| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fresh) SG - Timothy Farfan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buford Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Rumph (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Lackey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Boynton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Orman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Villarreal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 19:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph misses the tip | 26-31 |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 19:21 | Nevada | Frank Rumph is called for the reach on Mike Villarreal - foul #2 on Frank Rumph, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:11 | Nevada | Glenn Orman knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Edward Boynton | 26-33 |
| 19:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses badly on a floater from the left block | 26-33 |
| 19:01 | Nevada | Glenn Orman snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:41 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal loses the dribble to Timothy Farfan | 26-33 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan banks in the layup | 28-33 |
| 18:17 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:16 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal grabs the offensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:57 | Nevada | Sylvester Craig is called for the reach on Edward Boynton - foul #2 on Sylvester Craig, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 17:45 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell makes the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Buford Cole - foul #3 on Buford Cole, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris (SF) Buford Cole | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 17:45 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Simmons | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Mike Simmons - foul #3 on Mike Simmons, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach (C) Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Auman (PG) Thomas Lackey | |
| 17:02 | Nevada | Edward Boynton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 17:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach is called for 5 seconds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), James Lynch (C) Sylvester Craig, Frank Rumph | |
| Subs | Nevada | Alvin Manseau (SG), Roland Sutcliffe (PF), Anthony Maranto (C) Edward Boynton, Glenn Orman, Mike Villarreal | |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 16:30 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to James Lynch | 31-35 |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach buries a runner from the right block set up by Timothy Farfan and he's hacked by Alvin Manseau - foul #1 on Alvin Manseau, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Woodcock (PG) Jason Mitchell | |
| 16:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:01 | Nevada | Michael Woodcock is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Woodcock, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Burbach (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Woodcock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Sutcliffe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Manseau (fresh) C - Anthony Maranto (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 15:23 | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe is whistled for a carry | 36-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG), Buford Cole (SF), Frank Rumph (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Timothy Farfan, Kurt Harris, Frank Burbach, James Lynch | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Lackey (PG), Edward Boynton (SG), Glenn Orman (PF), Mike Villarreal (C) Michael Woodcock, Daniel Auman, Alvin Manseau, Anthony Maranto | |
| 15:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Mike Simmons | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Frank Rumph is called for the reach on Glenn Orman - foul #3 on Frank Rumph, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jason Mitchell (SF) Roland Sutcliffe | |
| 14:37 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 38-35 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole travels with the ball | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | Buford Cole denies the turnaround by Glenn Orman | 38-35 |
| 14:08 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey tips it in | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Sylvester Craig | 40-37 |
| 13:32 | Nevada | Edward Boynton's pass is intercepted by Sallu Agbayani | 40-37 |
| 13:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 13:27 | Nevada | Glenn Orman pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:03 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Boynton | 40-39 |
| 12:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Mitchell is called for the reach on Buford Cole - foul #3 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan (SG), Kurt Harris (PF), Frank Burbach (C) Sallu Agbayani, Frank Rumph, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Auman (PG), Alvin Manseau (SG), Roland Sutcliffe (PF), Anthony Maranto (C) Thomas Lackey, Edward Boynton, Glenn Orman, Mike Villarreal | |
| 12:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 12:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris tips it home | 42-39 |
| 12:10 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Maranto | 42-42 |
| 11:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach misses short on a shot from the baseline | 42-42 |
| 11:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buford Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kurt Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Burbach (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Daniel Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Manseau (fresh) SF - Jason Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roland Sutcliffe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Maranto (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan's pass is intercepted by Jason Mitchell | 42-42 |
| 11:28 | Nevada | Alvin Manseau misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 11:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 11:03 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole's floater is tipped away by Roland Sutcliffe | 42-42 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:44 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Frank Rumph (PF), Mike Simmons (C) Sylvester Craig, Buford Cole, Frank Burbach | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Boynton (SG), Glenn Orman (PF), Mike Villarreal (C) Alvin Manseau, Jason Mitchell, Anthony Maranto | |
| 10:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Sallu Agbayani | 44-42 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Glenn Orman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mike Villarreal | 44-44 |
