| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rod Roessler (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rod Roessler inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF) Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:43 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 19:43 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the board | 20-29 |
| 19:38 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is hacked by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF) Kapeni Abdula | |
| 19:21 | East Tennessee State | A charge is called on Tim Burgess - foul #1 on Tim Burgess, team foul #2 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Roy Jewett | |
| 18:56 | Denver | Robert Allen hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:47 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by James Villeneuve - foul #2 on James Villeneuve, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Luis Noriega | |
| 18:47 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Denver | James Villeneuve gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Danny Goodwill misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 18:36 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 18:14 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Larry Woods | 22-32 |
| 18:03 | Denver | James Villeneuve lays it up and in | 24-32 |
| 17:50 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski lays it in | 24-34 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Danny Goodwill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 17:39 | Denver | James Villeneuve snags the offensive board | 24-34 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Robert Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Forest (SF), Earl Howell (PF) Rod Roessler, James Villeneuve | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 17:02 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Larry Forest - foul #2 on Larry Forest, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Kofi Real (C) Danny Goodwill, Robert Allen, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 17:02 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:02 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Earl Howell snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Larry Forest clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-35 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Joseph Clark snags the offensive board | 24-35 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Joseph Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-35 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Kofi Real pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Earl Howell is whistled for traveling | 24-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), Robert Allen (SG), James Villeneuve (PF), Shane Godfrey (C) Bradley Haggerty, Joseph Clark, Earl Howell, Kofi Real | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Larry Woods, Luis Noriega, Roy Jewett | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Forest (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Francisco Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-35 |
| 15:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Villeneuve | 24-35 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Danny Goodwill's pass is intercepted by Kapeni Abdula | 24-35 |
| 14:57 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the dunk | 24-35 |
| 14:56 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 14:36 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula lays it in set up by Tim Burgess | 24-37 |
| 14:30 | Denver | Robert Allen connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Danny Goodwill | 26-37 |
| 14:15 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez is hacked by Shane Godfrey - foul #2 on Shane Godfrey, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF) Larry Forest | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #5 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (SG), Earl Howell (C) Robert Allen, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Danny Goodwill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 13:31 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 13:21 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods is fouled on the floor by Rod Roessler - foul #1 on Rod Roessler, team foul #6 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Clark (SG), Kofi Real (C) Danny Goodwill, James Villeneuve | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (PF) Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 13:07 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Tim Burgess, Jacob Noe | |
| 12:52 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Clark | 29-38 |
| 12:33 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 12:31 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 12:17 | East Tennessee State | Rod Roessler takes the ball from Mark Greene | 29-38 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Kofi Real comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 12:01 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 11:49 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski's layup is rejected by Earl Howell | 29-38 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Kofi Real snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Rod Roessler (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Howell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kofi Real (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Denver | Joseph Clark misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 11:40 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 11:11 | East Tennessee State | Bradley Haggerty picks off the pass by Jaroslav Pogozelski | 29-38 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Kofi Real travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), Robert Allen (SG), Larry Forest (SF), James Villeneuve (PF), Shane Godfrey (C) Bradley Haggerty, Joseph Clark, Rod Roessler, Earl Howell, Kofi Real | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Tim Burgess (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Luis Noriega (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Larry Woods, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 10:52 | Denver | The refs have stopped play. James Villeneuve is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 29-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Sperberg (PF) James Villeneuve | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 10:32 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Shane Godfrey snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 10:26 | Denver | Larry Forest connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Allen and he's fouled by Francisco Sanchez - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 10:26 | Denver | Larry Forest makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:08 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Luis Noriega | 32-40 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Robert Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 09:49 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:25 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-40 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Albert Sperberg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Albert Sperberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 08:59 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roy Jewett | 32-40 |
| 08:47 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Jewett | 32-42 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Larry Forest comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 08:22 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 08:06 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Tim Burgess and he's fouled by Robert Allen - foul #4 on Robert Allen, team foul #7 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (SG), Joseph Clark (SF), Earl Howell (PF) Robert Allen, Larry Forest, Albert Sperberg | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Kim Decker, Larry Woods, Luis Noriega | |
| 08:06 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Tim Burgess steals the ball from Joseph Clark | 32-45 |
| 07:53 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess hits the finger roll | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:37 | Denver | Earl Howell connects on the shot from the left side | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Tim Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:19 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Earl Howell - foul #2 on Earl Howell, team foul #8 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF), Kofi Real (C) Danny Goodwill, Shane Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez (C) Roy Jewett | |
| 07:19 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Rod Roessler travels with the ball | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG), Larry Forest (PF) Joseph Clark, Kofi Real | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:31 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-50 |
| 06:30 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rod Roessler - foul #2 on Rod Roessler, team foul #9 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF) Kapeni Abdula | |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Earl Howell misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Larry Forest pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Larry Forest misses the easy layup | 34-52 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Larry Forest grabs the offensive board | 34-52 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Earl Howell is denied on a layup by Francisco Sanchez | 34-52 |
| 05:33 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 05:07 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess blows the layup | 34-52 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Larry Forest grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 34-52 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Larry Forest can't tip it in | 34-52 |
| 04:48 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 04:24 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-52 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Larry Forest gets the rebound | 34-52 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Mark Greene takes the ball from Rod Roessler | 34-52 |
| 03:56 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods drills a shot from just outside the lane | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Denver | Robert Allen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-54 |
| 03:47 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Robert Allen is called for the reach on Larry Woods - foul #5 on Robert Allen, team foul #10 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Clark (SG), Albert Sperberg (PF), Kofi Real (C) Robert Allen, Rod Roessler, Earl Howell | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Jacob Noe (PF), Luis Noriega (C) Mark Greene, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Francisco Sanchez | |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods misses the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 03:41 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Kofi Real is hacked by Luis Noriega in the backcourt - foul #3 on Luis Noriega, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG) Larry Woods | |
| 03:14 | Denver | Larry Forest can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 34-55 |
| 03:12 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Larry Forest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Albert Sperberg (fresh) C - Kofi Real (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) C - Luis Noriega (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Kim Decker and he's fouled by Bradley Haggerty - foul #1 on Bradley Haggerty, team foul #11 | 34-57 |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe makes the free throw | 34-58 |
| 02:44 | Denver | Albert Sperberg misses short on an open floater from the baseline | 34-58 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Albert Sperberg grabs the offensive board | 34-58 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Allen Blosser picks off the pass by Larry Forest | 34-58 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 02:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Larry Forest | 34-58 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Joseph Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-58 |
| 01:45 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Blosser | 34-61 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Kofi Real is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Haggerty | 36-61 |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Albert Sperberg - foul #1 on Albert Sperberg, team foul #12 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Howell (PF) Albert Sperberg | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez (C) Jacob Noe | |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 1st free throw | 36-61 |
| 01:05 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Earl Howell grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Larry Forest knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula can't connect on a jumper from close range | 38-61 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Joseph Clark snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Joseph Clark hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Howell | 40-61 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker runs out the clock | 40-61 |