| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Cox (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Bach (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pat Barriga (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Hoberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Monette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Preston Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Albert Monette drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Nathaniel Davis and he's fouled by Scott Hardy - foul #2 on Scott Hardy, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:46 | Illinois State | Albert Monette makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Preston Bell is called for the reach on Jeff Cox - foul #1 on Preston Bell, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Denver | The short jumper by Brian Bach is denied by Albert Monette | 32-36 |
| 19:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Lee Hoberg | 32-36 |
| 18:43 | Illinois State | Preston Bell travels with the ball | 32-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morris Johnson (SG), Leigh Skiba (SF), Kevin Spenser (PF), Jonathan Brewer (C) Pat Barriga, Lee Hoberg, Albert Monette, Preston Bell | |
| 18:26 | Denver | Donald Brown can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Leigh Skiba - foul #2 on Leigh Skiba, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Smith (SG), Jay Browder (PF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Scott Hardy, Jeff Cox, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG) Nathaniel Davis | |
| 18:26 | Denver | Donald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:05 | Illinois State | Chet Hard's pass is intercepted by Donald Brown | 33-36 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Ronald Smith misses the runner near the basket | 33-36 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Donald Brown is hacked by Leigh Skiba - foul #3 on Leigh Skiba, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Moody (SG), John Isom (SF) Robert Hicks, Donald Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pat Barriga (SG), Lee Hoberg (SF), Paul Young (C) Chet Hard, Leigh Skiba, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 17:29 | Denver | Ronald Smith is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Lindholm | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:08 | Denver | John Isom is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Hardy (SG), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) John Isom, Jay Browder, Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG), Albert Monette (PF) Morris Johnson, Kevin Spenser | |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Albert Monette comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Cox - foul #2 on Jeff Cox, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Denver | John Isom (SF) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG) Pat Barriga | |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Albert Monette makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:51 | Illinois State | Albert Monette misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Jeff Cox gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Scott Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Hoberg - foul #1 on Lee Hoberg, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG) John Isom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 16:40 | Denver | Robert Hicks clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Brian Bach hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 16:18 | Illinois State | Albert Monette connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 38-39 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Robert Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by Nathaniel Davis - foul #1 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), Jonathan Brewer (PF), Preston Bell (C) Nathaniel Davis, Albert Monette, Paul Young | |
| 16:03 | Denver | Scott Hardy is hacked by Sean Boyd - foul #1 on Sean Boyd, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Denver | John Isom (SF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Ray Moody, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 15:51 | Denver | Robert Hicks is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Hardy | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Isom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Cox (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Lindholm (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chet Hard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lee Hoberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Preston Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Illinois State | Ernest Lindholm steals the ball from Chet Hard | 41-39 |
| 15:33 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm is whistled for a carry | 41-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Jay Browder (PF) Robert Hicks, Scott Hardy, Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morris Johnson (PG), Pat Barriga (SG), Leigh Skiba (SF), Albert Monette (PF) Chet Hard, Sean Boyd, Lee Hoberg, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 15:14 | Illinois State | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Pat Barriga - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Brown (SF) Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG), Kevin Spenser (SF) Morris Johnson, Leigh Skiba | |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Moody (SG) Oscar Pierce | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leigh Skiba (SF), Paul Young (C) Albert Monette, Preston Bell | |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser hits the finger roll | 41-41 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Nathaniel Davis is called for the reach on Donald Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) Ray Moody, John Isom, Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 14:37 | Denver | Donald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Donald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:14 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser is fouled on the floor by Jeff Cox - foul #3 on Jeff Cox, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Hardy (SG), Ray Moody (SF) Ronald Smith, Donald Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morris Johnson (PG), Sean Boyd (SG), Jonathan Brewer (PF) Nathaniel Davis, Pat Barriga, Kevin Spenser | |
| 13:52 | Illinois State | Morris Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Jonathan Brewer steals it from Scott Hardy in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 13:37 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd is fouled on the floor by Jeff Cox - foul #4 on Jeff Cox, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Lindholm (PF) Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (SG), Lee Hoberg (SF), Albert Monette (PF) Sean Boyd, Leigh Skiba, Paul Young | |
| 13:17 | Illinois State | Chet Hard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Morris Johnson | 43-46 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Chet Hard steps in front of the Robert Hicks pass in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 13:02 | Illinois State | Chet Hard scores on a floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm drills a turnaround from close range set up by Scott Hardy | 45-48 |
| 12:21 | Illinois State | Albert Monette scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Morris Johnson | 45-51 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-51 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | Albert Monette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Donald Brown (SF), John Isom (PF), Jay Browder (C) Robert Hicks, Scott Hardy, Ray Moody, Ernest Lindholm, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG), Pat Barriga (SG), Leigh Skiba (SF), Kevin Spenser (PF), Preston Bell (C) Morris Johnson, Chet Hard, Lee Hoberg, Albert Monette, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 11:34 | Denver | Donald Brown connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Isom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jay Browder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pat Barriga (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leigh Skiba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Spenser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Young (C) Preston Bell | |
| 10:44 | Denver | John Isom is fouled on the floor by Paul Young - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Albert Monette (PF) Kevin Spenser | |
| 10:44 | Denver | John Isom makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:44 | Denver | John Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:31 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Monette | 50-54 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Ronald Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Pierce | 53-54 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Isom - foul #2 on John Isom, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Scott Hardy (SG), Brian Bach (C) Oscar Pierce, Ronald Smith, John Isom | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), Lee Hoberg (SF) Pat Barriga, Leigh Skiba | |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Brian Bach grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Donald Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Albert Monette - foul #2 on Albert Monette, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Preston Bell (C) Paul Young | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Donald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Albert Monette | 53-55 |
| 09:49 | Illinois State | Preston Bell connects on the turnaround in the lane | 53-57 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Brian Bach is hacked by Sean Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Boyd, team foul #10 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Moody (SF) Donald Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morris Johnson (PG) Nathaniel Davis | |
| 09:47 | Denver | Brian Bach makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Brian Bach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:34 | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-59 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Brian Bach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Lindholm (PF) Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser (PF) Albert Monette | |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hicks - foul #2 on Robert Hicks, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Smith (SG) Scott Hardy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (PG) Morris Johnson | |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:03 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Robert Hicks is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Hicks, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Pat Barriga (SG) Sean Boyd | |
| 08:49 | Illinois State | Chet Hard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Brian Bach gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm misses the easy layup but the foul's on Preston Bell - foul #2 on Preston Bell, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Donald Brown (SF), John Isom (PF) Robert Hicks, Ray Moody, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leigh Skiba (SF), Albert Monette (PF), Paul Young (C) Lee Hoberg, Kevin Spenser, Preston Bell | |
| 08:24 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Donald Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Young - foul #2 on Paul Young, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Browder (C) Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG) Chet Hard | |
| 08:19 | Denver | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:19 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 08:08 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 08:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Isom | 57-60 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Jay Browder is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint | 59-60 |
| 07:44 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leigh Skiba | 59-63 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Nathaniel Davis steals the ball from Ronald Smith | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Isom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jay Browder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Nathaniel Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Pat Barriga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leigh Skiba (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Monette (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-63 |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Albert Monette gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Albert Monette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Scott Hardy (SG), Ray Moody (SF), Jeff Cox (PF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Oscar Pierce, Ronald Smith, Donald Brown, John Isom, Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morris Johnson (PG), Sean Boyd (SG), Chet Hard (SF), Kevin Spenser (PF), Jonathan Brewer (C) Nathaniel Davis, Pat Barriga, Leigh Skiba, Albert Monette, Paul Young | |
| 06:35 | Denver | Ray Moody hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Hardy | 62-63 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kevin Spenser, team foul #13 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg (SF) Sean Boyd | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Ray Moody hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 06:05 | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser is hacked by Robert Hicks - foul #4 on Robert Hicks, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Brown (SF), Brian Bach (C) Ray Moody, Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Sean Boyd (SG), Preston Bell (C) Chet Hard, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:41 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Brian Bach is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Hardy | 64-65 |
| 05:08 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Kevin Spenser is blocked by Jeff Cox | 64-65 |
| 05:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Brown | 64-65 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Robert Hicks knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Scott Hardy | 67-65 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd is fouled on the floor by Scott Hardy - foul #3 on Scott Hardy, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), John Isom (SG) Robert Hicks, Scott Hardy | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG), Leigh Skiba (SF), Albert Monette (PF), Paul Young (C) Morris Johnson, Lee Hoberg, Kevin Spenser, Preston Bell | |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:35 | Illinois State | Sean Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Donald Brown clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-67 |
| 04:16 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 03:53 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Boyd | 67-70 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Donald Brown can't finish the layup | 67-70 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Jeff Cox grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Donald Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-70 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | John Isom is called for the reach on Leigh Skiba - foul #3 on John Isom, team foul #12 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Ray Moody (SF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Oscar Pierce, John Isom, Donald Brown, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Chet Hard (PG), Pat Barriga (SG), Jonathan Brewer (C) Nathaniel Davis, Sean Boyd, Paul Young | |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Leigh Skiba makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 03:12 | Illinois State | Leigh Skiba makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Moody (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Cox (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ernest Lindholm (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Chet Hard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pat Barriga (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leigh Skiba (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Albert Monette (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Denver | Jeff Cox banks in the wide open layup set up by Ronald Smith | 71-72 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer connects on the floater from the right block set up by Chet Hard and he's fouled by Ernest Lindholm - foul #2 on Ernest Lindholm, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Browder (C) Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg (SF), Kevin Spenser (PF) Leigh Skiba, Albert Monette | |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Jonathan Brewer misses the free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Ronald Smith makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Moody | 73-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Lindholm | 73-74 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Kevin Spenser hits the follow up shot | 73-76 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm misses the tip | 73-76 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Chet Hard grabs the board | 73-76 |
| 01:44 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Hardy (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) Ronald Smith, Ray Moody, Ernest Lindholm, Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis (PG), Albert Monette (PF), Preston Bell (C) Chet Hard, Kevin Spenser, Jonathan Brewer | |
| 01:30 | Illinois State | Scott Hardy picks off the pass by Lee Hoberg | 73-76 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Donald Brown lays it in on a great pass from Scott Hardy | 75-76 |
| 01:07 | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-76 |
| 01:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Hicks | 75-76 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Scott Hardy is hacked by Pat Barriga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pat Barriga, team foul #14 | 75-76 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Scott Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Scott Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Pat Barriga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 00:37 | Illinois State | Nathaniel Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois State | Jeff Cox swats the layup by Preston Bell | 76-76 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Lee Hoberg tips it back up and in | 76-78 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Brian Bach's floater is tipped away by Preston Bell | 76-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Preston Bell gets the rebound | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Preston Bell runs out the clock | 76-78 |