| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 19:37 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 31-32 |
| 19:16 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 19:15 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | San Jose State | George Burner tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 18:51 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness tips it home | 31-34 |
| 18:43 | Nevada | John Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Myers | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Henry Harkness steals the ball from Emerson Marsh | 34-37 |
| 17:55 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness buries a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 36-40 |
| 17:31 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:29 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett tips it home | 36-42 |
| 17:02 | Nevada | Arthur Watts misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 17:01 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 16:48 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Grady Wells | 36-44 |
| 16:44 | Nevada | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 16:43 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:22 | San Jose State | Grady Wells hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from George Burner | 36-46 |
| 16:05 | Nevada | Arthur Watts hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Emerson Marsh and he's fouled by Andrew Ford - foul #2 on Andrew Ford, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (PG), William Blocker (SG), Frank Losiewski (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF) John Smith, Emerson Marsh, David Smith, Robert Myers | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Allan Beasley (PF), Carl Harris (C) George Burner, Grady Wells, Henry Harkness, Andre Triplett, Andrew Ford | |
| 16:05 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:50 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley is denied on a layup by Arthur Watts | 39-46 |
| 15:49 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Blocker (fresh) SF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Kopp (fresh) C - Arthur Watts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allan Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Carl Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Nevada | Arthur Watts makes the floater from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 15:10 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Frank Losiewski - foul #1 on Frank Losiewski, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, William Blocker, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 15:10 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:10 | Nevada | Thomas Kopp grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 14:56 | Nevada | John Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 14:55 | San Jose State | Kenneth Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:34 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-47 |
| 14:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Andy Toliver | 41-47 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-47 |
| 14:11 | San Jose State | Carl Harris grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:49 | San Jose State | Carl Harris misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 13:47 | Nevada | John Smith snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 13:32 | Nevada | Andy Toliver connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Kopp | 43-47 |
| 13:16 | San Jose State | Josh Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG), David Smith (SF), Robert Myers (PF), Arthur Watts (C) Emerson Marsh, Frank Losiewski, Thomas Kopp, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Henry Harkness (SF), Andre Triplett (PF) Elwood Johnson, Josh Barnes, Kenneth Hall, Carl Harris | |
| 12:54 | Nevada | Robert Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Ford (C) Allan Beasley | |
| 12:42 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Grady Wells | 43-50 |
| 12:33 | Nevada | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Blocker (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 12:04 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness clanks a floater from the left side | 43-50 |
| 12:03 | Nevada | Michael Way pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:56 | Nevada | Arthur Watts's pass is intercepted by Andrew Ford | 43-50 |
| 11:39 | San Jose State | Grady Wells knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Ford | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Blocker (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Harkness (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Triplett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Nevada | David Smith buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by William Blocker | 45-53 |
| 11:20 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford is hacked by Arthur Watts - foul #2 on Arthur Watts, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, William Blocker, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Allan Beasley (C) Andrew Ford | |
| 11:03 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 11:02 | San Jose State | Grady Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:55 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-53 |
| 10:53 | Nevada | John Smith snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Andy Toliver makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by John Smith | 47-53 |
| 10:37 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness banks in the layup on a great pass from Allan Beasley | 47-55 |
| 10:14 | Nevada | John Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 49-55 |
| 09:57 | San Jose State | George Burner misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 09:56 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | David Smith scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Emerson Marsh | 51-57 |
| 09:25 | San Jose State | George Burner is fouled on the floor by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Frank Losiewski (SF), Thomas Kopp (PF), Arthur Watts (C) David Smith, Robert Myers, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (PG), Elwood Johnson (SG), Kenneth Hall (SF), Andrew Ford (C) George Burner, Grady Wells, Henry Harkness, Andre Triplett | |
| 09:03 | San Jose State | Arthur Watts swats the short shot by Elwood Johnson | 51-57 |
| 09:01 | Nevada | Arthur Watts gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | John Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Josh Barnes - foul #1 on Josh Barnes, team foul #2 | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:36 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:17 | San Jose State | Arthur Watts swats the short shot by Elwood Johnson | 51-57 |
