| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fresh) SG - Donald Mayers (fresh) SF - Garland Peterson (fresh) PF - Charles Carlos (fresh) C - George Erickson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) PF - Erik James (fresh) C - Daniel McIntosh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Grambling State | Erik James comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Grambling State | Erik James grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Cochran | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Nevada | Charles Carlos can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Daniel McIntosh - foul #1 on Daniel McIntosh, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Nevada | Charles Carlos misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Nevada | Charles Carlos misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Daniel McIntosh | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Rogers | 0-5 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | Arthur Cochran steps in front of the George Erickson pass | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 18:13 | Nevada | George Erickson scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Carey Smith | 3-8 |
| 17:49 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran is fouled on the floor by Carey Smith - foul #1 on Carey Smith, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 17:34 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers is whistled for a carry | 3-8 |
| 17:23 | Nevada | Donald Mayers loses the ball out of bounds | 3-8 |
| 16:59 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Maher and he's hacked by George Erickson - foul #1 on George Erickson, team foul #2 | 3-10 |
| 16:59 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh misses the free throw | 3-10 |
| 16:59 | Nevada | George Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:36 | Nevada | Charles Carlos is whistled for traveling | 3-10 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (SG), Gary Matis (PF) Stephen Maher, Erik James | |
| 16:14 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 16:13 | Nevada | Garland Peterson gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Charles Carlos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-10 |
| 16:01 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh gets the rebound | 3-10 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Mayers (fresh) SF - Garland Peterson (fresh) PF - Charles Carlos (fairly fresh) C - George Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) PF - Gary Matis (fresh) C - Daniel McIntosh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Cochran | 3-12 |
| 15:49 | Nevada | George Erickson makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald Mayers and he's hacked by Gary Matis - foul #1 on Gary Matis, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Rickett (PF) Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Michael Brown (C) Arthur Cochran, Robert Rogers, Daniel McIntosh | |
| 15:49 | Nevada | George Erickson misses the free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:49 | Grambling State | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:27 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:25 | Nevada | George Erickson pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:01 | Nevada | George Erickson lays it in on a great pass from Donald Mayers | 7-12 |
| 14:48 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Anthony Espinosa | 7-14 |
| 14:34 | Nevada | Donald Mayers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carey Smith | 9-14 |
| 14:23 | Grambling State | Michael Brown hits a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | Carey Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 14:17 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett tips it but misses | 9-16 |
| 14:16 | Nevada | George Erickson tips it in | 11-16 |
| 14:04 | Grambling State | Terry Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 14:02 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering tips it home | 11-18 |
| 13:53 | Nevada | Donald Mayers clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-18 |
| 13:52 | Grambling State | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 13:37 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 11-18 |
| 13:36 | Nevada | Carey Smith grabs the board | 11-18 |
| 13:22 | Nevada | Donald Mayers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-18 |
| 13:21 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Oliver Pickering | 11-18 |
| 13:16 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa is fouled on the floor by Carey Smith - foul #2 on Carey Smith, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Matthew Scruggs (SF), Charles Carlos (PF), Carl Lenoir (C) Carey Smith, Donald Mayers, Garland Peterson, Daniel Rickett, George Erickson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG), Stephen Maher (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Erik James (PF), Daniel McIntosh (C) Anthony Espinosa, Terry Wright, Oliver Pickering, Gary Matis, Michael Brown | |
| 12:56 | Grambling State | Matthew Scruggs steals it from Erik James | 11-18 |
| 12:27 | Nevada | Emil Novello drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Matthew Scruggs | 13-18 |
| 12:13 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 12:12 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh grabs the offensive board | 13-18 |
| 11:52 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) SF - Matthew Scruggs (fresh) PF - Charles Carlos (fresh) C - Carl Lenoir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik James (fresh) C - Daniel McIntosh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir travels with the ball | 13-18 |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Rickett (C) Carl Lenoir | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gordon Hocking - foul #1 on Gordon Hocking, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Nevada | Garland Peterson (SF) Matthew Scruggs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:28 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Emil Novello is hacked by Arthur Cochran - foul #1 on Arthur Cochran, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | George Erickson (C) Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 10:45 | Nevada | George Erickson clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 13-20 |
| 10:44 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:38 | Grambling State | Erik James misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Carlos - foul #1 on Charles Carlos, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Daniel Rickett (PF) Emil Novello, Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa (SG), Gary Matis (C) Stephen Maher, Daniel McIntosh | |
| 10:38 | Grambling State | Erik James makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 10:38 | Grambling State | Erik James makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 10:17 | Nevada | Arthur Cochran is called for the reach on John Edwards - foul #2 on Arthur Cochran, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Mayers (SG) Gordon Hocking | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (SG), Oliver Pickering (SF), Michael Brown (C) Arthur Cochran, Robert Rogers, Erik James | |
| 10:07 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Garland Peterson | 15-22 |
| 09:47 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 15-25 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | George Erickson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Garland Peterson | 18-25 |
| 09:21 | Grambling State | Michael Brown banks in the layup | 18-27 |