| 09:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | Daniel Auman gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | Edward Boynton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 09:33 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 09:31 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:18 | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 08:56 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 08:47 | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe is hacked by Kurt Harris - foul #1 on Kurt Harris, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG), Frank Burbach (SF) Sallu Agbayani, Kurt Harris | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Lackey (PG), Jason Mitchell (SF), Anthony Maranto (C) Daniel Auman, Roland Sutcliffe, Mike Villarreal | |
| 08:29 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the left side | 44-47 |
| 08:27 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:12 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell scores on a jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 07:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Jason Mitchell steps in front of the Sylvester Craig pass | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sylvester Craig (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Farfan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Burbach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Rumph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Lackey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Boynton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Orman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Maranto (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Nevada | Sylvester Craig steps in front of the Thomas Lackey pass | 44-49 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Edward Boynton is hacked by Timothy Farfan - foul #2 on Timothy Farfan, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG), Buford Cole (SF), Kurt Harris (PF) Sylvester Craig, Frank Rumph, Mike Simmons | |
| Subs | Nevada | Roland Sutcliffe (PF), Mike Villarreal (C) Glenn Orman, Anthony Maranto | |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Edward Boynton makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Edward Boynton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 06:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lackey - foul #1 on Thomas Lackey, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Auman (SG) Edward Boynton | |
| 06:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani is whistled for a carry | 46-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Woodcock (PG), Alvin Manseau (PF) Thomas Lackey, Jason Mitchell | |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Michael Woodcock is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-50 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG) Timothy Farfan | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 46-50 |
| 05:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig gets the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig scores on a shot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal banks in the layup and he's fouled by Frank Burbach - foul #2 on Frank Burbach, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal misses the free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:31 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-52 |
| 05:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Burbach tips it in | 50-52 |
| 05:03 | Nevada | Michael Woodcock buries a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan (SG), Frank Rumph (PF) Sylvester Craig, Frank Burbach | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Lackey (PG), Jason Mitchell (SF), Glenn Orman (PF) Michael Woodcock, Roland Sutcliffe, Alvin Manseau | |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell can't finish the layup | 50-55 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 04:12 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 04:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 03:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris drills a shot from the right wing set up by Sallu Agbayani | 52-55 |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Jason Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Lackey | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Sallu Agbayani (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Farfan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buford Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Rumph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Thomas Lackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Auman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Orman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 03:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 02:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurt Harris | 55-57 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | Daniel Auman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig (PG), Mike Simmons (C) Timothy Farfan, Kurt Harris | |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Boynton (SG) Daniel Auman | |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | The jump hook by Frank Rumph is blocked by Glenn Orman | 55-57 |
| 02:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 02:14 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:51 | Nevada | Glenn Orman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Sylvester Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan (SG) Sallu Agbayani | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:35 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:34 | Nevada | Mike Villarreal grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:22 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey drills a jumpshot from the right side | 55-59 |
| 01:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 55-59 |
| 01:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mike Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Frank Rumph tips it in | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Sylvester Craig is called for the reach on Edward Boynton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sylvester Craig, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Edward Boynton makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:34 | Nevada | Edward Boynton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sylvester Craig | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Craig - foul #4 on Sylvester Craig, team foul #10 | 59-61 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Craig - foul #5 on Sylvester Craig, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Sallu Agbayani (PG) Sylvester Craig | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Thomas Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Timothy Farfan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:04 | Nevada | Glenn Orman snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Timothy Farfan is called for the reach on Glenn Orman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Farfan, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Daniel Auman (PG), Roland Sutcliffe (SF) Thomas Lackey, Jason Mitchell | |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Glenn Orman makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Glenn Orman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Buford Cole misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 62-67 |