| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Griffin (fresh) SG - John Wells (fresh) SF - Reynaldo Russo (fresh) PF - Thomas Yocum (fresh) C - James Faust (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fresh) SG - Bob McCoil (fresh) SF - Michael Braxton (fresh) PF - Frank Schmidt (fresh) C - Jeffrey Mosley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Nevada | John Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Ohio | Bob McCoil misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Ohio | Michael Braxton misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Ohio | Bob McCoil tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo is hacked by Eugene Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Harris, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Frank Schmidt takes the ball from John Wells | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt clanks a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Nevada | James Faust grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo blows the layup but he's fouled by Bob McCoil - foul #1 on Bob McCoil, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:48 | Ohio | Bob McCoil clanks a 3 from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:47 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Faust | 1-2 |
| 17:31 | Nevada | John Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 17:30 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:19 | Ohio | Michael Braxton drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Schmidt | 1-4 |
| 17:17 | Nevada | John Wells loses the dribble to Michael Braxton in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 17:01 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley is whistled for traveling | 1-4 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Weston (PG), Robert Briese (SG), John Mobley (SF), Adam Deacon (PF), Alvin Smithwick (C) James Griffin, John Wells, Reynaldo Russo, Thomas Yocum, James Faust | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bruce Wininger (SF), James Thornhill (C) Michael Braxton, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| 16:41 | Nevada | James Thornhill swats the layup by Alvin Smithwick | 1-4 |
| 16:39 | Ohio | James Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:19 | Ohio | Bob McCoil hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Harris | 1-6 |
| 15:51 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick banks in the layup set up by Robert Briese | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fresh) SG - Robert Briese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) PF - Adam Deacon (fresh) C - Alvin Smithwick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Wininger (fresh) PF - Frank Schmidt (fairly fresh) C - James Thornhill (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 3-6 |
| 15:21 | Nevada | John Mobley pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:17 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Weston and the foul's on Bruce Wininger - foul #1 on Bruce Wininger, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), James Faust (C) Robert Briese, Alvin Smithwick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski (PG), Harry Ellison (SG), Michael Braxton (SF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Frank Schmidt, James Thornhill | |
| 15:17 | Nevada | John Mobley misses the free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:17 | Nevada | James Faust gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:06 | Nevada | Michael Braxton is called for the reach on John Mobley - foul #1 on Michael Braxton, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG), Reynaldo Russo (SF), Earle Britton (PF) James Weston, John Mobley, Adam Deacon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Hall (PF) Bruce Wininger | |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Braxton | 8-8 |
| 14:24 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Boris Cwalinski - foul #1 on Boris Cwalinski, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Yocum (PF) Earle Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 14:24 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:24 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:11 | Ohio | Thomas Yocum is called for the reach on Randall Hall - foul #1 on Thomas Yocum, team foul #1 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Adam Deacon (C) James Faust | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Thornhill (PF) Jeffrey Mosley | |
| 13:56 | Ohio | Harry Ellison connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Boris Cwalinski | 9-11 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | James Griffin is fouled on the floor by James Thornhill - foul #1 on James Thornhill, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Weston (PG), Robert Briese (SG) James Griffin, John Wells | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Patrick Pinder (SG), Bruce Wininger (PF) Boris Cwalinski, Harry Ellison, Randall Hall | |
| 13:16 | Nevada | James Weston makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Adam Deacon | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | Ohio | Eugene Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Mobley (SF), Alvin Smithwick (PF), James Faust (C) Reynaldo Russo, Thomas Yocum, Adam Deacon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bob McCoil (SG), Frank Schmidt (PF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Patrick Pinder, Michael Braxton, James Thornhill | |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mobley - foul #1 on John Mobley, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:49 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger makes the 3rd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:25 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Weston | 13-14 |
| 12:04 | Ohio | James Faust steals the ball from Bruce Wininger | 13-14 |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Robert Briese connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Briese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Smithwick (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Faust (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Eugene Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Wininger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Schmidt (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Mosley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-14 |
| 11:36 | Nevada | John Mobley grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:21 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the floater in the lane set up by Robert Briese and he's fouled by Jeffrey Mosley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mosley, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), John Wells (SG), Thomas Yocum (PF), Adam Deacon (C) James Weston, Robert Briese, Alvin Smithwick, James Faust | |
| Subs | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski (PG), Harry Ellison (SG), Michael Braxton (SF), James Thornhill (PF), Randall Hall (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Bruce Wininger, Frank Schmidt, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| 11:21 | Nevada | John Mobley misses the free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:21 | Ohio | Randall Hall pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:58 | Ohio | Michael Braxton is hacked by John Mobley - foul #2 on John Mobley, team foul #3 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo (SF) John Mobley | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:46 | Ohio | Adam Deacon blocks the short jumper by Michael Braxton | 17-14 |
| 10:45 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Cwalinski | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | James Thornhill can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thomas Yocum - foul #2 on Thomas Yocum, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick (C) Thomas Yocum | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 10:27 | Ohio | James Thornhill misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Ohio | James Thornhill misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Nevada | Adam Deacon pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:25 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo's pass is intercepted by Randall Hall in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:10 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Griffin | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick is hacked by Harry Ellison - foul #1 on Harry Ellison, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bob McCoil (SG), Frank Schmidt (PF) Michael Braxton, James Thornhill | |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randall Hall | 17-14 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bob McCoil | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | Boris Cwalinski is called for the reach on James Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Boris Cwalinski, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Weston (SG), Earle Britton (C) John Wells, Adam Deacon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Bruce Wininger (C) Boris Cwalinski, Randall Hall | |
