| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Brian Campbell (fresh) SG - Michael Konieczny (fresh) SF - John Berardi (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) C - Gene Poole (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 | Grambling State | Gene Poole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Brian Campbell and the foul's on Charles Paul - foul #1 on Charles Paul, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Nevada | Charles Paul loses the dribble to Michael Konieczny | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ben Eng | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Nevada | Brian Campbell steps in front of the Cecil Lundy pass | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Grambling State | John Berardi can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 3-0 |
| 18:23 | Grambling State | Brian Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Nevada | David Rhodes steals it from Charles Paul | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Grambling State | John Berardi's pass is intercepted by Ben Eng | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | Rickey Reid misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:34 | Grambling State | David Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | Grambling State | David Rhodes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Konieczny | 5-0 |
| 17:24 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:23 | Grambling State | Gene Poole gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:18 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ben Eng - foul #1 on Ben Eng, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Mays (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Eric McCarron (C) John Berardi, David Rhodes, Gene Poole | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 17:18 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:18 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:59 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Eng | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Konieczny | 9-2 |
| 16:25 | Nevada | Charles Paul buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Rickey Reid | 9-5 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | James Jenkins misses the easy layup | 9-5 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | Ben Eng snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Konieczny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mays (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - Eric McCarron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Lundy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses the easy layup | 9-5 |
| 15:38 | Grambling State | James Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:19 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Gardner - foul #1 on Stephen Gardner, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (SG), David Rhodes (PF), Gene Poole (C) Brian Campbell, Michael Konieczny, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Arthur Burns (PG), Robert Hill (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Joseph Peterson (PF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Rickey Reid, Charles Paul, Ben Eng, Cecil Lundy, Stephen Gardner | |
| 15:19 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:19 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:19 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:02 | Nevada | Michael Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Grambling State | David Rhodes's floater is knocked away by Alexander McCorkell | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | Grambling State | James Mays grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:30 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Melvin Pink (SG) James Mays | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:30 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | Nevada | Michael Jones's layup is rejected by Gene Poole | 11-8 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell can't tip it in | 11-8 |
| 14:22 | Grambling State | Gene Poole pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:08 | Grambling State | Arthur Burns picks off the pass by Eric McCarron | 11-8 |
| 13:52 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell misses the dunk attempt | 11-8 |
| 13:51 | Grambling State | Gene Poole grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Grambling State | David Rhodes can't throw it down | 11-8 |
| 13:43 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to David Rhodes | 11-8 |
| 13:25 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-8 |
| 13:23 | Grambling State | David Rhodes tips it in | 13-8 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Alexander McCorkell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 12:56 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:43 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink is hacked by Alexander McCorkell - foul #1 on Alexander McCorkell, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Campbell (PG), Michael Konieczny (SG), John Berardi (SF), James Jenkins (PF), Adam Didonato (C) Jerome Power, Melvin Pink, Eric McCarron, David Rhodes, Gene Poole | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Charles Paul (SG), Cecil Lundy (PF), Stephen Gardner (C) Arthur Burns, Michael Jones, Joseph Peterson, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 12:32 | Grambling State | Adam Didonato connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-8 |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Charles Paul's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Didonato | 15-8 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | Robert Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 11:53 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by James Jenkins - foul #1 on James Jenkins, team foul #1 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SF) Robert Hill | |
| 11:53 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy makes the free throw | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Konieczny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Berardi (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Paul (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cecil Lundy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Grambling State | John Berardi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 11:42 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:38 | Nevada | Ben Eng can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-11 |
| 11:37 | Grambling State | James Jenkins snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:31 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Konieczny, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Charles Paul is fouled on the floor by Michael Konieczny - foul #2 on Michael Konieczny, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Mays (SG) Michael Konieczny | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:04 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 11:03 | Grambling State | James Mays snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:49 | Grambling State | James Mays clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 10:47 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy lays it up and in set up by Ben Eng | 15-13 |
| 10:24 | Grambling State | Brian Campbell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:22 | Grambling State | John Berardi grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:11 | Grambling State | Brian Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Eric McCarron (SF), David Rhodes (PF), Gene Poole (C) John Berardi, James Jenkins, Adam Didonato | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (SF) Ben Eng | |
| 09:53 | Nevada | David Rhodes steals the ball from Rickey Reid | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | Grambling State | James Mays misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-13 |
