| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Tennessee State | Ruben Florez swats the layup by John Pagano | 40-34 |
| 19:48 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson snags the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | William Few is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Bergert - foul #1 on Brian Bergert, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Ruben Florez snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:42 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-34 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee State | William Few clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson lays it in | 43-36 |
| 17:58 | Denver | William Yang is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Pagano | 43-39 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Ruben Florez hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Oscar Pierce | 45-39 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Yang - foul #1 on William Yang, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (SG), Ted Ruffin (C) William Few, Gary Robinson | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Brian Bergert comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Allen Hutchings steals the ball from Richard Stanfield | 45-40 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins is fouled on the floor by Richard Stanfield - foul #2 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Donald Smith (SF), Martin Wilson (C) John Pagano, Floyd Paro, Allen Hutchings | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-40 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Donald Pennington snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Paul Wear misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Darrin Luttrell - foul #2 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF) Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | William Few (SG), Gary Robinson (C) Darrin Luttrell, Martin Wilson | |
| 15:59 | Denver | Paul Wear makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Paul Wear misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin grabs the board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee State | Richard Stanfield blocks the short jumper by Gary Robinson | 46-40 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Few - foul #2 on William Few, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Florez (C) Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson is fouled on the floor by Ruben Florez - foul #2 on Ruben Florez, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Paul Wear | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Allen Hutchings (PF) Donald Smith, Ted Ruffin | |
| 15:10 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Few | 48-43 |
| 14:54 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Livingston is blocked by Buck Diggins | 48-43 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Few | 48-45 |
| 14:16 | Denver | James Vester steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG) Donald Pennington, James Vester | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) William Few, Buck Diggins, Gary Robinson | |
| 13:56 | Tennessee State | Thomas Livingston picks off the pass by Floyd Paro | 48-45 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Ruben Florez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Bergert | 51-45 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses long on a shot from the right block | 51-45 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the lay-in | 51-45 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin misses short on a jumper from close range | 51-45 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee State | John Pagano grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-45 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is called for traveling | 51-45 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), William Few (SG), Gary Robinson (C) John Pagano, Donald Smith, Allen Hutchings | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee State | William Few is hacked by Brian Bergert - foul #2 on Brian Bergert, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Vester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Buck Diggins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin banks in the layup on a great pass from Floyd Paro | 51-47 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Brian Bergert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:16 | Denver | James Vester grabs the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Oscar Pierce is fouled on the floor by Buck Diggins - foul #2 on Buck Diggins, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SF), Martin Wilson (PF) Floyd Paro, Ted Ruffin | |
| 10:39 | Denver | Donald Pennington buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Vester | 54-47 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Victor Heiner gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Donald Pennington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 09:54 | Denver | Victor Heiner tips it home | 56-47 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee State | William Few is hacked by James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), William Yang (SF) Victor Heiner, James Vester | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Allen Hutchings (PF) Donald Smith, Martin Wilson | |
| 09:34 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Richard Stanfield snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Donald Pennington scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Wear | 58-47 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee State | Paul Wear steps in front of the Buck Diggins pass | 58-47 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Richard Stanfield blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 09:12 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Stanfield | 58-47 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Donald Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Smith (SG), Floyd Paro (SF), Ted Ruffin (C) William Few, Buck Diggins, Gary Robinson | |
| 08:44 | Tennessee State | John Pagano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee State | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin's pass is intercepted by Oscar Pierce | 58-49 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Yang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ted Ruffin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee State | Allen Hutchings's floater is tipped away by Ruben Florez | 58-49 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Brian Bergert gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:59 | Denver | William Yang buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Victor Heiner | 61-49 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee State | Oscar Pierce steals it from John Pagano | 61-49 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Oscar Pierce lays it in | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Tennessee State | Floyd Paro misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 06:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Oscar Pierce | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Denver | Ruben Florez is hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Marion (PG), Donald Pennington (SG), James Vester (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Paul Wear (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, William Yang, Victor Heiner, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins (PG), William Few (SG), Raymond Chamlee (SF), Gary Robinson (C) John Pagano, Donald Smith, Floyd Paro, Allen Hutchings | |
| 05:49 | Denver | James Vester makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Marion | 65-49 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee State | William Few misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 05:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Wear | 65-49 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Billy Marion misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee State | Raymond Chamlee grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee State | William Few misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Raymond Chamlee steals it from Paul Wear | 65-49 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee State | William Few lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Chamlee | 65-51 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Gary Robinson blocks the jumper by Donald Pennington | 65-51 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Billy Marion snags the offensive board | 65-51 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the shot from the right side | 65-51 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Billy Marion tips it home | 67-51 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Billy Marion, Donald Pennington, James Vester, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Pagano (PG), Floyd Paro (SF), Allen Hutchings (PF) Buck Diggins, Raymond Chamlee, Ted Ruffin | |
| 03:45 | Tennessee State | Gary Robinson misses long on a shot in the paint | 67-51 |
| 03:44 | Denver | William Yang pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Pagano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Few (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Paro (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Hutchings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Denver | William Yang can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Robinson - foul #1 on Gary Robinson, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), James Vester (SG), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell (PG), Buck Diggins (SG), Donald Smith (SF), Ted Ruffin (PF), Martin Wilson (C) John Pagano, William Few, Floyd Paro, Allen Hutchings, Gary Robinson | |
| 03:16 | Denver | William Yang misses the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:16 | Denver | William Yang misses the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-51 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson grabs the offensive board | 67-51 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Donald Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 67-51 |
| 02:22 | Denver | James Vester is whistled for traveling | 67-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SG) William Yang | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Pennington - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Ted Ruffin misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee State | Martin Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-52 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee State | Buck Diggins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-52 |
| 01:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Victor Heiner | 67-52 |
| 01:20 | Denver | James Vester is hacked by Darrin Luttrell - foul #3 on Darrin Luttrell, team foul #6 | 67-52 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Donald Smith steals the ball from Victor Heiner | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Victor Heiner is denied on a layup by Ted Ruffin | 67-55 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Donald Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Donald Smith is called for the reach on James Vester - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 67-55 |
| 00:11 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:11 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee State | Darrin Luttrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-55 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington runs out the clock | 69-55 |