| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Espey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Tufts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) PF - Richard Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Titus Rutan inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Titus Rutan jams it set up by Andres Rossi and he's hacked by Kenneth Patterson - foul #2 on Kenneth Patterson, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG) Michael Fuller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:39 | UNLV | Titus Rutan makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Richard Claassen is denied on a layup by Andres Rossi | 29-22 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | James Sampley gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 19:05 | UNLV | Titus Rutan connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Marshall Buford | 31-22 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Samuel Tufts drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Walter Espey | 31-25 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Wilson Fields steals it from Titus Rutan | 31-25 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Richard Claassen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Marshall Buford connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Cory Florez | 33-25 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Richard Claassen lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Tufts and he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:16 | Denver | Richard Claassen makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:07 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 17:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wilson Fields | 33-28 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Wilson Fields's pass is intercepted by Michael Fuller | 33-28 |
| 16:49 | UNLV | Andres Rossi is hacked by Wilson Fields - foul #2 on Wilson Fields, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG) Adam Sontag | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:30 | UNLV | Cory Florez is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Cory Florez, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:17 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| 16:07 | UNLV | Andres Rossi is denied on a layup by Richard Claassen | 33-28 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Richard Claassen snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Espey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Tufts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Claassen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilson Fields (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:51 | Denver | Wilson Fields clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Andres Rossi - foul #3 on Andres Rossi, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:51 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 15:30 | UNLV | James Sampley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 15:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wilson Fields | 33-30 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Nathaniel Mattia (SF) Cory Florez, James Sampley, Titus Rutan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Marshall Buford drills a floater near the basket set up by Adam Sontag | 35-30 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Richard Claassen tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 14:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 35-30 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | Andres Rossi's pass is intercepted by Samuel Tufts | 35-30 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Tufts | 35-32 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Andres Rossi hits the finger roll set up by Nathaniel Mattia and he's fouled by Richard Claassen - foul #3 on Richard Claassen, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Nathaniel Mattia, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the free throw | 38-32 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Wilson Fields lays it up and in | 38-34 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | James Sampley can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Patterson - foul #3 on Kenneth Patterson, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Marshall Buford (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Dominic Marino, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Baker (SF) Kenneth Patterson | |
| 13:22 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Samuel Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 13:02 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 40-34 |
| 12:42 | UNLV | Jerry Baker swats the short shot by Marshall Buford | 40-34 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Walter Espey gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Wilson Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 12:25 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:18 | UNLV | Adam Sontag is hacked by Walter Espey - foul #2 on Walter Espey, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Adam Sontag, James Sampley, Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Ernst (PF) Richard Claassen | |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Marshall Buford (PF) Cory Florez, Dominic Marino | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:44 | Denver | Joshua Ernst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Andres Rossi snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Sneller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Espey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Tufts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Ernst (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wilson Fields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Dennis Sneller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | Titus Rutan (SF), Dominic Marino (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Dennis Sneller, Marshall Buford, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Grant (PG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), James Aucoin (C) Walter Espey, Jerry Baker, Wilson Fields | |
| 11:08 | Denver | Samuel Tufts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-34 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Adam Sontag steals it from Joshua Ernst | 40-34 |
| 10:36 | UNLV | Titus Rutan connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Fuller | 42-34 |
| 10:26 | Denver | Arthur Grant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 10:24 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Patterson | 42-34 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | James Aucoin swats the shot by Michael Fuller | 42-37 |
| 09:39 | UNLV | Dominic Marino gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Titus Rutan blows the layup | 42-37 |
| 09:27 | UNLV | Adam Sontag pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Adam Sontag hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fuller and the foul's on Arthur Grant - foul #1 on Arthur Grant, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Sampley (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Andres Rossi (C) Michael Fuller, Titus Rutan, Dominic Marino, Jing-Quo Chiou | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Espey (PG), Gary Lavender (SG), Jerry Baker (SF), Richard Claassen (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Arthur Grant, Samuel Tufts, Kenneth Patterson, Joshua Ernst, James Aucoin | |
| 09:09 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Wilson Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Wilson Fields connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Lavender | 44-40 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | James Sampley misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Walter Espey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Sneller - foul #2 on Dennis Sneller, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG) Adam Sontag | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:51 | Denver | Walter Espey makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Walter Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Marshall Buford hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Sampley | 46-42 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Wilson Fields's floater is tipped away by Marshall Buford | 46-42 |
| 08:19 | UNLV | James Sampley gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | James Sampley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Gary Lavender - foul #1 on Gary Lavender, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Titus Rutan (SF) Dennis Sneller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:06 | UNLV | James Sampley misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:06 | Denver | Richard Claassen snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Jerry Baker misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-42 |
| 07:57 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Titus Rutan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Samuel Tufts (SG) Gary Lavender | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Walter Espey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Andres Rossi clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-42 |
| 07:32 | UNLV | Titus Rutan tips it home | 50-42 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Andres Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Espey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Tufts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Claassen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wilson Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Walter Espey loses the ball out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Michael Fuller (SG), Dennis Sneller (SF) Cory Florez, James Sampley, Titus Rutan | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Patterson (SF) Jerry Baker | |
| 07:09 | UNLV | Andres Rossi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 07:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Walter Espey | 50-42 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Samuel Tufts misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 07:01 | UNLV | Andres Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Marshall Buford blows the dunk | 50-42 |
| 06:50 | Denver | Walter Espey pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Samuel Tufts | 50-44 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Adam Sontag drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Fuller | 53-44 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Richard Claassen blows the layup | 53-44 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Richard Claassen tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Fuller | 55-46 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Wilson Fields misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Marshall Buford | 55-46 |
| 05:12 | UNLV | Andres Rossi makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Sontag | 57-46 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Walter Espey is whistled for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), James Sampley (SG), Titus Rutan (SF) Adam Sontag, Michael Fuller, Dennis Sneller | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Lavender (SG), Jerry Baker (SF), Joshua Ernst (PF) Samuel Tufts, Kenneth Patterson, Richard Claassen | |
| 04:34 | UNLV | James Sampley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Denver | Walter Espey connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Baker | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Andres Rossi double dribbles | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Cory Florez | |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Grant (PG), James Aucoin (C) Walter Espey, Wilson Fields | |
| 03:45 | Denver | Arthur Grant loses the ball out of bounds | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Florez (PG), Dominic Marino (PF) Adam Sontag, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Claassen (PF) Joshua Ernst | |
| 03:23 | UNLV | James Sampley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 03:22 | Denver | Jerry Baker snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Cory Florez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Sampley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Titus Rutan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andres Rossi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Arthur Grant (fresh) SG - Gary Lavender (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Claassen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Aucoin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Gary Lavender misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Sampley - foul #2 on James Sampley, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Marshall Buford (PF), Jing-Quo Chiou (C) Cory Florez, Dominic Marino, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Gary Lavender misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Gary Lavender makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:58 | UNLV | Titus Rutan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Marshall Buford pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Adam Sontag is hacked by Arthur Grant - foul #2 on Arthur Grant, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathaniel Mattia (SF), Dominic Marino (PF) Titus Rutan, Marshall Buford | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Ernst (PF) Richard Claassen | |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | Adam Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:22 | Denver | James Aucoin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Dominic Marino gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:03 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Sontag | 64-49 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Joshua Ernst misses the jump hook in the paint | 64-49 |
| 01:46 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Grant | 64-49 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Jerry Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-49 |
| 01:32 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 01:12 | UNLV | Dominic Marino drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Nathaniel Mattia | 66-49 |
| 00:55 | Denver | Joshua Ernst misses the floater from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Joshua Ernst tips it back up and in | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UNLV | Jing-Quo Chiou misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-51 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Jerry Baker gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Jerry Baker knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Lavender | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Adam Sontag runs out the clock | 66-53 |