| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (fresh) SG - Jared Malchow (fresh) SF - John Sloan (fresh) PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) C - Jerold Lantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) SG - Lawrence Kerstein (fresh) SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) C - Evan Sims (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | John Sloan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | John Sloan pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen clanks a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerome Moynihan | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | San Jose State | John Sloan misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Evan Sims | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Richard Conrad blows the layup but he's fouled by John Sloan - foul #1 on John Sloan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Richard Conrad misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Jerome Moynihan | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Robert Phillips takes the ball from Richard Conrad | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips hits the finger roll | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | Nevada | Richard Conrad misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | Evan Sims tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sloan | 7-5 |
| 16:57 | Nevada | Evan Sims makes the turnaround from the right block | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:27 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen is fouled on the floor by Evan Sims - foul #1 on Evan Sims, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:15 | Nevada | Richard Conrad pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Conrad | 7-9 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Roy Knudsen (fresh) SG - Jared Malchow (fairly fresh) SF - John Sloan (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerold Lantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jerome Moynihan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Kerstein (fresh) SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Sloan | 9-9 |
| 15:33 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the jump hook from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 15:27 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Horton (PG), Dave Lares (SG), William Black (SF), Steven Tripp (PF), Jonathan Mossman (C) Roy Knudsen, Jared Malchow, John Sloan, Robert Phillips, Jerold Lantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Charles Stevens (SG), Charles Quast (PF), Garry Jonson (C) Jerome Moynihan, Lawrence Kerstein, Michael Gastelum, Evan Sims | |
| 15:06 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Stevens | 9-14 |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Garry Jonson - foul #1 on Garry Jonson, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Cudney (PF) Richard Conrad | |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:57 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:42 | Nevada | Garry Jonson lays it in on a great pass from Charles Quast | 11-16 |
| 14:23 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen (PG) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG) Bryan Kantor, Bryan Cudney | |
| 14:12 | Nevada | Garry Jonson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 11-16 |
| 14:10 | San Jose State | Jonathan Mossman snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:42 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-16 |
| 13:40 | Nevada | Charles Stevens pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Charles Stevens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Kerstein | 11-18 |
| 13:13 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen is fouled on the floor by Jerome Moynihan - foul #1 on Jerome Moynihan, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jared Malchow (SG), John Sloan (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Jerold Lantz (C) Dave Lares, William Black, Steven Tripp, Jonathan Mossman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Conrad (SF), Michael Gastelum (PF), Evan Sims (C) Charles Stevens, Charles Quast, Garry Jonson | |
| 12:57 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz's fadeaway is rejected by Evan Sims | 11-18 |
| 12:55 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen grabs the offensive board | 11-18 |
| 12:37 | San Jose State | Richard Conrad steps in front of the Jerold Lantz pass | 11-18 |
| 12:33 | Nevada | Richard Conrad hits the finger roll | 11-20 |
| 12:17 | San Jose State | John Sloan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 12:16 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Jerome Moynihan | 11-20 |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Richard Conrad blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Phillips, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dave Lares (PG) Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Charles Stevens (SG) Jerome Moynihan, Lawrence Kerstein | |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:57 | Nevada | Richard Conrad makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Dave Lares (fresh) SG - Jared Malchow (fresh) SF - John Sloan (fresh) PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerold Lantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Bryan Kantor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | San Jose State | Jared Malchow scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dave Lares | 14-22 |
| 11:30 | Nevada | Charles Stevens buries a runner in the paint | 14-24 |
| 11:21 | San Jose State | Dave Lares misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-24 |
| 11:19 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 11:01 | Nevada | Evan Sims is whistled for traveling | 14-24 |
| 10:44 | San Jose State | Dave Lares is called for traveling | 14-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen (PG) Dave Lares | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Quast (PF) Michael Gastelum | |
| 10:18 | Nevada | Charles Quast misses the lay-in | 14-24 |
| 10:17 | San Jose State | John Sloan snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz is fouled on the floor by Evan Sims - foul #2 on Evan Sims, team foul #4 | 14-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dave Lares (SG), William Black (SF), Steven Tripp (PF), Jonathan Mossman (C) Jared Malchow, John Sloan, Robert Phillips, Jerold Lantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Garry Jonson (C) Bryan Kantor, Charles Quast, Evan Sims | |
| 09:51 | San Jose State | Dave Lares misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Moynihan - foul #2 on Jerome Moynihan, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG) Jerome Moynihan | |
| 09:51 | San Jose State | Dave Lares makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:51 | San Jose State | Dave Lares misses the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | Charles Stevens snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 09:45 | Nevada | Richard Conrad hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Kantor | 15-26 |
| 09:33 | San Jose State | Bryan Kantor steals the ball from Jonathan Mossman | 15-26 |
| 09:07 | Nevada | Charles Stevens misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-26 |
