| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Arthur Burks inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | UNLV | James Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 19:50 | UNLV | James Baker hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | John Childs lays it in on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 34-41 |
| 19:13 | UNLV | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Jesus Marquez - foul #2 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Ivan Gray is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Baker out of the doubleteam | 36-41 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Gary King knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jesus Marquez | 36-43 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Ivan Gray buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Baker | 38-43 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jesus Marquez | 38-46 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | John Jenkins steals the ball from Ivan Gray | 38-46 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | John Childs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Peter Jamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Calvin Tsao (SF), Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | John Childs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-49 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Graham Cao pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Childs - foul #3 on John Childs, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) John Childs, John Jenkins | |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is hacked by Graham Cao in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #1 | 39-49 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert clanks a jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | John Purcell grabs the board | 39-49 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Jamar (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Peter Jamar picks off the pass by Gary King | 39-49 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | John Purcell can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #2 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, Peter Jamar, Calvin Tsao, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), John Jenkins (PF), Markus Duell (C) Gary King, Richard Hurlbert, Christopher Stephens | |
| 15:02 | UNLV | John Purcell makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur King | 40-52 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | John Purcell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Purcell, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Gray (C) John Purcell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Jenkins | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Arthur King knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Childs | 40-55 |
| 13:59 | UNLV | Arthur Burks comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Gary King grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Arthur Burks steps in front of the Arthur King pass in the backcourt | 40-55 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | William Capozzi is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stephens - foul #3 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Jenkins (PF) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is whistled for traveling | 40-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) John Childs | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Burks - foul #2 on Arthur Burks, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Calvin Tsao (SF) James Baker, Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), John Childs (SF) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | Ivan Gray snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Ivan Gray shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Markus Duell - foul #4 on Markus Duell, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Markus Duell | |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 13:08 | UNLV | Ivan Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | John Childs knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-58 |
| 12:39 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao loses the dribble to John Jenkins | 42-58 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Pressman steals the ball from Christopher Stephens | 42-58 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | William Capozzi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Gary King grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Pressman is called for the reach on Gary King - foul #1 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) Graham Cao, William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao, Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Arthur Burks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Childs (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | John Childs connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur King | 42-60 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Arthur King grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-60 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 42-60 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Childs | 42-60 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-60 |
| 10:22 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Powell | 42-60 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | James Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Calvin Tsao (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) James Baker, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | John Childs blows the layup but he's fouled by Graham Cao - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Capozzi (SG) Peter Jamar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Arthur King takes the ball from John Purcell | 42-61 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | John Purcell snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | John Purcell clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 42-61 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 42-61 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Eric Powell - foul #2 on Eric Powell, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Ivan Gray (C) William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao, Eric Powell, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Arthur King | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Gary King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Pressman - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Ivan Gray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-62 |
| 08:29 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman tips it but misses | 42-62 |
| 08:28 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:09 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman is fouled on the floor by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #6 | 42-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG) Graham Cao | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Ivan Gray is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Baker | 44-62 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Arthur Burks steps in front of the Christopher Stephens pass in the backcourt | 44-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Gray (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Childs (tired) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jenkins (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Stephens (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | UNLV | James Baker misses the lay-in | 44-62 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-64 |
| 07:08 | UNLV | Jesus Marquez steals the ball from Ivan Gray | 44-64 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez banks in the layup | 44-66 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | John Childs is called for the reach on Arthur Burks - foul #4 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 44-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), William Capozzi (SG), Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) James Baker, Peter Jamar, Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Markus Duell (PF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, John Childs, Christopher Stephens | |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:55 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Purcell - foul #3 on John Purcell, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Eric Powell gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | William Capozzi is hacked by Richard Hurlbert - foul #3 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #8 | 45-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 06:22 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 45-68 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Gary King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| 06:00 | UNLV | The short jumper by Graham Cao is denied by John Jenkins | 45-68 |
| 05:58 | UNLV | John Purcell tips it back up and in | 47-68 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Markus Duell slams it home on a great pass from Richard Hurlbert | 47-70 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #2 on Gary King, team foul #9 | 47-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Baker (PG), Thomas Pressman (PF) Graham Cao, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Childs (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | John Purcell misses the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens banks in the wide open layup set up by Jesus Marquez | 47-72 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi is hacked by Gary King - foul #3 on Gary King, team foul #10 | 47-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ivan Gray (C) John Purcell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Gary King | |
| 04:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi makes the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | William Capozzi misses the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Markus Duell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | John Childs clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Calvin Tsao - foul #2 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #9 | 48-72 |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Jamar (SG), Arthur Burks (SF) William Capozzi, Calvin Tsao | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (PF) Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | James Baker is hacked by John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #11 | 48-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) John Childs | |
| 04:22 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | James Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Arthur King drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-76 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Jamar (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Arthur Burks (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Gray (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tired) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Arthur King (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jenkins (very tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Christopher Stephens (tired) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Peter Jamar comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Arthur King - foul #3 on Arthur King, team foul #12 | 50-76 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF), John Purcell (C) Thomas Pressman, Ivan Gray | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Peter Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Gary King drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Hurlbert | 52-78 |
| 03:12 | UNLV | John Purcell buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Eric Powell | 54-78 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Eric Powell swats the shot by John Childs | 54-78 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Markus Duell tips it in | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | James Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-80 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | John Childs gets the rebound | 54-80 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | James Baker steals it from Gary King | 54-80 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Peter Jamar blows the layup | 54-80 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Eric Powell tips it back up and in | 56-80 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Markus Duell can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-80 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Eric Powell pulls down the rebound | 56-80 |
| 01:40 | UNLV | John Purcell hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Peter Jamar | 58-80 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-80 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | John Purcell pulls down the rebound | 58-80 |
| 01:14 | UNLV | Arthur Burks buries a floater from the left block set up by Eric Powell | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Peter Jamar is called for the reach on Gary King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Jamar, team foul #10 | 60-80 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF), Ivan Gray (C) Eric Powell, John Purcell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Gary King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Ivan Gray misses the dunk | 60-81 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the offensive board | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | UNLV | Peter Jamar misses the open dunk | 60-81 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the rebound | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | John Childs clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-81 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Ivan Gray grabs the board | 60-81 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | James Baker comes up short on the shot from the left block | 60-81 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the offensive board | 60-81 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | John Childs steals it from Ivan Gray | 60-81 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Gary King banks in the layup on a great pass from John Childs | 60-83 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Baker | 62-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 62-83 |