| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Ramage (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Loren White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Lombardo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Loren White inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed is hacked by Brian Saulters - foul #2 on Brian Saulters, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:33 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 19:31 | Nevada | Harold Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:16 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Crenshaw | 31-38 |
| 18:50 | San Jose State | Loren White misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Randall Heppner - foul #1 on Randall Heppner, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:50 | San Jose State | Loren White misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:50 | San Jose State | Loren White makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:34 | Nevada | Randall Heppner banks in the layup and he's hacked by Loren White - foul #1 on Loren White, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:34 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:18 | San Jose State | Loren White misses the lay-in | 34-39 |
| 18:16 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harold Brooks | 34-39 |
| 18:09 | Nevada | John Crenshaw knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Roger Lombardo - foul #2 on Roger Lombardo, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 18:09 | Nevada | John Crenshaw makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:55 | San Jose State | Loren White's floater is tipped away by Andrew Ramage | 37-39 |
| 17:54 | Nevada | Randall Heppner grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:35 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 37-39 |
| 17:34 | Nevada | Harold Brooks misses the tip | 37-39 |
| 17:32 | Nevada | Brian Saulters grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Nevada | Brian Saulters drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Heppner | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | San Jose State | John Crenshaw steps in front of the Gerald Speed pass | 40-39 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Hinton - foul #2 on Paul Hinton, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (SG), David Voris (SF), William Cochran (C) Brian Saulters, Randall Heppner, Andrew Ramage | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral (SF), Joseph Bartelt (C) Loren White, Roger Lombardo | |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:42 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:31 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Charles Sharma | 42-41 |
| 16:09 | Nevada | William Cochran drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by David Voris | 44-41 |
| 15:47 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 15:46 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) SF - David Voris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Cochran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frederick Litteral (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Nevada | Harold Brooks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:30 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:14 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton misses the jump hook in the paint | 44-43 |
| 15:12 | Nevada | The rebound goes to David Voris | 44-43 |
| 15:05 | Nevada | William Cochran misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Paul Hinton - foul #3 on Paul Hinton, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons (PG), Brian Saulters (SG), Randall Heppner (SF) John Crenshaw, Robert Klingbeil, Harold Brooks | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway (SG), Andrew Popham (SF), Roger Lombardo (C) Charles Sharma, Gerald Speed, Paul Hinton | |
| 15:05 | Nevada | William Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:05 | Nevada | William Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:37 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 14:36 | San Jose State | Ricky Hathaway grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:15 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral's pass is intercepted by Joseph Gibbons | 45-43 |
| 13:49 | Nevada | Brian Saulters hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Gibbons | 48-43 |
| 13:41 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Frederick Litteral | 48-46 |
| 13:25 | Nevada | David Voris blows the dunk | 48-46 |
| 13:24 | Nevada | David Voris hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 13:01 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Nevada | David Voris gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:47 | Nevada | David Voris blows the layup but he's fouled by Ricky Hathaway - foul #1 on Ricky Hathaway, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Harold Brooks (PF), Andrew Ramage (C) Joseph Gibbons, Randall Heppner, William Cochran | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Sharma (PG), Gerald Speed (SG), Loren White (SF), Paul Hinton (PF), Kevin Lawrence (C) Frederick Litteral, Ricky Hathaway, Andrew Popham, Joseph Bartelt, Roger Lombardo | |
| 12:47 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 12:47 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:31 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:29 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Harold Brooks | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | David Voris comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Speed - foul #2 on Gerald Speed, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 12:00 | San Jose State | Kevin Lawrence clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 54-46 |
| 11:59 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 11:41 | Nevada | Harold Brooks loses the dribble to Gerald Speed | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - John Crenshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Saulters (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Voris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Ramage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Loren White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Kevin Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | San Jose State | Harold Brooks steals it from Paul Hinton | 54-48 |
| 11:06 | Nevada | John Crenshaw buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Saulters | 57-48 |
| 10:57 | San Jose State | Loren White misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-48 |
| 10:56 | Nevada | Harold Brooks gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:45 | Nevada | Harold Brooks makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Crenshaw | 60-48 |
| 10:26 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by John Crenshaw - foul #1 on John Crenshaw, team foul #3 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (SG), Randall Heppner (SF) Brian Saulters, David Voris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo (C) Kevin Lawrence | |
| 10:26 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 10:26 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:08 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Loren White misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Ramage - foul #1 on Andrew Ramage, team foul #4 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Cochran (C) Andrew Ramage | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Loren White makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 10:01 | San Jose State | Loren White makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Crenshaw | 66-52 |
| 09:24 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed buries a 3 from the left corner | 66-55 |
| 09:11 | Nevada | Harold Brooks scores on a floater from close range | 68-55 |
| 08:48 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton misses badly on a floater from close range | 68-55 |
| 08:46 | Nevada | William Cochran grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 08:24 | Nevada | Randall Heppner loses the dribble to Gerald Speed | 68-55 |
| 08:06 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons (PG), Brian Saulters (SG), David Voris (PF), Andrew Ramage (C) John Crenshaw, Robert Klingbeil, Harold Brooks, William Cochran | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral (PG), Ricky Hathaway (SG), Andrew Popham (SF), Joseph Bartelt (PF) Charles Sharma, Gerald Speed, Loren White, Paul Hinton | |
| 07:58 | Nevada | Brian Saulters clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 07:57 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt snags the defensive board | 68-55 |
