| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) SF - Sean Paull (fresh) PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Eugene Nielsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) SG - Billy Mason (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by King Steiner | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Billy Mason misses short on a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | King Steiner gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses short on a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Buddy Edwards | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Eugene Nielsen steals the ball from Billy Mason | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | UNLV | Antonio Dalton swats the short shot by Robert Cook | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Paull - foul #1 on Sean Paull, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Antonio Dalton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | UNLV | Joseph Clark drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from King Steiner | 5-0 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Rafael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Joseph Clark, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-0 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Rafael Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-0 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose is fouled on the floor by Antonio Dalton - foul #1 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Billy Mason | |
| 17:12 | UNLV | Gary Meyer hits a 3 from the left corner | 11-0 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a floater from the right block | 11-0 |
| 16:51 | UNLV | Gary Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Antonio Dalton gets the rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jeff Labarge - foul #1 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Clark Myers (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tony Onorato (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Buddy Edwards, Tomas Walk, Antonio Dalton | |
| 16:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:24 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen grabs the board | 11-0 |
| 16:12 | UNLV | Sean Paull can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-0 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Tony Onorato grabs the defensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Tony Onorato clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-0 |
| 15:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Eugene Nielsen | 11-0 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clark Myers (fresh) SF - Sean Paull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cook (fresh) C - Eugene Nielsen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fresh) SG - Billy Mason (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Tony Onorato (fresh) C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Billy Mason is called for the reach on Clark Myers - foul #1 on Billy Mason, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG) Clark Myers | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (SG), Wallace Sifford (PF) Billy Mason, Richard Taylor | |
| 15:31 | UNLV | King Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-0 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Wallace Sifford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Meyer (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:14 | UNLV | Gary Meyer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by King Steiner | 14-0 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Tony Onorato comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Meyer - foul #1 on Gary Meyer, team foul #3 | 14-0 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Sean Paull, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG) Edward Sholar | |
| 15:07 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the 1st free throw | 14-0 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Tony Onorato makes the 2nd free throw | 14-1 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 16-1 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Billy Mason is open and buries a floater from the right wing | 16-3 |
| 14:19 | UNLV | Joseph Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-3 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose snags the offensive board | 16-3 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | David Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Cook | 19-3 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Billy Mason is hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #4 | 19-3 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Jeff Labarge (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Joseph Clark, Gary Meyer, Robert Cook, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Sid Kearney, Billy Mason, Tony Onorato, Wallace Sifford, Michael Ferguson | |
| 13:45 | Denver | Tomas Walk drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Jeff Labarge - foul #2 on Jeff Labarge, team foul #5 | 19-5 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG) Jeff Labarge | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:45 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the free throw | 19-6 |
| 13:34 | UNLV | King Steiner scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clark Myers | 21-6 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 21-6 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Rafael Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 21-6 |
| 13:05 | Denver | Rafael Jones is denied on a layup by Andrew Jansson | 21-6 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the offensive board | 21-6 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Sean Paull steals the ball from Rafael Jones | 21-6 |
| 12:51 | UNLV | Clark Myers lays it in on a nice dish by Sean Paull | 23-6 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Tomas Walk misses badly on a shot in the lane | 23-6 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Buddy Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-6 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Rafael Jones's pass is intercepted by King Steiner | 23-6 |
| 12:24 | UNLV | Sean Paull lays it up and in set up by King Steiner | 25-6 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Tomas Walk can't connect on a shot from close range | 25-6 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Richard Taylor hits the follow up shot | 25-8 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Jones - foul #1 on Rafael Jones, team foul #3 | 25-8 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), William Roundtree (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) King Steiner, Clark Myers, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Sid Kearney (SG) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor | |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 1st free throw | 26-8 |
| 12:00 | UNLV | Sean Paull makes the 2nd free throw | 27-8 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Buddy Edwards connects on the fadeaway from close range | 27-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Roundtree (fresh) SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sean Paull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Virgil Vanhoose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fresh) SG - Sid Kearney (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UNLV | Sean Paull misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-10 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Sean Paull grabs the offensive rebound | 27-10 |
| 11:13 | UNLV | Sean Paull knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Virgil Vanhoose | 30-10 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #6 | 30-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Robert Cook (PF) Gary Meyer, Sean Paull | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Richard Taylor (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Sid Kearney, Tomas Walk, Antonio Dalton | |
| 10:54 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 30-11 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 30-12 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Joseph Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #7 | 30-12 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Gary Meyer (SF) Joseph Clark, William Roundtree | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Tony Onorato (SF) Edward Sholar, Buddy Edwards | |
| 10:35 | Denver | Billy Mason's pass is intercepted by Gary Meyer in the backcourt | 30-12 |
| 10:34 | UNLV | Clark Myers lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Meyer | 32-12 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Michael Ferguson hits a shot from just outside the lane | 32-14 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Clark Myers is hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #4 | 32-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), Sean Paull (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) David Mitchell, Gary Meyer, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Sifford (SF), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Tony Onorato, Richard Taylor, Michael Ferguson | |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Sean Paull double dribbles | 32-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SG) Clark Myers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:25 | Denver | Billy Mason travels in the backcourt | 32-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG) Rafael Jones | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Antonio Dalton - foul #2 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #5 | 32-14 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Billy Mason, Antonio Dalton | |
| 09:14 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 33-14 |
| 09:14 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 33-14 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the board | 33-14 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Tomas Walk misses the lay-in | 33-14 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Tomas Walk grabs the offensive rebound | 33-14 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tomas Walk | 33-16 |
| 08:36 | UNLV | King Steiner hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Roundtree | 35-16 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Edward Sholar misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-16 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Wallace Sifford hits the follow up shot | 35-18 |
| 07:49 | UNLV | Robert Cook misses short on a floater from close range | 35-18 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Tomas Walk can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 35-18 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Robert Cook pulls down the rebound | 35-18 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - King Steiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Roundtree (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Paull (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cook (tiring) C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fairly fresh) SG - Sid Kearney (fairly fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Wallace Sifford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | King Steiner misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Sholar - foul #1 on Edward Sholar, team foul #6 | 35-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) William Roundtree, Sean Paull, Robert Cook, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tony Onorato (SF), Richard Taylor (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Edward Sholar, Sid Kearney, Buddy Edwards, Tomas Walk, Wallace Sifford | |
| 07:30 | UNLV | King Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 07:30 | UNLV | King Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 07:02 | Denver | The short jumper by Rafael Jones is denied by Virgil Vanhoose | 36-18 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Virgil Vanhoose | 36-18 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson is hacked by Rafael Jones - foul #2 on Rafael Jones, team foul #7 | 36-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG) King Steiner | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG) Rafael Jones | |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Tony Onorato gets the rebound | 36-18 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Tony Onorato loses the dribble to Clark Myers | 36-18 |
| 06:36 | UNLV | Gary Meyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clark Myers | 38-18 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Richard Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-18 |
| 06:10 | UNLV | Clark Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 38-18 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Gary Meyer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-18 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Tony Onorato gets the rebound | 38-18 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Billy Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-18 |
| 05:41 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Andrew Jansson | 38-18 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | The short jumper by David Mitchell is denied by Michael Ferguson | 38-18 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Tony Onorato gets the rebound | 38-18 |
| 05:33 | Denver | David Mitchell is called for the reach on Edward Sholar in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #8 | 38-18 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Sean Paull (SF), Robert Cook (PF) Clark Myers, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF), Tomas Walk (PF) Richard Taylor, Michael Ferguson | |
