| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Giles (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Eisenhauer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Zahorchak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Calvin Upton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Stampley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wade Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | John Burch inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Nevada | John Burch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 19:35 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 19:30 | Boise State | Roy Nelson is hacked by Wade Cooper - foul #2 on Wade Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:10 | Boise State | Toby Giles drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Eisenhauer and the foul's on John Burch - foul #1 on John Burch, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| 19:10 | Boise State | Toby Giles misses the free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:10 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak snags the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 19:00 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:58 | Nevada | The rebound goes to John Burch | 37-29 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | The short jumper by Michael Conrad is denied by Toby Giles | 37-29 |
| 18:35 | Nevada | Wade Cooper hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 18:17 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak blows the dunk but he's hacked by Wade Cooper - foul #3 on Wade Cooper, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Scott (C) Wade Cooper | |
| 18:17 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:17 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Charles Stampley can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jiao-Long Meng - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Meng, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Charles Stampley makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 17:51 | Nevada | Charles Stampley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:32 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:18 | Boise State | Roy Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harvey Budde (SF), Rick Peck (C) Toby Giles, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (SF), Kenneth Kimsey (PF) John Burch, Michael Conrad | |
| 17:05 | Nevada | Calvin Upton knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:00 | Boise State | Roy Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Eisenhauer | 41-35 |
| 16:45 | Nevada | Calvin Upton clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:44 | Boise State | Rick Peck snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:40 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:16 | Nevada | Russell Farrell's fadeaway is rejected by John Eisenhauer | 41-35 |
| 16:15 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Meng | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Boise State | Roy Nelson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Upton - foul #3 on Calvin Upton, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gale Lent (PG), Mike Appling (SG), Toby Giles (SF) Roy Nelson, Jiao-Long Meng, John Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ryan Wright (PG), Howard Sledge (SG) Calvin Upton, Charles Stampley | |
| 15:56 | Boise State | Rick Peck clanks a floater from close range | 41-35 |
| 15:54 | Boise State | Toby Giles tips it home | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Gale Lent (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Appling (fresh) SF - Toby Giles (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harvey Budde (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rick Peck (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Ryan Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Sledge (fresh) SF - Russell Farrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Nevada | Russell Farrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:35 | Boise State | Rick Peck gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:30 | Boise State | Mike Appling drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gale Lent | 46-35 |
| 15:13 | Nevada | David Scott misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 46-35 |
| 15:11 | Boise State | Gale Lent grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 15:05 | Boise State | Harvey Budde misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Howard Sledge | 46-35 |
| 14:51 | Nevada | Howard Sledge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 46-35 |
| 14:50 | Boise State | Rick Peck snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 14:34 | Boise State | Toby Giles misses the floater from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:33 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:14 | Nevada | Russell Farrell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 14:13 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey grabs the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:53 | Nevada | Russell Farrell is hacked by Toby Giles - foul #1 on Toby Giles, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Nelson (PG), Jiao-Long Meng (SG), Richard Dark (PF), Donald Zahorchak (C) Mike Appling, Toby Giles, Harvey Budde, Rick Peck | |
| Subs | Nevada | Calvin Upton (PG), Charles Stampley (SG), John Burch (SF), Michael Conrad (PF), Wade Cooper (C) Ryan Wright, Howard Sledge, Russell Farrell, Kenneth Kimsey, David Scott | |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Donald Zahorchak takes the ball from Wade Cooper | 46-35 |
| 13:27 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng misses the lay-in | 46-35 |
