| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roger Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel King (fresh) PF - Ronald Logston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | David Plotkin inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Nevada | Seth Eason connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Plotkin | 43-39 |
| 19:18 | Western Kentucky | David Plotkin steals it from Richard Bulloch | 43-39 |
| 19:11 | Nevada | David Plotkin makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Kirkpatrick | 45-39 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 18:54 | Nevada | Russell Sugg gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:40 | Nevada | David Plotkin misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 45-39 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | Seth Eason tips it in | 47-39 |
| 18:25 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | Kevin Simon blocks the short jumper by David Plotkin | 47-39 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:00 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 17:58 | Nevada | David Plotkin gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:39 | Nevada | David Plotkin is hacked by Samuel King - foul #3 on Samuel King, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Samuel Keyes (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Joseph Kirkpatrick, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees (SG), George Burroughs (SF), Willie Morris (PF) Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Ronald Logston | |
| 17:34 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes can't finish the layup | 47-39 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 17:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Simon | 47-41 |
| 17:20 | Nevada | Jin Xiong makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Russell Sugg and he's hacked by Kevin Simon - foul #3 on Kevin Simon, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lentz (SF) David Plotkin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend (C) Kevin Simon | |
| 17:20 | Nevada | Jin Xiong misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Morris | 49-41 |
| 17:09 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Luis Mercado (SG) Russell Sugg | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post (PG) Richard Bulloch | |
| 16:53 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 16:52 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 16:23 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Luis Mercado grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:04 | Nevada | Luis Mercado jams it set up by Seth Eason | 51-41 |
| 15:45 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Keyes steals the ball from Jeffery Post | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Mercado (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Keyes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jeffery Post (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Nevada | Jeffrey Dees steals the ball from Luis Mercado | 51-41 |
| 15:08 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Keyes steps in front of the Willie Morris pass | 51-41 |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Morris - foul #2 on Willie Morris, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola (PG), Russell Sugg (SG), David Plotkin (SF), Roger Shepard (C) Seth Eason, Luis Mercado, Michael Lentz, Jin Xiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Samuel King (SF), Ronald Logston (PF), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffery Post, Jeffrey Dees, George Burroughs, Willie Morris, Vincent Townsend | |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:53 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 52-41 |
| 14:24 | Nevada | David Plotkin grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 14:00 | Nevada | Russell Sugg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 13:58 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes tips it back up and in | 54-41 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Keyes - foul #1 on Samuel Keyes, team foul #1 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF) Samuel Keyes | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:37 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:37 | Nevada | Roger Shepard pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 13:26 | Nevada | Russell Sugg clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 54-42 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel King | 54-42 |
| 13:12 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon drills a runner from the left block set up by Stanley Weber and he's fouled by Dikembe Amendola - foul #2 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #2 | 54-44 |
| 13:12 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 13:12 | Nevada | Roger Shepard snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 13:02 | Nevada | David Plotkin misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 54-44 |
| 13:01 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:55 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:54 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:39 | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG), Jin Xiong (C) Dikembe Amendola, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris (PF) Ronald Logston | |
| 12:29 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 12:27 | Nevada | Jin Xiong gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:16 | Nevada | Seth Eason loses the dribble to Willie Morris | 54-44 |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Jin Xiong | 54-44 |
| 11:40 | Nevada | Russell Sugg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Seth Eason | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Sugg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Kirkpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Willie Morris (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Simon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 57-44 |
| 11:20 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Plotkin | 57-44 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick is called for traveling | 57-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Luis Mercado (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), Samuel Keyes (PF), Roger Shepard (C) Russell Sugg, David Plotkin, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Jin Xiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), George Burroughs (SF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Kevin Simon | |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dees | 57-46 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | George Burroughs is called for the reach on Michael Lentz - foul #1 on George Burroughs, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston (PF) Willie Morris | |
| 10:24 | Nevada | Michael Lentz lays it in on a great pass from Seth Eason | 59-46 |
| 10:14 | Western Kentucky | Luis Mercado takes the ball from Jeffery Post | 59-46 |
