| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Buchanan (fresh) SF - Paul Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vincent Park (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ken Landon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Paul Peterson inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Air Force | John Jamar hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Park | 34-24 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Mark Hoard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-24 |
| 18:35 | Air Force | Ken Landon makes the jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Mark Hoard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Vincent Park - foul #1 on Vincent Park, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | John Jamar hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Peterson | 39-28 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-28 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Ernie Purvis grabs the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:33 | Denver | The short jumper by Glenn Rollins is denied by Ken Landon | 39-28 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Glenn Rollins tips it but misses | 39-28 |
| 17:31 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Dark | 39-28 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Tommy Page lays it up and in | 41-28 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | John Jamar scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Peterson and he's hacked by Ernie Purvis - foul #1 on Ernie Purvis, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), David Hentges (SF), Travis Irving (C) Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:55 | Air Force | John Jamar makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:40 | Denver | Ernie Purvis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Vincent Park grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:21 | Air Force | Vincent Park travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (C) Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (SG), Ken Welch (SF), Zachary Whetzel (PF) Alexander Buchanan, Paul Peterson, Vincent Park | |
| 16:00 | Denver | Travis Irving's pass is intercepted by Ken Landon | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hentges (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Travis Irving (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Jamar (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Leddy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ken Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ken Landon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Air Force | Travis Irving steals the ball from Ken Landon | 41-31 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is hacked by Ken Welch - foul #1 on Ken Welch, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF), Tommy Page (C) Ernie Purvis, Bertram Tennyson, David Hentges, Travis Irving, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Marco Whitmire (SF), Kyle Coleman (C) John Jamar, Ken Landon | |
| 15:14 | Denver | Glenn Rollins buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Steve Dark | 43-31 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Michael Hughes steals it from Bryant Leddy | 43-31 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Mark Hoard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Glenn Rollins tips it home | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:14 | Air Force | Michael Hughes is called for the reach on Ken Welch - foul #1 on Michael Hughes, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG) Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Jamar (PG), Alexander Buchanan (SG), Paul Peterson (SF), Vincent Park (PF), Ken Landon (C) Bryant Leddy, Ken Welch, Marco Whitmire, Zachary Whetzel, Kyle Coleman | |
| 13:59 | Air Force | John Jamar misses the fadeaway from the right side | 45-31 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Glenn Rollins lays it up and in | 47-31 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | John Jamar misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Ernie Purvis - foul #2 on Ernie Purvis, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:37 | Air Force | John Jamar makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | John Jamar makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses short on a shot from the right side | 47-33 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Mark Hoard snags the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Ernie Purvis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Jamar - foul #1 on John Jamar, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (PF), Michael Rogers (C) Steve Dark, Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:59 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 12:46 | Air Force | Paul Peterson is hacked by Travis Irving - foul #3 on Travis Irving, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:24 | Air Force | John Jamar is fouled on the floor by Travis Irving - foul #4 on Travis Irving, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Travis Irving | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Vincent Park misses the turnaround from the left block | 49-33 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Ken Landon tips it home | 49-35 |
| 11:48 | Denver | David Hentges misses long on a floater from the left block | 49-35 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 11:46 | Air Force | Ken Landon gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hentges (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Jamar (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Buchanan (fresh) SF - Paul Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vincent Park (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Landon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Air Force | Ken Landon comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-35 |
| 11:26 | Denver | Ernie Purvis pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 11:21 | Denver | John Jamar steps in front of the Ernie Purvis pass in the backcourt | 49-35 |
| 11:20 | Air Force | John Jamar dunks the ball | 49-37 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by David Hentges | 51-37 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Alexander Buchanan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Tommy Page gets the rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Ken Landon steps in front of the Ernie Purvis pass | 51-37 |
| 10:08 | Air Force | Ken Landon misses long on a shot from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:44 | Denver | Ernie Purvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-37 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 09:33 | Air Force | Ken Landon pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Ken Landon misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-37 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Ken Landon tips it home | 51-39 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Michael Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-39 |
| 09:12 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Ernie Purvis drills a shot from the right side | 53-39 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Paul Peterson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Hentges - foul #2 on David Hentges, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF) Ernie Purvis, Bertram Tennyson, David Hentges, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG), Ken Welch (SG), Zachary Whetzel (PF), Kyle Coleman (C) John Jamar, Alexander Buchanan, Vincent Park, Ken Landon | |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Paul Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Paul Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Mark Hoard drills a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Zachary Whetzel - foul #2 on Zachary Whetzel, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Marco Whitmire (SF) Paul Peterson | |
| 08:16 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:58 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marco Whitmire | 56-44 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Mark Hoard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 07:35 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel grabs the board | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bryant Leddy (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) PF - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Hughes - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Irving (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Bryant Leddy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Glenn Rollins's layup is rejected by Kyle Coleman | 56-46 |
| 07:08 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:54 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-46 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:30 | Air Force | Ken Welch connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kyle Coleman | 56-49 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Michael Hughes | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:40 | Air Force | Ken Welch drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marco Whitmire | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Travis Irving can't throw it down | 58-52 |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), David Hentges (C) Michael Hughes, Travis Irving | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Jamar (PG), Alexander Buchanan (SG), Paul Peterson (SF), Vincent Park (PF), Ken Landon (C) Bryant Leddy, Ken Welch, Marco Whitmire, Zachary Whetzel, Kyle Coleman | |
| 05:02 | Air Force | Vincent Park connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Jamar | 58-54 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Glenn Rollins banks in the layup set up by Mark Hoard | 60-54 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Paul Peterson connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Jamar | 60-56 |
| 03:56 | Denver | David Hentges drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Hoard | 63-56 |
| 03:37 | Air Force | John Jamar can't finish the layup | 63-56 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Vincent Park snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Hentges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Jamar (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Buchanan (fresh) SF - Paul Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vincent Park (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ken Landon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Paul Peterson blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 03:10 | Air Force | Ken Landon tips it but misses | 63-56 |
| 03:08 | Air Force | Ken Landon gets the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Paul Peterson misses short on a floater from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Mark Hoard gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernie Purvis | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Vincent Park misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 66-56 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Mark Hoard gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Denver | Glenn Rollins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ken Landon - foul #2 on Ken Landon, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Travis Irving (C) Ernie Purvis, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryant Leddy (PG), Ken Welch (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Zachary Whetzel (PF), Kyle Coleman (C) John Jamar, Alexander Buchanan, Paul Peterson, Vincent Park, Ken Landon | |
| 01:42 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:09 | Denver | David Hentges hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Zachary Whetzel - foul #3 on Zachary Whetzel, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (C) Glenn Rollins | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:09 | Denver | David Hentges misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:09 | Denver | David Hentges makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Ken Welch comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Hentges - foul #3 on David Hentges, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Ken Welch makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Ken Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Hentges | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by David Hentges | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Air Force | David Hentges takes the ball from Ken Welch | 71-57 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Michael Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Hentges | 73-57 |
| 00:15 | Air Force | Ken Welch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-57 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire hits the follow up shot | 73-59 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Michael Hughes runs out the clock | 73-59 |