| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Maples (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Lehman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Schull (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Leroy Morgan (fresh) PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Leroy Morgan inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Charles Schull scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Ali | 27-32 |
| 19:26 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Jackson | 29-32 |
| 19:24 | Denver | John Lehman is fouled in the backcourt by Kim Govea - foul #2 on Kim Govea, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Charles Schull can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 18:59 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:40 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea is fouled on the floor by Leroy Morgan - foul #1 on Leroy Morgan, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:26 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 18:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 29-32 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Charles Schull comes up short on the shot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:18 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 17:56 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Charles Schull's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 17:27 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Charles Schull grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 17:15 | Denver | John Lehman buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Petrella | 31-35 |
| 16:50 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples hits the finger roll | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Michael Petrella clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kim Govea - foul #3 on Kim Govea, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG), Nathan Gaines (SF), William Shealey (PF) Kim Govea, Daniel Maples, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerome Harlan (SG), Eugene Lefler (SF), William Smith (C) Charles Schull, Leroy Morgan, Dikembe Ali | |
| 16:28 | Denver | Michael Petrella makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Michael Petrella misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:28 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:12 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Michael Petrella can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 15:57 | Denver | William Smith hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Bacote (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Shealey (fresh) C - Salvador Villa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Lehman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Harlan (fresh) SF - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples (SG), Andrew Shah (C) Douglas Bacote, Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Charles Schull (SG), Willard Delaughter (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) John Lehman, Jerome Harlan, Eugene Lefler, Michael Petrella | |
| 15:10 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Maples | 38-38 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Willard Delaughter comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Lynch - foul #1 on Henry Lynch, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Donald Jackson (PF) Henry Lynch, William Shealey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:58 | Denver | Willard Delaughter misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Willard Delaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:34 | Pepperdine | William Smith steps in front of the Donald Jackson pass | 38-39 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Charles Schull blows the dunk but the foul's on Andrew Shah - foul #1 on Andrew Shah, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Lehman (PG) Robert Whetzel | |
| 14:22 | Denver | Charles Schull misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Charles Schull makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:58 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson misses the dunk | 38-40 |
| 13:57 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson tips it home | 40-40 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Willard Delaughter banks in the layup and he's fouled by Nathan Gaines - foul #2 on Nathan Gaines, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG), Melvin Kappel (SF), Salvador Villa (C) Daniel Maples, Nathan Gaines, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Willard Delaughter makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:10 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa makes the jump hook from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Charles Schull is hacked by Kim Govea - foul #4 on Kim Govea, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch (PG) Kim Govea | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerome Harlan (SG), Michael Petrella (PF) Charles Schull, William Smith | |
| 12:44 | Denver | Michael Petrella throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| 12:21 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Michael Petrella gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Willard Delaughter comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-43 |
| 12:12 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:46 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Melvin Kappel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Lehman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Harlan (fresh) SF - Willard Delaughter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Denver | Willard Delaughter hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jerome Harlan | 42-45 |
| 11:23 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Henry Lynch, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples (SF), William Shealey (PF) Melvin Kappel, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Charles Schull (SG), Leroy Morgan (SF), William Smith (C) John Lehman, Jerome Harlan, Willard Delaughter, Dikembe Ali | |
| 11:07 | Denver | William Smith connects on the shot from the right side | 42-47 |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Daniel Maples | 44-47 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Leroy Morgan misses the turnaround in the lane | 44-47 |
| 10:21 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 10:05 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Salvador Villa, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines (SF) Douglas Bacote | |
| Subs | Denver | John Lehman (PG), Willard Delaughter (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Robert Whetzel, Leroy Morgan, Michael Petrella | |
| 09:53 | Denver | John Lehman misses short on a floater from the left side | 44-47 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Dikembe Ali can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 09:49 | Pepperdine | Henry Lynch pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 09:20 | Pepperdine | William Shealey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 09:19 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples tips it in | 46-47 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Willard Delaughter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG), Donald Jackson (PF), Andrew Shah (C) Nathan Gaines, William Shealey, Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Morgan (PF) William Smith | |
