| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Tracey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fresh) C - Wayne Dozier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:41 | UNLV | Anthony Pettitt picks off the pass by Daniel Bixby | 39-36 |
| 19:22 | Denver | James Holder misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt misses the tip | 39-36 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Donald Tracey snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 18:38 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:15 | Denver | Leo Taylor pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 17:54 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 17:43 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Graham | 39-39 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Aaron Patterson connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Taylor | 41-39 |
| 17:34 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 41-42 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Donald Tracey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 17:17 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 17:10 | UNLV | Anthony Pettitt swats the layup by Wayne Dozier | 41-42 |
| 17:08 | UNLV | Donald Kocher snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | James Holder is called for the reach on Joshua Houghton - foul #1 on James Holder, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bentley (PF), Larry Hess (C) Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Labarbera (PF), Arthur Russ (C) Daniel Bixby, Donald Kocher, Wayne Dozier | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits the finger roll | 41-44 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Donald Bentley connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leo Taylor | 43-44 |
| 16:00 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton is fouled on the floor by Aaron Patterson - foul #2 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), John Miller (PF) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF) Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winston Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miller (fresh) C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Rumble (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Sea (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Labarbera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 15:43 | Denver | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Larry Caldwell takes the ball from Winston Bennett | 43-44 |
| 15:08 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), James Holder (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Anthony Pettitt (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Winston Bennett, Larry Hess, John Miller, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Donald Kocher (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Larry Caldwell, Robert Labarbera, Arthur Russ | |
| 14:54 | Denver | Russell Sea steals it from Leo Taylor | 43-44 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | Russell Sea buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 43-46 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Leo Taylor is hacked by Russell Sea - foul #1 on Russell Sea, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea | |
| 13:46 | Denver | Aaron Patterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:22 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Leo Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 12:52 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Donald Tracey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Aaron Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 12:14 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 11:54 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Bixby | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pettitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Dozier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 11:38 | Denver | Donald Tracey can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 11:36 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:17 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 11:15 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Donald Tracey gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Denver | James Holder loses the dribble to Daniel Bixby | 43-49 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Tracey - foul #2 on Donald Tracey, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Larry Hess (SF), John Miller (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Donald Kocher | |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Winston Bennett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Donald Bentley can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 09:45 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:21 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 09:20 | UNLV | Robert Rumble tips it in | 43-53 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Winston Bennett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 09:01 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 08:37 | UNLV | Larry Hess takes the ball from Wayne Dozier | 43-53 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Christopher Jackson lays it in on a great pass from Larry Hess | 45-53 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Russell Sea lays it in on a great pass from Larry Caldwell | 45-55 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Christopher Jackson is fouled on the floor by Larry Caldwell - foul #1 on Larry Caldwell, team foul #2 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), James Holder (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF) Christopher Jackson, Winston Bennett, John Miller | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Arthur Russ (C) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Wayne Dozier | |
| 07:41 | Denver | Leo Taylor knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Holder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Larry Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Labarbera (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UNLV | Arthur Russ misses the runner in the paint | 47-55 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Leo Taylor gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Houghton - foul #3 on Joshua Houghton, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Tracey (C) Larry Hess | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG), Donald Kocher (PF) Larry Caldwell, Robert Labarbera | |
| 06:54 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:26 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by Aaron Patterson - foul #3 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Pettitt (PF) Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Arthur Russ hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Bixby and he's fouled by Anthony Pettitt - foul #1 on Anthony Pettitt, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 06:03 | UNLV | Arthur Russ makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Leo Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 05:43 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Houghton | 49-61 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Donald Tracey scores on a shot from the right side | 51-61 |
| 04:32 | UNLV | James Holder steals the ball from Jeffrey Graham | 51-61 |
| 04:28 | Denver | James Holder lays it in | 53-61 |
| 04:06 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 04:05 | Denver | James Holder pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Leo Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 03:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Joshua Houghton | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Pettitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Daniel Bixby (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Graham (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Houghton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Kocher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Russ (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:28 | UNLV | Donald Kocher buries a shot from the right block | 53-63 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Leo Taylor is hacked by Donald Kocher - foul #2 on Donald Kocher, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Larry Hess (SF), John Miller (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG), Robert Rumble (SG), Russell Sea (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF), Wayne Dozier (C) Daniel Bixby, Jeffrey Graham, Joshua Houghton, Donald Kocher, Arthur Russ | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Winston Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 03:01 | UNLV | Robert Labarbera snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 02:59 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (SG) Winston Bennett | |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Bixby (PG) Larry Caldwell | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier misses short on a jumper from close range | 53-63 |
| 02:35 | Denver | The rebound goes to Larry Hess | 53-63 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Anthony Pettitt (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Larry Hess, John Miller, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham (SG), Joshua Houghton (SF), Donald Kocher (PF) Robert Rumble, Russell Sea, Robert Labarbera | |
| 02:22 | Denver | Leo Taylor is fouled on the floor by Wayne Dozier - foul #1 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Winston Bennett (SG), Larry Hess (SF), John Miller (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Anthony Pettitt, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 02:15 | Denver | Winston Bennett connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 56-63 |
| 01:47 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the tip | 56-63 |
| 01:44 | UNLV | Joshua Houghton tips it in | 56-65 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (PG), James Holder (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Anthony Pettitt (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Winston Bennett, Larry Hess, John Miller, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 01:35 | Denver | Leo Taylor knocks in the floater near the basket | 58-65 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Graham | 58-67 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Donald Tracey scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Wayne Dozier - foul #2 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the free throw | 60-67 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Donald Kocher grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Aaron Patterson gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:03 | Denver | Aaron Patterson connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Leo Taylor | 62-67 |
| 00:39 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby is fouled on the floor by Anthony Pettitt - foul #2 on Anthony Pettitt, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham is hacked by James Holder - foul #2 on James Holder, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Labarbera (PF) Donald Kocher | |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | UNLV | Jeffrey Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the board | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier is hacked by James Holder in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Holder, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Donald Kocher (PF) Robert Labarbera | |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Wayne Dozier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Denver | James Holder is hacked by Wayne Dozier - foul #3 on Wayne Dozier, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Denver | James Holder misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Donald Kocher | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Donald Kocher is hacked by James Holder in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Holder, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Caldwell (PG) Joshua Houghton | |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Donald Kocher misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Aaron Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:17 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Tracey | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:13 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Taylor - foul #2 on Leo Taylor, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Larry Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Aaron Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-72 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Joshua Houghton (SF), Robert Labarbera (PF) Larry Caldwell, Donald Kocher | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Daniel Bixby runs out the clock | 65-72 |