| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Weigel (fresh) C - Randy Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) SG - Cleveland Sweat (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Joseph Harris inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 19:48 | Denver | James Tellis tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Randy Collins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Daryl Labelle - foul #3 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG) Daryl Labelle | |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:28 | Denver | James Tellis grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 19:16 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Paul Weigel is fouled on the floor by Joseph Harris - foul #2 on Joseph Harris, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Williams misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Harris - foul #3 on Joseph Harris, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (SF) Joseph Harris | |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 18:41 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat misses the shot from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 18:19 | UNLV | Paul Weigel grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 18:11 | UNLV | Randy Collins's fadeaway is rejected by James Tellis | 43-33 |
| 18:10 | UNLV | Charles Wong tips it in | 45-33 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Angel Romano makes the floater from the left wing set up by Cleveland Sweat | 45-35 |
| 17:48 | UNLV | Charles Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brock Rogers (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Charles Solberg (C) James Williams, Charles Wong, Paul Weigel, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:34 | Denver | Federico Gallegos drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cleveland Sweat | 45-38 |
| 17:09 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Mays | 47-38 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 16:53 | UNLV | Eric Mays grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 16:38 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 16:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Tellis | 47-38 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Bradley Blair comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Bradley Blair grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:08 | Denver | James Tellis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billie Schmidt - foul #2 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brice Roseman (SG), Charles Wong (SF), Paul Weigel (PF), Randy Collins (C) Billie Schmidt, Brock Rogers, John Wheeler, Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson (PG), Scott Field (SG), Dikembe Amendola (SF), Jimmy Neff (C) Federico Gallegos, Cleveland Sweat, Bradley Blair, Angel Romano | |
| 16:08 | Denver | James Tellis misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:08 | Denver | James Tellis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:08 | UNLV | Randy Collins gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 15:56 | UNLV | Randy Collins misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 15:55 | UNLV | Charles Wong grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brice Roseman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Nicholas Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Field (fresh) SF - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) PF - James Tellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | UNLV | Randy Collins is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amendola - foul #1 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG) Brice Roseman | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Joseph Harris (SF) Scott Field, James Tellis | |
| 15:35 | UNLV | James Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Collins | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | Denver | James Williams steals the ball from Dikembe Amendola | 50-38 |
| 15:11 | UNLV | James Williams lays it in | 52-38 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Joseph Harris buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Daryl Labelle | 52-41 |
| 14:45 | UNLV | James Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Jimmy Neff pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Jimmy Neff loses the dribble to James Williams | 52-41 |
| 14:25 | UNLV | James Williams hits the finger roll | 54-41 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Nicholas Jorgenson | 54-43 |
| 13:53 | UNLV | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Amendola - foul #2 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Brice Roseman (PG), Billie Schmidt (SG), Brock Rogers (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Charles Solberg (C) James Williams, Eric Mays, Charles Wong, Paul Weigel, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Denver | Cleveland Sweat (SG), James Tellis (PF), Angel Romano (C) Dikembe Amendola, Jimmy Neff, Nicholas Jorgenson | |
| 13:25 | UNLV | Brice Roseman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 13:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 54-43 |
| 13:02 | Denver | Angel Romano misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 13:00 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | John Wheeler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Tellis - foul #1 on James Tellis, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Randy Collins (C) Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Bradley Blair (SF) Daryl Labelle, Joseph Harris | |
| 12:48 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:48 | UNLV | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:37 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| 12:21 | UNLV | Randy Collins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brice Roseman | 59-43 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat is whistled for a carry | 59-43 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Charles Wong (SF) Brice Roseman, Brock Rogers | |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Amendola (SG) Cleveland Sweat | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Collins (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Wong | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Bradley Blair can't finish the layup | 62-43 |
| 11:29 | UNLV | Randy Collins pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 11:23 | UNLV | Randy Collins buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billie Schmidt | 64-43 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Federico Gallegos scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from James Tellis | 64-45 |
| 10:48 | UNLV | Charles Wong buries a floater in the paint | 66-45 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the lay-in | 66-45 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt grabs the board | 66-45 |
| 10:33 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 10:32 | UNLV | John Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | John Wheeler drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Eric Mays | 68-45 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Billie Schmidt steals the ball from Angel Romano | 68-45 |
| 10:04 | UNLV | Eric Mays hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billie Schmidt | 70-45 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Billie Schmidt - foul #3 on Billie Schmidt, team foul #2 | 70-45 |
| Subs | UNLV | James Williams (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Brock Rogers (SF), Paul Weigel (PF), Charles Solberg (C) Eric Mays, Billie Schmidt, Charles Wong, John Wheeler, Randy Collins | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Joseph Harris (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Federico Gallegos, Bradley Blair, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| 09:50 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 1st free throw | 70-46 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Brock Rogers clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #4 on Joseph Harris, team foul #7 | 70-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Cleveland Sweat (SG), Bradley Blair (SF) Dikembe Amendola, Joseph Harris | |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 09:40 | UNLV | Brock Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Daryl Labelle clanks a 3 from the right wing | 72-47 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Brock Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 09:03 | UNLV | James Williams buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Brice Roseman | 75-47 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 75-47 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Charles Solberg gets the rebound | 75-47 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | James Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-47 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Jimmy Neff grabs the board | 75-47 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Brock Rogers - foul #2 on Brock Rogers, team foul #3 | 75-47 |
