| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Mark Armwood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mathew Betz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Kent Ito inbounds the ball | 24-42 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Nevada | Ben Wagner connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Anderson and he's hacked by Thad Katz - foul #1 on Thad Katz, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| 19:48 | Nevada | Ben Wagner makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Kent Ito takes the ball from Hugh Lemasters | 24-45 |
| 19:31 | Nevada | Mathew Betz banks in the layup set up by Kent Ito | 24-47 |
| 19:11 | Montana State | The jump hook by Ray Helfenstein is blocked by David Anderson | 24-47 |
| 19:10 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Mark Armwood | 24-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:54 | Nevada | Mathew Betz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-47 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:45 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses short on a runner from the left block | 24-47 |
| 18:44 | Nevada | Kent Ito grabs the defensive rebound | 24-47 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Mark Armwood can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 24-47 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | Mark Armwood hits the follow up shot | 24-49 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-49 |
| 18:30 | Nevada | Ben Wagner snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Ben Wagner is whistled for a carry | 24-49 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | Thad Katz drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ray Helfenstein | 27-49 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | The jump hook by David Anderson is blocked by Earl Slater | 27-49 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | Earl Slater snags the defensive board | 27-49 |
| 17:22 | Montana State | Thad Katz is called for traveling | 27-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 16:55 | Nevada | David Anderson scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Betz | 27-51 |
| 16:51 | Montana State | Earl Slater is called for traveling | 27-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Stephen Nelson (SF), Micheal Stevenson (PF), Frank Haslam (C) Kent Ito, David Anderson, Ben Wagner | |
| 16:30 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Armwood | 27-54 |
| 16:10 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-54 |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Mathew Betz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-54 |
| 15:44 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Earl Slater | 29-54 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Slater (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Mark Armwood (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Mathew Betz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Stevenson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Frank Haslam (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson is called for traveling | 29-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF), David Anderson (PF) Mathew Betz, Stephen Nelson | |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Hans Zinzow is called for the reach on Micheal Stevenson - foul #1 on Hans Zinzow, team foul #2 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan (SG), Ben Wagner (C) Mark Armwood, Frank Haslam | |
| 14:56 | Nevada | Ben Wagner scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Micheal Stevenson | 29-56 |
| 14:44 | Montana State | John Huggins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-56 |
| 14:43 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson tips it home | 31-56 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | David Anderson drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Micheal Stevenson and the foul's on Gary Marco - foul #1 on Gary Marco, team foul #3 | 31-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Thad Katz (SF) John Ascencio, Gary Marco | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Armwood (PG) Jonathan McKeirnan | |
| 14:20 | Nevada | David Anderson misses the free throw | 31-58 |
| 14:20 | Montana State | John Huggins snags the defensive board | 31-58 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Huggins | 34-58 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Ferguson - foul #1 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #4 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Earl Slater (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) John Huggins, Ernest Ferguson, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mathew Betz (SG), Stephen Nelson (SF), Frank Haslam (PF) Micheal Stevenson, Kent Ito, David Anderson | |
| 13:23 | Nevada | Frank Haslam misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters snags the defensive board | 34-58 |
| 13:15 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Thompson (SF) Ben Wagner | |
| 12:52 | Nevada | Frank Haslam drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Mathew Betz | 34-60 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Thad Katz can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF) James Thompson | |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 12:39 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 12:24 | Nevada | Frank Haslam knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Armwood and he's fouled by Harvey Zahnow - foul #1 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (C) Thad Katz, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Anderson (PF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 12:24 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the free throw | 35-63 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | John Huggins's pass is intercepted by David Anderson | 35-63 |
| 11:51 | Nevada | Mathew Betz hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mark Armwood | 35-66 |
| 11:43 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Slater and he's hacked by Frank Haslam - foul #1 on Frank Haslam, team foul #2 | 37-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Wagner (C) Frank Haslam | |
| 11:43 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson makes the free throw | 38-66 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Mark Armwood (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Mathew Betz (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Nevada | Kent Ito loses the ball out of bounds | 38-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thad Katz (SF) Hugh Lemasters | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Thad Katz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Ascencio | 40-66 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 40-66 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | David Anderson misses the tip | 40-66 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | John Ascencio grabs the defensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 10:31 | Montana State | Thad Katz can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-66 |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Ben Wagner gets the rebound | 40-66 |