| 08:49 | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah misses the easy layup | 46-47 |
| 08:48 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote hits the follow up shot | 48-47 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Charles Schull drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Lehman | 48-50 |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | Charles Schull is called for the reach on Douglas Bacote - foul #2 on Charles Schull, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines (SF), Salvador Villa (C) Daniel Maples, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerome Harlan (SG), Michael Petrella (PF), William Smith (C) Charles Schull, Leroy Morgan, Dikembe Ali | |
| 07:49 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:48 | Denver | William Smith snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:30 | Denver | John Lehman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 07:28 | Denver | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Henry Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nathan Gaines (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Lehman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Harlan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Delaughter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Denver | Michael Petrella misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 07:07 | Denver | Michael Petrella tips it in | 48-52 |
| 06:45 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 48-52 |
| 06:43 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Smith | 48-52 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Jerome Harlan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Michael Petrella can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 06:36 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:23 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 06:22 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:00 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa makes the shot in the paint and the foul's on William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Kim Govea (PG), Daniel Maples (SG), William Shealey (PF) Henry Lynch, Douglas Bacote, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Charles Schull (SG), Leroy Morgan (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) John Lehman, Jerome Harlan, Willard Delaughter, Michael Petrella | |
| 06:00 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:41 | Denver | William Smith scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Schull | 51-54 |
| 05:25 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 05:23 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Charles Schull hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on William Shealey - foul #1 on William Shealey, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Shah (C) Salvador Villa | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Petrella (PF) William Smith | |
| 05:18 | Denver | Charles Schull makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Charles Schull makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:01 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel (SF) Nathan Gaines | |
| Subs | Denver | John Lehman (PG) Robert Whetzel | |
| 04:52 | Denver | John Lehman is called for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson (PF) William Shealey | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG) Daniel Maples | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:36 | Pepperdine | Melvin Kappel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Charles Schull loses the dribble to Kim Govea | 54-56 |
| 04:12 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 04:10 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 03:54 | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Donald Jackson is called for the reach on Leroy Morgan - foul #2 on Donald Jackson, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples (SF), Salvador Villa (C) Melvin Kappel, Andrew Shah | |
| Subs | Denver | Willard Delaughter (SF), William Smith (C) Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| 03:41 | Denver | Leroy Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Leroy Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:22 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-57 |
| 03:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Leroy Morgan | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Kim Govea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Bacote (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Daniel Maples (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvador Villa (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Lehman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Schull (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Delaughter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Charles Schull clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:04 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:43 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Nathan Gaines (SF), William Shealey (PF) Douglas Bacote, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Ali (C) Leroy Morgan | |
| 02:30 | Pepperdine | William Smith swats the layup by Salvador Villa | 57-57 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Charles Schull gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:24 | Denver | John Lehman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Jerome Harlan (SG) John Lehman, Charles Schull | |
| 02:19 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Douglas Bacote (SG), Donald Jackson (PF) Nathan Gaines, William Shealey | |
| Subs | Denver | John Lehman (PG), Charles Schull (SG), Michael Petrella (PF) Robert Whetzel, Jerome Harlan, William Smith | |
| 01:58 | Pepperdine | Donald Jackson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Charles Schull drills a floater in the lane set up by John Lehman | 57-59 |
| 01:21 | Pepperdine | Daniel Maples loses the dribble to John Lehman | 57-59 |
| 01:06 | Denver | John Lehman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Willard Delaughter | 57-62 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Kim Govea and he's hacked by Willard Delaughter - foul #4 on Willard Delaughter, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 00:39 | Pepperdine | Salvador Villa misses the free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Michael Petrella banks in the layup on a great pass from Willard Delaughter | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Charles Schull steals the ball from Donald Jackson | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | Douglas Bacote is called for the reach on Charles Schull in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Bacote, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Charles Schull misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Charles Schull makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Kim Govea misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 59-65 |