| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Ricky Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Christopher Spratt (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) C - James Mills (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy's layup is rejected by James Mills | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to David Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Spratt | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Stephan Klem scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Gallo | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Zmolek and he's hacked by Patrick McGreevy - foul #1 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Wallace Malasky clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Wallace Malasky grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Zmolek - foul #1 on Randall Zmolek, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Randall Zmolek | 3-7 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Ricky Gallo's layup is rejected by James Mills | 3-7 |
| 17:46 | UNLV | Ira Kunz gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:40 | UNLV | James Mills is hacked by Stephan Klem - foul #1 on Stephan Klem, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 17:33 | UNLV | James Mills gets the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:28 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the floater near the basket | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | UNLV | Ira Kunz tips it back up and in | 3-9 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy banks in the layup | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 16:44 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt tips it home | 5-11 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Stephan Klem throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), John Fox (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Randall Zmolek, James Mills | |
| 16:34 | UNLV | Ira Kunz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Jasper Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Felton Kohn drills a 3 from straight away | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Ira Kunz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Oropeza - foul #1 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 16:01 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 16:01 | Denver | Felton Kohn snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - John Fox (fresh) C - Felton Kohn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Denver | Jasper Winn knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 15:17 | UNLV | Ira Kunz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Burt Chapman | 10-14 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Bobby Harris travels with the ball | 10-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Ricky Gallo (C) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn, Bobby Harris, John Fox, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Randall Zmolek (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez, Nathan Ortez, Ira Kunz, Howard Osterberger | |
| 14:43 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-14 |
| 14:41 | Denver | Ricky Gallo grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Ricky Gallo knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on James Mills - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Ricky Gallo makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 14:12 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 13-14 |
| 14:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ricky Gallo | 13-14 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Andrew Fenton lays it in set up by Stephan Klem and the foul's on Frederick Coleman - foul #1 on Frederick Coleman, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG) Stephan Klem | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| 13:49 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:49 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Christopher Spratt | 15-14 |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-14 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Ricky Gallo can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 15-14 |
| 13:31 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 13:13 | UNLV | David Davis misses short on a shot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 13:12 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman tips it home | 15-16 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-16 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Davis and he's fouled by Ricky Gallo - foul #1 on Ricky Gallo, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Bobby Harris (SF), John Fox (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Frederick Coleman | |
| 12:44 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek misses the free throw | 15-18 |
| 12:44 | Denver | John Fox grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 12:17 | Denver | The short jumper by Felton Kohn is denied by Randall Zmolek | 15-18 |
| 12:16 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG) Patrick McGreevy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) Randall Zmolek, Howard Osterberger | |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 11:58 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - John Fox (fresh) C - Felton Kohn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Nathan Ortez (fresh) PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Denver | John Fox scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 18-20 |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the easy layup | 18-20 |
| 11:33 | Denver | John Fox grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses short on a shot from the left side | 18-20 |
| 11:20 | Denver | John Fox tips it home | 20-20 |
| 11:06 | UNLV | Ira Kunz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Nathan Ortez | 20-22 |
| 10:42 | Denver | John Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Ricky Gallo (C) Stephan Klem, Bobby Harris, John Fox, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG) Burt Chapman, Pedro Jimenez | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jasper Winn - foul #1 on Jasper Winn, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Howard Osterberger (C) James Mills | |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 10:26 | UNLV | Ira Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Nathan Ortez steals the ball from Wallace Malasky | 20-23 |
| 09:57 | UNLV | David Davis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 20-23 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Ricky Gallo snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Ricky Gallo lays it in set up by Wallace Malasky | 22-23 |
| 09:31 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt double dribbles | 22-23 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF) Nathan Ortez, Ira Kunz | |
