| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Balls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Smith | 38-37 |
| 19:18 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 19:11 | Texas Southern | John Marcotte knocks away the 3 by Oscar Smith | 38-37 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:52 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Eshleman | 38-39 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Charles Sasso is called for the reach on Albert Cote in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Edwin Talley (PF) Milton Malone, Albert Cote, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Matthew Balls | |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Derrick Janes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 18:38 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Talley - foul #1 on Edwin Talley, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG) John Marcotte | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-40 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Talley | 38-40 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Derrick Janes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF) Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF) Stanley Lanigan | |
| 17:41 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline's pass is intercepted by Fyodor Zirin | 38-40 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Gary Prather's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Reginald Price (PF) Jack Goodwin, Gary Prather, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF), Tony Carney (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 17:02 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Eshleman | 38-43 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | George Dowling is called for the reach on Albert Cote - foul #1 on George Dowling, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SF) Albert Cote | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF), Matthew Balls (C) Patrick Taylor, Tony Carney | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | John Marcotte hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 38-43 |
| 16:44 | Texas Southern | George Dowling grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 16:25 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edwin Talley (C) Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) George Dowling, Matthew Balls | |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Edwin Talley buries a floater from close range set up by Milton Malone | 40-43 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Edwin Talley pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reginald Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | John Marcotte tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Reginald Price steals the ball from Patrick Taylor | 42-43 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | Reginald Price is called for a charge - foul #1 on Reginald Price, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Gary Prather (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Milton Malone, John Marcotte, James Fletcher, Reginald Price, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Tony Carney (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 15:26 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Prather - foul #1 on Gary Prather, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Dowling (PF) Tony Carney | |
| 15:17 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Andrew Webb | 42-46 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Benson - foul #2 on Johnny Benson, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls (C) George Dowling | |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-46 |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 14:36 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:15 | UNLV | Harris Mock buries a jump hook from close range set up by Gary Prather | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Albert Cote grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin lays it up and in | 46-46 |
| 13:14 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb scores on a shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SG), James Fletcher (SF), Reginald Price (C) Jack Goodwin, Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Malone - foul #2 on Milton Malone, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 12:43 | Texas Southern | George Dowling scores on a runner from the left block set up by Kevin Eshleman and the foul's on James Fletcher - foul #2 on James Fletcher, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edwin Talley (PF) Harris Mock | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 12:43 | Texas Southern | George Dowling makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-51 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | John Marcotte tips it in | 48-51 |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Milton Malone - foul #3 on Milton Malone, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Derrick Janes (C) James Fletcher, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Carney (C) Stanley Lanigan | |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:25 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Edwin Talley clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on George Dowling - foul #2 on George Dowling, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) George Dowling | |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:45 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | John Marcotte grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Marcotte (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Patrick Taylor steals the ball from John Marcotte | 50-53 |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Harris Mock (PF), Reginald Price (C) Edwin Talley, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Matthew Balls (C) Kevin Eshleman, Tony Carney | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Reginald Price drills a floater in the lane set up by John Marcotte and he's hacked by Matthew Balls - foul #3 on Matthew Balls, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Reginald Price makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:04 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Cline | 53-56 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Reginald Price is hacked by Matthew Balls - foul #4 on Matthew Balls, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SF) Albert Cote | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG), Stanley Lanigan (C) Oscar Smith, Matthew Balls | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | John Marcotte buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Milton Malone and the foul's on Johnny Benson - foul #3 on Johnny Benson, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) Milton Malone | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:29 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:29 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 10:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Benson | 55-58 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | The jump hook by Reginald Price is blocked by Charles Sasso | 55-58 |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Harris Mock jams it on a great pass from James Fletcher and he's hacked by Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Derrick Janes (C) Jack Goodwin, James Fletcher, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Tony Carney (C) Johnny Benson, Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Harris Mock makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:08 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman loses the dribble to Harris Mock | 58-58 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | George Dowling steals it from Albert Cote in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman connects on the open driving attempt from close range | 58-60 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gary Prather is hacked by Kevin Eshleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Eshleman, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Edwin Talley (PF) John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Harris Mock | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SF) Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gary Prather makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 08:51 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-60 |
| 08:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 59-60 |
| 08:39 | UNLV | Edwin Talley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (SG) Gary Prather | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (PF) Oscar Smith, George Dowling | |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-62 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Milton Malone is hacked by Kevin Eshleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Eshleman, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Reginald Price (PF) Jack Goodwin, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), Patrick Taylor (PF) Kevin Eshleman, Tony Carney | |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Johnny Benson and he's hacked by Milton Malone - foul #4 on Milton Malone, team foul #7 | 61-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Albert Cote (SF) Milton Malone, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 08:01 | UNLV | Gary Prather throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Reginald Price takes the ball from Andrew Webb | 61-65 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Marcotte (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Price (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Derrick Janes (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Taylor (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Jumper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Reginald Price connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Albert Cote | 63-65 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | John Marcotte snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Andrew Webb takes the ball from Albert Cote in the backcourt | 63-65 |
