| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Carn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Tomblin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Joseph Teran inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Joseph Teran loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | Colorado | Noel Carn loses the dribble to Kevin Harper | 34-30 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Joseph Teran hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 36-30 |
| 19:07 | Colorado | Scott Cotten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Erik Bobbitt | 38-30 |
| 18:38 | Colorado | Robert Zerbel is called for the reach on Robert Page - foul #2 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Scott Cotten | 38-32 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Joseph Teran loses the dribble to Scott Cotten | 38-32 |
| 17:54 | Colorado | George Love misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-32 |
| 17:36 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Teran | 38-32 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:23 | Colorado | Robert Page grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:00 | Colorado | George Love misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Joseph Teran gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by George Love - foul #3 on George Love, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (PG), Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Timothy Riddick (SF), Danny Higginbotham (PF), Clarence Boone (C) Scott Cotten, George Love, Robert Page, Noel Carn, Gary Tomblin | |
| 16:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Stryker | 39-34 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Ross Segal is fouled on the floor by Danny Higginbotham - foul #1 on Danny Higginbotham, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Ross Segal connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Whang and the foul's on Clarence Boone - foul #1 on Clarence Boone, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Love (SG) Jimmy Parmelee | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Ross Segal makes the free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Segal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kevin Stryker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Riddick (fresh) PF - Danny Higginbotham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clarence Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Colorado | George Love hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Ross Segal pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Ross Segal is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Jonathon Ball (C) Ross Segal | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:06 | Colorado | George Love connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Stryker | 42-37 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Ronald Blue gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Danny Higginbotham takes the ball from Jonathon Ball | 42-37 |
| 14:32 | Colorado | George Love connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Stryker | 42-40 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Riddick - foul #1 on Timothy Riddick, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) John Whang, Ronald Blue, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG), Robert Page (SF), Noel Carn (PF), Gary Tomblin (C) Kevin Stryker, Timothy Riddick, Danny Higginbotham, Clarence Boone | |
| 14:22 | Denver | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Paul James misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:22 | Colorado | Noel Carn snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:05 | Colorado | George Love misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Paul James double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF), Manuel Sawyer (C) Paul James, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee (SG) George Love | |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Zerbel - foul #3 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Kevin Harper drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Teran | 46-42 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Page | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt's pass is intercepted by Scott Cotten | 46-45 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | Noel Carn knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Scott Cotten | 46-47 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Robert Zerbel tips it in | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Cotten (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Parmelee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Carn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Tomblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Colorado | Robert Zerbel is called for the reach on Gary Tomblin - foul #4 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ronald Blue (SG), Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Robert Zerbel, Manuel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (PG), George Love (SG), Timothy Riddick (SF), Danny Higginbotham (PF), Clarence Boone (C) Scott Cotten, Jimmy Parmelee, Robert Page, Noel Carn, Gary Tomblin | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Clarence Boone is fouled on the floor by John Whang - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Joseph Teran | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Kevin Stryker is whistled for a carry | 48-47 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Jonathon Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 10:22 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham is fouled on the floor by John Whang - foul #2 on John Whang, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG) John Whang | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG) Kevin Stryker | |
| 10:12 | Colorado | Scott Cotten buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Love | 51-49 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Jonathon Ball connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Kevin Harper | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Scott Cotten misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Strickland - foul #3 on Chad Strickland, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF) Ronald Blue, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Tomblin (C) Clarence Boone | |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:31 | Colorado | Scott Cotten misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul James | 53-50 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Jonathon Ball is hacked by Danny Higginbotham - foul #2 on Danny Higginbotham, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Noel Carn (PF) Danny Higginbotham | |
| 08:58 | Denver | Kevin Harper comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 08:57 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick is fouled on the floor by Joseph Teran - foul #1 on Joseph Teran, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Paul James, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (PG) Scott Cotten | |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Joseph Teran pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Joseph Teran clanks a jumper from close range | 53-50 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Ross Segal can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 07:47 | Colorado | George Love clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:45 | Colorado | Timothy Riddick tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:26 | Colorado | George Love grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Segal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kevin Stryker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Love (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Riddick (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Noel Carn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Tomblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Colorado | George Love can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:07 | Denver | Joseph Teran pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Joseph Teran drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Erik Bobbitt and he's hacked by Gary Tomblin - foul #1 on Gary Tomblin, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Paul James (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG), Robert Page (SF), Danny Higginbotham (PF), Clarence Boone (C) George Love, Timothy Riddick, Noel Carn, Gary Tomblin | |
| 06:53 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Danny Higginbotham lays it up and in | 56-52 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Jonathon Ball comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Stryker - foul #2 on Kevin Stryker, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Joseph Teran | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee (SG) Kevin Stryker | |
| 05:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:43 | Colorado | Robert Zerbel steals the ball from Danny Higginbotham | 57-52 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 05:30 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:22 | Colorado | Scott Cotten can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Higginbotham - foul #3 on Danny Higginbotham, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG) John Whang | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Love (SG), Noel Carn (PF) Jimmy Parmelee, Danny Higginbotham | |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:51 | Colorado | George Love makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Kevin Harper buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul James | 61-55 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Scott Cotten is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Blue - foul #2 on Ronald Blue, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Colorado | Timothy Riddick (SF), Gary Tomblin (C) Robert Page, Clarence Boone | |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Scott Cotten misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Jonathon Ball gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Jonathon Ball knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul James | 63-56 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Scott Cotten scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Love | 63-59 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Kevin Harper drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Erik Bobbitt | 65-59 |
| 03:14 | Colorado | 3 seconds is called on George Love | 65-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Paul James, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (PG), Robert Page (SF), Danny Higginbotham (PF) Scott Cotten, Timothy Riddick, Noel Carn | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ross Segal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kevin Stryker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Love (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Page (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Higginbotham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Tomblin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Harper | 67-59 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Cotten (PG), Noel Carn (PF) Kevin Stryker, Danny Higginbotham | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Scott Cotten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Harper | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Gary Tomblin misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the easy layup | 69-59 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Paul James grabs the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 01:21 | Denver | Paul James drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 71-59 |
| 01:04 | Colorado | Scott Cotten makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Page | 71-61 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Paul James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Tomblin - foul #2 on Gary Tomblin, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ronald Blue (SG), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Stryker (PG), Jimmy Parmelee (SG), Timothy Riddick (SF), Danny Higginbotham (PF), Clarence Boone (C) Scott Cotten, George Love, Robert Page, Noel Carn, Gary Tomblin | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Jimmy Parmelee misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 73-61 |
| 00:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ross Segal | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Chad Strickland misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Riddick - foul #2 on Timothy Riddick, team foul #10 | 73-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:12 | Colorado | Kevin Stryker's pass is intercepted by John Whang in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Ronald Blue lays it in set up by John Whang | 77-61 |
| 00:03 | Colorado | Kevin Stryker drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Riddick | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Denver | John Whang runs out the clock | 77-64 |