| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Zoquier (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willis Mulligan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Mitchell Sims inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Mitchell Sims misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Ricky Jones snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier hits a fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Jeremy Perry - foul #1 on Jeremy Perry, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Ricky Jones loses the dribble to James Jones | 44-40 |
| 18:27 | Denver | James Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 18:26 | Denver | James Stone gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by James Jones | 47-40 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:30 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Daniel Brown (C) John Austin, James Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Hill (SG), Jonathon Samborski (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) Willis Mulligan, Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry, Ricky Jones | |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Samborski | 47-40 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Joseph Zoquier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Horne (SF) David Frausto | |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Jonathon Samborski swats the layup by Lawrence Winningham | 47-42 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Daniel Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Mitchell Sims misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathon Samborski - foul #2 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), James Jones (C) James Stone, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan (PG), Gary Willis (SG), Ricky Jones (C) John Caprio, David Hill, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 16:07 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Willis | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SG - John Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willis Mulligan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Horne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Mitchell Sims misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 15:27 | Denver | James Jones tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Mitchell Sims steals it from Eric Horne | 51-45 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Don Wetherington throws it down set up by Mitchell Sims | 53-45 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne's floater is knocked away by James Jones | 53-45 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski tips it home | 53-47 |
| 14:47 | Denver | John Austin clanks a turnaround from the right block | 53-47 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | James Jones steps in front of the Eric Horne pass | 53-47 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Daniel Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 14:09 | Denver | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Mitchell Sims misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 13:29 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to James Jones | 55-49 |
| 13:18 | Denver | John Austin travels with the ball | 55-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), James Stone (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Joseph Zoquier (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, John Austin, Mitchell Sims, Daniel Brown, James Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), David Hill (SG), David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) Willis Mulligan, Gary Willis, Eric Horne, Jonathon Samborski, Ricky Jones | |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Caprio | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Frausto - foul #2 on David Frausto, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | David Hill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Caprio | 56-53 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier misses the dunk | 56-53 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jeremy Perry | 56-53 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | David Frausto is hacked by Robert Cornett - foul #3 on Robert Cornett, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Mitchell Sims (SF), James Jones (C) James Stone, Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ricky Jones (C) Joseph Abernathy | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Zoquier (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 11:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Mitchell Sims | 56-53 |
| 11:05 | Denver | John Austin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-53 |
| 11:03 | Denver | James Jones snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:49 | Denver | John Austin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 10:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Frausto | 56-53 |
| 10:37 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Sims - foul #1 on Mitchell Sims, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan (PG), Gary Willis (SG), Jonathon Samborski (PF) John Caprio, David Hill, Jeremy Perry | |
| 10:37 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:37 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:10 | Denver | John Austin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 10:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Frausto | 56-55 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Ricky Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Mitchell Sims snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Willis Mulligan steps in front of the Mitchell Sims pass | 56-55 |
| 09:19 | UC Irvine | Mitchell Sims takes the ball from Gary Willis | 56-55 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Mitchell Sims can't finish the layup | 56-55 |
| 09:14 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Ricky Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Frausto | 56-58 |
| 08:24 | Denver | John Austin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Willis - foul #1 on Gary Willis, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Mitchell Sims, Joseph Zoquier, James Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) Gary Willis, David Frausto, Ricky Jones | |
| 08:24 | Denver | John Austin misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 08:24 | Denver | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses the easy layup | 57-58 |
| 07:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 57-58 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jonathon Samborski - foul #3 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Mitchell Sims (SF) John Austin, Robert Cornett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Joseph Abernathy (C) Willis Mulligan, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 07:31 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne grabs the board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mitchell Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Horne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Hill | 58-60 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Daniel Brown connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne is fouled on the floor by Don Wetherington - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG) David Hill | |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Eric Horne is denied by Daniel Brown | 60-60 |
| 06:35 | Denver | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Mitchell Sims clanks a 3 from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Walter Newsome is whistled for a carry | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Zoquier (PF), James Jones (C) Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan (PG), David Frausto (SF), Jonathon Samborski (PF), Ricky Jones (C) John Caprio, Eric Horne, Jeremy Perry, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Ricky Jones is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Ricky Jones, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (SG) Gary Willis | |
| 05:02 | Denver | John Caprio picks off the pass by James Stone | 60-60 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | John Caprio comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier is hacked by Jonathon Samborski - foul #4 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (PG), John Austin (SG) Walter Newsome, James Stone | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry (PF) Jonathon Samborski | |
| 04:30 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Jones | 62-63 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the floater from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | David Frausto grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry misses the dunk attempt | 62-63 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry tips it home | 62-65 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Mitchell Sims hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Frausto - foul #3 on David Frausto, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Joseph Zoquier, James Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG) Willis Mulligan | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Mitchell Sims makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Mitchell Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Austin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mitchell Sims (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Frausto (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Austin | 66-65 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Caprio and the foul's on Mitchell Sims - foul #2 on Mitchell Sims, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Joseph Zoquier (PF), James Jones (C) John Austin, Mitchell Sims, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan (PG), Eric Horne (SF), Jonathon Samborski (C) John Caprio, David Frausto, Ricky Jones | |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry makes the free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Mitchell Sims (SF) James Stone, Robert Cornett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:51 | Denver | Walter Newsome buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Jones | 68-68 |
| 01:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Ricky Jones (C) Eric Horne, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Frausto | 68-71 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Mitchell Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis loses the dribble to Walter Newsome | 68-71 |
| 00:29 | Denver | James Jones misses the floater from the left side | 68-71 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | David Frausto grabs the board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on David Frausto in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Joseph Zoquier pulls down the rebound | 68-71 |
| 00:20 | Denver | John Austin buries a jumper from the left side set up by Walter Newsome | 70-71 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Willis Mulligan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Newsome, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Walter Newsome | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Willis Mulligan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:14 | Denver | James Jones connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-76 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Mitchell Sims comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-76 |