| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Larry Roush (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Devin Dority (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Josiah Mancia (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Donald Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel inbounds the ball | 33-23 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel's fadeaway is rejected by Josiah Mancia | 33-23 |
| 19:40 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 19:22 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush misses short on a shot near the basket | 33-23 |
| 19:20 | Denver | John Peterman gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:55 | Denver | John Peterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-23 |
| 18:39 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luis Junior | 33-25 |
| 18:12 | Denver | John Peterman hits a 3 from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Luis Junior | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Denver | John Peterman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:38 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior double dribbles | 36-28 |
| 17:12 | Denver | John Peterman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Isaac Jourdan (PG), Willard Brown (SG), Thomas Mason (PF), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Jeffrey Casey, Thomas Rollo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:50 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Devin Dority | 36-31 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Brown | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Jimmy Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Willard Brown misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Josiah Mancia - foul #1 on Josiah Mancia, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Denver | John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Thomas Rollo (C) Raymond Spiegel, Thomas Mason, Jimmy Rose | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:57 | Denver | Willard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Willard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Isaac Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Devin Dority (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Josiah Mancia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG) Isaac Jourdan | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:16 | Denver | Willard Brown misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 40-31 |
| 15:14 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia misses the floater from the left block | 40-31 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority can't tip it in | 40-31 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Willard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 14:38 | Denver | John Peterman buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Rollo | 42-31 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Rollo - foul #2 on Thomas Rollo, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Spiegel (SF), Thomas Mason (C) Willard Brown, Thomas Rollo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (PG) Luis Junior | |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:21 | Long Beach State | Donald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 13:56 | Denver | John Peterman is hacked by Donald Brown - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Isaac Jourdan (SG), Jimmy Rose (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport (C) Donald Brown | |
| 13:35 | Denver | Thomas Mason connects on the shot in the paint | 44-32 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Devin Dority | 44-35 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 12:51 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Isaac Jourdan - foul #1 on Isaac Jourdan, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Thomas Rollo (C) Jeffrey Leveille, Isaac Jourdan, Thomas Mason, Jimmy Rose | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG), Kyle Cranston (C) William Peele, Josiah Mancia | |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 12:15 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport tips it home | 44-37 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey loses the dribble to Luis Junior | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Larry Roush (tiring) 20 pts. SF - Devin Dority (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tyrone Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kyle Cranston (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 11:36 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:29 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Casey is called for the reach on Luis Junior - foul #2 on Jeffrey Casey, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SF) Raymond Spiegel | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (SG), Jack Tincher (SF), Donald Brown (C) Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Tyrone Davenport | |
| 11:24 | Long Beach State | Otto Trottier is called for the reach on Luis Junior - foul #1 on Otto Trottier, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | William Peele drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Kyle Cranston - foul #3 on Kyle Cranston, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:47 | Long Beach State | Kyle Cranston snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Cranston | 44-42 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Otto Trottier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Isaac Jourdan (PG), Raymond Spiegel (SF) Otto Trottier, Willard Brown | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SG), Devin Dority (SF), Josiah Mancia (PF) Luis Junior, Jack Tincher, Kyle Cranston | |
| 09:57 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Peele and he's hacked by John Peterman - foul #3 on John Peterman, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SG), Thomas Mason (C) John Peterman, Thomas Rollo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 09:57 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Mason | 44-44 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Thomas Mason blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 09:26 | Long Beach State | Devin Dority grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 09:09 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Thomas Mason clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Devin Dority - foul #3 on Devin Dority, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Rose (C) Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport (C) Donald Brown | |
