| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Emil Novello (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goforth (fresh) PF - Blair Ray (fresh) C - Scott Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Blair Ray hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Blair Ray makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Blair Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:38 | LSU | Richard Gregory grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 19:21 | LSU | Donald Davis hits a floater near the basket set up by Bryan Curry | 46-36 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Richard Gregory takes the ball from John Edwards | 46-36 |
| 18:46 | LSU | Scott Harris is called for the reach on Richard Gregory - foul #1 on Scott Harris, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| 18:35 | LSU | Donald Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-36 |
| 18:33 | LSU | Donald Davis gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 18:19 | LSU | Richard Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Scott Harris - foul #2 on Scott Harris, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:08 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 17:59 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Edwards | 48-38 |
| 17:52 | LSU | Bryan Curry buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Wooten | 50-38 |
| 17:43 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Emil Novello | 50-41 |
| 17:32 | LSU | Donald Davis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nicholas Wooten | 52-41 |
| 17:19 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth misses the 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 17:18 | Nevada | Emil Novello hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 17:05 | LSU | Richard Gregory scores on a jumper from close range | 54-43 |
| 16:48 | Nevada | Blair Ray misses the easy layup | 54-43 |
| 16:46 | LSU | The rebound goes to Nicholas Wooten | 54-43 |
| 16:17 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Herbert Goode | 57-43 |
| 15:58 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth misses the lay-in | 57-43 |
| 15:56 | Nevada | Scott Harris hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emil Novello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Goforth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Blair Ray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | LSU | Thomas Goforth takes the ball from Bryan Curry | 57-45 |
| 15:24 | Nevada | Richard Gregory takes the ball from Blair Ray | 57-45 |
| 15:13 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Curry | 60-45 |
| 14:57 | Nevada | John Edwards's layup is rejected by Richard Gregory | 60-45 |
| 14:55 | Nevada | Blair Ray tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Bryan Curry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Scott Harris grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 14:18 | Nevada | Scott Harris is whistled for traveling | 60-47 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (PG), Jerry Sease (SG), Gerald Voight (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Bryan Curry, Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode, Donald Davis, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Jeffrey Colvin (C) John Edwards, Emil Novello, Thomas Goforth, Blair Ray, Scott Harris | |
| 14:11 | LSU | Gerald Voight hits a shot from the left wing set up by Joel Hess | 62-47 |
| 13:46 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-47 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Gerald Voight pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 13:39 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses long on a shot in the lane | 62-47 |
| 13:37 | Nevada | Michael Carr pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 13:16 | Nevada | Carey Smith is fouled on the floor by Joel Hess - foul #1 on Joel Hess, team foul #2 | 62-47 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | Michael Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 12:55 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:51 | LSU | James Bugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-47 |
| 12:48 | Nevada | Carey Smith double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| 12:38 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (SG) Gordon Hocking | |
| 12:31 | Nevada | Michael Carr is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| 12:14 | LSU | Gerald Voight misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 12:12 | LSU | James Bugg tips it home | 64-47 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | Carey Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emil Novello and he's hacked by Joel Hess - foul #2 on Joel Hess, team foul #3 | 64-49 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG), Herbert Goode (SF), John Bonelli (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Jerry Sease, Gerald Voight, Jonathan Cluff, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Blair Ray (PF), Cameron Doan (C) Eric Freeman, Jeffrey Colvin | |
| 12:00 | Nevada | Carey Smith makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 11:49 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-50 |
| 11:48 | Nevada | Michael Carr snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Bonelli (fresh) C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carey Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Blair Ray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron Doan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Blair Ray lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Carr | 64-52 |
| 11:15 | LSU | Bryan Curry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Richard Gregory | 67-52 |
