| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Charles Stewart inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 19:48 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro grabs the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Reynolds | 38-29 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Gary Smith clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Monteiro - foul #1 on Joseph Monteiro, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:21 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:00 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Beadles | 41-31 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Eric Smith steals it from James Stone | 41-31 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 18:17 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Gary Smith grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Gary Smith clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-31 |
| 17:36 | Denver | John Austin grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 17:20 | Denver | James Jones is hacked by Eric Smith - foul #2 on Eric Smith, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:06 | Denver | James Jones hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Stone | 41-34 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) Arthur Knight | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 16:25 | Denver | John Austin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | John Harvey buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Charles Stewart | 44-37 |
| 15:51 | Denver | John Austin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Albert Harshbarger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 15:33 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:23 | Denver | James Stone comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 15:21 | UNLV | Charles Stewart pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:52 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Joseph Monteiro (PF) John Harvey, Timothy Cromer | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) James Stone, John Austin, Robert Cornett, James Jones | |
| 14:29 | Denver | Daniel Brown is called for traveling | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul Beadles (SF), Eric Smith (C) Charles Stewart, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:14 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 14:13 | UNLV | Eric Smith gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 14:03 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Walter Newsome is whistled for a carry | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| 13:49 | UNLV | Charles Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) John Harvey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Todd Reynolds steps in front of the Gary Smith pass | 44-37 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Albert Harshbarger connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Todd Reynolds | 46-37 |
| 12:49 | Denver | James Stone is hacked by Albert Harshbarger - foul #1 on Albert Harshbarger, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Todd Reynolds, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, Daniel Brown | |
| 12:43 | Denver | John Harvey steps in front of the John Austin pass | 46-37 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Eric Smith banks in the layup | 48-37 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Gary Smith hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Timothy Cromer - foul #2 on Timothy Cromer, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Timothy Cromer, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:08 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:08 | UNLV | Charles Stewart snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 11:39 | UNLV | Charles Stewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Reynolds | 50-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Harshbarger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Denver | Robert Ingram is called for traveling | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Timothy Cromer (PF) Todd Reynolds, Joseph Monteiro | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Robert Cornett is called for the reach on Albert Harshbarger - foul #2 on Robert Cornett, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG) Arthur Knight | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:44 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Daniel Brown comes up short on the shot in the lane | 50-39 |
| 10:33 | Denver | James Jones can't tip it in | 50-39 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | John Harvey gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:29 | UNLV | John Harvey is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Walter Newsome | |
| 10:15 | UNLV | Eric Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) John Austin | |
| 10:00 | Denver | James Jones travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Timothy Cromer (PF) John Harvey, Joseph Monteiro | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) James Jones | |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Todd Reynolds | 52-39 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham is whistled for traveling | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (SG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) Todd Reynolds, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, Daniel Brown | |
| 08:40 | Denver | John Austin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-39 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Albert Harshbarger | 52-39 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | Charles Stewart is fouled on the floor by Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Todd Reynolds (SG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:24 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds loses the ball out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Charles Stewart (SF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Paul Beadles, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:55 | Denver | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Charles Stewart misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Harvey (PG), Joseph Monteiro (PF), Eric Smith (C) Arthur Knight, Timothy Cromer, Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Daniel Brown (PF) James Stone, Gary Smith | |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Charles Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Denver | James Jones misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 07:23 | Denver | Daniel Brown tips it but misses | 54-39 |
| 07:22 | UNLV | Charles Stewart pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - John Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Monteiro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Austin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | James Jones steps in front of the Todd Reynolds pass | 54-39 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Daniel Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:40 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-41 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Joseph Monteiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:22 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Harvey | 57-41 |
| 06:02 | Denver | James Jones misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 57-41 |
| 06:01 | Denver | Daniel Brown tips it but misses | 57-41 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Eric Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-41 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Charles Stewart grabs the offensive board | 57-41 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 05:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Jones | 57-41 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Knight (PG), Paul Beadles (SF), Timothy Cromer (PF), Albert Harshbarger (C) John Harvey, Charles Stewart, Joseph Monteiro, Eric Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Gary Smith (PF) Walter Newsome, Daniel Brown | |
| 05:02 | Denver | John Austin's pass is intercepted by Todd Reynolds | 57-41 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | Arthur Knight is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Arthur Knight, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| 04:26 | Denver | James Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 04:24 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Beadles and the foul's on John Austin - foul #2 on John Austin, team foul #6 | 59-41 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Smith (C) Albert Harshbarger | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, John Austin, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds misses the free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Robert Cornett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-41 |
| 03:58 | UNLV | Timothy Cromer grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | UNLV | Eric Smith scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Arthur Knight | 61-41 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-41 |
| 03:29 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-41 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 61-41 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Arthur Knight (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reynolds (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Beadles (fresh) PF - Timothy Cromer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Walter Newsome connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Don Wetherington | 61-43 |
| 02:22 | UNLV | Arthur Knight misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Robert Cornett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Newsome | 61-46 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Cromer | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Denver | Robert Cornett loses the dribble to Arthur Knight | 63-46 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Todd Reynolds jams it set up by Arthur Knight | 65-46 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham connects on the jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Arthur Knight buries a 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Cromer | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | Don Wetherington double dribbles | 68-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | UNLV | Arthur Knight drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Todd Reynolds | 70-48 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 70-48 |
| 00:14 | UNLV | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Arthur Knight runs out the clock | 70-48 |