| 08:16 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:00 | Nevada | Arthur Watts misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 07:58 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 07:43 | San Jose State | Emerson Marsh is called for the reach on Josh Barnes - foul #2 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (PG), William Blocker (SG), David Smith (SF) John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Thomas Kopp | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Mike Brown (PF), Carl Harris (C) Josh Barnes, Elwood Johnson, Allan Beasley, Andrew Ford | |
| 07:37 | San Jose State | Carl Harris is fouled on the floor by William Blocker - foul #2 on William Blocker, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Way (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Blocker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Losiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - George Burner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Grady Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carl Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | San Jose State | Mike Brown loses the dribble to Michael Way | 51-57 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | William Blocker jams it on a nice dish by Michael Way | 53-57 |
| 06:36 | San Jose State | Mike Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 53-57 |
| 06:35 | San Jose State | Grady Wells tips it but misses | 53-57 |
| 06:33 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Smith | 53-57 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | Michael Way hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 06:25 | Nevada | David Smith tips it in | 55-57 |
| 06:08 | San Jose State | Grady Wells is fouled on the floor by William Blocker - foul #3 on William Blocker, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), Robert Myers (PF), Andy Toliver (C) Michael Way, David Smith, Frank Losiewski, Arthur Watts | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Harkness (SF), Andre Triplett (PF), Allan Beasley (C) Kenneth Hall, Mike Brown, Carl Harris | |
| 05:54 | San Jose State | Allan Beasley scores on a runner from the baseline | 55-59 |
| 05:39 | Nevada | John Smith is hacked by George Burner - foul #2 on George Burner, team foul #3 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Ford (C) Allan Beasley | |
| 05:20 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 05:19 | Nevada | Robert Myers tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 04:52 | San Jose State | George Burner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Smith (SF), Arthur Watts (C) William Blocker, Andy Toliver | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Josh Barnes (SG) Grady Wells | |
| 04:32 | Nevada | John Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 04:27 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (SG) George Burner | |
| 04:06 | Nevada | John Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 63-59 |
| 04:01 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the jump hook in the lane | 63-61 |
| 03:45 | Nevada | Henry Harkness swats the short shot by Robert Myers | 63-61 |
| 03:43 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett misses the lay-in | 63-61 |
| 03:23 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Smith | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Watts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Josh Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Harkness (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andre Triplett (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Nevada | Arthur Watts lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Myers | 65-61 |
| 02:58 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | George Burner (PG), Grady Wells (SG), Allan Beasley (C) Josh Barnes, Elwood Johnson, Andrew Ford | |
| 02:42 | San Jose State | David Smith steps in front of the Andre Triplett pass | 65-61 |
| 02:23 | Nevada | John Smith clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 02:21 | San Jose State | Andre Triplett pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:04 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness connects on the shot from the left block set up by Allan Beasley | 65-63 |
| 01:54 | Nevada | David Smith clanks a turnaround from close range | 65-63 |
| 01:53 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to John Smith | 65-63 |
| 01:38 | Nevada | Robert Myers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | Nevada | Arthur Watts misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 01:35 | Nevada | John Smith tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 01:34 | Nevada | Robert Myers tips it home | 67-63 |
| 01:12 | San Jose State | Grady Wells lays it in set up by Allan Beasley and he's fouled by Emerson Marsh - foul #3 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Andrew Ford (C) Allan Beasley | |
| 01:12 | San Jose State | Grady Wells makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:58 | Nevada | Henry Harkness is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #3 on Henry Harkness, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Andrew Ford swats the short shot by Arthur Watts | 67-66 |
| 00:31 | Nevada | Arthur Watts grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Nevada | Andrew Ford is called for the reach on Arthur Watts - foul #3 on Andrew Ford, team foul #5 | 67-66 |
| 00:29 | Nevada | George Burner is called for the reach on John Smith - foul #3 on George Burner, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | John Smith is hacked by George Burner - foul #4 on George Burner, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:26 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Emerson Marsh is called for the reach on Grady Wells - foul #4 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by Grady Wells - foul #2 on Grady Wells, team foul #8 | 67-66 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | George Burner misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:08 | San Jose State | Andrew Ford gets the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | San Jose State | Henry Harkness pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Emerson Marsh is called for the reach on Grady Wells - foul #5 on Emerson Marsh, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Way (SG) Emerson Marsh | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:01 | San Jose State | Grady Wells misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Arthur Watts snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Arthur Watts runs out the clock | 69-66 |