| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Fenyang Ashalintubbi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Whitley (fresh) SF - William Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Avery (fresh) C - Louis Newbern (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Heard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | William Ashford inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | Nevada | Louis Newbern comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 19:49 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 19:24 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 19:22 | Nevada | William Ashford pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:20 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Johnson - foul #3 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Woodson (PG) Manuel Johnson | |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:03 | Nevada | John Whitley tips it in | 43-34 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Robert Heard buries a fadeaway from the left side | 43-36 |
| 18:18 | Nevada | John Whitley hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Ashford | 45-36 |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | David Jourdan is whistled for a carry | 45-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), Raymond Clarke (SG), David Luis (SF), Kent Hammond (PF), Martin Taylor (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, John Whitley, William Ashford, James Avery, Louis Newbern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), Craig Alexander (SF), Charles Page (PF), Mark McKindra (C) Robert Heard, Jeffrey Pruitt, David Jourdan, Mark Dunn | |
| 18:04 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke is hacked by Michael Woodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Woodson, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 17:54 | Nevada | Michael Woodson takes the ball from Martin Taylor | 45-36 |
| 17:47 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 17:46 | Nevada | Martin Taylor gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:31 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Donald Evans gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:18 | Nevada | David Luis hits a floater near the basket set up by Martin Taylor and he's fouled by Craig Alexander - foul #1 on Craig Alexander, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Heard (SG) Michael Woodson | |
| 17:18 | Nevada | David Luis misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander is fouled on the floor by David Luis - foul #1 on David Luis, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Nevada | James Avery (PF) David Luis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:57 | Iowa State | Robert Heard connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Martin Taylor - foul #1 on Martin Taylor, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF) Donald Evans, Raymond Clarke, Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Brown (SF) Craig Alexander | |
| 16:57 | Iowa State | Robert Heard makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 16:39 | Nevada | James Avery double dribbles | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Woodson (PG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), David Jourdan (PF), Justin Tuel (C) Edwin Smiley, John Brown, Charles Page, Mark McKindra | |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Robert Heard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 16:23 | Nevada | The rebound goes to James Avery | 47-39 |
| 16:21 | Nevada | John Whitley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Woodson - foul #2 on Michael Woodson, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Louis Newbern (C) Kent Hammond | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Dunn (C) Justin Tuel | |
| 16:02 | Nevada | William Ashford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 47-39 |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn grabs the board | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Fenyang Ashalintubbi (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Avery (fairly fresh) C - Louis Newbern (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Woodson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Heard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pruitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Jourdan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Iowa State | Robert Heard can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 47-39 |
| 15:47 | Nevada | Louis Newbern snags the defensive board | 47-39 |
| 15:31 | Nevada | John Whitley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 15:30 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:24 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 15:22 | Nevada | John Whitley pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:56 | Nevada | John Whitley is open and lays it up and in | 49-39 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Heard | 49-42 |
| 14:30 | Nevada | James Avery hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 14:11 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn misses the floater from the left side | 49-42 |
| 14:10 | Nevada | Louis Newbern snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:56 | Nevada | William Ashford misses the dunk | 49-42 |
| 13:54 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:32 | Iowa State | David Jourdan is denied on a layup by Louis Newbern | 49-42 |
| 13:30 | Nevada | Louis Newbern gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | James Avery misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Jourdan - foul #1 on David Jourdan, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), Raymond Clarke (SG), Kent Hammond (SF), Martin Taylor (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, John Whitley, William Ashford, Louis Newbern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), Edwin Smiley (SG), Craig Alexander (SF), Charles Page (PF), Mark McKindra (C) Michael Woodson, Robert Heard, Jeffrey Pruitt, David Jourdan, Mark Dunn | |
| 13:15 | Nevada | James Avery makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | James Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 12:58 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 51-44 |
| 12:38 | Nevada | Kent Hammond banks in the wide open layup | 53-44 |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Raymond Clarke steps in front of the Edwin Smiley pass | 53-44 |
| 12:07 | Nevada | Kent Hammond is hacked by Craig Alexander - foul #2 on Craig Alexander, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Luis (SF) James Avery | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Brown (SF) Craig Alexander | |
| 11:51 | Nevada | Donald Evans throws it down on a great pass from David Luis | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Luis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kent Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Martin Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Smiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Page (fresh) C - Mark McKindra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Clarke - foul #1 on Raymond Clarke, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi (PG), Mark Carrier (SG), Hubert Taylor (PF), Louis Newbern (C) Donald Evans, Raymond Clarke, Kent Hammond, Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Justin Tuel (C) Mark McKindra | |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:30 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Mark Carrier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 11:10 | Iowa State | John Brown gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | John Brown hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 55-48 |
| 10:37 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 10:36 | Iowa State | Justin Tuel gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:16 | Iowa State | John Brown grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:10 | Iowa State | Charles Page misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 55-48 |
