| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Harmon (fresh) PF - Aaron Coco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Crossen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rod Newsom (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alonzo Samuelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joshua Myers inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:51 | Colorado | Aaron Coco grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 19:48 | Colorado | Kevin Crossen is called for the reach on William Riggs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Crossen, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | William Riggs is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 19:33 | Colorado | Aaron Coco tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 19:09 | Colorado | William Riggs misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 19:07 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Alonzo Samuelson | 34-31 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:59 | Colorado | Aaron Coco snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | William Riggs makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Coco | 36-31 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 18:36 | Colorado | William Riggs gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:09 | Colorado | Joshua Myers takes the ball from Thomas Daniel | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Myers | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Rod Newsom is called for the reach on Aaron Coco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rod Newsom, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Berry Cardona (SG), Henry Lubbers (SF), Duane Parnell (PF), Lonnie Bland (C) William Riggs, Joel Lee, Andrew Harmon, Aaron Coco, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Robert Mayfield (SG), Arthur Ferreira (SF) Robert Welsh, Kevin Crossen, Joshua Myers | |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | Mason Jones comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 17:38 | Colorado | Duane Parnell snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland hits a floater from the baseline set up by Scott Grant and he's hacked by Rod Newsom - foul #3 on Rod Newsom, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Aaron Coco (PF) Scott Grant, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Domenic Marino (PF) Robert Mayfield, Rod Newsom | |
| 17:09 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Robert Welsh misses long on a shot in the lane | 39-33 |
| 16:53 | Colorado | William Riggs pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:25 | Colorado | William Riggs is fouled on the floor by Robert Welsh - foul #1 on Robert Welsh, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Andrew Harmon (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Henry Lubbers, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SG), James Johnson (SF) Mason Jones, Arthur Ferreira | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Berry Cardona knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Andrew Harmon and he's fouled by Alonzo Samuelson - foul #3 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Duane Parnell (PF) William Riggs, Aaron Coco | |
| Subs | UNLV | Rod Newsom (C) Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Berry Cardona misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Domenic Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 15:52 | UNLV | Rod Newsom snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berry Cardona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Andrew Harmon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Duane Parnell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Crossen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Domenic Marino (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rod Newsom (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | Duane Parnell picks off the pass by Domenic Marino | 41-33 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Scott Grant is hacked by Robert Welsh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Welsh, team foul #6 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Joel Lee (SG) Scott Grant, Berry Cardona | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG) Robert Welsh | |
| 15:10 | Colorado | James Johnson steals it from Thomas Daniel | 41-33 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 14:43 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rod Newsom - foul #4 on Rod Newsom, team foul #7 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Berry Cardona (SG), Henry Lubbers (SF), Aaron Coco (PF) William Riggs, Joel Lee, Andrew Harmon, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Mason Jones (SG), Arthur Ferreira (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (C) Robert Mayfield, Kevin Crossen, James Johnson, Rod Newsom | |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 13:58 | Colorado | Henry Lubbers grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Scott Grant is alone and throws it down | 45-33 |
| 13:30 | UNLV | Robert Welsh hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 13:29 | Colorado | Aaron Coco grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 13:12 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Andrew Harmon (SF), Lonnie Bland (C) Scott Grant, Berry Cardona, Henry Lubbers, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SG), Joshua Myers (SF) Mason Jones, Arthur Ferreira | |
| 12:57 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Welsh | 45-36 |
| 12:53 | Colorado | Robert Welsh steps in front of the William Riggs pass in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 12:32 | UNLV | Robert Welsh knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Crossen | 45-39 |
| 12:05 | Colorado | William Riggs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | Aaron Coco hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Andrew Harmon takes the ball from Alonzo Samuelson | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Riggs (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Harmon (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Aaron Coco (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Bland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Crossen (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Domenic Marino (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alonzo Samuelson (very tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon is hacked by Joshua Myers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Myers, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Berry Cardona (SG), Duane Parnell (PF) William Riggs, Joel Lee, Aaron Coco | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Robert Mayfield (SG), Arthur Ferreira (SF) Robert Welsh, Kevin Crossen, Joshua Myers | |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:37 | UNLV | Domenic Marino pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:32 | UNLV | Mason Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Grant - foul #2 on Scott Grant, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:16 | Colorado | Duane Parnell gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:57 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 10:55 | UNLV | Mason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 10:31 | Colorado | Duane Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Scott Grant loses the dribble to Arthur Ferreira in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 10:10 | UNLV | Robert Mayfield is whistled for a carry | 48-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Henry Lubbers (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) Scott Grant, Berry Cardona, Andrew Harmon, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SG), James Johnson (SF) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira | |
| 09:48 | Colorado | Duane Parnell is fouled on the floor by Domenic Marino - foul #4 on Domenic Marino, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Rod Newsom (PF) Mason Jones, Domenic Marino | |
| 09:48 | Colorado | Duane Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:48 | Colorado | Duane Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 09:28 | UNLV | Duane Parnell steals the ball from Kevin Crossen | 50-39 |
