| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Felice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mike Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Craig Hedrick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Prater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | Wendell Elder inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Montana | Gerald Lindsey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-21 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Jason Felice buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-21 |
| 19:21 | Montana | Craig Hedrick makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Prater | 33-23 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Jason Felice hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bradley | 35-23 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Jimmy Cull clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mike Stewart - foul #2 on Mike Stewart, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Jimmy Cull makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:57 | Montana | Jimmy Cull makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Wendell Elder - foul #1 on Wendell Elder, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Wendell Elder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Brian Bradley - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Wendell Elder makes the 3rd free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Craig Hedrick picks off the pass by Mike Stewart | 37-28 |
| 17:45 | Montana | Mike Stewart blocks the short jumper by David Prater | 37-28 |
| 17:44 | Montana | David Prater tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Mike Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 37-30 |
| 17:29 | Montana | The rebound goes to Wendell Elder | 37-30 |
| 17:21 | Montana | Jimmy Cull banks in the layup | 37-32 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Roy Mullins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Brian Bradley tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 16:40 | Montana | Wendell Elder is hacked by Jason Felice - foul #2 on Jason Felice, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (PG), Donald Loera (SG), Joel Davis (SF), Bill Kimura (PF), Don Strom (C) Roy Mullins, Jason Felice, Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley, Mike Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Leib (PG), Lawrence Ehret (SG), Anthony Moor (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), Dusty Perkins (C) Craig Hedrick, Gerald Lindsey, Wendell Elder, David Prater, Jimmy Cull | |
| 16:26 | Montana | Steven Leib clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Donald Loera drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 15:46 | Montana | Roland Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 15:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Don Strom | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lui (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Loera (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Kimura (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Strom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Leib (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Ehret (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Moor (fresh) PF - Roland Crabtree (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dusty Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Denver | Bill Kimura knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Robert Lui and he's hacked by Steven Leib - foul #3 on Steven Leib, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Jason Christiano (SF), Brian Bradley (PF) Robert Lui, Donald Loera, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), Jason Nelson (SG) Steven Leib, Lawrence Ehret | |
| 15:21 | Denver | Bill Kimura misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 15:21 | Montana | The rebound goes to Roland Crabtree | 44-32 |
| 15:01 | Montana | Jason Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 15:00 | Montana | Roland Crabtree tips it in | 44-34 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Don Strom is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Don Strom, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Mike Stewart (C) Don Strom | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF), Jimmy Cull (C) Anthony Moor, Dusty Perkins | |
| 14:28 | Montana | Jimmy Cull misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Mike Stewart grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Jason Christiano loses the dribble to Jimmy Cull | 44-34 |
| 13:59 | Montana | Wendell Elder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Mike Stewart | 44-34 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses the runner in the lane | 44-34 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Jason Christiano snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Jason Christiano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Craig Hedrick snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 13:06 | Montana | Jimmy Cull double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (PG), Jason Felice (SG), Don Strom (PF), Joel Davis (C) Roy Mullins, Bill Kimura, Brian Bradley, Mike Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Anthony Moor (SF), David Prater (PF), Dusty Perkins (C) Wendell Elder, Roland Crabtree, Jimmy Cull | |
| 12:48 | Denver | Robert Lui misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Joel Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Don Strom misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 12:23 | Montana | Anthony Moor pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:10 | Montana | Don Strom is called for the reach on Craig Hedrick - foul #3 on Don Strom, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (PF) Jason Christiano | |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Lindsey (PG), Steven Leib (SG), Jimmy Cull (C) Craig Hedrick, Jason Nelson, Dusty Perkins | |
| 11:57 | Montana | David Prater hits a shot from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 11:44 | Denver | David Prater steals the ball from Joel Davis | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lui (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Felice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bill Kimura (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Strom (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gerald Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Moor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Montana | David Prater connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gerald Lindsey | 44-38 |
| 11:15 | Denver | Robert Lui misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 11:14 | Montana | Jimmy Cull snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Montana | David Prater connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Gerald Lindsey and the foul's on Robert Lui - foul #2 on Robert Lui, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Jason Christiano (SF), Brian Bradley (PF), Mike Stewart (C) Robert Lui, Jason Felice, Joel Davis, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), Wendell Elder (SF) Steven Leib, Anthony Moor | |
| 11:02 | Montana | David Prater makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Wendell Elder is called for the reach on Roy Mullins - foul #2 on Wendell Elder, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana | Roland Crabtree (C) Jimmy Cull | |
| 10:42 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the runner from the right block | 46-41 |
| 10:27 | Montana | David Prater lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Lindsey | 46-43 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Bill Kimura knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jason Christiano | 48-43 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Roland Crabtree is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roland Crabtree, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (SG) Bill Kimura | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Nelson (SG), Anthony Moor (C) Gerald Lindsey, David Prater | |
