| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Levi Holland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Berg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Irving Houseman inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by John Beatty | 37-40 |
| 19:26 | Boise State | Robert Cook is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (SG), Gary Macdonald (PF), William Romo (C) Kerry Graham, Robert Cook, Clarence Berg | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 19:17 | Nevada | Levi Holland steps in front of the Johnny Schafer pass | 37-40 |
| 19:13 | Boise State | Danny Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Levi Holland | 39-40 |
| 18:55 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten knocks in the jumper from the right block | 39-42 |
| 18:36 | Boise State | William Romo buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Levi Holland | 41-42 |
| 18:09 | Nevada | John Beatty is fouled on the floor by William Romo - foul #1 on William Romo, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (SG), Clarence Berg (C) Danny Robinson, William Romo | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 18:02 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-42 |
| 18:00 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:43 | Nevada | John Beatty misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 17:42 | Boise State | Steven Scott grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 17:25 | Boise State | Steven Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Levi Holland | 44-42 |
| 17:10 | Nevada | Irving Houseman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 16:55 | Boise State | Steven Scott scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Levi Holland | 46-45 |
| 16:33 | Nevada | Charles Talley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Beatty | 46-47 |
| 16:25 | Boise State | Steven Scott misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| 16:24 | Boise State | Clarence Berg misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 16:23 | Boise State | Steven Scott tips it home | 48-47 |
| 16:15 | Nevada | Irving Houseman's pass is intercepted by Levi Holland | 48-47 |
| 16:10 | Boise State | Levi Holland misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 16:08 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:49 | Nevada | Charles Talley buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wilfred Sletten | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Levi Holland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Berg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Boise State | Johnny Schafer picks off the pass by Clarence Berg | 48-50 |
| 15:20 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Boise State | Steven Scott pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 14:52 | Boise State | Kerry Graham misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 14:51 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:28 | Nevada | John Beatty misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-50 |
| 14:27 | Nevada | Charles Talley snags the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 14:16 | Nevada | Irving Houseman hits a floater from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 14:02 | Boise State | Kerry Graham clanks a shot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 14:01 | Boise State | Clarence Berg misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 14:00 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:54 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Beatty | 48-54 |
| 13:28 | Boise State | Kerry Graham is called for traveling | 48-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG), Clement Jewell (SF), Robert Cook (PF), William Romo (C) Levi Holland, Kerry Graham, Steven Scott, Gary Macdonald, Clarence Berg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Jimmie Scott (SG), George King (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 13:18 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmie Scott | 48-57 |
| 13:03 | Boise State | Jimmie Scott is called for the reach on Lawrence Sims - foul #2 on Jimmie Scott, team foul #1 | 48-57 |
| 12:44 | Boise State | William Romo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| 12:25 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Ferraro | 48-60 |
| 12:01 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims is fouled on the floor by Wayne Goodridge - foul #2 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Scott (SF) Clement Jewell | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:45 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Danny Robinson | 51-60 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Danny Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Romo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George King (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Jimmie Scott drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 11:10 | Boise State | William Romo blows the layup | 51-62 |
| 11:08 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:46 | Nevada | Steven Scott denies the turnaround by Jimmie Scott | 51-62 |
| 10:44 | Boise State | William Romo gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:39 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Goodridge - foul #3 on Wayne Goodridge, team foul #3 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Clement Jewell (SF) Danny Robinson, Steven Scott | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Michael Lawson (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Jimmie Scott, George King, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 10:39 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:39 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:32 | Nevada | Lawrence Sims steals the ball from Charles Talley | 52-62 |
| 10:08 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 10:06 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cook | 52-62 |
| 09:54 | Boise State | Levi Holland buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Sims | 54-62 |
| 09:49 | Nevada | Levi Holland steps in front of the John Beatty pass in the backcourt | 54-62 |
| 09:35 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 09:34 | Boise State | Levi Holland tips it but misses | 54-62 |
| 09:33 | Nevada | Charles Talley pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 09:22 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Clement Jewell - foul #1 on Clement Jewell, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Boise State | Steven Scott (SF) Clement Jewell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Irving Houseman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Michael Lawson, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 09:22 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 09:22 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 09:22 | Boise State | William Romo gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 09:01 | Boise State | Robert Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 08:52 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge is fouled on the floor by Robert Cook - foul #4 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Macdonald (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:43 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses long on a runner near the basket | 54-63 |
| 08:42 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:22 | Boise State | Irving Houseman is called for the reach on Levi Holland - foul #1 on Irving Houseman, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG) Levi Holland | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (SG), Jarrett Gwyn (C) Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer | |
| 08:04 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims buries a runner from the baseline set up by Steven Scott and the foul's on Carl Ferraro - foul #2 on Carl Ferraro, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG) Kerry Graham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten (C) Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 08:04 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:04 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:50 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge is whistled for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Robert Cook (PF) Levi Holland, Gary Macdonald | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:43 | Boise State | William Romo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 07:41 | Boise State | Robert Cook tips it back up and in | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Sims (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Romo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 3 pf. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | John Beatty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Romo - foul #2 on William Romo, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG) Kerry Graham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF) Wayne Goodridge | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | John Beatty misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:26 | Nevada | John Beatty makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:09 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Cook | 61-64 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer travels with the ball | 61-64 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gary Macdonald (SF), Clarence Berg (C) Steven Scott, William Romo | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), George King (SF) John Beatty, Irving Houseman | |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-64 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 06:17 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 06:15 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| 05:53 | Boise State | Levi Holland hits a fadeaway from the right block | 63-66 |
| 05:33 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer drills a shot from the right block | 63-68 |
| 05:07 | Boise State | Levi Holland misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 05:05 | Boise State | Lawrence Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 04:51 | Boise State | Robert Cook clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Schafer - foul #2 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Steven Scott (SF), William Romo (C) Levi Holland, Gary Macdonald, Clarence Berg | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Irving Houseman (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) Carl Ferraro, George King, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 04:51 | Boise State | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 04:51 | Boise State | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Irving Houseman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Scott - foul #2 on Steven Scott, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (SG) Charles Talley | |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Irving Houseman makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:26 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 04:26 | Boise State | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 64-69 |
| 04:01 | Boise State | Steven Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-69 |
| 03:59 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn pulls down the rebound | 64-69 |
| 03:53 | Nevada | John Beatty scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jimmie Scott | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Boise State | Steven Scott comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 03:31 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 64-72 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Kerry Graham (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Sims (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - William Romo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmie Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irving Houseman (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jarrett Gwyn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Nevada | Irving Houseman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-72 |
| 03:09 | Boise State | William Romo gets the rebound | 64-72 |
| 02:53 | Boise State | William Romo is fouled on the floor by John Beatty - foul #1 on John Beatty, team foul #7 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Boise State | Danny Robinson (PG) Kerry Graham | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Jimmie Scott, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| 02:53 | Boise State | William Romo makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:53 | Boise State | William Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Nevada | John Beatty buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Houseman | 66-75 |
| 02:20 | Boise State | Steven Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 66-75 |
| 02:18 | Nevada | Irving Houseman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Irving Houseman jams it on a great pass from Charles Talley and the foul's on Steven Scott - foul #3 on Steven Scott, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Gary Macdonald (SF), Clement Jewell (PF) Lawrence Sims, Steven Scott, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), George King (SG), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 01:57 | Nevada | Irving Houseman makes the free throw | 66-78 |
| 01:36 | Boise State | Kerry Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-78 |
| 01:34 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge pulls down the rebound | 66-78 |
| 01:07 | Nevada | Clement Jewell swats the short shot by Irving Houseman | 66-78 |
| 01:06 | Boise State | Clement Jewell gets the rebound | 66-78 |
| 00:45 | Boise State | William Romo misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 66-78 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Irving Houseman | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Nevada | Jarrett Gwyn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-78 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jimmie Scott (SG) Irving Houseman | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Boise State | Kerry Graham hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Robinson | 69-78 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Boise State | Levi Holland (PG), Lawrence Sims (SG), Steven Scott (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Clarence Berg (C) Kerry Graham, Danny Robinson, Gary Macdonald, Clement Jewell, William Romo | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Irving Houseman (SF), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Carl Ferraro, Jimmie Scott, George King, Wayne Goodridge, Jarrett Gwyn | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley is fouled in the backcourt by Levi Holland - foul #3 on Levi Holland, team foul #8 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Lawson (SF), Wayne Goodridge (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) Irving Houseman, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:11 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:07 | Boise State | Steven Scott misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Beatty - foul #2 on John Beatty, team foul #8 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Danny Robinson (SG), Gary Macdonald (PF), William Romo (C) Levi Holland, Lawrence Sims, Robert Cook, Clarence Berg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Jimmie Scott (SG), George King (SF) John Beatty, Charles Talley, Michael Lawson | |
| 00:07 | Boise State | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:07 | Boise State | Steven Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:07 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Wayne Goodridge | 70-80 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro runs out the clock | 70-80 |