| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Barco (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Rives (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leon Green (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Richard Hicks inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Nevada | Dennis Reason hits a shot from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Spitsberg | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson (C) Mitchell Butler | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:11 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ernst - foul #2 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Dwight Berman (SF), Mitchell Butler (C) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Dennis Reason can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:44 | Louisiana Tech | Dennis Reason is called for the reach on Logan Messmer - foul #3 on Dennis Reason, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), James Barco (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Donald Syverson (C) Herbert William, Dwight Berman, Logan Messmer, Mitchell Butler | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Hager (PF) Dennis Reason | |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 18:07 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to James Barco | 39-36 |
| 17:49 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 17:48 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco can't throw it down but the foul's on Leon Green - foul #1 on Leon Green, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Logan Messmer (PF), Mitchell Butler (C) Kenneth Ernst, Jeffrey Brewer, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Albert (PF) Richard Hicks | |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:30 | Nevada | David Albert gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:21 | Nevada | Robert Hager is hacked by Herbert William - foul #1 on Herbert William, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman (SF) James Barco | |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG) Jeffrey Spitsberg | |
| 17:10 | Nevada | The short jumper by David Albert is denied by Mitchell Butler | 40-36 |
| 17:08 | Nevada | Leon Green gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | Nevada | Leon Green's floater is tipped away by Mitchell Butler | 40-36 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:31 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 16:29 | Nevada | Leon Green pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:10 | Nevada | John Rives splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Herbert William - foul #2 on Herbert William, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), James Barco (SF) Herbert William, Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), Richard Hicks (SF) Milton Hampton, Leon Green | |
| 16:10 | Nevada | John Rives makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:55 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst is hacked by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #1 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG) Kerry Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (SG), Dennis Reason (PF) John Rives, David Albert | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Barco (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:39 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:31 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer is hacked by Dennis Reason - foul #4 on Dennis Reason, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Albert (PF), Joshua Parish (C) Dennis Reason, Robert Hager | |
| 15:23 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Nicholas Pitre | 42-39 |
| 15:08 | Nevada | Joshua Parish can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Butler - foul #2 on Mitchell Butler, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer (PF) Logan Messmer | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 15:08 | Nevada | Joshua Parish makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:08 | Nevada | Joshua Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Barco | 44-41 |
| 14:26 | Nevada | David Albert connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Jeffrey Brewer - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brewer, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer (PF), Donald Syverson (C) Jeffrey Brewer, Mitchell Butler | |
| Subs | Nevada | Leon Green (C) Joshua Parish | |
| 14:26 | Nevada | David Albert makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 44-44 |
| 14:11 | Nevada | Leon Green snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Dwight Berman (SF), Mitchell Butler (C) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG), Joshua Parish (SF), Robert Hager (PF) Jeffrey Spitsberg, Richard Hicks, David Albert | |
| 13:31 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:30 | Nevada | Robert Hager gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:25 | Nevada | John Rives clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Logan Messmer | 44-44 |
| 13:14 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 13:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler tips it back up and in | 46-44 |
| 12:58 | Nevada | Milton Hampton can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-44 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 12:44 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre is fouled on the floor by Milton Hampton - foul #1 on Milton Hampton, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), James Barco (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Donald Syverson (C) Herbert William, Dwight Berman, Logan Messmer, Mitchell Butler | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG), Patrick Hurt (PF) Milton Hampton, Leon Green | |
| 12:24 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 12:22 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Syverson tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 12:05 | Nevada | Robert Hager misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 12:03 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ernst | 48-44 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Ernst | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Kenneth Ernst (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pitre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Barco (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Syverson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Rives (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Parish (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Patrick Hurt (fresh) C - Robert Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Nevada | John Rives shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Parish | 51-47 |
| 10:57 | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre misses long on a floater near the basket | 51-47 |
| 10:55 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Hager | 51-47 |
| 10:33 | Nevada | John Rives makes the contested 3 from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-50 |
| 10:27 | Nevada | John Rives grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 10:07 | Nevada | John Rives makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Bradford | 51-52 |