| 09:48 | Denver | Jason Christiano comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Wendell Elder pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:34 | Montana | Roy Mullins steals it from Wendell Elder | 48-43 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Jason Christiano misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-43 |
| 09:08 | Montana | Roland Crabtree gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:02 | Montana | Craig Hedrick is fouled on the floor by Roy Mullins - foul #2 on Roy Mullins, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Felice (SG), Don Strom (C) Robert Lui, Mike Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Carlos Holly (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) Wendell Elder, Roland Crabtree | |
| 09:02 | Montana | Craig Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:02 | Montana | Craig Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Roy Mullins knocks in the floater from the right side | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | Montana | Anthony Moor travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (PG), Joel Davis (SF), Bill Kimura (PF) Roy Mullins, Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Lindsey (PG), Steven Leib (SG), Lawrence Ehret (SF), David Prater (PF) Craig Hedrick, Jason Nelson, Anthony Moor, Carlos Holly | |
| 08:08 | Denver | Joel Davis's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Cull | 50-45 |
| 07:39 | Montana | Lawrence Ehret is whistled for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Mike Stewart (C) Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Wendell Elder (SF) Lawrence Ehret | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lui (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Felice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Kimura (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Strom (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gerald Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Prater (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Denver | Jason Felice misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Cull - foul #1 on Jimmy Cull, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Christiano (SF), Brian Bradley (PF) Bill Kimura, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:19 | Denver | Jason Felice makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Jason Felice makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Wendell Elder can't throw it down | 52-45 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Robert Lui pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Brian Bradley is fouled on the floor by David Prater - foul #2 on David Prater, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Bill Kimura (SG) Robert Lui, Jason Felice | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), Jason Nelson (SG), Roland Crabtree (PF), Anthony Moor (C) Gerald Lindsey, Steven Leib, David Prater, Jimmy Cull | |
| 06:24 | Denver | Mike Stewart drills a shot from the baseline set up by Jason Christiano and he's fouled by Roland Crabtree - foul #3 on Roland Crabtree, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Mike Stewart makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:09 | Montana | Jason Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Brian Bradley snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Brian Bradley knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Roland Crabtree - foul #4 on Roland Crabtree, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Strom (C) Mike Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Dusty Perkins (C) Wendell Elder | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Brian Bradley makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:27 | Montana | Dusty Perkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 58-45 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Roland Crabtree tips it home | 58-47 |
| 05:01 | Denver | The short jumper by Roy Mullins is denied by Dusty Perkins | 58-47 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Jason Nelson is called for the reach on Bill Kimura - foul #4 on Jason Nelson, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Felice (SG), Joel Davis (SF) Jason Christiano, Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Montana | Lawrence Ehret (SF), David Prater (PF), Jimmy Cull (C) Anthony Moor, Roland Crabtree, Dusty Perkins | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Bill Kimura makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Bill Kimura makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:28 | Montana | Jimmy Cull scores on a shot from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Roy Mullins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Roy Mullins pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Don Strom misses long on a shot from the right block | 60-49 |
| 03:59 | Denver | Bill Kimura snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Denver | Joel Davis travels with the ball | 60-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (PG), Jason Christiano (SF), Mike Stewart (C) Roy Mullins, Jason Felice, Don Strom | |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Lindsey (PG), Steven Leib (SG), Wendell Elder (SF) Craig Hedrick, Jason Nelson, Lawrence Ehret | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lui (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Kimura (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Gerald Lindsey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Leib (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wendell Elder (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Prater (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Cull (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Montana | Gerald Lindsey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Joel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Bill Kimura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Loera (SG), Brian Bradley (PF) Bill Kimura, Joel Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:57 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Mullins (PG), Jason Felice (SG) Robert Lui, Donald Loera | |
| Subs | Montana | Craig Hedrick (PG), Jason Nelson (SG) Gerald Lindsey, Steven Leib | |
| 02:38 | Montana | Wendell Elder scores on a floater from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Jason Christiano drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mike Stewart | 63-51 |
| 02:13 | Montana | Jimmy Cull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Jason Felice snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Brian Bradley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Jason Felice gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Brian Bradley connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Roy Mullins | 65-51 |
| 01:04 | Montana | Wendell Elder scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Hedrick | 65-54 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Jason Christiano can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Wendell Elder - foul #3 on Wendell Elder, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lui (PG), Bill Kimura (SG), Don Strom (PF), Joel Davis (C) Roy Mullins, Jason Felice, Brian Bradley, Mike Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | Gerald Lindsey (PG), Steven Leib (SG), Anthony Moor (SF), Roland Crabtree (PF), Dusty Perkins (C) Craig Hedrick, Jason Nelson, Wendell Elder, David Prater, Jimmy Cull | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Jason Christiano makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Montana | Steven Leib's pass is intercepted by Jason Christiano | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Jason Christiano drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joel Davis | 69-54 |
| 00:08 | Montana | Steven Leib loses the dribble to Bill Kimura | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Robert Lui runs out the clock | 69-54 |