| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremiah Mock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Cook (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Pool (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Milliron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Schroeder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Triplett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brett Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - John Abe (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Russell Cook inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Denver | Walter West steals the ball from Jeremiah Mock in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 19:42 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett is fouled on the floor by William Underwood - foul #1 on William Underwood, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 19:26 | UNLV | Frank Milliron steals the ball from Robert Schroeder | 43-40 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Frank Milliron misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Walter West - foul #1 on Walter West, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Frank Milliron makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Frank Milliron makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:40 | UNLV | Brett Hicks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Andrew Pool grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 18:23 | Denver | Andrew Pool dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Underwood | 47-40 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Walter West comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Pool - foul #1 on Andrew Pool, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), Joe Kimberly (SF), John King (PF), David King (C) William Underwood, Jeremiah Mock, Russell Cook, Andrew Pool, Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Kriebel (PG), Johnny Campbell (SF), Ronald Compton (PF), Marlon Onorato (C) Robert Schroeder, Arthur Triplett, Brett Hicks, John Abe | |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Walter West makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:00 | UNLV | Walter West makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Walter West steps in front of the Russell Capobianco pass | 47-42 |
| 17:19 | UNLV | Ronald Compton misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 47-42 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Joe Kimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 17:00 | Denver | David King misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Russell Capobianco hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Ronald Compton lays it in on a great pass from Johnny Campbell and the foul's on David King - foul #1 on David King, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pool (PF), Frank Milliron (C) John King, David King | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Schroeder (PG), Arthur Triplett (SF), Brett Hicks (PF) Shawn Kriebel, Johnny Campbell, Marlon Onorato | |
| 16:37 | UNLV | Ronald Compton makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Russell Capobianco is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Pool | 51-45 |
| 16:04 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett's pass is intercepted by Andrew Pool | 51-45 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Arthur Triplett steals it from Frank Milliron | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Charles Sigler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Capobianco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Kimberly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Pool (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Milliron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Robert Schroeder (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter West (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Triplett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brett Hicks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Compton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:40 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 51-45 |
| 15:38 | UNLV | Ronald Compton tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 15:35 | Denver | Robert Schroeder picks off the pass by Charles Sigler in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 15:16 | UNLV | Ronald Compton misses badly on a floater in the lane | 51-47 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Frank Milliron grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Russell Capobianco blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 14:56 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:40 | UNLV | Walter West connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Charles Sigler hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 13:55 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Charles Sigler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Andrew Pool misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Brett Hicks - foul #2 on Brett Hicks, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Jeremiah Mock (SG), Russell Cook (SF), David King (C) Charles Sigler, Russell Capobianco, Joe Kimberly, Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ross Mabon (PG), Richard Wozniak (SG), Johnny Campbell (SF), Marlon Onorato (PF), John Abe (C) Robert Schroeder, Walter West, Arthur Triplett, Brett Hicks, Ronald Compton | |
| 13:42 | Denver | Andrew Pool makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Andrew Pool makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 13:27 | UNLV | Marlon Onorato misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-50 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Bruce (C) Andrew Pool | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 13:05 | UNLV | John Abe misses the 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Ruben Bruce tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| 12:44 | UNLV | John Abe is denied on a layup by Ruben Bruce | 57-50 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock is fouled in the backcourt by Ross Mabon - foul #4 on Ross Mabon, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Kriebel (SG) Ross Mabon | |
| 12:19 | Denver | Ruben Bruce comes up short on the floater in the lane | 57-50 |
| 12:17 | Denver | Russell Cook tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 11:56 | UNLV | The pull-up jumper by Richard Wozniak is blocked by Ruben Bruce | 59-50 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:33 | Denver | William Underwood hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David King | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremiah Mock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - David King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Bruce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Wozniak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Kriebel (fresh) SF - Johnny Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marlon Onorato (fairly fresh) C - John Abe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UNLV | John Abe is hacked by Ruben Bruce - foul #4 on Ruben Bruce, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), John King (PF), Frank Milliron (C) William Underwood, David King, Ruben Bruce | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Schroeder (PG), Arthur Triplett (SF), Brett Hicks (PF) Shawn Kriebel, Johnny Campbell, Marlon Onorato | |
| 11:06 | UNLV | John Abe misses short on a shot from the right block | 62-50 |
| 11:05 | UNLV | Brett Hicks tips it in | 62-52 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Brett Hicks swats the layup by Russell Cook | 62-52 |
| 10:41 | UNLV | Brett Hicks grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Triplett and he's fouled by Robert Facer - foul #1 on Robert Facer, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter West (SG) Richard Wozniak | |
| 10:37 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Russell Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 10:15 | UNLV | John King is called for the reach on Brett Hicks - foul #1 on John King, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (SG), Andrew Pool (PF) Jeremiah Mock, Russell Cook | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 10:02 | UNLV | John Abe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Milliron - foul #3 on Frank Milliron, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Campbell (SF) Arthur Triplett | |
| 10:02 | UNLV | John Abe makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 10:02 | UNLV | John Abe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:00 | Denver | John King is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 09:51 | UNLV | Brett Hicks can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-57 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Charles Sigler pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Frank Milliron comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-57 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Andrew Pool tips it home | 64-57 |
