| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Astorga inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 19:25 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Richard Astorga hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Troy Babineaux | 38-30 |
| 18:46 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 40-30 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Dikembe Agbayani | 40-30 |
| 18:09 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-30 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Arthur Clauson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-30 |
| 17:51 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:45 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes makes the jumper from close range | 45-30 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Arthur Clauson is fouled on the floor by George Reiber - foul #2 on George Reiber, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (SG), Alberto Marino (SF), Micah Harper (C) George Reiber, Ramiro Zapata, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| 17:15 | Denver | John Waterbury double dribbles | 45-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steve Degnan (C) Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG) Troy Babineaux | |
| 17:01 | UNLV | Micah Harper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-30 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Winston Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Steve Degnan - foul #1 on Steve Degnan, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF) Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga | |
| 16:49 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:42 | UNLV | Micah Harper drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Urrutia | 47-31 |
| 16:23 | Denver | John Waterbury blows the layup | 47-31 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Micah Harper hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Steve Degnan and the foul's on John Waterbury - foul #3 on John Waterbury, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Reiber (SG), Ramiro Zapata (SF), Dikembe Agbayani (C) Edward Bonner, Alberto Marino, Steve Degnan | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Danny Berta, Randy Byrd, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| 15:57 | UNLV | Micah Harper makes the free throw | 50-31 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Micah Harper (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-31 |
| 15:39 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani gets the rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:32 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Reiber | 52-31 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Joseph Urrutia takes the ball from Kenneth Shedd | 52-31 |
| 15:06 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| 15:04 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia grabs the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 14:50 | UNLV | Micah Harper hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Ramiro Zapata | 54-31 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-31 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd hits the follow up shot | 54-33 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Micah Harper misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Morgan - foul #3 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Clauson (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (C) Kenneth Shedd, Richard Astorga, Christopher Phillips | |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Micah Harper misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Micah Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 54-33 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Christopher Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 14:08 | Denver | John Waterbury misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 14:06 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata pulls down the rebound | 54-33 |
| 13:52 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 13:50 | Denver | John Waterbury snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 13:42 | Denver | George Reiber steals the ball from Randy Byrd | 54-33 |
| 13:20 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Agbayani | 57-33 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Micah Harper - foul #2 on Micah Harper, team foul #3 | 57-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (PG), Alberto Marino (SF), Ronald Hughes (PF), Steve Degnan (C) Joseph Urrutia, Ramiro Zapata, Micah Harper, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, Randy Byrd, John Waterbury | |
| 13:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 57-34 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-34 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Christopher Phillips snags the offensive board | 57-34 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Arthur Clauson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Reiber - foul #3 on George Reiber, team foul #4 | 57-34 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (PF) Christopher Morgan | |
| 12:57 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 12:40 | UNLV | Steve Degnan clanks a floater from the free throw line | 57-36 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Christopher Phillips grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Arthur Clauson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia (PG) George Reiber | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Steve Degnan scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Bonner and he's fouled by Christopher Phillips - foul #2 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #3 | 59-36 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Steve Degnan makes the free throw | 60-36 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Arthur Clauson buries a 3 from the right wing | 60-39 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Bonner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Marino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Bonner | 63-39 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Christopher Phillips buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Shedd | 63-42 |
| 11:16 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes throws it down | 65-42 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 10:42 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | The offensive rebound goes to Alberto Marino | 65-44 |
| 10:25 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes blows the layup | 65-44 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Christopher Phillips pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Alberto Marino steps in front of the Kenneth Shedd pass | 65-44 |
| 09:58 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia's dunk attempt is rejected by John Waterbury | 65-44 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd grabs the board | 65-44 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Christopher Phillips connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Astorga and he's hacked by Steve Degnan - foul #2 on Steve Degnan, team foul #5 | 65-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Reiber (SG), Ramiro Zapata (SF), Micah Harper (PF), Dikembe Agbayani (C) Edward Bonner, Alberto Marino, Ronald Hughes, Steve Degnan | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Kenneth Shedd, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, John Waterbury | |
| 09:39 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:22 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia loses the dribble to Christopher Morgan | 65-47 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Joseph Urrutia steps in front of the Christopher Morgan pass | 65-47 |
