| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Raymond Beyer inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Raymond Beyer hits a shot from the left block set up by Kenny Galaz | 33-42 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-42 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Melvin Hang pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Billy Richmond is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Billy Richmond, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:51 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon lays it in on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 35-42 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Raymond Beyer hits a floater from close range | 35-44 |
| 18:07 | UTEP | Melvin Hang is called for the reach on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #3 on Melvin Hang, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Adams (PF) Melvin Hang | |
| 17:45 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Kenny Galaz scores on a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Salvador Gonzales - foul #2 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Dossantos (SF) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG) Aaron Hart | |
| 17:30 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:16 | UTEP | John Thomas misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 35-47 |
| 17:15 | UTEP | Charles Franks pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 17:02 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-47 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Donald Dossantos hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Raymond Beyer is hacked by Donald Dossantos - foul #1 on Donald Dossantos, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Alfredo Gallo (PF), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Jonathan Blackmon, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Israelson (SF) Raymond Beyer | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Alexander Furlong | 37-49 |
| 16:03 | UTEP | James Whitehead misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 16:02 | UTEP | Terry Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Terry Bowman connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Whitehead and he's hacked by Billy Richmond - foul #2 on Billy Richmond, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Ray Smith (SF) James Whitehead, Donald Dossantos | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Melvin Hang (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Kenny Galaz, Alexander Furlong, Michael Adams, Billy Richmond | |
| 15:44 | UTEP | Terry Bowman makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) SF - Ray Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Denver | Aaron Hart is hacked by Dikembe Abdelal - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Dikembe Abdelal, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:11 | Denver | Randy Fortune is hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #2 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Wallace Israelson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #3 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Thomas (C) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG) Randy Fortune | |
| 14:52 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Charles Franks comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Melvin Hang snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 14:19 | Denver | Aaron Hart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenny Galaz | 40-54 |
| 13:57 | UTEP | Kenneth Aichele is called for the reach on Charles Franks - foul #4 on Kenneth Aichele, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Beyer (SF), James Burchett (C) Wallace Israelson, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 13:40 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales comes up short on the runner in the paint | 40-54 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Melvin Hang gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Charles Franks gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Franks and the foul's on Aaron Hart - foul #3 on Aaron Hart, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Alfredo Gallo (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, Ray Smith, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG) Aaron Hart | |
| 13:10 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon misses the free throw | 42-54 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Raymond Beyer pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:48 | Denver | James Burchett drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Kenny Galaz and the foul's on David Heidel - foul #4 on David Heidel, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Dossantos (SF), Terry Bowman (C) David Heidel, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Adams (PF) Melvin Hang | |
| 12:48 | Denver | James Burchett makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:31 | UTEP | Donald Dossantos is whistled for traveling | 42-57 |
| 12:09 | Denver | James Whitehead steals the ball from Michael Adams | 42-57 |
| 12:04 | UTEP | Kenny Galaz steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelal | 42-57 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Kenny Galaz drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alexander Furlong | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:35 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Dossantos | 45-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Dossantos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Bowman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burchett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Denver | Michael Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-59 |
| 11:12 | UTEP | James Whitehead pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:02 | UTEP | Terry Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF), John Thomas (C) James Whitehead, Dikembe Abdelal, Donald Dossantos, Alfredo Gallo, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Melvin Hang (PF), Billy Richmond (C) Kenny Galaz, Alexander Furlong, Raymond Beyer, Michael Adams, James Burchett | |
| 10:49 | Denver | Wallace Israelson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-59 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Wallace Israelson snags the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Ray Smith picks off the pass by Randy Fortune | 45-59 |
| 10:35 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales can't finish the layup | 45-59 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Randy Fortune pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Charles Franks is called for the reach on Aaron Hart - foul #2 on Charles Franks, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 10:08 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Charles Franks banks in the layup | 47-59 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Jonathan Blackmon snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:26 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 47-59 |
