| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Patrick Ringgold (fresh) SG - John Wells (fresh) SF - John Mobley (fresh) PF - Earnest Carter (fresh) C - Paul Brumfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Nevada | Earnest Carter pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Nevada | Paul Brumfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Norman Hillhouse - foul #1 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Nevada | Paul Brumfield makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Nevada | Paul Brumfield misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:29 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:16 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse misses the 3 from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the tip | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Paul Brumfield | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Nevada | Earnest Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Marvin Carbone | 1-3 |
| 18:34 | Nevada | Richard Smith steals the ball from John Mobley | 1-3 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Smith | 1-5 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | John Mobley buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Wells | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:58 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Earnest Carter | 3-5 |
| 17:36 | Nevada | Earnest Carter misses short on a floater in the lane | 3-5 |
| 17:35 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith loses the dribble to Paul Brumfield | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Nevada | John Wells comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 17:13 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard is hacked by Patrick Ringgold - foul #1 on Patrick Ringgold, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirk (PF), Tyrell Garces (C) Earnest Carter, Paul Brumfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Curtis Cordray (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF), Harold Fanning (PF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, Marvin Carbone, Jerry Dennard, Paul Guajardo, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Dempsey and the foul's on John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Kern (PG), Jessie Gilbert (SG) Patrick Ringgold, John Wells | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:45 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | Nevada | Curtis Cordray is called for the reach on Gregory Kern - foul #1 on Curtis Cordray, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels (C) John Mobley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 16:06 | Nevada | Gregory Kern misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-8 |
| 16:05 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:57 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 15:55 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Kern (fresh) SG - Jessie Gilbert (fresh) SF - Tyrell Garces (fresh) PF - Joseph Kirk (fresh) C - Malcolm Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Timothy Dempsey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Cordray (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Dickens (fresh) PF - Harold Fanning (fresh) C - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield misses the dunk | 3-8 |
| 15:38 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 15:24 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels hits a jumper from the left side | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:04 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces misses the easy layup | 5-8 |
| 15:02 | Nevada | Joseph Kirk tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Nevada | Gregory Kern buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Malcolm Daniels | 9-8 |
| 14:14 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Sammie Littlefield | 9-10 |
| 14:00 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold (PG), John Wells (SG), John Mobley (SF), Earnest Carter (PF), Paul Brumfield (C) Gregory Kern, Jessie Gilbert, Tyrell Garces, Joseph Kirk, Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG), Marvin Carbone (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Timothy Dempsey, Curtis Cordray, Trevor Dickens, Harold Fanning, Sammie Littlefield | |
| 13:37 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Ringgold is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Patrick Ringgold, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brian Harms (PG) Patrick Ringgold | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:23 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone is hacked by Paul Brumfield - foul #1 on Paul Brumfield, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert (PG) Brian Harms | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Nevada | John Mobley grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | John Mobley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Guajardo - foul #1 on Paul Guajardo, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Kern (PG) Jessie Gilbert | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 12:42 | Nevada | John Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:25 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 12:07 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 10-12 |
| 11:54 | Nevada | John Mobley's pass is intercepted by Norman Hillhouse | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earnest Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Brumfield (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Norman Hillhouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirk (PF) Earnest Carter | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (C) Norman Hillhouse | |
| 11:19 | Nevada | Paul Brumfield misses the 3 from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:18 | Nevada | John Wells tips it but misses | 10-12 |
| 11:16 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Carbone and the foul's on Paul Brumfield - foul #2 on Paul Brumfield, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert (SG), Tyrell Garces (C) John Wells, Paul Brumfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (SG), Trevor Dickens (SF) Marvin Carbone, Jerry Dennard | |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:41 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert misses long on a floater from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:39 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Trevor Dickens | 10-15 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 10:26 | Nevada | Gregory Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | John Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-15 |
| Subs | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels (SG), Earnest Carter (PF) Gregory Kern, John Mobley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray (SG), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, Paul Guajardo | |
| 09:39 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens hits a floater from the left wing | 10-17 |
| 09:17 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces is called for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG) Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF) Curtis Cordray, Harold Fanning | |
| 09:07 | Gardner-Webb | The pull-up jumper by Sammie Littlefield is blocked by Tyrell Garces | 10-17 |
