| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Gregg Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jonathan Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian Delrio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shriner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David McClintock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Yocum (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Faust (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Nevada | James Faust misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by David McClintock - foul #2 on David McClintock, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 19:36 | Nevada | James Faust makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:36 | Nevada | James Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 19:13 | Grambling State | David Shriner is called for 5 seconds | 30-36 |
| 18:47 | Nevada | James Faust is whistled for a carry | 30-36 |
| 18:28 | Grambling State | David Shriner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Nevada | John Wells comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregg Scott - foul #3 on Gregg Scott, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (PG) Gregg Scott | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 18:22 | Nevada | John Wells misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:22 | Nevada | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:11 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold connects on the jumper from the right block | 32-37 |
| 17:47 | Nevada | James Faust banks in the layup on a great pass from James Griffin | 32-39 |
| 17:33 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Jonathan Arnold | 34-39 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | John Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| 17:03 | Grambling State | David Shriner hits a shot in the lane | 36-39 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | James Faust can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 16:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to David McClintock | 36-39 |
| 16:29 | Grambling State | David McClintock jams it on a nice dish by Floyd Sudduth | 38-39 |
| 16:14 | Nevada | James Griffin's floater is tipped away by David McClintock | 38-39 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Floyd Sudduth | 38-39 |
| 15:50 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold is hacked by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gregg Scott (PG), Roy Horn (SF), Charles Carter (PF), Wilson Bragg (C) Jonathan Arnold, Brian Delrio, David Shriner, David McClintock | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Gregg Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Horn (fresh) PF - Charles Carter (fresh) C - Wilson Bragg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Briese (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Mobley (fresh) PF - Adam Deacon (fresh) C - Alvin Smithwick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | Grambling State | Roy Horn pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:16 | Grambling State | Gregg Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Deacon | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Grambling State | Wilson Bragg pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:55 | Grambling State | Charles Carter loses the dribble to James Weston | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Nevada | John Mobley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 14:34 | Grambling State | Roy Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:15 | Grambling State | Roy Horn is hacked by John Mobley - foul #1 on John Mobley, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold (SG) Floyd Sudduth | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), Reynaldo Russo (SF) Robert Briese, John Mobley | |
| 14:02 | Grambling State | Gregg Scott scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Carter | 40-39 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Griffin and he's fouled by Wilson Bragg - foul #1 on Wilson Bragg, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Delrio (SF), David Shriner (PF), David McClintock (C) Roy Horn, Charles Carter, Wilson Bragg | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG), James Faust (C) James Weston, Adam Deacon | |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:31 | Grambling State | David McClintock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 13:30 | Grambling State | David McClintock grabs the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:19 | Grambling State | David Shriner misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 13:17 | Nevada | James Faust grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 12:58 | Nevada | David Shriner swats the shot by John Wells | 40-42 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | James Faust grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:43 | Nevada | John Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 12:41 | Grambling State | David McClintock pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:21 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio misses the driving attempt in the lane | 40-42 |
| 12:19 | Nevada | Alvin Smithwick gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | David Shriner steals it from Reynaldo Russo | 40-42 |
| 11:38 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Gregg Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Arnold (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Brian Delrio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shriner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David McClintock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wells (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Smithwick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Faust (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Nevada | John Wells knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:59 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold is fouled on the floor by James Griffin - foul #3 on James Griffin, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (PG), Roy Horn (SF), Charles Carter (PF), Wilson Bragg (C) Gregg Scott, Brian Delrio, David Shriner, David McClintock | |
| 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 | |
| 10:42 | Grambling State | Roy Horn misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 10:40 | Grambling State | Roy Horn tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 10:38 | Nevada | Robert Briese gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:20 | Nevada | John Mobley is hacked by Roy Horn - foul #1 on Roy Horn, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| 10:07 | Nevada | Robert Briese misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:05 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Wilson Bragg | 42-45 |
| 10:00 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 09:58 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 09:45 | Nevada | Adam Deacon's layup is rejected by Wilson Bragg | 42-45 |
| 09:43 | Grambling State | Roy Horn gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:20 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold can't finish the layup | 42-45 |
