| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Beam (fresh) PF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | David Beam inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a floater in the paint | 21-30 |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Michael Ahner tips it but misses | 21-30 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Stewart - foul #2 on Charles Stewart, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF) Todd Reynolds, David Beam, Michael Ahner | |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Arthur Knight works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Steven Chapman | 23-33 |
| 18:50 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses long on a shot near the basket | 23-33 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Curtis Hotaling steals it from Arthur Knight | 23-33 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney dunks the ball set up by Curtis Hotaling | 25-33 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Arthur Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney double dribbles | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), David Beam (SF), Michael Ahner (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Charles Stewart | |
| 17:04 | UNLV | David Beam can't connect on a runner from the left block | 25-33 |
| 17:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Smith is called for the reach on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Eric Smith, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Brian Rick (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (C) Steven Chapman, Eric Smith | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits a fadeaway near the basket | 27-33 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 27-33 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Charles Stewart can't tip it in | 27-33 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Michael Ahner grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Beam (fresh) PF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Michael Ahner snags the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Stephen Boyle steals it from Arthur Knight out of a doubleteam | 27-33 |
| 15:07 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling clanks a shot from the left side | 27-33 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 14:37 | UNLV | David Beam grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 27-36 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth | 30-36 |
| 13:46 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is fouled on the floor by Stephen Boyle as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Marc Baird (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Curtis Hotaling, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (PG), John Harvey (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Todd Reynolds, David Beam, Michael Ahner, Charles Stewart | |
| 13:34 | UNLV | Steven Chapman lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Beadles | 30-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Cromer - foul #1 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (C) Brian Rick | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:55 | UNLV | Steven Chapman is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #2 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Beam (SF), Michael Ahner (PF) Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer | |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Steven Chapman misses the lay-in | 31-38 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | John Harvey snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | David Beam hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Chapman | 31-40 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Ahner - foul #2 on Michael Ahner, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Brian Rick (C) Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Charles Stewart (C) John Harvey, David Beam, Michael Ahner, Eric Smith | |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 11:52 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Rick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Steven Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), David Beam (SF) Steven Chapman, Paul Beadles | |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc Baird - foul #4 on Marc Baird, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Marc Baird | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Michael Ahner (PF) Arthur Knight, David Beam, Timothy Cromer | |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 10:54 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling buries a floater from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 09:53 | UNLV | Michael Ahner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (C) Brian Rick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), John Harvey (SG), David Beam (SF) Steven Chapman, Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles | |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Curtis Hotaling | 39-43 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Arthur Knight evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Stewart | 39-45 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Stephen Boyle, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Brian Rick (PF) Curtis Hotaling, Kevin Walker | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (PG), Todd Reynolds (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, John Harvey, Michael Ahner, Charles Stewart | |
| 08:01 | UNLV | David Beam's pass is intercepted by Gordon Helmuth | 39-45 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Darrin McWhinney | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Steven Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Steven Chapman scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 42-47 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the dunk | 42-47 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 42-47 |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Marc Baird (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Stephen Boyle, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Michael Ahner (PF), Charles Stewart (C) Steven Chapman, David Beam, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| 05:58 | UNLV | Charles Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah (C) Brian Rick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah throws it down | 44-47 |
| 05:25 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:02 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Chapman is called for the reach on Curtis Hotaling - foul #1 on Steven Chapman, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), David Beam (SF) Steven Chapman, Paul Beadles | |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Stewart - foul #3 on Charles Stewart, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Brian Rick (C) Darrin McWhinney, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 04:27 | UNLV | Brian Rick steals it from Arthur Knight | 45-47 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-47 |
| 04:07 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses long on a shot near the basket | 47-47 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 03:27 | UNLV | David Beam gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Rick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Beam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ahner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Charles Stewart hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Knight | 47-49 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is called for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dikembe Elijah (C) Stephen Boyle, Brian Rick | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Chapman (PG), Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, John Harvey, David Beam, Michael Ahner, Charles Stewart | |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 50-49 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Dikembe Elijah picks off the pass by Steven Chapman | 50-49 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses the dunk attempt | 50-49 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Marc Baird picks off the pass by Todd Reynolds out of a doubleteam | 50-49 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Marc Baird | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), David Beam (SF), Michael Ahner (PF), Charles Stewart (C) Steven Chapman, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gordon Helmuth | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-49 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | David Beam tips it home | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses badly on a floater in the lane | 50-51 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 52-51 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the halfcourt shot | 52-51 |