| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) PF - James Chacko (fresh) C - Fred Newbold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) SG - Charles Paul (fresh) SF - Ben Eng (fresh) PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Gardner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Ben Eng snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Nevada | Glen Sisk is called for the reach on Rickey Reid in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Sisk, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Nevada | Charles Paul scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Reid | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a shot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Nevada | Fred Newbold denies the turnaround by Ben Eng | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:20 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses long on a shot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:57 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 16:55 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 16:29 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 2-3 |
| 16:07 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from John Lobdell | 4-3 |
| 15:53 | Nevada | Charles Paul knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Rickey Reid | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Glen Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Newbold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Paul (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fairly fresh) PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Paul - foul #1 on Charles Paul, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Joseph Peterson (PF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Charles Paul, Ben Eng, Cecil Lundy, Stephen Gardner | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:14 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 5-7 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses badly on a shot in the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko tips it in | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Nevada | Robert Hill drills a jumper from the right side set up by Rickey Reid | 7-9 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Alexander McCorkell - foul #1 on Alexander McCorkell, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Christopher Cumbie (SG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Dwight Woo (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, John Lobdell, Charlie Chaffins, James Chacko, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Paul (SG), Cecil Lundy (PF), Stephen Gardner (C) Rickey Reid, Joseph Peterson, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie drills a shot near the basket set up by Glen Sisk and he's fouled by Stephen Gardner - foul #2 on Stephen Gardner, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Peterson (C) Stephen Gardner | |
| 14:08 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:55 | Nevada | Robert Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold comes up short on the floater from close range | 10-9 |
| 13:35 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie tips it home | 12-9 |
| 13:16 | Nevada | Charles Paul buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 12-11 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Ben Eng (SF) Robert Hill, Michael Jones | |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:52 | Nevada | Ben Eng's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Newbold | 14-11 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 12:41 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy is hacked by Fred Newbold - foul #1 on Fred Newbold, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), John Lobdell (SG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Christopher Cumbie, Sherman McKewen, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 12:24 | Nevada | Charles Paul is called for traveling | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Chacko (PF) Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell (C) Cecil Lundy | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Peterson - foul #1 on Joseph Peterson, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (SG), Lonnie Lewis (PF) Charles Paul, Joseph Peterson | |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ben Eng | 15-11 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 11:48 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - John Lobdell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Chaffins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Chacko (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie John (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) C - Alexander McCorkell (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Ben Eng is fouled on the floor by Charlie Chaffins - foul #1 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold (C) Frankie John | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Jones (SF) Ben Eng | |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Michael Jones hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Hill | 15-13 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Rickey Reid is called for the reach on Charlie Chaffins - foul #1 on Rickey Reid, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Paul (SG), Cecil Lundy (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Michael Jones, Lonnie Lewis, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:00 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Cecil Lundy | 16-13 |
| 10:47 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 16-13 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Robert Hill misses the jumper from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson tips it in | 18-15 |
| 09:49 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charlie Chaffins | 21-15 |
| 09:30 | Nevada | Robert Hill clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 09:29 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 09:19 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy's pass is intercepted by James Chacko | 21-15 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #8 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), Dwight Woo (PF), Frankie John (C) John Lobdell, James Chacko, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Nevada | Arthur Burns (PG), Ben Eng (SF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Rickey Reid, Robert Hill, Joseph Peterson | |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | Arthur Burns is whistled for traveling | 22-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie is fouled on the floor by Charles Paul - foul #2 on Charles Paul, team foul #9 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Jones (SG) Charles Paul | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:13 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-15 |
| 08:11 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Lundy | 24-15 |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-15 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 07:35 | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 07:33 | Nevada | Arthur Burns pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) C - Frankie John (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Arthur Burns (fresh) SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Lundy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Alexander McCorkell (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Nevada | Robert Thompson takes the ball from Ben Eng | 24-15 |
| 07:04 | Southern Illinois | Dwight Woo scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwight Woo - foul #1 on Dwight Woo, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), John Lobdell (SG), James Chacko (PF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Joseph Peterson (C) Arthur Burns, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 06:24 | Nevada | Ben Eng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins (SF) Christopher Cumbie | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Ben Eng, Cecil Lundy | |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 27-17 |
| 06:07 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins grabs the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:48 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Chacko | 30-17 |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Fred Newbold denies the turnaround by Lonnie Lewis | 30-17 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Chacko | 30-17 |
| 05:03 | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-17 |
| 04:48 | Nevada | Rickey Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:34 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Newbold | 30-17 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander McCorkell is called for the reach on Fred Newbold - foul #2 on Alexander McCorkell, team foul #10 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie (SG), Dwight Woo (PF) John Lobdell, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Nevada | Douglas Hyberger (SG), Ben Eng (SF), Cecil Lundy (PF) Michael Jones, Lonnie Lewis, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold misses the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Fred Newbold makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:08 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Douglas Hyberger | 31-19 |
| 03:49 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie loses the ball out of bounds | 31-19 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Thompson (PG), Sherman McKewen (SF), Frankie John (C) Glen Sisk, Charlie Chaffins, Fred Newbold | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Paul (SG), Stephen Gardner (C) Douglas Hyberger, Joseph Peterson | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Rickey Reid connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ben Eng | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Christopher Cumbie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sherman McKewen (fresh) PF - Dwight Woo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frankie John (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Paul (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Thompson and the foul's on Ben Eng - foul #1 on Ben Eng, team foul #11 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), James Chacko (PF) Sherman McKewen, Dwight Woo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:01 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-22 |
| 02:35 | Nevada | Rickey Reid gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:17 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 02:15 | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 02:01 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Gardner swats the layup by Christopher Cumbie | 34-22 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | Ben Eng grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:55 | Nevada | Rickey Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-22 |
| 01:53 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner can't tip it in | 34-22 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | Frankie John grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie is fouled on the floor by Ben Eng - foul #2 on Ben Eng, team foul #12 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Glen Sisk (PG), Charlie Chaffins (SF), Fred Newbold (C) Robert Thompson, John Lobdell, Frankie John | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Joseph Peterson (PF) Rickey Reid, Ben Eng, Cecil Lundy | |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:46 | Southern Illinois | Christopher Cumbie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | Robert Hill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 01:10 | Southern Illinois | James Chacko can't throw it down | 36-25 |
| 01:09 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Fred Newbold steals it from Robert Hill | 36-25 |
| 00:32 | Southern Illinois | Michael Jones steps in front of the Charlie Chaffins pass | 36-25 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 00:11 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charlie Chaffins | 36-25 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Charlie Chaffins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Charlie Chaffins, team foul #5 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Lobdell (SG), Dwight Woo (PF) Christopher Cumbie, James Chacko | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Ben Eng (SF), Cecil Lundy (PF) Charles Paul, Michael Jones, Joseph Peterson | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Ben Eng hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-25 |