| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Gulick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ben Hill inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Ernest Mares - foul #2 on Ernest Mares, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Victor Alexander - foul #2 on Victor Alexander, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the 3rd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:30 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 19:22 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the jumper in the lane set up by John Montgomery | 34-42 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ben Hill | 37-42 |
| 18:56 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander hits the finger roll set up by John Montgomery | 37-44 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Shawn Singleton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Robert Byrne tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 18:33 | Chicago State | John Montgomery scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Pete Howard | 39-47 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 18:17 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Victor Alexander | 39-47 |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | John Montgomery is fouled on the floor by Casey Clanton - foul #1 on Casey Clanton, team foul #1 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) Ben Hill | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson (SF) Ernest Mares | |
| 17:47 | Chicago State | Pete Howard's floater is tipped away by Robert Byrne | 39-47 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses the shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 17:36 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Victor Alexander | 39-47 |
| 17:24 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 17:14 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:58 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Jerald Boggs can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 16:45 | Chicago State | John Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 16:31 | Chicago State | John Montgomery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 16:30 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson grabs the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 16:17 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario (SG), Ernest Mares (SF), Anthony Irish (C) Pete Howard, Donald Gulick, Victor Alexander | |
| 16:03 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Domingo Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Irish (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares connects on the turnaround from close range set up by John Montgomery and he's fouled by Ben Hill - foul #1 on Ben Hill, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (SG), Scott Swan (PF) John Montgomery, Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 15:36 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares misses the free throw | 39-49 |
| 15:36 | Denver | Randall Zosel pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 15:11 | Denver | Ben Hill misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-49 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses the tip | 39-49 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 14:51 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 14:50 | Chicago State | Scott Swan tips it in | 39-51 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Ben Hill hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 14:17 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares loses the dribble to Edwin Hirsh | 41-51 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Billy Carnevale loses the dribble to Scott Swan | 41-51 |
| 13:45 | Chicago State | Scott Swan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:39 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:38 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:22 | Chicago State | Ben Hill steals the ball from Scott Swan | 41-51 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Ben Hill banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 13:00 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares's fadeaway is rejected by Ben Hill | 43-51 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 12:51 | Denver | Eugene Nagata clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it home | 45-51 |
| 12:20 | Chicago State | Scott Swan connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Domingo Rosario | 45-54 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Randall Zosel connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Carnevale | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Domingo Rosario (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Ong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Mares (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Swan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Irish (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Chicago State | Anthony Irish misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 11:38 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Ben Hill buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Carnevale | 50-54 |
| 11:11 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-54 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Eugene Nagata buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Carnevale | 53-54 |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Ong | 53-56 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Ben Hill clanks a jumper in the lane | 53-56 |
| 10:12 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Ernest Mares | 53-56 |
| 10:05 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario is called for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Montgomery (PG), Pete Howard (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Domingo Rosario, Ronald Ong, Ernest Mares, Scott Swan, Anthony Irish | |
| 09:55 | Denver | Victor Alexander swats the layup by Robert Byrne | 53-56 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Jerald Boggs connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Byrne | 56-56 |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | Pete Howard knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Wilkerson and the foul's on Shawn Singleton - foul #2 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #3 | 56-58 |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Jerald Boggs hits a fadeaway near the basket | 58-59 |
| 08:48 | Chicago State | Pete Howard comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Casey Clanton, team foul #4 | 58-59 |
| 08:48 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 08:48 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Jerald Boggs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerald Boggs, team foul #5 | 58-61 |
| 08:02 | Chicago State | John Montgomery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 08:00 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick tips it in | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Gulick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is hacked by Pete Howard - foul #1 on Pete Howard, team foul #3 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (PF), Domingo Rosario (C) Donald Gulick, Victor Alexander | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Samuel Mendell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Jerald Boggs, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF) Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Casey Clanton takes the ball from John Montgomery | 58-63 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Shawn Singleton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Richard Murphy snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Pete Howard is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton - foul #2 on Pete Howard, team foul #4 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Swan (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Thomas Hornbeck | |
| 06:27 | Denver | Casey Clanton drills a 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 06:11 | Chicago State | John Montgomery lays it in set up by Donald Gulick | 61-65 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Casey Clanton connects on the 3 from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 05:33 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-68 |
| 05:20 | Denver | David Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Samuel Mendell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-68 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Samuel Mendell snags the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 04:51 | Denver | David Roberts buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale | 66-68 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Richard Murphy tips it in | 68-68 |
| 04:03 | Chicago State | Samuel Mendell swats the dunk try by John Montgomery | 68-68 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Richard Murphy pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 03:48 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Donald Gulick | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Mendell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Domingo Rosario (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Scott Swan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gulick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Victor Alexander (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Chicago State | John Montgomery is called for 5 seconds | 68-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, David Roberts, Samuel Mendell, Richard Murphy | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (PG), Pete Howard (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (SF), Thomas Hornbeck (PF), Anthony Irish (C) John Montgomery, Domingo Rosario, Scott Swan, Donald Gulick, Victor Alexander | |
| 03:08 | Denver | A charge is called on Randall Zosel - foul #3 on Randall Zosel, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #4 on Randall Zosel, team foul #7 | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Ben Hill snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Ben Hill misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Pete Howard - foul #3 on Pete Howard, team foul #5 | 68-68 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Ben Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Montgomery (PG), Ernest Mares (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Ronald Ong, Joseph Wilkerson, Thomas Hornbeck, Anthony Irish | |
| 02:14 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ben Hill | 70-68 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Samuel Mendell (PF) Eugene Nagata, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 01:57 | Denver | Samuel Mendell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 72-68 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Montgomery | 72-70 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Shawn Singleton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 75-70 |
| 01:08 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 75-70 |
| 01:06 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander can't tip it in | 75-70 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Denver | Samuel Mendell drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ben Hill - foul #2 on Ben Hill, team foul #8 | 77-70 |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Denver | Casey Clanton is fouled in the backcourt by John Montgomery - foul #3 on John Montgomery, team foul #6 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:46 | Denver | Casey Clanton is fouled on the floor by John Montgomery - foul #4 on John Montgomery, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Pete Howard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 79-71 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Jerald Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by John Montgomery - foul #5 on John Montgomery, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario (PG) John Montgomery | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:31 | Chicago State | Pete Howard is called for a charge - foul #4 on Pete Howard, team foul #9 | 80-71 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jerald Boggs is fouled in the backcourt by Domingo Rosario - foul #2 on Domingo Rosario, team foul #10 | 80-71 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Randall Zosel (PF) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Samuel Mendell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (SG), Joseph Wilkerson (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Anthony Irish (C) Pete Howard, Ernest Mares, Donald Gulick, Victor Alexander | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eugene Nagata runs out the clock | 81-71 |