| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Jahosky (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Norman Patterson (fresh) PF - Lloyd Tharpe (fresh) C - Don Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Hoagland (fresh) SG - Milton Bradberry (fresh) SF - Andrew Poole (fresh) PF - Mark Hone (fresh) C - George Willey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Don Knight wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Hone | 3-3 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe is hacked by Donald Hoagland - foul #1 on Donald Hoagland, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Tharpe | 6-3 |
| 18:41 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Milton Bradberry | 6-6 |
| 18:22 | Boise State | George Willey swats the shot by Harry Jahosky | 6-6 |
| 18:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Andrew Poole | 6-6 |
| 18:00 | Nevada | Norman Patterson takes the ball from Milton Bradberry | 6-6 |
| 17:57 | Boise State | William Jackson lays it up and in set up by Norman Patterson | 8-6 |
| 17:39 | Nevada | George Willey blows the layup | 8-6 |
| 17:37 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Poole | 8-6 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland is fouled on the floor by Harry Jahosky - foul #1 on Harry Jahosky, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| 17:07 | Nevada | Andrew Poole drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Bradberry | 8-8 |
| 16:38 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky is hacked by Andrew Poole - foul #1 on Andrew Poole, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harold Lacross (PG), Chris Grijalva (SG), Terry Defalco (SF), Carl Hill (PF), Dustin Campbell (C) Harry Jahosky, William Jackson, Norman Patterson, Lloyd Tharpe, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 16:17 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 16:16 | Nevada | Andrew Poole snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry is denied on a layup by Dustin Campbell | 8-8 |
| 15:53 | Nevada | George Willey snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harold Lacross (fresh) SG - Chris Grijalva (fresh) SF - Terry Defalco (fresh) PF - Carl Hill (fresh) C - Dustin Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton Bradberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hone (fresh) C - George Willey (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris Grijalva - foul #1 on Chris Grijalva, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Jahosky (PG), Norman Patterson (SF) Harold Lacross, Chris Grijalva | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 15:44 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:44 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:14 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:09 | Nevada | Andrew Poole is fouled on the floor by Carl Hill - foul #1 on Carl Hill, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Jackson (SG), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Terry Defalco, Carl Hill, Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG) Donald Hoagland | |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Lloyd Tharpe - foul #1 on Lloyd Tharpe, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:32 | Boise State | William Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:31 | Boise State | Don Knight snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Hone - foul #1 on Mark Hone, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | Nevada | George Willey makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Martel | 10-14 |
| 14:08 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky is called for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Hoagland (PG) Jeff Martel | |
| 13:48 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Poole | 10-17 |
| 13:24 | Boise State | Norman Patterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 13:23 | Nevada | George Willey pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:18 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-17 |
| 13:16 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:12 | Boise State | William Jackson clanks a runner from the baseline | 10-17 |
| 13:10 | Boise State | Don Knight grabs the offensive board | 10-17 |
| 12:50 | Boise State | William Jackson drills a jumper from the right side set up by Norman Patterson | 12-17 |
| 12:31 | Nevada | George Willey clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Don Knight - foul #1 on Don Knight, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harold Lacross (PG), Chris Grijalva (SG), Terry Defalco (SF), Carl Hill (PF) Harry Jahosky, William Jackson, Norman Patterson, Lloyd Tharpe | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 12:31 | Nevada | George Willey makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:31 | Nevada | George Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:14 | Boise State | Andrew Poole steals it from Don Knight | 12-19 |
| 12:03 | Nevada | Andrew Poole scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Hoagland | 12-22 |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Chris Grijalva hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Milton Bradberry - foul #1 on Milton Bradberry, team foul #4 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dustin Campbell (C) Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Chris Grijalva misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Chris Grijalva misses the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 11:50 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harold Lacross (fresh) SG - Chris Grijalva (fresh) SF - Terry Defalco (fresh) PF - Carl Hill (fresh) C - Dustin Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Hoagland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bradberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Poole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Hone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Nevada | Andrew Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 11:30 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell snags the defensive board | 12-22 |
| 11:25 | Boise State | Harold Lacross is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Lacross, team foul #6 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | William Jackson (SG) Harold Lacross | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG) Donald Hoagland | |
| 11:05 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry's pass is intercepted by Dustin Campbell | 12-22 |
| 10:53 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Terry Defalco | 14-22 |
| 10:39 | Nevada | Andrew Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Jahosky (PG), Norman Patterson (SF), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Chris Grijalva, Terry Defalco, Carl Hill, Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Meadows (SG), Chris Merritt (PF) Milton Bradberry, Mark Hone | |
| 10:23 | Boise State | George Willey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Harry Jahosky | 14-22 |
| 10:21 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 10:03 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Don Knight | 16-22 |
| 09:53 | Nevada | Andrew Poole misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 09:51 | Nevada | George Willey misses the tip | 16-22 |
| 09:50 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:44 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 09:42 | Nevada | Andrew Poole grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 09:37 | Nevada | Anthony Meadows is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Meadows, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Defalco (SG) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Hoagland (PG), George Newman (PF) Jeff Martel, George Willey | |
| 09:20 | Boise State | Terry Defalco drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Patterson | 18-22 |
| 09:16 | Nevada | Anthony Meadows misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-22 |
| 09:14 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Harry Jahosky | 18-22 |
| 08:56 | Boise State | Terry Defalco blows the layup | 18-22 |
| 08:54 | Boise State | Don Knight pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:49 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dustin Campbell (C) Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Bradberry (SG), Mark Hone (PF) Andrew Poole, George Newman | |
| 08:37 | Nevada | Chris Merritt loses the ball out of bounds | 18-22 |
