| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Stuart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Ayers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bartell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodger Wallace (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kelvin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNLV | Charlie Brown inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart is hacked by John Bartell - foul #2 on John Bartell, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:28 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart's pass is intercepted by Rodger Wallace | 30-40 |
| 19:21 | Denver | John Bartell comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Stuart - foul #2 on Jonathan Stuart, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:21 | Denver | John Bartell makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:21 | Denver | John Bartell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 19:02 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 19:01 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice grabs the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:45 | UNLV | Bradley Ayers blows the layup | 30-42 |
| 18:43 | Denver | John Hunter snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Lorenzo Justice takes the ball from John Bartell in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 18:31 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 18:30 | Denver | John Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Rodger Wallace drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-44 |
| 17:53 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart is whistled for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Burns (PG), Paul McGonnell (SG), Daniel Leader (SF), Charles Powell (C) Jonathan Stuart, Lorenzo Justice, Charlie Brown, Bradley Ayers | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Belville (PG), Forrest Campbell (SG), Robert Jenkins (SF), Parker Roe (PF), Jerry Robinson (C) John Bartell, Rodger Wallace, Dennis Smith, Kelvin Wilson, John Hunter | |
| 17:34 | Denver | Jerry Robinson misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Forrest Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Parker Roe's pass is intercepted by John Shelton | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | UNLV | John Shelton misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 30-44 |
| 16:54 | UNLV | Daniel Leader tips it in | 32-44 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Forrest Campbell loses the dribble to Edward Burns in the backcourt | 32-44 |
| 16:27 | UNLV | Charles Powell connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-44 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Robert Jenkins is hacked by Daniel Leader - foul #1 on Daniel Leader, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart (PG), Lorenzo Justice (SG), Charlie Brown (SF), Bradley Ayers (C) Edward Burns, Paul McGonnell, John Shelton, Charles Powell | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodger Wallace (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Dominick Carr (PF), John Hunter (C) Matthew Belville, Forrest Campbell, Parker Roe, Jerry Robinson | |
| 15:59 | Denver | Dominick Carr misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 15:58 | Denver | John Hunter can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 15:57 | Denver | John Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Stuart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lorenzo Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Leader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Ayers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodger Wallace (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominick Carr (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Denver | Dennis Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Bradley Ayers | 34-44 |
| 15:26 | UNLV | Charlie Brown drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Stuart | 37-44 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Rodger Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Jenkins and the foul's on Lorenzo Justice - foul #2 on Lorenzo Justice, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Negron (PG), Dana Bissette (SG), John Shelton (PF) Jonathan Stuart, Lorenzo Justice, Daniel Leader | |
| Subs | Denver | John Bartell (PG), Parker Roe (SF), Kelvin Wilson (PF) Robert Jenkins, Dennis Smith, John Hunter | |
| 15:01 | Denver | Rodger Wallace makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:46 | UNLV | Rodger Wallace picks off the pass by John Shelton | 37-47 |
| 14:36 | Denver | John Bartell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 14:18 | UNLV | John Shelton misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 37-49 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Rodger Wallace pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Parker Roe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice (PG), Paul McGonnell (SF), Charles Powell (PF) Mark Negron, Charlie Brown, John Shelton | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Belville (SG), Jerry Robinson (C) Rodger Wallace, Dominick Carr | |
| 13:42 | UNLV | Bradley Ayers drills a shot near the basket | 39-49 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Matthew Belville connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Dana Bissette - foul #4 on Dana Bissette, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Negron (SG) Dana Bissette | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Jenkins (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), John Hunter (C) John Bartell, Parker Roe, Kelvin Wilson | |
| 13:21 | Denver | Matthew Belville misses the free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:21 | UNLV | Bradley Ayers grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 12:58 | UNLV | Mark Negron drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Jerry Robinson buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-53 |
