| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Walter Brazier (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randy Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Echavarria (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Tessier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Gary McElyea is called for the reach on Walter Brazier - foul #1 on Gary McElyea, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| 19:14 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the easy layup | 23-30 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Tracy Prado pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Walter Brazier lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Mason | 25-30 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:14 | UNLV | Walter Brazier grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Tracy Prado is hacked by Gary McElyea - foul #2 on Gary McElyea, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brock Rogers (SF), John Wheeler (C) Robert Mason, Walter Brazier, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SF), Landon White (C) Peter Tessier, Gary McElyea | |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Randy Collins buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Billie Schmidt | 27-30 |
| 17:13 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria loses the dribble to Billie Schmidt | 27-30 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt drills a shot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Whitehouse | 29-33 |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is fouled in the backcourt by Landon White - foul #1 on Landon White, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Tracy Prado (PF) Billie Schmidt, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (SG), Jack Nelson (SF), Michael Pate (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, Edward Parker | |
| 16:11 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Brock Rogers | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Tracy Prado gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Mays (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brock Rogers (fairly fresh) PF - Tracy Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gerald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Landon White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pate (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UNLV | Robert Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Walter Brazier (SF), Randy Collins (PF) Eric Mays, Brock Rogers, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier (SF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Gerald Washington, Landon White | |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 15:33 | UNLV | Peter Tessier picks off the pass by Walter Brazier in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver's layup is rejected by Tracy Prado | 31-33 |
| 15:13 | UNLV | Randy Collins gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:47 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 31-33 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Chin | 31-33 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Brazier - foul #2 on Walter Brazier, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brock Rogers (SF) Robert Mason, Walter Brazier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Gerald Washington (SF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, Jack Nelson, Peter Tessier, Xiaoping Chin | |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Randy Collins is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Billie Schmidt | 33-34 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Tracy Prado pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:44 | UNLV | Eric Whitehouse steals it from Randy Collins in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 13:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea dunks the ball | 33-36 |
| 13:01 | UNLV | Eric Whitehouse steps in front of the Randy Collins pass | 33-36 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse can't throw it down | 33-36 |
| 12:56 | UNLV | Tracy Prado grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:54 | UNLV | Gerald Washington takes the ball from Billie Schmidt in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tracy Prado is called for the reach on Michael Pate - foul #1 on Tracy Prado, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Walter Brazier (SF), John Wheeler (C) Eric Mays, Brock Rogers, Tracy Prado | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Landon White (C) Gerald Washington, Michael Pate, Gary McElyea | |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Eric Whitehouse - foul #1 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Jack Nelson (SG) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria | |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:07 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Nelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker tips it in | 35-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Brazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Collins (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Peter Tessier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Landon White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses the floater from the right side | 35-38 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Robert Mason grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Randy Collins can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-38 |
| 11:09 | UNLV | Robert Mason grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | John Wheeler drills a shot near the basket set up by Randy Collins | 37-38 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 10:24 | UNLV | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 10:06 | UNLV | John Wheeler is denied on a layup by Landon White | 37-38 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jack Nelson | 37-38 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-38 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Walter Brazier snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 09:23 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Walter Brazier gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Robert Mason | 39-38 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Nelson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 42-41 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier is hacked by Walter Brazier - foul #3 on Walter Brazier, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (SG), Brock Rogers (SF), Tracy Prado (C) Billie Schmidt, Walter Brazier, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Gerald Washington (SF), Steven Symons (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, Jack Nelson, Peter Tessier, Edward Parker, Landon White | |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Robert Mason is hacked by Steven Symons - foul #2 on Steven Symons, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Brazier (PF) Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Eric Mays (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brock Rogers (fresh) PF - Walter Brazier (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Prado (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Echavarria (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Symons (fresh) C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Walter Brazier's floater is tipped away by Gary McElyea | 42-41 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Mason is called for the reach on Danny Echavarria - foul #3 on Robert Mason, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG) Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate (PF) Steven Symons | |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 06:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eric Mays | 42-41 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Tracy Prado pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:01 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 05:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is hacked by Brock Rogers - foul #1 on Brock Rogers, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Collins (PF) Brock Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Gerald Washington, Michael Pate, Gary McElyea | |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-43 |
| 05:04 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Tracy Prado steps in front of the Eric Whitehouse pass | 42-43 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mason (PG), Brock Rogers (SF), John Wheeler (PF) Eric Mays, Walter Brazier, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SF), Landon White (C) Peter Tessier, Xiaoping Chin | |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Robert Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Parker - foul #2 on Edward Parker, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Robert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:23 | UNLV | Robert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse's fadeaway is rejected by Tracy Prado | 44-43 |
| 04:01 | UNLV | Tracy Prado snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gerald Washington | 44-43 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mason (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billie Schmidt (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brock Rogers (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Prado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Danny Echavarria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Landon White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (SG) Billie Schmidt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (SG), Jack Nelson (SF), Gary McElyea (C) Eric Whitehouse, Danny Echavarria, Landon White | |
| 02:59 | UNLV | John Wheeler hits a turnaround near the basket | 46-43 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Peter Tessier (SF) Gerald Washington, Chuck Weaver, Jack Nelson | |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Mason is called for the reach on Eric Whitehouse - foul #4 on Robert Mason, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-43 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Wheeler swats the layup by Eric Whitehouse | 46-43 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Eric Mays - foul #1 on Eric Mays, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG), Walter Brazier (SF), Randy Collins (PF) Eric Mays, Brock Rogers, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 01:39 | UNLV | Eric Whitehouse steals it from Billie Schmidt | 46-45 |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse lays it in | 46-47 |
| 01:15 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt's pass is intercepted by Danny Echavarria | 46-47 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Billie Schmidt steals it from Eric Whitehouse in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 01:11 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt banks in the layup | 48-47 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Mason - foul #5 on Robert Mason, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG) Robert Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Edward Parker is called for the reach on Billie Schmidt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Parker, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Tracy Prado double dribbles | 50-49 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Randy Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Eric Whitehouse is called for the reach on Randy Collins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Randy Collins makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 51-49 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Peter Tessier gets the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Danny Echavarria - foul #1 on Danny Echavarria, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt is hacked by Danny Echavarria in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Echavarria, team foul #11 | 51-49 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses short on a halfcourt shot | 52-49 |