| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Terry Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Moya (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Ramsey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Tharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Nevada | Glen Courtney connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Yarber | 37-30 |
| 19:32 | Boise State | Mark Hone is called for the reach on Don Knight - foul #1 on Mark Hone, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:19 | Boise State | Robert Moya double dribbles | 37-30 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Mark Hone banks in the layup on a great pass from Glen Courtney | 37-32 |
| 18:46 | Boise State | Robert Moya scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Ramsey | 39-32 |
| 18:29 | Nevada | Mark Hone is hacked by Don Knight - foul #1 on Don Knight, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:08 | Nevada | Glen Courtney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Hone | 39-34 |
| 18:06 | Boise State | Glen Courtney steps in front of the Terry Robertson pass in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 18:05 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber lays it up and in on a great pass from Glen Courtney | 39-36 |
| 17:47 | Boise State | Don Knight buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Moya and he's hacked by Mark Hone - foul #2 on Mark Hone, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 17:47 | Boise State | Don Knight makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:33 | Nevada | Don Knight steps in front of the Chris Merritt pass | 42-36 |
| 17:05 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Boise State | Johnny Wineberg (PG), Ray Avery (SG), Maxwell Conley (SF), Dustin Campbell (PF), John Fuhr (C) Terry Robertson, Robert Moya, David Ramsey, Lloyd Tharpe, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Peter Fisher (C) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber, Mark Hone | |
| 16:53 | Nevada | Glen Courtney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:51 | Nevada | Chris Merritt hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:36 | Boise State | Ray Avery comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 16:24 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-38 |
| 16:22 | Boise State | Ray Avery grabs the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:02 | Boise State | John Fuhr hits a floater from the left block set up by Dustin Campbell | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Johnny Wineberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Avery (fresh) SF - Maxwell Conley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Nevada | Robert Beadle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:43 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:37 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 15:36 | Nevada | Robert Beadle pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:31 | Nevada | Glen Courtney comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:30 | Boise State | John Fuhr pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 15:12 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ruben Meadows - foul #3 on Ruben Meadows, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Robertson (PG), David Ramsey (SF), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Johnny Wineberg, Ray Avery, Dustin Campbell, John Fuhr | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Glen Courtney, Chris Merritt | |
| 15:12 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:12 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 15:12 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Mark Hone | 45-38 |
| 14:48 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Fisher | 45-40 |
| 14:36 | Boise State | Terry Robertson loses the dribble to Mark Hone | 45-40 |
| 14:20 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:18 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Mark Hone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Don Knight - foul #2 on Don Knight, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Moya (SG) Maxwell Conley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SG), Ronald Howard (PF) Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher | |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:59 | Nevada | Mark Hone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ronald Howard - foul #1 on Ronald Howard, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Chris Merritt (PF) Ronald Howard | |
| 13:41 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:41 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:23 | Nevada | Robert Peters is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG) Robert Peters | |
| 13:03 | Boise State | Don Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Peter Fisher (SF) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber | |
| 12:43 | Nevada | Robert Moya picks off the pass by Peter Fisher | 47-42 |
| 12:36 | Boise State | Don Knight is fouled on the floor by Mark Hone - foul #3 on Mark Hone, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Maxwell Conley (SF) David Ramsey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SF) Peter Fisher | |
| 12:31 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 12:30 | Nevada | Chris Merritt snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:09 | Nevada | Glen Courtney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Johnny Wineberg (PG), Dustin Campbell (PF), John Fuhr (C) Terry Robertson, Lloyd Tharpe, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Peter Fisher (C) Mark Hone | |
| 11:41 | Boise State | Johnny Wineberg misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 11:39 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Johnny Wineberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maxwell Conley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 11:14 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Meadows | 49-42 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Peter Fisher hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Fuhr - foul #2 on John Fuhr, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Robertson (PG), David Ramsey (SF), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Johnny Wineberg, Robert Moya, Dustin Campbell, John Fuhr | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Glen Courtney, Ruben Meadows, Chris Merritt | |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Peter Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Peter Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:28 | Boise State | Ross Mitchell is called for the reach on Maxwell Conley - foul #3 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| 10:28 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Nevada | Peter Fisher grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lloyd Tharpe - foul #1 on Lloyd Tharpe, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:09 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:53 | Boise State | David Ramsey connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Terry Robertson | 52-45 |
| 09:36 | Nevada | Peter Fisher misses the floater from close range | 52-45 |
| 09:35 | Nevada | Robert Peters tips it home | 52-47 |
| 09:24 | Boise State | Don Knight blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 09:23 | Nevada | Peter Fisher snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 08:58 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-47 |
| 08:56 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber tips it home | 52-49 |
| 08:50 | Boise State | David Ramsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:49 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Robert Peters | 52-49 |
| 08:35 | Nevada | Peter Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Moya (SG), Dustin Campbell (PF) Maxwell Conley, Lloyd Tharpe | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG), Chris Merritt (PF) Robert Peters, Peter Fisher | |
| 08:21 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Hone | 52-49 |