| 05:33 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 05:20 | UNLV | David Mitchell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Vanhoose and he's hacked by Edward Sholar - foul #2 on Edward Sholar, team foul #8 | 40-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG) Edward Sholar | |
| 05:20 | UNLV | David Mitchell misses the free throw | 40-20 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Tony Onorato pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Billy Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG) David Mitchell | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Tomas Walk is called for the reach on Virgil Vanhoose - foul #1 on Tomas Walk, team foul #9 | 40-20 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 41-20 |
| 05:02 | UNLV | Virgil Vanhoose misses the 2nd free throw | 41-20 |
| 05:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Billy Mason | 41-20 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Sid Kearney buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Buddy Edwards | 41-22 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Joseph Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Sean Paull hits the follow up shot | 43-22 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Tony Onorato travels in the backcourt | 43-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Sean Paull, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Wallace Sifford (C) Billy Mason, Tony Onorato | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Wallace Sifford is called for the reach on William Roundtree - foul #1 on Wallace Sifford, team foul #10 | 43-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG) Joseph Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 1st free throw | 44-22 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | William Roundtree makes the 2nd free throw | 45-22 |
| 04:13 | Denver | William Roundtree steps in front of the Sid Kearney pass | 45-22 |
| 04:07 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-22 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Tomas Walk grabs the defensive rebound | 45-22 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Wallace Sifford connects on the floater from the left block set up by Sid Kearney and he's hacked by King Steiner - foul #1 on King Steiner, team foul #9 | 45-24 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mitchell (PG), Gary Meyer (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) King Steiner, William Roundtree, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Antonio Dalton (C) Sid Kearney, Buddy Edwards | |
| 03:46 | Denver | Wallace Sifford makes the free throw | 45-25 |
| 03:39 | UNLV | Wallace Sifford steals the ball from Jeff Labarge | 45-25 |
| 03:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeff Labarge (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Jansson (fairly fresh) C - Eugene Nielsen (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) SG - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wallace Sifford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tomas Walk (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | UNLV | Wallace Sifford steps in front of the David Mitchell pass | 45-28 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Antonio Dalton can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Eugene Nielsen - foul #1 on Eugene Nielsen, team foul #10 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Clark (SG), Clark Myers (SF), Robert Cook (PF), Virgil Vanhoose (C) Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer, Andrew Jansson, Eugene Nielsen | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Richard Taylor, Wallace Sifford | |
| 02:49 | Denver | Antonio Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Antonio Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Joseph Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clark Myers | 48-29 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Buddy Edwards's pass is intercepted by Clark Myers in the backcourt | 48-29 |
| 02:27 | UNLV | Joseph Clark makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Mitchell | 50-29 |
| 02:23 | Denver | Clark Myers picks off the pass by Buddy Edwards in the backcourt | 50-29 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Joseph Clark buries a 3 from straight away set up by Clark Myers | 53-29 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Robert Cook steps in front of the Buddy Edwards pass | 53-29 |
| 01:38 | UNLV | David Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | King Steiner (PG), William Roundtree (SF), Andrew Jansson (PF) David Mitchell, Clark Myers, Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Denver | Tony Onorato (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Tomas Walk, Antonio Dalton | |
| 01:19 | Denver | Rafael Jones clanks a shot from the left wing | 53-29 |
| 01:17 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson gets the rebound | 53-29 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson is hacked by Tony Onorato - foul #1 on Tony Onorato, team foul #11 | 53-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeff Labarge (SG), Gary Meyer (SF), Eugene Nielsen (C) Joseph Clark, William Roundtree, Virgil Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Billy Mason | |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson misses the 1st free throw | 53-29 |
| 01:06 | UNLV | Andrew Jansson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-29 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Richard Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-29 |
| 00:46 | UNLV | Gary Meyer snags the defensive board | 54-29 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Gary Meyer double dribbles | 54-29 |
| Subs | UNLV | William Roundtree (PG), Robert Cook (PF) King Steiner, Andrew Jansson | |
| Subs | Denver | Tomas Walk (PF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Jeff Labarge steals it from Tomas Walk in the backcourt | 54-29 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jeff Labarge blows the layup | 54-29 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen tips it but misses | 54-29 |
| 00:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tomas Walk | 54-29 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Tomas Walk scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Rafael Jones | 54-31 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen is fouled on the floor by Rafael Jones - foul #3 on Rafael Jones, team foul #12 | 54-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | Clark Myers (PG), Sean Paull (SF) Jeff Labarge, Gary Meyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Sid Kearney (SG), Antonio Dalton (C) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor, Michael Ferguson | |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 00:03 | UNLV | Eugene Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses long on a halfcourt shot | 56-31 |