| 08:13 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 08:12 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland is hacked by Lloyd Tharpe - foul #2 on Lloyd Tharpe, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chris Grijalva (PG), William Jackson (SG), Carl Hill (PF) Harry Jahosky, Norman Patterson, Lloyd Tharpe | |
| Subs | Nevada | George Willey (C) Chris Merritt | |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Chris Grijalva (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Defalco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Hill (fresh) C - Dustin Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Donald Hoagland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bradberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Meadows (fresh) PF - Mark Hone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Willey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Boise State | Mark Hone steps in front of the Carl Hill pass | 18-24 |
| 07:27 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anthony Meadows | 18-26 |
| 07:06 | Boise State | Chris Grijalva's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Boise State | Don Knight (C) Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Andrew Poole (SF) Anthony Meadows | |
| 06:50 | Nevada | Andrew Poole knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Hoagland | 18-28 |
| 06:45 | Boise State | William Jackson drills a runner from close range set up by Terry Defalco | 20-28 |
| 06:43 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| Subs | Boise State | Norman Patterson (SF) Chris Grijalva | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Meadows (SG), George Newman (PF) Milton Bradberry, Mark Hone | |
| 06:29 | Boise State | Carl Hill misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 06:27 | Nevada | George Newman gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:22 | Nevada | Donald Hoagland buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Anthony Meadows | 20-31 |
| 06:17 | Boise State | Terry Defalco buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Hill | 23-31 |
| 06:09 | Nevada | Norman Patterson picks off the pass by Donald Hoagland | 23-31 |
| 05:51 | Boise State | George Newman blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Norman Patterson | 23-31 |
| 05:49 | Nevada | George Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:44 | Nevada | Anthony Meadows can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 05:43 | Boise State | Carl Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 05:38 | Boise State | Terry Defalco is hacked by Donald Hoagland - foul #2 on Donald Hoagland, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Jahosky (PG) Terry Defalco | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG), Chris Merritt (C) Donald Hoagland, George Willey | |
| 05:18 | Boise State | Norman Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Jahosky | 26-31 |
| 05:13 | Nevada | Jeff Martel makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Anthony Meadows | 26-34 |
| 04:58 | Boise State | Norman Patterson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-34 |
| 04:56 | Nevada | Andrew Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 04:51 | Nevada | Andrew Poole drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Newman | 26-37 |
| 04:46 | Boise State | Andrew Poole is called for the reach on William Jackson - foul #2 on Andrew Poole, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chris Grijalva (SF), Dustin Campbell (C) Norman Patterson, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Milton Bradberry (SG), Mark Hone (PF) Anthony Meadows, George Newman | |
| 04:46 | Boise State | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:46 | Boise State | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:31 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-37 |
| 04:30 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:24 | Boise State | Carl Hill is hacked by Milton Bradberry - foul #2 on Milton Bradberry, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Defalco (SF) William Jackson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Meadows (SF), George Willey (C) Andrew Poole, Chris Merritt | |
| 04:24 | Boise State | Carl Hill misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:24 | Nevada | George Willey snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 04:03 | Nevada | George Willey lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Meadows | 28-39 |
| 03:41 | Boise State | Harry Jahosky clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 28-39 |
| 03:40 | Boise State | Terry Defalco tips it but misses | 28-39 |
| 03:39 | Nevada | George Willey snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Harry Jahosky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Grijalva (fresh) SF - Terry Defalco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Hill (fairly fresh) C - Dustin Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Jeff Martel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bradberry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Meadows (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Mark Hone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Willey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Jeff Martel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Boise State | Norman Patterson (SF), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Chris Grijalva, Carl Hill, Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donald Hoagland (PG), Andrew Poole (SF) Jeff Martel, Anthony Meadows | |
| 03:08 | Boise State | Terry Defalco misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 03:07 | Boise State | Norman Patterson tips it in | 30-39 |
| 02:44 | Nevada | Andrew Poole misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 02:42 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Terry Defalco | 30-39 |
| 02:35 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe scores on a jump hook in the paint | 32-39 |
| 02:13 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 02:12 | Boise State | Don Knight gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 02:07 | Boise State | Mark Hone is called for the reach on Norman Patterson - foul #2 on Mark Hone, team foul #9 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Boise State | Chris Grijalva (PG), William Jackson (SG) Harry Jahosky, Terry Defalco | |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Meadows (SG), George Newman (PF), Chris Merritt (C) Milton Bradberry, Mark Hone, George Willey | |
| 02:07 | Boise State | Norman Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:07 | Boise State | Norman Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Andrew Poole grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 01:51 | Nevada | Andrew Poole misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 01:49 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to George Newman | 33-39 |
| 01:33 | Nevada | Andrew Poole drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hoagland | 33-42 |
| 01:29 | Boise State | Chris Grijalva misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 01:27 | Boise State | Norman Patterson tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | Chris Merritt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 01:02 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Norman Patterson | 35-42 |
| 00:56 | Boise State | Donald Hoagland steals the ball from Norman Patterson | 35-42 |
| 00:32 | Nevada | Andrew Poole can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 00:30 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 00:24 | Boise State | William Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Meadows - foul #2 on Anthony Meadows, team foul #10 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harry Jahosky (PG), Terry Defalco (SF), Carl Hill (PF), Dustin Campbell (C) Chris Grijalva, Norman Patterson, Lloyd Tharpe, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Jeff Martel (PG), Milton Bradberry (SG), George Willey (C) Donald Hoagland, Andrew Poole, George Newman | |
| 00:24 | Boise State | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:24 | Boise State | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | Dustin Campbell is called for the reach on George Willey - foul #1 on Dustin Campbell, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Mark Hone (PF) Chris Merritt | |
| 00:05 | Nevada | George Willey makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:05 | Nevada | George Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:01 | Boise State | Carl Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Milton Bradberry snags the defensive board | 36-44 |