| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Stalker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Haslam (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nevada | Kent Ito inbounds the ball | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Nevada | Frank Haslam drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ben Wagner | 21-39 |
| 19:13 | Denver | David Stalker is fouled on the floor by Ben Wagner - foul #2 on Ben Wagner, team foul #1 | 21-39 |
| 18:58 | Denver | John King can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 21-39 |
| 18:57 | Nevada | Ben Wagner snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 18:35 | Nevada | Kent Ito misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-39 |
| 18:34 | Denver | David Stalker grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 18:30 | Denver | William Underwood lays it up and in on a nice dish by John King | 23-39 |
| 18:22 | Nevada | Ben Wagner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 23-39 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kent Ito - foul #1 on Kent Ito, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:41 | Nevada | John King is called for the reach on Frank Haslam - foul #1 on John King, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PF) Dale Payne | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 17:23 | Nevada | David Stalker blocks the jumper by Kent Ito | 25-39 |
| 17:21 | Denver | John King gets the rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:10 | Denver | David Stalker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Kent Ito - foul #2 on Kent Ito, team foul #3 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG) Guillermo Santiago | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (PG), Stephen Nelson (SF) David Mims, Kent Ito | |
| 17:10 | Denver | David Stalker misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 17:10 | Denver | David Stalker makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 16:48 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 26-39 |
| 16:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Facer | 26-39 |
| 16:41 | Denver | William Underwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 16:40 | Nevada | Frank Haslam gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:24 | Nevada | William Underwood steals it from James Torpey | 26-39 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Robert Facer lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Underwood | 28-39 |
| 16:01 | Nevada | Richard Greening throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) William Underwood, John King, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG), Kent Ito (SF), Paul Stallings (C) Richard Greening, Frank Haslam, Ben Wagner | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Torpey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Stallings (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Denver | David Mims steals the ball from Dale Payne | 28-39 |
| 15:34 | Nevada | David Mims banks in the layup | 28-41 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Robert Facer misses the easy layup | 28-41 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Robert Facer snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Guillermo Santiago | 30-41 |
| 15:02 | Nevada | David Mims scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago is fouled on the floor by David Mims - foul #1 on David Mims, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), John King (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF) Robert Facer, Joseph Riggleman, Dale Payne | |
| Subs | Nevada | Ben Wagner (C) Paul Stallings | |
| 14:20 | Denver | Kenneth Lane comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 30-43 |
| 14:18 | Nevada | David Mims gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:12 | Nevada | Ben Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), David Stalker (C) Guillermo Santiago, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Nevada | Harry Wolf (PG), Richard Greening (SG), Amos Carey (SF), Frank Haslam (PF) David Mims, James Torpey, Kent Ito, Stephen Nelson | |
| 13:54 | Denver | William Underwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 13:52 | Nevada | Frank Haslam grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 13:45 | Nevada | Richard Greening misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Robert Facer snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 13:25 | Denver | Amos Carey picks off the pass by Jerry Moulton | 30-43 |
| 13:01 | Nevada | Ben Wagner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-43 |
| 12:59 | Nevada | Frank Haslam tips it in | 30-45 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Robert Facer clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Greening - foul #2 on Richard Greening, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF) William Underwood, John King | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG), Kent Ito (SF), Stephen Nelson (C) Harry Wolf, Amos Carey, Ben Wagner | |
| 12:45 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:21 | Nevada | Guillermo Santiago takes the ball from David Mims | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Haslam | 32-45 |
| 12:01 | Denver | David Stalker tips it home | 34-45 |
| 11:40 | Nevada | Kent Ito misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 11:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Guillermo Santiago | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Moulton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - David Stalker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Greening (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Haslam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Denver | David Stalker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Stalker, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), John King (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Robert Facer, Joseph Riggleman, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (SG), Ben Wagner (C) Richard Greening, Frank Haslam | |
| 11:04 | Nevada | John King is called for the reach on James Torpey - foul #2 on John King, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| 10:52 | Nevada | Ben Wagner double dribbles | 34-45 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SG) Guillermo Santiago | |
| Subs | Nevada | Paul Stallings (PF) Kent Ito | |
| 10:41 | Denver | William Underwood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 10:40 | Denver | Dale Payne snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Stephen Nelson steals it from John Mullen | 34-45 |
| 10:25 | Nevada | David Mims hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stephen Nelson | 34-47 |
| 10:07 | Denver | William Underwood is hacked by David Mims - foul #2 on David Mims, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG) John Mullen | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Greening (SG), Amos Carey (SF) David Mims, Stephen Nelson | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Robert Facer throws it down and the foul's on James Torpey - foul #1 on James Torpey, team foul #7 | 36-47 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 09:32 | Nevada | Paul Stallings drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Amos Carey | 37-49 |
| 09:18 | Denver | John King hits the finger roll and the foul's on Paul Stallings - foul #2 on Paul Stallings, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) Robert Facer, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF), Frank Haslam (PF) Amos Carey, Paul Stallings | |
| 09:18 | Denver | John King makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 08:57 | Nevada | David Stalker swats the short shot by Ben Wagner | 40-49 |
| 08:55 | Nevada | Frank Haslam tips it home | 40-51 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 08:43 | Nevada | Frank Haslam gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:27 | Nevada | Richard Greening scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 08:10 | Denver | John King misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 08:09 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Moulton | 40-54 |
| 07:57 | Denver | William Underwood can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Torpey - foul #2 on James Torpey, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (SF) John King | |
| Subs | Nevada | David Mims (PG), Garland Peterson (SG), Stephen Nelson (C) James Torpey, Richard Greening, Ben Wagner | |
| 07:57 | Denver | William Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:57 | Denver | William Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:38 | Nevada | Frank Haslam is hacked by David Stalker - foul #4 on David Stalker, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG) William Underwood | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stalker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - David Mims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Peterson (fresh) SF - Kent Ito (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Haslam (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Nevada | Frank Haslam is fouled on the floor by Joseph Riggleman - foul #2 on Joseph Riggleman, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Dale Payne (C) David Stalker | |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| 07:10 | Nevada | Frank Haslam misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-54 |
| 07:08 | Nevada | Garland Peterson snags the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:49 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson clanks a floater from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:47 | Nevada | Frank Haslam gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 06:36 | Nevada | Frank Haslam is fouled on the floor by Robert Facer - foul #1 on Robert Facer, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SG), John King (SF), Kenneth Lane (C) Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman, Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | Nevada | Richard Greening (SG), Amos Carey (SF), Paul Stallings (C) Garland Peterson, Kent Ito, Frank Haslam | |
| 06:24 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 06:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lane | 42-54 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Stephen Nelson steals the ball from Kenneth Lane | 42-54 |
| 05:57 | Nevada | Amos Carey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 05:56 | Nevada | Richard Greening pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:40 | Nevada | Richard Greening makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Denver | John King lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Lane | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Nevada | Amos Carey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 05:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dale Payne | 44-57 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-57 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Guillermo Santiago (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) Robert Facer, John Mullen, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Nevada | Kent Ito (SF), Frank Haslam (PF), Ben Wagner (C) Amos Carey, Stephen Nelson, Paul Stallings | |
| 04:47 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago is called for traveling | 44-57 |
| 04:22 | Nevada | Richard Greening misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Jerry Moulton gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 04:15 | Denver | John King misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 04:13 | Nevada | Kent Ito snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 03:54 | Nevada | Frank Haslam scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Mims and he's fouled by Jerry Moulton - foul #4 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #7 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), John Mullen (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) William Underwood, Guillermo Santiago, John King, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Nevada | James Torpey (PG), Garland Peterson (SG), Stephen Nelson (SF), Paul Stallings (C) David Mims, Richard Greening, Kent Ito, Ben Wagner | |
| 03:54 | Nevada | Frank Haslam makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Denver | Kenneth Lane travels with the ball | 44-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Nevada | Amos Carey (SF) Frank Haslam | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Mullen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - James Torpey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Peterson (fresh) SF - Amos Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Stallings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dale Payne - foul #2 on Dale Payne, team foul #8 | 44-60 |
| 03:30 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 03:30 | Nevada | Stephen Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Dale Payne misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-62 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman tips it in | 46-62 |
| 02:48 | Nevada | Garland Peterson misses the lay-in | 46-62 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Kenneth Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 46-62 |
| 02:28 | Denver | The jump hook by Robert Facer is blocked by Paul Stallings | 46-62 |
| 02:26 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Stephen Nelson | 46-62 |
| 02:02 | Nevada | Dale Payne swats the layup by Paul Stallings | 46-62 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Kenneth Lane pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Stephen Nelson takes the ball from Robert Facer | 46-62 |
| 01:35 | Nevada | Paul Stallings loses the ball out of bounds | 46-62 |
| 01:18 | Denver | John Mullen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 01:01 | Nevada | Paul Stallings misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Payne - foul #3 on Dale Payne, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| 01:01 | Nevada | Paul Stallings makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 01:01 | Nevada | Paul Stallings makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by John Mullen is blocked by Paul Stallings | 49-64 |
| 00:55 | Nevada | Amos Carey gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Nevada | James Torpey's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Lane | 49-64 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Dale Payne grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Amos Carey - foul #2 on Amos Carey, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | James Torpey runs out the clock | 51-64 |