| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Joseph Teran inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Denver | Ronald Blue clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 19:47 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by William Anderson | 31-48 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Joseph Teran travels with the ball | 31-48 |
| 19:12 | UNLV | William Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 19:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 31-48 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Kevin Harper loses the dribble to Steve Barrientos | 31-48 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-48 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 18:12 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steve Barrientos | 31-48 |
| 17:47 | UNLV | William Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos grabs the offensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 17:31 | UNLV | Roy Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), Guillermo Garcia (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) David Mabie, William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Steve Barrientos, Roy Green | |
| 17:09 | Denver | Chad Strickland is hacked by Guillermo Garcia - foul #1 on Guillermo Garcia, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:48 | Denver | Chad Strickland clanks a floater from the left block | 31-48 |
| 16:47 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Walter Bixler comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ross Segal - foul #1 on Ross Segal, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Ronald Blue, Ross Segal | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Walter Bixler makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:31 | UNLV | Walter Bixler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the lay-in | 31-49 |
| 16:05 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathon Ball - foul #1 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #2 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) John Whang, Paul James, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), Steve Barrientos (PF), Roy Green (C) Johnny Barbera, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 15:59 | UNLV | Michael Keffer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:35 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt comes up short on the shot from the right side | 31-50 |
| 15:34 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 15:23 | UNLV | Michael Keffer connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Mabie | 31-52 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF) Guillermo Garcia, Michael Keffer | |
| 14:54 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos is hacked by Robert Zerbel - foul #3 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #3 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SF) Joseph Teran | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos loses the ball out of bounds | 31-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (C) Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | UNLV | Larry Kelton (C) Roy Green | |
| 14:19 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chad Strickland | 34-52 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Zerbel - foul #4 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SF) Robert Zerbel | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG) David Mabie | |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | William Anderson is denied on a dunk by Paul James | 37-54 |
| 13:51 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos tips it but misses | 37-54 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Kevin Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:37 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Paul James tips it in | 39-54 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | William Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Kevin Harper, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter Bixler (PF) Steve Barrientos | |
| 13:32 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:32 | UNLV | William Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 13:08 | Denver | Jonathon Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-56 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Paul James gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Larry Kelton is called for the reach on Jonathon Ball - foul #2 on Larry Kelton, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), Guillermo Garcia (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Roy Green (C) Johnny Barbera, William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Larry Kelton | |
| 12:18 | Denver | Jonathon Ball is hacked by Walter Bixler - foul #1 on Walter Bixler, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Paul James | |
| Subs | UNLV | Steve Barrientos (PF) Walter Bixler | |
| 12:13 | Denver | Ronald Blue is fouled on the floor by Roy Green - foul #1 on Roy Green, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Steve Barrientos blocks the short jumper by Joseph Teran | 42-56 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Chad Strickland tips it back up and in | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Roy Green (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | David Mabie misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 11:42 | UNLV | Roy Green can't tip it in | 44-56 |
| 11:41 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos tips it in | 44-58 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Joseph Teran clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-58 |
| 11:22 | Denver | Chad Strickland grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Joseph Teran comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-58 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits the follow up shot | 46-58 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Guillermo Garcia | 46-60 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Ronald Blue comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Jonathon Ball can't tip it in | 46-60 |
| 10:26 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Steve Barrientos picks off the pass by Joseph Teran | 46-60 |
| 09:52 | UNLV | Michael Keffer lays it up and in | 46-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:43 | Denver | Kevin Harper is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Garcia as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Guillermo Garcia, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Manuel Sawyer (C) Ronald Blue, Joseph Teran, Chad Strickland, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Walter Bixler (PF), Larry Kelton (C) David Mabie, Guillermo Garcia, Michael Keffer, Steve Barrientos, Roy Green | |
| 09:23 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer is hacked by Larry Kelton - foul #3 on Larry Kelton, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Ross Segal | 48-62 |
| 08:52 | UNLV | William Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Paul James pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:44 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Kevin Harper gets the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Paul James misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 08:30 | UNLV | Robert Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:15 | UNLV | Robert Weaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 08:13 | UNLV | Larry Kelton hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:08 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | Walter Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 07:46 | UNLV | William Anderson buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Barbera | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ross Segal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Johnny Barbera (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) PF - Walter Bixler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Kelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Denver | Johnny Barbera steals the ball from Erik Bobbitt in the backcourt | 48-66 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | William Anderson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 48-69 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Paul James can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 07:13 | Denver | Ross Segal tips it back up and in | 50-69 |
| 06:57 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Ross Segal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper is fouled on the floor by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Paul James, Ross Segal, Manuel Sawyer | |
| Subs | UNLV | David Mabie (PG), Guillermo Garcia (SG), Michael Keffer (SF), Steve Barrientos (PF), Roy Green (C) Johnny Barbera, William Anderson, Robert Weaver, Walter Bixler, Larry Kelton | |
| 06:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 06:29 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:11 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the jump hook from close range set up by John Whang | 54-69 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Jonathon Ball denies the turnaround by Steve Barrientos | 54-69 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Joseph Teran gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 05:36 | Denver | John Whang is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Whang, team foul #6 | 54-69 |
| 05:14 | UNLV | Robert Zerbel picks off the pass by David Mabie | 54-69 |
| 04:58 | Denver | John Whang clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 04:57 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos gets the rebound | 54-69 |
| 04:45 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Jonathon Ball snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 04:21 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Mabie | 56-71 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Ronald Blue buries a jump hook from close range | 58-71 |
| 04:00 | UNLV | Ronald Blue steals it from Michael Keffer | 58-71 |
| 03:55 | Denver | John Whang banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Blue | 60-71 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | UNLV | Michael Keffer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Mabie | 60-73 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - David Mabie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Guillermo Garcia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Keffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barrientos (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 03:09 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Blue | 60-73 |
| 02:56 | Denver | John Whang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-73 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | Steve Barrientos gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 02:55 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Kevin Harper (SG) John Whang, Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | UNLV | William Anderson (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Larry Kelton (C) Guillermo Garcia, Michael Keffer, Roy Green | |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Robert Weaver scores on a floater in the paint set up by David Mabie and he's fouled by Joseph Teran - foul #2 on Joseph Teran, team foul #7 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Manuel Sawyer (SG), Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Barbera (PG), Guillermo Garcia (SG), Walter Bixler (PF) David Mabie, William Anderson, Steve Barrientos | |
| 02:39 | UNLV | Robert Weaver misses the free throw | 60-75 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Ross Segal grabs the board | 60-75 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Ross Segal is hacked by Walter Bixler - foul #2 on Walter Bixler, team foul #8 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Keffer (SF) Robert Weaver | |
| 02:21 | Denver | Ross Segal makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Ross Segal misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:21 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 02:00 | UNLV | Michael Keffer blows the layup | 61-75 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Ronald Blue comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-75 |
| 01:49 | UNLV | Larry Kelton gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:31 | UNLV | Michael Keffer misses badly on a floater from the left block | 61-75 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Ronald Blue snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Michael Keffer denies the turnaround by Manuel Sawyer | 61-75 |
| 01:22 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:08 | UNLV | Larry Kelton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 61-75 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Ronald Blue pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Blue | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | UNLV | Guillermo Garcia clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-75 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Paul James snags the defensive board | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Ross Segal's floater is tipped away by Walter Bixler | 63-75 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | Michael Keffer grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Johnny Barbera runs out the clock | 63-75 |