| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luke Hiers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Balducci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | San Jose State | William Balducci makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 19:07 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Beatty | 40-42 |
| 18:55 | San Jose State | Earl Peck loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | Charles Talley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 18:35 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:22 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses the jumper in the paint | 40-42 |
| 18:20 | Nevada | Robert Ashman pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:08 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer hits a fadeaway near the basket | 40-44 |
| 17:55 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 17:45 | Nevada | Charles Talley blows the layup | 43-44 |
| 17:43 | San Jose State | William Balducci grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 17:23 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Balducci | 46-44 |
| 17:01 | Nevada | Charles Talley connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-46 |
| 16:42 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Earl Peck | 49-46 |
| 16:27 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer is whistled for a carry | 49-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Garris (PG), David Crawford (SG), Darrell Edmondson (SF), Marcus Spencer (PF), Jared Crawley (C) Lawrence Marmon, Henry Barnes, Luke Hiers, Earl Peck, William Balducci | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Guy Moore (SG), George King (SF), Michael Long (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Robert Ashman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 16:05 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson connects on the floater from the right side | 51-46 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - David Garris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Crawford (fresh) SF - Darrell Edmondson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Spencer (fresh) C - Jared Crawley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) SF - George King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Long (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Nevada | George King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 15:48 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to David Crawford | 51-46 |
| 15:19 | San Jose State | George King steps in front of the Darrell Edmondson pass | 51-46 |
| 14:59 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Guy Moore | 51-49 |
| 14:35 | San Jose State | David Crawford makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Garris | 54-49 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | George King misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Darrell Edmondson - foul #1 on Darrell Edmondson, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Henry Barnes (SG), Luke Hiers (SF), Earl Peck (PF), William Balducci (C) David Garris, David Crawford, Darrell Edmondson, Marcus Spencer, Jared Crawley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Robert Ashman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Guy Moore, Michael Long, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 14:23 | Nevada | George King misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | George King makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 14:06 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 14:04 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon tips it home | 56-50 |
| 13:51 | Nevada | Luke Hiers is called for the reach on Robert Ashman - foul #2 on Luke Hiers, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) George King | |
| 13:42 | Nevada | Robert Ashman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 13:13 | San Jose State | William Balducci misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ashman - foul #1 on Robert Ashman, team foul #1 | 56-52 |
| 13:13 | San Jose State | William Balducci makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:13 | San Jose State | William Balducci misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:13 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 12:57 | Nevada | John Beatty misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten tips it in | 57-54 |
| 12:40 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers misses the driving attempt in the lane | 57-54 |
| 12:39 | San Jose State | William Balducci hits the follow up shot | 59-54 |
| 12:24 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 12:22 | San Jose State | Earl Peck gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 12:17 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 12:16 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Charles Talley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 11:55 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luke Hiers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Balducci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Schafer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 11:10 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-54 |
| 11:09 | San Jose State | William Balducci pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Earl Peck clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-54 |
| 10:49 | Nevada | Robert Ashman grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Henry Barnes steps in front of the John Beatty pass in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 10:31 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 10:30 | San Jose State | William Balducci pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 10:23 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers is whistled for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Garris (PG), David Crawford (SG), Darrell Edmondson (SF), Marcus Spencer (PF), Jared Crawley (C) Lawrence Marmon, Henry Barnes, Luke Hiers, Earl Peck, William Balducci | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Guy Moore (SG), George King (SF), Michael Long (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Robert Ashman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Carl Ferraro | 62-56 |
| 09:55 | San Jose State | David Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 09:54 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson can't tip it in | 62-56 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:33 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro loses the ball out of bounds | 62-56 |
| 09:14 | San Jose State | Jared Crawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Robert Ashman (SF) Carl Ferraro, George King | |
| 08:58 | Nevada | Robert Ashman scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Guy Moore | 62-58 |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Marcus Spencer is fouled on the floor by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #2 | 62-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Henry Barnes (SG), Earl Peck (PF) David Garris, David Crawford, Marcus Spencer | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:15 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Ashman - foul #2 on Robert Ashman, team foul #3 | 62-58 |
