| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Nesbitt (fresh) SG - Terry Eastham (fresh) SF - William Swanson (fresh) PF - Albert McVeigh (fresh) C - August Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | August Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Colorado | William Swanson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Timothy Giczewski | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | August Johnson blows the wide open dunk | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Colorado | William Swanson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Nesbitt and the foul's on Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:59 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 6-3 |
| 17:57 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:43 | Colorado | August Johnson gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (PG), Oscar Haynes (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Charles Nesbitt, William Swanson, Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| 17:21 | UNLV | James Haynes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Colorado | Vincent Brown pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:55 | Colorado | Vincent Brown travels with the ball | 6-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dikembe Awada (PF) George Phair | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF), David Thomas (PF) Oscar Haynes, Vincent Brown | |
| 16:36 | UNLV | Dan Boyer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-3 |
| 16:18 | Colorado | Dan Boyer is called for the reach on Darryl Wright - foul #1 on Dan Boyer, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Dan Boyer, Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG), Albert McVeigh (PF) Darryl Wright, David Font | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block | 9-5 |
| 16:02 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Nesbitt - foul #1 on Charles Nesbitt, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Phair (C) John Carlson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Oscar Haynes (SF), August Johnson (C) William Swanson, David Thomas | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (SG), Vincent Brown (PF) Terry Eastham, Albert McVeigh | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (tiring) C - George Phair (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Nesbitt (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Wright (fairly fresh) SF - Oscar Haynes (fresh) PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) C - August Johnson (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt is hacked by George Phair in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 15:21 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 15:20 | Colorado | Darryl Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | Akim Zellmann steps in front of the Oscar Haynes pass | 9-5 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Akim Zellmann | 12-5 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | Dikembe Awada is called for the reach on Vincent Brown - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG), William Swanson (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), David Thomas (C) Charles Nesbitt, Oscar Haynes, Vincent Brown, August Johnson | |
| 14:09 | Colorado | William Swanson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:07 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:57 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | John Carlson snags the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 13:41 | UNLV | George Phair lays it in set up by Allan Bartels | 14-5 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh blows the layup but he's fouled by John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #5 | 14-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Allan Bartels, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG), David Font (C) Darryl Wright, David Thomas | |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:14 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 13:11 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-6 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | William Swanson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-6 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:27 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Carlson | 17-6 |
| 12:23 | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt is fouled in the backcourt by John Carlson - foul #2 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 17-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Oscar Haynes (PG), Vincent Brown (PF) Charles Nesbitt, Albert McVeigh | |
| 11:57 | Colorado | Vincent Brown connects on the floater from the right block set up by Oscar Haynes | 17-8 |
| 11:55 | UNLV | Terry Eastham picks off the pass by Emmanuel Liu in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Vincent Brown banks in the layup set up by Terry Eastham | 17-10 |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Akim Zellmann and he's fouled by Oscar Haynes - foul #1 on Oscar Haynes, team foul #2 | 19-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF) Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Thomas (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF) William Swanson, Vincent Brown | |
| 11:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski makes the free throw | 20-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (tired) C - George Phair (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Oscar Haynes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Eastham (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Albert McVeigh (tiring) 3 pts. C - David Font (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Timothy Giczewski is called for the reach on Oscar Haynes - foul #1 on Timothy Giczewski, team foul #7 | 20-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | August Johnson (C) David Font | |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:08 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 10:30 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh lays it up and in on a great pass from Oscar Haynes | 20-14 |
| 10:14 | UNLV | George Phair hits the finger roll | 22-14 |
| 10:09 | Colorado | Terry Eastham misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-14 |
| 10:07 | UNLV | James Haynes grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | August Johnson denies the turnaround by Timothy Giczewski | 22-14 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | Terry Eastham gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Thomas | 22-17 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Allan Bartels hits a floater from the left side | 24-17 |
| 09:22 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, James Haynes | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG), Darryl Wright (SG), William Swanson (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Oscar Haynes, Terry Eastham, David Thomas, Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| 09:16 | Colorado | William Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-17 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Darryl Wright - foul #1 on Darryl Wright, team foul #3 | 24-17 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:34 | Colorado | William Swanson knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Charles Nesbitt | 26-19 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann loses the ball out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG) Dan Boyer | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:10 | Colorado | Dikembe Awada is called for the reach on Vincent Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (PF) Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 08:10 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:10 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 07:42 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a shot from the right wing set up by George Phair | 28-21 |
| 07:21 | Colorado | William Swanson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Carlson - foul #3 on John Carlson, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), James Haynes (SF) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu | |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG), Albert McVeigh (PF), David Thomas (C) Charles Nesbitt, Vincent Brown, David Font | |
| 07:21 | Colorado | William Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 07:21 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) PF - John Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Phair (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Darryl Wright (tiring) SG - Terry Eastham (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Swanson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Albert McVeigh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is fouled in the backcourt by William Swanson - foul #1 on William Swanson, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Dan Boyer is hacked by Terry Eastham - foul #1 on Terry Eastham, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | August Johnson (C) William Swanson | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | George Phair misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by August Johnson - foul #1 on August Johnson, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Nesbitt (PG) Darryl Wright | |
| 06:44 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:44 | UNLV | George Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Phair - foul #2 on George Phair, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, George Phair | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF) David Thomas | |
| 06:19 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:19 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | Allan Bartels snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 06:04 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Colorado | August Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:33 | Colorado | Terry Eastham hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Nesbitt | 30-24 |
| 05:10 | UNLV | Albert McVeigh steps in front of the Timothy Giczewski pass | 30-24 |
| 05:08 | Colorado | Timothy Giczewski steals it from Charles Nesbitt in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 04:54 | UNLV | Allan Bartels connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Giczewski | 32-24 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh misses the easy layup | 32-24 |
| 04:32 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 04:12 | UNLV | John Carlson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Carlson, team foul #11 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Oscar Haynes (PG), Darryl Wright (SG), David Thomas (SF), Vincent Brown (PF), David Font (C) Charles Nesbitt, Terry Eastham, William Swanson, Albert McVeigh, August Johnson | |
| 03:47 | Colorado | David Font hits a wide open jump hook from the left block set up by Darryl Wright | 32-28 |
| 03:23 | UNLV | James Haynes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann tips it in | 34-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Haynes (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (very tired) C - George Phair (very tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Oscar Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Wright (tiring) 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) PF - Vincent Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Font (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Colorado | George Phair takes the ball from David Thomas | 34-28 |
| 02:46 | UNLV | James Haynes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Darryl Wright is hacked by Akim Zellmann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SG) David Thomas | |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Darryl Wright makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 02:44 | Colorado | Darryl Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Dan Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (SF) Darryl Wright | |
| 02:24 | Colorado | David Font clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on George Phair - foul #3 on George Phair, team foul #13 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), John Carlson (C) Dan Boyer, George Phair | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:24 | Colorado | David Font makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | David Font makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | William Swanson steals it from Akim Zellmann | 37-32 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Terry Eastham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 01:41 | Colorado | Vincent Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 01:28 | Colorado | David Font hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Oscar Haynes | 37-34 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | James Haynes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Vincent Brown gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 01:10 | Colorado | William Swanson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 01:08 | Colorado | David Font misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 01:07 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 00:49 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Akim Zellmann | 39-34 |
| 00:49 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Darryl Wright (PG), David Thomas (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), August Johnson (C) Oscar Haynes, William Swanson, Vincent Brown, David Font | |
| 00:25 | Colorado | August Johnson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Terry Eastham | 39-36 |
| 00:04 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 39-36 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | David Thomas grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Thomas clanks a fullcourt shot | 39-36 |