| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Lino Glinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 23-28 |
| 19:23 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 19:09 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lino Glinski | 23-30 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Alexander - foul #3 on Jeremy Alexander, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jon Long (C) Jeremy Alexander | |
| 18:30 | Denver | Horace Creekmore's pass is intercepted by Lino Glinski | 23-30 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | Lloyd Cordova blocks the short jumper by Glenn Lyons | 23-30 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Horace Creekmore pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Horace Creekmore drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Parker | 26-30 |
| 17:35 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Youngblood, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Segundo (SF) Christopher Youngblood | |
| 17:07 | Denver | Steven Howell splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Parker and he's hacked by Lino Glinski - foul #2 on Lino Glinski, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Darryl Frese (SF), Martin Northup (PF), Wesley Pennington (C) Joseph Parker, Lloyd Cordova, Horace Creekmore, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG) Glenn Lyons | |
| 17:07 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:07 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:51 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wesley Pennington - foul #1 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (SG) Terry Casarez | |
| 16:51 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:51 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Martin Northup grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:37 | Denver | Wesley Pennington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 16:13 | San Diego State | William Morris scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gary Segundo | 28-32 |
| 15:52 | Denver | Wesley Pennington loses the dribble to William Morris | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Frese (fresh) PF - Martin Northup (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lino Glinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Long (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | The jumper by Lino Glinski is denied by Martin Northup | 28-32 |
| 15:40 | San Diego State | William Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:24 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski drills a shot in the paint set up by William Morris | 28-34 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Martin Northup hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 28-34 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ricky Webb - foul #1 on Ricky Webb, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Lloyd Cordova (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Ricky Webb, Steven Howell, Darryl Frese, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SG), Christopher Youngblood (SF), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Joshua Opitz (C) William Morris, Gary Segundo, Lino Glinski, Jon Long | |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Zlatko Czartoryski picks off the pass by Martin Northup | 28-35 |
| 14:39 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski lays it up and in | 28-37 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Joseph Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Martin Northup grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Edward Watkins banks in the layup and he's fouled by Joshua Opitz - foul #4 on Joshua Opitz, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Lino Glinski (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Joshua Opitz | |
| 14:22 | Denver | Edward Watkins makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez double dribbles | 31-37 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Edward Watkins tips it home | 33-37 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Watkins - foul #1 on Edward Watkins, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Martin Northup | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Joseph Parker buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Howell | 35-39 |
| 12:43 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Youngblood | 35-41 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Jeremy Alexander is called for the reach on Horace Creekmore - foul #4 on Jeremy Alexander, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Darryl Frese (SF), Martin Northup (PF), Wesley Pennington (C) Joseph Parker, Lloyd Cordova, Horace Creekmore, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Segundo (SF), Jon Long (PF) Christopher Youngblood, Jeremy Alexander | |
| 12:05 | Denver | Martin Northup makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Steven Howell | 37-41 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 37-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (SG) Terry Casarez | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Frese (fresh) PF - Martin Northup (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jon Long (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lino Glinski (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Denver | Ricky Webb misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo scores on a floater near the basket | 37-43 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Steven Howell clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-43 |
| 10:27 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | Wesley Pennington blocks the short jumper by Lino Glinski | 37-43 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Martin Northup pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Darryl Frese buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Martin Northup | 39-43 |
| 09:51 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Lloyd Cordova (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Ricky Webb, Steven Howell, Darryl Frese, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SG), Christopher Youngblood (SF) Glenn Lyons, Gary Segundo | |
| 09:44 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova misses the shot in the lane | 39-43 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Edward Watkins can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Edward Watkins tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 09:18 | San Diego State | Edward Watkins is called for the reach on Lino Glinski - foul #2 on Edward Watkins, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| 09:05 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Terry Casarez | 41-45 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Edward Watkins can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lino Glinski | 41-45 |
| 08:33 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Casarez | 41-48 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Christopher Youngblood steals the ball from Edward Watkins | 41-48 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the easy layup | 41-48 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Terry Casarez steals it from Joseph Parker | 41-48 |
| 07:36 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 07:35 | Denver | Edward Watkins pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Northup (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lino Glinski (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Long (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 07:13 | San Diego State | Jon Long snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Joseph Parker scores on a floater from close range | 43-48 |
| 06:28 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Martin Northup misses the lay-in | 43-51 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 05:49 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski loses the dribble to Martin Northup | 43-51 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Martin Northup lays it in | 45-51 |
| 05:45 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Horace Creekmore | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Gary Segundo (SF), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Joshua Opitz (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, Christopher Youngblood, Lino Glinski, Jon Long | |
| 05:26 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander loses the dribble to Steven Howell | 45-51 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 05:21 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 04:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to Edward Watkins | 45-51 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Joseph Parker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 04:46 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Alexander | 45-51 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons is hacked by Edward Watkins - foul #3 on Edward Watkins, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Horace Creekmore (PF), Wesley Pennington (C) Joseph Parker, Lloyd Cordova, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Morris (SG), Christopher Youngblood (SF) Terry Casarez, Gary Segundo | |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander tips it in | 45-53 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Ricky Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Lyons - foul #1 on Glenn Lyons, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Steven Howell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-53 |
| 03:30 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander misses the jumper from the right block | 48-53 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Horace Creekmore pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Northup (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Howell - foul #2 on Steven Howell, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Lloyd Cordova (SF) Martin Northup | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terry Casarez (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Jon Long (C) William Morris, Christopher Youngblood, Joshua Opitz | |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:57 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Horace Creekmore | 48-54 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Wesley Pennington can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 48-54 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Horace Creekmore tips it home | 50-54 |
| 02:46 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Edward Watkins (C) Ricky Webb, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood (SF), Joshua Opitz (C) Gary Segundo, Jon Long | |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Horace Creekmore - foul #2 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Parker | 53-56 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Alexander | 53-58 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Horace Creekmore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 01:21 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Steven Howell pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Joseph Parker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Steven Howell | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Joseph Parker is called for the reach on Christopher Youngblood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Parker, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Horace Creekmore pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Steven Howell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova can't tip it in | 56-59 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Parker - foul #4 on Joseph Parker, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG) Glenn Lyons | |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Edward Watkins gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Joseph Parker makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Steven Howell | 59-59 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG) Zlatko Czartoryski | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander wins the tip | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Joseph Parker is called for the reach on Glenn Lyons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Parker, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG) Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Alexander - foul #5 on Jeremy Alexander, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lino Glinski (PF) Jeremy Alexander | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:26 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Christopher Youngblood picks off the pass by Edward Watkins | 61-62 |
| 03:43 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 03:41 | Denver | The rebound goes to Edward Watkins | 61-62 |
| 03:20 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses long on a jumper in the paint | 61-62 |
| 03:19 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Joshua Opitz and he's hacked by Ricky Webb - foul #2 on Ricky Webb, team foul #11 | 61-64 |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:37 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-65 |
| 02:18 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 02:17 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski can't tip it in | 64-65 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Steven Howell snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Steven Howell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-65 |
| 02:10 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Christopher Youngblood | 64-67 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Lino Glinski is called for the reach on Horace Creekmore - foul #3 on Lino Glinski, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez is hacked by Lloyd Cordova - foul #2 on Lloyd Cordova, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-69 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Steven Howell gets the offensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lino Glinski - foul #4 on Lino Glinski, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Terry Casarez (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Lino Glinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Opitz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez loses the dribble to Steven Howell | 68-69 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Edward Watkins lays it in on a great pass from Steven Howell | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood drills a fadeaway from the left block | 70-71 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Steven Howell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-71 |