| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fresh) SG - Allen Barclay (fresh) SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) PF - Harold Wright (fresh) C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Harold Wright misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kenneth Clark | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Nevada | Allen Barclay pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Nevada | Harold Wright is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Allen Barclay drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Terrio | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alex Situ | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Nevada | Harold Wright hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Terrio | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | New Orleans | Alex Situ throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-3 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Kevin Carini (SF), Carlos Guerrero (PF) Alex Situ, Jeremy Wilkinson, Kenneth Clark | |
| 17:30 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup hits the finger roll set up by Allen Barclay | 6-3 |
| 17:08 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly is hacked by Harold Wright - foul #1 on Harold Wright, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leonard Andrew (PG) William Terrio | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram (SG), Brian Grove (C) Martin Henderson, Timothy Kelly | |
| 16:53 | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram can't throw it down | 6-3 |
| 16:51 | New Orleans | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Grove | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram can't connect on a shot in the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:31 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:26 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (SG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (SF), Ralph Redd (PF) Allen Barclay, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson (SF) Brian Grove | |
| 16:10 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:54 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 15:53 | Nevada | Ralph Redd snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Leonard Andrew (fresh) SG - Shawn Orr (fresh) SF - Wilfred Wedgeworth (fresh) PF - Ralph Redd (fresh) C - Glenn Waldroup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) SG - Steven Wolfgram (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) C - Kevin Carini (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Shawn Orr is hacked by Steven Wolfgram - foul #1 on Steven Wolfgram, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG) Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Kenneth Clark (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Steven Wolfgram, Carlos Guerrero, Kevin Carini | |
| 15:28 | Nevada | Martin Henderson is called for the reach on Shawn Orr - foul #1 on Martin Henderson, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach (SF) Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| 15:22 | Nevada | Ralph Redd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-3 |
| 15:20 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:18 | New Orleans | William Terrio steals the ball from Alex Situ in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 15:16 | Nevada | William Terrio hits the finger roll | 8-3 |
| 14:58 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Situ | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Nevada | William Terrio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Nevada | Allen Barclay (SG), Harold Wright (PF) Leonard Andrew, Shawn Orr | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF) Jeremy Wilkinson, Kenneth Clark | |
| 14:38 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Situ | 8-8 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | Steven Wolfgram is called for the reach on William Terrio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Wolfgram, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Leonard Andrew (PG), Glenn Waldroup (C) William Terrio, Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (PG), Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Kevin Carini (SF), Carlos Guerrero (PF) Alex Situ, Martin Henderson, Steven Wolfgram, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| 14:03 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:01 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF) Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Grove (C) Timothy Kelly | |
| 13:42 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 13:32 | New Orleans | Carlos Guerrero drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jeremy Wilkinson | 8-10 |
| 13:10 | Nevada | Kevin Carini steals it from Wilfred Wedgeworth | 8-10 |
| 12:59 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Allen Barclay | 8-10 |
| 12:32 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Wilfred Wedgeworth | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini is fouled on the floor by Leonard Andrew - foul #1 on Leonard Andrew, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Harold Wright (PF) Allen Barclay, Leonard Andrew, Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Martin Henderson (SG), Andrew Farren (SF), Ivan Mierzejewski (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Kevin Carini, Dima Kapuscinski, Jeremy Wilkinson, Kenneth Clark, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 12:15 | New Orleans | Alex Situ knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Farren | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Shawn Orr | 12-13 |
| 11:47 | New Orleans | Alex Situ is hacked by William Terrio - foul #1 on William Terrio, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Montgomery (SG), Ralph Redd (C) Shawn Orr, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Montgomery (fresh) SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) PF - Harold Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Redd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Alex Situ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Farren (fresh) PF - Ivan Mierzejewski (fresh) C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:32 | Nevada | Ralph Redd grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Ralph Redd is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Kelly - foul #1 on Timothy Kelly, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 11:18 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:03 | New Orleans | Alex Situ buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ivan Mierzejewski | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Ralph Redd's pass is intercepted by Alex Situ | 12-15 |
| 10:41 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren lays it in on a great pass from Alex Situ | 12-17 |
| 10:22 | Nevada | Ralph Redd misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 10:20 | Nevada | Ralph Redd tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 09:56 | New Orleans | Andrew Farren is called for 5 seconds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), Leonard Andrew (SF), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF), Glenn Waldroup (C) William Terrio, Richard Montgomery, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright, Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Carini (PG), Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Carlos Guerrero (C) Alex Situ, Martin Henderson, Andrew Farren, Ivan Mierzejewski, Timothy Kelly | |
| 09:39 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 09:37 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Kevin Carini | 14-17 |
| 09:24 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski's floater is knocked away by Wilfred Wedgeworth | 14-17 |
| 09:23 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | Kevin Carini is called for the reach on Glenn Waldroup in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Carini, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Allen Barclay buries a turnaround in the paint | 16-17 |
