| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) C - Edward Yarbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian Griffin (fresh) SG - Louis Varela (fresh) SF - Joseph Wilks (fresh) PF - Robert Haston (fresh) C - Donald Trejo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Ronald Waite wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Nevada | Darin Gunn is hacked by Robert Haston - foul #1 on Robert Haston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Boise State | Robert Haston gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Boise State | Robert Haston can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Yarbrough - foul #1 on Edward Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Boise State | Robert Haston makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Boise State | Robert Haston misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Nevada | Philip Barragan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Irvine | 3-1 |
| 18:25 | Boise State | Louis Varela is hacked by Darin Gunn - foul #1 on Darin Gunn, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:12 | Boise State | Louis Varela misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Yarbrough - foul #2 on Edward Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Nevada | Brendan Huber (C) Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 18:12 | Boise State | Louis Varela makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Boise State | Louis Varela makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:01 | Nevada | Darin Gunn knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronald Waite | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Boise State | Louis Varela clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Nevada | Brendan Huber snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 17:23 | Nevada | Darin Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | Nevada | Brendan Huber tips it in | 8-3 |
| 17:14 | Boise State | Louis Varela scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:59 | Nevada | Donald Trejo blocks the short jumper by Dennis Irvine | 8-6 |
| 16:57 | Boise State | Robert Haston grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:50 | Boise State | Brendan Huber knocks away the 3 by Louis Varela | 8-6 |
| 16:49 | Boise State | Brian Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:42 | Boise State | Louis Varela buries a 3 from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 16:25 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 16:24 | Boise State | Robert Haston grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:19 | Boise State | Brian Griffin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Wilks | 8-12 |
| 15:57 | Nevada | Ronald Waite misses long on a jump hook from close range | 8-12 |
| 15:55 | Boise State | Robert Haston grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Irvine (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Waite (fairly fresh) C - Brendan Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Varela (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Wilks (fresh) PF - Robert Haston (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Trejo (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Boise State | Brendan Huber denies the turnaround by Joseph Wilks | 8-12 |
| 15:48 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:32 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 15:31 | Nevada | Darin Gunn gets the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Nevada | Ronald Waite clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-12 |
| 15:16 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Donald Trejo | 8-12 |
| 15:09 | Boise State | Donald Trejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG), Marcus Monette (SF), Gregory Greene (PF), Ronald Phillips (C) Darin Gunn, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Waite, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Borden (PG), Eric Mount (SG), Russel Sherman (PF) Brian Griffin, Louis Varela, Robert Haston | |
| 14:54 | Nevada | Philip Barragan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marcus Monette | 11-12 |
| 14:50 | Boise State | Donald Trejo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:48 | Nevada | Terence Carr gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:31 | Nevada | Russel Sherman picks off the pass by Gregory Greene | 11-12 |
| 14:26 | Boise State | Eric Mount misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 14:25 | Boise State | Donald Trejo can't tip it in | 11-12 |
| 14:23 | Nevada | Terence Carr gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | Nevada | Gregory Greene misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 14:05 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Carr | 11-12 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses the easy layup | 11-12 |
| 13:43 | Boise State | Eric Mount grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 13:39 | Boise State | Eric Mount misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 13:37 | Boise State | Donald Trejo hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Nevada | Gregory Greene comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-14 |
| 13:15 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses the tip | 11-14 |
| 13:14 | Boise State | Donald Trejo grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 13:08 | Boise State | Louis Borden misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 13:06 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:00 | Nevada | Gregory Greene blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Trejo - foul #1 on Donald Trejo, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Darin Gunn (SG), Ronald Waite (PF), Brendan Huber (C) Philip Barragan, Marcus Monette, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brian Griffin (PG), Louis Varela (SG), Robert Haston (PF), James Frost (C) Louis Borden, Eric Mount, Joseph Wilks, Donald Trejo | |
| 13:00 | Nevada | Gregory Greene makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Nevada | Gregory Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:00 | Boise State | James Frost gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:54 | Boise State | Robert Haston comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 12-14 |
