| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) SG - Russell Sea (fresh) SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) C - John Trapani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) SG - Robert Myers (fresh) SF - Shane Burris (fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) C - Richard Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Peter Soles buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | UNLV | Donald Kocher scores on a floater from the left side | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Shane Burris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Lee | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Richard Lee misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Kocher - foul #1 on Donald Kocher, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:26 | UNLV | Donald Kocher buries a runner in the lane set up by Robert Rumble | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Robert Myers drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Peter Soles | 4-7 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Robert Rumble is hacked by Shane Burris - foul #1 on Shane Burris, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| 17:36 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-7 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Richard Lee snags the defensive board | 4-7 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Robert Myers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Peter Soles grabs the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Shane Burris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Larry Hess can't tip it in | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Trapani | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | UNLV | Donald Kocher is fouled on the floor by Robert Myers - foul #1 on Robert Myers, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 16:13 | UNLV | Russell Sea knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Trapani | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Trapani - foul #1 on John Trapani, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Donald Kocher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Kocher, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terrence Wood (PF) Donald Kocher | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), Eric Paxson (SG), Brent Benjamin (C) Peter Soles, Robert Myers, Richard Lee | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) SG - Russell Sea (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terrence Wood (fresh) C - John Trapani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) SG - Eric Paxson (fresh) SF - Shane Burris (fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) C - Brent Benjamin (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Denver | Christopher Wooten comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 15:22 | UNLV | Russell Sea grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | UNLV | Russell Sea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Pettitt (SF), Robbie Webre (C) Shane Burris, Larry Hess | |
| 14:59 | Denver | David Weiss is called for the reach on Christopher Wooten in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Weiss, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Christopher Wooten misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Robert Rumble grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Terrence Wood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Pettitt - foul #1 on Anthony Pettitt, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Joseph Adams (C) David Weiss, Russell Sea, John Trapani | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Robert Myers (SG), Richard Lee (C) Christopher Wooten, Eric Paxson, Robbie Webre | |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Terrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | UNLV | Terrence Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Peter Soles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:58 | UNLV | Robert Rumble gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Joseph Adams is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Adrian Hensley (SF) Robert Rumble | |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Burris (SF), Larry Hess (PF) Anthony Pettitt, Brent Benjamin | |
| 13:14 | Denver | Robert Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | Joseph Adams grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Terrence Wood is denied on a dunk by Richard Lee | 8-10 |
| 12:50 | UNLV | Joseph Adams gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Lee | 8-10 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Peter Soles loses the ball out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG), Robert Rumble (SF), Russell Sea (PF), John Trapani (C) Edward Whitney, Adrian Hensley, Terrence Wood, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (SG) Robert Myers | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Wesley Coon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Weiss | 11-10 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Weiss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Russell Sea (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Trapani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) SF - Shane Burris (fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) C - Richard Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Richard Lee's pass is intercepted by Wesley Coon | 11-10 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Russell Sea lays it in set up by Wesley Coon | 13-10 |
| 11:00 | Denver | John Trapani steals the ball from Shane Burris | 13-10 |
| 10:43 | UNLV | Russell Sea blows the layup | 13-10 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Shane Burris grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Peter Soles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on John Trapani - foul #2 on John Trapani, team foul #6 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UNLV | Terrence Wood (PF), Joseph Adams (C) Wesley Coon, John Trapani | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Myers (SG), Brent Benjamin (C) Christopher Wooten, Richard Lee | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:05 | UNLV | Terrence Wood scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Weiss | 15-12 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Larry Hess buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Burris | 15-15 |
| 09:24 | UNLV | Joseph Adams is fouled on the floor by Shane Burris - foul #2 on Shane Burris, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), Anthony Pettitt (SF), Robbie Webre (C) Peter Soles, Shane Burris, Larry Hess | |
| 08:58 | UNLV | Anthony Pettitt denies the turnaround by Russell Sea | 15-15 |
| 08:56 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Adams | 15-15 |
| 08:46 | UNLV | Russell Sea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Lee (C) Robbie Webre | |
