| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) SG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) SF - Walter Zent (fresh) PF - John Sledge (fresh) C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UNLV | John Sledge blocks the short jumper by George Phair | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses badly on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | UNLV | George Phair makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Akim Zellmann | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | James Bly's fadeaway is rejected by George Phair | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Ervin | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Walter Zent takes the ball from Emmanuel Liu | 4-4 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent blows the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | UNLV | George Phair snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Allan Bartels connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Ervin | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | UNLV | Allan Bartels buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alonzo Samuelson | 10-6 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin is whistled for a carry | 10-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Charles Moore (PF), David Wilson (C) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent, John Sledge, Stanley Fuller | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Richard Coder buries a jumper from the right block | 12-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) PF - Richard Coder (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - Charles Moore (fresh) C - David Wilson (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Mayfield is called for the reach on Marty Erwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Timothy Giczewski steals the ball from Charles Moore | 12-6 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 12-6 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Giczewski - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:23 | UNLV | John Carlson drills a floater from the free throw line | 14-8 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), James Haynes (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada, Richard Coder, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG), John Sledge (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman, Charles Moore, David Wilson | |
| 14:00 | UNLV | George Phair is whistled for a carry | 14-8 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Richard Coder (C) Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Ervin | 14-12 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Zent - foul #1 on Walter Zent, team foul #1 | 14-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF) Akim Zellmann, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Charles Moore (PF), David Wilson (C) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent, John Sledge, Stanley Fuller | |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wilson and he's fouled by Timothy Giczewski - foul #2 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Allan Bartels can't connect on a floater from the left side | 16-15 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Allan Bartels steals the ball from Marty Erwin in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson lays it in on a nice dish by Allan Bartels | 18-15 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:02 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | John Carlson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 18-15 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allan Bartels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fairly fresh) SG - Brandon Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayfield - foul #2 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), James Haynes (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Richard Coder (PF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, Alonzo Samuelson, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman, Justin Lewis, Charles Moore, David Wilson | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Zent - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 18-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | George Phair blocks the short jumper by Andrew Ervin | 20-17 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | James Haynes gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 10:00 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | George Phair knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Coder is called for the reach on James Bly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Coder, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | Richard Coder gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 24-18 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson is fouled on the floor by John Sledge - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #3 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG) James Bly, Andrew Ervin | |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Allan Bartels is called for the reach on Brandon Coleman - foul #1 on Allan Bartels, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (SF), George Phair (C) Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (PF), David Wilson (C) John Sledge, Stanley Fuller | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | George Phair clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #4 | 24-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Coder (PF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman | |
| 08:17 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Justin Lewis | 26-23 |
| 07:48 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 29-23 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bly | 29-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Coder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Phair (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Wilson (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is called for traveling | 29-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Allan Bartels, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) Charles Moore | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Lewis | 29-27 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | The short jumper by Alonzo Samuelson is denied by David Wilson | 29-27 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 06:47 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 06:35 | UNLV | James Haynes drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | James Bly connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Ervin | 31-29 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on James Bly - foul #1 on James Bly, team foul #5 | 33-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF), George Phair (C) James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Stanley Fuller (C) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, David Wilson | |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | John Carlson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann and he's fouled by John Sledge - foul #2 on John Sledge, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (SF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (PF) John Sledge | |
| 05:32 | UNLV | John Carlson makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | John Carlson snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Marty Erwin | 37-31 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Allan Bartels picks off the pass by Justin Lewis in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| 04:35 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Lewis | 37-31 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), Richard Coder (C) Dikembe Awada, John Carlson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:49 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Akim Zellmann is blocked by Charles Moore | 37-33 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Alonzo Samuelson - foul #1 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), James Haynes (SF) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), David Wilson (C) Justin Lewis, Charles Moore, Stanley Fuller | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 3rd free throw | 37-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SF - James Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Coder (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Ervin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski loses the dribble to James Bly | 37-34 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | James Bly banks in the layup | 37-36 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is hacked by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #12 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG) James Bly, Andrew Ervin | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 37-37 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent's layup is rejected by Alonzo Samuelson | 37-37 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 37-37 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Marty Erwin - foul #1 on Marty Erwin, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF), George Phair (C) Alonzo Samuelson, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller (C) David Wilson | |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | John Sledge is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Marty Erwin | 38-39 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Sledge | 38-39 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is hacked by Robert Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #13 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), James Haynes (SG), Richard Coder (PF) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Richard Coder pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:32 | UNLV | James Haynes loses the ball out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (PF) John Sledge | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | James Bly is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |