| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) SG - William Gunn (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Batres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCorrison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Ridout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Pelkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | John Ford inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Nevada | Steven Batres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 19:50 | NC State | Brian Landowski gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 19:28 | NC State | Chen Xue hits a floater from the right wing set up by Brian Landowski | 24-26 |
| 19:21 | Nevada | Milton Pelkowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 19:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Lahey | 24-26 |
| 18:57 | NC State | Joe Lahey misses the jump hook in the paint | 24-26 |
| 18:56 | Nevada | Edward Ridout grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 18:49 | Nevada | Edward Ridout loses the dribble to Justin Sonntag | 24-26 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Chen Xue hits the finger roll | 26-26 |
| 18:16 | Nevada | Steven Batres misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 18:14 | Nevada | Edward Ridout hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 17:48 | NC State | Michael McCorrison picks off the pass by William Gunn | 26-28 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Chen Xue | 26-28 |
| 17:18 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Edward Ridout grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 17:00 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Ford | 26-31 |
| 16:42 | NC State | William Gunn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 16:23 | Nevada | Steven Batres is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Batres, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG) Brian Landowski | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jacob Seaman (SF), Aaron Hornick (PF) John Ford, Edward Ridout | |
| 15:54 | NC State | William Gunn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 15:52 | NC State | Joe Lahey tips it home | 31-31 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Gunn (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Batres (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McCorrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Seaman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Hornick (fresh) C - Milton Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Batres | 31-34 |
| 15:26 | NC State | William Gunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-34 |
| 15:24 | NC State | Eugene Francis snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 15:13 | NC State | William Gunn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 15:11 | Nevada | Milton Pelkowski gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 14:51 | Nevada | Aaron Hornick misses the jumpshot from the left side | 31-34 |
| 14:49 | Nevada | Milton Pelkowski misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 14:47 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Hornick | 31-34 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Eugene Francis takes the ball from Jacob Seaman | 31-34 |
| 14:26 | NC State | Chen Xue is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hornick - foul #1 on Aaron Hornick, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Johnson (SF), Bobby Rose (PF) William Gunn, Chen Xue, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Fowler (PG), John Ford (SF), Edward Ridout (PF) Steven Batres, Michael McCorrison, Milton Pelkowski | |
| 14:09 | NC State | The short jumper by Justin Sonntag is denied by Edward Ridout | 31-34 |
| 14:07 | Nevada | Edward Ridout grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Jacob Seaman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Edward Ridout tips it in | 31-36 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Brian Landowski can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Hornick - foul #2 on Aaron Hornick, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:23 | Nevada | Theodore Fowler double dribbles | 33-36 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), Donald Fountain (C) Eugene Francis, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael McCorrison (SG) Jacob Seaman | |
| 12:59 | NC State | William Gunn clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 12:58 | Nevada | Aaron Hornick snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 12:47 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison clanks a floater from close range | 33-36 |
| 12:46 | NC State | Donald Fountain grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | NC State | Edward Ridout is called for the reach on William Johnson - foul #2 on Edward Ridout, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | NC State | Chen Xue (SF), Joe Lahey (PF) William Johnson, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Batres (PG), Milton Pelkowski (C) Theodore Fowler, Aaron Hornick | |
| 12:08 | NC State | John Ford takes the ball from William Gunn | 33-36 |
| 11:54 | Nevada | Steven Batres connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael McCorrison | 33-39 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Fountain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Batres (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McCorrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Ridout (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Pelkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | NC State | Chen Xue is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Justin Sonntag (C) Brian Landowski, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jacob Seaman (SF) John Ford | |
| 11:17 | Nevada | Edward Ridout is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket | 33-41 |
| 10:52 | NC State | Steven Batres is called for the reach on William Gunn - foul #3 on Steven Batres, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Clarence Whatley (SF), Aaron Hornick (PF) Michael McCorrison, Edward Ridout | |
| 10:29 | NC State | Joe Lahey hits a jump hook from the left block | 35-41 |
| 10:13 | Nevada | Justin Sonntag swats the short shot by Jacob Seaman | 35-41 |
| 10:12 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 09:47 | NC State | William Gunn misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Batres - foul #4 on Steven Batres, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Bobby Rose (PF) Eugene Francis, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Fowler (PG), Michael McCorrison (SG), John Ford (SF) Steven Batres, Clarence Whatley, Milton Pelkowski | |
| 09:47 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 09:47 | NC State | William Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:39 | Nevada | Jacob Seaman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 09:38 | NC State | Chen Xue snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 09:09 | NC State | William Gunn buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 08:55 | Nevada | John Ford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 08:54 | NC State | William Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:25 | NC State | Michael McCorrison is called for the reach on Justin Sonntag - foul #1 on Michael McCorrison, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Joe Lahey (PF) William Gunn, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Ridout (PF), Milton Pelkowski (C) Jacob Seaman, Aaron Hornick | |
