| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bergert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Brian Bergert inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Denver | Ruben Florez connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:10 | UNLV | Joshua Myers scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 26-35 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Ruben Florez scores on a shot in the lane | 26-37 |
| 18:35 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson tips it but misses | 26-37 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira can't tip it in | 26-37 |
| 18:30 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Brian Bergert is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, Brian Bergert, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| 17:41 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Victor Heiner makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Wear | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Paul Wear - foul #1 on Paul Wear, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Richard Coder makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Robert Mayfield picks off the pass by Victor Heiner in the backcourt | 32-39 |
| 16:57 | UNLV | Richard Coder connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Mayfield | 34-39 |
| 16:54 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by John Carlson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Carlson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Robert Mayfield, Timothy Giczewski, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) James Vester, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 16:40 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Akim Zellmann - foul #3 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), Joshua Myers (SF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Rod Newsom, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:19 | Denver | The refs have stopped play. Thomas Livingston is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| 16:14 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:50 | UNLV | Donald Pennington steals it from Arthur Ferreira | 34-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Bartels (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Pennington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayfield - foul #2 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira, Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Brian Bergert, Donald Pennington, Ruben Florez | |
| 15:16 | Denver | William Yang hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Richard Coder grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 14:54 | UNLV | John Carlson is hacked by Victor Heiner - foul #1 on Victor Heiner, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Myers (SF) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG) Victor Heiner | |
| 14:29 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | Rod Newsom tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Richard Coder, Rod Newsom | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG) James Vester | |
| 14:16 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-39 |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Paul Wear is called for the reach on Alonzo Samuelson - foul #2 on Paul Wear, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG), Allan Bartels (SF), John Carlson (C) Robert Mayfield, Joshua Myers, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, Richard Stanfield | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't finish the layup | 36-39 |
| 13:40 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Donald Pennington steals it from Akim Zellmann | 36-39 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Ruben Florez is hacked by Akim Zellmann - foul #4 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Rod Newsom (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Richard Coder (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Alonzo Samuelson, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), Victor Heiner (PF) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Paul Wear | |
| 12:52 | Denver | Victor Heiner knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-42 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Richard Coder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Donald Cleveland gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Ruben Florez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Coder - foul #1 on Richard Coder, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Joshua Myers (SF) Arthur Ferreira, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Donald Cleveland | |
| 12:23 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:23 | UNLV | Rod Newsom pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | William Yang is called for the reach on Joshua Myers - foul #4 on William Yang, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Victor Heiner - foul #2 on Victor Heiner, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) Rod Newsom | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Joshua Myers makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Joshua Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:38 | Denver | James Vester can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dikembe Awada - foul #3 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #7 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SF) Victor Heiner | |
| 11:38 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:38 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vester (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bergert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Brian Bergert pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 11:11 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Dikembe Awada in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG), Allan Bartels (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Robert Mayfield, Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) James Vester | |
| 11:11 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:11 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 10:56 | Denver | Richard Stanfield grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Timothy Giczewski is called for the reach on Donald Pennington - foul #3 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #9 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (SF), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Florez (C) Richard Stanfield | |
| 10:38 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 38-47 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Rod Newsom hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Victor Heiner - foul #3 on Victor Heiner, team foul #7 | 38-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Coder (PF) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert | |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:54 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Rod Newsom - foul #2 on Rod Newsom, team foul #10 | 40-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (C) Victor Heiner, Ruben Florez | |
| 09:54 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:54 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Donald Cleveland takes the ball from Rod Newsom | 40-49 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Rod Newsom is called for the reach on Brian Bergert - foul #3 on Rod Newsom, team foul #11 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Arthur Ferreira, Rod Newsom, Richard Coder, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Stanfield (C) Thomas Livingston | |
| 09:21 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | George Phair drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Alonzo Samuelson | 42-50 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Richard Stanfield is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #8 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG) Robert Mayfield | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, Brian Bergert, Paul Wear | |
| 08:16 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Richard Stanfield knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ruben Florez | 42-53 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF), Richard Coder (C) Timothy Giczewski, Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF) James Vester, Richard Stanfield | |
| 07:44 | Denver | Akim Zellmann takes the ball from Ruben Florez | 42-53 |
| 07:28 | UNLV | William Yang takes the ball from Dikembe Awada | 42-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rod Newsom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Coder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Heiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Victor Heiner buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Donald Pennington | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Victor Heiner steals the ball from Richard Coder | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:42 | Denver | Donald Pennington hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Heiner | 42-59 |
| 06:33 | UNLV | Donald Pennington steals it from Richard Coder | 42-59 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Donald Pennington is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 06:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Awada | 42-59 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Rod Newsom can't throw it down | 42-59 |
| 06:05 | Denver | William Yang pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Victor Heiner is fouled on the floor by Allan Bartels - foul #2 on Allan Bartels, team foul #12 | 42-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Rod Newsom, Dikembe Awada, Richard Coder | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Pennington, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| 05:48 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 05:48 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the board | 42-59 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Victor Heiner - foul #4 on Victor Heiner, team foul #9 | 42-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG) Victor Heiner | |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:07 | Denver | James Vester can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Joshua Myers's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Wear | 44-59 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Brian Bergert gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:34 | Denver | James Vester's pass is intercepted by Robert Mayfield | 44-59 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits the finger roll set up by Robert Mayfield | 46-59 |
| 04:29 | Denver | James Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) James Vester, Richard Stanfield | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Wear - foul #3 on Paul Wear, team foul #10 | 46-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Paul Wear | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:43 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #11 | 47-59 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Arthur Ferreira, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), James Vester (SG) Donald Cleveland, Brian Bergert | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Denver | William Yang drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Pennington | 50-61 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Phair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Vester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | UNLV | Joshua Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 02:53 | Denver | James Vester grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 02:48 | Denver | William Yang is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Robert Mayfield, Joshua Myers, Dikembe Awada, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled on the floor by Richard Stanfield - foul #3 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #12 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG) Arthur Ferreira | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG), Paul Wear (PF) James Vester, William Yang | |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:32 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Victor Heiner grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Richard Coder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Coder, team foul #13 | 51-61 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Robert Mayfield, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG) Victor Heiner | |
| 02:30 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Richard Coder snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is hacked by Richard Stanfield - foul #4 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #13 | 51-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), John Carlson (C) Arthur Ferreira, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) Donald Cleveland | |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:12 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Rod Newsom is called for the reach on Donald Pennington - foul #4 on Rod Newsom, team foul #14 | 53-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF), George Phair (C) Robert Mayfield, Rod Newsom, Richard Coder, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 01:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:45 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Donald Pennington buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Vester | 55-66 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Phair | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #5 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #15 | 57-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG) Akim Zellmann | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (C) Donald Pennington, William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| 00:51 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Joshua Myers double dribbles | 57-68 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Rod Newsom (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Arthur Ferreira, Joshua Myers, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, Thomas Livingston | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Denver | Victor Heiner is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington runs out the clock | 59-70 |