| 12:52 | Nevada | Ronald Waite snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:33 | Nevada | Ronald Waite misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 12:31 | Nevada | Darin Gunn grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:18 | Nevada | Darin Gunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Griffin - foul #1 on Brian Griffin, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Dennis Irvine (SF) Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Boise State | Charles Powers (SF) Russel Sherman | |
| 12:18 | Nevada | Darin Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:18 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:18 | Boise State | Robert Haston snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:56 | Boise State | Brendan Huber swats the short shot by Louis Varela | 13-14 |
| 11:54 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terence Carr (fairly fresh) SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brendan Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Varela (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Powers (fresh) PF - Robert Haston (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Frost (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Nevada | Darin Gunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG) Terence Carr | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Wilks (SF) Charles Powers | |
| 11:36 | Boise State | Louis Varela drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Griffin | 13-17 |
| 11:08 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Barragan | 16-17 |
| 10:42 | Boise State | Louis Varela double dribbles | 16-17 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Phillips (C) Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Mount (PG), Russel Sherman (SG), Donald Trejo (C) Brian Griffin, Louis Varela, James Frost | |
| 10:28 | Nevada | Darin Gunn hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Philip Barragan | 19-17 |
| 10:09 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-17 |
| 10:07 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks tips it in | 19-19 |
| 09:49 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine is hacked by Robert Haston - foul #2 on Robert Haston, team foul #4 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (PG), Michael King (SG), Marcus Monette (C) Philip Barragan, Darin Gunn, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Borden (PG) Robert Haston | |
| 09:39 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses short on a floater in the paint | 19-19 |
| 09:38 | Boise State | Eric Mount snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:19 | Boise State | Donald Trejo can't finish the layup | 19-19 |
| 09:18 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:07 | Boise State | Eric Mount drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Trejo | 19-21 |
| 09:03 | Nevada | Michael King jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Phillips | 21-21 |
| 08:47 | Boise State | Louis Borden can't connect on a floater in the paint | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:35 | Nevada | Marcus Monette comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 08:33 | Boise State | Louis Borden gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:26 | Boise State | Russel Sherman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 08:25 | Boise State | Russel Sherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:15 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 08:14 | Nevada | Terence Carr grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 08:02 | Nevada | Marcus Monette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Darin Gunn (SG), Ronald Waite (PF), Brendan Huber (C) Terence Carr, Michael King, Dennis Irvine, Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brian Griffin (PG), Louis Varela (SG), Charles Powers (SF), James Frost (PF) Louis Borden, Eric Mount, Joseph Wilks, Russel Sherman | |
| 07:43 | Boise State | Louis Varela misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 07:41 | Nevada | Ronald Waite grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Philip Barragan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darin Gunn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marcus Monette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Waite (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brendan Huber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Brian Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Varela (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Charles Powers (fresh) PF - James Frost (fresh) C - Donald Trejo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-21 |
| 07:17 | Nevada | Ronald Waite misses the tip | 21-21 |
| 07:16 | Nevada | Marcus Monette gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:59 | Nevada | Charles Powers steals the ball from Philip Barragan | 21-21 |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Louis Varela hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 06:37 | Boise State | Louis Varela gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:25 | Boise State | Donald Trejo is whistled for a carry | 21-21 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael King (SF), Ronald Phillips (C) Marcus Monette, Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Wilks (SF), Russel Sherman (PF) Charles Powers, Donald Trejo | |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Michael King misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Wilks - foul #1 on Joseph Wilks, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:02 | Nevada | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:49 | Boise State | Russel Sherman clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 05:48 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:44 | Nevada | Darin Gunn misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:43 | Boise State | Louis Varela pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:37 | Boise State | Russel Sherman clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 05:35 | Boise State | James Frost tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 05:18 | Nevada | Michael King misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Nevada | Ronald Waite pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:12 | Nevada | Michael King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:11 | Boise State | Brian Griffin pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:06 | Boise State | Louis Varela clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 05:04 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:58 | Nevada | Michael King scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Darin Gunn | 26-23 |
