| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 11 pts. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan inbounds the ball | 25-52 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby misses the 3 from straight away | 25-52 |
| 19:46 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick gets the offensive rebound | 25-52 |
| 19:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-52 |
| 19:26 | Nevada | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-52 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | John Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-52 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby snags the defensive board | 25-52 |
| 18:59 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick is fouled on the floor by Arthur Watts - foul #1 on Arthur Watts, team foul #1 | 25-52 |
| 18:41 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-52 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-52 |
| 18:15 | Nevada | Robert Myers tips it in | 27-54 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-54 |
| 17:31 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-54 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Robert Myers tips it back up and in | 27-56 |
| 17:21 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-56 |
| 17:19 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Arthur Watts | 27-56 |
| 16:55 | Nevada | John Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Smith | 27-59 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-59 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby can't tip it in | 27-59 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the board | 27-59 |
| 16:28 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Hector Vega - foul #1 on Hector Vega, team foul #1 | 27-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SG), Felix Gonzalez (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Theodore Daigle, Robert Bigby, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (PG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Andy Toliver (C) John Smith, David Smith, Robert Myers, Arthur Watts | |
| 16:28 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 27-60 |
| 16:28 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 27-61 |
| 16:08 | Northern Illinois University | Andy Toliver blocks the short jumper by Bobby Smart | 27-61 |
| 16:07 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the offensive board | 27-61 |
| 15:51 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 29-61 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bobby Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Kopp (fresh) C - Andy Toliver (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Nevada | Michael Way's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG) Emerson Marsh | |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #2 | 29-61 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-61 |
| 15:08 | Nevada | Michael Way snags the defensive board | 29-61 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | Michael Way throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Felix Gonzalez, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Smith (SF), Arthur Watts (C) Thomas Kopp, Andy Toliver | |
| 14:39 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-61 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | David Smith gets the rebound | 29-61 |
| 14:22 | Nevada | John Smith hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Losiewski | 29-64 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses badly on a shot from the left side | 29-64 |
| 14:07 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the board | 29-64 |
| 13:53 | Nevada | John Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-64 |
| 13:51 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-64 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Arthur Watts clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Theodore Daigle - foul #1 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #2 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF) Louis Wren, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SG), Robert Myers (PF) John Smith, Frank Losiewski | |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the 1st free throw | 29-65 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 29-66 |
| 13:10 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-66 |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Michael Way makes the 3 from the right wing | 32-69 |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the floater from the left wing | 32-69 |
| 12:41 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick tips it but misses | 32-69 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses the tip | 32-69 |
| 12:38 | Nevada | Arthur Watts snags the defensive board | 32-69 |
| 12:20 | Nevada | Michael Way hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-69 |
| 12:19 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan gets the rebound | 32-69 |
| 12:15 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-69 |
| 12:14 | Nevada | Michael Way gets the rebound | 32-69 |
| 12:01 | Nevada | Robert Myers lays it up and in on a great pass from David Smith | 32-71 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Theodore Daigle and the foul's on Michael Way - foul #2 on Michael Way, team foul #3 | 34-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SG) Theodore Daigle, Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, David Smith, Arthur Watts | |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega makes the free throw | 35-71 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 7 reb. C - Hector Vega (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Toliver (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh loses the ball out of bounds | 35-71 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (C) Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan's pass is intercepted by Andy Toliver | 35-71 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Louis Wren steals it from Robert Myers | 35-71 |
| 10:44 | Northern Illinois University | Andy Toliver picks off the pass by Benjamin Glick | 35-71 |
| 10:27 | Nevada | John Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 35-74 |
| 10:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-74 |
| 10:01 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren grabs the offensive rebound | 35-74 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-74 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart gets the offensive rebound | 35-74 |
| 09:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-74 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | Frank Losiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-74 |
| 09:28 | Nevada | John Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andy Toliver | 35-77 |
| 09:06 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 37-77 |
| 08:50 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-77 |
| 08:49 | Nevada | John Smith tips it back up and in | 37-79 |
| 08:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Wren | 40-79 |
| 08:10 | Nevada | Andy Toliver double dribbles | 40-79 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Felix Gonzalez (C) Lawrence Jones, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Reda (PG), Michael Way (SG), William Blocker (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF) John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Frank Losiewski, Robert Myers | |
| 07:57 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-79 |
| 07:55 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford grabs the offensive rebound | 40-79 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-79 |
| 07:48 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp grabs the board | 40-79 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Wren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 8 pts. C - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fresh) SG - Michael Way (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Kopp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andy Toliver (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Nevada | Michael Way misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-79 |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-79 |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-79 |
| 07:32 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Felix Gonzalez | 40-79 |
| 07:27 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Way picks off the pass by Ronnie Rexford | 40-79 |
| 07:24 | Nevada | Michael Way lays it in | 40-81 |
| 07:08 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Kopp is called for the reach on Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Thomas Kopp, team foul #4 | 40-81 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 40-81 |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Michael Way grabs the board | 40-81 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Michael Way misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-81 |
| 06:26 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-81 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder's pass is intercepted by William Blocker | 40-81 |
| 05:47 | Nevada | Michael Way connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Kopp | 40-84 |
| 05:38 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford lays it in set up by Marvin Carlton | 42-84 |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Felix Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 42-84 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Bobby Smart (PF) David Feder, Marvin Carlton | |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Losiewski (SF) William Blocker | |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the 1st free throw | 42-85 |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-86 |
| 05:11 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Smart | 45-86 |
| 04:47 | Nevada | Michael Way drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Losiewski | 45-89 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Frank Losiewski steals it from Bobby Smart | 45-89 |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Michael Way clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 45-89 |
| 04:21 | Nevada | Andy Toliver grabs the offensive board | 45-89 |
| 04:01 | Nevada | Thomas Reda is hacked by Bobby Smart - foul #1 on Bobby Smart, team foul #4 | 45-89 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG) Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Nevada | William Blocker (SF) Thomas Kopp | |
| 03:49 | Nevada | Michael Way clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-89 |
| 03:48 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart gets the rebound | 45-89 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Wren (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Smart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Reda (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Way (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Toliver (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones is hacked by Thomas Reda - foul #1 on Thomas Reda, team foul #5 | 45-89 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG) Louis Wren | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:30 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Nevada | Andy Toliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-89 |
| 03:02 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-89 |
| 03:00 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Smart | 45-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton travels with the ball | 45-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Nevada | Andy Toliver misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-89 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jones | 45-89 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-89 |
| 02:18 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the offensive board | 45-89 |
| 02:10 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder is called for traveling | 45-89 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG) David Feder | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Kopp (PF) Thomas Reda | |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Michael Way is whistled for traveling | 45-89 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (SF) Marvin Carlton | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:27 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren is hacked by William Blocker - foul #2 on William Blocker, team foul #6 | 45-89 |
| 01:13 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez loses the dribble to Thomas Kopp | 45-89 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Andy Toliver clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 45-89 |
| 00:54 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart pulls down the rebound | 45-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones buries a 3 from straight away | 48-89 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-91 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-91 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford grabs the offensive board | 48-91 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford misses the jumper from close range | 48-91 |
| 00:11 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the follow up shot | 50-91 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Michael Way runs out the clock | 50-91 |