| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) SG - Robert Gilman (fresh) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Jordan Stroud (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Calderone (fresh) SG - James Bruder (fresh) SF - Kevin Archie (fresh) PF - Zachary Bond (fresh) C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Nevada | James Bruder is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Archie | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | LSU | Daniel Giles is fouled on the floor by Edmund Halladay - foul #1 on Edmund Halladay, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | LSU | James Sherman connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marcos Espinoza | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Calderone | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | LSU | James Sherman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | James Bruder can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Nevada | Kevin Archie pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:11 | Nevada | Kevin Archie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | LSU | James Sherman buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Marcos Espinoza | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Nevada | James Bruder connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Archie and he's fouled by Jordan Stroud - foul #1 on Jordan Stroud, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Scher (PG), Chris Bosworth (SF), Santos Reese (PF) Michael Calderone, Kevin Archie, Zachary Bond | |
| 16:40 | Nevada | James Bruder misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:40 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jordan Stroud | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | LSU | Chris Bosworth picks off the pass by Robert Gilman | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | Nevada | David Scher misses the easy layup | 7-6 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Jordan Stroud pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:54 | LSU | James Sherman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Santos Reese - foul #1 on Santos Reese, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Lewis Mason (C) Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Compton (SF), Don Halsey (C) James Bruder, Edmund Halladay | |
| 15:54 | LSU | James Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | LSU | James Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Don Halsey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gilman (fresh) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Scher (fresh) SG - Chris Bosworth (fresh) SF - Chad Compton (fresh) PF - Santos Reese (fresh) C - Don Halsey (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Nevada | James Sherman takes the ball from Chad Compton | 8-6 |
| 15:18 | LSU | Robert Gilman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | LSU | Lewis Mason misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | Don Halsey snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Nevada | Don Halsey is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mason - foul #1 on Lewis Mason, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), Johnnie Hunt (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Calderone (PG), Kevin Archie (SF), Zachary Bond (PF) Chris Bosworth, Chad Compton, Don Halsey | |
| 14:49 | Nevada | Michael Calderone misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:48 | Nevada | Zachary Bond snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:30 | Nevada | James Gardner is called for the reach on Kevin Archie - foul #1 on James Gardner, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Jordan Stroud (C) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Bruder (SG), Edmund Halladay (C) David Scher, Santos Reese | |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jordan Stroud - foul #2 on Jordan Stroud, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | LSU | Lewis Mason (C) Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:53 | LSU | Robert Gilman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 13:51 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Zachary Bond | 8-8 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Zachary Bond can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Johnnie Hunt - foul #1 on Johnnie Hunt, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Daniel Giles (SF) James Gardner, Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Zachary Bond makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Zachary Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:28 | Nevada | Lewis Mason is called for the reach on James Bruder - foul #2 on Lewis Mason, team foul #6 | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | George Matthew (PF) Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Bosworth (SF) Kevin Archie | |
| 13:23 | Nevada | Michael Calderone is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| 12:56 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is hacked by Michael Calderone - foul #1 on Michael Calderone, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 12:42 | LSU | James Sherman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 12:40 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt tips it in | 10-9 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | Zachary Bond buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Calderone and the foul's on James Sherman - foul #1 on James Sherman, team foul #7 | 10-11 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Scher (PG), Kevin Archie (SF) Michael Calderone, James Bruder | |
| 12:21 | Nevada | Zachary Bond makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:06 | LSU | Daniel Giles blows the dunk | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Nevada | Zachary Bond grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-12 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) PF - James Sherman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Scher (fresh) SG - Chris Bosworth (fresh) SF - Kevin Archie (fresh) PF - Zachary Bond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmund Halladay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | LSU | Daniel Giles buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcos Espinoza | 12-12 |
| 11:27 | Nevada | Zachary Bond hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket | 12-14 |
| 11:14 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:13 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Kevin Archie can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Daniel Giles, team foul #8 | 12-14 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), George Matthew (PF) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Calderone (PG), James Bruder (SG), Santos Reese (PF), Don Halsey (C) David Scher, Chris Bosworth, Zachary Bond, Edmund Halladay | |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Kevin Archie makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Kevin Archie makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:27 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt misses long on a jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt grabs the offensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:05 | LSU | James Gardner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Calderone - foul #2 on Michael Calderone, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Scher (PG), Chris Bosworth (SF) Michael Calderone, Kevin Archie | |
| 10:05 | LSU | James Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:05 | LSU | James Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Santos Reese gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | James Bruder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), James Sherman (C) James Gardner, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 09:40 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 09:38 | Nevada | Don Halsey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | James Bruder is hacked by Edward Wallace - foul #1 on Edward Wallace, team foul #9 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edmund Halladay (C) Don Halsey | |
| 09:25 | Nevada | James Bruder misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:25 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 09:13 | Nevada | Santos Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth misses short on an open floater from the right side | 12-16 |
| 09:05 | LSU | James Sherman grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Chris Bosworth - foul #1 on Chris Bosworth, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Zachary Bond (PF) Santos Reese | |
| 09:00 | LSU | Edward Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | LSU | Edward Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:00 | LSU | George Matthew snags the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 08:46 | LSU | James Sherman hits a 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Giles | 16-16 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Edward Wallace steals the ball from Zachary Bond | 16-16 |
| 08:17 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza is whistled for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Robert Gilman (SG), Johnnie Hunt (C) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:55 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Scher and he's hacked by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kevin Archie (SF) James Bruder | |
| 07:55 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:46 | LSU | James Sherman hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Gardner | 19-19 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - James Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnnie Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Chris Bosworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Scher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Archie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Nevada | James Sherman steals it from Chris Bosworth | 19-19 |
| 07:01 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt's pass is intercepted by Edmund Halladay | 19-19 |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Kevin Archie is called for traveling | 19-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), George Matthew (PF) James Gardner, Edward Wallace, James Sherman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Askew (PG), James Bruder (SG), Santos Reese (PF), Don Halsey (C) Chris Bosworth, David Scher, Zachary Bond, Edmund Halladay | |
| 06:25 | LSU | The short jumper by Daniel Giles is denied by Santos Reese | 19-19 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:04 | LSU | Daniel Giles is fouled on the floor by Don Halsey - foul #1 on Don Halsey, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Wallace (SG), Jordan Stroud (C) Robert Gilman, Johnnie Hunt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chad Compton (SF) Kevin Archie | |
| 05:50 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Giles | 22-19 |
| 05:28 | Nevada | Richard Askew double dribbles | 22-19 |
| 05:14 | LSU | George Matthew travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG) Edward Wallace | |
| Subs | Nevada | Zachary Bond (PF), Edmund Halladay (C) Santos Reese, Don Halsey | |
| 04:53 | Nevada | Richard Askew is hacked by Jordan Stroud - foul #3 on Jordan Stroud, team foul #11 | 22-19 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF), Lewis Mason (C) George Matthew, Jordan Stroud | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Bosworth (SF) Chad Compton | |
| 04:53 | Nevada | Richard Askew misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:53 | Nevada | Richard Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 04:37 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gilman | 25-20 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | Robert Gilman steals it from Richard Askew | 25-20 |
| 04:13 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza lays it up and in set up by Robert Gilman | 27-20 |
| 03:48 | Nevada | Richard Askew misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 03:46 | LSU | Robert Gilman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Marcos Espinoza (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Gilman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Richard Askew (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Bruder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Bosworth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachary Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edmund Halladay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza comes up short on the runner from the left block | 27-20 |
| 03:38 | Nevada | Zachary Bond snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:26 | Nevada | Chris Bosworth buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 03:12 | LSU | James Sherman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Gilman | 30-22 |
| 02:43 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay is fouled on the floor by Lewis Mason - foul #3 on Lewis Mason, team foul #12 | 30-22 |
| Subs | LSU | James Gardner (PG), Edward Wallace (SF), George Matthew (PF), Johnnie Hunt (C) Marcos Espinoza, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Calderone (PG), David Scher (SG), Kevin Archie (SF), Santos Reese (PF) Richard Askew, James Bruder, Chris Bosworth, Zachary Bond | |
| 02:43 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:43 | Nevada | Edmund Halladay misses the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:43 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:36 | LSU | Robert Gilman makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Johnnie Hunt | 33-23 |
| 02:15 | Nevada | George Matthew is called for the reach on Kevin Archie - foul #1 on George Matthew, team foul #13 | 33-23 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Don Halsey (C) Edmund Halladay | |
| 02:15 | Nevada | Kevin Archie makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:15 | Nevada | Kevin Archie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Don Halsey is called for the reach on James Gardner - foul #2 on Don Halsey, team foul #7 | 33-25 |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Giles (SF) Robert Gilman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:58 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:58 | LSU | James Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Don Halsey buries a shot from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Santos Reese - foul #2 on Santos Reese, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) George Matthew | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:22 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:22 | LSU | Johnnie Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:05 | Nevada | Kevin Archie buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Calderone | 37-29 |
| 00:56 | LSU | James Sherman is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Sherman, team foul #14 | 37-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Marcos Espinoza (PG) Daniel Giles | |
| Subs | Nevada | Zachary Bond (PF) Don Halsey | |
| 00:42 | Nevada | Santos Reese scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Calderone | 37-31 |
| 00:27 | LSU | James Sherman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 00:25 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to James Gardner | 37-31 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Calderone - foul #3 on Michael Calderone, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (SG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Bosworth (PG), James Bruder (SG), Chad Compton (SF), Edmund Halladay (C) Michael Calderone, David Scher, Kevin Archie, Santos Reese | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Marcos Espinoza misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 00:04 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Bruder | 38-31 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | James Bruder comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 38-31 |