| 10:08 | Nevada | Mark Carrier grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi is hacked by Manuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Manuel Johnson, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (SF), Kent Hammond (PF) David Luis, Louis Newbern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Woodson (PG), Robert Heard (SG), Craig Alexander (SF), David Jourdan (PF), Mark McKindra (C) Manuel Johnson, Edwin Smiley, John Brown, Charles Page, Justin Tuel | |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | David Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:46 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 09:45 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Craig Alexander | 55-51 |
| 09:17 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Carrier and he's hacked by David Jourdan - foul #2 on David Jourdan, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Whitley (SG), William Ashford (SF), Martin Taylor (C) Mark Carrier, Donald Evans, Hubert Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), Mark Dunn (C) Craig Alexander, David Jourdan | |
| 09:17 | Nevada | Fenyang Ashalintubbi makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 08:59 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Martin Taylor | 58-51 |
| 08:34 | Nevada | John Whitley hits a 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 08:17 | Iowa State | Robert Heard loses the dribble to William Ashford | 61-51 |
| 08:13 | Nevada | John Whitley lays it up and in on a great pass from William Ashford | 63-51 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Pruitt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 63-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), James Avery (PF), Louis Newbern (C) Fenyang Ashalintubbi, Kent Hammond, Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson (PG), Craig Alexander (SF), David Jourdan (PF), Justin Tuel (C) Michael Woodson, Jeffrey Pruitt, Mark McKindra, Mark Dunn | |
| 07:38 | Nevada | David Jourdan swats the short shot by Louis Newbern | 63-51 |
| 07:36 | Nevada | James Avery hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Whitley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Ashford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Newbern (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Heard (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Jourdan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Tuel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | Manuel Johnson loses the dribble to Donald Evans in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Donald Evans jams the wide open dunk set up by William Ashford | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Robert Heard misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-51 |
| 06:54 | Nevada | William Ashford pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:30 | Nevada | Louis Newbern is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Evans | 69-51 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | David Jourdan is hacked by James Avery - foul #1 on James Avery, team foul #4 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Raymond Clarke (PG), Mark Carrier (SG), David Luis (SF), Kent Hammond (PF), Martin Taylor (C) Donald Evans, John Whitley, William Ashford, James Avery, Louis Newbern | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Woodson (SG), Jeffrey Pruitt (SF), Charles Page (PF), Mark Dunn (C) Robert Heard, Craig Alexander, David Jourdan, Justin Tuel | |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Mark Dunn is blocked by Martin Taylor | 69-51 |
| 05:53 | Nevada | Martin Taylor gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:31 | Nevada | Kent Hammond hits a jump hook from close range set up by David Luis | 71-51 |
| 05:13 | Iowa State | Charles Page misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 05:11 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn misses the tip | 71-51 |
| 05:09 | Nevada | David Luis pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 04:44 | Nevada | Kent Hammond misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-51 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Mark Dunn snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 04:24 | Nevada | Kent Hammond grabs the defensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 04:02 | Nevada | Mark Dunn is called for the reach on David Luis - foul #3 on Mark Dunn, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Evans (PG), Hubert Taylor (PF) Mark Carrier, Martin Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley (PG), John Brown (SF), Mark McKindra (PF), Justin Tuel (C) Manuel Johnson, Jeffrey Pruitt, Charles Page, Mark Dunn | |
| 04:02 | Nevada | David Luis misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:02 | Iowa State | Justin Tuel grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Kent Hammond - foul #2 on Kent Hammond, team foul #5 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Carrier (SG) David Luis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Nevada | Kent Hammond hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 71-52 |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Raymond Clarke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Carrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hubert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Hammond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Edwin Smiley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Woodson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark McKindra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Tuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Justin Tuel misses the lay-in | 71-52 |
| 03:08 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra hits the follow up shot | 71-54 |
| 03:06 | Nevada | Justin Tuel steals it from Donald Evans in the backcourt | 71-54 |
| 02:53 | Iowa State | Michael Woodson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 71-54 |
| 02:51 | Nevada | Hubert Taylor grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | John Brown is called for the reach on Donald Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Brown, team foul #10 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Craig Alexander (SF), Charles Page (PF) John Brown, Justin Tuel | |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Donald Evans makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Donald Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:49 | Iowa State | Charles Page gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Mark Carrier is called for the reach on Mark McKindra - foul #1 on Mark Carrier, team foul #6 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Luis (SF), Martin Taylor (PF) Mark Carrier, Hubert Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | David Luis is called for the reach on Edwin Smiley - foul #2 on David Luis, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:23 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:55 | Nevada | David Luis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 01:54 | Nevada | Martin Taylor hits the follow up shot | 74-56 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Edwin Smiley misses the 3 from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | Charles Page misses the tip | 74-56 |
| 01:39 | Nevada | Kent Hammond pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Donald Evans knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Taylor | 77-56 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Woodson and the foul's on David Luis - foul #3 on David Luis, team foul #8 | 77-58 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Craig Alexander makes the free throw | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Woodson - foul #3 on Michael Woodson, team foul #11 | 77-59 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:28 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | Mark McKindra can't throw it down | 79-59 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Martin Taylor grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Raymond Clarke runs out the clock | 79-59 |