UNO trailed 26-7 with 7:04 remaining in the first half. Yes...7 points in the first 13 minutes of play. A gutty rally saw UNO take a 54-53 lead with 5:34 to play and this thing was a see-saw battle the rest of the way.

UNO had a chance to win in regulation but Bo McCalebb's jumper at the free throw line bounced off. In the first OT, Denver had a six point lead erased on back to back 3's by UNO's Kyle Buggs and Billy McDade. This time Denver had a shot at the buzzer but it was no good.

In the 2nd OT, points were hard to come by. After AJ Meredith made two free throws for UNO, DU got two baskets from Carvell McAlister for a two point lead. They held that lead until the final seconds when Kyle Buggs drained a three pointer in the final minute to give UNO a one point lead. DU then had several chances to win it. In the final 10 seconds, DU got the benefit of a HAND CHECK foul but Rodney Billups missed both free throws. DU rebounded the second miss, though, and Billups took a jumper that missed but the ball went out of bounds off of UNO. With 4 seconds left, DU inbounded the ball and Eric Benzel took an off balance three as time expired that didn't come close.

With the win, UNO clinches the #3 seed in the tournament. DU now must hope and pray that both NMSU and USA lose their games for them to sneak in as the #8 seed.