| 09:02 | Nevada | Donald Mayers drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 08:36 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 08:08 | Nevada | Donald Mayers connects on the jumper from the baseline | 23-29 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa is fouled in the backcourt by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Matthew Scruggs (SF), Charles Carlos (PF), Carl Lenoir (C) John Edwards, Donald Mayers, Garland Peterson, Daniel Rickett, George Erickson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Stephen Maher (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Erik James (PF), Daniel McIntosh (C) Terry Wright, Oliver Pickering, Gary Matis, Michael Brown | |
| 07:42 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Anthony Espinosa, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) SF - Matthew Scruggs (fresh) PF - Charles Carlos (fresh) C - Carl Lenoir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Anthony Espinosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel McIntosh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nevada | Erik James steals the ball from Gordon Hocking | 23-29 |
| 07:22 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher is fouled on the floor by Matthew Scruggs - foul #1 on Matthew Scruggs, team foul #7 | 23-29 |
| 07:22 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:22 | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:55 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Carl Lenoir | 26-29 |
| 06:42 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa is hacked by Emil Novello - foul #1 on Emil Novello, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Rickett (C) Carl Lenoir | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 06:42 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 06:42 | Grambling State | Daniel McIntosh gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | Charles Carlos is called for the reach on Anthony Espinosa - foul #2 on Charles Carlos, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Mayers (SG), Garland Peterson (SF), Carl Lenoir (C) Gordon Hocking, Matthew Scruggs, Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:26 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 06:26 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 06:18 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Garland Peterson | 28-30 |
| 06:06 | Grambling State | Erik James misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 06:04 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Erik James | 28-30 |
| 05:44 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Rickett - foul #1 on Daniel Rickett, team foul #10 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | George Erickson (C) Carl Lenoir | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (PG), Gary Matis (PF) Anthony Espinosa, Erik James | |
| 05:44 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 05:44 | Grambling State | Robert Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 05:27 | Nevada | Garland Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Terry Wright - foul #1 on Terry Wright, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs (PF) Daniel Rickett | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering (SG) Stephen Maher | |
| 05:27 | Nevada | Garland Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:27 | Nevada | Garland Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 05:07 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 05:05 | Grambling State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Matis | 30-31 |
| 04:57 | Grambling State | Oliver Pickering comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-31 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | The rebound goes to George Erickson | 30-31 |
| 04:50 | Nevada | Donald Mayers lays it in on a nice dish by Garland Peterson | 32-31 |
| 04:39 | Grambling State | Gary Matis is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG) Emil Novello, Donald Mayers | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Anderson (PG), Michael Brown (C) Robert Rogers, Daniel McIntosh | |
| 04:30 | Nevada | Garland Peterson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 04:29 | Grambling State | Gary Matis snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 04:18 | Grambling State | Gary Matis buries a fadeaway from the right side | 32-33 |
| 03:55 | Nevada | John Edwards knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Hocking | 35-33 |
| 03:40 | Grambling State | Michael Brown is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Carl Lenoir (SF), Charles Carlos (PF) John Edwards, Garland Peterson, Matthew Scruggs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran (PG), Stephen Maher (SG), Robert Rogers (SF), Erik James (PF) Michael Anderson, Terry Wright, Oliver Pickering, Michael Brown | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Hocking (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Lenoir (fresh) PF - Charles Carlos (fresh) C - George Erickson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Arthur Cochran (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erik James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Matis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Carl Lenoir hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 03:16 | Nevada | Charles Carlos snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 02:58 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Charles Carlos grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 02:40 | Nevada | Carey Smith drills a 3 from straight away | 38-33 |
| 02:21 | Grambling State | Stephen Maher misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 02:19 | Nevada | Carey Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Charles Carlos misses the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 02:00 | Grambling State | Gary Matis gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 01:39 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Carey Smith - foul #3 on Carey Smith, team foul #11 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (PG), Donald Mayers (SG), Garland Peterson (SF), Daniel Rickett (C) Carey Smith, Gordon Hocking, Carl Lenoir, George Erickson | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Brown (PF), Daniel McIntosh (C) Erik James, Gary Matis | |
| 01:39 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:39 | Grambling State | Arthur Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 01:13 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Matthew Scruggs (PF) Charles Carlos | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Terry Wright (SG), Anthony Espinosa (SF) Stephen Maher, Robert Rogers | |
| 00:50 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Lenoir (C) Matthew Scruggs | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 00:35 | Nevada | The jump hook by Carl Lenoir is blocked by Daniel McIntosh | 38-34 |
| 00:34 | Grambling State | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:20 | Grambling State | Anthony Espinosa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 00:15 | Nevada | Emil Novello knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Mayers | 40-34 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Michael Brown misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Rickett - foul #2 on Daniel Rickett, team foul #12 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | George Erickson (C) Carl Lenoir | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Rogers (SF) Arthur Cochran | |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:05 | Grambling State | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Daniel Rickett's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Rogers | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Terry Wright gets the rebound | 40-36 |