| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Simmers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Johanson inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Sheng Ximines, Lance Simmers | |
| 19:22 | UNLV | A charge is called on Titus Rutan - foul #1 on Titus Rutan, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Lance Simmers (C) Andres Rossi | |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Witherell | 43-32 |
| 18:49 | UNLV | Titus Rutan misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | John Witherell loses the dribble to Marshall Buford | 43-32 |
| 18:15 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Russell Towne and he's hacked by Alexei Kawczynski - foul #2 on Alexei Kawczynski, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Lance Simmers | |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper near the basket | 46-34 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | James Johanson knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Witherell | 48-34 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits the finger roll | 48-36 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell comes up short on the runner in the lane | 48-36 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 48-36 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adam Sontag - foul #2 on Adam Sontag, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Sheng Ximines, Andres Rossi | |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 blk. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Simmers (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Russell Towne buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Callahan | 53-36 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Michael Carlos steals it from Marshall Buford | 53-36 |
| 15:13 | Michigan State | John Witherell's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Simmers | 53-36 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | John Witherell clanks a jump hook in the paint | 53-36 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Lance Simmers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski is called for traveling | 53-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Mikula (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, William Callahan, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sheng Ximines (PF) Marshall Buford | |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos loses the dribble to Alexei Kawczynski | 53-36 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Lance Simmers's layup is rejected by Kwakou Albarazi | 53-36 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-36 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines grabs the board | 53-36 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Titus Rutan tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Randy Sharp | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski is whistled for traveling | 56-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), James Johanson (SF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Lance Simmers | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Andres Rossi is called for the reach on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) John Mikula | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Sheng Ximines, Andres Rossi | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Russell Towne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the offensive board | 56-38 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | William Callahan scores on a shot from the left block | 58-38 |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-38 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Lance Simmers grabs the offensive rebound | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 blk. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Titus Rutan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Titus Rutan banks in the layup set up by Alexei Kawczynski | 58-40 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Titus Rutan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-43 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses long on a jump hook from close range | 61-43 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 61-43 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | The short jumper by Lance Simmers is denied by Kwakou Albarazi | 61-43 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 61-43 |
| 10:26 | Michigan State | James Johanson travels with the ball | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) James Johanson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Lance Simmers | |
| 10:12 | UNLV | The short jumper by Sheng Ximines is denied by Stephen Harrold | 61-43 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | John Mikula snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Witherell | 64-43 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Fuller | 64-45 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't finish the layup | 64-45 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | John Mikula tips it but misses | 64-45 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | John Witherell tips it home | 66-45 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-45 |
| 09:26 | UNLV | James Sampley grabs the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Sontag and the foul's on Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #1 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (SG), James Johanson (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Witherell, Michael Carlos, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Andres Rossi | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | James Johanson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Titus Rutan - foul #2 on Titus Rutan, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 68-48 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Johanson | 68-48 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | James Johanson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 70-48 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines's layup is rejected by James Johanson | 70-48 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the board | 70-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 8 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Titus Rutan (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Simmers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | James Johanson loses the dribble to Lance Simmers | 70-48 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Boris Gorzynski is called for the reach on Alexei Kawczynski - foul #1 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #2 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson, John Mikula | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Lance Simmers | |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Michael Carlos steals the ball from Sheng Ximines | 70-48 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos lays it in | 72-48 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | William Callahan is called for the reach on Michael Fuller - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Lance Simmers (C) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, James Sampley, Andres Rossi | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | Titus Rutan's pass is intercepted by Stephen Harrold | 72-48 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Witherell lays it up and in and he's fouled by Lance Simmers - foul #1 on Lance Simmers, team foul #6 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), James Sampley (SF), Andres Rossi (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Titus Rutan, Lance Simmers | |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 75-48 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Russell Towne picks off the pass by Sheng Ximines out of a doubleteam | 75-48 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne banks in the layup | 77-48 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | James Sampley is fouled on the floor by Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #4 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG) Russell Towne, John Witherell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Marshall Buford (PF) Sheng Ximines | |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Marshall Buford is fouled on the floor by Stephen Harrold - foul #2 on Stephen Harrold, team foul #5 | 77-48 |
| 05:56 | UNLV | James Sampley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-48 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | William Callahan snags the defensive board | 77-48 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold buries a runner from the left block set up by Randy Sharp | 79-48 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 79-48 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the offensive board | 79-48 |
| 05:15 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses badly on a floater from the right side | 79-48 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | William Callahan gets the rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-48 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses short on a shot from the left wing | 79-48 |
| 04:42 | UNLV | Marshall Buford gets the rebound | 79-48 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Michael Fuller is hacked by Michael Carlos - foul #3 on Michael Carlos, team foul #6 | 79-48 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-48 |
| 04:19 | UNLV | Marshall Buford grabs the offensive board | 79-48 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Andres Rossi can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Sharp - foul #2 on Randy Sharp, team foul #7 | 79-48 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:14 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 79-49 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stephen Harrold | 79-49 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Marshall Buford - foul #1 on Marshall Buford, team foul #7 | 79-49 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 80-49 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sampley (fairly fresh) PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | UNLV | Marshall Buford misses short on a shot from the right wing | 81-49 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the defensive board | 81-49 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-49 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold tips it back up and in | 83-49 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Marshall Buford hits the finger roll | 83-51 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-51 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Marshall Buford can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Callahan - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #8 | 83-51 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 83-52 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 83-53 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold blows the layup but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #4 on Andres Rossi, team foul #8 | 83-53 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 84-53 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 85-53 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the shot from close range | 85-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Boris Gorzynski | 87-55 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | William Callahan takes the ball from Andres Rossi | 87-55 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Sampley - foul #1 on James Sampley, team foul #9 | 87-55 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 88-55 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 89-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Michael Carlos steps in front of the Michael Fuller pass | 89-55 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | The jump hook by William Callahan is blocked by James Sampley | 89-55 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the rebound | 89-55 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Michael Fuller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 89-55 |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 89-55 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Michael Fuller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-55 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp grabs the board | 89-55 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp runs out the clock | 89-55 |