| 10:10 | Nevada | Luis Mercado banks in the layup | 61-46 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 09:50 | Nevada | George Burroughs is called for the reach on Michael Lentz - foul #2 on George Burroughs, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola (PG), Russell Sugg (SG), Joseph Kirkpatrick (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Seth Eason, Luis Mercado, Samuel Keyes, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Samuel King (SF) George Burroughs | |
| 09:45 | Nevada | Michael Lentz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-49 |
| 09:44 | Western Kentucky | Samuel King grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | Michael Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 09:20 | Nevada | Samuel King is called for the reach on Russell Sugg - foul #4 on Samuel King, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Plotkin (SF) Michael Lentz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), George Burroughs (SF), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffery Post, Samuel King, Vincent Townsend | |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Jin Xiong misses the jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 09:09 | Nevada | Joseph Kirkpatrick hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 08:58 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 08:57 | Nevada | David Plotkin grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:48 | Nevada | Jin Xiong clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 63-49 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 08:26 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 08:19 | Nevada | Jin Xiong gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Russell Sugg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 07:58 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 07:42 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs clanks a jumper from the right block | 63-49 |
| 07:40 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch grabs the offensive board | 63-49 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Sugg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Dees (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Burroughs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Logston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 07:19 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Simon | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:07 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Simon misses the turnaround from close range | 63-49 |
| 07:06 | Nevada | David Plotkin pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:45 | Nevada | David Plotkin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 63-49 |
| 06:44 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 06:39 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Logston is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amendola - foul #3 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #3 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Seth Eason (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), Michael Lentz (SF), Samuel Keyes (PF), Roger Shepard (C) Dikembe Amendola, Russell Sugg, David Plotkin, Joseph Kirkpatrick, Jin Xiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post (PG), Stanley Weber (SG), Samuel King (SF), Willie Morris (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Jeffrey Dees, George Burroughs, Ronald Logston, Kevin Simon | |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Seth Eason - foul #1 on Seth Eason, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:11 | Nevada | Luis Mercado hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:55 | Nevada | Luis Mercado grabs the board | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:33 | Nevada | Seth Eason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-50 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Willie Morris, team foul #7 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch (PG), Kevin Simon (C) Jeffery Post, Vincent Townsend | |
| 04:51 | Nevada | Luis Mercado clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roger Shepard - foul #1 on Roger Shepard, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Sugg (SG), David Plotkin (SF) Luis Mercado, Michael Lentz | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:44 | Nevada | David Plotkin gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:15 | Nevada | David Plotkin hits a floater from the baseline set up by Seth Eason | 68-50 |
| 04:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Bulloch drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel King | 68-52 |
| 03:38 | Nevada | Kevin Simon swats the dunk try by David Plotkin | 68-52 |
| 03:36 | Nevada | David Plotkin snags the offensive board | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Seth Eason (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Russell Sugg (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Plotkin (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Samuel Keyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Shepard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Bulloch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Willie Morris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Simon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Nevada | Samuel Keyes makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-52 |
| 02:59 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Keyes steals it from Richard Bulloch | 70-52 |
| 02:33 | Nevada | David Plotkin misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Morris - foul #4 on Willie Morris, team foul #8 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola (PG), Luis Mercado (SG), William Barbee (PF), Jin Xiong (C) Seth Eason, Russell Sugg, Samuel Keyes, Roger Shepard | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post (PG), Jeffrey Dees (SG), George Burroughs (SF), Lee Brennan (PF), Vincent Townsend (C) Richard Bulloch, Stanley Weber, Samuel King, Willie Morris, Kevin Simon | |
| 02:33 | Nevada | David Plotkin makes the 1st free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:33 | Nevada | David Plotkin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-55 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola connects on the shot from the free throw line | 74-55 |
| 01:51 | Western Kentucky | Lee Brennan hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Dees | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Nevada | Jin Xiong misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 74-57 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | George Burroughs gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Jeffrey Dees makes the 3 from the right corner | 74-60 |
| 00:46 | Nevada | David Plotkin connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by William Barbee | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Vincent Townsend buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lee Brennan | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Nevada | David Plotkin is whistled for a carry | 76-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lentz (SF), Samuel Keyes (PF) David Plotkin, William Barbee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Morris (PF) Lee Brennan | |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Post hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Dikembe Amendola runs out the clock | 76-64 |