| 10:56 | Nevada | Bryan Curry is called for the reach on Carey Smith - foul #2 on Bryan Curry, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Gerald Voight (PG), Nicholas Wooten (SG), Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Bryan Curry, Joel Hess, John Bonelli, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Scott Harris (C) Carey Smith, Emil Novello, Michael Carr | |
| 10:44 | Nevada | Scott Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-52 |
| 10:43 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-52 |
| 10:38 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff tips it in | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:20 | Nevada | John Edwards misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-52 |
| 10:18 | Nevada | Blair Ray grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Nicholas Wooten picks off the pass by Blair Ray | 69-52 |
| 09:48 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten misses the dunk | 69-52 |
| 09:46 | Nevada | Blair Ray grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 09:33 | Nevada | John Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 09:32 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 09:27 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-52 |
| 09:14 | Nevada | Blair Ray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-52 |
| 09:12 | LSU | James Bugg grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 09:07 | LSU | Nicholas Wooten hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Voight | 74-52 |
| 08:57 | Nevada | John Edwards jams it on a nice dish by Cameron Doan and he's fouled by Gerald Voight - foul #2 on Gerald Voight, team foul #5 | 74-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG), Joel Hess (SG), John Bonelli (SF), Donald Davis (PF), Richard Gregory (C) Gerald Voight, Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode, Jonathan Cluff, James Bugg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Eric Freeman (PF), Jeffrey Colvin (C) Gordon Hocking, Cameron Doan, Blair Ray, Scott Harris | |
| 08:57 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the free throw | 74-55 |
| 08:46 | LSU | John Bonelli comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-55 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Donald Davis hits the follow up shot | 76-55 |
| 08:29 | Nevada | Eric Freeman connects on the jumper near the basket | 76-57 |
| 08:11 | LSU | Bryan Curry hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Gregory | 79-57 |
| 08:00 | Nevada | Michael Carr clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 79-57 |
| 07:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Richard Gregory | 79-57 |
| 07:55 | LSU | Michael Carr steps in front of the Richard Gregory pass | 79-57 |
| 07:52 | Nevada | Michael Carr hits the finger roll | 79-59 |
| 07:46 | LSU | John Bonelli makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Gregory | 82-59 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bonelli (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Colvin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Nevada | Michael Carr hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Edwards | 82-62 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Richard Gregory hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Colvin - foul #2 on Jeffrey Colvin, team foul #3 | 82-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Herbert Goode (SF) Joel Hess, John Bonelli | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG) John Edwards | |
| 07:26 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 83-62 |
| 07:26 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin snags the defensive board | 83-62 |
| 07:16 | Nevada | Bryan Curry steals it from Michael Carr | 83-62 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Bryan Curry jams it | 85-62 |
| 07:04 | Nevada | Eric Freeman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Eric Freeman, team foul #4 | 85-62 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (PG) Bryan Curry | |
| Subs | Nevada | Scott Harris (C) Jeffrey Colvin | |
| 06:43 | LSU | Scott Harris blocks the short jumper by Donald Davis | 85-62 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Michael Carr gets the rebound | 85-62 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Eric Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Carey Smith and the foul's on Nicholas Wooten - foul #2 on Nicholas Wooten, team foul #6 | 85-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Jonathan Cluff (PF), James Bugg (C) Donald Davis, Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Nevada | Cameron Doan (C) Scott Harris | |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Eric Freeman makes the free throw | 85-65 |
| 06:21 | LSU | Michael Carr is called for the reach on Herbert Goode - foul #4 on Michael Carr, team foul #5 | 85-65 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Edwards (PG), Thomas Goforth (SF), Scott Harris (C) Carey Smith, Michael Carr, Eric Freeman | |
| 06:07 | LSU | Joel Hess is hacked by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #6 | 85-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Curry (PG) Joel Hess | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:57 | LSU | Bryan Curry misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 85-65 |
| 05:55 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth pulls down the rebound | 85-65 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Bryan Curry is called for the reach on John Edwards - foul #3 on Bryan Curry, team foul #7 | 85-65 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (SG), Gerald Voight (SF) Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Hocking (SG), Jeffrey Colvin (PF) Emil Novello, Scott Harris | |
