| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) SG - Mitchell Lane (fresh) SF - Joseph Muller (fresh) PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) C - Buddy Turnbull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) SF - William Dry (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Andrew Fenton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Richard Kittel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Camp | 0-3 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | Jerome Green scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Blanks | 3-3 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:50 | Denver | William Dry tips it in | 3-5 |
| 18:34 | San Diego State | Jerome Green clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Richard Kittel loses the ball out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Mitchell Lane and he's fouled by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Mitchell Lane steals it from Robert Ames | 6-5 |
| 17:30 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Richard Kittel is called for traveling | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jerome Green | 8-5 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Andrew Fenton's floater is tipped away by Michael Blanks | 8-5 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Jerome Green grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Muller | 10-5 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Robert Ames comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Buddy Turnbull - foul #1 on Buddy Turnbull, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Jeffrey Fetzer (SF), Harley Ramsey (PF), John Smith (C) Mitchell Lane, Joseph Muller, Michael Blanks, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Wallace Malasky (SG), Raymond Thomas (SF), Robert Young (PF) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, William Dry, Andrew Fenton | |
| 15:53 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 15:53 | San Diego State | John Smith grabs the board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Sanderson (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) PF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Wallace Malasky (fresh) SF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Young (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:26 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 15:14 | Denver | Robert Ames hits a jumper in the lane set up by Raymond Thomas | 10-8 |
| 15:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Thomas steals it from Jeffrey Fetzer | 10-8 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the floater from the left block | 10-8 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Wallace Malasky pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Harley Ramsey - foul #1 on Harley Ramsey, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (SG), Joseph Muller (SF), Michael Blanks (PF) Jerome Green, Harley Ramsey, John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) Robert Ames | |
| 14:32 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:19 | Denver | Raymond Thomas gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Lane | 10-10 |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull (C) Jeffrey Fetzer | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), William Dry (SF) Robert Smith, Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas | |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:41 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Robert Young hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leo Camp | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:03 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 12:50 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Kittel - foul #1 on Richard Kittel, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), William Amend (SF) Charles Sanderson, Joseph Muller | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Young | |
| 12:50 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:50 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | Denver | William Dry double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs (SG), Jeffrey Fetzer (SF), John Smith (C) Mitchell Lane, William Amend, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 12:12 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks clanks a jump hook in the paint | 14-12 |
| 12:10 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks tips it in | 16-12 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Andrew Fenton lays it up and in | 16-14 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Wiggs (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) PF - Michael Blanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leo Camp - foul #1 on Leo Camp, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (SG), Joseph Muller (SF) Justin Wiggs, Michael Blanks | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (SG), Wallace Malasky (PF) Richard Kittel, Andrew Fenton | |
| 11:24 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:24 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Muller - foul #1 on Joseph Muller, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:10 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Wallace Malasky makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:45 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane is hacked by Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey (PF) Jeffrey Fetzer | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Raymond Thomas (SF), Robert Young (C) Leo Camp, William Dry, Robert Ames | |
| 10:37 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller is fouled on the floor by Roger Varner - foul #1 on Roger Varner, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey blows the layup but the foul's on Roger Varner - foul #2 on Roger Varner, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Roger Varner | |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Mitchell Lane takes the ball from Raymond Thomas | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane is hacked by Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Blanks (PF) Harley Ramsey | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) Omar Ingham | |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:10 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Robert Young can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 21-16 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:36 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Wallace Malasky is fouled on the floor by Joseph Muller - foul #2 on Joseph Muller, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (PG), Justin Wiggs (SG), Jeffrey Fetzer (SF), John Smith (C) Jerome Green, Mitchell Lane, Joseph Muller, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), William Dry (SF), Robert Ames (C) Robert Smith, Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 09:08 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-16 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Andrew Fenton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-16 |
| 08:40 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-16 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Robert Ames pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Andrew Fenton comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Blanks - foul #1 on Michael Blanks, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), Harley Ramsey (PF) Justin Wiggs, Michael Blanks | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:13 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:05 | San Diego State | Jerome Green misses the shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Leo Camp is hacked by Charles Sanderson - foul #1 on Charles Sanderson, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (SG) Charles Sanderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harley Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Denver | William Dry misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-18 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | Harley Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane's dunk attempt is rejected by Wallace Malasky | 21-18 |
| 07:21 | Denver | William Dry snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Jerome Green is called for the reach on Leo Camp - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #7 | 21-18 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (SF), Michael Blanks (PF), Buddy Turnbull (C) Jeffrey Fetzer, Harley Ramsey, John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) William Dry | |
| 06:59 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:38 | San Diego State | Jerome Green drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Charles Sanderson | 23-20 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Wallace Malasky scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Leo Camp | 23-22 |
| 06:09 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerome Green | 26-22 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Michael Blanks picks off the pass by Wallace Malasky | 26-22 |
| 05:48 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Robert Ames snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel tips it in | 26-24 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | The pull-up jumper by Charles Sanderson is blocked by Robert Ames | 26-24 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Andrew Fenton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Kittel | 26-27 |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | Jerome Green hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Lane and he's fouled by Leo Camp - foul #2 on Leo Camp, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs (SG), Jeffrey Fetzer (SF), Harley Ramsey (PF), John Smith (C) Mitchell Lane, Charles Sanderson, Michael Blanks, Buddy Turnbull | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), William Dry (SF), Robert Young (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| 04:36 | San Diego State | Jerome Green makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Jeffrey Fetzer steps in front of the Robert Smith pass | 29-27 |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs is hacked by Omar Ingham - foul #2 on Omar Ingham, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (SG), Joseph Muller (SF) Jerome Green, Harley Ramsey | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (SG), Wallace Malasky (PF) Omar Ingham, Raymond Thomas | |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:44 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Justin Wiggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Farber (fresh) SF - Joseph Muller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fetzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Roger Varner (fresh) SF - William Dry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses the easy layup | 31-27 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Robert Young tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 03:15 | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Wallace Malasky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 31-29 |
| 02:34 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | San Diego State | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (PG), Mitchell Lane (SG), Michael Blanks (PF), Buddy Turnbull (C) Justin Wiggs, Gene Farber, Jeffrey Fetzer, John Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Andrew Fenton (PF), Robert Ames (C) Robert Smith, Wallace Malasky, Robert Young | |
| 01:54 | Denver | Robert Ames can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-29 |
| 01:52 | San Diego State | Buddy Turnbull gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Charles Sanderson | 33-29 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 01:22 | Denver | William Dry hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks is denied on a layup by Andrew Fenton | 33-31 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Blanks | 33-31 |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | William Dry steps in front of the Michael Blanks pass | 33-31 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Roger Varner hits the finger roll set up by William Dry | 33-33 |
| 00:27 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane buries a shot from the left side set up by Charles Sanderson | 35-33 |
| 00:02 | Denver | William Dry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Denver | William Dry snags the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 35-33 |