| 07:50 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham is hacked by Brian Saulters - foul #3 on Brian Saulters, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| 07:38 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Litteral | 68-57 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Gibbons (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Saulters (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Heppner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Voris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Ramage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Frederick Litteral (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hathaway (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Popham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Lombardo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Nevada | Randall Heppner's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Lombardo | 68-57 |
| 07:24 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 07:19 | San Jose State | The jump hook by Andrew Popham is blocked by Randall Heppner | 68-57 |
| 07:18 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt tips it in | 68-59 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Andrew Ramage hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 68-59 |
| 07:04 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 06:59 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Litteral and he's fouled by Andrew Ramage - foul #2 on Andrew Ramage, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Cochran (PF) Randall Heppner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Charles Sharma (PG), Gerald Speed (SG) Ricky Hathaway, Roger Lombardo | |
| 06:59 | San Jose State | Andrew Popham makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons is hacked by Frederick Litteral - foul #3 on Frederick Litteral, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Nevada | Harold Brooks (PF) William Cochran | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Hinton (PF) Andrew Popham | |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 06:42 | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:23 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Joseph Gibbons - foul #2 on Joseph Gibbons, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG) Joseph Gibbons | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 06:23 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma misses the free throw | 70-64 |
| 06:23 | Nevada | Harold Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 06:03 | Nevada | Andrew Ramage misses the driving attempt from the left block | 70-64 |
| 06:01 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 05:47 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Brian Saulters - foul #4 on Brian Saulters, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Nevada | Randall Heppner (SF), William Cochran (C) David Voris, Andrew Ramage | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 05:47 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 05:47 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 05:47 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed makes the 3rd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:35 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Frederick Litteral - foul #4 on Frederick Litteral, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo (C) Joseph Bartelt | |
| 05:35 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 05:35 | Nevada | Randall Heppner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 05:21 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral is fouled on the floor by Brian Saulters - foul #5 on Brian Saulters, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (SG) Brian Saulters | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 05:21 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 05:21 | San Jose State | Frederick Litteral makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:08 | Nevada | Randall Heppner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 05:06 | Nevada | William Cochran tips it home | 74-69 |
| 04:47 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 04:45 | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo hits the follow up shot | 74-71 |
| 04:24 | Nevada | Harold Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 74-71 |
| 04:22 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 04:08 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons (PG), David Voris (PF), Andrew Ramage (C) John Crenshaw, Harold Brooks, William Cochran | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Loren White (SF), Andrew Popham (PF), Joseph Bartelt (C) Frederick Litteral, Paul Hinton, Roger Lombardo | |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil is fouled on the floor by Andrew Popham - foul #1 on Andrew Popham, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Nevada | William Cochran (PF) Randall Heppner | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:52 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 03:23 | San Jose State | Joseph Bartelt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 03:22 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Joseph Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Klingbeil (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Voris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Cochran (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Ramage (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Charles Sharma (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gerald Speed (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Loren White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Popham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bartelt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 03:13 | San Jose State | Loren White grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | San Jose State | Joseph Gibbons steals the ball from Joseph Bartelt | 76-71 |
| 02:59 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Crenshaw (PG), Randall Heppner (SF), Harold Brooks (PF) Joseph Gibbons, David Voris, William Cochran | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Paul Hinton (PF), Roger Lombardo (C) Andrew Popham, Joseph Bartelt | |
| 02:31 | Nevada | Loren White denies the turnaround by Harold Brooks | 76-71 |
| 02:29 | Nevada | Andrew Ramage hits the follow up shot | 78-71 |
| 02:07 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-71 |
| 01:49 | Nevada | Gerald Speed steals it from Randall Heppner | 78-71 |
| 01:31 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-74 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Charles Sharma steps in front of the Harold Brooks pass | 78-74 |
| 01:05 | San Jose State | Paul Hinton's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Heppner | 78-74 |
| 01:04 | Nevada | Andrew Ramage pulls down the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Nevada | The short jumper by John Crenshaw is denied by Roger Lombardo | 78-74 |
| 00:36 | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:30 | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo hits the finger roll | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Nevada | John Crenshaw is hacked by Charles Sharma in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Sharma, team foul #10 | 78-76 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | John Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:27 | Nevada | John Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:21 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerald Speed | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | John Crenshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sharma - foul #2 on Charles Sharma, team foul #11 | 80-79 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | John Crenshaw makes the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Nevada | John Crenshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 82-79 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | San Jose State | Roger Lombardo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-79 |
| Subs | Nevada | Joseph Gibbons (SG), David Voris (PF) Robert Klingbeil, Harold Brooks | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:10 | Nevada | David Voris is hacked by Gerald Speed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Speed, team foul #12 | 82-79 |
| 00:10 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:10 | Nevada | David Voris makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | San Jose State | Gerald Speed buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Sharma | 84-82 |
| 00:03 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-82 |
| Subs | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil (SG), Harold Brooks (PF) Joseph Gibbons, David Voris | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Speed - foul #4 on Gerald Speed, team foul #13 | 84-82 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil misses the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:01 | Nevada | Robert Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Charles Sharma misses long on a halfcourt shot | 85-82 |