| 09:47 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Barco, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Kerry Jones (SG), Dwight Berman (SF), Logan Messmer (PF), Mitchell Butler (C) Kenneth Ernst, Nicholas Pitre, James Barco, Jeffrey Brewer, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg (PG), Milton Hampton (SG), Richard Hicks (SF), David Albert (PF), Leon Green (C) Joseph Bradford, John Rives, Joshua Parish, Patrick Hurt, Robert Hager | |
| 09:28 | Nevada | Richard Hicks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Logan Messmer | 53-52 |
| 08:55 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg is hacked by Logan Messmer - foul #1 on Logan Messmer, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), James Barco (SF) Herbert William, Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:55 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:55 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Spitsberg | 53-53 |
| 08:03 | Nevada | David Albert knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Milton Hampton | 53-55 |
| 07:49 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer double dribbles | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Dwight Berman (SF) Kenneth Ernst, James Barco | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Rives (SG), Dennis Reason (PF) Milton Hampton, David Albert | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Messmer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeffrey Spitsberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Rives (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Reason (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Leon Green (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Nevada | Leon Green buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Rives | 53-57 |
| 07:31 | Louisiana Tech | Leon Green takes the ball from Mitchell Butler | 53-57 |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Leon Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), James Barco (SF) Herbert William, Dwight Berman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:58 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Leon Green gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:33 | Nevada | John Rives is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-57 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Dennis Reason pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 06:14 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Green | 53-60 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | James Barco buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Logan Messmer | 56-60 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | Leon Green misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 05:29 | Nevada | Richard Hicks can't tip it in | 56-60 |
| 05:28 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 05:15 | Nevada | Dennis Reason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-60 |
| 05:13 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Spitsberg is called for the reach on Logan Messmer - foul #3 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), Dwight Berman (SF) Kenneth Ernst, Kerry Jones, James Barco | |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Hampton (PG), Joshua Parish (SG), Robert Hager (SF), David Albert (C) Jeffrey Spitsberg, John Rives, Richard Hicks, Leon Green | |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:54 | Nevada | Milton Hampton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:52 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones (SG) Nicholas Pitre | |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Bradford (PG) Dennis Reason | |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Joshua Parish clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 04:14 | Nevada | David Albert tips it home | 58-62 |
| 03:52 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Herbert William | 61-62 |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Joshua Parish misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 03:46 | Louisiana Tech | Logan Messmer snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Herbert William (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dwight Berman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Logan Messmer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Mitchell Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Hampton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Parish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Hager (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David Albert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert William can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana Tech | Dwight Berman misses the tip | 61-62 |
| 03:18 | Nevada | David Albert gets the rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:12 | Nevada | Milton Hampton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hager | 61-65 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst (PG), Nicholas Pitre (SG), James Barco (SF), Jeffrey Brewer (PF), Donald Syverson (C) Herbert William, Kerry Jones, Dwight Berman, Logan Messmer, Mitchell Butler | |
| 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 | |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Jeffrey Brewer makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Ernst - foul #3 on Kenneth Ernst, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones (SG), Logan Messmer (PF), Mitchell Butler (C) Nicholas Pitre, Jeffrey Brewer, Donald Syverson | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:19 | Louisiana Tech | The jump hook by James Barco is blocked by Richard Hicks | 64-66 |
| 02:17 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Logan Messmer | 64-66 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | Kerry Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Leon Green pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | John Rives misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Logan Messmer - foul #2 on Logan Messmer, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | John Rives misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | John Rives makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 01:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Logan Messmer | 67-67 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | Richard Hicks loses the ball out of bounds | 67-67 |
| 01:10 | Louisiana Tech | Kenneth Ernst drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Jones | 70-67 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Jeffrey Spitsberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:54 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hicks | 70-67 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | John Rives comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 00:43 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | The short jumper by Logan Messmer is denied by Dennis Reason | 70-67 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Dennis Reason snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Richard Hicks comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Spitsberg - foul #4 on Jeffrey Spitsberg, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Nicholas Pitre (SG) Kerry Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisiana Tech | Mitchell Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Nevada | John Rives is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-67 |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Richard Hicks snags the offensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The clock runs out | 72-67 |