| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Zosel (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Denault (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Richard Johnson is hacked by Manuel Swanson - foul #2 on Manuel Swanson, team foul #1 | 28-45 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Michael Collins pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson clanks a shot from the right side | 28-45 |
| 19:11 | UNLV | Michael Collins tips it but misses | 28-45 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Casey Clanton buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Johnson | 31-45 |
| 18:55 | UNLV | Michael Collins jams it on a nice dish by Robert Denault | 31-47 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Erwin Fletcher steals the ball from Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| 18:48 | UNLV | Peter Housley lays it in set up by Erwin Fletcher | 31-49 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Scott Lewis is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 31-49 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Robert Denault grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 17:55 | UNLV | Robert Denault can't connect on a runner from the left block | 31-49 |
| 17:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 31-49 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Scott Lewis drills a turnaround in the lane | 33-49 |
| 17:25 | UNLV | Peter Housley's pass is intercepted by Richard Johnson | 33-49 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Robert Denault pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher can't finish the layup | 33-49 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Peter Housley takes the ball from Billy Carnevale in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Peter Housley blows the layup | 33-49 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 16:45 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:28 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 16:26 | UNLV | Robert Denault pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:11 | UNLV | Peter Housley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 36-49 |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Zosel (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Housley (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Denault (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 15:19 | UNLV | Michael Collins pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher is hacked by Casey Clanton - foul #3 on Casey Clanton, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Kenneth Karwoski (SG), Jay Zeigler (SF), Francis Windom (PF), Paul Hayden (C) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Robert Denault, Manuel Swanson, Michael Collins | |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Harvey | 36-51 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Bernard Evans loses the dribble to Francis Windom | 36-51 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-54 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-54 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Francis Windom gets the rebound | 36-54 |
| 14:05 | UNLV | Paul Hayden can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-54 |
| 14:04 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler grabs the offensive board | 36-54 |
| 13:47 | UNLV | Paul Hayden misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-54 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Paul Hayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Hirsh - foul #2 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #2 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Scott Lewis (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Bernard Evans, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Michael Collins (C) James Harvey, Kenneth Karwoski, Paul Hayden | |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler misses the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:59 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 39-55 |
| 12:37 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Francis Windom is blocked by Scott Lewis | 39-55 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:14 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Erwin Fletcher - foul #1 on Erwin Fletcher, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Billy Carnevale, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Robert Denault (SF), Manuel Swanson (PF) Erwin Fletcher, Jay Zeigler, Francis Windom | |
| 12:14 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:48 | UNLV | Michael Collins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Schlueter (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Denault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Collins (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Denver | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Michael Collins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Casey Clanton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Edwin Hirsh (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Casey Clanton, Eugene Nagata, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Peter Housley (SG), Kenneth Karwoski (SF), Paul Hayden (C) James Harvey, Willard Schlueter, Robert Denault, Michael Collins | |
| 10:53 | UNLV | Paul Hayden is hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #1 on Randall Zosel, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Bernard Evans (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher drills a floater from the left wing set up by Peter Housley | 41-57 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Randall Zosel is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left block | 41-57 |
| 10:19 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Manuel Swanson | 41-57 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Hayden | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:57 | Denver | Peter Housley is called for the reach on Billy Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Housley, team foul #3 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Calvin Powell (SF), Scott Lewis (PF) Shawn Singleton, Bernard Evans, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG), Robert Denault (SF), Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Manuel Swanson | |
| 09:37 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 09:35 | UNLV | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | James Harvey comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Nagata - foul #2 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #4 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Richard Johnson (SF) Billy Carnevale, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willard Schlueter (SG), Jay Zeigler (SF), Francis Windom (PF) Kenneth Karwoski, Robert Denault, Paul Hayden | |
| 09:17 | UNLV | James Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 09:17 | UNLV | James Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 09:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 41-60 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Michael Collins steals it from Scott Lewis | 41-60 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Michael Collins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willard Schlueter | 41-62 |
| 08:32 | Denver | James Harvey is called for the reach on Casey Clanton - foul #1 on James Harvey, team foul #4 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Robert Byrne (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Casey Clanton, Scott Lewis, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Erwin Fletcher (PG), Manuel Swanson (PF) James Harvey, Michael Collins | |
| 08:25 | Denver | Richard Johnson is whistled for a carry | 41-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Peter Housley (SG) Willard Schlueter | |
| 08:02 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 41-62 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-62 |
| 07:53 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Peter Housley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-62 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) SG - Eugene Nagata (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Byrne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Zosel (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Erwin Fletcher (tiring) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Peter Housley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Zeigler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Swanson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Windom (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Robert Byrne scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 43-62 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Francis Windom hits a floater near the basket set up by Erwin Fletcher | 43-64 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Randall Zosel clanks a shot near the basket | 43-64 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the follow up shot | 45-64 |
| 06:16 | UNLV | Manuel Swanson double dribbles | 45-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Bernard Evans (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski (PG), Willard Schlueter (SG), Robert Denault (SF), Paul Hayden (PF), Michael Collins (C) Erwin Fletcher, Peter Housley, Jay Zeigler, Manuel Swanson, Francis Windom | |
| 06:06 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh lays it up and in | 47-64 |
| 05:39 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter is hacked by Bernard Evans - foul #2 on Bernard Evans, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Harvey (PG) Willard Schlueter | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Scott Lewis blocks the short jumper by Michael Collins | 47-64 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | Michael Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Paul Hayden jams it and he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG) Bernard Evans | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 04:59 | UNLV | Paul Hayden makes the free throw | 47-67 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by James Harvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Harvey, team foul #5 | 47-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Bernard Evans (SF) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | UNLV | Willard Schlueter (SG), Francis Windom (C) Robert Denault, Michael Collins | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Bernard Evans makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Harvey | 50-70 |
| 04:16 | Denver | James Harvey picks off the pass by Bernard Evans in the backcourt | 50-70 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter is fouled on the floor by Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #7 | 50-70 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Willard Schlueter makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Denver | Willard Schlueter takes the ball from Eugene Nagata in the backcourt | 50-72 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | James Harvey is fouled on the floor by Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #8 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Byrne (PF) Bernard Evans | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | James Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 03:30 | UNLV | James Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Nagata (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Powell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Harvey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Schlueter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Karwoski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Francis Windom (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hayden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Calvin Powell is hacked by James Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Harvey, team foul #6 | 50-74 |
| 03:16 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Eugene Nagata | 52-74 |
| 03:13 | UNLV | James Harvey loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-74 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jay Zeigler (SF) Willard Schlueter | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Calvin Powell is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Shawn Singleton snags the offensive board | 52-74 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Eugene Nagata connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Byrne and he's hacked by Paul Hayden - foul #1 on Paul Hayden, team foul #7 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Bernard Evans (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:46 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the free throw | 55-74 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski is hacked by Bernard Evans - foul #3 on Bernard Evans, team foul #9 | 55-74 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:25 | UNLV | Kenneth Karwoski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 02:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Edwin Hirsh | 55-75 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Bernard Evans misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 02:15 | UNLV | The rebound goes to James Harvey | 55-75 |
| 01:53 | UNLV | Paul Hayden buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Harvey | 55-77 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Robert Byrne loses the dribble to Paul Hayden | 55-77 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Karwoski and he's fouled by Robert Byrne - foul #3 on Robert Byrne, team foul #10 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG) Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Jay Zeigler makes the free throw | 55-80 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Kenneth Karwoski steps in front of the Calvin Powell pass in the backcourt | 55-80 |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Edwin Hirsh steals it from James Harvey | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Evans | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | James Harvey misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 58-80 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Windom | 58-80 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | James Harvey runs out the clock | 58-80 |