| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) SF - James Culbertson (fresh) PF - Glenn Nunnery (fresh) C - David Wiest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fresh) SG - Richard Beach (fresh) SF - Steven Slone (fresh) PF - Otis Ford (fresh) C - Carlos Sudduth (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Nevada | Richard Beach buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest hits the follow up shot | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses the easy open layup | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leonard Poulin | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest is fouled on the floor by Steven Slone - foul #1 on Steven Slone, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Culbertson | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Nevada | The jump hook by Richard Beach is blocked by Glenn Nunnery | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | Nevada | Otis Ford snags the defensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Glenn Nunnery swats the layup by Brad Shanks | 5-3 |
| 17:27 | Nevada | Steven Slone tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Leonard Poulin | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Nevada | Otis Ford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brad Shanks - foul #1 on Brad Shanks, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (SG), Gregory Roldan (SF) Robert Nolting, James Culbertson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Ronald Rogers (SG), Keith Pulver (SF), Harold Driskell (PF), Avery Lindsey (C) Brad Shanks, Richard Beach, Steven Slone, Otis Ford, Carlos Sudduth | |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:17 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Wiest - foul #1 on David Wiest, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner (SG), Mark Pickett (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Leonard Poulin, Glenn Nunnery, David Wiest | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 16:17 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:17 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett tips it back up and in | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Vivier (fresh) SG - Gerald Milner (fresh) SF - Gregory Roldan (fresh) PF - Mark Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Whittenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SG - Ronald Rogers (fresh) SF - Keith Pulver (fresh) PF - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Driskell (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Nevada | Mark Pickett steals the ball from Ronald Rogers | 12-7 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Roldan | 14-7 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Keith Pulver is hacked by Paul Whittenberg - foul #1 on Paul Whittenberg, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Glenn Nunnery (PF) William Vivier, Gerald Milner, Paul Whittenberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Gordon Pittman, Ronald Rogers, Avery Lindsey | |
| 14:36 | Nevada | Keith Pulver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF), David Wiest (C) Gregory Roldan, Mark Pickett | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Nolting | 17-7 |
| 14:11 | Nevada | Glenn Nunnery swats the short shot by Carlos Sudduth | 17-7 |
| 14:09 | Nevada | Richard Beach gets the offensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:57 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Wiest - foul #2 on David Wiest, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (C) David Wiest | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Otis Ford (PF) Keith Pulver, Harold Driskell | |
| 13:57 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:57 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the 2nd free throw | 17-8 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-8 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting hits the follow up shot | 19-8 |
| 13:39 | Nevada | Steven Slone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Avery Lindsey (C) Gordon Pittman, Carlos Sudduth | |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin is hacked by Richard Beach - foul #1 on Richard Beach, team foul #3 | 19-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett (SF), Paul Whittenberg (C) James Culbertson, Gregory Roldan | |
| Subs | Nevada | William Dowe (SF) Steven Slone | |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Nolting | 21-8 |
| 12:49 | Nevada | Richard Beach connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Brad Shanks | 21-11 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Nunnery | 24-11 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Otis Ford misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-11 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett grabs the defensive rebound | 24-11 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nolting (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Pickett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. C - Paul Whittenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Brad Shanks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Beach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Dowe (fresh) PF - Otis Ford (fairly fresh) C - Avery Lindsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Pickett | 26-11 |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Leonard Poulin is called for the reach on Brad Shanks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Poulin, team foul #4 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier (PG), Gerald Milner (SG), James Culbertson (SF), Gregory Roldan (C) Leonard Poulin, Robert Nolting, Mark Pickett, Paul Whittenberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Keith Pulver (PG), Ronald Rogers (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Harold Driskell (PF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Brad Shanks, Richard Beach, William Dowe, Otis Ford, Avery Lindsey | |
| 11:26 | Nevada | Keith Pulver's pass is intercepted by Glenn Nunnery | 26-11 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner clanks a shot from the right side | 26-11 |
| 11:04 | Nevada | Keith Pulver gets the rebound | 26-11 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Steven Slone misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Culbertson - foul #1 on James Culbertson, team foul #5 | 26-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG) James Culbertson | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Steven Slone makes the 1st free throw | 26-12 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Steven Slone makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 10:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Glenn Nunnery | 29-13 |
| 10:27 | Nevada | Steven Slone's pass is intercepted by Gerald Milner in the backcourt | 29-13 |
| 10:20 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-13 |
| 10:15 | Nevada | Keith Pulver is hacked by Justin Gathers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Gathers, team foul #6 | 32-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF) Justin Gathers, Gerald Milner | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Glenn Nunnery picks off the pass by Keith Pulver | 32-13 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Rogers takes the ball from James Culbertson | 32-13 |
| 09:21 | Nevada | Steven Slone makes the jump hook from the baseline | 32-15 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-15 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Keith Pulver snags the defensive board | 32-15 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers is hacked by William Vivier in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Vivier, team foul #7 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), Robert Nolting (SG), Gerald Milner (SF), Mark Pickett (PF), Paul Whittenberg (C) Leonard Poulin, William Vivier, James Culbertson, Glenn Nunnery, Gregory Roldan | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), William Dowe (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Avery Lindsey (C) Keith Pulver, Steven Slone, Harold Driskell, Carlos Sudduth | |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 32-15 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting lays it up and in | 34-15 |