| 13:26 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 13:11 | Nevada | Charles Stampley is hacked by Jiao-Long Meng - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Meng, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Mike Appling (SF) Gale Lent | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 12:56 | Nevada | Wade Cooper can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-35 |
| 12:54 | Nevada | Calvin Upton can't tip it in | 48-35 |
| 12:53 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to John Burch | 48-35 |
| 12:40 | Nevada | A charge is called on Wade Cooper - foul #4 on Wade Cooper, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harvey Budde (SF) Mike Appling | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey (C) Wade Cooper | |
| 12:15 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng loses the dribble to Charles Stampley | 48-35 |
| 12:02 | Nevada | Charles Stampley is denied on a layup by Harvey Budde | 48-35 |
| 12:00 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 11:41 | Boise State | Roy Nelson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-35 |
| 11:40 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harvey Budde (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Dark (fresh) 3 pf. C - Donald Zahorchak (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Calvin Upton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stampley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Boise State | Roy Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 11:27 | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak grabs the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | Boise State | Harvey Budde hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Zahorchak | 50-35 |
| 10:55 | Nevada | Calvin Upton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 10:41 | Boise State | Richard Dark scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Nelson | 53-38 |
| 10:26 | Nevada | Michael Conrad is hacked by Roy Nelson - foul #3 on Roy Nelson, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gale Lent (PG), Mike Appling (SG), Toby Giles (SF), John Eisenhauer (PF), Rick Peck (C) Roy Nelson, Jiao-Long Meng, Harvey Budde, Richard Dark, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (PG), Howard Sledge (SG), Henry Kernan (SF), David Scott (C) Calvin Upton, Charles Stampley, John Burch, Michael Conrad | |
| 10:16 | Nevada | Howard Sledge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| 10:00 | Boise State | Gale Lent can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-38 |
| 09:59 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 09:55 | Nevada | John Eisenhauer is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #2 on John Eisenhauer, team foul #5 | 53-38 |
| 09:50 | Nevada | Howard Sledge connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 09:35 | Boise State | Rick Peck buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Toby Giles | 55-40 |
| 09:19 | Nevada | Gale Lent steals the ball from Russell Farrell | 55-40 |
| 09:16 | Boise State | Gale Lent lays it in | 57-40 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:59 | Nevada | Mike Appling is called for the reach on Howard Sledge - foul #2 on Mike Appling, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Nelson (PG), Jiao-Long Meng (SG), Richard Dark (PF) Gale Lent, Mike Appling, Rick Peck | |
| Subs | Nevada | Calvin Upton (PG), Charles Stampley (SG), Marcus Smiley (PF) Howard Sledge, Henry Kernan, Kenneth Kimsey | |
| 08:46 | Nevada | Calvin Upton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stampley | 57-42 |
| 08:18 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-42 |
| 08:17 | Boise State | John Eisenhauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 07:57 | Boise State | John Eisenhauer slams it home on a great pass from Roy Nelson and he's hacked by Marcus Smiley - foul #1 on Marcus Smiley, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Donald Zahorchak (C) Richard Dark | |
| Subs | Nevada | John Burch (SF), Michael Conrad (PF), Wade Cooper (C) Russell Farrell, Marcus Smiley, David Scott | |
| 07:57 | Boise State | John Eisenhauer makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:38 | Nevada | Wade Cooper misses the lay-in | 60-42 |
| 07:36 | Nevada | John Burch gets the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jiao-Long Meng (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Toby Giles (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Eisenhauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Zahorchak (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Calvin Upton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stampley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Burch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wade Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Nevada | Charles Stampley's pass is intercepted by Jiao-Long Meng | 60-42 |
| 07:20 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng dunks the ball | 62-42 |
| 07:05 | Nevada | Charles Stampley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-42 |
| 07:03 | Nevada | John Burch grabs the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Charles Stampley clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by John Eisenhauer - foul #3 on John Eisenhauer, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harvey Budde (SF), Richard Dark (PF) Toby Giles, John Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Charles Stampley makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 06:52 | Nevada | Charles Stampley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 06:28 | Boise State | John Burch swats the layup by Richard Dark | 62-44 |
