| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) SG - Brent Graham (fresh) SF - Mark Hill (fresh) PF - John Nelson (fresh) C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | UNLV | Brent Graham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Marshall | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 3-3 |
| 18:59 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the driving attempt in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Mark Hill tips it in | 5-3 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Oden | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Denver | James Richins hits the follow up shot | 5-5 |
| 18:25 | UNLV | John Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't throw it down | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Brent Graham knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 17:29 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Richins - foul #1 on James Richins, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Anthony Marshall, Brent Graham, Mark Hill, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is denied on a layup by Benjamin Oden | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Cummings | 10-5 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Rick Sterner blows the dunk | 10-5 |
| 15:58 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) PF - Troy Cummings (fresh) C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Richins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Alexei Kawczynski and he's fouled by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #1 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Brent Graham (SG), John Nelson (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Alexei Kawczynski, Troy Cummings, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Dan Freeman is hacked by Joseph Massey - foul #1 on Joseph Massey, team foul #1 | 13-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Mark Hill (SF) Anthony Marshall, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:13 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 15:12 | Denver | William Cope grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-5 |
| 14:56 | Denver | William Cope tips it back up and in | 13-7 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | William Cope swats the layup by Joseph Massey | 13-7 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Dan Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Dan Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Brent Graham, Mark Hill, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, William Cope | |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), John Nelson (PF) Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings | |
| Subs | Denver | James Richins (C) James Jones | |
| 13:40 | Denver | James Richins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Marshall - foul #1 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Anthony Bates (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:40 | Denver | James Richins misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:40 | Denver | James Richins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Brent Graham is hacked by James Richins - foul #2 on James Richins, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), John Nelson (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Brent Graham, Mark Hill, Anthony Bates, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jones (C) James Richins | |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski | 15-8 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Maurer | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | John Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Denver | James Jones snags the defensive board | 15-10 |
| 11:53 | Denver | James Jones banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Maurer | 15-12 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | John Nelson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:32 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Rick Sterner loses the ball out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (PG), Brent Graham (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Szczesny Klimaszewski, Filiberto Russo, John Nelson, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Brent Graham comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Gordon Prince, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Anthony Bates (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (SG) James Jones | |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:46 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:46 | Denver | William Cope snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 10:28 | Denver | James Knight travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (PG), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Anthony Bates | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:07 | UNLV | Donald Llanos steals it from Brent Graham | 16-12 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Troy Cummings swats the shot by James Knight | 16-12 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | Brent Graham pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Mark Hill drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Troy Cummings | 18-12 |
| 09:13 | Denver | James Knight is whistled for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), John Nelson (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Troy Cummings, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Jones (C) Donald Llanos, James Knight, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, William Cope | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | John Nelson buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Marshall | 20-12 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #3 | 20-12 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Bates (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:19 | Denver | James Jones misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 20-12 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Joseph Bolton grabs the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Joseph Bolton's pass is intercepted by Anthony Marshall | 20-12 |
| 07:44 | UNLV | Brent Graham is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brent Graham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Bates (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 07:18 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| 06:58 | Denver | James Jones's layup is rejected by John Nelson | 20-12 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | Brent Graham grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | John Nelson misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (PG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Mark Hill, Anthony Bates | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner, James Jones | |
| 06:36 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Gordon Prince comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 22-12 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Brent Graham gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | John Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Gordon Prince - foul #2 on Gordon Prince, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Mark Hill (SF) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo | |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (SG) Gordon Prince | |
| 06:05 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | John Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:05 | Denver | James Knight gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Donald Llanos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Anthony Marshall - foul #2 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Troy Cummings (PF), Anthony Bates (C) Anthony Marshall, John Nelson, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:45 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Mark Hill knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Szczesny Klimaszewski and he's fouled by James Knight - foul #1 on James Knight, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (SG), John Nelson (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Brent Graham, Troy Cummings, Anthony Bates | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), James Jones (PF) Donald Llanos, James Knight, Lowell Zaragoza | |
| 05:18 | UNLV | Mark Hill makes the free throw | 26-13 |
| 05:07 | Denver | William Cope makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 26-15 |
| 04:38 | UNLV | Joseph Massey is whistled for a carry | 26-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Troy Cummings (PF), Anthony Bates (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Mark Hill, John Nelson, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) William Cope | |
| 04:18 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 04:16 | Denver | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 26-15 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Filiberto Russo - foul #1 on Filiberto Russo, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Mark Hill (SF), John Nelson (PF), Benjamin Oden (C) Brent Graham, Filiberto Russo, Troy Cummings, Anthony Bates | |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF), James Richins (C) Dan Freeman, James Jones | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Anthony Marshall | 28-17 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Richins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #1 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Mark Hill | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 3rd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:28 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 28-18 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-18 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Brent Graham is fouled on the floor by James Richins - foul #3 on James Richins, team foul #9 | 28-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Hill (SF), Troy Cummings (PF) Filiberto Russo, John Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG), James Jones (C) Jeremy Maurer, James Richins | |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Brent Graham makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 02:50 | UNLV | Brent Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 02:50 | Denver | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Prince | 29-21 |
| 02:14 | UNLV | Benjamin Oden banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Hill | 31-21 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 01:58 | UNLV | Brent Graham gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:34 | UNLV | Troy Cummings misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 01:33 | Denver | James Jones snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Benjamin Oden is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #3 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #8 | 31-21 |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), John Nelson (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Brent Graham, Mark Hill, Troy Cummings, Benjamin Oden | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), William Cope (C) Donald Llanos, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner | |
| 01:14 | Denver | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 01:14 | Denver | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 00:48 | UNLV | John Nelson hits the finger roll | 33-23 |
| 00:27 | Denver | James Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 00:25 | Denver | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Gordon Prince's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brent Graham (SG), Mark Hill (SF), Anthony Bates (C) Anthony Marshall, Filiberto Russo, Joseph Massey | |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) Gordon Prince, James Jones | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Mark Hill misses the halfcourt shot | 33-23 |