| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Christopher Shumake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Carlton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Phillips (fresh) PF - Michael Jonas (fresh) C - Jae Stoudt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 19:40 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 19:23 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson is hacked by Michael Jonas - foul #1 on Michael Jonas, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | Ruben Brown misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Jonas - foul #2 on Michael Jonas, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:40 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt is denied on a layup by Ruben Brown | 35-32 |
| 18:38 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ruben Brown | 35-32 |
| 18:33 | Nevada | Eric Petersen makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lonnie Lewis | 35-35 |
| 18:20 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake is fouled on the floor by James Turner - foul #1 on James Turner, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Pete Bryant (SF), John Liedberg (PF), Bennie Collins (C) Christopher Shumake, Joseph Carlton, Robert Phillips, Michael Jonas, Jae Stoudt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (SF) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus is fouled on the floor by Ben Eng - foul #1 on Ben Eng, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Millender (SF), Michael Snowden (C) James Turner, Joseph Peterson | |
| 17:55 | Long Beach State | John Liedberg hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:32 | Nevada | Eric Petersen misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 17:30 | Nevada | John Millender hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Snowden blocks the short jumper by Michael Ranieri | 37-37 |
| 17:17 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins tips it in | 39-37 |
| 16:51 | Nevada | Eric Petersen misses badly on a floater near the basket | 39-37 |
| 16:49 | Nevada | Michael Snowden grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:34 | Nevada | Ben Eng connects on the open jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Petersen | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant loses the ball out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake (PG), Joseph Carlton (SG), Robert Phillips (SF), Michael Jonas (PF), Jae Stoudt (C) Nathan Andrus, Michael Ranieri, Pete Bryant, John Liedberg, Bennie Collins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG), James Turner (SG), Lonnie Lewis (SF), Eric Lawson (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Eric Petersen, Ben Eng, John Millender, Ruben Brown, Michael Snowden | |
| 15:54 | Nevada | James Turner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 15:53 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Christopher Shumake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Carlton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Phillips (fresh) PF - Michael Jonas (fresh) C - Jae Stoudt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson hits the finger roll set up by Larry Wright | 39-41 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt lays it in set up by Joseph Carlton | 41-41 |
| 14:58 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis travels with the ball | 41-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins (PF) Michael Jonas | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Eng (PF) Eric Lawson | |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips blows the layup but he's fouled by Larry Wright - foul #1 on Larry Wright, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus (PG) Christopher Shumake | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Lonnie Lewis | 41-41 |
| 14:28 | Nevada | Larry Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | James Turner drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:40 | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 13:38 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:31 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Wright | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Bennie Collins is denied by Joseph Peterson | 44-46 |
| 13:23 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Turner | 44-46 |
| 13:03 | Nevada | James Turner connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Wright | 44-48 |
| 12:43 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 12:42 | Nevada | Ben Eng snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Bennie Collins steals the ball from Larry Wright | 44-48 |
| 12:12 | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-48 |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Ben Eng snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:09 | Nevada | Larry Wright is hacked by Nathan Andrus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Andrus, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Pete Bryant (SF), Michael Jonas (PF) Nathan Andrus, Joseph Carlton, Robert Phillips, Bennie Collins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), John Millender (SG), Eric Lawson (SF), Ruben Brown (PF), Michael Snowden (C) Larry Wright, James Turner, Lonnie Lewis, Ben Eng, Joseph Peterson | |
| 11:49 | Nevada | Eric Lawson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 11:47 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Christopher Shumake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ranieri (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Jonas (fresh) C - Jae Stoudt (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Eric Petersen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Millender (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ruben Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-48 |
| 11:28 | Nevada | John Millender pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 11:09 | Nevada | John Millender misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:07 | Nevada | Ruben Brown tips it in | 44-50 |
| 10:41 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-50 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:33 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:32 | Nevada | John Millender grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 10:29 | Nevada | Christopher Shumake is called for the reach on Eric Petersen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Shumake, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton (SG), John Wright (SF), John Liedberg (PF) Michael Ranieri, Michael Jonas, Jae Stoudt | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Turner (SG) Eric Lawson | |
| 10:10 | Nevada | James Turner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Turner, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF), Albert Hemenway (C) John Millender, Michael Snowden | |
| 09:52 | Long Beach State | John Liedberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 09:50 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton grabs the offensive board | 44-50 |