| 08:57 | UNLV | John Abe scores on a shot from the right block | 64-59 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Frank Milliron makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Facer | 66-59 |
| 08:06 | UNLV | Walter West loses the dribble to John King | 66-59 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Frank Milliron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 08:03 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), Joe Kimberly (SF), David King (C) Robert Facer, Charles Sigler, John King, Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Wozniak (PG), Shawn Kriebel (SG), Arthur Triplett (SF), Ronald Compton (PF), Marlon Onorato (C) Robert Schroeder, Walter West, Johnny Campbell, Brett Hicks, John Abe | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Shawn Kriebel misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 66-59 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Joe Kimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Joe Kimberly hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from David King | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Capobianco (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joe Kimberly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Pool (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Richard Wozniak (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Kriebel (fresh) SF - Arthur Triplett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Compton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Onorato (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | UNLV | Marlon Onorato scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Kriebel | 68-61 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Joe Kimberly double dribbles | 68-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremiah Mock (SG), Russell Cook (SF), Ruben Bruce (C) Russell Capobianco, Joe Kimberly, Andrew Pool | |
| Subs | UNLV | Ross Mabon (PG) Richard Wozniak | |
| 06:41 | UNLV | Ruben Bruce picks off the pass by Shawn Kriebel | 68-61 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Ruben Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Kimberly (PG), Andrew Pool (PF) William Underwood, David King | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Schroeder (PG), Brett Hicks (PF) Shawn Kriebel, Marlon Onorato | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Jeremiah Mock is called for the reach on Ross Mabon - foul #2 on Jeremiah Mock, team foul #8 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Denver | John King (PF) Andrew Pool | |
| Subs | UNLV | Johnny Campbell (SF), John Abe (C) Arthur Triplett, Ronald Compton | |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Ross Mabon makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:09 | UNLV | Ross Mabon makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Joe Kimberly is fouled on the floor by Robert Schroeder - foul #2 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (PG) Russell Cook | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 05:49 | Denver | John King misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Joe Kimberly tips it in | 70-63 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Ross Mabon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Schroeder | 70-66 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Charles Sigler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Capobianco (SG), Russell Cook (SF), David King (C) Jeremiah Mock, Joe Kimberly, Ruben Bruce | |
| Subs | UNLV | Richard Wozniak (PG) Robert Schroeder | |
| 05:21 | UNLV | Richard Wozniak loses the dribble to Russell Cook | 70-66 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Russell Capobianco throws it down on a nice dish by Russell Cook | 72-66 |
| 04:55 | UNLV | Brett Hicks connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Wozniak | 72-68 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Russell Capobianco drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Sigler | 75-68 |
| 04:25 | UNLV | Johnny Campbell travels with the ball | 75-68 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Joe Kimberly (SF), Andrew Pool (PF), Frank Milliron (C) Charles Sigler, Russell Cook, John King, David King | |
| Subs | UNLV | Shawn Kriebel (PG), Arthur Triplett (SF), Marlon Onorato (PF), Ronald Compton (C) Richard Wozniak, Johnny Campbell, Brett Hicks, John Abe | |
| 04:21 | Denver | Arthur Triplett takes the ball from Russell Capobianco in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Shawn Kriebel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 04:08 | UNLV | Marlon Onorato tips it home | 75-70 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Joe Kimberly is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 75-70 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Joe Kimberly pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Frank Milliron's floater is tipped away by Ronald Compton | 75-70 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Ronald Compton gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Capobianco (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Joe Kimberly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Pool (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Milliron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Shawn Kriebel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Mabon (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Triplett (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Marlon Onorato (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Compton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | UNLV | Ross Mabon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Kriebel | 75-73 |
| 02:50 | Denver | A charge is called on Joe Kimberly - foul #1 on Joe Kimberly, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (PG), Jeremiah Mock (SG), Russell Cook (SF), Ruben Bruce (C) William Underwood, Russell Capobianco, Joe Kimberly, Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | Robert Schroeder (PG), Richard Wozniak (SG), John Abe (C) Shawn Kriebel, Ross Mabon, Marlon Onorato | |
| 02:37 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder misses the jumper from the free throw line | 75-73 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the board | 75-73 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Russell Cook buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 02:09 | UNLV | John Abe's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Pool | 78-73 |
| 02:08 | UNLV | Ronald Compton pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 01:52 | UNLV | Arthur Triplett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 78-73 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Andrew Pool misses the easy layup | 78-73 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | John Abe pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder is fouled on the floor by Charles Sigler - foul #1 on Charles Sigler, team foul #10 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Frank Milliron (C) Charles Sigler, Ruben Bruce | |
| Subs | UNLV | Walter West (SG), Brett Hicks (PF) Richard Wozniak, Ronald Compton | |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:58 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Denver | William Underwood is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremiah Mock | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | UNLV | Brett Hicks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-75 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Frank Milliron pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Denver | Frank Milliron is hacked by Walter West in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter West, team foul #5 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Kimberly (SF), Ruben Bruce (C) Russell Cook, Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:22 | Denver | John Abe is called for the reach on William Underwood - foul #1 on John Abe, team foul #6 | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Walter West is called for the reach on Jeremiah Mock - foul #3 on Walter West, team foul #7 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Cook (SF) Joe Kimberly | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Brett Hicks gets the rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Ruben Bruce is called for the reach on Robert Schroeder - foul #5 on Ruben Bruce, team foul #11 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Milliron (C) Ruben Bruce | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:15 | UNLV | Robert Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Russell Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Schroeder - foul #3 on Robert Schroeder, team foul #8 | 81-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Kimberly (C) Frank Milliron | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Russell Cook makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Russell Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:08 | UNLV | Walter West misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-76 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Joe Kimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | William Underwood runs out the clock | 83-76 |