| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Palmer Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willis Dexter (fresh) PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Western (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter inbounds the ball | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-27 |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-27 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it in | 45-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Western misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Pressman - foul #2 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #1 | 45-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Western makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Western misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 19:24 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Joseph Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-28 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks can't finish the layup | 45-28 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Joseph Jones snags the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Joseph Jones clanks a shot from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby loses the dribble to Graham Cao in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Graham Cao makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 47-28 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Arthur Burks, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Stell (PG), Henry Genthner (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Palmer Crosby, Travis Colbert, Willis Dexter, Linwood McNay, Luis Western | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:42 | UNLV | John Kennedy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Genthner - foul #1 on Henry Genthner, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Bieker (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:42 | UNLV | John Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 17:21 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 17:16 | UNLV | John Kennedy drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Calvin Tsao | 50-28 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Calvin Tsao - foul #1 on Calvin Tsao, team foul #2 | 50-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG) Albert McGlynn | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner makes the 3rd free throw | 50-31 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Henry Genthner steals the ball from Jefferey Faulkner | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Kennedy - foul #3 on John Kennedy, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter (SF), Linwood McNay (PF), Luis Western (C) Robert Patterson, Peter Fraizer, Donald Stell | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Graham Cao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Burks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Palmer Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Genthner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Willis Dexter (fresh) PF - Linwood McNay (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Western (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Joseph Jones loses the dribble to Willis Dexter | 52-33 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Luis Western is called for 3 seconds | 52-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Albert McGlynn (C) Palmer Crosby, Henry Genthner, Luis Western | |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Arthur Burks misses the floater from the right wing | 52-33 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-33 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Donald Barger grabs the board | 52-33 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willis Dexter - foul #3 on Willis Dexter, team foul #2 | 52-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Jefferey Faulkner (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) Donald Barger, Arthur Burks, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Donald Stell (C) Willis Dexter, Linwood McNay, Albert McGlynn | |
| 14:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer scores on a shot from the right block set up by Mark Bargo and he's hacked by Thomas Bieker - foul #1 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Phillip Caples (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Thomas Bieker | 54-35 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner is hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #3 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Jones (C) Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Ben Dickens can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Travis Colbert - foul #2 on Travis Colbert, team foul #4 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Western (C) Travis Colbert | |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:35 | UNLV | Ben Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Luis Western pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 13:09 | UNLV | Peter Fraizer steals the ball from Ben Dickens | 54-35 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer can't connect on a floater from the left block | 54-35 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Ben Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Graham Cao's pass is intercepted by Robert Patterson | 54-35 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Jones is called for the reach on Donald Stell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Donald Barger (SF), Phillip Caples (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Jefferey Faulkner, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Willis Dexter (SF), Linwood McNay (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Mark Bargo, Donald Stell, Robert Patterson, Peter Fraizer, Luis Western | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 12:20 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Willis Dexter | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Kennedy | 57-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Barger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Pressman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Phillip Caples (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Palmer Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Colbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willis Dexter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Linwood McNay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Albert McGlynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Thomas Pressman is called for the reach on Palmer Crosby in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #6 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF) John Kennedy, Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Henry Genthner (SG), Luis Western (C) Palmer Crosby, Travis Colbert, Albert McGlynn | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Willis Dexter steals it from Donald Barger | 57-44 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Genthner | 57-46 |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Calvin Tsao and he's hacked by Henry Genthner - foul #2 on Henry Genthner, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Ben Dickens (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, Donald Barger, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Colbert (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF) Henry Genthner, Willis Dexter, Linwood McNay | |
| 10:35 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer lays it up and in set up by Mark Bargo | 60-48 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Travis Colbert is called for the reach on Graham Cao - foul #3 on Travis Colbert, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG), Donald Stell (C) Mark Bargo, Luis Western | |
