| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Calvin Upton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Stampley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Russell Farrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brian Rainville | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | John Woodside swats the layup by John Burch | 29-38 |
| 19:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cornelius Baker | 32-38 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Russell Farrell can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Woodside - foul #1 on John Woodside, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Rainville | 34-40 |
| 18:35 | Nevada | Jeffrey Inouye is called for the reach on John Burch - foul #1 on Jeffrey Inouye, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 18:16 | Nevada | Michael Conrad scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Calvin Upton | 34-43 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-43 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | John Burch scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Stampley | 34-46 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 17:16 | Nevada | Calvin Upton pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:10 | Nevada | Charles Stampley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Upton and he's fouled by Joseph Butler - foul #1 on Joseph Butler, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (C) John Woodside | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey (C) John Burch | |
| 17:10 | Nevada | Charles Stampley misses the free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-48 |
| 16:47 | Nevada | Russell Farrell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Charles Stampley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Conrad | 34-48 |
| 16:29 | Nevada | Michael Conrad comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brian Rainville | 36-48 |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Joseph Butler is called for the reach on Calvin Upton - foul #2 on Joseph Butler, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Paul Saum (SG), James Clark (SF), Todd Westberg (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler, Cornelius Baker | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ryan Wright (PG), Howard Sledge (SG), Henry Kernan (SF), Marcus Smiley (PF) Calvin Upton, Charles Stampley, Russell Farrell, Michael Conrad | |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Ryan Wright slams it home on a great pass from Marcus Smiley | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Justin Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Westberg (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ryan Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Kernan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marcus Smiley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-50 |
| 15:28 | Nevada | Howard Sledge gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Ryan Wright comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Taylor - foul #1 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Woodside (C) Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stampley (SG), John Burch (SF), David Scott (PF), Wade Cooper (C) Howard Sledge, Henry Kernan, Marcus Smiley, Kenneth Kimsey | |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:13 | Nevada | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 15:00 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Taylor | 38-52 |
| 14:45 | Nevada | John Burch knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Wright | 38-55 |
| 14:31 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | David Scott misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Paul Saum - foul #3 on Paul Saum, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Brian Rainville (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF) Ralph Taylor, Paul Saum, James Clark, Justin Randall | |
| Subs | Nevada | Calvin Upton (PG) Ryan Wright | |
| 14:10 | Nevada | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 14:06 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Conrad (PF) David Scott | |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Michael Conrad hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Stampley and he's hacked by Brian Rainville - foul #3 on Brian Rainville, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Michael Conrad makes the free throw | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Michael Conrad is called for the reach on Joseph Butler - foul #3 on Michael Conrad, team foul #1 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg (C) John Woodside | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 13:21 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-59 |
| 13:20 | Nevada | Charles Stampley gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Calvin Upton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Burch | 40-61 |
| 12:48 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler drills a turnaround from the right block | 42-61 |
| 12:26 | Nevada | Wade Cooper lays it in set up by John Burch | 42-63 |
| 12:08 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-63 |
| 12:06 | Nevada | Michael Conrad grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Michael Conrad can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Inouye - foul #2 on Jeffrey Inouye, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (PF), John Woodside (C) Cornelius Baker, Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (SG), Henry Kernan (SF), David Scott (C) Charles Stampley, John Burch, Wade Cooper | |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Michael Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Michael Conrad misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Inouye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Rainville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Butler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Justin Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Woodside (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Calvin Upton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Russell Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Kernan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Conrad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-63 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler tips it back up and in | 44-63 |
| 11:08 | Nevada | Michael Conrad makes the driving attempt near the basket | 44-65 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #4 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum (PG), James Clark (SG) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey (PF), Wade Cooper (C) Michael Conrad, David Scott | |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 10:36 | Nevada | James Clark is called for the reach on Calvin Upton - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #9 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG) Joseph Butler | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:36 | Nevada | Calvin Upton makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 10:36 | Nevada | Calvin Upton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kimsey | 46-67 |
| 09:55 | Nevada | Russell Farrell misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Saum - foul #4 on Paul Saum, team foul #10 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon (SF), Cornelius Baker (PF) Paul Saum, John Woodside | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Stampley (SG) Calvin Upton | |
