| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Sarvis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Casarez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lino Glinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronny Evenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Martin Northup inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Edward Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | David Sarvis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 19:33 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Earl Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:16 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Pugh | 33-36 |
| 18:42 | Denver | Dennis Brown misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-36 |
| 18:40 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 33-36 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Earl Smith snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Ronny Evenson blocks the short jumper by Christopher Clark | 33-36 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Thomas (PF) Lino Glinski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:41 | Denver | David Sarvis takes the ball from Martin Northup | 33-36 |
| 17:16 | San Diego State | David Sarvis's pass is intercepted by Earl Smith | 33-36 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Martin Northup misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ronny Evenson - foul #2 on Ronny Evenson, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Brian Marshal (SG), Martin Loman (SF), Jeremy Alexander (C) Robert Pugh, David Sarvis, Terry Casarez, Ronny Evenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (PG), Jose Martinez (PF), Jeffrey Kendrick (C) Earl Smith, Christopher Clark, Edward Watkins | |
| 17:04 | Denver | Martin Northup misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Martin Northup makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:49 | San Diego State | Martin Loman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 16:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Steven Howell | 33-37 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Steven Howell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | Martin Loman pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:31 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Thomas and the foul's on Martin Northup - foul #1 on Martin Northup, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lino Glinski (PF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Darryl Frese (SG), Lloyd Cordova (C) Dennis Brown, Martin Northup | |
| 16:31 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses the free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Jeffrey Kendrick gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Darryl Frese misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lino Glinski | 35-37 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Marshal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lino Glinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Steven Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jose Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Denver | Lino Glinski is called for the reach on Jose Martinez - foul #2 on Lino Glinski, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Pugh (PG), David Sarvis (SG) Glenn Lyons, Brian Marshal | |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Smith (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Christopher Clark (PF) Steven Howell, Darryl Frese, Lloyd Cordova | |
| 15:21 | Denver | Earl Smith buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis Brown | 35-39 |
| 15:16 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Earl Smith - foul #2 on Earl Smith, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SF), John Thomas (PF), Ronny Evenson (C) Martin Loman, Lino Glinski, Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Northup (SF), Edward Watkins (C) Jeffrey Kendrick, Jose Martinez | |
| 15:16 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:16 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Earl Smith drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Brown | 37-42 |
| 14:30 | San Diego State | David Sarvis hits a shot from the left side set up by Robert Pugh | 39-42 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Dennis Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-42 |
| 14:12 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Northup | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Earl Smith is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Earl Smith, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Lino Glinski (PF), Jeremy Alexander (C) Robert Pugh, John Thomas, Ronny Evenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jose Martinez (C) Edward Watkins | |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | David Sarvis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Martin Northup misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Christopher Clark tips it home | 42-44 |
| 13:15 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Earl Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:02 | Denver | Jose Martinez can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 42-44 |
| 13:00 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:50 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses the floater from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Dennis Brown grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Terry Casarez picks off the pass by Jose Martinez | 42-44 |
| 12:22 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Jose Martinez is whistled for traveling | 44-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Pugh (PG), Brian Marshal (SG), Martin Loman (SF), John Thomas (PF), Ronny Evenson (C) Glenn Lyons, David Sarvis, Terry Casarez, Lino Glinski, Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (PG), Darryl Frese (SG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SF), Lloyd Cordova (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Earl Smith, Dennis Brown, Martin Northup, Christopher Clark, Jose Martinez | |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | Martin Loman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kendrick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kendrick, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Martin Loman can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Darryl Frese - foul #1 on Darryl Frese, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Martin Loman makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | Martin Loman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Marshal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Loman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronny Evenson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Steven Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Frese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Kendrick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Denver | Jeffrey Kendrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 11:33 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:17 | San Diego State | Martin Loman clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 45-44 |
| 11:16 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Edward Watkins misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 10:53 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronny Evenson | 47-44 |
| 10:40 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Thomas | 49-44 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Darryl Frese hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Edward Watkins - foul #2 on Edward Watkins, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Sarvis (SG), Lino Glinski (PF) Brian Marshal, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Smith (PG), Dennis Brown (SG), Martin Northup (SF), Christopher Clark (PF), Jose Martinez (C) Steven Howell, Darryl Frese, Jeffrey Kendrick, Lloyd Cordova, Edward Watkins | |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Jose Martinez is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jose Martinez, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Jeremy Alexander (C) Robert Pugh, Ronny Evenson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | David Sarvis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Martin Northup snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lino Glinski | 52-46 |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses the lay-in | 52-46 |
| 09:00 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | David Sarvis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Lyons | 55-46 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Lino Glinski is called for the reach on Christopher Clark - foul #3 on Lino Glinski, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Pugh (PG), Terry Casarez (SF), John Thomas (PF), Ronny Evenson (C) Glenn Lyons, Martin Loman, Lino Glinski, Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Watkins (C) Jose Martinez | |
| 08:11 | Denver | Christopher Clark misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 08:10 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronny Evenson | 55-46 |
