| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Preston Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh inbounds the ball | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nevada | John Smith is fouled on the floor by Mike Brown - foul #3 on Mike Brown, team foul #1 | 27-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Dalton (SF) Mike Brown | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:25 | Nevada | Arthur Watts clanks a jump hook in the paint | 27-49 |
| 19:24 | Nevada | Preston Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 27-49 |
| 19:09 | Nevada | Preston Newton is hacked by Andre Triplett - foul #1 on Andre Triplett, team foul #2 | 27-49 |
| 18:53 | Nevada | Steven Dalton steps in front of the Howard Harley pass | 27-49 |
| 18:49 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton lays it in | 29-49 |
| 18:35 | Nevada | Josh Barnes picks off the pass by Emerson Marsh | 29-49 |
| 18:32 | San Jose State | Grady Wells lays it in on a great pass from Josh Barnes | 31-49 |
| 18:03 | Nevada | Josh Barnes steals it from Arthur Watts | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:49 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Emerson Marsh - foul #2 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| 17:49 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:49 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:49 | Nevada | Preston Newton gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:28 | Nevada | Steven Dalton denies the turnaround by Emerson Marsh | 31-49 |
| 17:27 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:08 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett scores on a floater from close range | 33-49 |
| 16:58 | Nevada | Preston Newton buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Watts | 33-51 |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Preston Newton - foul #3 on Preston Newton, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Allan Beasley (PF), Carl Harris (C) Josh Barnes, Grady Wells, Andre Triplett, Ernest Vara | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), David Smith (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Howard Harley, Emerson Marsh, Preston Newton, Arthur Watts | |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 16:41 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 16:41 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Bruce Whittemore | 34-51 |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Carl Harris - foul #1 on Carl Harris, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall (SF) Steven Dalton | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG) John Smith | |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 16:22 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 16:04 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Way - foul #1 on Michael Way, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| 16:04 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:04 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 16:04 | Nevada | Robert Myers grabs the board | 35-53 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Burner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) PF - Allan Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Way (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Robert Myers misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Allan Beasley - foul #2 on Allan Beasley, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Mike Brown (SF), Ernest Vara (C) Kenneth Hall, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), Preston Newton (C) Michael Way, Bruce Whittemore | |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Robert Myers misses the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:36 | San Jose State | George Burner can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG) Elwood Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (SG), Emerson Marsh (SF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Anthony Perkins, David Smith, Robert Myers | |
| 15:36 | San Jose State | George Burner misses the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 15:36 | San Jose State | George Burner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 15:29 | Nevada | Howard Harley is hacked by Josh Barnes - foul #1 on Josh Barnes, team foul #5 | 36-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Grady Wells (SG) George Burner | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 15:05 | Nevada | Preston Newton can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 36-54 |
| 15:03 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:45 | San Jose State | Mike Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 14:43 | Nevada | John Smith snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 14:22 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore misses short on a runner in the paint | 36-54 |
| 14:21 | Nevada | Preston Newton tips it home | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:11 | San Jose State | Grady Wells can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-56 |
| 14:09 | Nevada | Preston Newton snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| 13:47 | Nevada | John Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Whittemore | 36-59 |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | Mike Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Josh Barnes | 39-59 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh is denied on a layup by Ernest Vara | 39-59 |
| 13:14 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 12:54 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Steven Dalton (SF), Andre Triplett (PF), Carl Harris (C) Josh Barnes, Grady Wells, Mike Brown, Allan Beasley, Ernest Vara | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Michael Way (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Arthur Watts (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Preston Newton, Bruce Whittemore | |
| 12:43 | Nevada | David Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Dalton - foul #2 on Steven Dalton, team foul #6 | 39-59 |
| 12:43 | Nevada | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 12:43 | Nevada | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 39-60 |
| 12:43 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 12:21 | San Jose State | George Burner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-60 |
| 12:19 | Nevada | Michael Way grabs the board | 39-60 |
| 12:00 | Nevada | David Smith scores on a jump hook in the paint | 39-62 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steven Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Way (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton is fouled on the floor by Michael Way - foul #2 on Michael Way, team foul #5 | 39-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Mike Brown (SF), Allan Beasley (C) Steven Dalton, Carl Harris | |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), John Smith (SG), Emerson Marsh (SF), Preston Newton (PF) Anthony Perkins, Michael Way, David Smith, Robert Myers | |
| 11:21 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett travels with the ball | 39-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Ernest Vara (C) George Burner, Elwood Johnson, Allan Beasley | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:05 | Nevada | Howard Harley connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Emerson Marsh | 39-64 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Mike Brown misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Harley - foul #1 on Howard Harley, team foul #6 | 39-64 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Mike Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Mike Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 10:33 | Nevada | Ernest Vara denies the turnaround by Preston Newton | 41-64 |