| 12:33 | UNLV | Paul McGonnell connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Negron | 44-53 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Dennis Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart (PG), Charlie Brown (SF), John Shelton (PF), Daniel Leader (C) Lorenzo Justice, Paul McGonnell, Charles Powell, Bradley Ayers | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodger Wallace (SG), Dominick Carr (PF) Matthew Belville, Jerry Robinson | |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Charlie Brown misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #2 | 44-53 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Charlie Brown misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:26 | UNLV | Charlie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dominick Carr | 44-53 |
| 12:17 | Denver | Rodger Wallace is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hunter | 44-55 |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Mark Negron and he's fouled by Robert Jenkins - foul #2 on Robert Jenkins, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Bartell (PG), Kelvin Wilson (PF) Dennis Smith, John Hunter | |
| 12:05 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Rodger Wallace clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 11:51 | UNLV | John Shelton snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Leader (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bartell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rodger Wallace (fresh) 22 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Kelvin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dominick Carr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | UNLV | Charlie Brown loses the dribble to John Bartell | 47-55 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Rodger Wallace hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Bartell | 47-57 |
| 11:14 | UNLV | John Bartell is called for the reach on Charlie Brown - foul #3 on John Bartell, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Burns (PG), Lorenzo Justice (SG) Jonathan Stuart, Mark Negron | |
| Subs | Denver | Forrest Campbell (PG), Dennis Smith (SF), Parker Roe (PF), Jerry Robinson (C) John Bartell, Robert Jenkins, Kelvin Wilson, Dominick Carr | |
| 11:00 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Bradley Ayers (C) John Shelton | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Belville (PG) Rodger Wallace | |
| 10:36 | Denver | Edward Burns is called for the reach on Matthew Belville - foul #2 on Edward Burns, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | UNLV | Paul McGonnell (SG) Lorenzo Justice | |
| Subs | Denver | John Hunter (C) Jerry Robinson | |
| 10:16 | Denver | Dennis Smith hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 10:01 | UNLV | Edward Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 09:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dennis Smith | 47-60 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Matthew Belville is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Parker Roe | 47-62 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Paul McGonnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 09:32 | Denver | John Hunter grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Forrest Campbell connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Smith | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:53 | UNLV | Charlie Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 08:51 | UNLV | Daniel Leader grabs the offensive board | 47-64 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Paul McGonnell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Forrest Campbell - foul #1 on Forrest Campbell, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart (PG), Lorenzo Justice (SG), John Shelton (PF), Charles Powell (C) Edward Burns, Charlie Brown, Daniel Leader, Bradley Ayers | |
| Subs | Denver | John Bartell (PG), Rodger Wallace (SG), Robert Jenkins (SF), Kelvin Wilson (PF), Jerry Robinson (C) Matthew Belville, Forrest Campbell, Dennis Smith, Parker Roe, John Hunter | |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Paul McGonnell makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:42 | UNLV | Paul McGonnell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:27 | Denver | Robert Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Paul McGonnell - foul #1 on Paul McGonnell, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Negron (SG) Paul McGonnell | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:07 | Denver | Rodger Wallace hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-64 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Kelvin Wilson can't tip it in | 49-64 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 07:56 | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Robert Jenkins grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Rodger Wallace is hacked by Mark Negron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Negron, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Dana Bissette (SG) Mark Negron | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:51 | Denver | Rodger Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Rodger Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Jonathan Stuart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Charles Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lorenzo Justice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Bartell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodger Wallace (fresh) 26 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Kelvin Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Dana Bissette makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Stuart | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Denver | Robert Jenkins misses the fadeaway from the right side | 52-66 |
| 07:19 | UNLV | John Shelton gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 07:15 | UNLV | Jerry Robinson is called for the reach on Lorenzo Justice - foul #1 on Jerry Robinson, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Negron (PG), Charlie Brown (SF) Jonathan Stuart, Charles Powell | |
| Subs | Denver | Dominick Carr (C) Jerry Robinson | |
| 07:10 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-66 |
