| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) PF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | James Haynes inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dan Boyer | 28-27 |
| 19:11 | Denver | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Todd Hardy tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 18:43 | UNLV | Dan Boyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Haynes hits the follow up shot | 30-29 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Roger Jones travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | James Haynes's pass is intercepted by Roger Jones | 30-29 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Roger Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Hardy | 33-29 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 17:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Jung | 33-29 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Todd Hardy loses the dribble to Emmanuel Liu | 33-29 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Gary Asbury double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Stephen Wolsky (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), John Greenberg (PF), Shannon Fisk (C) Michael Moore, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Emmanuel Liu, Gary Asbury | |
| 16:23 | Denver | Roger Sims is hacked by Shannon Fisk - foul #1 on Shannon Fisk, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Roger Sims scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jason Meade - foul #2 on Jason Meade, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) Benny Robidoux | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Stephen Wolsky | |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:59 | Denver | James Urbanek snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Fisk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 15:36 | UNLV | Dan Boyer grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 15:07 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-29 |
| 15:05 | UNLV | John Greenberg tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 14:38 | Denver | James Urbanek is fouled on the floor by Shannon Fisk - foul #2 on Shannon Fisk, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Jason Meade, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), James Haynes (SF), Emmanuel Liu (PF) Sergio Gonzalez, Edward Buttrey, John Greenberg | |
| 14:26 | Denver | Todd Hardy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 14:24 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Todd Hardy pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 13:41 | Denver | Richard Jung hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Todd Hardy | 37-31 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Shannon Fisk misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 37-31 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Michael Moore picks off the pass by Todd Hardy | 37-31 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Michael Moore tips it home | 37-33 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Thomas Conner hits a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by James Haynes - foul #3 on James Haynes, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SG), James Urbanek (PF) Todd Hardy, David Devine | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Stephen Wolsky (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), Gary Asbury (C) Michael Moore, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Shannon Fisk | |
| 12:35 | Denver | Thomas Conner makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:09 | UNLV | Gary Asbury makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Sergio Gonzalez | 40-35 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Richard Jung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (SG) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Greenberg (PF) Emmanuel Liu | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) SG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Wolsky (fresh) SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Asbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | John Greenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SF), Roger Sims (C) Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Roger Sims comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Wolsky - foul #2 on Stephen Wolsky, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG) Sergio Gonzalez | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:10 | UNLV | Gary Asbury clanks a shot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Jason Meade grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 10:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edward Buttrey | 42-35 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Gary Asbury banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 42-37 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Michael Moore steals it from Jason Meade in the backcourt | 42-37 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | John Greenberg knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Michael Moore picks off the pass by Jason Meade | 42-39 |
| 09:37 | UNLV | Edward Buttrey dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 42-41 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Matthew Flood knocks in the jumper from the right side | 44-41 |
| 09:02 | UNLV | John Greenberg is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #1 on James Urbanek, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Jason Meade, Benny Robidoux, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG), Dan Boyer (SG), James Haynes (SF), Emmanuel Liu (PF), Shannon Fisk (C) Michael Moore, Stephen Wolsky, Edward Buttrey, John Greenberg, Gary Asbury | |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #1 on Thomas Conner, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:40 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Richard Jung gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Thomas Conner's pass is intercepted by Dan Boyer | 44-41 |
| 08:14 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sergio Gonzalez | 44-44 |
| 07:53 | Denver | Todd Hardy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Sergio Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emmanuel Liu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Shannon Fisk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Dan Boyer knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sergio Gonzalez | 47-47 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Thomas Conner is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| 06:53 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 06:30 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Shannon Fisk loses the dribble to Thomas Conner | 47-50 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Emmanuel Liu | 47-50 |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is called for traveling | 47-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Moore (PG), Stephen Wolsky (SG), Edward Buttrey (SF), John Greenberg (PF), Gary Asbury (C) Sergio Gonzalez, Dan Boyer, James Haynes, Emmanuel Liu, Shannon Fisk | |
| 05:09 | Denver | Roger Sims misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | John Greenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 04:50 | UNLV | Michael Moore hits a driving attempt from close range | 47-52 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Matthew Flood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Michael Moore grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Michael Moore makes the shot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) Benny Robidoux | |
| Subs | UNLV | Dan Boyer (SG) Stephen Wolsky | |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Dan Boyer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Michael Moore | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Michael Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dan Boyer (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Buttrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Greenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Asbury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Denver | Jason Meade double dribbles | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Flood, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu (C) Gary Asbury | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | UNLV | Dan Boyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Jason Meade clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Dan Boyer snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 02:48 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Todd Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), David Devine (PF) Jason Meade, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Haynes (SF), Gary Asbury (C) Edward Buttrey, John Greenberg | |
| 02:31 | Denver | Thomas Conner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 02:29 | UNLV | Dan Boyer snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Dan Boyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Roger Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Devine | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Dan Boyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:02 | Denver | Thomas Conner is fouled on the floor by Gary Asbury - foul #3 on Gary Asbury, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Emmanuel Liu denies the turnaround by Thomas Conner | 50-57 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Roger Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Todd Hardy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Richard Jung hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is hacked by Todd Hardy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Hardy, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez (PG) Michael Moore | |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is fouled on the floor by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is hacked by David Devine - foul #2 on David Devine, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:31 | UNLV | James Haynes gets the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Roger Jones is called for the reach on James Haynes - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | James Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Dan Boyer steals the ball from Todd Hardy | 52-60 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Sergio Gonzalez misses the easy layup | 52-60 |
| 00:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Devine | 52-60 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Devine | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu is hacked by Thomas Conner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Conner, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Emmanuel Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Denver | Todd Hardy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:02 | Denver | David Devine grabs the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 55-62 |