| 08:28 | Denver | Terrence Wood swats the short shot by Richard Lee | 15-15 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Richard Lee hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 08:05 | UNLV | Terrence Wood misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Lee | 15-17 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Christopher Wooten connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Benjamin | 15-20 |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Russell Sea connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by David Weiss and he's hacked by Robert Myers - foul #2 on Robert Myers, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Wesley Coon (SG), Adrian Hensley (SF), Dudley Ashton (C) David Weiss, Robert Rumble, Terrence Wood, Joseph Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Larry Hess (PF) Robert Myers, Brent Benjamin | |
| 07:31 | UNLV | Russell Sea misses the free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Richard Lee gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Whitney (fresh) SG - Wesley Coon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) PF - Russell Sea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Dudley Ashton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Peter Soles | 17-23 |
| 06:43 | UNLV | Russell Sea buries a fadeaway in the lane | 19-23 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Richard Lee is fouled on the floor by Adrian Hensley - foul #1 on Adrian Hensley, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SF), Donald Kocher (PF), John Trapani (C) Adrian Hensley, Russell Sea, Dudley Ashton | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:27 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:05 | UNLV | Anthony Pettitt is called for the reach on Wesley Coon - foul #2 on Anthony Pettitt, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG) Edward Whitney | |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Coats (SF), Brent Benjamin (C) Anthony Pettitt, Richard Lee | |
| 05:47 | UNLV | Donald Kocher hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from David Weiss | 21-25 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Brent Benjamin blows the layup | 21-25 |
| 05:36 | UNLV | John Trapani grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:22 | UNLV | Wesley Coon makes the 3 from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Brent Benjamin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Donald Kocher pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | David Weiss is called for 10 seconds | 24-25 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG) Wesley Coon | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Paxson (PG), Kenneth McCracker (SG), Richard Lee (C) Peter Soles, Christopher Wooten, Brent Benjamin | |
| 04:35 | Denver | Kenneth McCracker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Larry Hess tips it home | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Donald Kocher hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Eric Paxson - foul #1 on Eric Paxson, team foul #7 | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | UNLV | Donald Kocher makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:57 | Denver | John Trapani steals it from Kenneth McCracker | 25-27 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | The jump hook by Donald Kocher is blocked by Richard Lee | 25-27 |
| 03:34 | Denver | The rebound goes to Larry Hess | 25-27 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Eric Paxson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Whitney (PG), Adrian Hensley (SF) David Weiss, Robert Rumble | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Robert Myers (SG), Shane Burris (SF), Brent Benjamin (PF) Eric Paxson, Kenneth McCracker, Joe Coats, Larry Hess | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Whitney (fresh) SG - Russell Sea (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Adrian Hensley (fresh) PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Trapani (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Burris (fresh) PF - Brent Benjamin (fresh) C - Richard Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | Peter Soles is called for the reach on John Trapani - foul #1 on Peter Soles, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | UNLV | Wesley Coon (SG) Russell Sea | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:03 | UNLV | John Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:03 | UNLV | John Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:44 | Denver | Shane Burris misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 27-27 |
| 02:42 | UNLV | Adrian Hensley grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 02:18 | UNLV | Wesley Coon misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the tip | 27-27 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Robert Myers grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Shane Burris buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Soles | 27-30 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Brent Benjamin is called for the reach on Edward Whitney - foul #1 on Brent Benjamin, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Russell Sea (SG), Robert Rumble (SF), Terrence Wood (PF), Joseph Adams (C) Wesley Coon, Adrian Hensley, Donald Kocher, John Trapani | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Hess (PF) Richard Lee | |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Edward Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Edward Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Brent Benjamin grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Peter Soles is fouled on the floor by Edward Whitney - foul #1 on Edward Whitney, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | David Weiss (PG) Edward Whitney | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:10 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Terrence Wood is fouled on the floor by Larry Hess - foul #1 on Larry Hess, team foul #10 | 28-32 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Terrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:51 | UNLV | Terrence Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Brent Benjamin snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Robert Myers makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shane Burris | 29-35 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Russell Sea hits the finger roll set up by David Weiss and the foul's on Brent Benjamin - foul #2 on Brent Benjamin, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), Eric Paxson (SG) Peter Soles, Robert Myers | |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Russell Sea makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Shane Burris lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Paxson and he's fouled by Joseph Adams - foul #1 on Joseph Adams, team foul #9 | 32-37 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robbie Webre (C) Brent Benjamin | |
| 00:04 | Denver | Shane Burris makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Weiss misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 32-38 |