| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Carlos Bond (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Loflin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Rottman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cecil Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson inbounds the ball | 23-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:38 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-41 |
| 19:37 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 19:22 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-44 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:01 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-44 |
| 19:00 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson tips it back up and in | 25-44 |
| 18:47 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-44 |
| 18:45 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Merritt | 25-44 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | Mark Hone travels with the ball | 25-44 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 18:12 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 18:11 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 25-44 |
| 17:53 | Nevada | Glen Courtney connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donnie Yarber | 25-47 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:37 | San Jose State | Carlos Bond makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Rottman | 28-47 |
| 17:29 | Nevada | Glen Courtney makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Donnie Yarber | 28-50 |
| 17:13 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Johnson and he's hacked by Chris Merritt - foul #2 on Chris Merritt, team foul #1 | 30-50 |
| 17:13 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| 16:51 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 16:50 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 16:33 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Bond | 34-50 |
| 16:16 | Nevada | Mark Hone drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Donnie Yarber | 34-52 |
| 16:00 | San Jose State | The jump hook by Dennis Rottman is blocked by Mark Hone | 34-52 |
| 15:59 | Nevada | Glen Courtney grabs the board | 34-52 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Carlos Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Loflin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Rottman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Courtney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chris Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Hone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Glen Courtney | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:32 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Jones | 36-54 |
| 15:14 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-54 |
| 15:12 | Nevada | Mark Hone hits the follow up shot | 36-56 |
| 14:56 | San Jose State | Carlos Bond makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Dennis Rottman | 39-56 |
| 14:38 | Nevada | Carlos Bond steps in front of the Donnie Yarber pass | 39-56 |
| 14:35 | San Jose State | Carlos Bond misses the lay-in | 39-56 |
| 14:34 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Johnson | 39-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:14 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-56 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Mark Hone | 39-56 |
| 14:08 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 14:06 | Nevada | Mark Hone can't tip it in | 39-56 |
| 14:04 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 13:47 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-56 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Chris Merritt grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 13:40 | Nevada | Cecil Jones is called for the reach on Donnie Yarber - foul #3 on Cecil Jones, team foul #1 | 39-56 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Cordes (PG), William Cowling (SG), Donald Knapp (SF), John Newberry (PF), David Trombley (C) Carlos Bond, Daniel Loflin, Leroy Johnson, Dennis Rottman, Cecil Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Ross Mitchell, Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| 13:33 | Nevada | Ronald Howard's floater is tipped away by John Newberry | 39-56 |
| 13:31 | San Jose State | David Trombley gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 13:10 | San Jose State | David Trombley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Ronald Howard is whistled for traveling | 42-56 |
| 12:38 | San Jose State | John Newberry drills a runner near the basket | 44-56 |
| 12:29 | Nevada | Robert Beadle can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-56 |
| 12:28 | San Jose State | Donald Knapp pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 12:01 | San Jose State | Ruben Meadows picks off the pass by Donald Knapp | 44-56 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Willie Cordes (fresh) SG - William Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Newberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Trombley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Robert Beadle (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Peters (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ruben Meadows (fresh) PF - Peter Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Nevada | Robert Beadle clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 11:44 | Nevada | Ronald Howard grabs the offensive board | 44-56 |
| 11:34 | Nevada | Peter Fisher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 11:32 | Nevada | Robert Peters misses the tip | 44-56 |
| 11:30 | San Jose State | Donald Knapp gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 11:23 | San Jose State | William Cowling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 11:22 | Nevada | Ronald Howard grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 10:53 | Nevada | Robert Peters clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Peter Fisher tips it in | 44-58 |
| 10:40 | San Jose State | The short jumper by John Newberry is denied by Ronald Howard | 44-58 |
| 10:39 | Nevada | Ronald Howard gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 10:20 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows is fouled on the floor by Donald Knapp - foul #2 on Donald Knapp, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carlos Bond (PG), Daniel Loflin (SG), Leroy Johnson (SF), Dennis Rottman (PF), Cecil Jones (C) Willie Cordes, William Cowling, Donald Knapp, John Newberry, David Trombley | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Chris Merritt (PF), Mark Hone (C) Robert Beadle, Robert Peters, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher, Ronald Howard | |
| 10:05 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-58 |
| 10:04 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Ross Mitchell | 44-58 |
| 09:59 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 09:58 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Cecil Jones | 44-58 |
| 09:31 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin loses the ball out of bounds | 44-58 |
| 09:12 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-58 |
