| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) C - Ruben Florez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Benny Robidoux | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | UNLV | Allan Bartels connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | George Phair pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is fouled on the floor by Victor Heiner - foul #1 on Victor Heiner, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is fouled on the floor by Thomas Livingston - foul #1 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | George Phair tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Denver | Benny Robidoux's layup is rejected by George Phair | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Allan Bartels comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Victor Heiner | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-4 |
| 16:53 | Denver | Ruben Florez tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SG) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Richard Coder (PF), John Carlson (C) Akim Zellmann, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 16:25 | Denver | William Yang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Victor Heiner snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Denver | William Yang makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | UNLV | John Carlson lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Mayfield | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) SG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) PF - Richard Coder (fresh) C - John Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Victor Heiner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:28 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Stanfield | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Todd Hardy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Todd Hardy, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Donald Cleveland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Benny Robidoux - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Richard Stanfield grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Denver | William Yang misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:31 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Benny Robidoux | 7-7 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Paul Wear hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Mayfield - foul #1 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Billy Marion (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy, William Yang, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Akim Zellmann, Robert Mayfield, Richard Coder | |
| 14:04 | Denver | Paul Wear makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | James Haynes misses badly on a floater from the right side | 10-7 |
| 13:44 | Denver | Billy Marion snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is hacked by George Phair in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Paul Wear | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) James Haynes, Alonzo Samuelson, George Phair | |
| 13:24 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the lay-in | 10-7 |
| 13:23 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Allan Bartels | 10-7 |
| 13:04 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is hacked by Dikembe Awada in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Todd Hardy (SG) Donald Cleveland, Billy Marion | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG) Allan Bartels | |
| 12:55 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ruben Florez | 12-7 |
| 12:30 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-7 |
| 12:29 | UNLV | John Carlson tips it in | 12-9 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:19 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Benny Robidoux | 12-9 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Benny Robidoux double dribbles | 12-9 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Paul Wear (C) Victor Heiner, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), James Haynes (SF), Richard Coder (PF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson, Dikembe Awada | |
| 11:50 | UNLV | Todd Hardy is called for the reach on Richard Coder - foul #2 on Todd Hardy, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Garry Staples (SF) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Yang - foul #1 on William Yang, team foul #6 | 12-9 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) SG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Staples (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Wear (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Mayfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Richard Coder (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Paul Wear connects on the open shot from the right block | 14-11 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | James Haynes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Garry Staples pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:43 | Denver | William Yang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Donald Cleveland is called for the reach on Akim Zellmann - foul #1 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #7 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Billy Marion (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Richard Stanfield (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Garry Staples, Thomas Livingston, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Robert Mayfield, James Haynes, Richard Coder | |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:23 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Billy Marion makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Benny Robidoux and the foul's on George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, George Phair | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Billy Marion misses the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:50 | UNLV | Allan Bartels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 09:48 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Victor Heiner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 09:29 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Heiner | 16-15 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Ruben Florez lays it in | 18-15 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is fouled on the floor by Billy Marion - foul #1 on Billy Marion, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SG) Benny Robidoux, Billy Marion | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), John Carlson (C) Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada | |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Richard Stanfield is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 21-17 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 3 from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 08:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 21-17 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Alonzo Samuelson is called for the reach on Richard Stanfield - foul #1 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Billy Marion (SG), Garry Staples (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Paul Wear (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Victor Heiner, Richard Stanfield, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (SF), Richard Coder (PF) Robert Mayfield, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 07:34 | Denver | Benny Robidoux's pass is intercepted by John Carlson | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Marion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Staples (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Wear (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) PF - Richard Coder (fresh) C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada misses long on a runner from the right block | 21-17 |
| 07:14 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:52 | UNLV | John Carlson's layup is rejected by Paul Wear | 21-17 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Richard Coder banks in the layup set up by Akim Zellmann | 21-19 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Timothy Giczewski steals the ball from Billy Marion in the backcourt | 21-19 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | John Carlson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Coder | 21-21 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Billy Marion can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:52 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Awada | 21-24 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Billy Marion double dribbles | 21-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Benny Robidoux, Billy Marion, Garry Staples, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), James Haynes (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Timothy Giczewski, Dikembe Awada, John Carlson | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | William Yang steps in front of the Robert Mayfield pass in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 05:18 | Denver | James Haynes steals the ball from Thomas Livingston | 21-24 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Richard Coder steps out of bounds on the sideline | 21-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Stanfield (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:37 | Denver | Ruben Florez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Donald Cleveland tips it in | 23-24 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Ruben Florez swats the shot by Robert Mayfield | 23-24 |
| 04:20 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-24 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Allan Bartels (SG) Robert Mayfield, James Haynes | |
| 03:59 | Denver | Alonzo Samuelson steals it from Ruben Florez in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Richard Stanfield pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Stanfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) PF - Alonzo Samuelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Coder (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Denver | Ruben Florez dunks the ball on a great pass from William Yang | 25-24 |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses short on a floater from close range | 25-24 |
| 03:09 | Denver | Victor Heiner pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 03:07 | Denver | William Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Garry Staples (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Victor Heiner, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) Richard Coder | |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Phair - foul #3 on George Phair, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:45 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 26-27 |
| 02:19 | UNLV | The short jumper by Robert Mayfield is denied by Thomas Livingston | 26-27 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson tips it back up and in | 26-29 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Garry Staples is fouled on the floor by James Haynes - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Paul Wear (C) Benny Robidoux, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (SG), Dikembe Awada (C) Akim Zellmann, John Carlson | |
| 02:01 | Denver | Garry Staples makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Garry Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Garry Staples comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Victor Heiner (SF) Jason Meade, Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes | |
| 01:29 | Denver | Garry Staples makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Garry Staples misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 29-32 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Hardy - foul #3 on Todd Hardy, team foul #9 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SG), Thomas Livingston (PF) Todd Hardy, Garry Staples | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mayfield - foul #2 on Robert Mayfield, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 30-33 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | Paul Wear swats the short shot by Alonzo Samuelson | 30-33 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Thomas Livingston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Stanfield (C) Paul Wear | |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (PG), Richard Coder (C) Robert Mayfield, Dikembe Awada | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Victor Heiner comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Richard Stanfield tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the tip | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Richard Stanfield snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses long on a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |