| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) SG - John Rives (fresh) SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) C - Leon Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Kyle Haynes (fresh) SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Harry Christofferso (fresh) C - Lyle Jakes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Lyle Jakes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Lyle Jakes buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Haynes | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Kyle Haynes | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | NC State | Dennis Reason is called for the reach on Harry Christofferso - foul #1 on Dennis Reason, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | NC State | Harry Christofferso loses the dribble to Jeffrey Spitsberg | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Nevada | John Rives misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kyle Haynes - foul #1 on Kyle Haynes, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | NC State | Harry Christofferso connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Davis | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses the floater from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Nevada | Richard Hicks misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 17:58 | Nevada | John Rives pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:40 | Nevada | John Rives is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses long on a floater from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Nevada | Leon Green grabs the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Lyle Jakes blows the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Nevada | Leon Green pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:48 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is hacked by David Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG) David Davis | |
| 16:34 | Nevada | Harry Christofferso is called for the reach on John Rives - foul #1 on Harry Christofferso, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SG) Kyle Haynes | |
| 16:21 | Nevada | Richard Hicks clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:20 | NC State | The rebound goes to Stefan Rossi | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | NC State | Stefan Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Matthew Richardson - foul #1 on Matthew Richardson, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Stefan Rossi | |
| 15:47 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) SG - Bob Donaldson (fresh) SF - Mark Slaughter (fresh) PF - Harry Christofferso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lyle Jakes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | NC State | Harry Christofferso is hacked by John Rives - foul #1 on John Rives, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kyle Haynes (SG) Bob Donaldson | |
| 15:20 | NC State | Harry Christofferso buries a driving attempt near the basket | 8-6 |
| 15:04 | Nevada | John Rives clanks a jumper from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:02 | NC State | Matthew Richardson pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | NC State | Harry Christofferso can't finish the layup | 8-6 |
| 14:42 | NC State | Lyle Jakes misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 14:40 | Nevada | Dennis Reason snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Harry Christofferso - foul #2 on Harry Christofferso, team foul #6 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Robert Hager (SF), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Richard Hicks, Leon Green | |
| Subs | NC State | Stefan Rossi (SF), Wayne Henson (PF) Mark Slaughter, Harry Christofferso | |
| 14:20 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:57 | NC State | Stefan Rossi misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 13:55 | NC State | Lyle Jakes tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 13:37 | Nevada | David Albert hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joshua Parish and the foul's on Lyle Jakes - foul #1 on Lyle Jakes, team foul #7 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SG) Kyle Haynes | |
| 13:37 | Nevada | David Albert misses the free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:37 | NC State | Lyle Jakes pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:09 | NC State | Stefan Rossi comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 13:08 | Nevada | Robert Hager grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:47 | NC State | Lyle Jakes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Lyle Jakes comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hager - foul #1 on Robert Hager, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Milton Hampton, Joshua Parish, David Albert, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Matthew Richardson | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Lyle Jakes misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:32 | NC State | Lyle Jakes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:17 | Nevada | Dennis Reason double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Kyle Haynes (SG) Bob Donaldson | |
| 12:03 | NC State | Kyle Haynes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Hicks | 15-12 |
| 11:40 | NC State | Lyle Jakes can't finish the layup | 15-12 |
| 11:39 | Nevada | Dennis Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) SG - Kyle Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Wayne Henson (fresh) C - Lyle Jakes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Nevada | Kyle Haynes steals the ball from John Rives | 15-12 |
| 11:06 | NC State | Lyle Jakes lays it in | 15-14 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | John Rives misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 10:43 | NC State | Wayne Henson grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 10:27 | NC State | Dennis Reason is called for the reach on Lyle Jakes - foul #2 on Dennis Reason, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hager (PF) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG), Bob Donaldson (SG), Richard Winters (PF), James Engelmann (C) Kyle Haynes, Stefan Rossi, Wayne Henson, Lyle Jakes | |
| 10:09 | NC State | Matthew Richardson is hacked by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Albert (PF) Richard Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:48 | NC State | James Engelmann lays it in on a nice dish by Matthew Richardson | 15-16 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | John Rives clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Richard Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:27 | NC State | James Engelmann lays it in | 15-18 |
| 09:05 | Nevada | Matthew Richardson picks off the pass by David Albert | 15-18 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Matthew Richardson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #2 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Richard Hicks (SF) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Leon Green | |