| 09:41 | UNLV | Graham Cao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Graham Cao is called for the reach on Palmer Crosby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Cao, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Powell (PF) Thomas Pressman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG), Linwood McNay (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Travis Colbert, Robert Patterson, Peter Fraizer | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:25 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-50 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #7 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Kennedy (SG), Thomas Bieker (PF) Ben Dickens, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | John Kennedy makes the shot from just outside the lane | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Pressman (PF) Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Willis Dexter (SF), Luis Western (C) Palmer Crosby, Henry Genthner, Donald Stell, Albert McGlynn | |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker is hacked by Luis Western - foul #3 on Luis Western, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF) Graham Cao, Jefferey Faulkner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Linwood McNay | |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo is hacked by Thomas Pressman - foul #4 on Thomas Pressman, team foul #8 | 64-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG), Eric Powell (PF), Joseph Jones (C) John Kennedy, Thomas Pressman, Thomas Bieker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson (SF) Willis Dexter | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Calvin Tsao | 66-52 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson travels with the ball | 66-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Barger (PG), John Kennedy (SF), Thomas Pressman (PF) Calvin Tsao, Arthur Burks, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner (SG), Donald Stell (PF) Travis Colbert, Peter Fraizer | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Donald Barger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Genthner (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) PF - Donald Stell (fresh) C - Luis Western (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-52 |
| 07:17 | UNLV | Donald Barger can't tip it in | 66-52 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | John Kennedy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-52 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Stell pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner lays it up and in | 66-54 |
| 06:20 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 66-54 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Luis Western grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo double dribbles | 66-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Arthur Burks (SF), Thomas Bieker (PF), Phillip Caples (C) Donald Barger, John Kennedy, Thomas Pressman, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby (PG), Travis Colbert (SG), Willis Dexter (SF), Peter Fraizer (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Mark Bargo, Henry Genthner, Robert Patterson, Donald Stell, Luis Western | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Willis Dexter is called for the reach on Graham Cao - foul #4 on Willis Dexter, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Linwood McNay (PF) Peter Fraizer | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Graham Cao misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Palmer Crosby is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 05:11 | UNLV | Linwood McNay swats the layup by Graham Cao | 66-54 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Thomas Bieker tips it home | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Arthur Burks steals the ball from Willis Dexter in the backcourt | 68-54 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the finger roll | 70-54 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Dexter | 70-56 |
| 04:40 | UNLV | Ben Dickens makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Graham Cao | 72-56 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Arthur Burks steals the ball from Palmer Crosby in the backcourt | 72-56 |
| 04:36 | UNLV | Arthur Burks banks in the layup | 74-56 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Bieker - foul #2 on Thomas Bieker, team foul #9 | 74-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Calvin Tsao (PG), John Kennedy (SG), Thomas Pressman (PF), Eric Powell (C) Graham Cao, Ben Dickens, Thomas Bieker, Phillip Caples | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (PF) Linwood McNay | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 04:22 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman pulls down the rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Arthur Burks drills a shot near the basket set up by Calvin Tsao | 76-57 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter is hacked by Arthur Burks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arthur Burks, team foul #10 | 76-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner (SF) Arthur Burks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG) Palmer Crosby | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Willis Dexter misses the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-58 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 76-58 |
| 03:53 | UNLV | Eric Powell tips it home | 78-58 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 78-58 |
| 03:33 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman gets the rebound | 78-58 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Calvin Tsao (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jefferey Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Pressman (fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Bargo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Colbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willis Dexter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert McGlynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Calvin Tsao can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 78-58 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | Jefferey Faulkner snags the offensive board | 78-58 |
| 03:18 | UNLV | Mark Bargo steals the ball from John Kennedy | 78-58 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-61 |
| 02:43 | UNLV | Albert McGlynn swats the short shot by Calvin Tsao | 78-61 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Albert McGlynn grabs the defensive rebound | 78-61 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Kennedy - foul #4 on John Kennedy, team foul #11 | 78-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Graham Cao (PG), Donald Barger (SG), Arthur Burks (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Calvin Tsao, John Kennedy, Jefferey Faulkner, Eric Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Stell (PG), Henry Genthner (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Frank Ferraro (C) Mark Bargo, Travis Colbert, Willis Dexter, Albert McGlynn | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 02:13 | UNLV | Peter Fraizer swats the short shot by Joseph Jones | 78-63 |
| 02:11 | UNLV | Joseph Jones tips it but misses | 78-63 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Patterson snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from close range | 78-63 |
| 01:55 | UNLV | Donald Barger grabs the board | 78-63 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Graham Cao and the foul's on Robert Patterson - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #10 | 80-63 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ben Dickens (SG) Donald Barger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo (PG), Albert McGlynn (C) Donald Stell, Frank Ferraro | |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Arthur Burks makes the free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Ben Dickens picks off the pass by Henry Genthner in the backcourt | 81-63 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Ben Dickens hits the finger roll | 83-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner is fouled on the floor by Ben Dickens - foul #1 on Ben Dickens, team foul #12 | 83-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner misses the 2nd free throw | 83-63 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 83-63 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Graham Cao connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ben Dickens | 85-63 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Cao - foul #2 on Graham Cao, team foul #13 | 85-63 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer misses the 1st free throw | 85-63 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-64 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Albert McGlynn - foul #3 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #11 | 85-64 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 85-64 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer's layup is rejected by Joseph Jones | 86-64 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Bargo can't tip it in | 86-64 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman snags the defensive board | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 86-64 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Arthur Burks grabs the offensive rebound | 86-64 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Arthur Burks hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Graham Cao | 88-64 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Henry Genthner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 88-64 |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Thomas Pressman grabs the board | 88-64 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Graham Cao runs out the clock | 88-64 |