| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | UNLV | John Harvey misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-28 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Darrin McWhinney | 18-28 |
| 19:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah comes up short on the shot in the lane | 18-28 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it back up and in | 18-30 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Harvey steals the ball from Kevin Walker | 21-30 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Charles Stewart drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Todd Reynolds | 23-30 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker double dribbles | 23-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dingbang Kung - foul #2 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah scores on a shot from the right block set up by Darrin McWhinney | 25-32 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Eric Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), James Belin (SF), Floyd Moore (C) Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the follow up shot | 25-34 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer is hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:56 | UNLV | John Harvey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) SF - James Belin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 15:27 | UNLV | Eric Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Eric Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 25-34 |
| 14:58 | UNLV | Paul Beadles gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Arthur Knight evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Beadles | 28-34 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore tips it home | 28-36 |
| 13:56 | UNLV | Dikembe Elijah is called for the reach on John Harvey - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Kevin Walker (C) Darrin McWhinney, James Belin, Dikembe Elijah, Floyd Moore | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Arthur Knight works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Charles Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Charles Stewart can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Walker - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Darrin McWhinney steals it from Todd Reynolds | 29-38 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung lays it up and in set up by Darrin McWhinney | 29-40 |
| 12:13 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Arthur Knight buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Albert Harshbarger | 32-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 3 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Noah Richie (fresh) C - Kevin Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dingbang Kung | 32-45 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Kung - foul #3 on Dingbang Kung, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Timothy Cromer (PF) Arthur Knight, Joseph Monteiro | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Noah Richie | |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is denied on a dunk by Dikembe Elijah | 32-45 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 11:02 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the board | 32-45 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | John Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG), Floyd Moore (SF) Dingbang Kung, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore misses the lay-in | 32-45 |
| 10:28 | UNLV | Charles Stewart gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Eric Smith | 34-45 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the shot from close range | 34-45 |
| 10:09 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Todd Reynolds | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-45 |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro grabs the board | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Charles Stewart hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Todd Reynolds | 36-45 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Dikembe Elijah swats the short shot by Todd Reynolds | 36-48 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Smith blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Elijah | 36-48 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Monteiro steals it from Kevin Walker | 36-48 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Charles Stewart tips it in | 38-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) SG - James Belin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by John Harvey - foul #2 on John Harvey, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF), Daniel Clark (C) James Belin, Floyd Moore, Dikembe Elijah, Kevin Walker | |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Arthur Knight evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Stephen Boyle | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:21 | UNLV | John Harvey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Beadles | 40-53 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-53 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger snags the defensive board | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by John Harvey and he's hacked by Gordon Helmuth - foul #3 on Gordon Helmuth, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF) John Harvey, Paul Beadles | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Floyd Moore (C) Stephen Boyle, Noah Richie, Daniel Clark | |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Darrin McWhinney takes the ball from Arthur Knight | 42-55 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is hacked by Arthur Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Knight, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd Moore loses the dribble to Arthur Knight | 42-55 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Arthur Knight lays it in | 44-55 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung is hacked by Charles Stewart - foul #3 on Charles Stewart, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Belin (SG) Dingbang Kung | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Darrin McWhinney and the foul's on Albert Harshbarger - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Stewart (SF) Paul Beadles | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Elijah - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #7 | 44-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung (SG), Daniel Clark (C) Gordon Helmuth, Floyd Moore | |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:15 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Arthur Knight splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-61 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger tips it home | 48-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Cromer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dingbang Kung (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Belin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Clark (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin is fouled on the floor by Charles Stewart - foul #4 on Charles Stewart, team foul #6 | 48-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Kevin Walker (C) Dingbang Kung, Daniel Clark | |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits a floater from the left wing set up by James Belin | 48-63 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | John Harvey hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Smith | 50-63 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Timothy Cromer - foul #1 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Noah Richie (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Belin makes the 3rd free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Eric Smith knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Harvey and he's fouled by Noah Richie - foul #1 on Noah Richie, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Eric Smith makes the free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Harvey steals it from Stephen Boyle in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Noah Richie - foul #2 on Noah Richie, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 3rd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Richie makes the runner from the left block set up by Stephen Boyle | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | UNLV | James Belin steals the ball from Timothy Cromer | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 54-68 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Eric Smith snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Arthur Knight travels with the ball | 54-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dingbang Kung (SG), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Stephen Boyle, James Belin, Noah Richie | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses the lay-in | 54-68 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't tip it in | 54-68 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer snags the defensive board | 54-68 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Paul Beadles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 00:24 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Arthur Knight splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-68 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Dingbang Kung grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney runs out the clock | 54-68 |