| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) C - Roger Shepard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder is fouled on the floor by Seth Eason - foul #1 on Seth Eason, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Michael Lentz grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Russell Sugg double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Snyder | 3-0 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Russell Sugg hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Lentz | 3-3 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle double dribbles | 3-3 |
| 16:59 | Nevada | Seth Eason travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| 16:47 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Russell Sugg hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 16:09 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 15:42 | Nevada | Thomas Bryant is called for the reach on Samuel Keyes - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gustavo Pena (fresh) SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Penick (fresh) C - Thomas Bryant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Shepard (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Nevada | Roger Shepard loses the dribble to Andrew Penick | 3-5 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant drills a turnaround near the basket | 5-5 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Michael Lentz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Samuel Keyes, Roger Shepard | |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Michael Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Michael Lentz misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Lentz is called for the reach on Gustavo Pena - foul #1 on Michael Lentz, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Luis Mercado (SG), William Kimball (SF) Russell Sugg, Michael Lentz | |
| 14:36 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Marcos Gonzalez | 7-6 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | Seth Eason buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:55 | Northern Iowa | William Kimball takes the ball from Marcos Gonzalez | 7-9 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick blows the layup but he's hacked by George Victorino - foul #1 on George Victorino, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Thomas Bryant (C) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola (PG), Russell Sugg (SG), Michael Lentz (SF) Seth Eason, Luis Mercado, William Kimball | |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Replogle | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the floater from the right block set up by Russell Sugg and he's fouled by Thomas Bryant - foul #3 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | George Victorino (C) Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Nevada | Samuel Keyes (PF) Joseph Kirkpatrick | |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:41 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez double dribbles | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Roger Shepard (C) Jin Xiong | |
| 12:16 | Nevada | The jumper by Roger Shepard is denied by Marcos Gonzalez | 10-14 |
| 12:15 | Nevada | Michael Lentz gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:59 | Nevada | Roger Shepard comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 10-14 |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Roger Shepard grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola hits a shot from the right wing | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Victorino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Shepard (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Marcos Gonzalez | 12-16 |
| 10:59 | Nevada | Russell Sugg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Amendola | 12-19 |
| 10:44 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle misses the jump hook in the paint | 12-19 |
| 10:43 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 10:15 | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), Thomas Bryant (C) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), William Kimball (SF), Jin Xiong (C) Dikembe Amendola, Russell Sugg, Michael Lentz, Roger Shepard | |
| 09:58 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 12-19 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 09:32 | Nevada | Luis Mercado knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 12-21 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant tips it back up and in | 14-21 |
| 09:09 | Nevada | Seth Eason knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Luis Mercado | 14-24 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena is whistled for traveling | 14-24 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG) Gustavo Pena, Stephen Evans | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Sugg (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF), Roger Shepard (C) Luis Mercado, William Kimball, Samuel Keyes, Jin Xiong | |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Michael Lentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Marcos Gonzalez - foul #1 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Michael Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Michael Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-26 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the offensive board | 14-26 |
| 08:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-26 |
| 07:35 | Nevada | Seth Eason misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-26 |
| 07:33 | Nevada | Roger Shepard grabs the offensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:10 | Nevada | Michael Lentz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Samuel Keyes (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Joseph Kirkpatrick, Roger Shepard | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Replogle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (tiring) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Russell Sugg comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Replogle - foul #1 on Christopher Replogle, team foul #7 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG), Stephen Evans (SG), George Victorino (C) Charles Snyder, Christopher Replogle, Thomas Bryant | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Russell Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Russell Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Jin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 06:17 | Nevada | Seth Eason misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-28 |
| 06:15 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick grabs the board | 14-28 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-28 |
| 06:07 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 05:43 | Nevada | Gustavo Pena steals it from Jin Xiong | 14-28 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | George Victorino's layup is rejected by Samuel Keyes | 14-28 |
| 05:25 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick snags the offensive board | 14-28 |
| 05:19 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Penick, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Snyder (PG), Christopher Replogle (SG), Thomas Bryant (C) Stephen Evans, Marcos Gonzalez, George Victorino | |
| Subs | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), William Kimball (SF), Roger Shepard (C) Seth Eason, Russell Sugg, Michael Lentz, Jin Xiong | |
| 04:58 | Nevada | William Kimball is whistled for traveling | 14-28 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Samuel Keyes | |
| 04:50 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Snyder | 17-28 |
| 04:40 | Nevada | Roger Shepard connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Andrew Penick - foul #2 on Andrew Penick, team foul #9 | 17-30 |
| 04:40 | Nevada | Roger Shepard makes the free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:16 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick is hacked by William Kimball - foul #1 on William Kimball, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez (SF) Gustavo Pena | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 04:02 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Joseph Kirkpatrick, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG), Samuel Keyes (PF) Dikembe Amendola, Joseph Kirkpatrick | |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:55 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Roger Shepard | 18-31 |
| 03:41 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes misses the lay-in | 18-31 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 03:27 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Replogle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Snyder | 21-31 |
| 03:07 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes hits the finger roll and the foul's on Andrew Penick - foul #3 on Andrew Penick, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans (SG) Christopher Replogle | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Sugg (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), Jin Xiong (C) Luis Mercado, William Kimball, Roger Shepard | |
| 03:07 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Charles Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Evans (fresh) SF - Marcos Gonzalez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Penick (tired) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Andrew Penick can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 02:45 | Nevada | Michael Lentz snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Marcos Gonzalez is called for the reach on Jin Xiong - foul #2 on Marcos Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena (PG) Charles Snyder | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Samuel Keyes | |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Jin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 02:06 | Northern Iowa | Gustavo Pena clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 02:04 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Jin Xiong | 21-35 |
| 01:44 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Lentz | 21-37 |
| 01:28 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-37 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Joseph Kirkpatrick | 21-37 |
| 01:02 | Nevada | Russell Sugg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-37 |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Seth Eason misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 00:21 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Bryant pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 00:16 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Michael Lentz grabs the board | 24-37 |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Seth Eason misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-37 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |