| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy 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 flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Andrew Fenton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Robert Ames tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Davis and he's hacked by Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Stephan Klem scores on a 3 from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't tip it in | 3-3 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Robert Ames hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy | 5-5 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Mills and the foul's on Robert Ames - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Ames | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:53 | Denver | James Mills steps in front of the Stephan Klem pass | 5-8 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-8 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Raymond Thomas lays it in set up by Patrick McGreevy | 7-8 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Andrew Fenton can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 7-8 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Wallace Malasky is called for the reach on David Davis - foul #1 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, James Mills | |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman's pass is intercepted by Bobby Harris | 7-8 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Ira Kunz steals the ball from Jasper Winn | 7-8 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jasper Winn - foul #1 on Jasper Winn, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 15:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Denver | William Dry snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - William Dry (fresh) C - Jasper Winn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Denver | Brian Thorpe is called for the reach on Jasper Winn - foul #1 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (PF) Ira Kunz | |
| 15:14 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Harris - foul #1 on Bobby Harris, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Bobby Harris, William Dry | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Frederick Coleman | |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Jasper Winn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Thorpe - foul #2 on Brian Thorpe, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG) Thomas Oropeza | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF) Burt Chapman, Brian Thorpe | |
| 14:44 | Denver | Jasper Winn makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Jasper Winn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | UNLV | David Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:08 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:50 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-14 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 10-14 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the fadeaway from the left side | 10-14 |
| 13:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Patrick McGreevy | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Wallace Malasky blows the layup | 10-14 |
| 12:51 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the tip | 10-14 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Wallace Malasky - foul #2 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Thomas Oropeza (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Ira Kunz (PF), James Mills (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee banks in the layup | 12-14 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses short on a shot from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Ira Kunz grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Ira Kunz scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Randall Zmolek | 12-17 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas's 3 pointer is rejected by Ira Kunz | 12-17 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - William Dry (fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 10:59 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 3 from straight away | 12-17 |
| 10:58 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman tips it home | 12-19 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee travels with the ball | 12-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Jeffery Higbee, Thomas Oropeza, William Dry | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Randall Zmolek | |
| 10:32 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Andrew Fenton hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ira Kunz - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| 10:07 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | David Davis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Randall Zmolek | 14-21 |
| 09:52 | Denver | David Davis steps in front of the Patrick McGreevy pass | 14-21 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt lays it in on a nice dish by David Davis | 14-23 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Stephan Klem is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephan Klem, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:30 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-25 |
| 09:10 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Spratt | 14-25 |
| 09:06 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt comes up short on the runner near the basket | 14-25 |
| 09:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Stephan Klem | 14-25 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Christopher Spratt is called for the reach on Patrick McGreevy - foul #2 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (C) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), James Mills (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Howard Osterberger | |
| 08:25 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-25 |
| 08:23 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-28 |
| 07:52 | Denver | James Mills is called for the reach on William Dry - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:52 | Denver | William Dry makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 07:52 | Denver | William Dry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Jasper Winn is called for the reach on Burt Chapman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jasper Winn, team foul #8 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Jasper Winn, William Dry | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Burt Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Burt Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | James Mills gets the offensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee grabs the offensive board | 16-29 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Zmolek (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathan Ortez (fairly fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:35 | Denver | Bobby Harris is fouled on the floor by Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jeffery Higbee | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Nathan Ortez | |
| 06:35 | Denver | Bobby Harris makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Bobby Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-29 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Christopher Spratt | 20-31 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza makes the fadeaway from the left side | 22-31 |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek is fouled on the floor by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), William Dry (SF) Thomas Oropeza, Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Mills (C) Howard Osterberger | |
| 05:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Stephan Klem comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Stephan Klem pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Andrew Fenton is whistled for a carry | 22-31 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Stephan Klem - foul #2 on Stephan Klem, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG) Stephan Klem | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:43 | UNLV | David Davis misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:43 | UNLV | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by David Davis | 22-34 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-34 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:54 | UNLV | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Robert Ames (C) Patrick McGreevy, Andrew Fenton, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Brian Thorpe (SF) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek | |
| 03:44 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-34 |
| 03:43 | Denver | Stephan Klem grabs the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 03:30 | Denver | Wallace Malasky hits a jumper from close range | 24-34 |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) William Dry | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| 02:52 | Denver | Stephan Klem hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Brian Thorpe | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Fenton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Frederick Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Wallace Malasky - foul #3 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Bobby Harris (SF) Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Brian Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Burt Chapman picks off the pass by Robert Ames | 24-35 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 24-37 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Robert Ames hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy and the foul's on Nathan Ortez - foul #1 on Nathan Ortez, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) Burt Chapman, Frederick Coleman, Nathan Ortez | |
| 01:56 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:43 | UNLV | David Davis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ira Kunz | 27-40 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Christopher Spratt is called for the reach on Robert Ames - foul #3 on Christopher Spratt, team foul #10 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG) Stephan Klem | |
| Subs | UNLV | Matthew Fox (SG), James Mills (C) Christopher Spratt, Howard Osterberger | |
| 01:26 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Mills | 28-43 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-43 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | Robert Ames is called for the reach on James Mills - foul #3 on Robert Ames, team foul #12 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Andrew Fenton (PF), Jasper Winn (C) Patrick McGreevy, William Dry, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Frederick Coleman (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF) David Davis, Matthew Fox, Brian Thorpe | |
| 00:45 | UNLV | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:45 | UNLV | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Burt Chapman takes the ball from Thomas Oropeza | 30-44 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Burt Chapman lays it up and in | 30-46 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | James Mills gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Mills misses the halfcourt shot | 30-46 |