| 09:18 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel is called for 10 seconds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Berry Cardona (SG), Aaron Coco (PF) Joel Lee, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 09:05 | UNLV | Robert Welsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | William Riggs buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Lubbers and he's hacked by Robert Welsh - foul #3 on Robert Welsh, team foul #10 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (SF), Lonnie Bland (C) Henry Lubbers, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG), Joshua Myers (SF) Robert Welsh, James Johnson | |
| 08:42 | Colorado | William Riggs makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 08:38 | UNLV | Mason Jones travels in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland misses short on a shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:16 | Colorado | Berry Cardona snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | William Riggs can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 07:54 | UNLV | Mason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Rod Newsom comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Riggs - foul #2 on William Riggs, team foul #2 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG), Andrew Harmon (SF), Duane Parnell (PF), Thomas Daniel (C) William Riggs, Berry Cardona, Aaron Coco, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Arthur Ferreira (SG), Domenic Marino (PF) Mason Jones, Kevin Crossen, Alonzo Samuelson | |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:40 | UNLV | Rod Newsom makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Grant (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Harmon (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Duane Parnell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Daniel (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Joshua Myers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Domenic Marino (tired) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Rod Newsom (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Colorado | Scott Grant connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Duane Parnell and the foul's on Joshua Myers - foul #3 on Joshua Myers, team foul #11 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG) Joshua Myers | |
| 07:23 | Colorado | Scott Grant makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:03 | UNLV | Robert Welsh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Duane Parnell pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Domenic Marino is called for the reach on Thomas Daniel - foul #5 on Domenic Marino, team foul #12 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Henry Lubbers (SF), Aaron Coco (PF) Scott Grant, Andrew Harmon, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Kevin Crossen (SG), James Johnson (SF), Alonzo Samuelson (C) Robert Mayfield, Arthur Ferreira, Domenic Marino | |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Robert Welsh scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 06:29 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Berry Cardona (SG), Lonnie Bland (C) Joel Lee, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira (PG) Robert Welsh | |
| 06:11 | Colorado | Aaron Coco is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Riggs | 60-44 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira double dribbles in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (SG) Kevin Crossen | |
| 05:44 | Colorado | William Riggs is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Lubbers | 62-44 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Alonzo Samuelson | 62-47 |
| 05:38 | Colorado | Henry Lubbers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Andrew Harmon (SF), Duane Parnell (PF) Berry Cardona, Aaron Coco | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (PG) Arthur Ferreira | |
| 05:26 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson lays it in set up by Mason Jones | 62-49 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Riggs and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #13 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Thomas Daniel (C) William Riggs, Henry Lubbers, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG), Kevin Crossen (SG), Joshua Myers (SF) Mason Jones, Robert Mayfield, James Johnson | |
| 05:06 | Colorado | Andrew Harmon misses the free throw | 64-49 |
| 05:06 | UNLV | Rod Newsom snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 04:41 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Welsh | 64-51 |
| 04:12 | Colorado | Scott Grant is hacked by Alonzo Samuelson - foul #4 on Alonzo Samuelson, team foul #14 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Berry Cardona (SG), Aaron Coco (PF) Joel Lee, Andrew Harmon, Duane Parnell | |
| Subs | UNLV | Mason Jones (SG), Arthur Ferreira (SF) Kevin Crossen, Joshua Myers | |
| 04:12 | Colorado | Scott Grant misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:12 | Colorado | Scott Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Berry Cardona is called for the reach on Mason Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Berry Cardona, team foul #3 | 65-51 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | Robert Welsh is fouled on the floor by Thomas Daniel - foul #1 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #4 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Andrew Harmon (SF), Lonnie Bland (C) Scott Grant, Thomas Daniel | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 03:40 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson's floater is tipped away by Lonnie Bland | 65-51 |
| 03:39 | Colorado | Aaron Coco grabs the board | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Riggs (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Berry Cardona (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Harmon (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Coco (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Bland (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Welsh (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mason Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ferreira (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Rod Newsom (very tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Alonzo Samuelson (very tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Aaron Coco lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Harmon | 67-51 |
| 03:04 | UNLV | Arthur Ferreira comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-51 |
| 03:02 | Colorado | Berry Cardona pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Aaron Coco hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Rod Newsom - foul #5 on Rod Newsom, team foul #15 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Scott Grant (SF), Thomas Daniel (C) William Riggs, Berry Cardona, Andrew Harmon, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Mayfield (PG), Kevin Crossen (SG), Joshua Myers (SF), James Johnson (PF) Robert Welsh, Mason Jones, Arthur Ferreira, Rod Newsom | |
| 02:34 | Colorado | Aaron Coco makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:16 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses long on an open floater in the paint | 70-51 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 01:47 | Colorado | Aaron Coco buries a driving attempt from the left block | 72-51 |
| 01:42 | UNLV | Joshua Myers comes up short on the floater from close range | 72-51 |
| 01:40 | Colorado | Aaron Coco grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 01:20 | Colorado | Thomas Daniel can't finish the layup | 72-51 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Joshua Myers snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 01:04 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 72-51 |
| 01:02 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 72-51 |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson drills a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Thomas Daniel - foul #2 on Thomas Daniel, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Riggs (PG), Andrew Harmon (SF) Henry Lubbers, Scott Grant | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Welsh (PG) Robert Mayfield | |
| 00:52 | UNLV | Alonzo Samuelson misses the free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:52 | Colorado | Aaron Coco snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Colorado | James Johnson is called for the reach on William Riggs - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #16 | 72-53 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | William Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | William Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Kevin Crossen is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua Myers | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | William Riggs runs out the clock | 74-55 |