| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) SG - Allen Carpenter (fresh) SF - Shane Burris (fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) C - Robbie Webre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kenny Murphy (fresh) SG - Louis Lewis (fresh) SF - Charlie Green (fresh) PF - Scott English (fresh) C - John Huskey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Larry Hess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Larry Hess knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Shane Burris | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Hartford | Larry Hess is called for the reach on Scott English - foul #1 on Larry Hess, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Hartford | Scott English misses short on a runner from the right block | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Larry Hess pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the jumper from the right side | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Hartford | Kenny Murphy buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charlie Green | 5-2 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Larry Hess can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Hartford | John Huskey gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Hartford | Kenny Murphy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Larry Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Kenny Murphy is called for the reach on Peter Soles - foul #1 on Kenny Murphy, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Allen Carpenter hits a jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:08 | Hartford | John Huskey travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Larry Hess misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 16:48 | Hartford | Louis Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:29 | Hartford | Louis Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:28 | Hartford | Charlie Green snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:10 | Hartford | Scott English clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Robbie Webre pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Allen Carpenter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:47 | Hartford | The rebound goes to John Huskey | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Burris (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robbie Webre (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kenny Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Lewis (fresh) SF - Charlie Green (fresh) PF - Scott English (fresh) C - John Huskey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Hartford | John Huskey misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Peter Soles - foul #1 on Peter Soles, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), James Robertson (SG), Anthony Pettitt (SF), Richard Lee (PF), Brent Benjamin (C) Peter Soles, Allen Carpenter, Shane Burris, Larry Hess, Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Hartford | Zachary Bolden (PF) Scott English | |
| 15:30 | Hartford | John Huskey makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:30 | Hartford | John Huskey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 15:10 | Hartford | John Huskey grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | Hartford | Louis Lewis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kenny Murphy | 7-7 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Brent Benjamin is whistled for a carry | 7-7 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Joseph Walker (PG), Vincent Cribb (SF), Jason Hutcherson (PF), Donald Armstrong (C) Kenny Murphy, Louis Lewis, Charlie Green, John Huskey | |
| 14:15 | Hartford | Jason Hutcherson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:14 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Armstrong | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden clanks a jumper from the right block | 7-7 |
| 14:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brent Benjamin | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt hits a fadeaway from the left block | 9-7 |
| 13:25 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Brent Benjamin - foul #1 on Brent Benjamin, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Allen Carpenter (SG), Shane Burris (SF), Larry Hess (PF), Robbie Webre (C) Christopher Wooten, James Robertson, Anthony Pettitt, Richard Lee, Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenny Murphy (PG), Louis Lewis (SG), Charlie Green (SF), Scott English (PF) Joseph Walker, Zachary Bolden, Vincent Cribb, Jason Hutcherson | |
| 13:25 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:25 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Denver | Scott English blocks the short jumper by Larry Hess | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Larry Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Peter Soles misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 12:53 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Charlie Green | 9-9 |
| 12:47 | Hartford | Louis Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Robbie Webre snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Donald Armstrong steals the ball from Allen Carpenter | 9-9 |
| 12:13 | Hartford | Scott English loses the dribble to Larry Hess | 9-9 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Shane Burris can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Scott English - foul #1 on Scott English, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Lee (C) Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Hartford | John Huskey (C) Donald Armstrong | |
| 11:58 | Denver | Shane Burris misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Shane Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 11:29 | Hartford | Scott English hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 11:27 | Hartford | Scott English pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Burris (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kenny Murphy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Green (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott English (fresh) C - John Huskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Charlie Green comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Allen Carpenter - foul #1 on Allen Carpenter, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (SG) Allen Carpenter | |
| Subs | Hartford | Joseph Walker (PG), Zachary Bolden (PF) Kenny Murphy, Scott English | |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Charlie Green makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Charlie Green misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Shane Burris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Denver | James Robertson (SG), Robbie Webre (C) Peter Soles, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Jason Hutcherson (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF) Louis Lewis, Charlie Green | |
| 10:27 | Hartford | Larry Hess blocks the short jumper by Donald Armstrong | 10-10 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Larry Hess gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Robbie Webre knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by John Huskey - foul #1 on John Huskey, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Robbie Webre makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shane Burris - foul #1 on Shane Burris, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Pettitt (SF), Richard Lee (PF) Shane Burris, Larry Hess | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenny Murphy (PG), Charlie Green (SF), Scott English (PF) Joseph Walker, Jason Hutcherson, Donald Armstrong | |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:49 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:30 | Denver | James Robertson is hacked by Zachary Bolden - foul #1 on Zachary Bolden, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Allen Carpenter (SG), Brent Benjamin (C) Christopher Wooten, James Robertson, Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Hartford | Louis Lewis (SG) Zachary Bolden | |
| 09:14 | Denver | Peter Soles misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenny Murphy - foul #2 on Kenny Murphy, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Joseph Walker (PG) Kenny Murphy | |