| 08:46 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini's 3 pointer is rejected by Shawn Orr | 16-17 |
| 08:44 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski grabs the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:35 | New Orleans | Kevin Carini can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-17 |
| 08:33 | Nevada | Wilfred Wedgeworth pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 08:27 | Nevada | Allen Barclay is hacked by Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ralph Redd (PF) Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG), Timothy Kelly (C) Kevin Carini, Kenneth Clark | |
| 08:27 | Nevada | Allen Barclay makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:27 | Nevada | Allen Barclay makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:09 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 18-19 |
| 08:05 | Nevada | Martin Henderson steals it from Leonard Andrew in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 07:43 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Ralph Redd grabs the board | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Shawn Orr (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Barclay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Andrew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Redd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Waldroup (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fairly fresh) PF - Carlos Guerrero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG), Richard Montgomery (SG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF), Harold Wright (PF) Shawn Orr, Allen Barclay, Leonard Andrew, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Andrew Farren (SF) Dima Kapuscinski, Jeremy Wilkinson | |
| 07:07 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 07:06 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly tips it in | 18-21 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup (C) Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski (PF) Carlos Guerrero | |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Alex Situ misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Terrio - foul #2 on William Terrio, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Alfred Elliott (PG) William Terrio | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Brian Grove (C) Timothy Kelly | |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Alex Situ makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:38 | Nevada | Richard Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:36 | New Orleans | Brian Grove pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson makes the 3 from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 05:56 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harold Wright | 21-26 |
| 05:34 | New Orleans | Martin Henderson hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Alex Situ | 21-29 |
| 05:21 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach misses the lay-in | 21-29 |
| 05:20 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup tips it in | 23-29 |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Henderson and he's fouled by Ronnie Steinbach - foul #1 on Ronnie Steinbach, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), Leonard Andrew (SF), Wilfred Wedgeworth (PF), Ralph Redd (C) Alfred Elliott, Richard Montgomery, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright, Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Kevin Carini (PG), Dima Kapuscinski (SG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Timothy Kelly (C) Alex Situ, Martin Henderson, Andrew Farren, Brian Grove | |
| 05:06 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:48 | Nevada | Jeremy Wilkinson steps in front of the Allen Barclay pass | 23-32 |
| 04:45 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson misses the easy layup | 23-32 |
| 04:43 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:26 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | Ivan Mierzejewski snags the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 04:18 | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 04:17 | Nevada | Shawn Orr grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 04:00 | Nevada | Allen Barclay connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Orr | 25-32 |
| 03:45 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly misses the shot from the left block | 25-32 |
| 03:44 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wilfred Wedgeworth | 25-32 |
| 03:42 | Nevada | Ralph Redd double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Terrio (PG), Ronnie Steinbach (SF) Allen Barclay, Wilfred Wedgeworth | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Steven Wolfgram (SG), Kenneth Clark (PF) Kevin Carini, Ivan Mierzejewski | |
| 03:25 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Dima Kapuscinski | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - William Terrio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Andrew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Steinbach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Redd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Orr (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Dima Kapuscinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Wolfgram (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilkinson (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) C - Timothy Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Harold Wright (PF), Glenn Waldroup (C) Ralph Redd, Shawn Orr | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Andrew Farren (PG), Martin Henderson (SG), Carlos Guerrero (C) Dima Kapuscinski, Jeremy Wilkinson, Timothy Kelly | |
| 02:47 | New Orleans | Ronnie Steinbach steals the ball from Steven Wolfgram | 25-34 |
| 02:27 | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-34 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Leonard Andrew hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 02:07 | New Orleans | Kenneth Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 02:06 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Clark - foul #3 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #8 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Shawn Orr (PG), Allen Barclay (SG), Wilfred Wedgeworth (SF), Ralph Redd (PF) William Terrio, Leonard Andrew, Ronnie Steinbach, Harold Wright | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Dima Kapuscinski (PG), Jeremy Wilkinson (SF), Kevin Carini (PF), Timothy Kelly (C) Andrew Farren, Steven Wolfgram, Kenneth Clark, Carlos Guerrero | |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 01:19 | New Orleans | Glenn Waldroup steals the ball from Jeremy Wilkinson | 28-34 |
| 01:08 | Nevada | Shawn Orr misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-34 |
| 01:06 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 00:40 | New Orleans | Jeremy Wilkinson is fouled on the floor by Glenn Waldroup - foul #1 on Glenn Waldroup, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronnie Steinbach (SF) Glenn Waldroup | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Alex Situ (PG), Carlos Guerrero (PF) Martin Henderson, Jeremy Wilkinson | |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Allen Barclay - foul #1 on Allen Barclay, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Glenn Waldroup (C) Ralph Redd | |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:25 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Shawn Orr is fouled in the backcourt by Alex Situ - foul #1 on Alex Situ, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | New Orleans | Martin Henderson (SG) Dima Kapuscinski | |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Shawn Orr makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Shawn Orr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:03 | New Orleans | Timothy Kelly drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Martin Henderson | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Shawn Orr misses the halfcourt shot | 30-38 |