| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fresh) C - George Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) PF - David Devine (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | George Phair wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by George Phair | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Denver | David Devine comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Denver | David Devine misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:06 | UNLV | George Phair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-1 |
| 18:42 | Denver | Roger Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-1 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann grabs the board | 3-1 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu clanks a jumper from the right side | 3-1 |
| 18:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 3-1 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Roger Jones's pass is intercepted by Timothy Giczewski | 3-1 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | George Phair gets the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Dan Boyer steals it from Donald Cleveland in the backcourt | 6-1 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the easy layup | 6-1 |
| 17:23 | UNLV | John Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:18 | UNLV | David Devine swats the short shot by John Carlson | 6-1 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu tips it back up and in | 8-1 |
| 17:05 | Denver | David Devine makes the floater from close range | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is hacked by Dan Boyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Boyer, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Allan Bartels, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 16:35 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Meade | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 16:19 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Jason Meade can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the board | 8-6 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) SG - Akim Zellmann (fresh) SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) PF - James Urbanek (fresh) C - Roger Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Nease - foul #1 on Matthew Nease, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SF), George Phair (C) Dan Boyer, James Haynes, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Matthew Flood (PF) Benny Robidoux, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:25 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:05 | Denver | Todd Hardy is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 9-9 |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Matthew Flood gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Jason Meade clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by George Phair - foul #1 on George Phair, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF), John Carlson (PF) Akim Zellmann, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| 14:06 | Denver | Jason Meade misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Jason Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | George Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Jason Meade | |
| 13:41 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled on the floor by David Devine - foul #1 on David Devine, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UNLV | Akim Zellmann (SG) Timothy Giczewski | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (SG) Todd Hardy | |
| 13:16 | UNLV | George Phair comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | Denver | David Devine hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Benny Robidoux | 9-11 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | George Phair lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard Jung - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Sims (PF) Benny Robidoux, Thomas Conner, David Devine | |
| 12:31 | UNLV | George Phair makes the free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | UNLV | George Phair gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada is called for traveling | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | John Carlson (C) George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF), Matthew Flood (PF) Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| 11:59 | Denver | Matthew Flood travels in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nease - foul #2 on Matthew Nease, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) Matthew Nease | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (tiring) C - John Carlson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Flood (fresh) PF - David Devine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Sims (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | UNLV | Dan Boyer buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Giczewski | 15-11 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Roger Sims hits a runner from the right block set up by David Devine | 15-13 |
| 11:08 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 11:07 | UNLV | Dikembe Awada tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | James Haynes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Devine | 15-13 |
| 10:31 | Denver | David Devine misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-13 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Donald Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), Emmanuel Liu (SF), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Matthew Flood, David Devine, Roger Sims | |
| 10:13 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Liu | 18-13 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Roger Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Benny Robidoux | 18-16 |
| 09:47 | UNLV | John Carlson lays it in on a great pass from Akim Zellmann | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Jason Meade is open and scores on a shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 09:13 | UNLV | Benny Robidoux is called for the reach on Allan Bartels - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Allan Bartels, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (SG) Roger Jones | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #1 on James Urbanek, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (PF) Richard Jung | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Akim Zellmann takes the ball from Jason Meade in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu banks in the layup set up by Dan Boyer and he's fouled by Jason Meade - foul #1 on Jason Meade, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Thomas Conner, Jason Meade, James Urbanek | |
| 08:45 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the free throw | 25-18 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Akim Zellmann picks off the pass by Todd Hardy in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| 08:26 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann hits a turnaround from close range set up by Dan Boyer | 27-18 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Emmanuel Liu picks off the pass by Donald Cleveland | 27-18 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Akim Zellmann, team foul #4 | 27-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Allan Bartels (SG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (C) Dan Boyer, Akim Zellmann, Emmanuel Liu, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) Matthew Flood | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Richard Jung misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 27-18 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Richard Jung hits the follow up shot | 27-20 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Bartels (fresh) SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Dikembe Awada (tired) 2 reb. C - John Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Allan Bartels can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 07:09 | Denver | David Devine snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Richard Jung gets the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Allan Bartels grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 06:23 | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Todd Hardy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-20 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Carlson | 29-20 |
| 05:50 | UNLV | James Haynes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 05:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Jung | 29-20 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Roger Jones buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jung | 29-22 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Allan Bartels is fouled on the floor by Donald Cleveland - foul #1 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), Akim Zellmann (SG), George Phair (C) Timothy Giczewski, James Haynes, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Thomas Conner (SG), Jason Meade (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Allan Bartels makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Allan Bartels misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Roger Sims gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Thomas Conner can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-22 |
| 05:05 | UNLV | The rebound goes to George Phair | 30-22 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | John Carlson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (SF) Allan Bartels | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:24 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Carlson - foul #1 on John Carlson, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| 04:24 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 04:24 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the lay-in | 30-23 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu gets the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Dan Boyer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Emmanuel Liu | 33-23 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Roger Sims tips it home | 33-25 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-25 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Roger Sims is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-25 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Dan Boyer gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Dan Boyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Akim Zellmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Liu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carlson (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Phair (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Conner (fairly fresh) SF - Jason Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Urbanek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Roger Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Boyer | 38-25 |
| 02:49 | Denver | James Urbanek lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Conner and the foul's on John Carlson - foul #2 on John Carlson, team foul #6 | 38-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Giczewski (PG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Dan Boyer, John Carlson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), Matthew Flood (PF) Benny Robidoux, Thomas Conner, Jason Meade, Roger Sims | |
| 02:49 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 02:37 | UNLV | George Phair misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Todd Hardy is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 38-31 |
| 02:02 | UNLV | Akim Zellmann comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Donald Cleveland tips it home | 40-33 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | George Phair's pass is intercepted by Todd Hardy | 40-33 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease is fouled in the backcourt by Emmanuel Liu - foul #1 on Emmanuel Liu, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (PG), James Haynes (SF), John Carlson (PF) Timothy Giczewski, Emmanuel Liu, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| 01:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | George Phair's floater is tipped away by Richard Jung | 40-35 |
| 00:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Jung | 40-35 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Matthew Nease is hacked by James Haynes in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #8 | 40-35 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:50 | UNLV | John Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | John Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Devine - foul #2 on David Devine, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Allan Bartels (SG), Dikembe Awada (PF) Akim Zellmann, George Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (SG), Jason Meade (SF) Todd Hardy, Matthew Nease | |
| 00:39 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | John Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:39 | Denver | David Devine snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Thomas Conner connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Jung misses short on a fullcourt shot | 40-37 |