| 09:05 | San Jose State | Jonathan Mossman grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | William Black makes the runner in the paint set up by Dave Lares and he's hacked by Charles Stevens - foul #1 on Charles Stevens, team foul #6 | 17-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jared Malchow (SG), Robert Phillips (PF), Jerold Lantz (C) Dave Lares, Steven Tripp, Jonathan Mossman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Gastelum (PF) Richard Conrad | |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | William Black makes the free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-26 |
| 08:45 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 08:39 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Kantor - foul #1 on Bryan Kantor, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Sloan (SF) William Black | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:39 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:39 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:29 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 08:28 | Nevada | Charles Stevens tips it in | 20-28 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Garry Jonson - foul #2 on Garry Jonson, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dave Lares (PG) Roy Knudsen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Howard (PG), Charles Quast (SF), Bryan Cudney (C) Bryan Kantor, Charles Stevens, Garry Jonson | |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:11 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney is whistled for a carry | 22-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Hugh Holmes (SG) Lawrence Kerstein | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Dave Lares (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Malchow (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Sloan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerold Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Michael Howard (fresh) SG - Hugh Holmes (fresh) SF - Charles Quast (fresh) PF - Michael Gastelum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Cudney (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz banks in the layup set up by Dave Lares | 24-28 |
| 07:13 | Nevada | Michael Howard buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Holmes | 24-30 |
| 06:57 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 06:56 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:39 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney is fouled on the floor by Jared Malchow - foul #1 on Jared Malchow, team foul #4 | 24-30 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen (PG), William Black (SF), Steven Tripp (PF), Jonathan Mossman (C) Jared Malchow, John Sloan, Robert Phillips, Jerold Lantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Bryan Kantor (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Richard Conrad (SF), Charles Stevens (PF) Michael Howard, Hugh Holmes, Charles Quast, Michael Gastelum | |
| 06:31 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein throws it down on a great pass from Bryan Kantor | 24-32 |
| 06:14 | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dave Lares | 26-32 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Dave Lares - foul #1 on Dave Lares, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:00 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 06:00 | San Jose State | William Black gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 05:41 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 05:39 | Nevada | Charles Stevens snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Charles Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Roy Knudsen - foul #2 on Roy Knudsen, team foul #6 | 26-32 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Chris Horton (PG), John Sloan (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Jerold Lantz (C) Roy Knudsen, Dave Lares, Steven Tripp, Jonathan Mossman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael Gastelum (PF) Bryan Cudney | |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 05:22 | Nevada | Charles Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:11 | San Jose State | Richard Conrad takes the ball from Robert Phillips | 26-34 |
| 04:57 | Nevada | Richard Conrad steps out of bounds on the baseline | 26-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jared Malchow (SG) William Black | |
| Subs | Nevada | Hugh Holmes (SG) Lawrence Kerstein | |
| 04:37 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jared Malchow | 28-34 |
| 04:25 | Nevada | Bryan Kantor clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-34 |
| 04:23 | San Jose State | John Sloan pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Michael Gastelum is called for the reach on Robert Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Gastelum, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dave Lares (PG) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Quast (PF), Bryan Cudney (C) Hugh Holmes, Michael Gastelum | |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Robert Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 03:43 | Nevada | Dave Lares picks off the pass by Bryan Kantor | 30-34 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Dave Lares (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Malchow (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sloan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jerold Lantz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Bryan Kantor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Richard Conrad (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Quast (fresh) C - Bryan Cudney (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | San Jose State | John Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roy Knudsen (PG), William Black (SF), Steven Tripp (PF), Jonathan Mossman (C) Dave Lares, John Sloan, Robert Phillips, Jerold Lantz | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan (PG), Lawrence Kerstein (SG), Evan Sims (C) Bryan Kantor, Charles Stevens, Richard Conrad | |
| 03:07 | Nevada | Bryan Cudney drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Evan Sims | 30-37 |
| 02:43 | San Jose State | Jared Malchow misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 02:41 | Nevada | Evan Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 02:13 | Nevada | Lawrence Kerstein buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerome Moynihan | 30-39 |
| 01:58 | San Jose State | Jonathan Mossman misses the fadeaway from the right block | 30-39 |
| 01:57 | San Jose State | Steven Tripp grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 01:38 | San Jose State | William Black loses the ball out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Dave Lares (SG), John Sloan (SF), Robert Phillips (PF), Jerold Lantz (C) Jared Malchow, William Black, Steven Tripp, Jonathan Mossman | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Conrad (SF), Michael Gastelum (PF) Charles Quast, Bryan Cudney | |
| 01:17 | Nevada | Jerome Moynihan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-39 |
| 01:15 | Nevada | Michael Gastelum grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Richard Conrad scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome Moynihan | 30-42 |
| 00:42 | San Jose State | John Sloan scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jerold Lantz | 32-42 |
| 00:23 | Nevada | Richard Conrad buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Gastelum | 32-44 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Jerold Lantz misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 32-44 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Evan Sims snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Evan Sims misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-44 |