| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Irving Houseman inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Larsen - foul #3 on William Larsen, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:45 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:45 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:30 | Yale | Darrel Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 19:29 | Nevada | Irving Houseman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 19:24 | Nevada | Frederick Bilodeau steals the ball from John Beatty | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Yale | Charles Talley picks off the pass by Gregory Ross | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Nevada | John Beatty hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Irving Houseman | 38-37 |
| 18:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Herbert Bowen | 41-37 |
| 18:22 | Nevada | John Beatty clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 18:21 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it in | 41-39 |
| 18:02 | Yale | Gregory Ross scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 17:57 | Nevada | John Beatty makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Johnny Schafer | 43-42 |
| 17:50 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 17:49 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Bowen | 43-42 |
| 17:40 | Yale | Gregory Ross hits the finger roll | 45-42 |
| 17:30 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 17:29 | Yale | The rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 45-42 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses the easy layup but the foul's on Irving Houseman - foul #3 on Irving Houseman, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SF) Gregory Ross | |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SF) Irving Houseman | |
| 17:13 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 17:13 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | John Beatty buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Johnny Schafer | 46-45 |
| 16:48 | Yale | Bernard Ballard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Charles Talley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Darrel Smith - foul #3 on Darrel Smith, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Yale | William Green (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Herbert Bowen, Darrel Smith, Bernard Ballard, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 16:20 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 16:00 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Edwin Rich and he's hacked by Jarrett Gwyn - foul #1 on Jarrett Gwyn, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG) William Green | |
| Subs | Nevada | Irving Houseman (SF) Charles Talley | |
| 16:00 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Nevada | Irving Houseman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jarrett Gwyn | 51-50 |
| 15:15 | Yale | Jarrett Gwyn is called for the reach on Raymond Laursen - foul #2 on Jarrett Gwyn, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) George King | |
| 15:03 | Yale | William Larsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Laursen | 54-50 |
| 14:40 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Goodridge | 54-52 |
| 14:26 | Yale | William Larsen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Laursen | 57-52 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | Irving Houseman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Raymond Laursen snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 13:51 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 13:21 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Gregory Ross gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 12:50 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jarrett Gwyn - foul #3 on Jarrett Gwyn, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Edwin Rich (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Raymond Laursen, Bernard Ballard, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), George King (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Irving Houseman, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 12:50 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 12:50 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 12:29 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 12:15 | Yale | Edwin Rich is whistled for a carry | 59-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), Edmund Rufus (SF) William Larsen, Gregory Ross | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Dillard (PG) John Beatty | |
| 11:53 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 11:52 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edmund Rufus (fresh) PF - Edwin Rich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Dillard (fresh) SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 11:32 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 11:11 | Nevada | George King misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 11:09 | Yale | Darrel Smith grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 10:43 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 10:42 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 10:35 | Yale | Edwin Rich gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:16 | Yale | Herbert Bowen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 10:15 | Yale | Edwin Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Darrel Smith dunks the ball set up by Herbert Bowen | 61-55 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | George King misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-55 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | George King grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:43 | Nevada | George King loses the dribble to Edmund Rufus | 61-55 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Herbert Bowen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by George King - foul #1 on George King, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gregory Ross (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Darrel Smith, Edmund Rufus, Edwin Rich, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Carl Ferraro (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) Joseph Dillard, Charles Talley, George King, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 09:26 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Herbert Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | John Beatty hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 62-55 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 09:02 | Yale | Gregory Ross scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 08:41 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 08:25 | Yale | John Beatty takes the ball from William Larsen | 64-58 |
| 08:19 | Nevada | John Beatty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 08:17 | Nevada | Irving Houseman tips it back up and in | 64-60 |
| 08:03 | Yale | Herbert Bowen buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 66-60 |
| 07:48 | Nevada | John Beatty is fouled on the floor by William Larsen - foul #4 on William Larsen, team foul #3 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG) Herbert Bowen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Nevada | Charles Talley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Beatty | 66-63 |
| 07:07 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilfred Sletten - foul #1 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:07 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:07 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 07:07 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wilfred Sletten | 67-63 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Irving Houseman is hacked by Raymond Laursen - foul #2 on Raymond Laursen, team foul #4 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:24 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten misses long on a jumper near the basket | 67-63 |
| 06:22 | Yale | Darrel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Bernard Ballard lays it in set up by William Larsen and the foul's on John Beatty - foul #1 on John Beatty, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SF) Irving Houseman | |
| 06:09 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:58 | Nevada | John Beatty misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-63 |
| 05:56 | Nevada | George King grabs the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | John Beatty buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Schafer | 70-65 |
| 05:15 | Yale | Darrel Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-65 |
| 05:14 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau tips it but misses | 70-65 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | Charles Talley grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:54 | Nevada | George King connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Beatty | 70-68 |
| 04:38 | Yale | Darrel Smith connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Bernard Ballard | 72-68 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | John Beatty buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Talley | 72-71 |
| 04:07 | Yale | Raymond Laursen comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 72-71 |
| 04:05 | Yale | Raymond Laursen pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 03:48 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George King - foul #2 on George King, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), William Green (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Raymond Laursen, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Irving Houseman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 03:48 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:48 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Nevada | Irving Houseman hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Ferraro | 74-74 |
| 03:12 | Yale | Irving Houseman steps in front of the Herbert Bowen pass | 74-74 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn scores on a jumper from close range set up by Carl Ferraro | 74-76 |
| 02:57 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Darrel Smith (SG), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Herbert Bowen, William Green, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, George King, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 02:35 | Yale | Gregory Ross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 02:34 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Bilodeau | 74-76 |
| 02:14 | Yale | Bernard Ballard is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #5 | 74-76 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Charles Talley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Schafer | 74-79 |
| 01:46 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau loses the dribble to John Beatty | 74-79 |
| 01:43 | Nevada | John Beatty throws it down | 74-81 |
| 01:19 | Yale | William Larsen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-81 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 74-81 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Darrel Smith can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Talley - foul #1 on Charles Talley, team foul #9 | 74-81 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Beatty | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 00:29 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:26 | Yale | William Larsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-83 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Yale | Wilfred Sletten is called for the reach on William Larsen - foul #2 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #10 | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 1st free throw | 76-83 |
| 00:21 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Nevada | Darrel Smith is called for the reach on Charles Talley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrel Smith, team foul #6 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), George King (SF), Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) John Beatty, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Charles Talley is hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #5 on Darrel Smith, team foul #7 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG) Darrel Smith | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Gregory Ross pulls down the rebound | 77-84 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Herbert Bowen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Larsen | 80-84 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-84 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Irving Houseman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) George King, Jarrett Gwyn, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Herbert Bowen is called for the reach on Charles Talley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Bowen, team foul #8 | 80-84 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-86 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Herbert Bowen double dribbles | 80-86 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 00:02 | Nevada | William Larsen is called for the reach on Charles Talley in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Larsen, team foul #9 | 80-86 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG) William Larsen | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the halfcourt shot | 80-88 |