| 09:06 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Joseph Kirk can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Dempsey - foul #1 on Timothy Dempsey, team foul #5 | 10-17 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Joseph Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Joseph Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 09:00 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 08:47 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens is whistled for traveling | 10-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Mobley (SF), Malcolm Daniels (C) Earnest Carter, Joseph Kirk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG), Paul Guajardo (PF) Timothy Dempsey, Trevor Dickens | |
| 08:31 | Nevada | The short jumper by Tyrell Garces is denied by Paul Guajardo | 10-17 |
| 08:29 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 08:02 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 10-20 |
| 07:45 | Nevada | John Wells is fouled on the floor by Marvin Carbone - foul #1 on Marvin Carbone, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Kern (PG), Earnest Carter (PF) Jessie Gilbert, Tyrell Garces | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (C) Sammie Littlefield | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gregory Kern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earnest Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Malcolm Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Guajardo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Fanning (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Nevada | John Mobley is fouled on the floor by Jerry Dennard - foul #1 on Jerry Dennard, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirk (C) Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens (SF) Jerry Dennard | |
| 07:28 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:28 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:11 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Guajardo | 12-22 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Joseph Kirk misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 12-22 |
| 06:54 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 06:34 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone loses the dribble to Gregory Kern | 12-22 |
| 06:31 | Nevada | Gregory Kern lays it up and in | 14-22 |
| 06:19 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Kirk takes the ball from Richard Smith | 14-22 |
| 06:06 | Nevada | John Mobley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-22 |
| 05:52 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Kern is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Kern, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brian Harms (PG), Jessie Gilbert (SG), Tyrell Garces (PF), Malcolm Daniels (C) John Wells, John Mobley, Earnest Carter, Joseph Kirk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (PG), Curtis Cordray (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, Marvin Carbone, Trevor Dickens, Paul Guajardo | |
| 05:46 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Dempsey | 16-24 |
| 05:34 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 05:32 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces tips it home | 18-24 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Malcolm Daniels is called for the reach on Curtis Cordray - foul #1 on Malcolm Daniels, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo (PF) Harold Fanning | |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:14 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Tyrell Garces clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-26 |
| 04:55 | Gardner-Webb | Curtis Cordray grabs the board | 18-26 |
| 04:44 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Dennard | 18-28 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Gregory Kern's pass is intercepted by Paul Guajardo | 18-28 |
| 04:06 | Gardner-Webb | Sammie Littlefield travels with the ball | 18-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG), John Mobley (SF), Joseph Kirk (PF) Brian Harms, Gregory Kern, Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith (PG), Marvin Carbone (SG), Trevor Dickens (C) Curtis Cordray, Timothy Dempsey, Paul Guajardo | |
| 03:46 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jessie Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Mobley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Kirk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrell Garces (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Carbone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Dennard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Littlefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jessie Gilbert is called for the reach on Jerry Dennard - foul #1 on Jessie Gilbert, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold (PG), Paul Brumfield (C) Jessie Gilbert, Tyrell Garces | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning (PF), Norman Hillhouse (C) Sammie Littlefield, Trevor Dickens | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Dennard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:22 | Nevada | John Wells can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 03:20 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:07 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Carbone | 21-32 |
| 02:50 | Nevada | John Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Earnest Carter (PF) Joseph Kirk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens (SF), Paul Guajardo (PF) Jerry Dennard, Harold Fanning | |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Norman Hillhouse loses the dribble to Paul Brumfield | 21-32 |
| 02:15 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Mobley | 24-32 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Trevor Dickens misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | John Mobley connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Wells and he's fouled by Norman Hillhouse - foul #3 on Norman Hillhouse, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Kern (SG) John Wells | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey (SG), Harold Fanning (C) Marvin Carbone, Norman Hillhouse | |
| 01:38 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:19 | Gardner-Webb | John Mobley steals it from Harold Fanning | 27-32 |
| 00:57 | Nevada | Gregory Kern comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:56 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:27 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 00:26 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Guajardo misses the tip | 27-32 |
| 00:25 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Fanning tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | John Mobley is hacked by Trevor Dickens - foul #1 on Trevor Dickens, team foul #9 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Wells (SG), Joseph Kirk (PF), Tyrell Garces (C) Patrick Ringgold, Earnest Carter, Paul Brumfield | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Carbone (SG), Jerry Dennard (SF), Sammie Littlefield (C) Richard Smith, Trevor Dickens, Paul Guajardo | |
| 00:03 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | John Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Timothy Dempsey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-34 |