| 07:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dominick Carr | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:51 | Denver | John Bartell misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-66 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Robert Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Robert Jenkins connects on the open floater from the free throw line set up by Rodger Wallace | 52-68 |
| 06:21 | UNLV | Dana Bissette clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-68 |
| 06:19 | UNLV | Charlie Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-68 |
| 06:07 | UNLV | John Shelton hits a 3 from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Robert Jenkins knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Bartell and he's hacked by Lorenzo Justice - foul #3 on Lorenzo Justice, team foul #8 | 55-70 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jonathan Stuart (PG), Charles Powell (SF), Daniel Leader (PF), Bradley Ayers (C) Dana Bissette, Charlie Brown, John Shelton, Lorenzo Justice | |
| Subs | Denver | Forrest Campbell (SG), Dennis Smith (SF), Parker Roe (PF), John Hunter (C) John Bartell, Rodger Wallace, Kelvin Wilson, Dominick Carr | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Robert Jenkins makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 05:33 | UNLV | Bradley Ayers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-71 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Parker Roe gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Parker Roe is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-71 |
| 05:10 | Denver | John Hunter pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Dennis Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 55-71 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | Bradley Ayers gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:34 | UNLV | Charles Powell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Negron | 58-71 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Forrest Campbell can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Leader - foul #2 on Daniel Leader, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| Subs | UNLV | Edward Burns (PG), Dana Bissette (SG), Paul McGonnell (SF), John Shelton (PF) Jonathan Stuart, Mark Negron, Charles Powell, Bradley Ayers | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodger Wallace (SG), Matthew Belville (SF), Jerry Robinson (PF), Dominick Carr (C) Robert Jenkins, Dennis Smith, Parker Roe, John Hunter | |
| 04:11 | Denver | Forrest Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Forrest Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 03:52 | UNLV | Edward Burns misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-72 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Rodger Wallace pulls down the rebound | 58-72 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Edward Burns (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dana Bissette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Paul McGonnell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Shelton (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Leader (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Forrest Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger Wallace (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Belville (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominick Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Matthew Belville is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodger Wallace | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Dominick Carr is called for the reach on Edward Burns - foul #1 on Dominick Carr, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice (C) Daniel Leader | |
| Subs | Denver | John Bartell (PG) Forrest Campbell | |
| 03:32 | UNLV | Edward Burns misses the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Dominick Carr grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 03:04 | Denver | Dominick Carr is whistled for traveling | 58-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Daniel Leader (PF), Charles Powell (C) Dana Bissette, John Shelton | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Jenkins (SG), Parker Roe (SF) John Bartell, Rodger Wallace | |
| 02:46 | UNLV | Edward Burns misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-74 |
| 02:44 | UNLV | Charles Powell snags the offensive board | 58-74 |
| 02:26 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 58-74 |
| 02:25 | Denver | Parker Roe snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Parker Roe hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 58-74 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Jerry Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 58-74 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Matthew Belville scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Jenkins | 58-76 |
| 01:36 | UNLV | Daniel Leader drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Burns | 60-76 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Dominick Carr lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Robinson | 60-78 |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jerry Robinson - foul #2 on Jerry Robinson, team foul #8 | 62-78 |
| Subs | UNLV | Mark Negron (SG) Edward Burns | |
| Subs | Denver | Forrest Campbell (SG) Dominick Carr | |
| 01:05 | UNLV | Lorenzo Justice misses the free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Robert Jenkins gets the rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Jerry Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-78 |
| 00:47 | UNLV | Mark Negron snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | UNLV | Mark Negron's pass is intercepted by Matthew Belville | 62-78 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Matthew Belville banks in the layup | 62-80 |
| 00:30 | UNLV | Mark Negron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-80 |
| 00:29 | UNLV | Charles Powell snags the offensive board | 62-80 |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Charles Powell double dribbles | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Matthew Belville runs out the clock | 62-80 |