| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Turner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonso Alphin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis inbounds the ball | 24-48 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-48 |
| 19:39 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is fouled on the floor by Eric Petersen - foul #2 on Eric Petersen, team foul #1 | 26-48 |
| 19:27 | Ball State | Eric Hukill is fouled on the floor by Eric Petersen - foul #3 on Eric Petersen, team foul #2 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG) Eric Petersen | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:15 | Ball State | Ruben Laws knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alonso Alphin | 26-51 |
| 19:02 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Turner out of a doubleteam | 28-51 |
| 18:47 | Ball State | Ruben Laws's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-51 |
| 18:25 | Nevada | Larry Wright clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-51 |
| 18:23 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Ruben Laws | 28-51 |
| 18:02 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-51 |
| 18:00 | Nevada | Ruben Brown snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lonnie Lewis | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:42 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alonso Alphin | 31-54 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Wright | 33-54 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:13 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 17:12 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 17:04 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-54 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | Eric Hukill gets the rebound | 33-54 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Peterson - foul #1 on Joseph Peterson, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SG), John Millender (SF), Michael Snowden (PF), Eric Lawson (C) James Turner, Lonnie Lewis, Ruben Brown, Joseph Peterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 16:33 | Nevada | Eric Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 16:13 | Nevada | John Millender can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-55 |
| 16:12 | Nevada | John Millender snags the offensive board | 33-55 |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Eric Lawson lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Snowden and he's fouled by Darrell Lugo - foul #2 on Darrell Lugo, team foul #1 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG) Larry Wright | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Eric Lawson makes the free throw | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Millender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:38 | Ball State | James Ford can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 36-55 |
| 15:36 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo tips it in | 36-57 |
| 15:16 | Nevada | John Millender connects on the floater from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 14:56 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 14:55 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ben Eng | 38-57 |
| 14:44 | Nevada | John Millender hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ruben Laws - foul #2 on Ruben Laws, team foul #2 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Turner (SG), Ruben Brown (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Ben Eng, Eric Lawson, Michael Snowden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:44 | Nevada | John Millender makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 14:44 | Nevada | John Millender makes the 2nd free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Ruben Laws hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 14:21 | Ball State | James Ford tips it in | 40-59 |
| 14:07 | Nevada | Eric Hukill steals the ball from Ruben Brown | 40-59 |
| 14:02 | Ball State | Ruben Laws lays it in set up by Eric Hukill | 40-61 |
| 13:44 | Nevada | Ruben Laws steps in front of the John Millender pass | 40-61 |
| 13:40 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses the lay-in | 40-61 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | John Millender gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | John Millender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF) John Millender | |
| Subs | Ball State | Van Jackson (SG) Alonso Alphin | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Van Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 13:18 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 13:06 | Nevada | Ruben Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 40-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SG) James Turner | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Slape (PF), Billy Charlton (C) James Ford, Darrell Lugo | |
| 12:47 | Ball State | Billy Charlton buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Hukill | 40-63 |
| 12:28 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Peterson, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG), Michael Snowden (C) Eric Petersen, Joseph Peterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Alonso Alphin (SG) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws | |
| 12:00 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-63 |
| 11:59 | Nevada | Ben Eng grabs the board | 40-63 |
| 11:45 | Nevada | Ruben Brown's pass is intercepted by Alonso Alphin | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Timothy Carroll (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonso Alphin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Van Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Slape (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Carroll | 40-66 |
| 11:03 | Nevada | Ben Eng lays it up and in | 42-66 |
| 10:42 | Ball State | Alonso Alphin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-66 |
| 10:41 | Ball State | Van Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-66 |
| 10:18 | Ball State | Timothy Slape hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-69 |
| 09:56 | Nevada | Ben Eng is denied on a layup by Van Jackson | 42-69 |
| 09:54 | Ball State | Timothy Slape pulls down the rebound | 42-69 |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Timothy Slape buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Timothy Carroll | 42-72 |