| 10:24 | Nevada | David Anderson's floater is tipped away by Hans Zinzow | 40-66 |
| 10:22 | Nevada | Kent Ito pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 10:03 | Nevada | Mark Armwood is hacked by John Ascencio - foul #1 on John Ascencio, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Hugh Lemasters (SG), Earl Slater (PF) John Ascencio, John Huggins, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Micheal Stevenson (PG), Jonathan McKeirnan (SG), James Thompson (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF) Mark Armwood, Mathew Betz, Kent Ito, David Anderson | |
| 09:47 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson travels with the ball | 40-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Haslam (C) Ben Wagner | |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the offensive board | 40-66 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-66 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein gets the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-66 |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow misses the tip | 40-66 |
| 09:01 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Zahnow | 40-66 |
| 08:47 | Montana State | Thad Katz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (C) Thad Katz, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Armwood (PG) Jonathan McKeirnan | |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Thompson and he's hacked by Ray Helfenstein - foul #3 on Ray Helfenstein, team foul #7 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hans Zinzow (C) Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mathew Betz (SG), David Anderson (PF), Ben Wagner (C) Micheal Stevenson, James Thompson, Frank Haslam | |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the free throw | 40-69 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Helfenstein | 43-69 |
| 07:54 | Nevada | Ben Wagner misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 43-69 |
| 07:53 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 07:42 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 43-69 |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Mark Armwood snags the offensive board | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Mark Armwood (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Mathew Betz (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Nevada | David Anderson drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Mathew Betz and he's fouled by Earl Slater - foul #3 on Earl Slater, team foul #8 | 43-71 |
| Subs | Montana State | Thad Katz (SF) Hugh Lemasters | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 07:16 | Nevada | David Anderson makes the free throw | 43-72 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Earl Slater hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Huggins | 46-72 |
| 06:33 | Nevada | Kent Ito hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mathew Betz | 46-74 |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Earl Slater | 49-74 |
| 05:55 | Nevada | Kent Ito scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Armwood | 49-76 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow's dunk attempt is rejected by Ben Wagner | 49-76 |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Mark Armwood grabs the board | 49-76 |
| 05:23 | Nevada | Mark Armwood misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-76 |
| 05:21 | Nevada | David Anderson tips it home | 49-78 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-78 |
| 05:01 | Nevada | Mark Armwood gets the rebound | 49-78 |
| 04:41 | Nevada | Mark Armwood loses the ball out of bounds | 49-78 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Micheal Stevenson (PG), Jonathan McKeirnan (SG), James Thompson (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Frank Haslam (C) Mark Armwood, Mathew Betz, Kent Ito, David Anderson, Ben Wagner | |
| 04:27 | Montana State | John Ascencio knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gary Marco and he's hacked by Jonathan McKeirnan - foul #2 on Jonathan McKeirnan, team foul #3 | 51-78 |
| 04:27 | Montana State | John Ascencio makes the free throw | 52-78 |
| 04:09 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan is hacked by Ernest Ferguson - foul #2 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #9 | 52-78 |
| 04:09 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Harvey Zahnow | 52-78 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Gary Marco clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-78 |
| 03:45 | Nevada | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Huggins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jonathan McKeirnan (fresh) SG - Micheal Stevenson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Haslam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Nevada | Frank Haslam hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Thompson | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow misses the dunk | 52-81 |
| 03:00 | Nevada | Frank Haslam snags the defensive board | 52-81 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | James Thompson is hacked by John Huggins - foul #2 on John Huggins, team foul #10 | 52-81 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brad Holland (C) John Huggins | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:36 | Nevada | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-82 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Ascencio | 55-83 |
| 01:58 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Marco - foul #2 on Gary Marco, team foul #11 | 55-83 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (SF) Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:58 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 55-84 |
| 01:58 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-85 |
| 01:43 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-85 |
| 01:41 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan snags the defensive board | 55-85 |
| 01:12 | Nevada | James Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-85 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson tips it in | 55-87 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Frank Haslam picks off the pass by John Huggins | 55-87 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Haslam and he's fouled by Gary Marco - foul #3 on Gary Marco, team foul #12 | 55-89 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan misses the free throw | 55-89 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson gets the rebound | 55-89 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Montana State | John Huggins scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by John Ascencio | 58-89 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Jonathan McKeirnan runs out the clock | 58-89 |