| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) SG - Charles Talley (fresh) SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) SG - Charles Chamberlin (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) C - James Durst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Nevada | Raymond Seiter blocks the short jumper by Wilfred Sletten | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Nevada | Robert Ashman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Louisiana Tech | Wilfred Sletten blocks the short jumper by Tom Coleman | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 18:36 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman travels with the ball | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Seiter - foul #1 on Raymond Seiter, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:04 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses long on a shot in the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:03 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman hits the follow up shot | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 17:38 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-7 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter hits the follow up shot | 0-9 |
| 17:20 | Nevada | Robert Ashman lays it up and in and he's fouled by Tom Coleman - foul #1 on Tom Coleman, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Guy Moore (SG), Michael Long (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Sean Bragdon (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Charles Chamberlin, Tom Coleman, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| 17:20 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses the free throw | 2-9 |
| 17:20 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:58 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge gets the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:49 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-9 |
| 16:47 | Nevada | Guy Moore hits the follow up shot | 4-9 |
| 16:35 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus is hacked by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), George King (SF) John Beatty, Robert Ashman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:22 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | George King grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:57 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) SG - Guy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George King (fresh) PF - Michael Long (fresh) C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) SG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SF - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) PF - Todd Cooley (fresh) C - James Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Guy Moore | 6-9 |
| 15:19 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 15:04 | Nevada | Guy Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | George King gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:41 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 14:29 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Goodridge | 6-11 |
| 14:27 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:11 | Nevada | Michael Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Robert Ashman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Guy Moore, George King, Michael Long, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), Tom Coleman (SF), Raymond Seiter (PF), James Durst (C) Eugene Lofgren, Sean Bragdon, Andrew Dejesus, Todd Cooley, James Nelson | |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst scores on a jump hook in the lane | 6-13 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer loses the dribble to James Quinn | 6-13 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Talley picks off the pass by Charles Chamberlin | 6-13 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Charles Talley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Chamberlin - foul #1 on Charles Chamberlin, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (SG) Charles Chamberlin | |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:41 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-13 |
| 12:40 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:26 | Nevada | John Beatty drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ashman | 9-13 |
| 12:11 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst clanks a shot from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 11:53 | Nevada | John Beatty makes the shot in the paint set up by Charles Talley and he's hacked by James Quinn - foul #1 on James Quinn, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nevada | Guy Moore (SG), Michael Long (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon (SG) Andrew Dejesus | |
| 11:53 | Nevada | John Beatty makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Long (fresh) C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) SG - Sean Bragdon (fresh) SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Durst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:42 | Nevada | Robert Ashman pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Quinn | 12-15 |
| 10:43 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge loses the ball out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Wilfred Sletten (C) John Beatty, Robert Ashman, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF), Todd Cooley (PF), James Nelson (C) James Quinn, Tom Coleman, Raymond Seiter, James Durst | |
| 10:26 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin is fouled on the floor by Charles Talley - foul #1 on Charles Talley, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Sean Bragdon | 12-17 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Guy Moore hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Johnny Schafer and the foul's on Charles Chamberlin - foul #2 on Charles Chamberlin, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Kristopher Jasmin (SF) Sean Bragdon, Charles Chamberlin | |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Guy Moore makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley can't throw it down | 15-17 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:38 | Louisiana Tech | Kristopher Jasmin buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Nelson | 15-19 |
| 09:27 | Nevada | Guy Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Michael Long (SG), Robert Ashman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Carl Ferraro, Charles Talley, Guy Moore, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Tom Coleman (SF), Raymond Seiter (PF) Eugene Lofgren, Kristopher Jasmin, James Nelson | |
| 09:08 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Tom Coleman | 15-21 |
| 08:49 | Nevada | Michael Long can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 08:48 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:35 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-21 |
