| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Frank Behr inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Carl McNurlen | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | Denver | Donald Cleveland clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee is fouled on the floor by James Vester - foul #1 on James Vester, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:58 | Denver | Ruben Florez tips it in | 33-31 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is hacked by Thomas Livingston - foul #2 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:02 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pennington | 33-31 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 16:40 | Denver | Donald Pennington grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses the dunk | 33-31 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee's pass is intercepted by Donald Pennington | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Denver | Richard Stanfield comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 33-31 |
| 15:36 | Denver | Paul Wear tips it back up and in | 35-31 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Frank Behr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG), Justin Henson (SF) Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr | |
| 14:46 | Denver | James Vester hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 38-31 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Justin Henson | 38-34 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Yang | 40-34 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 13:38 | Denver | James Vester grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Ruben Florez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hubert Lee | 40-34 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 12:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 40-34 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by James Vester and he's hacked by Antonio Arnett - foul #3 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG), Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner, Hubert Lee | |
| 12:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | William Yang steps in front of the Lloyd Stogner pass | 42-34 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 12:10 | Denver | Ruben Florez snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 4 pts. 14 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is hacked by Justin Henson - foul #1 on Justin Henson, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:56 | Denver | Brian Bergert's pass is intercepted by Frank Behr | 42-36 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Frank Behr lays it in | 42-38 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Brian Bergert drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Victor Heiner - foul #1 on Victor Heiner, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG), Hubert Lee (SG) Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr | |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Paul Wear gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Victor Heiner tips it home | 47-40 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Victor Heiner - foul #2 on Victor Heiner, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG) Keith Gardiner | |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses the 3rd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Richard Stanfield's layup is rejected by Carl McNurlen | 47-42 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Victor Heiner gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Richard Stanfield buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Antonio Arnett - foul #4 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Hubert Lee | |
| 09:03 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses the free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is whistled for a carry | 49-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG) Lloyd Stogner | |
| 08:17 | Denver | Donald Cleveland's pass is intercepted by Justin Henson | 49-42 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fairly fresh) 28 pts. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 8 pts. 15 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Denver | James Vester misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 49-45 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 07:13 | Denver | James Vester snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Ruben Florez knocks in the runner in the paint and the foul's on Frank Behr - foul #2 on Frank Behr, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG), Lloyd Stogner (SG) Hubert Lee, Frank Behr | |
| 06:54 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Justin Henson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Gardiner | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Donald Pennington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Victor Heiner tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Arnett | 54-49 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Thomas Livingston knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Brian Bergert | 56-49 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner | |
| 05:08 | Denver | Paul Wear is fouled on the floor by Antonio Arnett - foul #5 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Marzano (C) Antonio Arnett | |
| 04:58 | Denver | Frank Behr picks off the pass by William Yang | 56-49 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Frank Behr drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 04:26 | Denver | William Yang misses the floater from close range | 56-51 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Randall Marzano grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Frank Behr misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Yang - foul #2 on William Yang, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG) Justin Henson | |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Frank Behr makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Frank Behr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Randall Marzano takes the ball from Donald Cleveland | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Frank Behr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 28 pts. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tired) 8 pts. 17 reb. C - Randall Marzano (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee double dribbles | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (PG) Lloyd Stogner | |
| 03:13 | Denver | William Yang is hacked by Frank Behr - foul #3 on Frank Behr, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Hubert Lee - foul #1 on Hubert Lee, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) James Vester | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Gardiner (PG) Frank Behr | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (PG), Frank Behr (SF) Keith Gardiner, Justin Henson | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee buries a 3 from straight away set up by Lloyd Stogner | 59-56 |
| 02:14 | Denver | Thomas Livingston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by William Yang - foul #3 on William Yang, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses the free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Carl McNurlen steals it from William Yang | 59-58 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:12 | Denver | William Yang grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 01:05 | Denver | William Yang connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Cleveland and the foul's on Frank Behr - foul #4 on Frank Behr, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 01:05 | Denver | William Yang makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:48 | Denver | William Yang snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Denver | William Yang is fouled in the backcourt by Lloyd Stogner - foul #2 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:47 | Denver | William Yang makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:47 | Denver | William Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Donald Cleveland gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Lloyd Stogner is called for the reach on Donald Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Brian Bergert, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl McNurlen | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Hubert Lee is called for the reach on Thomas Livingston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Lee, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee is hacked by James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is fouled in the backcourt by Hubert Lee - foul #3 on Hubert Lee, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SF) William Yang | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF) Brian Bergert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Ruben Florez pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Ruben Florez is hacked by Hubert Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Hubert Lee, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF) Donald Cleveland, William Yang | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:11 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Behr | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Lloyd Stogner is called for the reach on Donald Pennington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 70-66 |