| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) SF - Roberto Delgado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brandon Weeks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Norman Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 34-32 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Billingsley | 34-32 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Norman Hughes tips it in | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Leroy Howie picks off the pass by John Wild in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 18:51 | UNLV | David Bennett makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Delgado | 34-37 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses short on a runner from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:16 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Taylor Fuller (SF), David Ackermann (PF) John Wild, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Blade (SF), Greg Gerth (PF), Jessie Behrends (C) Roberto Delgado, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Taylor Fuller, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp (SF) Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG) Leroy Howie | |
| 17:59 | UNLV | Larry Blade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Behrends | 34-37 |
| 17:38 | UNLV | Greg Gerth is called for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG) Charles Barfield | |
| Subs | UNLV | Douglas Deal (SG) David Bennett | |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Albert Lim steals it from Robert Lau in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | UNLV | Albert Lim lays it in | 34-39 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Lau | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Albert Lim misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | UNLV | Greg Gerth tips it in | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jessie Behrends - foul #2 on Jessie Behrends, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, David Ackermann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Charles Felt (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Norman Hughes (C) Douglas Deal, Larry Blade, Greg Gerth, Jessie Behrends | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Leroy Howie loses the ball out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG) Harold Mullen | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG) Albert Lim | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:23 | UNLV | David Bennett snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | David Bennett buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-44 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Smith | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) SF - Charles Felt (fresh) PF - Brandon Weeks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks can't finish the layup | 41-44 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton can't throw it down | 41-44 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Charles Felt snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Leroy Howie is hacked by Charles Barfield - foul #1 on Charles Barfield, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen (PG), Robert Lau (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (PG), Douglas Deal (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Charles Felt | |
| 14:57 | UNLV | Albert Lim hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Douglas Deal tips it home | 41-46 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Albert Lim is called for the reach on Harold Mullen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Lim, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jessie Behrends (PF) Brandon Weeks | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 41-46 |
| 14:41 | UNLV | Douglas Deal grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 14:32 | UNLV | Harold Mullen takes the ball from Jessie Behrends | 41-46 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Douglas Deal steals it from Taylor Fuller in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Douglas Deal lays it in | 41-48 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Mullen and he's fouled by Norman Hughes - foul #3 on Norman Hughes, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Greg Gerth (PF) Jessie Behrends | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann misses the free throw | 43-48 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Norman Hughes snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses long on a shot in the lane | 43-48 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Greg Gerth pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 13:29 | UNLV | Norman Hughes's layup is rejected by David Ackermann | 43-48 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-48 |
| 13:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Lim | 43-48 |
| 12:46 | UNLV | Greg Gerth misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-48 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado tips it home | 43-50 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | David Ackermann hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 43-50 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp is fouled on the floor by Roberto Delgado - foul #2 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Robert Lau, Marcus Kemp, David Ackermann, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Larry Blade (SF), Jessie Behrends (PF), Charles Felt (C) Albert Lim, Douglas Deal, Roberto Delgado, Greg Gerth, Norman Hughes | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) SF - Larry Blade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jessie Behrends (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Felt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 43-50 |
| 11:44 | UNLV | Leroy Howie gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:24 | UNLV | David Bennett travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Brandon Weeks (PF), Greg Gerth (C) Jessie Behrends, Charles Felt | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:50 | UNLV | Greg Gerth's layup is rejected by Donald Billingsley | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Gerth - foul #1 on Greg Gerth, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Sipes (PG) John Wild | |
| Subs | UNLV | Roberto Delgado (SF), Norman Hughes (C) Larry Blade, Greg Gerth | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Donald Billingsley | 47-50 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | David Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-50 |
| 10:08 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks tips it in | 47-52 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield's pass is intercepted by Roberto Delgado | 47-52 |
| 09:43 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado lays it up and in | 47-54 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley buries a driving attempt in the paint | 49-54 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | Charles Barfield picks off the pass by Brandon Weeks | 49-54 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | David Bennett takes the ball from Charles Barfield in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado lays it in on a nice dish by David Bennett | 49-56 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Sipes | 51-56 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Norman Hughes connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Roberto Delgado | 51-58 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Bennett - foul #1 on David Bennett, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Harold Mullen (SG), Marcus Kemp (SF), Taylor Fuller (PF) Jacob Sipes, Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith, Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (PG), Douglas Deal (SG), Larry Blade (SF), Jessie Behrends (PF), Charles Felt (C) David Bennett, Leroy Howie, Roberto Delgado, Brandon Weeks, Norman Hughes | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Charles Felt clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Kemp - foul #2 on Marcus Kemp, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Charles Felt misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Charles Felt misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Marcus Kemp grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | John Wild is hacked by Charles Felt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Felt, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Wild (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Mullen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcus Kemp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Taylor Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Shelton (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Albert Lim (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Deal (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Blade (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jessie Behrends (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Felt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Larry Blade can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Douglas Deal picks off the pass by Taylor Fuller | 54-58 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | Douglas Deal misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Wild | 57-58 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Jessie Behrends misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-58 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Wild | 60-58 |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Larry Blade loses the dribble to Harold Mullen | 60-58 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Jessie Behrends blocks the short jumper by Taylor Fuller | 60-58 |
| 05:31 | UNLV | Jessie Behrends snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | Douglas Deal misses long on a jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Craig Shelton | 60-58 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-58 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (PG), Charles Barfield (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Donald Billingsley (PF), David Ackermann (C) John Wild, Harold Mullen, Marcus Kemp, Taylor Fuller, Craig Shelton | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Bennett (PG), Leroy Howie (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF), Brandon Weeks (PF), Greg Gerth (C) Albert Lim, Douglas Deal, Larry Blade, Jessie Behrends, Charles Felt | |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Roberto Delgado misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Barfield | 66-58 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | David Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Barfield pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Lau loses the dribble to David Bennett in the backcourt | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Leroy Howie is fouled on the floor by David Ackermann - foul #2 on David Ackermann, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (C) David Ackermann | |
| Subs | UNLV | Norman Hughes (C) Greg Gerth | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Lau (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Barfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Billingsley (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Taylor Fuller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leroy Howie (fresh) SF - Roberto Delgado (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brandon Weeks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Norman Hughes hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Howie and he's fouled by Thomas Smith - foul #3 on Thomas Smith, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Blade (SF) Roberto Delgado | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Robert Lau is called for the reach on Leroy Howie - foul #3 on Robert Lau, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | David Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Smith | 66-60 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Wild (PG), Harold Mullen (SF) Robert Lau, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Lim (SG) Leroy Howie | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Albert Lim misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-60 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Donald Billingsley grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Norman Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 69-60 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks tips it back up and in | 69-62 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | John Wild misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Brandon Weeks grabs the board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Billingsley - foul #1 on Donald Billingsley, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith (SF), Craig Shelton (C) Harold Mullen, Taylor Fuller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Leroy Howie (SG), Roberto Delgado (SF) Albert Lim, Larry Blade | |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Norman Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Billingsley | 69-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Roberto Delgado - foul #3 on Roberto Delgado, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:20 | UNLV | David Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Norman Hughes gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | David Bennett's pass is intercepted by Donald Billingsley | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Hughes - foul #4 on Norman Hughes, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Taylor Fuller (PF) Donald Billingsley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Craig Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:15 | UNLV | David Bennett is whistled for a carry | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | John Wild is fouled in the backcourt by David Bennett - foul #2 on David Bennett, team foul #10 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lau (SG), Harold Mullen (SF) Charles Barfield, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | John Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | David Bennett misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 73-65 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Hughes | 73-65 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | David Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen grabs the board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Harold Mullen runs out the clock | 73-65 |