| 09:26 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 09:22 | Nevada | Robert Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Rickey Reid | 15-13 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Robert Hill scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rickey Reid | 15-16 |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | James Mays misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (SG) Brian Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Arthur Burns (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Joseph Peterson (PF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Rickey Reid, Charles Paul, Cecil Lundy, Stephen Gardner | |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | James Mays makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | James Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:03 | Grambling State | James Mays misses the 3rd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Arthur Burns throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | Grambling State | David Rhodes misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Alexander McCorkell - foul #2 on Alexander McCorkell, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Jenkins (C) Gene Poole | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SF), Lonnie Lewis (PF) Arthur Burns, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 08:44 | Grambling State | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | Grambling State | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:15 | Nevada | Jerome Power picks off the pass by Michael Jones | 18-16 |
| 08:11 | Grambling State | James Mays misses the easy layup | 18-16 |
| 08:10 | Grambling State | David Rhodes snags the offensive board | 18-16 |
| 08:03 | Grambling State | James Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 18-16 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | David Rhodes tips it but misses | 18-16 |
| 08:00 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:44 | Nevada | Jerome Power is called for the reach on Lonnie Lewis - foul #1 on Jerome Power, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Campbell (PG), John Berardi (SF), Adam Didonato (C) James Mays, Eric McCarron, David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Stephen Gardner (C) Michael Jones, Lonnie Lewis | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Power (fresh) SF - John Berardi (fresh) PF - James Jenkins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Rickey Reid (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Nevada | Rickey Reid is fouled on the floor by James Jenkins - foul #2 on James Jenkins, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gene Poole (C) James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Paul (SG), Cecil Lundy (PF) Ben Eng, Joseph Peterson | |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gene Poole - foul #1 on Gene Poole, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:45 | Grambling State | Rickey Reid steals the ball from Gene Poole | 18-18 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Robert Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Campbell - foul #1 on Brian Campbell, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Mays (SG), Eric McCarron (PF) Jerome Power, Adam Didonato | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Robert Hill makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:12 | Grambling State | James Mays buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:50 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy knocks in the jumper in the paint | 21-22 |
| 05:32 | Grambling State | James Mays is called for traveling | 21-22 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Melvin Pink (SF), David Rhodes (PF) John Berardi, Gene Poole | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SF), Joseph Peterson (C) Robert Hill, Stephen Gardner | |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric McCarron - foul #1 on Eric McCarron, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jerome Power (SG) Melvin Pink | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:09 | Grambling State | Jerome Power is fouled on the floor by Charles Paul - foul #2 on Charles Paul, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Jones (SG), Lonnie Lewis (PF) Charles Paul, Cecil Lundy | |
| 05:09 | Grambling State | Jerome Power makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:09 | Grambling State | Jerome Power makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Rickey Reid is fouled on the floor by Jerome Power - foul #2 on Jerome Power, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Phillip Enciso (PG), Melvin Pink (SG), Adam Didonato (C) Brian Campbell, Jerome Power, James Mays | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Rickey Reid makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Rickey Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:45 | Grambling State | Eric McCarron drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Enciso | 25-25 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Berardi (SF) Eric McCarron | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (PG), Stephen Gardner (C) Rickey Reid, Lonnie Lewis | |
| 03:59 | Grambling State | David Rhodes lays it in on a nice dish by Adam Didonato | 27-25 |
| 03:43 | Nevada | Michael Jones lays it in | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Phillip Enciso (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Pink (fresh) SF - John Berardi (fresh) PF - David Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Didonato (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Eng (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Grambling State | David Rhodes misses the easy layup | 27-27 |
| 03:15 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Hill | 27-27 |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Robert Hill comes up short on the shot from the right side | 27-27 |
| 03:03 | Grambling State | John Berardi gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:58 | Grambling State | The short jumper by John Berardi is denied by Stephen Gardner | 27-27 |
| 02:56 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:50 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-27 |
| 02:48 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to David Rhodes | 27-27 |
| 02:28 | Grambling State | John Berardi buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 02:15 | Nevada | Michael Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hill | 29-30 |
| 01:52 | Grambling State | Melvin Pink buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Adam Didonato | 32-30 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Phillip Enciso takes the ball from Joseph Peterson | 32-30 |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | David Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Campbell (PG), Michael Konieczny (SG), James Mays (SF), Gene Poole (C) Phillip Enciso, Melvin Pink, John Berardi, Adam Didonato | |
| Subs | Nevada | Rickey Reid (PG), Charles Paul (SG), Lonnie Lewis (SF), Cecil Lundy (PF), Alexander McCorkell (C) Robert Hill, Michael Jones, Ben Eng, Joseph Peterson, Stephen Gardner | |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | David Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:14 | Grambling State | David Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:49 | Nevada | Cecil Lundy misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 00:48 | Grambling State | James Mays pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 00:33 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny makes the floater from the left side | 35-30 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Charles Paul comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Mays - foul #1 on James Mays, team foul #10 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Jenkins (PF) David Rhodes | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Charles Paul makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Charles Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny is fouled on the floor by Alexander McCorkell - foul #3 on Alexander McCorkell, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hill (SF), Stephen Gardner (C) Lonnie Lewis, Alexander McCorkell | |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Grambling State | Michael Konieczny misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Stephen Gardner | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Stephen Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-32 |