| 09:24 | Nevada | Ruben Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lonnie Lewis | 44-72 |
| 09:06 | Ball State | Timothy Slape misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 09:04 | Nevada | Ben Eng pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 08:54 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-72 |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Michael Snowden tips it home | 46-72 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Billy Charlton knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Carroll | 46-74 |
| 08:23 | Nevada | Ruben Brown clanks a turnaround from the left block | 46-74 |
| 08:21 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis grabs the offensive board | 46-74 |
| 08:09 | Nevada | Michael Snowden can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Carroll - foul #1 on Timothy Carroll, team foul #3 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), James Turner (SG), John Millender (SF), Joseph Peterson (C) Larry Wright, Ben Eng, Lonnie Lewis, Ruben Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Hukill (PG), Ruben Laws (SF), James Ford (PF), Darrell Lugo (C) Timothy Carroll, Alonso Alphin, Timothy Slape, Billy Charlton | |
| 08:09 | Nevada | Michael Snowden makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 08:09 | Nevada | Michael Snowden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 07:51 | Ball State | Van Jackson is hacked by Eric Petersen - foul #4 on Eric Petersen, team foul #5 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Lawson (PF) Michael Snowden | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 07:41 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | James Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-74 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Millender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Van Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fresh) 20 pts. PF - James Ford (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Ball State | James Ford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-74 |
| 07:20 | Ball State | Darrell Lugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-74 |
| 07:02 | Ball State | James Ford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-74 |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson pulls down the rebound | 48-74 |
| 06:49 | Nevada | John Millender hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 06:28 | Ball State | John Millender steals it from Ruben Laws | 50-74 |
| 06:16 | Nevada | Eric Petersen drills a jumper from the free throw line | 52-74 |
| 05:51 | Ball State | Ruben Laws drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Eric Hukill | 52-77 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Eric Petersen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Peterson | 55-77 |
| 05:10 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 05:09 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Eric Lawson | 55-77 |
| 04:52 | Nevada | James Turner drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Petersen | 58-77 |
| 04:39 | Ball State | Van Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-77 |
| 04:37 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:32 | Nevada | James Ford is called for the reach on James Turner - foul #2 on James Ford, team foul #4 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG), Ben Eng (SG), Lonnie Lewis (SF), Ruben Brown (PF), Michael Snowden (C) Eric Petersen, James Turner, John Millender, Eric Lawson, Joseph Peterson | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Slape (SG) Van Jackson | |
| 04:23 | Nevada | Larry Wright misses the turnaround from the right block | 58-77 |
| 04:21 | Nevada | Michael Snowden tips it back up and in | 60-77 |
| 03:58 | Ball State | Ruben Brown steals the ball from Ruben Laws | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:48 | Nevada | Michael Snowden misses short on a jumper near the basket | 60-77 |
| 03:47 | Ball State | Eric Hukill snags the defensive board | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:21 | Ball State | Ruben Laws comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-77 |
| 03:20 | Nevada | Michael Snowden gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Eric Hukill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Timothy Slape (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ruben Laws (fairly fresh) 23 pts. PF - James Ford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Lugo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Nevada | Ruben Brown's pass is intercepted by Eric Hukill | 60-77 |
| 02:54 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-77 |
| 02:52 | Ball State | James Ford snags the offensive board | 60-77 |
| 02:36 | Ball State | Ruben Laws misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-77 |
| 02:34 | Nevada | Ruben Brown pulls down the rebound | 60-77 |
| 02:24 | Nevada | Michael Snowden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-77 |
| 02:23 | Ball State | James Ford gets the rebound | 60-77 |
| 02:06 | Ball State | James Ford drills a jumper from the left wing | 60-79 |
| 01:43 | Nevada | Ben Eng clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-79 |
| 01:42 | Ball State | The rebound goes to James Ford | 60-79 |
| 01:21 | Ball State | James Ford drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Hukill | 60-82 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Slape - foul #1 on Timothy Slape, team foul #5 | 60-82 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Millender (SF), Eric Lawson (C) Lonnie Lewis, Ruben Brown | |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Carroll (PG), Van Jackson (SG), Billy Charlton (C) Eric Hukill, Ruben Laws, Darrell Lugo | |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 1st free throw | 61-82 |
| 01:06 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 00:44 | Ball State | James Ford is fouled on the floor by Michael Snowden - foul #1 on Michael Snowden, team foul #6 | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | James Ford connects on the jumper from the left side | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Michael Snowden buries a runner in the lane | 64-84 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | Timothy Carroll runs out the clock | 64-84 |