| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gary Marco (fresh) SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) PF - Earl Slater (fresh) C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) SG - Richard Greening (fresh) SF - Kent Ito (fresh) PF - Frank Haslam (fresh) C - Ben Wagner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Ben Wagner steals the ball from Earl Slater | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Frank Haslam hits a driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Nevada | Ben Wagner gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Kent Ito misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Earl Slater clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Haslam - foul #1 on Frank Haslam, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Earl Slater makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Nevada | Ben Wagner gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Nevada | Frank Haslam misses the shot from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Montana State | Jack Nutting is whistled for a carry | 1-2 |
| 17:56 | Nevada | Frank Haslam comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:54 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gary Marco | 1-2 |
| 17:50 | Montana State | David Mims steals the ball from Gary Marco in the backcourt | 1-2 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Richard Greening makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from David Mims | 1-5 |
| 17:20 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-5 |
| 17:18 | Nevada | David Mims grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:08 | Nevada | Ben Wagner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 1-5 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to David Mims | 1-5 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | David Mims buries a jumper from the free throw line | 1-7 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Gary Marco | 3-7 |
| 16:07 | Nevada | Frank Haslam hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Richard Greening | 3-9 |
| 15:42 | Montana State | Jack Nutting can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-9 |
| 15:41 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Frank Haslam | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gary Marco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Nutting (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Slater (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Hans Zinzow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Haslam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ben Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Nevada | Frank Haslam is hacked by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #1 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Bobby Brand (SG), Gerardo Fernandez (SF), Harvey Zahnow (PF), Richard Bailey (C) Gary Marco, Paul Gruzinsky, Jack Nutting, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (PG), Garland Peterson (SG), Amos Carey (SF), Stephen Nelson (PF), Paul Stallings (C) David Mims, Richard Greening, Kent Ito, Frank Haslam, Ben Wagner | |
| 15:11 | Nevada | James Torpey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Nelson | 3-12 |
| 14:57 | Montana State | Paul Stallings picks off the pass by Paul Perkins | 3-12 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | Amos Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-12 |
| 14:38 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Perkins | 6-12 |
| 14:17 | Nevada | The jump hook by Garland Peterson is blocked by Harvey Zahnow | 6-12 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Gerardo Fernandez | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Montana State | Bobby Brand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Wagner (C) Amos Carey | |
| 13:40 | Nevada | James Torpey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson snags the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:27 | Nevada | Ben Wagner makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Garland Peterson | 6-14 |
| 13:08 | Montana State | Paul Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 13:06 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Paul Stallings | 6-14 |
| 12:49 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harvey Zahnow - foul #1 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (PG), Jack Nutting (SF), Earl Slater (PF), Brad Holland (C) Bobby Brand, Gerardo Fernandez, Harvey Zahnow, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG), Richard Greening (SG), Frank Haslam (PF) James Torpey, Garland Peterson, Paul Stallings | |
| 12:49 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:49 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:26 | Montana State | Paul Perkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-16 |
| 12:24 | Montana State | Brad Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 6-16 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Earl Slater makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Perkins | 9-16 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | Frank Haslam clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 11:58 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson snags the offensive board | 9-16 |
| 11:39 | Nevada | Frank Haslam misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:38 | Nevada | Frank Haslam gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gary Marco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brad Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Haslam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Nevada | Ben Wagner misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Perkins - foul #1 on Paul Perkins, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Hans Zinzow (C) Paul Perkins, Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF) Stephen Nelson | |
| 11:23 | Nevada | Ben Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:23 | Nevada | Ben Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Paul Gruzinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Stallings (C) Ben Wagner | |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Frank Haslam hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Gruzinsky - foul #2 on Paul Gruzinsky, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SG) Paul Gruzinsky | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 10:41 | Montana State | Bobby Brand comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 9-20 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow tips it home | 11-20 |
| 10:18 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mims and he's fouled by Hans Zinzow - foul #1 on Hans Zinzow, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez (SF) Jack Nutting | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:18 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:02 | Montana State | Bobby Brand is called for traveling | 11-23 |
| 09:46 | Nevada | Richard Greening clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-23 |
| 09:44 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Hans Zinzow | 11-23 |
| 09:40 | Montana State | Bobby Brand misses the lay-in | 11-23 |
| 09:38 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez misses the tip | 11-23 |
| 09:37 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow tips it in | 13-23 |
| 09:18 | Nevada | Frank Haslam misses the turnaround near the basket | 13-23 |