| 08:34 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter snags the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by James Quinn | 15-24 |
| 08:14 | Nevada | Robert Ashman hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Long | 18-24 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Long (fresh) SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Quinn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dejesus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Cooley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andrew Dejesus | 18-27 |
| 07:20 | Nevada | Michael Long is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dejesus - foul #1 on Andrew Dejesus, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Guy Moore (SF), Wilfred Sletten (C) John Beatty, Robert Ashman, Johnny Schafer, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Sean Bragdon (SG), Kristopher Jasmin (PF), James Durst (C) James Quinn, Andrew Dejesus, Raymond Seiter, Todd Cooley | |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Charles Talley scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Long | 20-27 |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Guy Moore takes the ball from James Durst | 20-27 |
| 06:53 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro lays it up and in set up by Guy Moore | 22-27 |
| 06:35 | Louisiana Tech | Sean Bragdon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-27 |
| 06:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 22-27 |
| 06:29 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 06:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Long - foul #2 on Michael Long, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Ashman (SF) Michael Long | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Andrew Dejesus (SF) Eugene Lofgren, Tom Coleman | |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:09 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Guy Moore buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Ashman | 24-29 |
| 05:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Quinn | 24-31 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Robert Ashman lays it in set up by Carl Ferraro | 26-31 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Dejesus, team foul #7 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) Carl Ferraro | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter (PF) Andrew Dejesus | |
| 05:08 | Nevada | John Beatty misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 05:06 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 26-31 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 04:49 | Nevada | Guy Moore snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 04:32 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses long on a floater from close range | 26-31 |
| 04:31 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | James Durst is called for the reach on Guy Moore - foul #1 on James Durst, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SG), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley (PG), Eugene Lofgren (SG), Tom Coleman (SF), Todd Cooley (C) James Quinn, Sean Bragdon, Kristopher Jasmin, James Durst | |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Guy Moore misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:26 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren is hacked by George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF) Guy Moore | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 03:53 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley misses the lay-in | 26-31 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Cooley | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George King (fresh) SF - Robert Ashman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Allan Maley (fresh) SG - Eugene Lofgren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Seiter (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Cooley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Louisiana Tech | Allan Maley scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Eugene Lofgren | 26-33 |
| 03:25 | Nevada | George King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 03:24 | Nevada | John Beatty gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:15 | Nevada | The jump hook by Robert Ashman is blocked by Raymond Seiter | 26-33 |
| 03:14 | Nevada | Robert Ashman tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Wayne Goodridge - foul #1 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Michael Long (SG) John Beatty, Robert Ashman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn (PG), Charles Chamberlin (SG), James Durst (C) Allan Maley, Eugene Lofgren, Raymond Seiter | |
| 03:02 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:45 | Nevada | James Durst denies the turnaround by Wayne Goodridge | 28-36 |
| 02:44 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Tom Coleman | 28-36 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by George King - foul #2 on George King, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Wilfred Sletten (C) George King, Johnny Schafer | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Andrew Dejesus (PF) Todd Cooley | |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:27 | Louisiana Tech | Tom Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Michael Long makes the turnaround in the paint | 30-38 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Wilfred Sletten - foul #1 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Guy Moore (SF) Carl Ferraro, Wayne Goodridge | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Raymond Seiter (PF) Andrew Dejesus | |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana Tech | James Durst makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:46 | Nevada | Tom Coleman steps in front of the John Beatty pass | 30-40 |
| 01:43 | Louisiana Tech | James Quinn misses the lay-in | 30-40 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Guy Moore snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Charles Talley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 00:57 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Michael Long pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Guy Moore hits the follow up shot | 35-40 |
| 00:31 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Chamberlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Ashman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Guy Moore, Wilfred Sletten | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eugene Lofgren (PG), Sean Bragdon (SG), Andrew Dejesus (SF), Todd Cooley (C) James Quinn, Charles Chamberlin, Tom Coleman, James Durst | |
| 00:09 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG) John Beatty | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Nelson (C) Raymond Seiter | |
| 00:03 | Louisiana Tech | Todd Cooley hits a runner from the baseline set up by James Nelson | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Michael Long misses the halfcourt shot | 35-42 |