| 09:53 | Nevada | James Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:30 | Ohio | Bruce Wininger makes the 3 from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Earle Britton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Briese (SG), James Faust (C) James Griffin, Alvin Smithwick | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Braxton (SF) Harry Ellison | |
| 09:01 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt lays it in set up by Eugene Harris | 17-22 |
| 08:58 | Nevada | Robert Briese is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Briese, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Randall Hall (PF), Jeffrey Mosley (C) Frank Schmidt, Bruce Wininger | |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Bob McCoil misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Earle Britton - foul #1 on Earle Britton, team foul #6 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Adam Deacon (SF) Reynaldo Russo | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), James Thornhill (PF) Eugene Harris, Randall Hall | |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Bob McCoil makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:45 | Ohio | Bob McCoil misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | James Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:19 | Nevada | Adam Deacon misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 17-23 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | The rebound goes to James Thornhill | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Ohio | Bob McCoil scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Pinder | 17-25 |
| 07:42 | Nevada | James Faust misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 17-25 |
| 07:41 | Ohio | James Thornhill gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Briese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Deacon (fresh) PF - Earle Britton (fairly fresh) C - James Faust (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Patrick Pinder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob McCoil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Thornhill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Mosley (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 07:17 | Nevada | Earle Britton snags the defensive board | 17-25 |
| 07:11 | Nevada | Robert Briese comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-25 |
| 07:10 | Nevada | Adam Deacon tips it home | 19-25 |
| 06:47 | Ohio | James Thornhill is whistled for a carry | 19-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), John Wells (SG), Reynaldo Russo (SF), Alvin Smithwick (PF) James Weston, Robert Briese, Adam Deacon, Earle Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG), Harry Ellison (SG), Bruce Wininger (SF), Frank Schmidt (PF), Randall Hall (C) Patrick Pinder, Bob McCoil, Michael Braxton, James Thornhill, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Bruce Wininger is called for the reach on Alvin Smithwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Wininger, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bob McCoil (SG) Bruce Wininger | |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:45 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:31 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-25 |
| 06:29 | Nevada | James Griffin gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:12 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 06:01 | Nevada | James Faust clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 20-25 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | James Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:47 | Nevada | Harry Ellison steals the ball from James Faust | 20-25 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Randall Hall's pass is intercepted by Reynaldo Russo | 20-25 |
| 05:20 | Nevada | James Griffin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 20-25 |
| 05:18 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 05:16 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Randall Hall | 20-25 |
| 04:57 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bob McCoil | 20-28 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Frank Schmidt picks off the pass by James Griffin | 20-28 |
| 04:18 | Ohio | Harry Ellison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 04:16 | Nevada | James Faust gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 04:01 | Nevada | James Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Wells | 22-28 |
| 03:39 | Ohio | Bob McCoil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Weston (PG), Robert Briese (SG), John Mobley (SF), Thomas Yocum (PF), Adam Deacon (C) James Griffin, John Wells, Reynaldo Russo, Alvin Smithwick, James Faust | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (PG), Boris Cwalinski (SG), Michael Braxton (SF), Bruce Wininger (PF), James Thornhill (C) Eugene Harris, Bob McCoil, Harry Ellison, Frank Schmidt, Randall Hall | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Briese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Yocum (fresh) C - Adam Deacon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Patrick Pinder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Cwalinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Wininger (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Thornhill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Nevada | Robert Briese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum tips it back up and in | 24-28 |
| 03:04 | Ohio | Michael Braxton scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Pinder | 24-30 |
| 02:46 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum is fouled on the floor by Bruce Wininger - foul #3 on Bruce Wininger, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley (C) Bruce Wininger | |
| 02:46 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:46 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Adam Deacon hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeffrey Mosley - foul #2 on Jeffrey Mosley, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Kern (SG) Robert Briese | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bryan Williams (PG), Frank Schmidt (PF) Patrick Pinder, James Thornhill | |
| 02:10 | Nevada | Adam Deacon makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:49 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-32 |
| 01:47 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 01:38 | Ohio | Boris Cwalinski loses the dribble to James Weston | 28-32 |
| 01:35 | Nevada | James Weston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), Reynaldo Russo (SF), Earle Britton (C) James Weston, John Mobley, Adam Deacon | |
| Subs | Ohio | Eugene Harris (PG) Bryan Williams | |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Frank Schmidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Bob McCoil (SG) Boris Cwalinski | |
| 01:14 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo hits a fadeaway from close range | 30-32 |
| 01:01 | Ohio | Jeffrey Mosley double dribbles | 30-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Briese (SG) Gregory Kern | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Pinder (SG) Bob McCoil | |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum is fouled on the floor by Michael Braxton - foul #2 on Michael Braxton, team foul #13 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG) Robert Briese | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:51 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mosley | 31-32 |
| 00:33 | Ohio | Patrick Pinder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 00:32 | Ohio | Michael Braxton grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 00:25 | Ohio | Earle Britton steals it from Frank Schmidt | 31-32 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Eugene Harris is called for the reach on James Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eugene Harris, team foul #14 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Adam Deacon (PF), Alvin Smithwick (C) Thomas Yocum, Earle Britton | |
| Subs | Ohio | Harry Ellison (SF), James Thornhill (PF), Randall Hall (C) Michael Braxton, Frank Schmidt, Jeffrey Mosley | |
| 00:23 | Nevada | James Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | James Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Harry Ellison buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-35 |