| 08:25 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Edward Ridout gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:11 | Nevada | Edward Ridout banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ford | 40-43 |
| 07:50 | NC State | Chen Xue hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Francis | 43-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Sonntag (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Theodore Fowler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael McCorrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Ridout (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Pelkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Theodore Fowler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | William Johnson (SF), Donald Fountain (C) Chen Xue, Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Batres (PG) Theodore Fowler | |
| 07:18 | NC State | William Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:17 | Nevada | Steven Batres grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Milton Pelkowski buries a floater from the baseline set up by John Ford and he's fouled by Donald Fountain - foul #1 on Donald Fountain, team foul #1 | 43-45 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jacob Seaman (SF) John Ford | |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Milton Pelkowski misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:05 | NC State | Brian Landowski gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:49 | NC State | William Gunn connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Chen Xue (SF) Brian Landowski, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Clarence Whatley (SF) Michael McCorrison | |
| 06:01 | NC State | Eugene Francis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 06:00 | NC State | William Gunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:38 | NC State | William Gunn hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 05:20 | Nevada | Edward Ridout blows the layup over the doubleteam | 48-45 |
| 05:18 | NC State | Chen Xue snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 05:03 | NC State | William Gunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF) Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael McCorrison (SG), John Ford (SF), Aaron Hornick (C) Clarence Whatley, Edward Ridout, Milton Pelkowski | |
| 04:46 | Nevada | Steven Batres hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McCorrison | 48-47 |
| 04:30 | NC State | William Gunn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | John Ford pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 04:12 | Nevada | John Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Justin Sonntag (C) Eugene Francis, Donald Fountain | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:43 | NC State | Brian Landowski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on John Ford - foul #2 on John Ford, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Ridout (PF) Jacob Seaman | |
| 03:43 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gunn (fresh) 25 pts. SF - Chen Xue (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Rose (fresh) C - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Steven Batres (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCorrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Ridout (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Aaron Hornick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 03:23 | Nevada | Aaron Hornick snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 03:06 | Nevada | Brian Landowski is called for the reach on Steven Batres - foul #1 on Brian Landowski, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Joe Lahey (PF) William Gunn, Chen Xue, Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Fowler (PG), Milton Pelkowski (C) Steven Batres, Aaron Hornick | |
| 03:01 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison hits the finger roll and the foul's on Eugene Francis - foul #3 on Eugene Francis, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| 03:01 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:01 | NC State | Joe Lahey snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:59 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | NC State | William Gunn (SG), Chen Xue (SF) Eugene Francis, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Steven Batres (PG) Theodore Fowler | |
| 02:42 | NC State | Justin Sonntag comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Milton Pelkowski - foul #1 on Milton Pelkowski, team foul #9 | 51-49 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 02:42 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 02:28 | Nevada | Steven Batres is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael McCorrison | 52-51 |
| 02:01 | NC State | Chen Xue hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 01:47 | Nevada | Chen Xue picks off the pass by John Ford | 55-51 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Chen Xue lays it in | 57-51 |
| 01:26 | Nevada | John Ford is open and buries a turnaround from the right block | 57-53 |
| 00:58 | NC State | William Gunn misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 57-53 |
| 00:57 | Nevada | Edward Ridout gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison is fouled on the floor by William Gunn - foul #2 on William Gunn, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Nevada | Michael McCorrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 00:35 | NC State | Chen Xue pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Steven Batres is called for the reach on Chen Xue in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Batres, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Bobby Rose (PF) Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Theodore Fowler (PG) Steven Batres | |
| 00:32 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:32 | NC State | Chen Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Edward Ridout travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is fouled in the backcourt by Michael McCorrison - foul #2 on Michael McCorrison, team foul #11 | 59-53 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:23 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | John Ford is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is hacked by Theodore Fowler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Fowler, team foul #12 | 60-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Lahey (PF) Bobby Rose | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Justin Sonntag makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:09 | Nevada | John Ford misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 00:07 | NC State | Joe Lahey pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski runs out the clock | 62-53 |