| 10:31 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Josh Barnes | 41-64 |
| 10:16 | San Jose State | Grady Wells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Allan Beasley (PF) Andre Triplett | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore (C) Arthur Watts | |
| 10:01 | Nevada | Howard Harley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 10:00 | Nevada | Howard Harley snags the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 09:42 | Nevada | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-64 |
| 09:41 | Nevada | Preston Newton tips it home | 41-66 |
| 09:27 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley comes up short on the floater from the left block | 41-66 |
| 09:25 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 09:01 | Nevada | Josh Barnes steps in front of the Preston Newton pass | 41-66 |
| 08:57 | San Jose State | Mike Brown lays it in set up by Josh Barnes | 43-66 |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh is fouled on the floor by Mike Brown - foul #4 on Mike Brown, team foul #7 | 43-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Steven Dalton (SF), Andre Triplett (PF) Josh Barnes, Grady Wells, Mike Brown, Ernest Vara | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), David Smith (SF), Arthur Watts (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, Bruce Whittemore | |
| 08:42 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 08:42 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton pulls down the rebound | 43-66 |
| 08:25 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steven Dalton, team foul #8 | 43-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG) Emerson Marsh | |
| 08:13 | Nevada | George Burner steps in front of the David Smith pass | 43-66 |
| 08:10 | San Jose State | George Burner can't finish the layup | 43-66 |
| 08:09 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson tips it in | 45-66 |
| 07:54 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Allan Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Way (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:44 | San Jose State | George Burner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 07:42 | Nevada | Preston Newton snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 07:27 | Nevada | David Smith misses the dunk attempt | 45-66 |
| 07:26 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 07:21 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson loses the dribble to Arthur Watts | 45-66 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | David Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins snags the offensive board | 45-66 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | David Smith misses the floater from the right side | 45-66 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Newton | 45-66 |
| 06:20 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 06:19 | San Jose State | George Burner snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 06:02 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Burner | 47-66 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Mike Brown (SF), Ernest Vara (C) George Burner, Elwood Johnson, Steven Dalton, Allan Beasley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), John Smith (SG), Emerson Marsh (SF) Anthony Perkins, Michael Way, David Smith | |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Arthur Watts comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mike Brown - foul #5 on Mike Brown, team foul #9 | 47-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Dalton (SF) Mike Brown | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the 1st free throw | 47-67 |
| 05:52 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 05:40 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 47-68 |
| 05:25 | Nevada | Howard Harley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 05:23 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh hits the follow up shot | 47-70 |
| 05:13 | San Jose State | Arthur Watts blocks the short jumper by Ernest Vara | 47-70 |
| 05:11 | Nevada | Arthur Watts snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 05:00 | Nevada | Preston Newton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-70 |
| 04:58 | San Jose State | Grady Wells pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 04:36 | San Jose State | Preston Newton swats the short shot by Grady Wells | 47-70 |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Preston Newton snags the defensive board | 47-70 |
| 04:29 | Nevada | Preston Newton buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Howard Harley | 47-72 |
| 04:19 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 04:17 | San Jose State | Grady Wells hits the follow up shot | 49-72 |
| 03:57 | Nevada | John Smith scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Howard Harley | 49-75 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:43 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-75 |
| 03:41 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-75 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andre Triplett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ernest Vara (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Preston Newton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Watts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | San Jose State | Ernest Vara is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ernest Vara, team foul #10 | 49-75 |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Allan Beasley (PF), Carl Harris (C) Josh Barnes, Grady Wells, Steven Dalton, Andre Triplett, Ernest Vara | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Michael Way (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Preston Newton, Arthur Watts | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Nevada | Michael Way makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Smith | 49-78 |
| 02:56 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Elwood Johnson | 51-78 |
| 02:42 | Nevada | David Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Perkins | 51-80 |
| 02:24 | San Jose State | Anthony Perkins is called for the reach on Allan Beasley - foul #1 on Anthony Perkins, team foul #7 | 51-80 |
| 02:24 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:24 | Nevada | Robert Myers gets the rebound | 51-80 |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins buries a jumper from the left wing | 51-82 |
| 01:38 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is whistled for a carry | 51-82 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Steven Dalton (SF) Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 01:22 | Nevada | David Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-82 |
| 01:20 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore misses the tip | 51-82 |
| 01:19 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-82 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Anthony Perkins steals the ball from Carl Harris | 51-82 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins lays it in | 51-84 |
| 00:44 | San Jose State | George Burner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Robert Myers misses the jumpshot from the left side | 54-84 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Carl Harris | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-84 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Steven Dalton tips it back up and in | 56-84 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins runs out the clock | 56-84 |