| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tarek English (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | Buddy Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses the floater from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Buddy Edwards tips it but misses | 41-33 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-33 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Zachary Phillips connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Buddy Edwards | 41-35 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Buddy Edwards gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Zachary Phillips | 41-38 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is hacked by Anthony Centeno - foul #2 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Reid (C) Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Antonio Dalton can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Phillip Whitson (C) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Tony Onorato (SF), Tomas Walk (PF) Anthony Centeno, Zachary Phillips, Buddy Edwards, Tarek English | |
| 16:56 | Denver | Antonio Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Antonio Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tony Onorato | 41-40 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Antonio Dalton is fouled on the floor by Phillip Whitson - foul #2 on Phillip Whitson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG) Antonio Dalton | |
| 15:57 | Denver | Tony Onorato buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Rafael Jones | 41-42 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Reid (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Walk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick Roe | 43-42 |
| 15:23 | Denver | Richard Taylor is hacked by Patrick Roe - foul #1 on Patrick Roe, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Patrick Roe, Robert Stanberry, Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Tarek English (PF) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor, Tomas Walk | |
| 15:13 | Denver | Buddy Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 45-42 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Anthony Centeno is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Carr - foul #1 on Gene Carr, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 14:26 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Tarek English can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Anthony Centeno pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Anthony Centeno knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 12:33 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Reginald Barr, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Richard Reid (PF), Phillip Whitson (C) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Zachary Phillips (SG), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Tarek English, Tony Onorato | |
| 12:12 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid's floater is knocked away by Tomas Walk | 45-45 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Zachary Phillips pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Reid (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Whitson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Denver | The jump hook by Tomas Walk is blocked by Phillip Whitson | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr's pass is intercepted by Richard Taylor | 45-45 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Zachary Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Reginald Barr and he's hacked by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Reginald Barr, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Tarek English (PF) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor, Tomas Walk | |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Buddy Edwards dunks the ball on a great pass from Zachary Phillips and he's hacked by Willie Edmonson - foul #2 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG) Robert Stanberry | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:41 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the free throw | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Richard Reid grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 10:27 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Zachary Phillips can't connect on a runner from the left block | 47-47 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Anthony Centeno is fouled on the floor by Juan Torres - foul #1 on Juan Torres, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Richard Reid | |
| Subs | Denver | Tomas Walk (C) Antonio Dalton | |
| 09:51 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Tomas Walk - foul #2 on Tomas Walk, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Tony Onorato (C) Zachary Phillips, Tomas Walk | |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Buddy Edwards drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Centeno | 49-52 |
| 08:36 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Tarek English pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Tarek English clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-52 |
| 08:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Dison | 49-52 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Juan Torres | 52-52 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Anthony Centeno's pass is intercepted by Juan Torres | 52-52 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres slams it home | 54-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tarek English (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Tony Onorato (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Denver | Reginald Barr is called for the reach on Richard Taylor - foul #4 on Reginald Barr, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Richard Reid (PF), Phillip Whitson (C) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault, Charles Dison | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Zachary Phillips (SG), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Tarek English, Tony Onorato | |
| 07:15 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Phillip Whitson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Richard Taylor | |
| 06:59 | Denver | Robert Stanberry takes the ball from Tomas Walk | 54-52 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Phillip Whitson | 57-52 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Tomas Walk grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Zachary Phillips is whistled for a carry | 57-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG) Reginald Barr | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Tomas Walk connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Zachary Phillips | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 57-55 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Antonio Dalton can't finish the layup | 59-55 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is hacked by Robert Stanberry - foul #1 on Robert Stanberry, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF), Charles Dison (C) Patrick Roe, Robert Stanberry, Richard Reid, Phillip Whitson | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Tarek English (PF) Rafael Jones, Tomas Walk | |
| 04:56 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Tarek English pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Anthony Centeno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Tarek English hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Zachary Phillips | 59-58 |
| 04:08 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Tarek English is hacked by Charles Dison - foul #1 on Charles Dison, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Juan Torres (SG) Gene Carr | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Tony Onorato (C) Zachary Phillips, Buddy Edwards, Antonio Dalton | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Tarek English makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Tarek English makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Tarek English gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Tarek English (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Tony Onorato (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Richard Taylor clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 03:15 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses the tip | 59-60 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Tony Onorato tips it home | 59-62 |
| 02:58 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Tony Onorato grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG), Antonio Dalton (C) Rafael Jones, Tony Onorato | |
| 02:40 | Denver | Anthony Centeno clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Malcolm Brault | 59-62 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno is fouled on the floor by Reginald Barr - foul #5 on Reginald Barr, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG) Reginald Barr | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Anthony Centeno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Anthony Centeno comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 64-64 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Tarek English pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Richard Taylor drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Dison - foul #2 on Charles Dison, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Zachary Phillips | |
| 00:56 | Denver | Richard Taylor makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Centeno - foul #3 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #4 | 64-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a floater from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | Willie Edmonson is called for the reach on Buddy Edwards - foul #3 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #13 | 66-67 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault clanks a runner in the lane | 66-68 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Tarek English runs out the clock | 66-68 |