| 09:25 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 09:15 | UTEP | John Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Smith | 49-59 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Melvin Hang drills a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Jonathan Blackmon - foul #4 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Donald Dossantos (SF), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Ray Smith, Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), James Burchett (C) Randy Fortune, Aaron Hart, Wallace Israelson, Billy Richmond | |
| 08:51 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:36 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Melvin Hang snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Raymond Beyer loses the dribble to Salvador Gonzales | 49-62 |
| 08:03 | UTEP | Charles Franks banks in the layup on a great pass from Salvador Gonzales | 51-62 |
| 07:54 | Denver | Raymond Beyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal (SG), David Heidel (SF), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) Charles Franks, Donald Dossantos, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Adams (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Melvin Hang, James Burchett | |
| 07:39 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 53-62 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Heidel (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Blackmon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Raymond Beyer drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenny Galaz | 53-64 |
| 07:11 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Salvador Gonzales | 56-64 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Raymond Beyer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 06:53 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 06:28 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo misses the shot in the paint | 56-64 |
| 06:27 | UTEP | David Heidel pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 06:20 | UTEP | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 06:19 | UTEP | David Heidel snags the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdelal and he's hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Franks (SG), Ray Smith (SF), John Thomas (C) Dikembe Abdelal, David Heidel, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Melvin Hang (PF) Alexander Furlong, Raymond Beyer, Michael Adams | |
| 06:07 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Melvin Hang misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | John Thomas grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 05:28 | UTEP | Kenneth Aichele takes the ball from Jonathan Blackmon | 59-64 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Melvin Hang clanks a floater in the lane | 59-64 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales is hacked by Kenny Galaz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Bowman (PF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Beyer (SF) Wallace Israelson | |
| 05:06 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Aichele | 59-64 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Kenny Galaz hits a floater from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 04:27 | UTEP | Terry Bowman loses the dribble to Melvin Hang | 59-66 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele is fouled on the floor by John Thomas - foul #2 on John Thomas, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Alfredo Gallo (PF) Salvador Gonzales, Terry Bowman | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG) Kenny Galaz | |
| 04:18 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo lays it up and in | 61-68 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Melvin Hang lays it up and in set up by Randy Fortune | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | UTEP | Ray Smith loses the dribble to Melvin Hang | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Whitehead (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Franks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Beyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Hang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Aichele (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Denver | Randy Fortune can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 03:05 | UTEP | John Thomas gets the rebound | 61-70 |
| 02:48 | UTEP | Charles Franks clanks a shot from the right side | 61-70 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | Ray Smith grabs the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 02:47 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales (PG), Jonathan Blackmon (PF) James Whitehead, Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG) Randy Fortune | |
| 02:38 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales lays it in set up by Jonathan Blackmon | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Denver | Melvin Hang is denied on a layup by John Thomas | 63-70 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele tips it in | 63-72 |
| 01:56 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-72 |
| 01:31 | Denver | Melvin Hang buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenny Galaz and the foul's on Jonathan Blackmon - foul #5 on Jonathan Blackmon, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | UTEP | Alfredo Gallo (PF) Jonathan Blackmon | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:31 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:08 | UTEP | Salvador Gonzales's layup is rejected by Melvin Hang | 65-75 |
| 01:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Aichele | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Denver | Charles Franks takes the ball from Kenneth Aichele | 65-75 |
| 00:37 | UTEP | Charles Franks misses the lay-in | 65-75 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Aaron Hart connects on the turnaround in the paint | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Ray Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Thomas and he's hacked by Kenneth Aichele - foul #5 on Kenneth Aichele, team foul #8 | 67-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Whitehead (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SG), Terry Bowman (C) Salvador Gonzales, Charles Franks, John Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Michael Adams (PF), James Burchett (C) Kenny Galaz, Aaron Hart, Raymond Beyer, Melvin Hang, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 00:06 | UTEP | Ray Smith makes the free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Randy Fortune runs out the clock | 68-77 |