| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson is hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #3 on Michael Rogers, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Stanley Willey (PF) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 19:29 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Rogers | 28-39 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-39 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Curtis | 28-39 |
| 18:43 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose misses long on a jumper from close range | 28-39 |
| 18:41 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 18:22 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-39 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Steve Dark can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Vance Robinson and he's hacked by Steve Dark - foul #3 on Steve Dark, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SF) Steve Dark | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough (PF) Michael Rogers | |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Stanley Willey lays it in and the foul's on David Curtis - foul #1 on David Curtis, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Steven Johnson (PF) Michael Hughes, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:24 | Denver | Stanley Willey misses the free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Yarbrough | 32-42 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Vance Robinson | 32-45 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 32-45 |
| 17:00 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Douglas Yarbrough | 32-45 |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 16:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Steven Johnson | 32-45 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF), Joseph Guthrie (C) Robert Mose, David Curtis | |
| 16:14 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Kevin Meunier steals the ball from Tommy Page | 32-45 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough is hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #3 on Steven Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Lawrence Taylor, Mark Hoard, Steven Johnson, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Kevin Meunier, Warren Patao | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Guthrie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-45 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 15:06 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 15:05 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 14:59 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough scores on a jump hook near the basket | 35-47 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-47 |
| 14:34 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 14:09 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie's pass is intercepted by Michael Hughes | 35-47 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Michael Hughes banks in the layup | 37-47 |
| 13:45 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers is hacked by Michael Hughes - foul #1 on Michael Hughes, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG), Tommy Page (C) Bertram Tennyson, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG), Robert Mose (SF), David Curtis (C) Jeffrey Collins, Douglas Yarbrough, Joseph Guthrie | |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Mark Hoard picks off the pass by Robert Mose | 37-47 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Mark Hoard lays it in | 39-47 |
| 13:18 | Long Beach State | David Curtis buries a floater near the basket | 39-49 |
| 13:01 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Tommy Page hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Tommy Page - foul #1 on Tommy Page, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF) Michael Hughes, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG) Vance Robinson | |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:39 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:23 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Mark Hoard is blocked by Michael Rogers | 41-50 |
| 12:22 | Long Beach State | David Curtis pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:00 | Long Beach State | David Curtis is fouled on the floor by Tommy Page - foul #2 on Tommy Page, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Steven Johnson denies the turnaround by Robert Mose | 41-50 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 3 pf. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Denver | The short jumper by Bertram Tennyson is denied by Robert Mose | 41-50 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Bertram Tennyson is called for the reach on Milton Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:40 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:23 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 11:00 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-52 |
| 10:58 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose snags the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland is hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #4 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Warren Patao (SF), Douglas Yarbrough (PF), Joseph Guthrie (C) Robert Mose, Michael Rogers, David Curtis | |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Steve Dark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 10:19 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 09:59 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 09:58 | Long Beach State | Joseph Guthrie can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 09:54 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Steve Dark pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 09:17 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland misses the jumper in the paint | 43-54 |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Michael Hughes is called for the reach on Kevin Meunier - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson (PG), Robert Mose (SF), David Curtis (C) Milton Cleveland, Warren Patao, Joseph Guthrie | |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:08 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Steve Dark clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on David Curtis - foul #2 on David Curtis, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Tommy Page (C) Mark Hoard, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins (SG) Kevin Meunier | |
| 08:54 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | David Curtis throws it down | 44-58 |
| 08:16 | Denver | Steve Dark scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hughes | 47-58 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | Robert Mose buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Collins | 47-60 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Michael Rogers blows the layup | 47-60 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Michael Rogers can't tip it in | 47-60 |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Collins | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Vance Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Mose (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Yarbrough (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vance Robinson | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:51 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-62 |
| 06:50 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough grabs the board | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:35 | Long Beach State | Vance Robinson clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-62 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Michael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Tommy Page clanks a turnaround from close range | 47-62 |
| 06:23 | Long Beach State | David Curtis pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | David Curtis comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #10 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier (SG), Warren Patao (SF), Joseph Guthrie (PF) Jeffrey Collins, Robert Mose, Douglas Yarbrough | |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | David Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | David Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-63 |
| 05:41 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Vance Robinson | 50-66 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Curtis - foul #3 on David Curtis, team foul #3 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SF) Bertram Tennyson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers (PF) David Curtis | |
| 05:34 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier is fouled on the floor by Steven Johnson - foul #4 on Steven Johnson, team foul #11 | 52-66 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-68 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses the tip | 52-68 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Paul Reynolds is called for the reach on Michael Rogers - foul #5 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #12 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Mose (SF) Warren Patao | |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 04:56 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 04:49 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor is fouled on the floor by Vance Robinson - foul #1 on Vance Robinson, team foul #4 | 52-70 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Mark Hoard is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Hoard, team foul #13 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SF) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:17 | Long Beach State | Michael Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Willey | 52-70 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Joseph Guthrie takes the ball from Steven Johnson | 52-70 |
| 03:45 | Long Beach State | Kevin Meunier clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor grabs the board | 52-70 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Steven Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG) Mark Hoard | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland (PG), Jeffrey Collins (SG), Warren Patao (SF), Douglas Yarbrough (PF) Vance Robinson, Kevin Meunier, Robert Mose, Michael Rogers | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Stanley Willey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Milton Cleveland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Collins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Warren Patao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Yarbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Guthrie (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:08 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Milton Cleveland | 52-72 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Crocker | 54-72 |
| 02:36 | Long Beach State | Warren Patao scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Yarbrough | 54-75 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits a jumper from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 02:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Milton Cleveland | 56-77 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Jeffrey Collins steps in front of the Andrew Crocker pass | 56-77 |
| 01:36 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 56-77 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Andrew Crocker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Willey | 58-77 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Douglas Yarbrough's layup is rejected by Steven Johnson | 58-77 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Steven Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-77 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Steven Johnson grabs the offensive board | 58-77 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor travels with the ball | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Long Beach State | Jeffrey Collins is called for traveling | 58-77 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses the floater from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Warren Patao | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Milton Cleveland runs out the clock | 58-77 |