| 08:33 | Nevada | Brad Shanks is hacked by Gerald Milner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Milner, team foul #8 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 08:33 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses the 1st free throw | 34-15 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Milner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-15 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Otis Ford | 34-15 |
| 08:06 | Nevada | Brad Shanks clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-15 |
| 08:04 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Beach - foul #2 on Richard Beach, team foul #4 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF) Justin Gathers, Gerald Milner, Paul Whittenberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Keith Pulver (SG), Harold Driskell (C) Brad Shanks, Richard Beach, Otis Ford | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett makes the 1st free throw | 35-15 |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Nolting (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Culbertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Nunnery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Pickett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SG - Keith Pulver (fresh) SF - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dowe (fresh) C - Harold Driskell (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Nevada | James Culbertson steps in front of the Keith Pulver pass in the backcourt | 36-15 |
| 07:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Poulin | 39-15 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | Harold Driskell scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Keith Pulver | 39-17 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Pickett's floater is tipped away by William Dowe | 39-17 |
| 06:46 | Nevada | Harold Driskell grabs the board | 39-17 |
| 06:35 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-17 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery gets the rebound | 39-17 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Dowe - foul #1 on William Dowe, team foul #5 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan (C) Mark Pickett | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (SG), Steven Slone (SF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Gordon Pittman, Avery Lindsey, William Dowe | |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses the 1st free throw | 39-17 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses the 2nd free throw | 39-17 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Harold Driskell pulls down the rebound | 39-17 |
| 06:19 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth lays it in uncontested set up by Keith Pulver | 39-19 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 39-19 |
| 05:56 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth snags the defensive board | 39-19 |
| 05:50 | Nevada | Harold Driskell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-19 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan snags the defensive board | 39-19 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Roldan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG), William Vivier (SG), Gerald Milner (SF), Paul Whittenberg (PF) Leonard Poulin, Robert Nolting, James Culbertson, Glenn Nunnery | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Otis Ford (PF) Keith Pulver, Harold Driskell | |
| 05:11 | Nevada | Otis Ford is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brad Shanks | 39-21 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Justin Gathers | 41-21 |
| 04:44 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery (PF) Paul Whittenberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Geraci (SG) Ronald Rogers | |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Slone takes the ball from Justin Gathers | 41-21 |
| 04:12 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Milner - foul #2 on Gerald Milner, team foul #9 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), James Culbertson (SF) Justin Gathers, Gerald Milner | |
| Subs | Nevada | Gordon Pittman (PG), Keith Pulver (SG), Avery Lindsey (SF), Harold Driskell (PF) Brad Shanks, Charles Geraci, Steven Slone, Otis Ford | |
| 04:12 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 04:12 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-23 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Roldan and he's fouled by Carlos Sudduth - foul #1 on Carlos Sudduth, team foul #6 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest (C) Gregory Roldan | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Beach (SG) Carlos Sudduth | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Vivier misses the free throw | 43-23 |
| 03:39 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey grabs the board | 43-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leonard Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Vivier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Culbertson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Nunnery (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - David Wiest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Gordon Pittman (fresh) SG - Richard Beach (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Keith Pulver (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Harold Driskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Avery Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Keith Pulver double dribbles | 43-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting (SG), Mark Pickett (SF), Paul Whittenberg (PF) William Vivier, James Culbertson, Glenn Nunnery | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Wiest buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leonard Poulin | 46-23 |
| 02:58 | Nevada | Robert Nolting is called for the reach on Avery Lindsey - foul #1 on Robert Nolting, team foul #10 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers (PG) Leonard Poulin | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 02:58 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 02:58 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-25 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Nolting misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-25 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-25 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Gathers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-25 |
| 02:24 | Nevada | Harold Driskell pulls down the rebound | 46-25 |
| 01:59 | Nevada | Gordon Pittman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-25 |
| 01:58 | Nevada | Avery Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 46-27 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg is hacked by Gordon Pittman - foul #1 on Gordon Pittman, team foul #7 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin (PG), William Vivier (SG), Gerald Milner (SF) Justin Gathers, Robert Nolting, Mark Pickett | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brad Shanks (PG), Steven Slone (SF), Otis Ford (PF), Carlos Sudduth (C) Gordon Pittman, Keith Pulver, Avery Lindsey, Harold Driskell | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Whittenberg misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 01:45 | Nevada | Otis Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Milner - foul #3 on Gerald Milner, team foul #11 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson (SF), Glenn Nunnery (PF) Gerald Milner, Paul Whittenberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Rogers (SG) Richard Beach | |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Brad Shanks misses the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 01:40 | Nevada | Brad Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 01:16 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery drills a floater in the lane | 48-28 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Otis Ford is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 48-28 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Leonard Poulin pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Nunnery's pass is intercepted by Otis Ford | 48-28 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Ronald Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth hits the follow up shot | 48-30 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Culbertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 00:02 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Carlos Sudduth misses long on a fullcourt shot | 48-30 |