| 09:55 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 09:55 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 09:39 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 46-69 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Cornelius Baker tips it back up and in | 48-69 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Henry Kernan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-69 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 09:04 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wade Cooper | 48-69 |
| 08:43 | Nevada | Russell Farrell misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-69 |
| 08:41 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey snags the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 08:19 | Nevada | Wade Cooper makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Russell Farrell | 48-72 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-72 |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Russell Farrell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Clark (fresh) SF - Eugene Dixon (fresh) PF - Cornelius Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Randall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Russell Farrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Stampley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Kernan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wade Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Taylor | 53-74 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | Henry Kernan comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-74 |
| 07:01 | Nevada | Wade Cooper tips it back up and in | 53-76 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | James Clark can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 53-76 |
| 06:37 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey pulls down the rebound | 53-76 |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Wade Cooper is hacked by Justin Randall - foul #1 on Justin Randall, team foul #11 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Inouye (PG), Brian Rainville (SG), Joseph Butler (SF), Todd Westberg (PF), John Woodside (C) Ralph Taylor, James Clark, Eugene Dixon, Cornelius Baker, Justin Randall | |
| Subs | Nevada | Calvin Upton (PG), Howard Sledge (SG), John Burch (SF), Michael Conrad (PF) Russell Farrell, Charles Stampley, Henry Kernan, Kenneth Kimsey | |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Wade Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Wade Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 06:01 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville misses the lay-in | 53-77 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Burch | 53-77 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Michael Conrad misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-77 |
| 05:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Woodside | 53-77 |
| 05:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Butler misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 05:21 | Nevada | Wade Cooper pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Howard Sledge clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-77 |
| 04:58 | Western Kentucky | John Woodside pulls down the rebound | 53-77 |
| 04:51 | Western Kentucky | Brian Rainville hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-77 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | Calvin Upton snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Todd Westberg is called for the reach on Michael Conrad - foul #1 on Todd Westberg, team foul #12 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG), Paul Saum (SG), James Clark (SF), John Anderson (C) Jeffrey Inouye, Brian Rainville, Joseph Butler, John Woodside | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ryan Wright (PG), Kenneth Kimsey (SF), David Scott (C) Calvin Upton, John Burch, Wade Cooper | |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Michael Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Michael Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-79 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Taylor | 53-79 |
| 04:10 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Kimsey steals it from Ralph Taylor | 53-79 |
| 03:58 | Nevada | David Scott misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-79 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson grabs the board | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right side | 53-79 |
| 03:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Scott | 53-79 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ralph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Saum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Todd Westberg (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ryan Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Ryan Wright is fouled on the floor by Ralph Taylor - foul #2 on Ralph Taylor, team foul #13 | 53-79 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eugene Dixon (SF) Todd Westberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (SG), Henry Kernan (SF) Howard Sledge, Michael Conrad | |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Ryan Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-80 |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Ryan Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-81 |
| 03:01 | Western Kentucky | Paul Saum knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Clark | 56-81 |
| 02:41 | Nevada | David Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-81 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall (PF) Ralph Taylor | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-81 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Clark | 56-81 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | John Anderson is hacked by Kenneth Kimsey - foul #1 on Kenneth Kimsey, team foul #3 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg (C) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Sledge (SG) Ryan Wright | |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-81 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Howard Sledge pulls down the rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 56-81 |
| 01:37 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg gets the rebound | 56-81 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Saum | 58-81 |
| 01:16 | Nevada | James Clark is called for the reach on Howard Sledge - foul #2 on James Clark, team foul #14 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ralph Taylor (PG) Eugene Dixon | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:16 | Nevada | Howard Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:16 | Nevada | Howard Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 58-82 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Clark | 58-82 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-82 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Howard Sledge snags the defensive board | 58-82 |
| 00:38 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey misses badly on a runner from the left block | 58-82 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Todd Westberg grabs the defensive rebound | 58-82 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Justin Randall misses the lay-in | 58-82 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | James Clark snags the offensive board | 58-82 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | Howard Sledge steals it from Ralph Taylor | 58-82 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Howard Sledge dunks the ball | 58-84 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by David Scott - foul #5 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 58-84 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Marcus Smiley (PF) David Scott | |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | James Clark misses the 1st free throw | 58-84 |
| 00:17 | Western Kentucky | James Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-84 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Russell Farrell runs out the clock | 59-84 |