| 07:59 | San Diego State | David Sarvis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | John Thomas hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 07:35 | Denver | Martin Northup connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sarvis (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Terry Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronny Evenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh makes the fadeaway from the right side | 59-48 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Dennis Brown evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Earl Smith | 59-50 |
| 06:51 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 06:50 | Denver | Martin Northup grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Christopher Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Martin Northup grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Dennis Brown is fouled on the floor by Ronny Evenson - foul #3 on Ronny Evenson, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Brian Marshal (SG), Martin Loman (SF), Lino Glinski (PF), Jeremy Alexander (C) Robert Pugh, David Sarvis, Terry Casarez, John Thomas, Ronny Evenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (PG), Darryl Frese (SG), Jeffrey Kendrick (SF), Jose Martinez (PF), Lloyd Cordova (C) Earl Smith, Dennis Brown, Martin Northup, Christopher Clark, Edward Watkins | |
| 05:56 | Denver | Jose Martinez makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Howell | 59-52 |
| 05:43 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Jose Martinez snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Jeffrey Kendrick slams it home | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski is hacked by Jose Martinez - foul #4 on Jose Martinez, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Jose Martinez gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Darryl Frese drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Howell | 60-57 |
| 04:43 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Lino Glinski, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Sarvis (SG), Terry Casarez (SF) Brian Marshal, Martin Loman | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Brown (SG), Martin Northup (SF) Darryl Frese, Lloyd Cordova | |
| 04:18 | Denver | Martin Northup can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Dennis Brown tips it in | 60-59 |
| 04:02 | San Diego State | David Sarvis knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Lyons | 63-59 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Jose Martinez is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Steven Howell | 63-61 |
| 03:28 | San Diego State | Steven Howell is called for the reach on Terry Casarez - foul #2 on Steven Howell, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Pugh (PG), John Thomas (PF), Ronny Evenson (C) Glenn Lyons, Lino Glinski, Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Smith (PG), Christopher Clark (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Steven Howell, Jose Martinez, Jeffrey Kendrick | |
| 03:28 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Edward Watkins grabs the board | 63-61 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sarvis (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Terry Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronny Evenson (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Denver | Martin Northup misses short on a runner in the lane | 63-61 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Martin Northup tips it back up and in | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | David Sarvis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | John Thomas snags the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | David Sarvis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Christopher Clark is whistled for traveling | 66-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Marshal (SG), Martin Loman (SF) David Sarvis, Terry Casarez | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG), Darryl Frese (SF) Dennis Brown, Martin Northup | |
| 02:14 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Sarvis (SG), Lino Glinski (PF) Brian Marshal, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Brown (SG), Martin Northup (SF) Steven Howell, Darryl Frese | |
| 02:03 | San Diego State | Martin Loman is whistled for a carry | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Martin Northup is hacked by Robert Pugh - foul #3 on Robert Pugh, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SF) Martin Loman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:21 | Denver | Dennis Brown is hacked by David Sarvis - foul #3 on David Sarvis, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:09 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski's pass is intercepted by Edward Watkins | 66-65 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Edward Watkins is denied on a layup by Terry Casarez | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | David Sarvis grabs the board | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson misses the floater in the paint | 66-65 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Edward Watkins snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Edward Watkins blows the layup but the foul's on Ronny Evenson - foul #4 on Ronny Evenson, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Edward Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Edward Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Clark - foul #3 on Christopher Clark, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Earl Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-67 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Sarvis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lino Glinski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronny Evenson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Denver | Christopher Clark wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Denver | Martin Northup double dribbles | 67-67 |
| 04:23 | San Diego State | Edward Watkins swats the short shot by Lino Glinski | 67-67 |
| 04:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dennis Brown | 67-67 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Dennis Brown makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Northup | 67-69 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | David Sarvis connects on the jump hook from close range | 69-69 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Dennis Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 69-69 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Christopher Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Dennis Brown is hacked by Lino Glinski - foul #5 on Lino Glinski, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Martin Loman (SF), John Thomas (PF), Jeremy Alexander (C) Terry Casarez, Lino Glinski, Ronny Evenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jose Martinez (C) Edward Watkins | |
| 02:47 | Denver | Dennis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Dennis Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SF) Martin Loman | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Watkins (C) Jose Martinez | |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | David Sarvis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Earl Smith grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Dennis Brown loses the dribble to David Sarvis | 69-71 |
| 01:58 | San Diego State | David Sarvis lays it up and in | 71-71 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Martin Northup misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-71 |
| 01:37 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| 01:37 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson (C) Jeremy Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson hits the follow up shot | 73-71 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Dennis Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 73-71 |
| 01:03 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Clark | 73-71 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Dennis Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:46 | San Diego State | Ronny Evenson snags the defensive board | 73-71 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Robert Pugh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Sarvis (fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Casarez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronny Evenson (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Earl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Brown (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | David Sarvis comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Brown - foul #1 on Dennis Brown, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | David Sarvis misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | David Sarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Earl Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | John Thomas snags the defensive board | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | John Thomas is hacked by Earl Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Earl Smith, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | John Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | John Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | Earl Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Robert Pugh runs out the clock | 75-74 |