montgomery hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Westbrook | 64-49 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 64-49 |
| 02:03 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Stevie Cole | 64-49 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Walter Rock can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 01:42 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Rock | 64-51 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Julius Wilson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Manuel Westbrook | 67-51 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-51 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Reginald Holt grabs the board | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Reginald Holt scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Barrow (SG), Johnie Williams (PF) Julius Wilson, Jack Montgomery | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Robert Reynolds (SG), Craig Loar (C) Patrick Knudtson, Stevie Cole, Earl Jeffery | |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-51 |
| 00:29 | Kent State | Harvey Donoghue snags the offensive board | 70-51 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Johnie Williams steals it from Walter Rock | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Manuel Westbrook runs out the clock | 70-51 |