| 09:16 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 09:09 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez misses the lay-in | 13-23 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Frank Haslam snags the defensive board | 13-23 |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Richard Greening is hacked by Earl Slater - foul #1 on Earl Slater, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Jack Nutting (SF), Harvey Zahnow (PF) Gary Marco, Gerardo Fernandez, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (PG), Garland Peterson (SG), Stephen Nelson (PF), Ben Wagner (C) David Mims, Richard Greening, Frank Haslam, Paul Stallings | |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Garland Peterson is hacked by Bobby Brand - foul #1 on Bobby Brand, team foul #7 | 13-23 |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Garland Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Garland Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Bobby Brand misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ben Wagner - foul #1 on Ben Wagner, team foul #2 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Bailey (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Bobby Brand makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Bobby Brand misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 08:31 | Nevada | Ben Wagner pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson misses the lay-in | 14-24 |
| 08:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Bailey | 14-24 |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow comes up short on the shot from close range | 14-24 |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Ben Wagner snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 07:47 | Nevada | Ben Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (PG) Bobby Brand | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Greening (SG), Paul Stallings (PF) Garland Peterson, Kent Ito | |
| 07:35 | Montana State | Richard Greening is called for the reach on Harvey Zahnow - foul #1 on Richard Greening, team foul #3 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Earl Slater (PF) Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG) James Torpey | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Gary Marco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Stallings (fresh) C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Montana State | A charge is called on Gary Marco - foul #1 on Gary Marco, team foul #8 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hans Zinzow (C) Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Richard Greening scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Nelson | 14-26 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Jack Nutting scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Earl Slater is called for the reach on David Mims - foul #2 on Earl Slater, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez (SF), Harvey Zahnow (PF) Jack Nutting, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Haslam (PF) Paul Stallings | |
| 06:32 | Nevada | David Mims makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | David Mims misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:32 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 06:14 | Nevada | Frank Haslam snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:09 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stephen Nelson, team foul #4 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (SG), Kent Ito (SF) Richard Greening, Stephen Nelson | |
| 05:46 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is fouled on the floor by James Torpey - foul #1 on James Torpey, team foul #5 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | Bobby Brand (SG), Richard Bailey (C) Paul Perkins, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Garland Peterson (SG), George Erickson (C) David Mims, Ben Wagner | |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Gary Marco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 05:15 | Montana State | Garland Peterson is called for the reach on Harvey Zahnow - foul #1 on Garland Peterson, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Greening (SG), Stephen Nelson (C) Garland Peterson, George Erickson | |
| 04:59 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-27 |
| 04:57 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow tips it home | 19-27 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Richard Greening misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 04:34 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson tips it in | 19-29 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez makes the shot from the left block | 21-29 |
| 03:58 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Greening | 21-31 |
| 03:43 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow double dribbles | 21-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Perkins (PG), Paul Gruzinsky (SG), Jack Nutting (SF), Earl Slater (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) Gary Marco, Bobby Brand, Gerardo Fernandez, Harvey Zahnow, Richard Bailey | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG), Ben Wagner (C) James Torpey, Kent Ito | |
| 03:22 | Nevada | David Mims hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Nelson | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Paul Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Gruzinsky (fresh) SF - Jack Nutting (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 4 pts. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Haslam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 03:16 | Nevada | Ben Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:53 | Nevada | Ben Wagner banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Greening | 21-36 |
| 02:34 | Montana State | Paul Perkins double dribbles | 21-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (SG), Amos Carey (SF), Paul Stallings (PF) Richard Greening, Stephen Nelson, Frank Haslam | |
| 02:25 | Nevada | Paul Gruzinsky takes the ball from David Mims | 21-36 |
| 01:57 | Montana State | Paul Perkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Gruzinsky | 24-36 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | James Torpey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 24-36 |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Ben Wagner tips it back up and in | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Paul Perkins is hacked by Amos Carey - foul #1 on Amos Carey, team foul #7 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF) Amos Carey | |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Paul Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Paul Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Jack Nutting steps in front of the David Mims pass | 26-38 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Paul Perkins | 28-38 |
| 00:37 | Nevada | James Torpey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Mims - foul #1 on David Mims, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gary Marco (PG), Bobby Brand (SG), Gerardo Fernandez (SF), Harvey Zahnow (PF) Paul Perkins, Paul Gruzinsky, Jack Nutting, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Greening (SG), Frank Haslam (PF), Stephen Nelson (C) David Mims, Paul Stallings, Ben Wagner | |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:04 | Nevada | Richard Greening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Bailey (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Nevada | Harry Wolf (PG) James Torpey | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Gerardo Fernandez can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 30-41 |