| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) C - Earl Adolph (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Throop (fresh) SG - Ronald Dean (fresh) SF - Michael Gage (fresh) PF - Roy Valez (fresh) C - Steven Celaya (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Dean - foul #1 on Ronald Dean, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Michael Gage is hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #1 on Stuart Logan, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Philip Throop scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Dean - foul #2 on Ronald Dean, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bob Bell (SG) Ronald Dean | |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Steven Celaya gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Nevada | Bob Bell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Steven Celaya denies the turnaround by Stuart Logan | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Debose | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Nevada | Michael Gage makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Philip Throop | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Timothy Gumbs | 8-8 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Steven Celaya comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Adolph - foul #1 on Earl Adolph, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Steven Celaya misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Steven Celaya makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| 16:18 | Nevada | Michael Gage connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Valez | 8-12 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Stephen Holman (C) Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 15:55 | Nevada | Roy Valez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Tye (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) C - Stephen Holman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Throop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gage (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Valez (fresh) C - Steven Celaya (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Philip Throop - foul #1 on Philip Throop, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG) Jerry Kern | |
| Subs | Nevada | Adrian Franklin (PG) Philip Throop | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:16 | Nevada | Adrian Franklin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman can't finish the layup | 9-12 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | David Tye pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses badly on a runner in the paint | 9-12 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs tips it back up and in | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Nevada | Steven Celaya is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Celaya, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) Bill Debose, Timothy Gumbs, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Clinton Pierce (SG), Kenneth Tidwell (SF), John Hilovsky (C) Bob Bell, Michael Gage, Steven Celaya | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Clinton Pierce is called for the reach on Jerry Kern - foul #1 on Clinton Pierce, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Throop (PG), Richard Singleton (C) Clinton Pierce, Roy Valez | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | David Tye double dribbles | 11-12 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | Richard Singleton misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Adolph - foul #2 on Earl Adolph, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs (PF) Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bob Bell (SG), Michael Gage (SF) Adrian Franklin, Kenneth Tidwell | |
| 13:20 | Nevada | Richard Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | Richard Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | David Tye can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bob Bell - foul #1 on Bob Bell, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Roy Valez (PF), Steven Celaya (C) Richard Singleton, John Hilovsky | |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Steven Celaya comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by David Tye - foul #1 on David Tye, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Stephen Holman (C) George Hutchinson, David Tye | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Steven Celaya makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Steven Celaya misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Kern | 14-15 |
| 11:53 | Nevada | Steven Celaya loses the dribble to Timothy Gumbs | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Holman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Throop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gage (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Valez (fresh) C - Steven Celaya (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | Roy Valez grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 11:11 | Nevada | Steven Celaya clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Timothy Gumbs | 16-15 |
| 10:49 | Nevada | Stephen Holman steals it from Philip Throop | 16-15 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Holman | 19-15 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Philip Throop can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bill Debose - foul #1 on Bill Debose, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SG), David Tye (SF), Lyman Feather (C) Bill Debose, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Nevada | Adrian Franklin (SG), Kenneth Tidwell (SF), John Hilovsky (C) Bob Bell, Michael Gage, Steven Celaya | |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Philip Throop makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Philip Throop makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Tidwell - foul #1 on Kenneth Tidwell, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Clinton Pierce (SG) Philip Throop | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Roy Valez snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Roy Valez comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #1 on Stephen Holman, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Roy Valez misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Roy Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Hutchinson | 22-18 |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell is hacked by George Hutchinson - foul #1 on George Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Timothy Gumbs (PF) David Jay, Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bob Bell (SG), Richard Singleton (C) Clinton Pierce, Roy Valez | |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by David Tye | 24-20 |
| 08:23 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | David Tye pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman loses the dribble to John Hilovsky | 24-20 |
| 07:37 | Nevada | Adrian Franklin is hacked by Bill Debose - foul #2 on Bill Debose, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) Bill Debose, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Gage (SF), Roy Valez (PF), Steven Celaya (C) Kenneth Tidwell, John Hilovsky, Richard Singleton | |
| 07:37 | Nevada | Adrian Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Timothy Gumbs | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Tye (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Adrian Franklin (fresh) SG - Bob Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gage (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Valez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Celaya (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses the 3 from straight away | 24-20 |
| 07:19 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Steven Celaya | 24-20 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Michael Gage double dribbles | 24-20 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Jerry Kern takes the ball from Bob Bell | 27-20 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs double dribbles | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (PG), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) George Hutchinson, Timothy Gumbs, David Tye | |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Throop (PG), Clinton Pierce (SG) Adrian Franklin, Bob Bell | |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Clinton Pierce misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Jay - foul #1 on David Jay, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Clinton Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Clinton Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern is fouled on the floor by Michael Gage - foul #1 on Michael Gage, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Steven Celaya throws it down on a great pass from Philip Throop | 29-24 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern lays it in | 31-24 |
| 04:51 | Nevada | Roy Valez hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Philip Throop | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Steven Celaya swats the shot by Stephen Holman | 31-26 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | Steven Celaya snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | Philip Throop hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-26 |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Steven Celaya tips it but misses | 31-26 |
| 04:21 | Nevada | Steven Celaya can't tip it in | 31-26 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Philip Throop is called for the reach on David Jay - foul #2 on Philip Throop, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG), David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Nevada | Adrian Franklin (PG), Bob Bell (SG), John Hilovsky (PF), Richard Singleton (C) Philip Throop, Clinton Pierce, Roy Valez, Steven Celaya | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 03:42 | Nevada | Michael Gage hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Jay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Tye (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Holman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Adrian Franklin (fresh) SG - Bob Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gage (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Hilovsky (fresh) C - Richard Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Gumbs | 36-26 |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Bob Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 03:16 | Nevada | John Hilovsky tips it but misses | 36-26 |
| 03:15 | Nevada | Bob Bell gets the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 03:01 | Nevada | Michael Gage travels with the ball | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Earl Adolph (C) David Jay, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Dean (SG), Kenneth Tidwell (SF), Roy Valez (PF) Bob Bell, Michael Gage, Richard Singleton | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Debose | 39-26 |
| 02:26 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | David Tye grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Hutchinson | 42-26 |
| 01:51 | Nevada | Roy Valez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) George Hutchinson, David Tye | |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Throop (PG), Steven Celaya (C) Adrian Franklin, John Hilovsky | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-26 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | Roy Valez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 01:20 | Nevada | Steven Celaya misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-26 |
| 01:19 | Nevada | Roy Valez pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 00:57 | Nevada | Roy Valez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-26 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Debose | 45-26 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Debose - foul #3 on Bill Debose, team foul #10 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Tye (PF) Bill Debose, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Hilovsky (PF) Roy Valez | |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Kenneth Tidwell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | David Tye gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Tidwell | 45-27 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | John Hilovsky dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kenneth Tidwell | 45-29 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-29 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson tips it home | 47-29 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Ronald Dean misses long on a fullcourt shot | 47-29 |