| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jessie Gilbert (fresh) SG - Eugene Spivey (fresh) SF - Malcolm Daniels (fresh) PF - Earnest Carter (fresh) C - Lee Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Richard Nolan (fresh) SG - Seth James (fresh) SF - Peter Goebel (fresh) PF - Howard Flynn (fresh) C - Shaun Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Nolan | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Richard Nolan is called for the reach on Jessie Gilbert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Nolan, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Nolan - foul #2 on Richard Nolan, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar (PG) Richard Nolan | |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:18 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:18 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:57 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:41 | Holy Cross | Seth James drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Dyar | 1-4 |
| 18:31 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 1-4 |
| 18:30 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Seth James | 1-4 |
| 18:19 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris misses the 3 from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Lee Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Nevada | Earnest Carter misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 18:02 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Earnest Carter - foul #1 on Earnest Carter, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel misses the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:46 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:23 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels clanks a shot from the left side | 1-5 |
| 17:21 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel snags the defensive board | 1-5 |
| 17:03 | Holy Cross | Earnest Carter picks off the pass by Shaun Harris | 1-5 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | Lee Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Howard Flynn - foul #1 on Howard Flynn, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Nevada | Clifford Lafon (SF), Mitchel Rieves (PF) Malcolm Daniels, Earnest Carter | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Theodore Baker (PG), Ronald Presler (SG), Frank Benson (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Jerry Sheffield (C) Leonard Dyar, Seth James, Peter Goebel, Howard Flynn, Shaun Harris | |
| 16:41 | Nevada | Lee Jones misses the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | Lee Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Holy Cross | Theodore Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:19 | Nevada | Lee Jones pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 15:57 | Nevada | Clifford Lafon is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 2-5 |
| 15:56 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jessie Gilbert (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eugene Spivey (fairly fresh) SF - Clifford Lafon (fresh) PF - Mitchel Rieves (fresh) C - Lee Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Theodore Baker (fresh) SG - Ronald Presler (fresh) SF - Frank Benson (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Jerry Sheffield (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchel Rieves - foul #1 on Mitchel Rieves, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold (PG), Charles Page (SG), Earnest Carter (PF) Jessie Gilbert, Eugene Spivey, Lee Jones | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 15:43 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:43 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:31 | Nevada | Earnest Carter connects on the open jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Ringgold | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:06 | Nevada | Earnest Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Nevada | Mitchel Rieves is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels (SF) Clifford Lafon | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Shaun Harris (C) Ronald Presler, Frank Benson, Jerry Sheffield | |
| 14:53 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Green (C) Mitchel Rieves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Orlando (PG), Howard Flynn (PF) Theodore Baker, Clifford Smith | |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Malcolm Daniels and he's hacked by Howard Flynn - foul #2 on Howard Flynn, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Marks (PF) Earnest Carter | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith (PF) Howard Flynn | |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris is hacked by Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 14:09 | Holy Cross | Seth James is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Seth James, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert (PG), Clifford Lafon (SF) Charles Page, Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel (SF), Jerry Sheffield (PF) James Orlando, Clifford Smith | |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Robert Green scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Gilbert | 9-7 |
| 13:42 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jerry Sheffield | 9-9 |
| 13:34 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Green and he's hacked by Leonard Dyar - foul #1 on Leonard Dyar, team foul #6 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eugene Spivey (SG), Earnest Carter (PF), Mitchel Rieves (C) Patrick Ringgold, William Marks, Robert Green | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Theodore Baker (PG), Frank Benson (PF) Leonard Dyar, Shaun Harris | |
| 13:34 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert makes the free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:19 | Nevada | Mitchel Rieves grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:17 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-9 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris (C) Jerry Sheffield | |
| 13:03 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel scores on a 3 from straight away | 12-12 |
| 12:43 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Earnest Carter | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Holy Cross | Eugene Spivey picks off the pass by Peter Goebel | 15-12 |
| 12:20 | Nevada | Clifford Lafon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eugene Spivey | 17-12 |
| 11:56 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris makes the jumper from the left side | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jessie Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Spivey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Lafon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earnest Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mitchel Rieves (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Theodore Baker (fairly fresh) SG - Seth James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Goebel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Benson (fairly fresh) C - Shaun Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Earnest Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 11:26 | Nevada | Clifford Lafon tips it but misses | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | Nevada | Mitchel Rieves tips it in | 19-14 |
| 11:16 | Holy Cross | Seth James misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 11:14 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 11:10 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold (PG), Charles Page (SG), Malcolm Daniels (SF), Robert Green (PF), Lee Jones (C) Jessie Gilbert, Eugene Spivey, Clifford Lafon, Earnest Carter, Mitchel Rieves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Orlando (PG), Ronald Presler (SG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Jerry Sheffield (C) Theodore Baker, Seth James, Peter Goebel, Frank Benson, Shaun Harris | |
| 10:56 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Green - foul #2 on Robert Green, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Marks (PF) Robert Green | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| 10:56 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:56 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:39 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels steps out of bounds on the baseline | 19-18 |
| 10:27 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | Charles Page scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 10:02 | Holy Cross | Patrick Ringgold steps in front of the Clifford Smith pass | 22-21 |