| 08:15 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | Nevada | Michael Long grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:59 | Nevada | Henry Barnes steals it from Guy Moore | 63-58 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | Jared Crawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Cope (SF) Jared Crawley | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Barnes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Cope (fresh) PF - Earl Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Darrell Edmondson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Nevada | Robert Ashman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 07:35 | Nevada | Michael Long grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Guy Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Beatty and he's hacked by Henry Barnes - foul #2 on Henry Barnes, team foul #3 | 63-60 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Balducci (C) James Cope | |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Michael Long, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Guy Moore makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 07:03 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 07:02 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 06:41 | Nevada | Guy Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Garris (PG), Luke Hiers (SF) Lawrence Marmon, Darrell Edmondson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Michael Long (SF) John Beatty, Guy Moore, Robert Ashman | |
| 06:28 | San Jose State | David Garris drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 06:09 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 06:07 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to William Balducci | 66-61 |
| 05:48 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Balducci | 69-61 |
| 05:40 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 05:39 | San Jose State | William Balducci pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:21 | San Jose State | Luke Hiers connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Garris | 71-61 |
| 04:55 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten is called for 3 seconds | 71-61 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon (PG), Darrell Edmondson (SF), Marcus Spencer (PF), Jared Crawley (C) Henry Barnes, Luke Hiers, Earl Peck, William Balducci | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Robert Ashman (SF), Guy Moore (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Carl Ferraro, Michael Long, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 04:36 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 04:34 | Nevada | Guy Moore gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:18 | Nevada | John Beatty knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:07 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:05 | Nevada | Robert Ashman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 03:44 | Nevada | John Beatty is fouled on the floor by Jared Crawley - foul #1 on Jared Crawley, team foul #4 | 71-64 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luke Hiers (SF) Marcus Spencer | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Long (PF) Charles Talley | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Lawrence Marmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Garris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luke Hiers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Darrell Edmondson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Jared Crawley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Nevada | Guy Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from John Beatty | 71-66 |
| 03:20 | San Jose State | David Garris hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Marmon | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Nevada | David Garris picks off the pass by Robert Ashman | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-66 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Michael Long gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 02:57 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Barnes (SG), Earl Peck (PF), William Balducci (C) David Garris, Darrell Edmondson, Jared Crawley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Guy Moore, Michael Long, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 02:34 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 02:32 | San Jose State | Earl Peck snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 02:03 | San Jose State | Earl Peck is hacked by Johnny Schafer - foul #1 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #4 | 74-66 |
| 01:45 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon is hacked by John Beatty - foul #3 on John Beatty, team foul #5 | 74-66 |
| 01:28 | San Jose State | William Balducci is whistled for a carry | 74-66 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Barnes - foul #3 on Henry Barnes, team foul #5 | 74-66 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 01:11 | San Jose State | Henry Barnes gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:53 | San Jose State | Earl Peck misses the jumper near the basket | 74-67 |
| 00:52 | San Jose State | William Balducci grabs the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | San Jose State | William Balducci is hacked by Wilfred Sletten - foul #2 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Cope (SF), Darrell Edmondson (C) Luke Hiers, William Balducci | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 00:48 | San Jose State | John Beatty is called for the reach on Lawrence Marmon - foul #4 on John Beatty, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| 00:48 | San Jose State | Lawrence Marmon misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:48 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer snags the defensive board | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:40 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:40 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Talley - foul #2 on Charles Talley, team foul #8 | 74-67 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:38 | San Jose State | Earl Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Robert Ashman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Beatty | 76-70 |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson is hacked by John Beatty in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Beatty, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG) John Beatty | |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Darrell Edmondson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:24 | Nevada | Robert Ashman scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | Carl Ferraro is called for the reach on James Cope in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Ferraro, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | James Cope misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | San Jose State | James Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-73 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Earl Peck | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Charles Talley is called for the reach on Earl Peck in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Talley, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Earl Peck misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Earl Peck misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Earl Peck snags the defensive board | 79-73 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | James Cope is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Talley - foul #4 on Charles Talley, team foul #12 | 79-73 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | James Cope makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | James Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 81-73 |