| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Travis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Conley (fresh) PF - John Wolf (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lineberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Chad Conley inbounds the ball | 19-24 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-24 |
| 19:30 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 19:11 | Nevada | Richard Hicks's pass is intercepted by John Wolf | 19-24 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | David Lineberry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-24 |
| 18:46 | Nevada | Richard Hicks pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 18:25 | Nevada | Leon Green is called for traveling | 19-24 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Chad Conley knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Travis | 19-27 |
| 17:37 | Nevada | Dennis Reason hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | John Wolf pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | James Harper comes up short on the floater from the right side | 19-27 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to John Wolf | 19-27 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Dennis Reason is called for the reach on John Wolf - foul #2 on Dennis Reason, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Richard Travis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Travis, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 16:56 | Nevada | Richard Hicks scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Richard Travis hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Harper | 22-29 |
| 16:08 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | John Wolf pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chad Conley | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rives (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Conley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lineberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Nevada | Leon Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Chad Conley - foul #1 on Chad Conley, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Robert Hager (SF), David Albert (PF) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Richard Hicks, Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG), John Sauls (SF), William Shiver (C) James Harper, Chad Conley, David Lineberry | |
| 15:22 | Nevada | Leon Green makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 15:22 | Nevada | Leon Green makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Richard Travis is fouled on the floor by David Albert - foul #2 on David Albert, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG) Leon Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | John Sauls knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terence Ikner | 24-34 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | William Shiver steals the ball from Milton Hampton | 24-34 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the floater from the right block set up by Richard Travis | 24-36 |
| 13:36 | Nevada | Milton Hampton connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Milton Hampton is called for the reach on Terence Ikner - foul #2 on Milton Hampton, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Milton Hampton, Joshua Parish, Robert Hager, David Albert | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (PG), Chad Conley (SF), David Lineberry (C) Richard Travis, John Sauls, John Wolf | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | William Shiver connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Harper | 26-38 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Richard Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | James Harper grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | William Shiver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| 11:53 | Nevada | Leon Green is denied on a layup by William Shiver | 26-38 |
| 11:51 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg grabs the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | John Rives misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Terence Ikner - foul #1 on Terence Ikner, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (PF) William Shiver | |
| 11:33 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 11:33 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 3rd free throw | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Ikner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wolf (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Lineberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | David Lineberry is hacked by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #3 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Sauls (SG) Terence Ikner | |
| 10:51 | Louisville | James Harper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Sauls | 29-41 |
| 10:31 | Nevada | Richard Hicks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 10:17 | Nevada | Dennis Reason hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Rives and he's fouled by John Wolf - foul #1 on John Wolf, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hager (C) Leon Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Travis (PG) John Sauls | |
| 10:17 | Nevada | Dennis Reason makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | David Lineberry drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Travis | 32-44 |
| 09:28 | Nevada | David Lineberry swats the short shot by Robert Hager | 32-44 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Richard Travis grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Reason - foul #3 on Dennis Reason, team foul #5 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Leon Green (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Richard Hicks | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Sauls (SF), William Shiver (C) Chad Conley, David Lineberry | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:05 | Nevada | Dennis Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 08:47 | Nevada | Milton Hampton tips it in | 34-44 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | William Shiver is fouled on the floor by Leon Green - foul #1 on Leon Green, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Albert (PF) Dennis Reason | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG) James Harper | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | William Shiver can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Hampton - foul #3 on Milton Hampton, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG) Joshua Parish | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | William Shiver makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | William Shiver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Leon Green misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Shiver | 34-46 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | John Sauls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG) Milton Hampton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Conley (SF) John Sauls | |
| 07:24 | Nevada | David Albert hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Spitsberg | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Rives (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hager (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Ikner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Shiver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Chad Conley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | David Albert gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | David Albert buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Rives | 39-46 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | John Wolf buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Travis | 39-49 |