| 09:18 | Nevada | Adam Deacon pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:01 | Nevada | John Mobley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:59 | Grambling State | Wilson Bragg gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:48 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 08:46 | Grambling State | Wilson Bragg tips it but misses | 42-45 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | John Mobley gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:25 | Nevada | Jonathan Arnold is called for the reach on Robert Briese - foul #1 on Jonathan Arnold, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gregg Scott (PG), Brian Delrio (SF), David Shriner (PF), David McClintock (C) Jonathan Arnold, Roy Horn, Charles Carter, Wilson Bragg | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG), John Wells (SG), Reynaldo Russo (SF), James Faust (C) James Weston, Robert Briese, John Mobley, Adam Deacon | |
| 08:10 | Nevada | John Wells loses the dribble to Gregg Scott | 42-45 |
| 08:06 | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 08:05 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Griffin | 42-48 |
| 07:37 | Grambling State | David McClintock misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 07:36 | Nevada | James Faust gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Gregg Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Floyd Sudduth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Delrio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Shriner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David McClintock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reynaldo Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Yocum (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Faust (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo connects on the turnaround from the right block | 42-50 |
| 07:00 | Grambling State | David Shriner is hacked by Thomas Yocum - foul #2 on Thomas Yocum, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold (SG) Floyd Sudduth | |
| Subs | Nevada | Adam Deacon (PF) Thomas Yocum | |
| 06:49 | Grambling State | Gregg Scott is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Jonathan Arnold is called for the reach on James Griffin - foul #2 on Jonathan Arnold, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Gregg Scott steals it from John Wells | 42-50 |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Gregg Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 06:01 | Nevada | Adam Deacon snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 05:53 | Nevada | James Faust travels with the ball | 42-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Carter (PF) David Shriner | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:38 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregg Scott | 44-50 |
| 05:20 | Nevada | John Wells can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 05:18 | Grambling State | Charles Carter gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:05 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio comes up short on the runner from the left block | 44-50 |
| 05:03 | Grambling State | David McClintock tips it home | 46-50 |
| 04:43 | Nevada | James Griffin misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-50 |
| 04:41 | Grambling State | Charles Carter gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 04:24 | Grambling State | Charles Carter is fouled on the floor by Adam Deacon - foul #1 on Adam Deacon, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Floyd Sudduth (PG), Russell Young (SG), Roy Horn (SF), David Shriner (PF) Gregg Scott, Jonathan Arnold, Brian Delrio, David McClintock | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Weston (PG), Robert Briese (SG), Thomas Yocum (PF), Alvin Smithwick (C) James Griffin, John Wells, Reynaldo Russo, James Faust | |
| 04:11 | Grambling State | Russell Young misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 04:09 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Carter | 46-50 |
| 03:59 | Grambling State | Charles Carter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Horn | 48-50 |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 03:45 | Grambling State | Roy Horn grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 03:33 | Grambling State | Robert Briese is called for the reach on Russell Young - foul #1 on Robert Briese, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold (SG) Russell Young | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Mobley (SF) Adam Deacon | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Floyd Sudduth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Arnold (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Horn (fresh) 6 reb. PF - David Shriner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Weston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Briese (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Mobley (fresh) PF - Thomas Yocum (fresh) 4 reb. C - Alvin Smithwick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold lays it in set up by Floyd Sudduth and he's fouled by Thomas Yocum - foul #3 on Thomas Yocum, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo (SF) John Mobley | |
| 03:17 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Robert Briese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Griffin (PG) Robert Briese | |
| 02:50 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Gregg Scott (PG), Brian Delrio (SF), David McClintock (C) Floyd Sudduth, Roy Horn, Charles Carter | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG), James Faust (C) James Weston, Alvin Smithwick | |
| 02:44 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold is whistled for traveling | 51-50 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Gregg Scott - foul #4 on Gregg Scott, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Reynaldo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:25 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 02:19 | Grambling State | David Shriner comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 02:18 | Grambling State | David McClintock tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | John Wells is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Arnold - foul #3 on Jonathan Arnold, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | John Wells makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | John Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:52 | Grambling State | David Shriner misses long on a jumper from the right side | 53-53 |
| 01:51 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Wells | 53-53 |
| 01:46 | Nevada | James Griffin loses the dribble to David Shriner | 53-53 |
| 01:22 | Grambling State | Jonathan Arnold lays it up and in | 55-53 |
| 01:12 | Nevada | Thomas Yocum clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | James Griffin tips it in | 55-55 |
| 00:55 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Shriner | 57-55 |
| 00:43 | Nevada | James Faust knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Griffin | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:31 | Grambling State | Brian Delrio makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Nevada | John Wells drills a floater from the right block | 58-60 |
| 00:04 | Grambling State | Grambling State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Gregg Scott misses the halfcourt shot | 58-60 |