| Subs | UNLV | Billie Schmidt (SG) Brice Roseman | |
| Subs | Denver | James Tellis (PF) Nicholas Jorgenson | |
| 08:21 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 08:21 | UNLV | Paul Weigel gets the rebound | 75-48 |
| 08:11 | UNLV | Brock Rogers lays it in on a nice dish by James Williams | 77-48 |
| 07:53 | Denver | James Tellis scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Blair | 77-50 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Billie Schmidt (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brock Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Weigel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Solberg (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cleveland Sweat (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | UNLV | Bradley Blair takes the ball from James Williams | 77-50 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Jimmy Neff knocks in the runner from close range set up by Bradley Blair | 77-52 |
| 07:16 | UNLV | Brock Rogers hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Solberg | 79-52 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Daryl Labelle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 79-52 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Jimmy Neff snags the offensive board | 79-52 |
| 06:49 | Denver | James Tellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-52 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Bradley Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-52 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-52 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Charles Solberg snags the defensive board | 79-52 |
| 06:24 | UNLV | Brock Rogers misses the jump hook from the baseline | 79-52 |
| 06:22 | Denver | James Tellis grabs the defensive rebound | 79-52 |
| 06:16 | Denver | James Williams steps in front of the Bradley Blair pass | 79-52 |
| 06:12 | UNLV | James Williams misses the easy layup | 79-52 |
| 06:11 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt tips it back up and in | 81-52 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Jimmy Neff loses the dribble to Billie Schmidt | 81-52 |
| 05:59 | UNLV | Billie Schmidt banks in the layup | 83-52 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Paul Weigel picks off the pass by Daryl Labelle | 83-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:23 | UNLV | Charles Solberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-52 |
| Subs | UNLV | Eric Mays (PG), Brice Roseman (SG), Lloyd Carey (SF), John Wheeler (PF) James Williams, Billie Schmidt, Paul Weigel, Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Scott Field (SG), Dikembe Amendola (SF), Kenneth Gilmore (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat, Bradley Blair, James Tellis, Jimmy Neff | |
| 05:09 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson is fouled on the floor by Brice Roseman - foul #1 on Brice Roseman, team foul #4 | 83-52 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Kenneth Gilmore misses the lay-in | 83-52 |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Brice Roseman pulls down the rebound | 83-52 |
| 04:44 | UNLV | Brice Roseman scores on a shot in the paint | 85-52 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Federico Gallegos | 85-54 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Brice Roseman loses the dribble to Federico Gallegos | 85-54 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Scott Field lays it in on a nice dish by Federico Gallegos | 85-56 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 85-56 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola gets the rebound | 85-56 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Eric Mays (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brice Roseman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Carey (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brock Rogers (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Field (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Gilmore (fresh) C - Nicholas Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Denver | Federico Gallegos is hacked by Eric Mays - foul #3 on Eric Mays, team foul #5 | 85-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Solberg (C) Lloyd Carey | |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Neff (C) Nicholas Jorgenson | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Eric Mays takes the ball from Scott Field | 85-56 |
| 03:15 | UNLV | Brice Roseman lays it in on a great pass from Eric Mays | 87-56 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Scott Field comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brice Roseman - foul #2 on Brice Roseman, team foul #6 | 87-56 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (SF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Dikembe Amendola, Kenneth Gilmore | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Scott Field misses the 1st free throw | 87-56 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Scott Field makes the 2nd free throw | 87-57 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | UNLV | Brice Roseman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 90-57 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Bradley Blair makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Federico Gallegos | 90-60 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Eric Mays comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Jorgenson - foul #1 on Nicholas Jorgenson, team foul #8 | 90-60 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lloyd Carey (SF) Charles Solberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Amendola (SG) Scott Field | |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Eric Mays misses the 1st free throw | 90-60 |
| 02:17 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 91-60 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Federico Gallegos misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 91-60 |
| 02:06 | Denver | Jimmy Neff snags the offensive board | 91-60 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson drills a shot from close range and the foul's on Eric Mays - foul #4 on Eric Mays, team foul #7 | 91-62 |
| Subs | UNLV | Charles Solberg (C) Lloyd Carey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:51 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson makes the free throw | 91-63 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Federico Gallegos is called for the reach on Eric Mays - foul #2 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #9 | 91-63 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 1st free throw | 92-63 |
| 01:33 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 93-63 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Jimmy Neff hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Amendola | 93-65 |
| 00:59 | UNLV | Brice Roseman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 93-65 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Jimmy Neff snags the defensive board | 93-65 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola is hacked by Brice Roseman - foul #3 on Brice Roseman, team foul #8 | 93-65 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 1st free throw | 93-66 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 2nd free throw | 93-67 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Eric Mays clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Federico Gallegos - foul #3 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #10 | 93-67 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 1st free throw | 94-67 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Eric Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 95-67 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Federico Gallegos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 95-67 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Jimmy Neff tips it but misses | 95-67 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | John Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 95-67 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Eric Mays runs out the clock | 95-67 |