| 06:05 | Nevada | Robert Hager buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Chad Conley - foul #2 on Chad Conley, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Hicks (SF), Dennis Reason (PF) David Albert, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (PG), David Lineberry (C) Richard Travis, John Wolf | |
| 06:05 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | David Lineberry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | David Lineberry makes the shot in the lane set up by Terence Ikner | 41-51 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | Robert Hager hits a jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Chad Conley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | David Lineberry tips it in | 43-53 |
| 04:53 | Nevada | James Harper steals it from Richard Hicks | 43-53 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | David Lineberry is fouled on the floor by Robert Hager - foul #2 on Robert Hager, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Leon Green (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Robert Hager | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Travis (PG), John Sauls (SF), John Wolf (PF) Terence Ikner, Chad Conley, William Shiver | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | David Lineberry makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | David Lineberry misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Dennis Reason grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 04:24 | Nevada | Dennis Reason misses the easy layup | 43-54 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | John Wolf grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | John Sauls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | John Wolf snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | David Lineberry scores on a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Dennis Reason - foul #4 on Dennis Reason, team foul #9 | 43-56 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | David Lineberry makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Joshua Parish clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 03:30 | Nevada | Richard Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 03:10 | Nevada | Richard Hicks drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Milton Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Parish (fresh) SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Leon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Sauls (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Wolf (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David Lineberry (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | John Wolf can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-57 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Richard Hicks | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:38 | Nevada | Dennis Reason is hacked by John Sauls - foul #1 on John Sauls, team foul #6 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Robert Hager (PF), David Albert (C) Richard Hicks, Dennis Reason, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (PG), Donald Davis (SF), William Shiver (PF), Chad Feather (C) Richard Travis, James Harper, John Wolf, David Lineberry | |
| 02:29 | Nevada | Robert Hager knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Bradford | 48-57 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Milton Hampton, Joshua Parish, Robert Hager, David Albert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Travis (PG), James Harper (SG), Chad Conley (SF), John Wolf (PF), David Lineberry (C) Terence Ikner, John Sauls, Donald Davis, William Shiver, Chad Feather | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Richard Hicks is called for the reach on Richard Travis - foul #1 on Richard Hicks, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Richard Travis makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | Dennis Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:44 | Nevada | Richard Hicks misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | David Lineberry gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | John Wolf connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Travis | 48-61 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Richard Hicks makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rives | 51-61 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Spitsberg is called for the reach on Richard Travis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Milton Hampton (SG), Joshua Parish (SF), Robert Hager (PF), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Richard Hicks, Dennis Reason, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terence Ikner (SG), John Sauls (SF), William Shiver (PF), Chad Feather (C) James Harper, Chad Conley, John Wolf, David Lineberry | |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Richard Travis makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Richard Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Nevada | David Albert makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bradford | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Richard Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bradford - foul #1 on Joseph Bradford, team foul #12 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Anthony (PF) Chad Feather | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Richard Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | David Albert gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Joseph Bradford drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Parish | 56-63 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), John Rives (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), Dennis Reason (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, Milton Hampton, Joshua Parish, Robert Hager, David Albert | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Chad Conley (SF), John Wolf (PF), David Lineberry (C) Terence Ikner, John Sauls, Richard Anthony, William Shiver | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Richard Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #5 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG) Jeffrey Spitsberg | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Richard Travis makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Richard Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:41 | Nevada | John Rives misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-65 |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Dennis Reason grabs the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | John Rives knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | John Wolf is hacked by John Rives in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rives, team foul #14 | 59-65 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:30 | Nevada | John Rives hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 00:29 | Nevada | Leon Green grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:25 | Nevada | David Lineberry steals the ball from Dennis Reason | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | John Wolf is hacked by Milton Hampton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Milton Hampton, team foul #15 | 59-67 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | John Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Dennis Reason is denied on a layup by John Wolf | 59-69 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | David Lineberry grabs the board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Travis runs out the clock | 59-69 |