| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 6 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 19:35 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines tips it but misses | 27-30 |
| 19:34 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dan Freeman | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-30 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Bruce Goodson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 18:34 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 18:13 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses the easy layup | 29-30 |
| 17:44 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:15 | UNLV | Lowell Zaragoza steals it from Anthony Marshall | 29-30 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-30 |
| 16:59 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Goodson | 29-30 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Dan Freeman misses the driving attempt from the left block | 29-30 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Dan Freeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Dan Freeman clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-30 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Wilson Fields tips it in | 31-30 |
| 16:09 | UNLV | Jeremy Maurer picks off the pass by Filiberto Russo | 31-30 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Maurer | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 7 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines dunks the ball | 33-32 |
| 15:26 | Denver | Bruce Goodson blows the layup | 33-32 |
| 15:24 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Sheng Ximines | 33-35 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Bruce Goodson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | John Nelson grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 14:38 | UNLV | Lowell Zaragoza denies the turnaround by Filiberto Russo | 33-35 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Bruce Goodson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:12 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 14:11 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:54 | UNLV | Lowell Zaragoza is called for the reach on Anthony Marshall - foul #3 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Brian Kapp (PF), Richard Claassen (C) Bruce Goodson, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman, Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Michael Fuller (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Anthony Marshall, Alexei Kawczynski, Filiberto Russo, Sheng Ximines, John Nelson | |
| 13:39 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Fuller | 33-38 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Richard Claassen connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Kenneth Patterson | 35-38 |
| 13:03 | UNLV | Marshall Buford's pass is intercepted by Henry Steel | 35-38 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Michael Fuller steps in front of the Henry Steel pass | 35-38 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Adam Sontag misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 12:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Henry Steel | 35-38 |
| 12:25 | Denver | David Dabney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Brian Kapp misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 12:22 | UNLV | Joseph Massey grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 11:59 | UNLV | Kenneth Patterson picks off the pass by Adam Sontag | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Henry Steel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dabney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) SG - Szczesny Klimaszewski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Fuller (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marshall Buford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Massey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Denver | Henry Steel misses the shot from the right side | 35-38 |
| 11:40 | UNLV | Joseph Massey gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:18 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:01 | Denver | David Dabney can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Brian Kapp grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Henry Steel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:40 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 10:17 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski double dribbles | 35-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Henry Steel, David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Brian Kapp, Richard Claassen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), John Nelson (C) Adam Sontag, Szczesny Klimaszewski, Michael Fuller, Marshall Buford, Joseph Massey | |
| 09:52 | Denver | Bruce Goodson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Filiberto Russo snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Bruce Goodson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 08:59 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | John Nelson clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 35-41 |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Bruce Goodson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Wilson Fields misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-43 |
| 08:33 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:10 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the shot from the right side | 35-45 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 7 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UNLV | A charge is called on Sheng Ximines - foul #2 on Sheng Ximines, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Michael Fuller (SF), Marshall Buford (PF), Joseph Massey (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Filiberto Russo, Sheng Ximines, John Nelson | |
| 07:08 | Denver | Bruce Goodson drills a shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 06:49 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 06:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dan Freeman | 39-45 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Bruce Goodson hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jeremy Maurer | 41-45 |
| 06:18 | UNLV | Bruce Goodson picks off the pass by Anthony Marshall | 41-45 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Anthony Marshall steps in front of the Bruce Goodson pass | 41-45 |
| 05:57 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski lays it in set up by Anthony Marshall | 41-47 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #1 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Richard Claassen (C) Bruce Goodson, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG), Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF), Sheng Ximines (PF), John Nelson (C) Anthony Marshall, Szczesny Klimaszewski, Michael Fuller, Marshall Buford, Joseph Massey | |
| 05:42 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:16 | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sheng Ximines | 43-50 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Filiberto Russo - foul #1 on Filiberto Russo, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Wilson Fields (C) Jeremy Maurer, Richard Claassen | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG) Adam Sontag | |
| 04:58 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines lays it in on a great pass from Anthony Marshall and he's hacked by Brian Kapp - foul #1 on Brian Kapp, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (PF) Brian Kapp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Adam Sontag (PG) Anthony Marshall | |
| 04:31 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Filiberto Russo steps in front of the Wilson Fields pass | 45-53 |
| 03:55 | UNLV | Bruce Goodson picks off the pass by John Nelson | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 03:34 | Denver | Dan Freeman snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Dabney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 9 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Adam Sontag (fresh) SG - Alexei Kawczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Filiberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sheng Ximines (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sheng Ximines - foul #3 on Sheng Ximines, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Brian Kapp (C) David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | UNLV | Anthony Marshall (PG), Joseph Massey (C) Adam Sontag, John Nelson | |
| 03:21 | Denver | Bruce Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:21 | UNLV | Joseph Massey grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 02:52 | UNLV | Bruce Goodson steals the ball from Alexei Kawczynski | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:35 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 02:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joseph Massey | 46-53 |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines drills a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Bruce Goodson - foul #2 on Bruce Goodson, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG), Wilson Fields (C) Bruce Goodson, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Michael Fuller (SF), John Nelson (C) Alexei Kawczynski, Filiberto Russo, Joseph Massey | |
| 02:04 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines misses the free throw | 46-55 |
| 02:04 | Denver | Wilson Fields snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 02:04 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 01:50 | UNLV | Sheng Ximines grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | 3 seconds is called on Anthony Marshall | 46-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Dan Freeman (PF) David Dabney, Brian Kapp | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Filiberto Russo (SF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Michael Fuller | |
| 01:14 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is hacked by Anthony Marshall - foul #2 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 01:00 | UNLV | The rebound goes to John Nelson | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Bruce Goodson is called for the reach on John Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Goodson, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Marshall Buford (PF) Alexei Kawczynski, Sheng Ximines | |
| 00:57 | UNLV | Jeremy Maurer is called for the reach on Szczesny Klimaszewski - foul #2 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 00:55 | UNLV | Bruce Goodson is called for the reach on Anthony Marshall - foul #4 on Bruce Goodson, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | John Nelson is fouled on the floor by Wilson Fields - foul #2 on Wilson Fields, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | John Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:47 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-55 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Dan Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Goodson | 49-55 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski is hacked by Jeremy Maurer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Szczesny Klimaszewski is called for the reach on Bruce Goodson - foul #2 on Szczesny Klimaszewski, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Alexei Kawczynski (SG), Sheng Ximines (PF) Szczesny Klimaszewski, Marshall Buford | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-57 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | John Nelson pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | John Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Goodson - foul #5 on Bruce Goodson, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG) Bruce Goodson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Szczesny Klimaszewski (SG), Marshall Buford (PF) Alexei Kawczynski, Sheng Ximines | |
| 00:26 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | John Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:18 | Denver | David Dabney scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | David Dabney is called for the reach on Marshall Buford in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Dabney, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Marshall Buford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Anthony Marshall steals the ball from David Dabney | 52-61 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall is hacked by David Dabney in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dabney, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Anthony Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-63 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Dan Freeman tips it but misses | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Wilson Fields snags the offensive board | 52-63 |