| 09:08 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 09:07 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt can't connect on a shot from the right side | 22-23 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Wallace Malasky drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Oropeza | 24-23 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger is fouled on the floor by Ricky Gallo - foul #2 on Ricky Gallo, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), John Fox (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Thomas Oropeza, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) David Davis, Christopher Spratt, Frederick Coleman | |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:18 | Denver | John Fox pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Jasper Winn misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 07:55 | Denver | John Fox tips it in | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) PF - John Fox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Felton Kohn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Burt Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Osterberger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | John Fox denies the turnaround by Howard Osterberger | 26-24 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Stephan Klem gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:18 | Denver | John Fox misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ira Kunz - foul #1 on Ira Kunz, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Nathan Ortez (SF), James Mills (C) Randall Zmolek, Howard Osterberger | |
| 07:18 | Denver | John Fox makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:18 | Denver | John Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 07:05 | UNLV | Ira Kunz scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Pedro Jimenez | 28-26 |
| 06:44 | Denver | Jasper Winn is hacked by Pedro Jimenez - foul #1 on Pedro Jimenez, team foul #5 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG) Stephan Klem, Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Christopher Spratt (SG) Pedro Jimenez | |
| 06:25 | Denver | John Fox scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Oropeza | 30-26 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Ira Kunz is called for a charge - foul #2 on Ira Kunz, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Jasper Winn (C) Bobby Harris, John Fox, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Frederick Coleman (PF) Burt Chapman, Ira Kunz | |
| 05:55 | Denver | Wallace Malasky hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Oropeza | 32-26 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick McGreevy - foul #2 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG) Patrick McGreevy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Randall Zmolek (SF) Nathan Ortez | |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Randall Zmolek steps in front of the Jeffery Higbee pass | 32-28 |
| 05:29 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek lays it up and in | 32-30 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG) Jeffery Higbee | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | David Davis drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frederick Coleman and he's hacked by Jasper Winn - foul #2 on Jasper Winn, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Denver | John Fox (C) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez (SG), Ira Kunz (PF) Christopher Spratt, Frederick Coleman | |
| 05:19 | UNLV | David Davis makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Stephan Klem hits a driving attempt from close range | 34-33 |
| 04:56 | UNLV | David Davis knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 04:40 | Denver | John Fox comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 34-35 |
| 04:39 | Denver | John Fox gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | David Davis gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 04:18 | UNLV | Randall Zmolek makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ira Kunz | 34-37 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Wallace Malasky can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Andrew Fenton blocks the jumper by David Davis | 34-37 |
| 04:03 | UNLV | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 03:50 | UNLV | David Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Zmolek | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pedro Jimenez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Zmolek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Kunz (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mills (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton is hacked by James Mills - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Ricky Gallo (C) Stephan Klem, Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky, John Fox | |
| Subs | UNLV | Burt Chapman (PG), Christopher Spratt (SG), Nathan Ortez (SF), Frederick Coleman (PF), Howard Osterberger (C) David Davis, Pedro Jimenez, Randall Zmolek, Ira Kunz, James Mills | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Frederick Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Felton Kohn (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:58 | Denver | Bobby Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| 02:40 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathan Ortez | 36-41 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Felton Kohn blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Bobby Harris snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Burt Chapman steals it from Felton Kohn | 36-41 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick McGreevy - foul #3 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #10 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG) Patrick McGreevy | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ira Kunz (PF) Frederick Coleman | |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Felton Kohn scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bobby Harris | 38-42 |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Burt Chapman and he's hacked by Jasper Winn - foul #3 on Jasper Winn, team foul #11 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF), William Dry (PF) Jasper Winn, Bobby Harris, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Cue (PG), Randall Zmolek (SF), James Mills (C) Burt Chapman, Nathan Ortez, Howard Osterberger | |
| 01:18 | UNLV | Christopher Spratt makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Ricky Gallo misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #8 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Denver | John Fox (PF) William Dry | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Davis (PG), Pedro Jimenez (SG), Howard Osterberger (C) Joshua Cue, Christopher Spratt, James Mills | |
| 00:59 | Denver | Ricky Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Ricky Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez is fouled on the floor by Thomas Oropeza - foul #2 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #12 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Pedro Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the dunk | 39-47 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Howard Osterberger grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | David Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-47 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 00:01 | Denver | John Fox travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Bobby Harris (SG), William Dry (SF) Stephan Klem, Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | David Davis misses the fullcourt shot | 39-47 |