| 08:54 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia hits the finger roll | 67-47 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Christopher Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-47 |
| 08:39 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Phillips | 67-47 |
| 08:25 | Denver | Troy Babineaux loses the ball out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Bonner (PG) Joseph Urrutia | |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Smith (C) Christopher Phillips | |
| 08:00 | UNLV | Edward Bonner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ramiro Zapata | 69-47 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Winston Smith misses the easy layup | 69-47 |
| 07:51 | UNLV | Edward Bonner gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Bonner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Reiber (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ramiro Zapata (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Micah Harper (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:36 | UNLV | Micah Harper hits a floater from the left side set up by George Reiber | 71-47 |
| 07:20 | Denver | George Reiber is called for the reach on Winston Smith - foul #4 on George Reiber, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alberto Marino (PG), Ronald Hughes (PF), Steve Degnan (C) Edward Bonner, Micah Harper, Dikembe Agbayani | |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), John Waterbury (C) Danny Berta, Randy Byrd, Winston Smith | |
| 07:00 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses short on a runner near the basket | 71-47 |
| 06:58 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 06:51 | UNLV | Steve Degnan hits the finger roll set up by George Reiber | 73-47 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Richard Astorga can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-47 |
| 06:37 | UNLV | Steve Degnan pulls down the rebound | 73-47 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Richard Astorga takes the ball from Steve Degnan | 73-47 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-47 |
| 06:00 | UNLV | Steve Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 05:40 | UNLV | Christopher Morgan blocks the short jumper by Steve Degnan | 73-47 |
| 05:38 | UNLV | Steve Degnan grabs the offensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 05:19 | UNLV | Steve Degnan misses badly on a runner from the left block | 73-47 |
| 05:17 | Denver | John Waterbury snags the defensive board | 73-47 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Troy Babineaux can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-47 |
| 05:00 | Denver | Troy Babineaux tips it home | 73-49 |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on John Waterbury - foul #4 on John Waterbury, team foul #4 | 75-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia (PG), Edward Bonner (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (C) Alberto Marino, George Reiber, Ramiro Zapata | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), Winston Smith (PF) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan | |
| 04:47 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes makes the free throw | 76-49 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Danny Berta drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Shedd | 76-52 |
| 04:16 | UNLV | Randy Byrd is called for the reach on Edward Bonner - foul #1 on Randy Byrd, team foul #5 | 76-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Micah Harper (PF) Ronald Hughes | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani and the foul's on Kenneth Shedd - foul #2 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #6 | 78-52 |
| 04:04 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses the free throw | 78-52 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Winston Smith grabs the board | 78-52 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd is fouled on the floor by Steve Degnan - foul #3 on Steve Degnan, team foul #7 | 78-52 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 03:45 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani pulls down the rebound | 78-52 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Joseph Urrutia (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Bonner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Degnan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Micah Harper (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - John Waterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Steve Degnan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Waterbury - foul #5 on John Waterbury, team foul #7 | 78-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Faulk (SF) John Waterbury | |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Steve Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 79-52 |
| 03:36 | UNLV | Steve Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-52 |
| 03:36 | Denver | Danny Berta snags the defensive board | 79-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Joseph Urrutia takes the ball from Danny Berta | 79-52 |
| 03:08 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Urrutia | 81-52 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Danny Berta drills a shot in the paint | 81-54 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:41 | UNLV | Micah Harper slams it home set up by Joseph Urrutia | 83-54 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Winston Smith clanks a floater from the baseline | 83-54 |
| 02:25 | Denver | Winston Smith tips it home | 83-56 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 83-56 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | Micah Harper snags the offensive board | 83-56 |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Steve Degnan lays it in on a great pass from Micah Harper and he's hacked by Kenneth Shedd - foul #3 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #8 | 85-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | George Reiber (SG), Ramiro Zapata (SF) Edward Bonner, Micah Harper | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:46 | UNLV | Steve Degnan makes the free throw | 86-56 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Winston Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 86-56 |
| 01:23 | UNLV | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 86-56 |
| 00:54 | UNLV | Ramiro Zapata buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Urrutia | 89-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Denver | Winston Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 89-56 |
| 00:44 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Steve Degnan | 89-56 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia is hacked by Kenneth Shedd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #9 | 89-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Ronald Hughes (PF) Steve Degnan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 1st free throw | 90-56 |
| 00:42 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia misses the 2nd free throw | 90-56 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Kevin Faulk grabs the board | 90-56 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Winston Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 90-56 |
| 00:34 | UNLV | Ronald Hughes pulls down the rebound | 90-56 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Berta - foul #2 on Danny Berta, team foul #10 | 90-56 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 1st free throw | 91-56 |
| 00:07 | UNLV | Joseph Urrutia makes the 2nd free throw | 92-56 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Winston Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 92-56 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses the tip | 92-56 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Kevin Faulk gets the offensive rebound | 92-56 |