| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jess Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dugan (fresh) PF - Steven Baldwin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Westlake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ronald Bellard inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the easy layup | 36-42 |
| 19:30 | UNLV | Roy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Bellard - foul #2 on Ronald Bellard, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:19 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 19:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Williams | 37-42 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Carlos Moran misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 19:04 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:58 | UNLV | Roy Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Dugan | 40-42 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Carlos Moran can't finish the uncontested layup | 40-42 |
| 18:37 | UNLV | Michael Dugan pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 18:20 | UNLV | Michael Dugan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 18:18 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin tips it but misses | 40-42 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Ronald Bellard snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Reginald Holt is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Reginald Holt, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG), Roy Robinett (SG), Julius Wilson (SF), Alfred Harker (PF), Cory Park (C) Roy Williams, Jess Murphy, Michael Dugan, Steven Baldwin, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), Martin Kunkel (SF), Terry Manuel (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Carlos Moran, Ronald Bellard, William Williams, Roy Westlake | |
| 17:26 | Denver | Felix Perez clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-42 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Terry Manuel gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Felix Perez drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alan Ashton | 40-44 |
| 17:03 | UNLV | Felix Perez is called for the reach on Roy Robinett - foul #1 on Felix Perez, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG) Alan Ashton | |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Thomas Jean comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Felix Perez - foul #2 on Felix Perez, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Thomas Jean makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:52 | UNLV | Thomas Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:35 | Denver | Carlos Moran is called for 5 seconds | 42-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Thomas Jean, Alfred Harker, Cory Park | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF) Carlos Moran | |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Reginald Holt comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Kunkel - foul #1 on Martin Kunkel, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Mark James (C) Martin Kunkel, Carlos Burton | |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:22 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 44-44 |
| 16:06 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:53 | UNLV | Roy Robinett hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Perry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Robinett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Julius Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Baldwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Felix Perez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carlos Moran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Manuel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark James (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Denver | Mark James lays it in set up by Carlos Moran | 46-46 |
| 15:02 | UNLV | Reginald Holt misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 46-46 |
| 15:00 | UNLV | Reginald Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:42 | UNLV | Timothy Perry can't finish the layup | 46-46 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Carlos Moran snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Carlos Moran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alfred Harker (PF), Cory Park (C) Timothy Perry, Roy Robinett, Julius Wilson, Steven Baldwin, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Martin Kunkel (SF), William Williams (PF), Roy Westlake (C) Felix Perez, Ronald Bellard, Terry Manuel, Mark James | |
| 14:09 | UNLV | Cory Park misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Martin Kunkel gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:02 | Denver | William Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 14:00 | UNLV | Alfred Harker grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:33 | UNLV | William Williams picks off the pass by Jess Murphy | 46-46 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Martin Kunkel drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Williams and the foul's on Michael Dugan - foul #3 on Michael Dugan, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Baldwin (PF) Cory Park | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:26 | Denver | Martin Kunkel makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:15 | UNLV | Alfred Harker blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Carlos Moran snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Martin Kunkel misses badly on a shot from the right block | 46-49 |
| 12:52 | Denver | William Williams tips it home | 46-51 |
| 12:38 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Martin Kunkel grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 12:24 | Denver | Carlos Moran makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alan Ashton | 46-53 |
| 12:12 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 12:11 | UNLV | Jess Murphy snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 12:01 | UNLV | Jess Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Roy Westlake grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Roy Williams picks off the pass by William Williams | 46-53 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jess Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dugan (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Steven Baldwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Alfred Harker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Kunkel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Westlake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Alfred Harker lays it in and the foul's on Roy Westlake - foul #3 on Roy Westlake, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG), Roy Robinett (SG), Julius Wilson (SF) Roy Williams, Jess Murphy, Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Terry Manuel (PF), Carlos Burton (C) Carlos Moran, Martin Kunkel, William Williams, Roy Westlake | |
| 11:46 | UNLV | Alfred Harker makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Roy Robinett is called for the reach on Felix Perez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Robinett, team foul #3 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UNLV | Reginald Holt (C) Alfred Harker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Alan Ashton can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the tip | 49-53 |
| 11:22 | UNLV | Reginald Holt snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 11:03 | UNLV | Roy Robinett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Baldwin | 52-53 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Alan Ashton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:45 | UNLV | Roy Robinett grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:39 | UNLV | Felix Perez steals the ball from Roy Robinett | 52-53 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Ronald Bellard connects on the open jumpshot from the left side set up by Carlos Burton | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | UNLV | Roy Robinett clanks a shot from the right side | 52-55 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Terry Manuel grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Felix Perez hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Terry Manuel | 52-58 |
| 09:49 | UNLV | Thomas Jean clanks a floater from the right side | 52-58 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Alan Ashton snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Felix Perez clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Roy Robinett - foul #3 on Roy Robinett, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Jess Murphy (SG), Cory Park (PF), Alfred Harker (C) Thomas Jean, Roy Robinett, Steven Baldwin, Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | William Williams (PF), Mark James (C) Terry Manuel, Carlos Burton | |
| 09:32 | Denver | Felix Perez makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Felix Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:18 | UNLV | Jess Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 09:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Bellard | 52-60 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Mark James misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 52-60 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Felix Perez gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Felix Perez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 08:43 | UNLV | Timothy Perry snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 08:31 | UNLV | Ronald Bellard takes the ball from Cory Park | 52-60 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Alan Ashton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Bellard | 52-62 |
| 08:12 | UNLV | Julius Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-62 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Mark James grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-62 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Mark James snags the offensive board | 52-62 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Timothy Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jess Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julius Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Cory Park (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Harker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Perez (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Ronald Bellard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Denver | William Williams scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Felix Perez | 52-64 |
| 07:35 | UNLV | Jess Murphy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 07:34 | UNLV | Cory Park can't tip it in | 52-64 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Felix Perez gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Julius Wilson takes the ball from Felix Perez in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 07:23 | UNLV | Jess Murphy drills a 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Jess Murphy takes the ball from Felix Perez | 55-64 |
| 06:39 | UNLV | Julius Wilson connects on the jump hook near the basket | 57-64 |
| 06:16 | Denver | William Williams is hacked by Cory Park - foul #2 on Cory Park, team foul #5 | 57-64 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Roy Robinett (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Timothy Perry, Jess Murphy, Julius Wilson, Cory Park, Alfred Harker | |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Manuel (PG), Carlos Moran (SG), Martin Kunkel (SF), Carlos Burton (PF), Roy Westlake (C) Alan Ashton, Felix Perez, Ronald Bellard, William Williams, Mark James | |
| 06:04 | Denver | Roy Westlake clanks a shot from the right side | 57-64 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Carlos Moran grabs the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Martin Kunkel hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Carlos Moran | 57-66 |
| 05:34 | UNLV | Roy Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 57-66 |
| 05:32 | UNLV | Reginald Holt hits the follow up shot | 59-66 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Roy Williams picks off the pass by Martin Kunkel in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Michael Dugan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Westlake - foul #4 on Roy Westlake, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Michael Dugan makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:09 | UNLV | Michael Dugan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Carlos Burton grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Terry Manuel is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Williams - foul #2 on Roy Williams, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 04:39 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Roy Westlake is called for the reach on Reginald Holt - foul #5 on Roy Westlake, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG) Roy Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF), John Walsh (C) Terry Manuel, Carlos Burton, Roy Westlake | |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:28 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:10 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 04:09 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 03:47 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 03:45 | Denver | John Walsh grabs the board | 62-66 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Robinett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Dugan (tiring) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Baldwin (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Reginald Holt (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Kunkel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Walsh (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Denver | Steven Baldwin steals the ball from Carlos Moran in the backcourt | 62-66 |
| 03:34 | UNLV | Roy Robinett loses the ball out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Julius Wilson (SF) Roy Robinett, Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Denver | William Williams (PF) Martin Kunkel | |
| 03:19 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jean - foul #2 on Thomas Jean, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UNLV | Alfred Harker (C) Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Manuel (PG) Alan Ashton | |
| 03:19 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:19 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 02:56 | UNLV | Julius Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Terry Manuel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 02:28 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to John Walsh | 64-66 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Alfred Harker steps in front of the William Williams pass | 64-66 |
| 01:37 | UNLV | Alfred Harker's floater is tipped away by William Williams | 64-66 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Ronald Bellard grabs the board | 64-66 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Ronald Bellard buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Terry Manuel | 64-69 |
| 01:10 | UNLV | Alfred Harker connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-69 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Carlos Moran connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Manuel | 66-72 |
| 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 and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | UNLV | Terry Manuel steps in front of the Alfred Harker pass | 66-72 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Carlos Moran lays it in on a great pass from Terry Manuel | 66-74 |
| 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 and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UNLV | Julius Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Terry Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Terry Manuel is hacked by Thomas Jean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Jean, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | Roy Williams (PG), Michael Dugan (SF), Reginald Holt (C) Thomas Jean, Julius Wilson, Alfred Harker | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Carlos Burton (C) William Williams, John Walsh | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Terry Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:35 | UNLV | Michael Dugan gets the rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:28 | UNLV | Roy Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-74 |
| 00:26 | UNLV | Reginald Holt grabs the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:23 | UNLV | Roy Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:22 | UNLV | Michael Dugan pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:19 | UNLV | Roy Williams drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jess Murphy | 69-74 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Carlos Moran is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Williams - foul #3 on Roy Williams, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Williams (PF) Terry Manuel | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Carlos Moran misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:18 | UNLV | Michael Dugan gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UNLV | Roy Williams buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jess Murphy | 72-74 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Alan Ashton is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Williams - foul #4 on Roy Williams, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Alan Ashton misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Alan Ashton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:09 | UNLV | UNLV calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UNLV | Roy Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Denver | Roy Williams steps in front of the Alan Ashton pass in the backcourt | 75-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UNLV | Reginald Holt hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 75-75 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Roy Williams (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jess Murphy (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dugan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Baldwin (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Reginald Holt (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlos Burton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | UNLV | Reginald Holt wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Jess Murphy misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alan Ashton - foul #2 on Alan Ashton, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SF), Cory Park (PF) Michael Dugan, Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), Martin Kunkel (SF), Terry Manuel (PF) Carlos Moran, Ronald Bellard, William Williams | |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Jess Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 04:37 | UNLV | Jess Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Terry Manuel snags the defensive board | 75-75 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Alan Ashton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Williams - foul #5 on Roy Williams, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UNLV | Timothy Perry (PG), Roy Robinett (SG) Roy Williams, Jess Murphy | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:30 | Denver | Alan Ashton makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Alan Ashton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Timothy Perry is hacked by Alan Ashton - foul #3 on Alan Ashton, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Timothy Perry makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:10 | UNLV | Timothy Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Carlos Burton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 77-77 |
| 03:54 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Manuel | 77-77 |
| 03:43 | Denver | Carlos Burton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-77 |
| 03:42 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Ashton | 77-77 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Carlos Burton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Reginald Holt - foul #2 on Reginald Holt, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Baldwin (PF) Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:32 | Denver | Carlos Burton makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Carlos Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 03:22 | UNLV | Roy Robinett makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Perry | 79-79 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Felix Perez misses badly on a floater from the right side | 79-79 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Carlos Burton snags the offensive board | 79-79 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Alan Ashton scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Burton | 79-81 |
| 02:49 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Thomas Jean (PG), Reginald Holt (C) Timothy Perry, Cory Park | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:30 | UNLV | Steven Baldwin hits a jump hook from the left block | 81-81 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Michael Dugan (SF) Reginald Holt | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), William Williams (PF) Felix Perez, Martin Kunkel, Terry Manuel | |
| 02:11 | Denver | William Williams misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Dugan - foul #4 on Michael Dugan, team foul #13 | 81-81 |
| Subs | UNLV | Cory Park (PF) Steven Baldwin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:11 | Denver | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 81-81 |
| 02:11 | Denver | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-82 |
| 02:07 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Jess Murphy (SG), Alfred Harker (PF) Roy Robinett, Julius Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:57 | UNLV | Cory Park misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 81-82 |
| 01:55 | Denver | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 81-82 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Jess Murphy takes the ball from Carlos Burton | 81-82 |
| 01:35 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Steven Baldwin (PF), Reginald Holt (C) Alfred Harker, Cory Park | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Carlos Burton is called for the reach on Jess Murphy - foul #1 on Carlos Burton, team foul #10 | 81-82 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Jess Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 82-82 |
| 01:21 | UNLV | Jess Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is hacked by Michael Dugan - foul #5 on Michael Dugan, team foul #14 | 83-82 |
| Subs | UNLV | Julius Wilson (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 83-83 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 83-84 |
| Lineup | UNLV | PG - Thomas Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jess Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Julius Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Baldwin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Reginald Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlos Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:51 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-84 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Reginald Holt comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Carlos Burton - foul #2 on Carlos Burton, team foul #11 | 83-84 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 1st free throw | 84-84 |
| 00:38 | UNLV | Reginald Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Carlos Burton double dribbles | 85-84 |
| Game Plan | UNLV | UNLV is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Julius Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Ashton - foul #4 on Alan Ashton, team foul #12 | 85-84 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 00:16 | UNLV | Julius Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 87-86 |
| 00:12 | UNLV | UNLV calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-86 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Alan Ashton is called for the reach on Thomas Jean in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alan Ashton, team foul #13 | 87-86 |
| Subs | UNLV | | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG) Alan Ashton | |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Thomas Jean misses the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 00:10 | UNLV | Thomas Jean makes the 2nd free throw | 88-86 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 88-86 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Ronald Bellard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 88-86 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to William Williams | 88-86 |