| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnny Fulkerson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Matthew Fox inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Donald Defeo blows the wide open dunk | 38-30 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal loses the dribble to Mark Welch | 38-30 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Mark Welch connects on the runner from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam | 40-30 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Mark Welch | 40-30 |
| 18:28 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by John Agarwal - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Frank Summers (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, William Bowen | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Mark Welch is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Donald Defeo and he's fouled by Frank Summers - foul #3 on Frank Summers, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Marvin Davey (C) John Agarwal, Frank Summers | |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marvin Davey | 42-30 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Defeo - foul #3 on Donald Defeo, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG) Donald Defeo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Mark Welch hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from close range | 42-32 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:08 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Matthew Fox pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | UNLV | Paul Suda picks off the pass by Matthew Fox in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Davey | 42-34 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Eugene Savage loses the dribble to Paul Suda in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Eugene Savage | 44-34 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Eugene Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Mark Welch tips it but misses | 44-34 |
| 15:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bruce Barnes | 44-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Short (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Lyons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Davey (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Matthew Fox | 44-34 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the lay-in | 44-34 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Lyons - foul #1 on Randall Lyons, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), William Bowen (C) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Randall Lyons, Bruce Barnes, Marvin Davey | |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz gets the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Lewis (SF) Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Kevin Alcaraz is called for the reach on Donald Defeo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | James King drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Donald Defeo | 46-34 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis connects on the shot from the right block | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Thomas Decker is called for the reach on James King - foul #3 on Thomas Decker, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (PG) Philip Short | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Frank Summers (PF) John Agarwal, Thomas Decker | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Donald Defeo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Donald Kerr | 49-36 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is hacked by Donald Kerr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Kerr, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| 13:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Summers - foul #4 on Frank Summers, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Larry Briscoe (SF), Thomas Decker (PF) Micheal Hall, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:47 | UNLV | Donald Defeo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Lewis is called for the reach on William Bowen - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes (C) William Bowen | |
| 12:27 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis clanks a jumper from the left block | 50-39 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Donald Defeo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | The refs have stopped play. Donald Kerr is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG) Donald Kerr | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Marvin Davey (SF) Chad Davis, Larry Briscoe | |
| 11:49 | UNLV | Donald Defeo misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker grabs the board | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Suda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Davey (fresh) PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage is hacked by Marvin Davey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Davey, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), James King (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Donald Defeo, John Lewis, Mark Welch, William Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), William Bowen (C) John Agarwal, Bruce Barnes | |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | Eugene Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Paul Suda, Marvin Davey | |
| 10:30 | UNLV | Eugene Savage's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Defeo (SG) Eugene Savage | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SF) Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Briscoe | 52-42 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Philip Short is fouled in the backcourt by Micheal Hall - foul #1 on Micheal Hall, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Welch (PF) James King | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Philip Short makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Philip Short misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Mark Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:44 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Philip Short loses the ball out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), John Lewis (SF) Philip Short, Matthew Fox | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Bruce Barnes (PF) Micheal Hall, Larry Briscoe, Randall Lyons, Thomas Decker | |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Johnny Fulkerson steals it from John Agarwal | 53-42 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses long on an open runner in the lane | 53-42 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Agarwal | 53-44 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Mark Welch buries a jump hook in the paint | 55-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Defeo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lewis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Davey (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bowen (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the dunk attempt | 55-44 |
| 07:26 | UNLV | Mark Welch grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Marvin Davey - foul #3 on Marvin Davey, team foul #9 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), James King (PF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Mark Welch, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Marvin Davey, Bruce Barnes, William Bowen | |
| 06:57 | UNLV | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Paul Suda | 56-46 |
| 06:15 | UNLV | Philip Short scores on a shot from the left block | 58-46 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers makes the wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Paul Suda | 58-48 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Donald Defeo is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #4 | 58-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SG), Matthew Fox (SF) Donald Defeo, John Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the shot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Mark Welch (PF) Philip Short, James King | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Bruce Barnes (PF), William Bowen (C) Micheal Hall, Randall Lyons, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| 04:17 | UNLV | Matthew Fox double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson (C) William Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Larry Briscoe | |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Welch steals it from Bruce Barnes | 58-50 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kevin Alcaraz - foul #2 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey (C) William Bowen | |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Matthew Fox misses the free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eugene Savage (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Fox (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mark Welch (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Johnny Fulkerson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Davey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 60-50 |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Johnny Fulkerson gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch is hacked by Bruce Barnes - foul #1 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #11 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Williams (C) Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Larry Briscoe (SF), William Bowen (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Bruce Barnes | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Mark Welch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal double dribbles | 61-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (SG), John Lewis (SF), James King (PF) Eugene Savage, Matthew Fox, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Frank Summers (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) John Agarwal, Marvin Davey, William Bowen | |
| 01:56 | UNLV | John Lewis is called for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG), Marvin Davey (SF) Micheal Hall, Larry Briscoe | |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Davey | 61-52 |
| 01:13 | UNLV | Philip Short misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eugene Savage (PG), Donald Defeo (SG), Matthew Fox (SF), Mark Welch (PF), Johnny Fulkerson (C) Philip Short, Donald Kerr, John Lewis, James King, William Williams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), William Bowen (C) Paul Suda, Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, Frank Summers, Bruce Barnes | |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Fox takes the ball from Kevin Alcaraz | 61-52 |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Donald Defeo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Mark Welch snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UNLV | John Agarwal is called for the reach on Mark Welch in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Agarwal, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kerr (SF), James King (C) Matthew Fox, Johnny Fulkerson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Eugene Savage - foul #2 on Eugene Savage, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Philip Short (PG), John Lewis (SF), William Williams (C) Eugene Savage, Donald Defeo, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Frank Summers (PF) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Philip Short runs out the clock | 63-53 |