| 09:33 | Long Beach State | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 09:32 | Nevada | James Turner grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Albert Hemenway buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Turner | 44-52 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | John Wright misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 09:00 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:56 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Petersen | 44-55 |
| 08:32 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 08:30 | Nevada | Albert Hemenway grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus (PG), Michael Ranieri (SG), Robert Phillips (SF), Michael Jonas (PF), Bennie Collins (C) Christopher Shumake, Joseph Carlton, John Wright, John Liedberg, Pete Bryant | |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG), Ben Eng (SG), John Millender (SF), Michael Snowden (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Eric Petersen, James Turner, Lonnie Lewis, Ruben Brown, Albert Hemenway | |
| 08:08 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri is fouled on the floor by Ben Eng - foul #2 on Ben Eng, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Millender - foul #2 on John Millender, team foul #6 | 44-55 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:39 | Nevada | John Millender can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 07:37 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Bennie Collins | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nathan Andrus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ranieri (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Jonas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bennie Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Millender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | Ben Eng steals it from Michael Ranieri | 45-55 |
| 07:19 | Nevada | Ben Eng throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| 07:10 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Peterson | 45-55 |
| 07:08 | Nevada | John Millender grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Larry Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Andrus - foul #3 on Nathan Andrus, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Lawson (SF) John Millender | |
| 06:57 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Ranieri - foul #1 on Michael Ranieri, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Brown (PF) Joseph Peterson | |
| 06:57 | Nevada | Ben Eng misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:57 | Nevada | Ben Eng makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 06:25 | Nevada | Ruben Brown misses the turnaround from the right block | 48-56 |
| 06:24 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ruben Brown - foul #1 on Ruben Brown, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake (PG), Pete Bryant (SF), John Liedberg (PF), Jae Stoudt (C) Nathan Andrus, Robert Phillips, Michael Jonas, Bennie Collins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG), James Turner (SG), Lonnie Lewis (SF) Larry Wright, Ben Eng, Michael Snowden | |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:03 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:42 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 05:41 | Nevada | Eric Lawson misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 05:40 | Long Beach State | Michael Ranieri grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt misses short on a runner from the right block | 50-56 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 05:02 | Nevada | Eric Petersen hits a 3 from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant clanks a jumper from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Shumake | 50-59 |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 04:15 | Nevada | Eric Lawson grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Pete Bryant - foul #2 on Pete Bryant, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus (PG), Joseph Carlton (SG), John Wright (PF), Bennie Collins (C) Christopher Shumake, Michael Ranieri, John Liedberg, Jae Stoudt | |
| Subs | Nevada | Larry Wright (PG), Ben Eng (SG), Michael Snowden (PF), Joseph Peterson (C) Eric Petersen, James Turner, Ruben Brown, Eric Lawson | |
| 04:03 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:44 | Long Beach State | Pete Bryant banks in the layup | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Nevada | Larry Wright is fouled on the floor by Nathan Andrus - foul #4 on Nathan Andrus, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips (SF) Pete Bryant | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Millender (SF) Lonnie Lewis | |
| 03:17 | Nevada | Larry Wright makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:17 | Nevada | Larry Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 03:17 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins grabs the board | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nathan Andrus (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Carlton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Wright (fresh) C - Bennie Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Eng (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Millender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Snowden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Nevada | John Millender comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-61 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | John Millender tips it home | 55-63 |
| 02:49 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas (PF) John Wright | |
| Subs | Nevada | Eric Petersen (PG) Larry Wright | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Bennie Collins hits a jumper from the left block | 57-63 |
| 02:36 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt (C) Bennie Collins | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Brown (PF) Michael Snowden | |
| 02:21 | Nevada | Joseph Peterson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 57-63 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Andrus | 59-63 |
| 02:08 | Nevada | Ben Eng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Turner (SG) John Millender | |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Ben Eng steals it from Robert Phillips | 59-63 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Eric Petersen misses the easy layup | 59-63 |
| 01:37 | Long Beach State | Michael Jonas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 01:32 | Long Beach State | Robert Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 59-63 |
| 01:30 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 01:12 | Nevada | James Turner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Nathan Andrus drills a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Eric Petersen is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ben Eng | 64-65 |
| 00:15 | Long Beach State | Jae Stoudt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 64-65 |
| 00:13 | Nevada | Ruben Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Ruben Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Andrus - foul #5 on Nathan Andrus, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Christopher Shumake (PG) Nathan Andrus | |
| Subs | Nevada | Lonnie Lewis (SF) Ben Eng | |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Ruben Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Long Beach State | Joseph Carlton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ruben Brown | 64-67 |