| 06:26 | Nevada | John Burch gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 06:16 | Nevada | John Burch clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 06:15 | Boise State | Richard Dark grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 06:10 | Boise State | Harvey Budde misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 06:08 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 05:49 | Boise State | Jiao-Long Meng hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roy Nelson | 64-44 |
| 05:30 | Nevada | Michael Conrad loses the ball out of bounds | 64-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gale Lent (PG), Mike Appling (SG), John Eisenhauer (C) Roy Nelson, Jiao-Long Meng, Donald Zahorchak | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (PG), Howard Sledge (SG), Henry Kernan (SF), Kenneth Kimsey (PF), David Scott (C) Calvin Upton, Charles Stampley, John Burch, Michael Conrad, Wade Cooper | |
| 05:12 | Boise State | Gale Lent clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-44 |
| 05:10 | Nevada | Howard Sledge grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 04:59 | Nevada | David Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 04:58 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Mike Appling | 64-44 |
| 04:52 | Boise State | Mike Appling travels with the ball | 64-44 |
| Subs | Boise State | Rick Peck (C) Richard Dark | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 04:35 | Nevada | Howard Sledge hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Scott | 64-46 |
| 04:29 | Boise State | Mike Appling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 04:27 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:18 | Nevada | David Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-46 |
| 04:16 | Boise State | Mike Appling grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| 04:09 | Boise State | Kenneth Kimsey picks off the pass by Mike Appling | 64-46 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Henry Kernan misses long on a shot in the lane | 64-46 |
| 03:50 | Boise State | Harvey Budde snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Boise State | Harvey Budde comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Russell Farrell - foul #2 on Russell Farrell, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Boise State | Lane Taylor (C) John Eisenhauer | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:45 | Boise State | Harvey Budde makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:45 | Boise State | Harvey Budde makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Gale Lent - foul #1 on Gale Lent, team foul #8 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Boise State | Cesar Gonzalez (PG) Harvey Budde | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 03:28 | Nevada | Russell Farrell makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Cesar Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Mike Appling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gale Lent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Peck (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Lane Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Russell Farrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Sledge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Kernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Kimsey (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Boise State | Gale Lent comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-49 |
| 03:12 | Nevada | David Scott grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 02:49 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-49 |
| 02:47 | Boise State | Gale Lent grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 02:41 | Boise State | Rick Peck misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Howard Sledge - foul #1 on Howard Sledge, team foul #8 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Harvey Budde (SF), John Eisenhauer (PF) Gale Lent, Lane Taylor | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ryan Wright (PG), Marcus Smiley (PF) Russell Farrell, Howard Sledge | |
| 02:41 | Boise State | Rick Peck makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 02:41 | Boise State | Rick Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 02:12 | Nevada | Henry Kernan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 01:54 | Boise State | Rick Peck makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cesar Gonzalez | 70-52 |
| 01:36 | Nevada | Marcus Smiley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-52 |
| 01:35 | Boise State | The rebound goes to John Eisenhauer | 70-52 |
| 01:29 | Boise State | Kenneth Kimsey steals it from Cesar Gonzalez | 70-52 |
| 01:11 | Nevada | Marcus Smiley is denied on a layup by Rick Peck | 70-52 |
| 01:10 | Nevada | David Scott hits the follow up shot | 70-54 |
| 00:55 | Boise State | Cesar Gonzalez drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Rick Peck and he's fouled by Ryan Wright - foul #1 on Ryan Wright, team foul #9 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Boise State | Gale Lent (SF) Mike Appling | |
| Subs | Nevada | Russell Farrell (PG), Howard Sledge (SG) Ryan Wright, Marcus Smiley | |
| 00:55 | Boise State | Cesar Gonzalez makes the free throw | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Nevada | Kenneth Kimsey comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 73-54 |
| 00:49 | Boise State | John Eisenhauer grabs the board | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Boise State | The jumper by Harvey Budde is denied by David Scott | 73-54 |
| 00:43 | Boise State | John Eisenhauer grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 00:18 | Boise State | Rick Peck loses the dribble to David Scott | 73-54 |
| 00:14 | Nevada | Harvey Budde takes the ball from Russell Farrell in the backcourt | 73-54 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Cesar Gonzalez runs out the clock | 73-54 |