| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Wiedeman | 33-38 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | John Harvey is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) John Harvey, Charles Stewart | |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Paul Beadles pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Albert Harshbarger | 33-41 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Harvey and the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Gene Land knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 37-44 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Eric Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Harvey | 37-46 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Gene Land connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 39-46 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Eric Smith gets the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Harvey | 39-48 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-48 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Eric Smith tips it but misses | 39-48 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Cromer | 39-48 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Eric Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer | |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is fouled on the floor by Arthur Knight - foul #3 on Arthur Knight, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Harshbarger | 39-50 |
| 15:15 | UNLV | John Harvey is fouled on the floor by Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) John Harvey, Charles Stewart | |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Arthur Knight's layup is rejected by Guadalupe Mendoza | 39-50 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wayne Powell | 39-50 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 14:30 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro tips it but misses | 39-50 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Paul Beadles scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Todd Reynolds | 39-53 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles | |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Curtis Wiedeman steps in front of the Joseph Monteiro pass | 39-53 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Clarence Williams picks off the pass by Joseph Monteiro | 39-53 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Long and he's fouled by Joseph Monteiro - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Eric Smith grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Arthur Knight clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:04 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the 3rd free throw | 41-54 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Harvey - foul #1 on John Harvey, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Eric Smith | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| 11:21 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds travels with the ball | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Arthur Knight hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Long banks in the layup and he's hacked by Albert Harshbarger - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG) Arthur Knight | |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | John Harvey is fouled on the floor by Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 10:15 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Catoe | 47-57 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Arthur Knight steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Curtis Wiedeman is denied by Charles Stewart | 47-57 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Joseph Monteiro (PF) John Harvey, Timothy Cromer | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman drills a driving attempt in the paint | 51-57 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the floater from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Claassen | 51-57 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 53-57 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Arthur Knight can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 07:50 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-57 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Stewart | 53-57 |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Charles Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fairly fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 55-57 |
| 07:06 | UNLV | Charles Stewart scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 55-59 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 57-59 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Gene Land | 59-61 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds can't tip it in | 59-61 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Beadles | 61-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is hacked by Timothy Cromer - foul #1 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Charles Stewart (SF) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 61-64 |
| 04:52 | UNLV | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | John Harvey misses long on a floater in the lane | 61-64 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | John Harvey hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Long | 63-66 |
| 03:46 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer's pass is intercepted by Ernest Catoe | 63-66 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe is fouled on the floor by Timothy Cromer - foul #2 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fairly fresh) C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UNLV | John Harvey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #4 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:12 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Clarence Williams is denied by Albert Harshbarger | 65-68 |
| 02:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Monteiro | 65-68 |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Todd Reynolds and he's fouled by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Wayne Powell, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Charles Stewart (SF) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles | |
| 02:23 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Land | 67-71 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Robert Long is called for the reach on John Harvey - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) Arthur Knight | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-73 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Charles Stewart | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Charles Stewart is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Joseph Monteiro is called for the reach on Wayne Powell - foul #2 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Wayne Powell is called for the reach on Charles Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #14 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Cromer (PF) Joseph Monteiro | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #15 | 69-77 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-79 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it but misses | 69-79 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger gets the rebound | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | John Harvey runs out the clock | 69-79 |