| 05:41 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 85-67 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Gerald Voight can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-67 |
| 05:18 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin snags the defensive board | 85-67 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | John Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on James Bugg - foul #1 on James Bugg, team foul #8 | 85-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Gregory (C) James Bugg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Carr (SF) Thomas Goforth | |
| 05:13 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 85-69 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Gerald Voight knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bryan Curry | 88-69 |
| 04:41 | Nevada | John Edwards makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Gordon Hocking | 88-71 |
| 04:27 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-71 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | John Edwards gets the rebound | 88-71 |
| 04:08 | Nevada | John Edwards drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Carr | 88-73 |
| 04:04 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-73 |
| Subs | LSU | Nicholas Wooten (SG), Herbert Goode (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Joel Hess, Gerald Voight, Jonathan Cluff | |
| Subs | Nevada | Emil Novello (SG), Blair Ray (PF), Eric Freeman (C) Gordon Hocking, Jeffrey Colvin, Cameron Doan | |
| 03:50 | LSU | Richard Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 88-73 |
| 03:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory tips it back up and in | 90-73 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Curry (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Wooten (fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SF - Herbert Goode (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Gregory (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emil Novello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Blair Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Nevada | Blair Ray lays it in on a nice dish by John Edwards | 90-75 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Donald Davis scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bryan Curry and he's hacked by Michael Carr - foul #5 on Michael Carr, team foul #7 | 92-75 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Goforth (SF), Scott Harris (C) Michael Carr, Eric Freeman | |
| 03:14 | LSU | Donald Davis misses the free throw | 92-75 |
| 03:14 | Nevada | Blair Ray gets the rebound | 92-75 |
| 03:10 | Nevada | Emil Novello's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Gregory | 92-75 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Richard Gregory gets the rebound | 92-75 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Harris - foul #3 on Scott Harris, team foul #8 | 92-75 |
| Subs | LSU | Joel Hess (PG), Jerry Sease (SG), Gerald Voight (SF), Jonathan Cluff (PF) Bryan Curry, Nicholas Wooten, Herbert Goode, Donald Davis | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carey Smith (PG), Gordon Hocking (SG), Eric Freeman (PF), Jeffrey Colvin (C) John Edwards, Emil Novello, Blair Ray, Scott Harris | |
| 02:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 93-75 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Richard Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 94-75 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Carey Smith is fouled on the floor by Joel Hess - foul #3 on Joel Hess, team foul #9 | 94-75 |
| Subs | LSU | James Bugg (C) Richard Gregory | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Carey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 94-76 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Carey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 94-77 |
| 02:18 | LSU | Carey Smith steals it from Gerald Voight | 94-77 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Eric Freeman scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeffrey Colvin | 94-79 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Joel Hess is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Colvin - foul #3 on Jeffrey Colvin, team foul #9 | 94-79 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Joel Hess makes the 1st free throw | 95-79 |
| 01:58 | LSU | Joel Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 95-79 |
| 01:58 | Nevada | Eric Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 95-79 |
| 01:33 | Nevada | Gordon Hocking scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carey Smith | 95-82 |
| 01:09 | LSU | James Bugg misses the jumper from the left side | 95-82 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Jonathan Cluff tips it back up and in | 97-82 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 97-82 |
| 00:55 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin grabs the offensive board | 97-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin misses the runner from close range | 97-82 |
| 00:52 | Nevada | Jeffrey Colvin tips it back up and in | 97-84 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | LSU | Gerald Voight hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Goforth - foul #1 on Thomas Goforth, team foul #10 | 97-84 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Gerald Voight makes the 1st free throw | 98-84 |
| 00:28 | LSU | Gerald Voight misses the 2nd free throw | 98-84 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Eric Freeman grabs the board | 98-84 |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Thomas Goforth misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 98-84 |
| 00:20 | LSU | James Bugg grabs the board | 98-84 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joel Hess runs out the clock | 98-84 |