| 09:05 | Denver | Thomas Mason makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Thomas Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | William Peele hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Josiah Mancia | 45-49 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 08:25 | Long Beach State | Tyrone Davenport snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Devin Dority and he's hacked by Jimmy Rose - foul #2 on Jimmy Rose, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Thomas Rollo (C) Isaac Jourdan, Willard Brown, Jimmy Rose | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG) William Peele | |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Thomas Rollo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Josiah Mancia | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Otto Trottier (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Peterman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Roush (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - Devin Dority (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Josiah Mancia (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Tyrone Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tyrone Davenport | 45-54 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Otto Trottier's floater is knocked away by Tyrone Davenport | 45-54 |
| 06:56 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Devin Dority | 45-57 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Thomas Rollo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 06:18 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 06:04 | Long Beach State | Josiah Mancia grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 05:36 | Long Beach State | The pull-up jumper by Devin Dority is blocked by Thomas Rollo | 45-57 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Thomas Rollo snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Otto Trottier knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Peterman and he's hacked by Devin Dority - foul #4 on Devin Dority, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Jimmy Rose (C) Raymond Spiegel, Thomas Mason, Thomas Rollo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (PG), Matthew Wilson (SG), Jack Tincher (SF), Kyle Cranston (PF), Donald Brown (C) Luis Junior, Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Josiah Mancia, Tyrone Davenport | |
| 05:21 | Denver | Otto Trottier makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 05:07 | Long Beach State | William Peele can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 48-57 |
| 05:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Casey | 48-57 |
| 04:53 | Denver | Jimmy Rose connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Otto Trottier | 50-57 |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | Matthew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Kyle Cranston grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Isaac Jourdan (SG) Otto Trottier, John Peterman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Rollo (C) Jimmy Rose | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG) Matthew Wilson | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffrey Leveille (fresh) SG - Isaac Jourdan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Rollo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Luis Junior (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Peele (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Tincher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kyle Cranston (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | William Peele hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan is hacked by William Peele - foul #3 on William Peele, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Spiegel (SF) Jeffrey Leveille | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Roush (SG), Devin Dority (SF) William Peele, Jack Tincher | |
| 02:57 | Denver | Larry Roush steals the ball from Isaac Jourdan | 50-60 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Larry Roush hits the finger roll | 50-62 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Thomas Rollo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Luis Junior - foul #3 on Luis Junior, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Thomas Mason (PF) Raymond Spiegel, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Wilson (PG), William Peele (SG), Jack Tincher (SF), Tyrone Davenport (PF) Luis Junior, Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Donald Brown | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Thomas Rollo misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Thomas Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Otto Trottier (PG), John Peterman (SG), Raymond Spiegel (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF) Jeffrey Leveille, Isaac Jourdan, Willard Brown, Thomas Mason | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Luis Junior (PG), Larry Roush (SG), Devin Dority (SF), Josiah Mancia (PF), Donald Brown (C) Matthew Wilson, William Peele, Jack Tincher, Tyrone Davenport, Kyle Cranston | |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Luis Junior connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Devin Dority | 51-64 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey is hacked by Josiah Mancia - foul #2 on Josiah Mancia, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Isaac Jourdan (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Thomas Mason (C) Otto Trottier, John Peterman, Raymond Spiegel, Thomas Rollo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Peele (PG), Matthew Wilson (SG), Jack Tincher (SF), Tyrone Davenport (PF), Kyle Cranston (C) Luis Junior, Larry Roush, Devin Dority, Josiah Mancia, Donald Brown | |
| 02:19 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | William Peele can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 02:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Willard Brown | 53-64 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | Matthew Wilson snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Willard Brown is called for the reach on Jack Tincher - foul #2 on Willard Brown, team foul #7 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Jimmy Rose (C) Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:42 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Thomas Mason clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Wilson - foul #1 on Matthew Wilson, team foul #9 | 53-66 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Thomas Mason misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Thomas Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Willard Brown - foul #3 on Willard Brown, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Jack Tincher misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Isaac Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Denver | Tyrone Davenport steps in front of the Willard Brown pass | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | William Peele comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Mason - foul #1 on Thomas Mason, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | William Peele makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | William Peele makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Thomas Mason scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | William Peele runs out the clock | 56-69 |