| 09:10 | Nevada | Mark Hone grabs the offensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:58 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 08:56 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:42 | San Jose State | Carlos Bond is hacked by Ross Mitchell - foul #2 on Ross Mitchell, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Cowling (SG), Donald Knapp (PF) Daniel Loflin, Dennis Rottman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 08:23 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones's layup is rejected by Ross Mitchell | 44-58 |
| 08:22 | Nevada | Glen Courtney snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 08:06 | Nevada | Mark Hone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 08:05 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 07:51 | Nevada | Mark Hone comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-58 |
| 07:49 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Carlos Bond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Cecil Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Hone (fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 07:30 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 07:10 | Nevada | Ross Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Donald Knapp - foul #3 on Donald Knapp, team foul #3 | 44-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin (SG), Dennis Rottman (PF), John Newberry (C) Carlos Bond, Donald Knapp, Cecil Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Ruben Meadows (SF) Ross Mitchell, Donnie Yarber | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:00 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows is hacked by Daniel Loflin - foul #2 on Daniel Loflin, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Peter Fisher (C) Mark Hone | |
| 06:32 | Nevada | Glen Courtney knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Beadle | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:07 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ruben Meadows - foul #3 on Ruben Meadows, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Cordes (PG), Donald Knapp (SF) William Cowling, Leroy Johnson | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Peters (SG), Mark Hone (C) Glen Courtney, Chris Merritt | |
| 06:07 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:51 | Nevada | Robert Peters's layup is rejected by John Newberry | 47-60 |
| 05:50 | San Jose State | Willie Cordes grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | John Newberry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-60 |
| 05:37 | Nevada | Peter Fisher gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| 05:16 | Nevada | Robert Beadle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 05:14 | Nevada | Ruben Meadows hits the follow up shot | 47-62 |
| 04:57 | San Jose State | Willie Cordes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 04:55 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to John Newberry | 47-62 |
| 04:50 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Fisher - foul #1 on Peter Fisher, team foul #4 | 47-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Carlos Bond (PG), Leroy Johnson (SF), Cecil Jones (C) Willie Cordes, Donald Knapp, John Newberry | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF), Chris Merritt (PF) Robert Beadle, Robert Peters, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher | |
| 04:50 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 04:50 | San Jose State | Dennis Rottman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 04:32 | Nevada | Chris Merritt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 04:30 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Mark Hone - foul #1 on Mark Hone, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | William Cowling (SG), Donald Knapp (PF) Daniel Loflin, Dennis Rottman | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 04:16 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:08 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 51-62 |
| 04:06 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:04 | San Jose State | Carlos Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Peter Fisher (C) Mark Hone | |
| 03:50 | Nevada | Peter Fisher misses the dunk | 51-62 |
| 03:49 | San Jose State | Donald Knapp grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Carlos Bond (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cowling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Donald Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ross Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glen Courtney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donnie Yarber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | San Jose State | Cecil Jones hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leroy Johnson | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:06 | Nevada | Donnie Yarber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 03:05 | San Jose State | Donald Knapp grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 02:48 | San Jose State | Donald Knapp's layup is rejected by Glen Courtney | 53-62 |
| 02:47 | Nevada | Peter Fisher grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 02:19 | Nevada | Glen Courtney loses the ball out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin (SG), Dennis Rottman (PF), John Newberry (C) William Cowling, Leroy Johnson, Cecil Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Ruben Meadows (SG), Mark Hone (C) Ross Mitchell, Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber | |
| 02:15 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson (SF), Cecil Jones (C) Donald Knapp, John Newberry | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ross Mitchell (PG), Glen Courtney (SG), Donnie Yarber (SF) Robert Beadle, Ruben Meadows, Peter Fisher | |
| 02:08 | San Jose State | Leroy Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Mark Hone snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | The pull-up jumper by Donnie Yarber is blocked by Dennis Rottman | 53-62 |
| 02:00 | Nevada | Mark Hone tips it back up and in | 53-64 |
| 01:40 | San Jose State | Daniel Loflin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 01:20 | Nevada | Glen Courtney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 01:19 | Nevada | Mark Hone tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | San Jose State | Donnie Yarber swats the shot by Dennis Rottman | 56-66 |
| 01:05 | Nevada | Glen Courtney grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 00:44 | Nevada | Chris Merritt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 00:43 | Nevada | Chris Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Nevada | Chris Merritt is hacked by Cecil Jones - foul #4 on Cecil Jones, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Willie Cordes (PG), William Cowling (SG), Donald Knapp (SF), John Newberry (PF), David Trombley (C) Carlos Bond, Daniel Loflin, Leroy Johnson, Dennis Rottman, Cecil Jones | |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Beadle (PG), Robert Peters (SG), Ruben Meadows (SF), Peter Fisher (PF), Ronald Howard (C) Ross Mitchell, Glen Courtney, Donnie Yarber, Chris Merritt, Mark Hone | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Willie Cordes takes the ball from Robert Peters | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:10 | San Jose State | David Trombley loses the dribble to Robert Beadle | 56-66 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Robert Beadle runs out the clock | 56-66 |