| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Salzberg (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnny Schafer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson's floater is tipped away by Wilfred Sletten | 31-38 |
| 19:42 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall tips it in | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:25 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Talley | 33-38 |
| 19:14 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 19:13 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:57 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter misses the jumper in the paint | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Nevada | Charles Talley pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:33 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:32 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter is hacked by Johnny Schafer - foul #1 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:10 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wilfred Sletten - foul #1 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 18:10 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 18:10 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:52 | Nevada | Charles Talley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:50 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter comes up short on the shot in the lane | 35-38 |
| 17:26 | Nevada | Charles Talley snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:06 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Guy Moore (SG), Michael Long (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 16:45 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 35-38 |
| 16:24 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge can't connect on a floater near the basket | 35-38 |
| 16:23 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:19 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 35-38 |
| 16:17 | Nevada | Wayne Goodridge gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:57 | Nevada | Robert Ashman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:56 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Salzberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Ashman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Thompson | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Nevada | Guy Moore scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ashman | 37-40 |
| 15:13 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG), Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) John Beatty, Robert Ashman, Michael Long, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 14:48 | Nevada | Michael Salzberg picks off the pass by Wilfred Sletten | 37-40 |
| 14:22 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 14:21 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 14:05 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 14:03 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:47 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter loses the ball out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Ashman (SF) Guy Moore | |
| 13:29 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:27 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 13:20 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Johnny Schafer - foul #2 on Johnny Schafer, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) Carl Ferraro | |
| 13:20 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:20 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:02 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:01 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 39-40 |
| 12:53 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson misses short on a floater in the paint | 39-40 |
| 12:52 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 12:50 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 12:37 | Nevada | John Beatty is called for traveling | 39-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kevin Virgen (SF), Robert Cook (PF) Kevin Marshall, Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | Nevada | George King (SG), Michael Long (PF), Wayne Goodridge (C) Charles Talley, Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 12:24 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Cedric Beauford | 41-40 |
| 12:11 | Nevada | Michael Long buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wayne Goodridge | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson drills a turnaround from the right block | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Michael Salzberg (tiring) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - George King (fresh) SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Nevada | Robert Cook takes the ball from John Beatty | 43-42 |
| 11:20 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Goodridge | 43-42 |
| 11:18 | Nevada | The rebound goes to George King | 43-42 |
| 10:57 | Nevada | Robert Ashman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Virgen - foul #1 on Kevin Virgen, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kerry Graham (PG), Russell Goodrich (SG), Kevin Marshall (SF), Paul Lassiter (PF) Cedric Beauford, Bruce Thompson, Kevin Virgen, Michael Salzberg | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) George King, Michael Long, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 10:57 | Nevada | Robert Ashman makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:57 | Nevada | Robert Ashman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall misses the dunk | 43-44 |
| 10:30 | Nevada | Robert Ashman grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:26 | Nevada | John Beatty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 10:25 | Boise State | Russell Goodrich gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:07 | Boise State | Kerry Graham can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-44 |
| 10:06 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 09:44 | Nevada | Charles Talley drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Schafer | 45-47 |
| 09:30 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter jams it set up by Kerry Graham | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten hits the finger roll set up by Charles Talley | 47-49 |
| 08:41 | Boise State | Wilfred Sletten is called for the reach on Paul Lassiter - foul #2 on Wilfred Sletten, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Cedric Beauford (PG), Bruce Thompson (SG), Kevin Virgen (SF), Michael Salzberg (C) Kerry Graham, Russell Goodrich, Kevin Marshall, Robert Cook | |
| 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 | |
| 08:26 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter misses the floater from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 08:24 | Nevada | George King pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:19 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Paul Lassiter | 47-49 |
| 08:02 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 08:00 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson tips it home | 49-49 |
| 07:46 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Guy Moore | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kevin Virgen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lassiter (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Salzberg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Carl Ferraro (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - George King (fresh) PF - Michael Long (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Goodridge (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson can't finish the layup | 49-52 |
| 07:30 | Nevada | George King grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Michael Long clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Virgen - foul #2 on Kevin Virgen, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kevin Marshall (SF) Kevin Virgen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Charles Talley (SG), Johnny Schafer (PF), Wilfred Sletten (C) Guy Moore, George King, Wayne Goodridge | |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Michael Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Michael Long misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 07:08 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:48 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Marshall | 52-53 |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 06:30 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 06:15 | Boise State | Johnny Schafer takes the ball from Kevin Marshall | 52-53 |
| 05:56 | Nevada | Carl Ferraro hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Talley | 52-56 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Schafer | 52-56 |
| 05:39 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 05:18 | Nevada | Charles Talley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 05:17 | Nevada | Michael Long tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 05:06 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall can't throw it down | 52-58 |
| 05:04 | Nevada | Wilfred Sletten gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 05:04 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Cook (PF) Paul Lassiter | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG), Robert Ashman (SF) Carl Ferraro, Michael Long | |
| 04:45 | Nevada | Charles Talley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 04:25 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Marshall | 52-58 |
| 04:06 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford is hacked by John Beatty - foul #2 on John Beatty, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| 03:52 | Boise State | Cedric Beauford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Guy Moore (PF) Johnny Schafer | |
| 03:32 | Nevada | Guy Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-58 |
| 03:30 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cedric Beauford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kevin Marshall (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Michael Salzberg (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Beatty (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Talley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ashman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Guy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfred Sletten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson banks in the layup set up by Cedric Beauford | 54-58 |
| 02:52 | Nevada | Robert Ashman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Beatty | 54-60 |
| 02:37 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Salzberg | 56-60 |
| 02:08 | Nevada | Guy Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Salzberg | 56-60 |
| 02:07 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:46 | Boise State | Kevin Marshall's floater is tipped away by Robert Ashman | 56-60 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg tips it but misses | 56-60 |
| 01:43 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 01:32 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson's floater is tipped away by Wilfred Sletten | 56-60 |
| 01:30 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg tips it home | 58-60 |
| 01:08 | Nevada | Guy Moore is hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Boise State | Paul Lassiter (PF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Nevada | Johnny Schafer (PF) Guy Moore | |
| 00:58 | Nevada | John Beatty drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-63 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-63 |
| 00:44 | Boise State | Paul Lassiter tips it in | 60-63 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Talley and he's fouled by Cedric Beauford - foul #2 on Cedric Beauford, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG) John Beatty | |
| 00:19 | Nevada | Johnny Schafer misses the free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:19 | Boise State | Michael Salzberg grabs the board | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Boise State | Bruce Thompson is whistled for traveling | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Nevada | Robert Ashman is hacked by Cedric Beauford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cedric Beauford, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Guy Moore (PF), Jarrett Gwyn (C) Johnny Schafer, Wilfred Sletten | |
| 00:10 | Nevada | Cedric Beauford is called for the reach on Carl Ferraro - foul #4 on Cedric Beauford, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) Carl Ferraro | |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Charles Talley is hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #2 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Carl Ferraro (PG) John Beatty | |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Nevada | Charles Talley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:03 | Boise State | Carl Ferraro steals the ball from Kevin Marshall | 60-67 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Beatty (PG) Carl Ferraro | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nevada | John Beatty runs out the clock | 60-67 |