| 09:14 | Denver | Peter Soles makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Peter Soles misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 09:14 | Hartford | John Huskey gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:02 | Hartford | Louis Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Lewis, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Peter Soles is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Hess (PF) Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 08:52 | Hartford | Joseph Walker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Burris (SF) Anthony Pettitt | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 08:47 | Denver | Peter Soles comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 08:46 | Hartford | Charlie Green pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 08:30 | Hartford | Joseph Walker is fouled on the floor by Larry Hess - foul #2 on Larry Hess, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Brent Benjamin (C) Larry Hess | |
| Subs | Hartford | Donald Armstrong (C) John Huskey | |
| 08:13 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Richard Lee misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charlie Green - foul #1 on Charlie Green, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (SG), Robbie Webre (C) Allen Carpenter, Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Hartford | Zachary Bolden (SF), Jason Hutcherson (PF) Charlie Green, Scott English | |
| 08:03 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Richard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:03 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:45 | Hartford | Jason Hutcherson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-15 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Shane Burris grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Richard Lee misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Robbie Webre tips it but misses | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Hartford | Donald Armstrong snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) SF - Shane Burris (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robbie Webre (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) SG - Louis Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Bolden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Hutcherson (fresh) C - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shane Burris - foul #2 on Shane Burris, team foul #7 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Allen Carpenter (SG), Anthony Pettitt (SF), Brent Benjamin (PF) Peter Soles, Shane Burris, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charlie Green (SF), John Huskey (C) Louis Lewis, Donald Armstrong | |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Allen Carpenter loses the dribble to John Huskey | 15-17 |
| 06:13 | Hartford | Charlie Green double dribbles | 15-17 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Scott English (PF) Joseph Walker | |
| 05:53 | Denver | Jason Hutcherson steals the ball from Christopher Wooten | 15-17 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Allen Carpenter is called for the reach on Jason Hutcherson - foul #2 on Allen Carpenter, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Denver | James Robertson (SG) Allen Carpenter | |
| Subs | Hartford | Louis Lewis (SG) Zachary Bolden | |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Jason Hutcherson makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Jason Hutcherson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Robbie Webre misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-19 |
| 05:11 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Louis Lewis | 15-19 |
| 04:47 | Hartford | Scott English is hacked by Brent Benjamin - foul #2 on Brent Benjamin, team foul #9 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Richard Lee (PF) Christopher Wooten, Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Hartford | Joseph Walker (PG) Jason Hutcherson | |
| 04:47 | Hartford | Scott English makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:47 | Hartford | Scott English misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt travels with the ball | 15-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Coats (SF) Anthony Pettitt | |
| Subs | Hartford | Zachary Bolden (SF), Donald Armstrong (C) Charlie Green, John Huskey | |
| 04:11 | Hartford | Louis Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Scott English | 15-23 |
| 03:53 | Denver | James Robertson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Coats | 18-23 |
| 03:36 | Hartford | Scott English slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Walker and he's hacked by Joe Coats - foul #1 on Joe Coats, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Allen Carpenter (SG), Shane Burris (SF), Larry Hess (PF) James Robertson, Joe Coats, Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Hartford | Kenny Murphy (PG) Joseph Walker | |
| 03:36 | Hartford | Scott English misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 03:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Lee | 18-25 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Larry Hess clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 03:19 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Zachary Bolden | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Burris (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Kenny Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Zachary Bolden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott English (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Hartford | Scott English misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Richard Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Shane Burris drills a floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Zachary Bolden - foul #2 on Zachary Bolden, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Charlie Green (SF), Jason Hutcherson (PF), John Huskey (C) Louis Lewis, Scott English, Donald Armstrong | |
| 02:50 | Denver | Shane Burris makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:32 | Hartford | Charlie Green hits the finger roll | 21-27 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Larry Hess is fouled on the floor by Jason Hutcherson - foul #1 on Jason Hutcherson, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), Brent Benjamin (C) Peter Soles, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 02:07 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Larry Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:07 | Hartford | John Huskey pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 01:50 | Hartford | John Huskey can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 22-27 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Brent Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Larry Hess banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Burris and he's fouled by Kenny Murphy - foul #3 on Kenny Murphy, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Joseph Walker (PG), Louis Lewis (SG) Kenny Murphy, Jason Hutcherson | |
| 01:36 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:08 | Hartford | Zachary Bolden misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-27 |
| 01:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brent Benjamin | 25-27 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Zachary Bolden swats the short shot by Allen Carpenter | 25-27 |
| 01:01 | Hartford | Louis Lewis pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:35 | Hartford | Louis Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Shane Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Larry Hess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Anthony Pettitt (SF), Richard Lee (PF) Allen Carpenter, Shane Burris, Larry Hess | |
| Subs | Hartford | Scott English (PF) Zachary Bolden | |
| 00:05 | Hartford | Brent Benjamin swats the short shot by Scott English | 25-27 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Richard Lee pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Lee comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-27 |