| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) SF - Richard Cravens (fresh) PF - Frank Nolan (fresh) C - Ronald Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Randall Levitsky (fresh) SG - Brandon Lindsay (fresh) SF - Greg Scott (fresh) PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) C - Anthony Hugh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Thomas Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan banks in the layup set up by Robert Rix | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Campbell - foul #1 on Ronald Campbell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Rix and he's fouled by Greg Scott - foul #1 on Greg Scott, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:43 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Randall Levitsky | 5-5 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Nolan | 7-5 |
| 17:50 | Nevada | Greg Scott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 17:49 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 17:39 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens knocks in the shot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 17:17 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky is fouled on the floor by Robert Rix - foul #1 on Robert Rix, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| 17:07 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh tips it in | 9-9 |
| 16:55 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens loses the dribble to Randall Levitsky | 9-9 |
| 16:32 | Nevada | Frank Nolan takes the ball from Greg Scott | 9-9 |
| 16:23 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Benjamin Ezzell | 11-9 |
| 16:00 | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Levitsky | 11-11 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Randall Levitsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Lindsay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) C - Anthony Hugh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 11-11 |
| 15:44 | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 15:29 | Nevada | Thomas Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 15:28 | San Jose State | Robert Rix snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 15:23 | San Jose State | Anthony Hugh is called for the reach on Ronald Campbell - foul #1 on Anthony Hugh, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (SG), Lee Morgan (SF), Stephen Woodward (PF), Thomas Hummel (C) Robert Rix, Richard Cravens, Frank Nolan, Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Madera (SG), Mark Oja (SF), Casey Sterns (PF), Charles Bushee (C) Brandon Lindsay, Greg Scott, Thomas Adams, Anthony Hugh | |
| 15:13 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Wayne Baker | 14-11 |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Mark Oja knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Levitsky | 14-14 |
| 14:34 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 14:33 | Nevada | Casey Sterns pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 14:19 | Nevada | Mark Oja is fouled on the floor by Lee Morgan - foul #1 on Lee Morgan, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Ronald Campbell (PF) Benjamin Ezzell, Stephen Woodward | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jamie Carlson (SG), Thomas Adams (PF) Randall Levitsky, Charles Bushee | |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Jamie Carlson can't connect on a shot from close range | 14-14 |
| 13:57 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Lee Morgan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:52 | Nevada | Thomas Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Thomas Adams misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-14 |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:14 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel loses the dribble to Casey Sterns | 14-14 |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Casey Sterns double dribbles | 14-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (PG), Richard Cravens (SF), Frank Nolan (PF) Robert Rix, Lee Morgan, Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Levitsky (PG), Brandon Lindsay (SG), Greg Scott (SF), Anthony Hugh (C) Nicholas Madera, Jamie Carlson, Mark Oja, Casey Sterns | |
| 12:38 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Scott - foul #2 on Greg Scott, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | William Dunn (SF) Greg Scott | |
| 12:38 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:38 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:18 | Nevada | Thomas Adams is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Adams, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Oja (SF) William Dunn | |
| 11:58 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens misses the dunk attempt | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Benjamin Ezzell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Randall Levitsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Oja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) C - Anthony Hugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lindsay - foul #1 on Brandon Lindsay, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| 11:38 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell is whistled for a carry | 16-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Thomas Hummel (C) Wayne Baker, Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Casey Sterns (PF) Thomas Adams | |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Thomas Hummel - foul #1 on Thomas Hummel, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:12 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:02 | San Jose State | The jump hook by Richard Cravens is blocked by Mark Oja | 16-15 |
| 11:01 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:46 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan is hacked by Anthony Hugh - foul #2 on Anthony Hugh, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell (C) Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Nevada | Thomas Adams (PF) Anthony Hugh | |
| 10:41 | San Jose State | Robert Rix clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | Nevada | Casey Sterns grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:25 | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:24 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell pulls down the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Rix | 18-15 |
| 09:58 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Ezzell - foul #1 on Benjamin Ezzell, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | William Dunn (SF) Mark Oja | |
| 09:58 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:58 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Campbell | 20-17 |
| 09:19 | Nevada | Thomas Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:02 | San Jose State | William Dunn steals the ball from Robert Rix | 20-17 |
| 08:40 | Nevada | William Dunn makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:14 | San Jose State | Robert Rix is hacked by Thomas Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Adams, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (SG), Lee Morgan (SF), Stephen Woodward (PF), Thomas Hummel (C) Benjamin Ezzell, Richard Cravens, Frank Nolan, Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Madera (PG), Jamie Carlson (SG), Mark Oja (SF), Charles Bushee (C) Randall Levitsky, Brandon Lindsay, Thomas Adams, Casey Sterns | |
| 08:14 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:14 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:54 | Nevada | Mark Oja can't finish the layup | 22-20 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) C - Thomas Hummel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Nicholas Madera (fresh) SG - Jamie Carlson (fresh) SF - Mark Oja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Bushee (fresh) | |
