| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) SG - Richard Beach (fresh) SF - Steven Slone (fresh) PF - Otis Ford (fresh) C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) PF - Claude Bush (fresh) C - Corey Gomer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Nevada | Richard Beach knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Slone | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Alejandro Diaz | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay is fouled on the floor by Corey Gomer - foul #1 on Corey Gomer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Nevada | Otis Ford blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Nevada | Steven Slone tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush hits a floater from close range set up by Alejandro Diaz | 4-4 |
| 18:15 | Nevada | Richard Beach clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush connects on the jumper from the left block | 4-6 |
| 17:55 | Nevada | Otis Ford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Nelson | 7-9 |
| 17:15 | Nevada | Richard Beach double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG) Brad Shanks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz, Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 16:56 | Nevada | Richard Beach snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | Nevada | Steven Slone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Bruder (SF), Avery Lindsey (PF), Santos Reese (C) Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Edmund Halladay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress misses the fadeaway in the lane | 7-9 |
| 16:05 | Nevada | James Bruder pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-9 |
| 15:41 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) SG - Richard Beach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bruder (fresh) PF - Avery Lindsey (fresh) C - Santos Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) SG - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) PF - Robert Childress (fresh) C - Robert Sak (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers is fouled on the floor by Michael Breslin - foul #1 on Michael Breslin, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Steven Slone (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Edmund Halladay (C) Richard Beach, James Bruder, Avery Lindsey, Santos Reese | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF) Bradley Hoffman, Michael Hankins, Robert Childress | |
| 15:03 | Nevada | Paul Cohrs steals it from Otis Ford | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Brad Shanks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-12 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin is whistled for a carry | 7-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Paul Cohrs, Robert Sak | |
| 14:08 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Slone | 9-12 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Brad Shanks steals the ball from Claude Bush | 9-12 |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers's pass is intercepted by Billy Nelson | 9-12 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins tips it in | 9-14 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Otis Ford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | Ronald Rogers is called for the reach on Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Ronald Rogers, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Richard Beach (SG), James Bruder (SF), Avery Lindsey (PF), Santos Reese (C) Brad Shanks, Ronald Rogers, Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Edmund Halladay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| 12:06 | Nevada | Santos Reese blows the layup | 9-16 |
| 12:04 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:48 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Avery Lindsey | 9-16 |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 11:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Bruder (fresh) PF - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Reese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Childress (fresh) C - Robert Sak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Cohrs | 9-18 |
| 10:47 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | James Bruder takes the ball from Alejandro Diaz | 9-18 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Robert Childress steals the ball from James Bruder | 9-18 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-18 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Santos Reese | 9-18 |
| 09:37 | Nevada | James Bruder knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Avery Lindsey | 12-18 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | Richard Beach steps in front of the Robert Childress pass | 12-18 |
| 09:23 | Nevada | Richard Beach can't finish the layup | 12-18 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Avery Lindsey | 12-18 |
| 09:09 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 12-18 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Steven Slone (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Edmund Halladay (C) Gordon Pittman, James Bruder, Avery Lindsey, Santos Reese | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Alejandro Diaz, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Claude Bush | 12-20 |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Steven Slone misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-20 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 08:30 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Brad Shanks grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 08:09 | Nevada | Brad Shanks makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Beach | 14-20 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer is hacked by Edmund Halladay - foul #1 on Edmund Halladay, team foul #2 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (SG) Richard Beach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG) Paul Cohrs | |
| 07:41 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer connects on the floater from the right side | 14-22 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Corey Gomer - foul #2 on Corey Gomer, team foul #3 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Sak (C) Corey Gomer | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Sak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Brad Shanks - foul #1 on Brad Shanks, team foul #3 | 15-22 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:10 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers hits a shot from the right side set up by Brad Shanks | 17-23 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Claude Bush | 17-25 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Brad Shanks clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Nelson - foul #1 on Billy Nelson, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF) Michael Hankins | |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Brad Shanks makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Brad Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG) Brad Shanks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Otis Ford misses the shot from the left side | 19-25 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:03 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Beach - foul #1 on Richard Beach, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Bruder (SF), Avery Lindsey (PF), Santos Reese (C) Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Edmund Halladay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman (PG) Billy Nelson | |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | Nevada | Santos Reese gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | James Bruder knocks in the jumper from the right side | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the jumpshot from the left side | 21-25 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Bradley Hoffman | 21-28 |
| 04:42 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:23 | Nevada | James Bruder pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses the shot from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-28 |
| 03:43 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Richard Beach | 24-28 |
| 03:31 | Nevada | Santos Reese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Avery Lindsey - foul #1 on Avery Lindsey, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Gordon Pittman (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Edmund Halladay (C) Ronald Rogers, Richard Beach, James Bruder, Avery Lindsey, Santos Reese | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Corey Gomer (C) Bradley Hoffman, Alejandro Diaz, Robert Sak | |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:25 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay grabs the board | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SF - Steven Slone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Ford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Cohrs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Brad Shanks | 27-28 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Otis Ford - foul #1 on Otis Ford, team foul #6 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG) Paul Cohrs | |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:06 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:52 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Corey Gomer | 27-29 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF) Alejandro Diaz | |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Bush | 27-29 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 01:54 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman loses the dribble to Paul Cohrs | 27-29 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson banks in the layup set up by Paul Cohrs | 27-31 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Otis Ford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Claude Bush - foul #1 on Claude Bush, team foul #5 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Gordon Pittman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Paul Cohrs, Claude Bush | |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Otis Ford misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Otis Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | A charge is called on Steven Slone - foul #1 on Steven Slone, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 00:59 | Nevada | Brad Shanks snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | Steven Slone can't connect on a shot from the right block | 28-31 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins is whistled for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (PG), James Bruder (SF), Avery Lindsey (PF), Santos Reese (C) Brad Shanks, Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Edmund Halladay | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Robert Childress | |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Richard Beach misses long on a jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush misses the fullcourt shot | 28-31 |