| 06:51 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Cline | 63-67 |
| 06:34 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-67 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 06:18 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 63-67 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | John Marcotte gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | John Marcotte scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 05:34 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper tips it in | 65-69 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), James Fletcher (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Gary Prather, John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Reginald Price, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), George Dowling (SF), Stanley Lanigan (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Patrick Taylor, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Harris Mock misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 65-69 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 65-71 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | James Fletcher is called for 10 seconds | 65-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) Stanley Lanigan | |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Balls - foul #5 on Matthew Balls, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Edwin Talley (C) James Fletcher, Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF), Tony Carney (C) George Dowling, Matthew Balls | |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edwin Talley | 67-71 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #2 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Stanley Lanigan (PF) Kevin Eshleman, Patrick Taylor | |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 03:41 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jack Goodwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Mock (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Talley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) C - Tony Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 03:17 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Lanigan | 69-74 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Milton Malone | 72-74 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith connects on the open shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 72-76 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-76 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses the tip | 72-76 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 72-76 |
| 01:52 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Smith | 72-76 |
| 01:35 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 72-76 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the rebound | 72-76 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Derrick Janes (C) Jack Goodwin, Edwin Talley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Patrick Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kenneth Cline, Stanley Lanigan, Tony Carney | |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Milton Malone is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sasso - foul #3 on Charles Sasso, team foul #13 | 72-76 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Milton Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Milton Malone is called for the reach on Kevin Eshleman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Milton Malone, team foul #8 | 74-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) Milton Malone | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Derrick Janes | 77-78 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | John Marcotte steps in front of the Charles Sasso pass in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Patrick Taylor steps in front of the Albert Cote pass | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Jack Goodwin is called for the reach on Kevin Eshleman - foul #2 on Jack Goodwin, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| 00:33 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 77-78 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Derrick Janes drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Goodwin | 80-80 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 80-80 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the board | 80-80 |
| 00:02 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Albert Cote comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 80-80 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Mock (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (tired) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Jumper (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor wins the tip | 80-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:47 | Texas Southern | Jack Goodwin steps in front of the Kevin Eshleman pass | 80-80 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin banks in the layup | 82-80 |
| 04:24 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-80 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin snags the defensive board | 82-80 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Oscar Smith picks off the pass by John Marcotte | 82-80 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith dunks the ball | 82-82 |
| 04:02 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Goodwin, team foul #10 | 82-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), James Fletcher (SF), Reginald Price (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Jack Goodwin, Albert Cote, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), George Dowling (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 03:50 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Fyodor Zirin - foul #3 on Fyodor Zirin, team foul #11 | 82-82 |
| 03:50 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 03:50 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-83 |
| 03:25 | UNLV | Stanley Lanigan steals the ball from James Fletcher | 82-83 |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | George Dowling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-83 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin grabs the defensive rebound | 82-83 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses short on a floater from the left wing | 82-83 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | George Dowling pulls down the rebound | 82-83 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-83 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edwin Talley (C) James Fletcher | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) George Dowling, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is wide open but clanks a shot from the right block | 82-83 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Edwin Talley pulls down the rebound | 82-83 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | John Marcotte comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Cline - foul #1 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #14 | 82-83 |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF) Fyodor Zirin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:08 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 84-83 |
| 02:05 | Texas Southern | Albert Cote steals it from Kenneth Cline in the backcourt | 84-83 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses the easy layup | 84-83 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits the follow up shot | 86-83 |
| 01:42 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Benson | 86-86 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits a wide open runner from close range | 88-86 |
| 01:21 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Harris Mock (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Gary Prather, Edwin Talley, Reginald Price | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb | |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 88-86 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso tips it in | 88-88 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jack Goodwin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Marcotte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Albert Cote (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harris Mock (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Jumper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 00:33 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jack Goodwin | 90-88 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper hits the easy wide open finger roll | 90-90 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Derrick Janes connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 92-90 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 92-90 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 92-90 |