| 07:49 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward is fouled on the floor by Jamie Carlson - foul #1 on Jamie Carlson, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| 07:49 | San Jose State | Stephen Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:49 | Nevada | William Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 07:30 | Nevada | Lee Morgan picks off the pass by Mark Oja | 22-20 |
| 07:15 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker is hacked by Jamie Carlson - foul #2 on Jamie Carlson, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (PG), Ronald Campbell (PF) Robert Rix, Stephen Woodward | |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Levitsky (PG) Jamie Carlson | |
| 07:15 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:15 | San Jose State | Wayne Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:15 | Nevada | Charles Bushee grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:53 | Nevada | Nicholas Madera travels with the ball | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Casey Sterns (PF) William Dunn | |
| 06:35 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 06:34 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Charles Bushee | 23-20 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Richard Cravens (SF), Frank Nolan (PF) Lee Morgan, Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay (SG) Nicholas Madera | |
| 06:10 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Oja - foul #1 on Mark Oja, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| 06:10 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:10 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:54 | Nevada | Mark Oja drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Levitsky | 25-23 |
| 05:50 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens can't throw it down but he's hacked by Casey Sterns - foul #1 on Casey Sterns, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| 05:50 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:50 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:50 | Nevada | Casey Sterns pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:36 | Nevada | Mark Oja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| 05:25 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Benjamin Ezzell | 28-23 |
| 05:06 | Nevada | Charles Bushee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 05:04 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | Randall Levitsky is called for the reach on Benjamin Ezzell - foul #1 on Randall Levitsky, team foul #12 | 28-23 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Thomas Hummel (C) Wayne Baker, Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | William Dunn (PF) Charles Bushee | |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:51 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Mark Oja knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Brandon Lindsay and he's fouled by Benjamin Ezzell - foul #2 on Benjamin Ezzell, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lee Morgan (SG) Benjamin Ezzell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Madera (PG) Randall Levitsky | |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Mark Oja makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Robert Rix misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nicholas Madera - foul #1 on Nicholas Madera, team foul #13 | 30-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (SG), Stephen Woodward (PF) Lee Morgan, Frank Nolan | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Robert Rix makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Robert Rix misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Casey Sterns | 31-26 |
| 04:05 | Nevada | Thomas Hummel swats the layup by Mark Oja | 31-26 |
| 04:03 | San Jose State | Thomas Hummel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 03:57 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 03:55 | Nevada | Casey Sterns grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Robert Rix (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Baker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cravens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Stephen Woodward (fresh) C - Thomas Hummel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Nicholas Madera (fresh) SG - Brandon Lindsay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Oja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Casey Sterns (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Nevada | William Dunn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Woodward - foul #1 on Stephen Woodward, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (SG), Lee Morgan (SF), Ronald Campbell (PF) Wayne Baker, Richard Cravens, Stephen Woodward | |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Levitsky (PG), Greg Scott (SF), Thomas Adams (PF), Anthony Hugh (C) Nicholas Madera, Brandon Lindsay, Mark Oja, Casey Sterns | |
| 03:48 | Nevada | William Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:48 | Nevada | William Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:32 | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 03:30 | Nevada | The rebound goes to William Dunn | 31-28 |
| 03:25 | Nevada | Greg Scott knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Levitsky | 31-31 |
| 03:07 | San Jose State | Robert Rix hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Morgan | 34-31 |
| 02:44 | Nevada | Greg Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 02:43 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Rix and the foul's on Thomas Adams - foul #3 on Thomas Adams, team foul #14 | 36-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Wayne Baker (SG), Richard Cravens (SF), Frank Nolan (PF) Robert Rix, Lee Morgan, Thomas Hummel | |
| Subs | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay (SG) Thomas Adams | |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell misses the free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:32 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 02:06 | Nevada | Greg Scott buries a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 01:47 | San Jose State | Richard Cravens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 01:36 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 01:35 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 01:34 | Nevada | Anthony Hugh pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:27 | Nevada | Randall Levitsky clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 36-34 |
| 01:26 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Frank Nolan | 36-34 |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Hugh - foul #3 on Anthony Hugh, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lee Morgan (PG) Benjamin Ezzell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Nicholas Madera (PG), Casey Sterns (PF), Mark Oja (C) Randall Levitsky, William Dunn, Anthony Hugh | |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:14 | San Jose State | Ronald Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 00:45 | Nevada | Brandon Lindsay travels with the ball | 38-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Robert Rix (PG), Thomas Hummel (C) Lee Morgan, Ronald Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jamie Carlson (SG), Charles Bushee (C) Brandon Lindsay, Greg Scott | |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan can't connect on a floater in the paint | 38-34 |
| 00:37 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Mark Oja | 38-34 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Robert Rix is called for the reach on Nicholas Madera - foul #2 on Robert Rix, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Benjamin Ezzell (SG), Lee Morgan (SF) Wayne Baker, Richard Cravens | |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Levitsky (PG) Jamie Carlson | |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Nicholas Madera makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Nicholas Madera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Frank Nolan misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Casey Sterns grabs the board | 38-36 |