| 10:00 | Nevada | Leonard Dyar picks off the pass by Charles Page in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 09:50 | Holy Cross | Ronald Presler is fouled on the floor by Lee Jones - foul #1 on Lee Jones, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Earnest Carter (PF) Malcolm Daniels | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel (SF), Shaun Harris (C) James Orlando, Jerry Sheffield | |
| 09:25 | Holy Cross | Ronald Presler misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 09:24 | Holy Cross | Shaun Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:07 | Holy Cross | Earnest Carter takes the ball from Peter Goebel | 22-21 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | Earnest Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Page | 25-21 |
| 08:27 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel misses long on a floater from the right block | 25-21 |
| 08:25 | Nevada | William Marks snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Leonard Dyar is called for the reach on Patrick Ringgold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leonard Dyar, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eugene Spivey (SG), Malcolm Daniels (SF) Charles Page, William Marks | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Theodore Baker (PG), Seth James (SG), Jerry Sheffield (PF) Leonard Dyar, Ronald Presler, Clifford Smith | |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:22 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 07:53 | Holy Cross | Seth James knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Patrick Ringgold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Spivey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Daniels (fresh) PF - Earnest Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Lee Jones (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Theodore Baker (fresh) SG - Seth James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Goebel (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Sheffield (fresh) C - Shaun Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Earnest Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-24 |
| 07:40 | Holy Cross | Seth James grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:36 | Holy Cross | Seth James knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Baker | 26-26 |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Harris - foul #1 on Shaun Harris, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert (PG), Mitchel Rieves (C) Patrick Ringgold, Lee Jones | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Orlando (PG), Frank Benson (SF) Theodore Baker, Peter Goebel | |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 07:34 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 07:19 | Holy Cross | Jerry Sheffield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 07:17 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Malcolm Daniels | 28-26 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Spivey | 31-26 |
| 06:53 | Holy Cross | Frank Benson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 06:51 | Nevada | Earnest Carter pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-26 |
| 06:31 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels tips it in | 33-26 |
| 06:22 | Holy Cross | Seth James drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Benson | 33-29 |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey is hacked by Jerry Sheffield - foul #1 on Jerry Sheffield, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Page (PG), Clifford Lafon (SF), William Marks (PF), Lee Jones (C) Jessie Gilbert, Malcolm Daniels, Earnest Carter, Mitchel Rieves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Theodore Baker (PG), Ronald Presler (SG), Peter Goebel (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) James Orlando, Seth James, Frank Benson, Jerry Sheffield | |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 06:04 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 05:39 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 05:38 | Nevada | Lee Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Harris - foul #2 on Shaun Harris, team foul #10 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jerry Sheffield (C) Shaun Harris | |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Eugene Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 05:21 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ronald Presler | 37-31 |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Charles Page can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-31 |
| 05:01 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 04:42 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith misses the runner in the lane | 37-31 |
| 04:40 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Charles Page | 37-31 |
| 04:28 | Nevada | Clifford Lafon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 04:27 | Holy Cross | Peter Goebel pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 04:04 | Holy Cross | 3 seconds is called on Theodore Baker | 37-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert (PG), Patrick Ringgold (SG), Malcolm Daniels (SF), Earnest Carter (PF), Mitchel Rieves (C) Charles Page, Eugene Spivey, Clifford Lafon, William Marks, Lee Jones | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Seth James (SG), Frank Benson (PF) Ronald Presler, Jerry Sheffield | |
| 03:48 | Nevada | Peter Goebel takes the ball from Mitchel Rieves | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jessie Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Ringgold (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mitchel Rieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Theodore Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Seth James (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Goebel (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Benson (fresh) C - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Mitchel Rieves - foul #2 on Mitchel Rieves, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Green (PF) Earnest Carter | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Nolan (PG), Leonard Dyar (SF), Howard Flynn (PF) Theodore Baker, Peter Goebel, Frank Benson | |
| 03:28 | Holy Cross | Clifford Smith makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:10 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-34 |
| 03:09 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels tips it in | 39-34 |
| 03:00 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn makes the turnaround from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Jessie Gilbert misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 39-36 |
| 02:38 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 02:25 | Holy Cross | Richard Nolan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 02:24 | Nevada | Mitchel Rieves grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 02:17 | Nevada | Malcolm Daniels hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Ringgold | 42-36 |
| 01:53 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar makes the fadeaway in the paint | 42-38 |
| 01:30 | Nevada | Patrick Ringgold hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 01:29 | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 01:22 | Holy Cross | Mitchel Rieves is called for the reach on Leonard Dyar - foul #3 on Mitchel Rieves, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brian Harms (PG), Charles Page (SG), Clifford Lafon (SF), William Marks (PF), Lee Jones (C) Jessie Gilbert, Patrick Ringgold, Malcolm Daniels, Robert Green, Mitchel Rieves | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | James Orlando (PG), Ronald Presler (SG), Frank Benson (PF), Shaun Harris (C) Richard Nolan, Seth James, Howard Flynn, Clifford Smith | |
| 01:22 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:22 | Holy Cross | Leonard Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 01:22 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Lee Jones | 42-39 |
| 01:20 | Nevada | Shaun Harris takes the ball from Charles Page in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 01:00 | Holy Cross | Ronald Presler is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Howard Flynn (PF) Leonard Dyar | |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Lee Jones loses the dribble to Ronald Presler | 42-39 |
| 00:23 | Holy Cross | James Orlando is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | William Marks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Richard Nolan (PG) James Orlando | |
| 00:02 | Holy Cross | Richard Nolan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-39 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Charles Page grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Charles Page hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 42-39 |