| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) C - Robert Huizar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - John Marcotte (fresh) SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Huizar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Chauncey Davis can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UNLV | Derrick Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UNLV | Milton Malone comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Chauncey Davis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Derrick Janes - foul #1 on Derrick Janes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UNLV | Harris Mock gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | UNLV | Sterling Wiens takes the ball from John Marcotte | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Chauncey Davis's pass is intercepted by John Marcotte in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | UNLV | Albert Cote blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Amos Simpson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | UNLV | Harris Mock pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | UNLV | John Marcotte scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Albert Cote | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Amos Simpson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harris Mock - foul #1 on Harris Mock, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Gerald Kittrell (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (C) Sterling Wiens, Eric Lunsford, Chauncey Davis, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), Reginald Price (C) Milton Malone, Derrick Janes | |
| 17:42 | Denver | Amos Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Amos Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:42 | UNLV | Harris Mock gets the rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:32 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin is called for 10 seconds | 1-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Shannon Eddins (C) Amos Simpson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin (SF), Edwin Talley (C) Albert Cote, Harris Mock | |
| 17:25 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 17:24 | Denver | William Cornett gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:05 | Denver | William Cornett scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Allen Clower | 4-2 |
| 16:50 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | UNLV | Reginald Price tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Wayne Duley is fouled on the floor by Reginald Price - foul #1 on Reginald Price, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Amos Simpson (PF) Gerald Kittrell, Wayne Duley, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF) John Marcotte, Fyodor Zirin, Edwin Talley | |
| 16:03 | Denver | Amos Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Denver | David Moss (SG), Shannon Eddins (C) William Cornett, Allen Clower | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG), Derrick Janes (C) Jack Goodwin, Reginald Price | |
| 15:46 | UNLV | Chauncey Davis picks off the pass by Harris Mock | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | Denver | Sterling Wiens lays it in set up by Chauncey Davis | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Moss (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Shannon Eddins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - Gary Prather (fresh) SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | UNLV | Harris Mock buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Gary Prather | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Albert Cote steals it from David Moss | 6-6 |
| 14:35 | UNLV | Shannon Eddins denies the turnaround by Derrick Janes | 6-6 |
| 14:34 | UNLV | Harris Mock snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:17 | UNLV | Harris Mock is fouled on the floor by Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Amos Simpson, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Sterling Wiens, David Moss, Chauncey Davis, Amos Simpson, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF), Reginald Price (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Milton Malone, Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| 14:01 | UNLV | Edwin Talley scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Jack Goodwin | 6-8 |
| 13:59 | Denver | William Cornett is hacked by Jack Goodwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Goodwin, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Wayne Duley loses the dribble to John Marcotte | 6-8 |
| 13:45 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin lays it up and in on a great pass from John Marcotte | 6-10 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Allen Clower buries a shot in the paint set up by William Cornett | 8-10 |
| 13:06 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:05 | UNLV | Edwin Talley grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:53 | UNLV | Eric Lunsford steals it from Edwin Talley | 8-10 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Fyodor Zirin steals it from William Cornett | 8-10 |
| 12:31 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin banks in the layup set up by Fyodor Zirin | 8-12 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Eric Lunsford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Amos Simpson (PF) Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Derrick Janes (C) Jack Goodwin, Fyodor Zirin, Reginald Price, Edwin Talley | |
| 12:19 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Sterling Wiens - foul #1 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), Shannon Eddins (C) William Cornett, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG) Gary Prather | |
| 12:19 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:19 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Albert Cote - foul #1 on Albert Cote, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (SG) John Marcotte | |
| 12:03 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:03 | UNLV | Derrick Janes gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:47 | UNLV | Gary Prather misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-14 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Amos Simpson snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Eddins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) SG - Gary Prather (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Albert Cote (fresh) PF - Harris Mock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Janes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Shannon Eddins's layup is rejected by Derrick Janes | 8-14 |
| 11:26 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 8-14 |
| 11:20 | UNLV | Gary Prather is fouled on the floor by Gerald Kittrell - foul #1 on Gerald Kittrell, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (SF), Robert Huizar (C) Chauncey Davis, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | UNLV | James Fletcher (SG), Reginald Price (PF), Fyodor Zirin (C) Milton Malone, Harris Mock, Derrick Janes | |
| 11:05 | UNLV | James Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Robert Huizar snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Wayne Duley scores on a floater from the right side | 10-14 |
| 10:27 | UNLV | Albert Cote is denied on a layup by Wayne Duley | 10-14 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Wayne Duley snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Sterling Wiens jams it and he's fouled by Reginald Price - foul #2 on Reginald Price, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Shannon Eddins (C) Gerald Kittrell, Wayne Duley, Amos Simpson, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Harris Mock (PF), Edwin Talley (C) Gary Prather, Albert Cote, Reginald Price, Fyodor Zirin | |
| 10:13 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:13 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Harris Mock | 12-14 |
| 09:54 | UNLV | James Fletcher connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Malone | 12-17 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Harris Mock is called for the reach on Shannon Eddins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harris Mock, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG) Sterling Wiens | |
| Subs | UNLV | Albert Cote (SF), Derrick Janes (C) James Fletcher, Harris Mock | |
| 09:49 | Denver | Shannon Eddins misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Derrick Janes pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:34 | UNLV | Milton Malone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Shannon Eddins grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 09:27 | Denver | William Cornett can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 12-17 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:16 | Denver | William Cornett blows the layup but the foul's on Milton Malone - foul #1 on Milton Malone, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) Milton Malone | |
| 09:16 | Denver | William Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:16 | Denver | William Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:16 | UNLV | Edwin Talley snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 09:04 | UNLV | Derrick Janes's pass is intercepted by Allen Clower | 12-17 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Chauncey Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Allen Clower | 14-17 |
| 08:48 | UNLV | Albert Cote misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 08:47 | UNLV | Albert Cote snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:32 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 08:30 | Denver | William Cornett pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is hacked by Albert Cote - foul #2 on Albert Cote, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Wayne Duley (SF), Amos Simpson (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, Chauncey Davis, Allen Clower, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), James Fletcher (SF), Fyodor Zirin (PF) John Marcotte, Albert Cote, Edwin Talley | |
| 08:18 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:18 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:04 | UNLV | Robert Huizar steps in front of the James Fletcher pass | 14-17 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Robert Huizar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 07:47 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 07:45 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:33 | UNLV | Amos Simpson steps in front of the Fyodor Zirin pass | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Milton Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Goodwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fyodor Zirin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Denver | Amos Simpson makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Huizar | 16-17 |
| 06:56 | UNLV | James Fletcher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 06:54 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is hacked by Milton Malone - foul #2 on Milton Malone, team foul #10 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Allen Clower (PF) Gerald Kittrell, Amos Simpson, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), John Marcotte (SG), Edwin Talley (PF) Milton Malone, Jack Goodwin, James Fletcher | |
| 06:32 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits a jumper in the lane set up by Gary Prather and he's hacked by Allen Clower - foul #1 on Allen Clower, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Denver | David Moss (SG), Shannon Eddins (C) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| 06:17 | UNLV | Edwin Talley makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:08 | Denver | William Cornett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 06:06 | UNLV | Fyodor Zirin snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:53 | UNLV | Gary Prather hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Edwin Talley denies the turnaround by David Moss | 18-22 |
| 05:30 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Edwin Talley | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Allen Clower | 18-22 |
| 05:07 | Denver | David Moss is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Talley - foul #1 on Edwin Talley, team foul #11 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Amos Simpson (PF), Wayne Duley (C) Chauncey Davis, Allen Clower, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | UNLV | Jack Goodwin (PG) Gary Prather | |
| 05:07 | Denver | David Moss misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:07 | Denver | David Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:07 | UNLV | Edwin Talley pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:48 | UNLV | John Marcotte makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fyodor Zirin | 18-24 |
| 04:42 | Denver | William Cornett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Wayne Duley gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:29 | Denver | William Cornett misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | The rebound goes to Derrick Janes | 18-24 |
| 04:11 | UNLV | Amos Simpson is called for the reach on John Marcotte - foul #2 on Amos Simpson, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) William Cornett, David Moss, Amos Simpson | |
| Subs | UNLV | Gary Prather (PG), James Fletcher (SF) Jack Goodwin, Fyodor Zirin | |
| 03:55 | UNLV | The short jumper by Derrick Janes is denied by Robert Huizar | 18-24 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Robert Huizar gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Wayne Duley connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 20-24 |
| 03:37 | UNLV | The jump hook by Edwin Talley is blocked by Robert Huizar | 20-24 |
| 03:35 | UNLV | Derrick Janes pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:20 | UNLV | Edwin Talley misses the lay-in | 20-24 |
| 03:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Duley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Huizar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Gary Prather (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Marcotte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edwin Talley (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Derrick Janes (tired) 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Denver | Eric Lunsford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | James Fletcher gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:36 | UNLV | John Marcotte can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Allen Clower pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Robert Huizar scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Sterling Wiens | 22-24 |
| 01:54 | UNLV | Edwin Talley hits a runner from close range | 22-26 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Gary Prather is called for the reach on Sterling Wiens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Prather, team foul #12 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Amos Simpson (PF), Shannon Eddins (C) Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | UNLV | Milton Malone (PG), Jack Goodwin (SG), Albert Cote (SF), Harris Mock (PF), Reginald Price (C) Gary Prather, John Marcotte, James Fletcher, Edwin Talley, Derrick Janes | |
| 01:50 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:29 | UNLV | Jack Goodwin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 01:27 | Denver | William Cornett snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Chauncey Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Shannon Eddins tips it home | 26-26 |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Milton Malone buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jack Goodwin | 26-29 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Albert Cote is called for the reach on Shannon Eddins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Cote, team foul #13 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Sterling Wiens | |
| Subs | UNLV | John Marcotte (SG), Fyodor Zirin (SF) Jack Goodwin, Albert Cote | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Shannon Eddins makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Shannon Eddins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:20 | UNLV | John Marcotte misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Reginald Price grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Amos Simpson is called for the reach on Milton Malone - foul #3 on Amos Simpson, team foul #6 | 28-29 |