| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Coates (fresh) C - Raymond Aarons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Blair (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Tony White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Perry Williams inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Denver | Perry Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:51 | Denver | Tony White grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:32 | Denver | James Jordan hits a floater from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is fouled on the floor by Tony White - foul #1 on Tony White, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett is fouled on the floor by Perry Williams - foul #3 on Perry Williams, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF) Perry Williams | |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Tim Coates is hacked by James Jordan - foul #3 on James Jordan, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Krueger (PF) James Jordan | |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is fouled on the floor by Carl Ogren - foul #1 on Carl Ogren, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Carl Ogren pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Tony White is hacked by Raymond Aarons - foul #1 on Raymond Aarons, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Jaroski (SG), Charles Watkins (C) David Littlejohn, Tony White | |
| 17:22 | Denver | Carl Ogren buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Blair and he's fouled by Chase Holguin - foul #2 on Chase Holguin, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:22 | Denver | Carl Ogren misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Keith Walls is hacked by Carl Ogren - foul #2 on Carl Ogren, team foul #5 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG) Chase Holguin | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Niemi (SG) Anthony Blair | |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Keith Walls buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Tyson Holmes | 30-35 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Lawrence Krueger makes the wide open runner from the right block | 30-37 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Keith Walls drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Glover | 33-37 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Carl Ogren connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Keith Walls misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 15:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Carl Ogren | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Wayne Jaroski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Niemi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Ogren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Krueger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Niemi | 33-43 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Wayne Jaroski is called for the reach on Richard Glover - foul #2 on Wayne Jaroski, team foul #6 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Blair (PG), David Littlejohn (SG), Perry Williams (SF), James Jordan (PF), Tony White (C) Wayne Jaroski, Michael Niemi, Carl Ogren, Lawrence Krueger, Charles Watkins | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Perry Williams - foul #4 on Perry Williams, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF) Perry Williams | |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Tony White is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Littlejohn | 34-45 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 14:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Anthony Blair | 34-45 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Raymond Aarons steps in front of the Anthony Blair pass | 34-45 |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-45 |
| 13:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Anthony Blair | 34-45 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Chase Holguin takes the ball from Carl Ogren | 34-45 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Pruett | 36-45 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Anthony Blair knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tony White | 36-48 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Anthony Blair clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Aarons - foul #2 on Raymond Aarons, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Jaroski (SG), Charles Watkins (SF), Lawrence Krueger (C) David Littlejohn, Carl Ogren, Tony White | |
| 12:19 | Denver | Anthony Blair makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Anthony Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Richard Glover scores on a jump hook in the lane | 41-50 |
| 11:53 | Denver | James Jordan's pass is intercepted by Tyson Holmes | 41-50 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Anthony Blair steals the ball from Richard Glover | 41-50 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Anthony Blair lays it up and in | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Blair (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Jaroski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Krueger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | Keith Walls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-52 |
| 11:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Jordan | 41-52 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski is fouled on the floor by Angel Rodriguez - foul #1 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Niemi (SG), Tony White (C) Anthony Blair, James Jordan | |
| 10:41 | Denver | Charles Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Michael Niemi steals the ball from Chase Holguin | 41-52 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Watkins | 41-55 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Tim Coates grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Raymond Aarons | 44-55 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Michael Niemi misses the jumper from the left side | 44-55 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Lawrence Krueger pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Tony White hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-57 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Tim Coates pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Watkins - foul #3 on Charles Watkins, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Keith Walls (SG), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Blair (PG), David Littlejohn (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), James Jordan (PF) Wayne Jaroski, Michael Niemi, Charles Watkins, Lawrence Krueger | |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:17 | Denver | James Jordan gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Carl Ogren clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Tony White tips it in | 45-59 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Keith Walls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-59 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Richard Glover gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Arthur Pruett, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Williams (SF) Carl Ogren | |
| 07:21 | Denver | Tony White's pass is intercepted by Richard Glover | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tyson Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Blair (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tony White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Richard Glover hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tyson Holmes | 47-59 |
| 06:54 | Denver | David Littlejohn is wide open and slams it home set up by Anthony Blair | 47-61 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Richard Glover misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 47-61 |
| 06:43 | Denver | James Jordan snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:21 | Denver | Perry Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Keith Walls connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Compton | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Denver | Tony White misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 49-61 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Perry Williams grabs the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Anthony Blair connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-63 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Tyson Holmes, Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Krueger (C) Tony White | |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Coates | 52-63 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on David Littlejohn - foul #2 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| 04:46 | Denver | Lawrence Krueger misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Oliveira - foul #3 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Watkins (C) James Jordan | |
| 04:46 | Denver | Lawrence Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:46 | Denver | Lawrence Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons is hacked by Charles Watkins - foul #4 on Charles Watkins, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| 04:31 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Watkins | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Denver | Thomas Oliveira is called for the reach on David Littlejohn - foul #4 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF) Perry Williams | |
| 04:05 | Denver | David Littlejohn makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:05 | Denver | David Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Krueger - foul #1 on Lawrence Krueger, team foul #10 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Jaroski (SG) David Littlejohn | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Anthony Blair connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Wayne Jaroski | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Oliveira and he's hacked by Lawrence Krueger - foul #2 on Lawrence Krueger, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jordan (PF) Lawrence Krueger | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Tim Coates makes the free throw | 57-69 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Walls (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Glover (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Blair (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Jaroski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Ogren (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Arthur Pruett (SF), Tim Coates (PF), Raymond Aarons (C) Robert Compton, Keith Walls, Richard Glover, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | David Littlejohn (SG), Perry Williams (SF), Tony White (C) Wayne Jaroski, Carl Ogren, Charles Watkins | |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | David Littlejohn steals it from Thomas Oliveira | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Denver | Anthony Blair misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-69 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Tim Coates gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Raymond Aarons is blocked by Tony White | 57-69 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira tips it in | 59-69 |
| 01:51 | Denver | David Littlejohn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 01:33 | Denver | James Jordan pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:11 | Denver | David Littlejohn scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Blair | 59-71 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Tim Coates's fadeaway is rejected by James Jordan | 59-71 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Tony White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Anthony Blair misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Aarons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tyson Holmes (PG), Robert Compton (SG), Keith Walls (SF), Richard Glover (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Arthur Pruett, Tim Coates, Raymond Aarons | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Jaroski (PG), Michael Niemi (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Lawrence Krueger (PF), Charles Watkins (C) Anthony Blair, David Littlejohn, Perry Williams, James Jordan, Tony White | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Wayne Jaroski runs out the clock | 59-71 |