| Subs | NC State | Kyle Haynes (SG), Stefan Rossi (SF), Wayne Henson (PF), Lyle Jakes (C) Bob Donaldson, Mark Slaughter, Richard Winters, James Engelmann | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Matthew Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Matthew Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | Nevada | Milton Hampton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:33 | NC State | Lyle Jakes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:13 | NC State | Kyle Haynes connects on the 3 from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Robert Hager can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Haynes - foul #2 on Kyle Haynes, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Kyle Haynes | |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Robert Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 07:36 | NC State | Lyle Jakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG) Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SG) Bob Donaldson | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Milton Hampton (fresh) SG - John Rives (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Albert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Slaughter (fresh) SF - Stefan Rossi (fresh) PF - Wayne Henson (fresh) C - Lyle Jakes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Nevada | John Rives drills a floater from close range | 18-23 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Stefan Rossi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 07:04 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Hager | 18-23 |
| 06:47 | Nevada | Richard Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-23 |
| 06:45 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hager | 18-23 |
| 06:24 | Nevada | David Albert's floater is tipped away by Wayne Henson | 18-23 |
| 06:22 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to David Albert | 18-23 |
| 06:07 | Nevada | Milton Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joshua Parish (SF), Patrick Hurt (PF), Leon Green (C) Richard Hicks, Robert Hager, David Albert | |
| Subs | NC State | Lewis Rieth (PG), Bob Donaldson (SG), James Engelmann (PF) Matthew Richardson, Stefan Rossi, Wayne Henson | |
| 05:45 | NC State | Leon Green steals it from James Engelmann | 18-23 |
| 05:38 | Nevada | Joshua Parish misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Engelmann - foul #1 on James Engelmann, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG) John Rives | |
| Subs | NC State | Stefan Rossi (SF) Mark Slaughter | |
| 05:38 | Nevada | Joshua Parish misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:38 | Nevada | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:19 | NC State | Bob Donaldson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bradford | 19-23 |
| 05:16 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford lays it up and in | 21-23 |
| 05:08 | NC State | Bob Donaldson misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 05:07 | Nevada | Joshua Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Leon Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 04:59 | NC State | The rebound goes to Lewis Rieth | 21-23 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Stefan Rossi misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Parish - foul #1 on Joshua Parish, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Hicks (SF), Robert Hager (PF) Milton Hampton, Patrick Hurt | |
| Subs | NC State | Matthew Richardson (PG), Mark Slaughter (SG), Wayne Henson (PF) Lewis Rieth, Bob Donaldson, Lyle Jakes | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:43 | NC State | Stefan Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Joshua Parish buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hicks | 24-25 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Wayne Henson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hager - foul #2 on Robert Hager, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG), David Albert (PF) Joshua Parish, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Stefan Rossi | |
| 04:12 | NC State | Wayne Henson makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:12 | NC State | Wayne Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford loses the ball out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), Dennis Reason (PF) Joseph Bradford, David Albert | |
| Subs | NC State | David Davis (PG), Kyle Haynes (SG), Harry Christofferso (PF) Bob Donaldson, Mark Slaughter, Wayne Henson | |
| 03:37 | NC State | Harry Christofferso misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Hicks - foul #1 on Richard Hicks, team foul #9 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Lyle Jakes (C) James Engelmann | |
| 03:37 | NC State | Harry Christofferso makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:37 | NC State | Harry Christofferso makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Christofferso (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lyle Jakes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nevada | John Rives buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Spitsberg and the foul's on David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #10 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Slaughter (SF) David Davis | |
| 03:12 | Nevada | John Rives makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:49 | NC State | Matthew Richardson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Leon Green | 27-29 |
| 02:31 | Nevada | Matthew Richardson steals it from Richard Hicks | 27-29 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Matthew Richardson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 02:16 | Nevada | John Rives knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Spitsberg | 30-32 |
| 02:00 | NC State | Dennis Reason blocks the jumper by Lyle Jakes | 30-32 |
| 01:58 | NC State | Harry Christofferso tips it home | 30-34 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Leon Green can't finish the layup but the foul's on Lyle Jakes - foul #2 on Lyle Jakes, team foul #11 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (SG), Robert Hager (SF) John Rives, Richard Hicks | |
| Subs | NC State | Stefan Rossi (SF), James Engelmann (C) Matthew Richardson, Lyle Jakes | |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Leon Green makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Leon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:28 | NC State | Mark Slaughter loses the dribble to Milton Hampton | 32-34 |
| 01:24 | Nevada | Milton Hampton misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 01:23 | NC State | Harry Christofferso pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:05 | NC State | Kyle Haynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:04 | NC State | Harry Christofferso tips it in | 32-36 |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Kyle Haynes is called for the reach on Dennis Reason - foul #3 on Kyle Haynes, team foul #12 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joshua Parish (SG), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, Leon Green | |
| Subs | NC State | Bob Donaldson (SG) Kyle Haynes | |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:50 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Engelmann | 33-36 |
| 00:42 | NC State | James Engelmann misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Albert - foul #1 on David Albert, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:42 | NC State | James Engelmann misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:42 | NC State | James Engelmann makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:22 | Nevada | The short jumper by Robert Hager is denied by Harry Christofferso | 33-37 |
| 00:21 | Nevada | David Albert pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | John Rives misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 00:02 | NC State | James Engelmann grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 00:00 | NC State | James Engelmann can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-37 |