| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a shot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Frank Davis grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG) Todd Reynolds | |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Gene Land connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 33-34 |
| 18:39 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger misses the shot from close range | 33-34 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Frank Davis grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | Gene Land picks off the pass by John Harvey | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the floater from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Paul Beadles gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Paul Beadles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Steven Kirk (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Albert Harshbarger, Frank Davis | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 36-34 |
| 17:06 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Monteiro - foul #4 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Albert Harshbarger (PF), Frank Davis (C) Steven Kirk, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 16:33 | UNLV | Frank Davis scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 38-36 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-36 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left block | 38-36 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Kirk (SF), Eric Smith (C) Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| 15:18 | UNLV | Eric Smith hits a fadeaway in the lane | 38-40 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the easy layup but the foul's on Eric Smith - foul #4 on Eric Smith, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Frank Davis (C) Todd Reynolds, Steven Kirk, Eric Smith | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:53 | UNLV | Paul Beadles connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 40-43 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Paul Beadles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Frank Davis hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Steven Kirk (SF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong blows the dunk | 42-45 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Long | 44-45 |
| 13:16 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Frank Davis (C) Arthur Knight, Steven Kirk, Eric Smith | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a floater in the paint | 44-45 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Danny Carreiro steals the ball from John Harvey | 44-45 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Albert Harshbarger, Frank Davis | |
| 12:08 | UNLV | James Davis is called for the reach on Todd Reynolds - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Paul Beadles drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 44-48 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Paul Beadles snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Todd Reynolds out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Steven Kirk (SF), Frank Davis (C) Arthur Knight, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| 11:27 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Albert Harshbarger (PF) John Harvey, Steven Kirk, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 10:57 | UNLV | Robert Long steals the ball from Albert Harshbarger | 44-51 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the finger roll | 46-51 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the contested runner in the paint set up by Paul Beadles and he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #3 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (SG), Steven Kirk (SF) Paul Beadles, Frank Davis | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 48-54 |
| 09:55 | UNLV | Arthur Knight clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Albert Harshbarger - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Steven Kirk | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Frank Davis (C) Todd Reynolds, Eric Smith | |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Paul Beadles can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Frank Davis blocks the short jumper by Robert Long | 49-54 |
| 09:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Harshbarger | 49-54 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Paul Beadles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 08:44 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 49-56 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the tip | 49-56 |
| 08:35 | UNLV | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:17 | UNLV | The jump hook by Frank Davis is blocked by Danny Carreiro | 49-56 |
| 08:16 | UNLV | John Harvey snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:59 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the jumper from the right side | 49-56 |
| 07:58 | UNLV | Paul Beadles pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:39 | UNLV | Arthur Knight can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 07:37 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (tiring) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Frank Davis - foul #3 on Frank Davis, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Steven Kirk (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Albert Harshbarger, Frank Davis | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:48 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-58 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Land | 51-58 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-58 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Land | 51-58 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the jumper in the paint set up by Gene Land | 53-58 |
| 05:46 | UNLV | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF) Arthur Knight, Steven Kirk | |
| 05:33 | UNLV | John Harvey makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Todd Reynolds | 53-60 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the dunk attempt | 53-60 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the offensive board | 53-60 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Gene Land's pass is intercepted by Todd Reynolds | 53-60 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Paul Beadles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Monteiro - foul #5 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Albert Harshbarger (PF) John Harvey, Joseph Monteiro | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Paul Beadles grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is hacked by Justin Cobb - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Curtis Wiedeman blocks the short jumper by Todd Reynolds | 53-60 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Eric Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Arthur Knight | 53-62 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Gene Land loses the dribble to Eric Smith | 53-62 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Arthur Knight hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-62 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb grabs the board | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. C - Eric Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Albert Harshbarger steps in front of the Gene Land pass | 53-62 |
| 03:10 | UNLV | Paul Beadles makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Eric Smith | 53-65 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Gene Land's floater is tipped away by Albert Harshbarger | 53-65 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Arthur Knight - foul #3 on Clarence Williams, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Steven Kirk (SF), Frank Davis (C) Paul Beadles, Albert Harshbarger, Eric Smith | |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 02:35 | UNLV | Arthur Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a runner from the left block | 53-67 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 53-67 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Li-Liang Zhao steals the ball from Frank Davis | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Mendoza | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Harvey | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-70 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 55-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Steven Kirk takes the ball from Danny Carreiro | 55-70 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds dunks the ball set up by Steven Kirk | 55-72 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Todd Reynolds is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #2 on Todd Reynolds, team foul #7 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger (PF) Arthur Knight | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | John Harvey runs out the clock | 57-72 |