| 04:53 | Boise State | Louis Varela comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 04:52 | Nevada | Ronald Waite gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:45 | Nevada | Brian Griffin is called for the reach on Philip Barragan - foul #2 on Brian Griffin, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG), Dennis Irvine (SF), Brendan Huber (PF) Darin Gunn, Michael King, Ronald Waite | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Borden (PG), Eric Mount (SG), Charles Powers (PF), Donald Trejo (C) Brian Griffin, Louis Varela, Russel Sherman, James Frost | |
| 04:38 | Nevada | Charles Powers swats the layup by Brendan Huber | 26-23 |
| 04:36 | Nevada | Brendan Huber tips it home | 28-23 |
| 04:16 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Borden and the foul's on Dennis Irvine - foul #1 on Dennis Irvine, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Nevada | Gregory Greene (PF) Ronald Phillips | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 04:16 | Boise State | Joseph Wilks makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Nevada | Gregory Greene is hacked by Joseph Wilks - foul #2 on Joseph Wilks, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Nevada | Michael King (SG) Philip Barragan | |
| Subs | Boise State | Russel Sherman (PF) Joseph Wilks | |
| 04:01 | Nevada | Gregory Greene misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:01 | Boise State | Donald Trejo grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 03:52 | Boise State | Louis Borden can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 03:51 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 03:47 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Nevada | Edward Yarbrough (C) Gregory Greene | |
| Subs | Boise State | Joseph Wilks (SF), Robert Haston (PF) Louis Borden, Charles Powers | |
| 03:33 | Boise State | Donald Trejo comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Yarbrough - foul #3 on Edward Yarbrough, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Nevada | Marcus Monette (C) Edward Yarbrough | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 03:33 | Boise State | Donald Trejo makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:33 | Boise State | Donald Trejo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:33 | Nevada | Michael King grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Terence Carr (fresh) SG - Michael King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dennis Irvine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brendan Huber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Marcus Monette (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Mount (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russel Sherman (fresh) SF - Joseph Wilks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Haston (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Trejo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Wilks - foul #3 on Joseph Wilks, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Nevada | Philip Barragan (PG), Darin Gunn (SG) Terence Carr, Michael King | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Borden (PG) Joseph Wilks | |
| 03:18 | Nevada | Dennis Irvine makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:11 | Boise State | Robert Haston hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Trejo | 31-30 |
| 02:55 | Nevada | Marcus Monette hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darin Gunn | 34-30 |
| 02:50 | Boise State | Brendan Huber is called for the reach on Robert Haston - foul #1 on Brendan Huber, team foul #6 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Waite (PF) Marcus Monette | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brian Griffin (PG), Charles Powers (SF) Louis Borden, Russel Sherman | |
| 02:36 | Boise State | Charles Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Ronald Phillips (C) Brendan Huber | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Varela (SG) Charles Powers | |
| 02:20 | Nevada | Philip Barragan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Irvine | 37-30 |
| 02:15 | Boise State | Eric Mount clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Phillips - foul #1 on Ronald Phillips, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Marcus Monette (SF) Dennis Irvine | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 02:15 | Boise State | Eric Mount makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:15 | Boise State | Eric Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:07 | Nevada | Philip Barragan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 02:06 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Louis Varela | 37-32 |
| 01:45 | Boise State | Louis Varela misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 01:43 | Boise State | Donald Trejo tips it home | 37-34 |
| 01:26 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Philip Barragan and he's hacked by Donald Trejo - foul #2 on Donald Trejo, team foul #9 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Terence Carr (SG) Darin Gunn | |
| Subs | Boise State | Louis Borden (PG), Russel Sherman (SF), James Frost (C) Brian Griffin, Eric Mount, Donald Trejo | |
| 01:26 | Nevada | Ronald Phillips misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:26 | Boise State | James Frost grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 01:11 | Boise State | James Frost hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Louis Borden | 39-36 |
| 00:53 | Nevada | Terence Carr scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Barragan | 41-36 |
| 00:43 | Boise State | Robert Haston misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 00:41 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Ronald Phillips | 41-36 |
| 00:16 | Nevada | Philip Barragan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Louis Varela connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |