| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) SF - Steve Dark (fresh) PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) C - Tommy Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Richard Orr (fresh) SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (fresh) SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) PF - James Mason (fresh) C - Darren Crain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Darren Crain wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan is denied on a layup by Tommy Page | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Ernie Purvis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Mark Hoard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernie Purvis | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Montana | Darren Crain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Tommy Page's pass is intercepted by James Mason | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Mason | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Glenn Rollins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is fouled on the floor by James Mason - foul #1 on James Mason, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Ernie Purvis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Montana | Dennis Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Mark Hoard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Montana | James Mason pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Orr | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-4 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Tommy Page tips it home | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Montana | Darren Crain misses badly on a shot from the left block | 5-4 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Glenn Rollins gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nickolas McCalanahan - foul #1 on Nickolas McCalanahan, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (SF), Travis Irving (C) Steve Dark, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (PG), Patrick Oliphant (SG), Jeff Williamson (SF), Arnold Webber (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Richard Orr, Nickolas McCalanahan, Dennis Thompson, James Mason, Darren Crain | |
| 16:14 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:14 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:55 | Montana | Ernie Purvis is called for the reach on Adam Curry - foul #1 on Ernie Purvis, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (C) Mark Hoard, Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) SF - David Hentges (fresh) PF - Travis Irving (fresh) C - Michael Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Adam Curry (fresh) SG - Patrick Oliphant (fresh) SF - Jeff Williamson (fresh) PF - Arnold Webber (fresh) C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Montana | Adam Curry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-4 |
| 15:46 | Montana | Jeff Williamson snags the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:26 | Montana | Patrick Oliphant knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Adam Curry and he's hacked by Bertram Tennyson - foul #1 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG) Ernie Purvis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:26 | Montana | Patrick Oliphant makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Denver | David Hentges misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Arnold Webber gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | Montana | Arnold Webber clanks a fadeaway from close range | 7-7 |
| 14:42 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Webber | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Montana | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Denver | David Hentges hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jeff Williamson - foul #1 on Jeff Williamson, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Glenn Rollins (PF), Tommy Page (C) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Travis Irving, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Orr (PG), James Mason (PF), Darren Crain (C) Patrick Oliphant, Arnold Webber, Michael Thompson | |
| 14:16 | Denver | David Hentges makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:50 | Montana | James Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF) David Hentges | |
| Subs | Montana | Dennis Thompson (SF) Jeff Williamson | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Glenn Rollins scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Steve Dark | 12-7 |
| 13:12 | Montana | Darren Crain knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Orr | 12-9 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Glenn Rollins's pass is intercepted by James Mason | 12-9 |
| 12:39 | Montana | James Mason hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Orr and the foul's on Glenn Rollins - foul #1 on Glenn Rollins, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Montana | Patrick Oliphant (PG), Nickolas McCalanahan (SG) Richard Orr, Adam Curry | |
| 12:39 | Montana | James Mason makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:19 | Denver | David Hentges hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ernie Purvis | 15-12 |
| 12:12 | Montana | James Mason can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Rollins - foul #2 on Glenn Rollins, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Travis Irving (C) Mark Hoard, Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Williamson (SF), Arnold Webber (C) Dennis Thompson, Darren Crain | |
| 12:12 | Montana | James Mason misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:12 | Montana | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is whistled for traveling | 15-13 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana | Michael Thompson (C) James Mason | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) SF - Steve Dark (fresh) PF - David Hentges (fresh) 6 pts. C - Travis Irving (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Patrick Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Williamson (fresh) PF - Arnold Webber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Montana | Michael Thompson can't connect on a runner in the paint | 15-13 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Ernie Purvis pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:38 | Denver | Arnold Webber blocks the short jumper by David Hentges | 15-13 |
| 11:36 | Montana | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:31 | Montana | Bertram Tennyson is called for the reach on Nickolas McCalanahan - foul #2 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG) Ernie Purvis, Bertram Tennyson | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Orr (PG), Adam Curry (SF) Patrick Oliphant, Jeff Williamson | |
| 11:24 | Montana | Michael Thompson hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Arnold Webber | 15-15 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Travis Irving scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 17-15 |
| 10:52 | Montana | Arnold Webber hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nickolas McCalanahan | 17-17 |
| 10:32 | Denver | David Hentges connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Hughes | 20-17 |
| 10:11 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Adam Curry | 20-19 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Michael Hughes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-19 |
| 09:54 | Montana | Adam Curry pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:48 | Montana | Adam Curry banks in the layup set up by Richard Orr | 20-21 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Travis Irving knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-21 |
| 09:21 | Montana | Michael Thompson buries a floater from the left block set up by Nickolas McCalanahan and he's hacked by Travis Irving - foul #1 on Travis Irving, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Michael Hughes, Lawrence Taylor, David Hentges, Travis Irving | |
| Subs | Montana | Patrick Oliphant (PG), Jeff Williamson (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), Darren Crain (C) Richard Orr, Nickolas McCalanahan, Adam Curry, Arnold Webber | |
| 09:21 | Montana | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Ernie Purvis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-24 |
| 09:06 | Montana | Dennis Thompson gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 08:51 | Montana | Darren Crain knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Jeff Williamson and he's fouled by Tommy Page - foul #1 on Tommy Page, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana | James Mason (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| 08:51 | Montana | Darren Crain makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Mark Hoard is whistled for a carry | 23-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (PG) Jeff Williamson | |
| 08:09 | Montana | Darren Crain is fouled on the floor by Tommy Page - foul #2 on Tommy Page, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:09 | Montana | Darren Crain misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:09 | Denver | David Hentges grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Michael Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Darren Crain | 23-27 |
| 07:45 | Montana | Darren Crain snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steve Dark (tiring) PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) C - David Hentges (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Adam Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Oliphant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Thompson (fresh) PF - James Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Darren Crain (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Montana | Adam Curry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Thompson | 23-30 |
| 07:21 | Denver | James Mason steals the ball from David Hentges | 23-30 |
| 07:06 | Montana | Michael Rogers is called for the reach on James Mason - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (PF) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Orr (PG), Jeff Williamson (SF), Arnold Webber (C) Patrick Oliphant, Dennis Thompson, Darren Crain | |
| 07:06 | Montana | James Mason makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:06 | Montana | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 06:54 | Denver | David Hentges misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Travis Irving can't tip it in | 23-32 |
| 06:52 | Montana | Jeff Williamson snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 06:40 | Montana | Jeff Williamson double dribbles | 23-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| Subs | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan (SG), Michael Thompson (C) Adam Curry, James Mason | |
| 06:22 | Denver | David Hentges is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #4 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SG) Ernie Purvis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 06:04 | Denver | Steve Dark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 06:02 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Arnold Webber's floater is tipped away by David Hentges | 23-32 |
| 05:47 | Montana | Arnold Webber tips it in | 23-34 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Arnold Webber is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Arnold Webber, team foul #5 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Michael Hughes, Lawrence Taylor, Travis Irving | |
| Subs | Montana | Adam Curry (PG), Patrick Oliphant (SG), Dennis Thompson (SF), James Mason (PF), Darren Crain (C) Richard Orr, Nickolas McCalanahan, Jeff Williamson, Arnold Webber, Michael Thompson | |
| 05:08 | Denver | Ernie Purvis connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hoard | 25-34 |
| 04:51 | Montana | Adam Curry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Thompson | 25-36 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Ernie Purvis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Curry - foul #1 on Adam Curry, team foul #6 | 25-36 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 04:26 | Montana | Adam Curry buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Mason | 27-38 |
| 04:03 | Denver | David Hentges misses short on a jump hook from close range | 27-38 |
| 04:01 | Montana | Darren Crain grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 03:58 | Montana | Adam Curry is fouled in the backcourt by Ernie Purvis - foul #2 on Ernie Purvis, team foul #10 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (SG), Bertram Tennyson (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF), Tommy Page (C) Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, David Hentges | |
| Subs | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan (SG), Arnold Webber (PF) Patrick Oliphant, James Mason | |
| 03:58 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 03:58 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 03:42 | Montana | Dennis Thompson gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Adam Curry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nickolas McCalanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arnold Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Crain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Michael Hughes is called for the reach on Nickolas McCalanahan - foul #1 on Michael Hughes, team foul #11 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (SF) Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Montana | Richard Orr (PG) Dennis Thompson | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 03:28 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Travis Irving makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ernie Purvis | 30-41 |
| 03:00 | Montana | Nickolas McCalanahan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 02:59 | Montana | Darren Crain gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 02:46 | Montana | Richard Orr clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Travis Irving gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Ernie Purvis hits a jumpshot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 02:06 | Montana | Adam Curry comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Travis Irving - foul #2 on Travis Irving, team foul #12 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG) Ernie Purvis, Travis Irving | |
| Subs | Montana | Jeff Williamson (SF), James Mason (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Nickolas McCalanahan, Arnold Webber, Darren Crain | |
| 02:06 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 02:06 | Montana | Adam Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 01:48 | Montana | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 01:30 | Montana | Tommy Page is called for the reach on James Mason - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #13 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (SF), Michael Rogers (C) Bertram Tennyson, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Montana | Patrick Oliphant (PG), Dennis Thompson (SF) Richard Orr, Adam Curry | |
| 01:30 | Montana | James Mason misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:30 | Montana | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Glenn Rollins banks in the layup on a great pass from David Hentges | 34-44 |
| 00:58 | Montana | Jeff Williamson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Oliphant | 34-47 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 00:36 | Denver | David Hentges gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Michael Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SF), Travis Irving (PF) Michael Hughes, David Hentges, Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Montana | Arnold Webber (C) Michael Thompson | |
| 00:05 | Montana | James Mason can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-47 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Mark Hoard pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Mark Hoard clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-47 |