| 08:20 | Nevada | Mark Hone gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:14 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Terry Robertson - foul #3 on Terry Robertson, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Johnny Wineberg (PG), John Fuhr (C) Terry Robertson, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Howard (C) Mark Hone | |
| 07:55 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Howard | 52-51 |
| 07:31 | Boise State | David Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 07:30 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Johnny Wineberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Ramsey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald Howard (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is hacked by Johnny Wineberg - foul #1 on Johnny Wineberg, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Robertson (PG), Lloyd Tharpe (PF), Don Knight (C) Johnny Wineberg, David Ramsey, John Fuhr | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Mark Hone (C) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber, Ronald Howard | |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Glen Courtney | 52-54 |
| 06:35 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:34 | Boise State | Don Knight gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:24 | Boise State | Robert Moya can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 06:23 | Boise State | Terry Robertson misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 06:22 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:59 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Tharpe | 52-54 |
| 05:53 | Boise State | Mark Hone blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Robert Moya | 52-54 |
| 05:51 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Glen Courtney | 52-54 |
| 05:33 | Nevada | Chris Merritt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 05:31 | Boise State | Don Knight snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Mark Hone - foul #4 on Mark Hone, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | Maxwell Conley (SG), David Ramsey (SF) Robert Moya, Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Beadle, Glen Courtney | |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe makes the 3rd free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:08 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Yarber | 54-57 |
| 04:43 | Boise State | Terry Robertson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 04:41 | Boise State | David Ramsey grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 04:36 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Mark Hone - foul #5 on Mark Hone, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Johnny Wineberg (PG), John Fuhr (PF), Matthew Solley (C) Terry Robertson, Lloyd Tharpe, Don Knight | |
| Subs | Nevada | Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| 04:36 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:17 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Wineberg - foul #2 on Johnny Wineberg, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Robert Moya (SG) Maxwell Conley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Glen Courtney (SG) Ruben Meadows | |
| 04:17 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:17 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Boise State | John Fuhr is fouled on the floor by Ross Mitchell - foul #4 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Dustin Campbell (C) Matthew Solley | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 04:06 | Boise State | John Fuhr misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Boise State | John Fuhr misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:06 | Nevada | Ronald Howard snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:50 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:49 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Donnie Yarber | 57-59 |
| 03:35 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Dustin Campbell - foul #2 on Dustin Campbell, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Maxwell Conley (SF) David Ramsey | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SF) Donnie Yarber | |
| 03:35 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:35 | Boise State | Dustin Campbell pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:28 | Boise State | John Fuhr is fouled on the floor by Ross Mitchell - foul #5 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Lloyd Tharpe (PF) Dustin Campbell | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Chris Merritt (PF) Ross Mitchell, Robert Peters | |
| 03:28 | Boise State | John Fuhr makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 03:28 | Boise State | John Fuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Johnny Wineberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Moya (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maxwell Conley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Tharpe (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Fuhr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Peter Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald Howard (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Nevada | Glen Courtney is hacked by Robert Moya - foul #2 on Robert Moya, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | Terry Robertson (PG), Don Knight (C) Johnny Wineberg, John Fuhr | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ruben Meadows (SF) Ronald Howard | |
| 03:09 | Nevada | Glen Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:09 | Nevada | Glen Courtney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:48 | Boise State | Maxwell Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-61 |
| 02:44 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | David Ramsey (SF) Maxwell Conley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Donnie Yarber (SF) Ruben Meadows | |
| 02:34 | Nevada | Peter Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 02:32 | Boise State | Robert Moya grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:23 | Boise State | David Ramsey clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 02:21 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Chris Merritt | 59-61 |
| 02:03 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Glen Courtney | 59-63 |
| 01:42 | Boise State | Robert Moya buries a 3 from straight away | 62-63 |
| 01:42 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| 01:20 | Nevada | Robert Beadle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 01:18 | Boise State | David Ramsey gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:14 | Boise State | David Ramsey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Yarber - foul #1 on Donnie Yarber, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 01:14 | Boise State | David Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:14 | Boise State | David Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:08 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:56 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber lays it in on a great pass from Robert Beadle | 63-65 |
| 00:51 | Boise State | Glen Courtney is called for the reach on Robert Moya - foul #1 on Glen Courtney, team foul #13 | 63-65 |
| 00:51 | Boise State | Robert Moya makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | Boise State | Robert Moya makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber is hacked by David Ramsey - foul #2 on David Ramsey, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:28 | Boise State | David Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Donnie Yarber - foul #2 on Donnie Yarber, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| 00:28 | Boise State | David Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:28 | Boise State | David Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Peter Fisher lays it up and in set up by Donnie Yarber | 67-69 |
| 00:03 | Boise State | Boise State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| 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 | Boise State | Terry Robertson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-69 |